If I wanted to see a show like that in a boxset I’d get the Blu-ray for the blinding effects and cinematography. I ordered mine can’t wait to watch it.
"I'm blind, excuse me" 😂😂 thanks for the laugh. I wanted to buy this set over the internet, but I think I'll just wait and buy it in-store once season 8 is included in the set.
@Ruckie: The French clip that I played in the video was an aberration; it played properly when the DVD was played properly from the on-screen menus rather than directly from the VOB file. The set contains audio options for English Dolby 5.1, French Dolby 5.1, Spanish Dolby 2.0. There are also subtitle options for English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Complex Chinese, Korean, and Thai.
ACDC is Life: DVD resolution is 480p (720x480). I felt my copy should have been clearer. It had the appearance3 of being upscaled from 360p. The clip I played in the video was only occupying a small portion of my 1920x1080 screen, so it may have looked clear, but at full screen it didn't look very good at all.
t5montecarlo yeah there’s nothing more disheartening than waiting like 5 or 6 for the box set, then u go to watch it and u can barely make out what’s goin on because of how bad the quality is, don’t think I’ll be purchasing anymore tv show box sets from eBay
@orestesdd I am still on the fence. It may be genuine considering alignment with the number of poor reviews on Amazon. I bought it during a period when HBO stopped selling it due to issues with the manufacturer, but HBO didn't elaborate on the issues. The copy I bought came directly from China, so perhaps it was stolen from the factory? Fell of a truck? The packaging appeared to be genuine, just not necessarily for the North American market and there was no Region defined in the video files. The presentation may be genuine for a market that is not bound by Digital Rights Management, such as China and Philippines (see DVD region code in Wikipedia).
So; in terms of the amount of discs, how will I know if it's the real deal? I once had seasons one and two on DVD and the boxes were half as thick as the 1-7 box set. But after you've opened it up, the seasons appear to be packaged in typical thin DVD boxes. I plan on buying the box set myself with my Christmas cash, eventually. So, I want to make sure I'm not buying any bootlegged stuff
The DVD set that I have contains 34 discs (Season 1 has 4 discs and Seasons 2-7 have 5 discs). I don't know if the Blu-Ray set has a different number of discs. The packaging is excellent, but I have no idea for what region the packing was intended; it does not appear to be Region 1 packaging and there is no Region identifier on the packaging. The contents are likely counterfeit and low resolution/quality, that was likely upscaled to 720x480 so it appears blurry and sometimes splotchy. Perhaps the packaging was stolen from the factory? I am convinced that the only way to ensure a genuine product is to buy directly from the HBO website.
@@t5montecarlo One way I can tell if the DVDs are fakes is if they don't have the decorative cover. Most DVD discs have either the movie/show's title or a specially designed cover on them. But if they just look blank, you can tell they're bootlegs
I bought exactly the same box set you have (on Amazon from a seller I have bought from before) and I know for 100% it is a counterfeit. On first glance it looks genuine but then when I put it in DVD player and check on my computer if the DVD disc is CSS protected, how many layers the DVD has etc it shows that the DVD disc is all region, no protection whatsoever, VSO software was used to burn that DVD. The UDF has a title and exact disc number instead of a random generated title with numbers and such. There is also no information on Layer Path track direction. Also the DVDs don't have any usual logos before the menu shows up like: don't pirate stuff, ads, HBO logo, manufacturer logo etc. It just instantly moves to the menu. The quality of the episodes are okay but I know for sure they could've been higher quality if a DVD 8,5 GB was used instead of 4,7 GB. Also 4 seasons out of 7 have polish language. the last three don't have that option. That also put red flags for me. Will I return it? No, I'll ask for full refund and then destroy the counterfeit. How much did I pay: 16,67 Euros - seriously, very cheap.
@@t5montecarlo Also the counterfeit has the golden title Game of Thrones on the left side when the real one has it on the right side. Mine is on the left...
