Category Archives: Disc details

Blu-ray vs DVD: Logan’s Run

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

… or, Homer’s revenge. Here’s a sample from the comparison: Now doesn’t the DVD rendition of Jenny Agutter remind you of this scene from the classic episode of The Simpsons, ‘The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace‘? Here’s Marge after Homer’s ministrations:

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Blu-ray vs DVD comparison: Monsters, Inc.

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

I love doing Pixar (and similar) computer animations for these Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons. Previously I’ve done Cars and WALL-E. The reason they are so good is because in both formats, the picture quality is optimal. That’s because there is … Continue reading →

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More Pixar language streams

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

As I’ve previously noted, Pixar uses one technique or another to offer the same visual written content in different languages to match the selected audio language. More precisely, it matches the language you select on disc startup, not whatever language … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray giveaway – The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Seems to be one for the girls with a 7.2/10 for female voters on IMDB and 6.5/10 for blokes.. The disc does not have a proper Blu-ray box, nor a slick, but it works just like a bought one. The … Continue reading →

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Ratatouille angles

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

I’m expecting to receive both Monsters Inc and Up on Blu-ray from Disney shortly. Meantime, I just wanted to revisit another earlier Pixar classic: Ratatouille. In particular, the way that Pixar caters for foreign languages. I raised that in an earlier … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray review page

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve been elsewhere the last few days. Elsewhere on this site, that is, updating and adding video bitrate graphs to a whole bunch of my Blu-ray reviews. The ‘updated’ text in the table shows which ones. In addition, I’ve added … Continue reading →

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Blu-ray vs DVD comparison

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

And now for the Blu-ray vs DVD comparison for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Here’s a sample: A note on all three of these releases. I’ve amended the comparison pages by removing the suggestion I … Continue reading →

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Unusual region coding

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve just been looked at a forthcoming Blu-ray title from Roadshow Entertainment: The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans, directed by Werner Herzog and starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes. This title comes from Roadshow Entertainment and has two … Continue reading →

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Blu-ray vs DVD comparison

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Last night I put up a Blu-ray vs DVD comparison for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.  The picture on this one is clearly much sharper than that on The Fellowship of the Ring. Here’s a sample from … Continue reading →

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12 Monkeys Blu-ray vs DVD comparison

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Apparently back in January I ripped ten thousand frames from the Blu-ray for 12 Monkeys, and then forgot all about it. I stumbled across it the other day, so it made doing a comparison relatively easy. I’m hoping I won’t … Continue reading →

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