Category Archives: Disc details

HD Pulp Fiction cometh

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

I was just trawling through Roadshow Entertainment’s publicity website to get ahold of a packshot of A History of Violence for my forthcoming Blu-ray review, when I stumbled on the fact that Pulp Fiction is due for release by Roadshow … Continue reading →

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The Transporter – a comparison

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Go here to see my Blu-ray vs DVD comparison. A sample (DVD left, Blu-ray right):

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The Departed – a comparison

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Go here to see my Blu-ray vs DVD comparison. A sample (DVD left, Blu-ray right):

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The 6th Day – a comparison

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

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Yes, it is louder

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Earlier in the week I remarked on the the live Pink Floyd release, ‘Pulse’, on DVD. You may recall that this has the surround soundtrack in two formats: 448kbps (the maximum specified for DVD) and 640kbps (the maximum specified for … Continue reading →

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Paramount’s BD-Live commitment

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

A while back I did a ‘Ten Best’ piece on Blu-rays in Sound and Image. Best picture quality, best sound and so on. For Best BD-Live I put down Transformers on the basis of its downloadable ‘Intelligence Mode’. As it … Continue reading →

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Madman launches Blu-ray

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Unexpectedly, I received in the mail today the first Blu-ray released by Madman Entertainment Pty Ltd. This company releases lots of Anime titles here, plus lots of independent movies. The Blu-ray was for the 1986 animated movie: The Transformers: The … Continue reading →

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More Blu-ray releases from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

I received a package today from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with the two disc Blu-ray version of The Longest Day, plus The Siege and Big Trouble in Little China. All these are due for release on 5 August 2009, … Continue reading →

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New Blu-ray releases for 29 July

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Warner Bros is releasing a bunch of Blu-ray discs in Australia on the same day, some of which I’m really looking forward to: ‘Watchmen‘: The Complete Motion Comic Surveillance Woodstock International Ultimate Collector’s Edition (40th Anniversary) Woodstock Director’s Cut How … Continue reading →

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Gladiator for Blu-ray

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Universal Pictures has announced the release of Ridley Scott’s famous Gladiator on Blu-ray. They aren’t skimping, delivering it on two dual layer discs, including the theatrical release (155 mins) and an extended version (171 mins), plus 11 hours of extra … Continue reading →

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