@@alex455a Are you referring to the left side of the inside black box? or the external sleeve? In the set I analyzed, the gold lettering was on the left side of the black box; the right side was to access the discs. It is too hard to tell with the external sleeve; both left and right side have raised red lettering, not gold. I don't have the set anymore, so I can't look at it.
Also, not sure if it's a difference between the dvd and blu-ray version, but the blu-ray says "with 30 hours of bonus features" , whereas this one says "with over 20 hours...".
You might as well wait intill season 8 is over then it will be completed 1-8 I've got a feeling it will have a battle cover of the white walkers on it ... it will be worth the wait ..
If this is the $42-50 sets they sell on Ebay it's most likely a bootleg you would be surprised at how good bootleggers are getting with there products. Since this is one of HBO's gold mine i bet they have copyright protection on the dvds so if you can rip it to a computer pretty sure that would a big indicator that it isn't legit.
@roberto galarza Yes, it does. There are audio options for English Dolby 5.1, French Dolby 5.1, Spanish Dolby 2.0. There are also subtitle options for English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Complex Chinese, Korean, and Thai. Season 7 includes audio for Brazilian Portuguese Dolby 2.0, but removed the Complex Chinese, Korean, and Thai subtitles.
Copying VOB files directly from a DVD is standard. Its a read function from the disc, so it will always work. On any modern PC you can literally copy any file from the disc onto the PC. The language playing on the next file is due to a key index value being misread/missing because he's running the VOB directly without the index being accessed. This will happen on multi-language DVDs with multiple VOB files. What happens if you actually play the disc using a media player and access on the disc menu rather than directly playing the VOB? The framerate variation is most likely due to the file source. e.g. episode file vs extras. The bitrate is a better indicator as would be an actual pixel count analysis (not done here). Set looks legit and you're seeing fault because you're wanting to see fault. Literally nothing you've shown here indicates a "fake".
@Chris Brown: Thank you for the feedback. The frame rate difference was within the same episode, across a break in the VOB files, which I thought was odd. If there was a difference between episode and extra, I agree no conclusion can be drawn. I no longer have the DVD set, so I can't examine bitrate. The language issue I noted was explained in one of the other comments. If the disc was played in a proper DVD player, there was no language issue, so you are spot on about the index issue. When using MediaInfo to examine the metadata, all regions were defined (i.e., Region Free), but the packaging indicated Region 1. What are your thoughts on this region observation?
@@babislazaropoulos4254 Potentially. The cost on HBO's website is currently $189 USD. Are the VOB files copy protected? Is there a region code defined for each VOB file? (code can be exposed using MediaInfo) Is there a region code on the box?
Bought mine from ebay from a Chinese seller also for $42 brand new. Just finished watching all the seasons and they all played fine. Is it a "legit" set? Considering the set here in the US is 100 to 170 dollars..yeh, dont really care. I call it a score. Thanx for the video.
You're very welcome. Does your copy have low resolution video? For example, are the credits blurry or sharp? The credits are blurry in the copy I have, as though a low-resolution original was upscaled to 720x480.
Picture and credits are clear.. From what I can tell it's an authentic Asian copy from the warnings that begin and end each dvd. Default language is Spanish but MULTIPLE other languages are available including english same as US version The Chinese sellers appear to have gotten nailed on selling the Asian version as there are NONE on ebay shipping from China and the cheapest listing currently on there was double what we paid from a US seller, so we bought ours at the right time for an excellent price. Read the dvd reviews on Amazon about this set. Most are bad and these are the supposedly "authentic" US versions ...and it JUST dropped to $100...U paid $39...I paid $42 out the door...why overanalyze it ESPECIALLY since the US version doesn't appear to be any better quality than what we have now...food for thought.
@@ericjackson8028 Before I bought my copy, I wrote to HBO in mid Feb 2018 asking why the set wasn't available on their website (was for sale elsewhere); they replied "...the vendor that produces it is having manufacturing delays. The collection will be back on the site once the issues with the vendor have been resolved." I checked the HBO website every few weeks and noticed the product was finally available some time in May 2018. I wonder if the manufacturing delays were due to trying to fix the product quality? and do we assume product sold prior to May 2018 was either knock off or suffered from manufacturing issues?
@@t5montecarlo may be I'm just under analyzing the issue but for me...my wife and I got to watch the series ( until season 8 set is released) and all the discs played great and both of us were happy and my bank account was happy too..lol...ESPECIALLY after reading the reviews on Amazon I was happy with this purchase. You really should read them. We had the opportunity to see what the "hype" about the show was, spent quality time together and did it really inexpensively....I would have been PISSED paying over $100 for this set and running into the issues the MAJORITY of the Amazon reviewers ran into...even the blu ray version has alot of negative reviews on there....All a matter of perspective I suppose...and the above is mine. Thanks again.
@@ericjackson8028 I read the reviews and my observation of defects in the pressing is aligned with some of the 1-star reviews. I fully agree that you cannot put a price on quality time spent with the wife.
Got this same set it came yesterday mine seems to be very much real I went to the exact scene the language changed in your video and it didn't change on mine (saw this video after I purchased mine)
You are right; I put that disc into my DVD player and was surprised that the language did not change. Now I understand there are several language tracks in each VOB file, so the language would remain consistent when played in a DVD player. In the example I showed, the first language track must not be English on that one VOB file, which explains why it played in French using VLC Media Player. I would expect consistency across each file in a legitimate set. When I played the episode in question, the quality didn't look that great; the resolution looked poorer than 720x480. How did the resolution look in your copy? I still think the set I received is fake. Perhaps yours is legitimate? Did you inspect the attributes of the files to see if they were like the ones in the set that I received? or were they different? I pointed out that 1 VOB file had a different frame rate than the other files on the same disc. I would expect consistency across each file in a legitimate set. Does your set have the same anomaly as mine? If not, perhaps yours is legitimate. Something I discovered after I prepared the video, is that the Region is defined as all regions in randomly selected VOB files in the set that I received, meaning it could be played in any DVD player in any region. My guess is that all the VOB files are defined as all regions in the set I received. I suspect a legitimate set would be restricted to a given region. I would be interested in knowing if the VOB files in your set are defined/configured/attributed the same as in the set I received, or if they are different. The eBay seller account was disabled shortly after I bought this box set.
this is too much work to be a FAKE BUT that being said a lot of things dont make sense either I am from the UK and have had this problem once before but never seen a GOOD FAKE like this
That is an interesting point; it was packaged quite well. I wonder how HBO would have packaged it? However, several indicators point to the set being a very good fake: no DRM copy protection, region defined for all regions...a DRM no-no (but advertised as Region 1) [discovered after making the video], no Region identifier on the box, video quality is a bit grainy, artifacts between the disc stamping and the outer clear plastic layer, and the eBay seller account vanished shortly after I bought this set. What I did not include in the video was the price. The price was only $39 USD. At the time I bought this set, the item was not available on the HBO website. I wrote to HBO in mid February 2018 asking why the set is not available for purchase, and they responded "...the vendor that produces it is having manufacturing delays. The collection will be back on the site once the issues with the vendor have been resolved." I checked the HBO website every few weeks and noticed the product was finally available some time in May 2018.
t5montecarlo that's what makes me think it's genuine because it's so well packaged. I'm going to pick this set up for my birthday next week. It's a show I've been meaning to watch. I'll just get it from my local Hmv store. I'm a bit cautious about ordering anything on line these days. I think you have the real deal there. Like you say the texted isn't blurry, and the sleeve is embossed. I've been watching Westworld on blu ray. I like to own the sets rather than stream them.
If I have the real deal, I got a heck of a deal. I agree that I prefer to own a copy than to stream. I suppose you will get the Blu-Ray set? Even if you get the Blu-Ray set, I would still be interested in comparing some points about the packaging, anomalies in the plastic on the disc, copy protection, and about the region setting. Media Info is a free tool you can install that reveals a lot of detail about a file.
t5montecarlo no problems. I'm from Glasgow, I'll pick it up in a fortnight & let you know. Compared to 20 odd years ago, we're spoilt for choice for shows to watch these days. I'm keeping my set for the winter months to watch.
I love how this video quickly turned into an eye exam...
Thank you; I am glad you enjoyed it.
Angel Velez i,m.sure
Mine.is.real.hope.so.
If I wanted to see a show like that in a boxset I’d get the Blu-ray for the blinding effects and cinematography. I ordered mine can’t wait to watch it.
@Liam Jacobs: Agreed, that would also be my approach, today.
"I'm blind, excuse me" 😂😂 thanks for the laugh. I wanted to buy this set over the internet, but I think I'll just wait and buy it in-store once season 8 is included in the set.
@Kristy S: You're very welcome for the laugh 😎. I think you are wise to buy in person from a shop.
can you change the french ones to english?
@Ruckie: The French clip that I played in the video was an aberration; it played properly when the DVD was played properly from the on-screen menus rather than directly from the VOB file. The set contains audio options for English Dolby 5.1, French Dolby 5.1, Spanish Dolby 2.0. There are also subtitle options for English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Complex Chinese, Korean, and Thai.
hey , i just wanna know if there are subtitles while watching , i want to buy the box to improve my english
Yes, English subtitles can be turned on.
Damn your fake copy actually has decent video quality mines looked terrible like 360p or 480
ACDC is Life: DVD resolution is 480p (720x480). I felt my copy should have been clearer. It had the appearance3 of being upscaled from 360p.
The clip I played in the video was only occupying a small portion of my 1920x1080 screen, so it may have looked clear, but at full screen it didn't look very good at all.
t5montecarlo yeah there’s nothing more disheartening than waiting like 5 or 6 for the box set, then u go to watch it and u can barely make out what’s goin on because of how bad the quality is, don’t think I’ll be purchasing anymore tv show box sets from eBay
Why would anybody want a dvd of this its meant to be watched in hd get the times
Were you able to tell if it was the real deal? If it was, where did you buy it and how much? Amazon sells them for $99 USD.
@orestesdd I am still on the fence. It may be genuine considering alignment with the number of poor reviews on Amazon. I bought it during a period when HBO stopped selling it due to issues with the manufacturer, but HBO didn't elaborate on the issues. The copy I bought came directly from China, so perhaps it was stolen from the factory? Fell of a truck? The packaging appeared to be genuine, just not necessarily for the North American market and there was no Region defined in the video files. The presentation may be genuine for a market that is not bound by Digital Rights Management, such as China and Philippines (see DVD region code in Wikipedia).
Do the bootleg DVDs still play?
Ordered a box set for cheap and now think it may be a bootleg
@Prophecyt3: The DVD set I bought plays just fine; but the video quality is not as I expected.
So; in terms of the amount of discs, how will I know if it's the real deal?
I once had seasons one and two on DVD and the boxes were half as thick as the 1-7 box set. But after you've opened it up, the seasons appear to be packaged in typical thin DVD boxes.
I plan on buying the box set myself with my Christmas cash, eventually. So, I want to make sure I'm not buying any bootlegged stuff
The DVD set that I have contains 34 discs (Season 1 has 4 discs and Seasons 2-7 have 5 discs). I don't know if the Blu-Ray set has a different number of discs.
The packaging is excellent, but I have no idea for what region the packing was intended; it does not appear to be Region 1 packaging and there is no Region identifier on the packaging. The contents are likely counterfeit and low resolution/quality, that was likely upscaled to 720x480 so it appears blurry and sometimes splotchy. Perhaps the packaging was stolen from the factory?
I am convinced that the only way to ensure a genuine product is to buy directly from the HBO website.
@@t5montecarlo One way I can tell if the DVDs are fakes is if they don't have the decorative cover.
Most DVD discs have either the movie/show's title or a specially designed cover on them. But if they just look blank, you can tell they're bootlegs
@@sadlobster1 I agree a blank or generic-looking cover would be a good indicator of a bootleg copy.
I bought exactly the same box set you have (on Amazon from a seller I have bought from before) and I know for 100% it is a counterfeit. On first glance it looks genuine but then when I put it in DVD player and check on my computer if the DVD disc is CSS protected, how many layers the DVD has etc it shows that the DVD disc is all region, no protection whatsoever, VSO software was used to burn that DVD. The UDF has a title and exact disc number instead of a random generated title with numbers and such. There is also no information on Layer Path track direction. Also the DVDs don't have any usual logos before the menu shows up like: don't pirate stuff, ads, HBO logo, manufacturer logo etc. It just instantly moves to the menu. The quality of the episodes are okay but I know for sure they could've been higher quality if a DVD 8,5 GB was used instead of 4,7 GB. Also 4 seasons out of 7 have polish language. the last three don't have that option. That also put red flags for me. Will I return it? No, I'll ask for full refund and then destroy the counterfeit. How much did I pay: 16,67 Euros - seriously, very cheap.
@alex455: Thank you for the detail. You are right that your set is very similar to the one I analyzed.
@@t5montecarlo Also the counterfeit has the golden title Game of Thrones on the left side when the real one has it on the right side. Mine is on the left...
@@alex455a Are you referring to the left side of the inside black box? or the external sleeve? In the set I analyzed, the gold lettering was on the left side of the black box; the right side was to access the discs. It is too hard to tell with the external sleeve; both left and right side have raised red lettering, not gold. I don't have the set anymore, so I can't look at it.
@@t5montecarlo Yes I meant the inside black box.
Also, not sure if it's a difference between the dvd and blu-ray version, but the blu-ray says "with 30 hours of bonus features" , whereas this one says "with over 20 hours...".
@Steven Verleye: I agree, it is possible there could be a difference between the bonus features in the 2 sets.
i don't know whether to get this on DVD or Blu ray
If you have a Blu-Ray player, I suggest the Blu-Ray version, as it will be a higher resolution video.
You might as well wait intill season 8 is over then it will be completed 1-8 I've got a feeling it will have a battle cover of the white walkers on it ... it will be worth the wait ..
If this is the $42-50 sets they sell on Ebay it's most likely a bootleg you would be surprised at how good bootleggers are getting with there products. Since this is one of HBO's gold mine i bet they have copyright protection on the dvds so if you can rip it to a computer pretty sure that would a big indicator that it isn't legit.
Good points, Sherm Stunna.
Did the box include Spanish sub or dub language for all seasons?
@roberto galarza Yes, it does. There are audio options for English Dolby 5.1, French Dolby 5.1, Spanish Dolby 2.0. There are also subtitle options for English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Complex Chinese, Korean, and Thai.
Season 7 includes audio for Brazilian Portuguese Dolby 2.0, but removed the Complex Chinese, Korean, and Thai subtitles.
Copying VOB files directly from a DVD is standard. Its a read function from the disc, so it will always work. On any modern PC you can literally copy any file from the disc onto the PC.
The language playing on the next file is due to a key index value being misread/missing because he's running the VOB directly without the index being accessed. This will happen on multi-language DVDs with multiple VOB files. What happens if you actually play the disc using a media player and access on the disc menu rather than directly playing the VOB?
The framerate variation is most likely due to the file source. e.g. episode file vs extras. The bitrate is a better indicator as would be an actual pixel count analysis (not done here).
Set looks legit and you're seeing fault because you're wanting to see fault. Literally nothing you've shown here indicates a "fake".
@Chris Brown: Thank you for the feedback.
The frame rate difference was within the same episode, across a break in the VOB files, which I thought was odd. If there was a difference between episode and extra, I agree no conclusion can be drawn.
I no longer have the DVD set, so I can't examine bitrate.
The language issue I noted was explained in one of the other comments. If the disc was played in a proper DVD player, there was no language issue, so you are spot on about the index issue.
When using MediaInfo to examine the metadata, all regions were defined (i.e., Region Free), but the packaging indicated Region 1. What are your thoughts on this region observation?
Yes you can copy it.
But you can't play it, if its copyrighted it will pop up saying error on VLC.
If its a bootleg, it will play after being copied.
My dad is a huge Game of thrones fan.
@Piotr Montgomery: I imagine you are as well, based on your avatar.
@@t5montecarlo YYEEEEAAAHHHH
I am a great fan, but in being the GoT fan no one is bigger fan than my dad 😁
@@t5montecarlo Mainly I had set my avatar exactly to my World of tanks nick.
Give your dad 5kg potty he will eat
Ive seen the dvd version of season one and it only has 5 discs
I see only 5 discs in the video, at 4:24. How many discs do you see?
@@t5montecarlo oh yeah but the layout of the discs inside is still different oh i see u mention that already
Are you from Poland?
@Piotr Montgomery: No, but I recognized that your channel had Polish content, so I replied in Polish. I had a friend from Poland.
@@t5montecarlo Ok nice :)
You did not post the real dvd video of game of thrones season 1-7
@babis lazaropoulos: I decided it wasn't worth trying to locate a certified genuine set.
Also how much did it cost?
@babis lazaropoulos: The set I presented cost about $39 USD.
@@t5montecarlo i bought mine from amazon for 56$ is it fake?
@@babislazaropoulos4254 Potentially. The cost on HBO's website is currently $189 USD.
Are the VOB files copy protected?
Is there a region code defined for each VOB file? (code can be exposed using MediaInfo)
Is there a region code on the box?
@@t5montecarlo i dont know but if it costs 189 for subscription in HBO then it is fake but no problems yet
@@babislazaropoulos4254 That is good news!
Bought mine from ebay from a Chinese seller also for $42 brand new. Just finished watching all the seasons and they all played fine. Is it a "legit" set? Considering the set here in the US is 100 to 170 dollars..yeh, dont really care. I call it a score. Thanx for the video.
You're very welcome. Does your copy have low resolution video? For example, are the credits blurry or sharp? The credits are blurry in the copy I have, as though a low-resolution original was upscaled to 720x480.
Picture and credits are clear.. From what I can tell it's an authentic Asian copy from the warnings that begin and end each dvd. Default language is Spanish but MULTIPLE other languages are available including english same as US version The Chinese sellers appear to have gotten nailed on selling the Asian version as there are NONE on ebay shipping from China and the cheapest listing currently on there was double what we paid from a US seller, so we bought ours at the right time for an excellent price. Read the dvd reviews on Amazon about this set. Most are bad and these are the supposedly "authentic" US versions ...and it JUST dropped to $100...U paid $39...I paid $42 out the door...why overanalyze it ESPECIALLY since the US version doesn't appear to be any better quality than what we have now...food for thought.
@@ericjackson8028 Before I bought my copy, I wrote to HBO in mid Feb 2018 asking why the set wasn't available on their website (was for sale elsewhere); they replied "...the vendor that produces it is having manufacturing delays. The collection will be back on the site once the issues with the vendor have been resolved." I checked the HBO website every few weeks and noticed the product was finally available some time in May 2018.
I wonder if the manufacturing delays were due to trying to fix the product quality? and do we assume product sold prior to May 2018 was either knock off or suffered from manufacturing issues?
@@t5montecarlo may be I'm just under analyzing the issue but for me...my wife and I got to watch the series ( until season 8 set is released) and all the discs played great and both of us were happy and my bank account was happy too..lol...ESPECIALLY after reading the reviews on Amazon I was happy with this purchase. You really should read them. We had the opportunity to see what the "hype" about the show was, spent quality time together and did it really inexpensively....I would have been PISSED paying over $100 for this set and running into the issues the MAJORITY of the Amazon reviewers ran into...even the blu ray version has alot of negative reviews on there....All a matter of perspective I suppose...and the above is mine. Thanks again.
@@ericjackson8028 I read the reviews and my observation of defects in the pressing is aligned with some of the 1-star reviews.
I fully agree that you cannot put a price on quality time spent with the wife.
Good 👍
@Piotr Montgomery: Thank you!
I got this counterfeit version at an estate sale for $1. I feel ripped off.
@ ValisFan3: The commenters persuaded me the copy I had was genuine. For $1, you got quite a bargain.
I want that
Got this same set it came yesterday mine seems to be very much real I went to the exact scene the language changed in your video and it didn't change on mine (saw this video after I purchased mine)
You are right; I put that disc into my DVD player and was surprised that the language did not change. Now I understand there are several language tracks in each VOB file, so the language would remain consistent when played in a DVD player. In the example I showed, the first language track must not be English on that one VOB file, which explains why it played in French using VLC Media Player. I would expect consistency across each file in a legitimate set.
When I played the episode in question, the quality didn't look that great; the resolution looked poorer than 720x480. How did the resolution look in your copy?
I still think the set I received is fake. Perhaps yours is legitimate? Did you inspect the attributes of the files to see if they were like the ones in the set that I received? or were they different?
I pointed out that 1 VOB file had a different frame rate than the other files on the same disc. I would expect consistency across each file in a legitimate set. Does your set have the same anomaly as mine? If not, perhaps yours is legitimate.
Something I discovered after I prepared the video, is that the Region is defined as all regions in randomly selected VOB files in the set that I received, meaning it could be played in any DVD player in any region. My guess is that all the VOB files are defined as all regions in the set I received. I suspect a legitimate set would be restricted to a given region.
I would be interested in knowing if the VOB files in your set are defined/configured/attributed the same as in the set I received, or if they are different.
The eBay seller account was disabled shortly after I bought this box set.
t5montecarlo I wasn't looking at frame rates I just wanted to be sure that the language won't change while me and my parents are rewatching the series
OK. If you do get a chance to explore the file attributes, let me know if they are different from the set I received (better or worse).
You were lucky that it didn't had a coronavirus.
@Piotr Montgomery: Tak!
@@t5montecarlo Hey! Do You remember me?
@@piotrmontgomerytv7786 Tak! Yes, I do!
@@t5montecarlo :)
this is too much work to be a FAKE BUT that being said a lot of things dont make sense either I am from the UK and have had this problem once before but never seen a GOOD FAKE like this
Cheers Tom Hardman.
They wouldn't have went to that much trouble of bubble wrapping it to protect it if it was a fake.
That is an interesting point; it was packaged quite well. I wonder how HBO would have packaged it?
However, several indicators point to the set being a very good fake: no DRM copy protection, region defined for all regions...a DRM no-no (but advertised as Region 1) [discovered after making the video], no Region identifier on the box, video quality is a bit grainy, artifacts between the disc stamping and the outer clear plastic layer, and the eBay seller account vanished shortly after I bought this set. What I did not include in the video was the price. The price was only $39 USD.
At the time I bought this set, the item was not available on the HBO website. I wrote to HBO in mid February 2018 asking why the set is not available for purchase, and they responded "...the vendor that produces it is having manufacturing delays. The collection will be back on the site once the issues with the vendor have been resolved." I checked the HBO website every few weeks and noticed the product was finally available some time in May 2018.
t5montecarlo that's what makes me think it's genuine because it's so well packaged. I'm going to pick this set up for my birthday next week. It's a show I've been meaning to watch. I'll just get it from my local Hmv store. I'm a bit cautious about ordering anything on line these days. I think you have the real deal there. Like you say the texted isn't blurry, and the sleeve is embossed. I've been watching Westworld on blu ray. I like to own the sets rather than stream them.
If I have the real deal, I got a heck of a deal.
I agree that I prefer to own a copy than to stream.
I suppose you will get the Blu-Ray set?
Even if you get the Blu-Ray set, I would still be interested in comparing some points about the packaging, anomalies in the plastic on the disc, copy protection, and about the region setting. Media Info is a free tool you can install that reveals a lot of detail about a file.
t5montecarlo no problems. I'm from Glasgow, I'll pick it up in a fortnight & let you know. Compared to 20 odd years ago, we're spoilt for choice for shows to watch these days. I'm keeping my set for the winter months to watch.
Thanks, Steven Holt. I look forward to your findings.
Hehe