Category Archives: Blu-ray

Lord of the Rings coming to Blu-ray

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

This was an announcement I received today from Roadshow Entertainment. I shall feed through more info as it becomes available, but it seems that we’ll see LOTR on Blu-ray in April 2010: I may be silly, but I suspect that … Continue reading →

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Busy, busy, busy!

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

As the title implies, I’ve been very busy the last couple of weeks. Still am. But here’s one thing that I reckon is interesting: an Audio Engineering Society Convention Paper from 2004, entitled ‘DVD-Audio versus SACD: Perceptual Discrimination of Digital … Continue reading →

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Heat discs won by clever readers

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

 I have posted three copies of Heat on Blu-ray to three readers who undertook my Blu-ray picture quality survey. They were: Shane from the Gold Coast, Des from Queensland, and Simon Hewlett from Calwell, ACT, not far from where I … Continue reading →

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Pride and Prejudice

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Some months ago Scott Fitzgerald, the Gadget Guy’s Web Master, mentioned to me a ‘jarring “dual quality” of image’ on this wonderful two disc Blu-ray release of the 1995 TV mini-series version of Pride and Prejudice. It’s taken me awhile … Continue reading →

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An American Werewolf on Blu-ray

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Here’s another Blu-ray vs DVD comparison: An American Werewolf in London. Oddly, reviews seem to overlook the marked graininess of the Blu-ray, but it is nonetheless a huge improvement over the DVD. Here’s a sample:

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Blu-ray reviews and DVD comparisons!

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

In the last day or so I’ve uploaded two new Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons — Black Hawk Down and A History of Violence — along with my Sound and Image reviews of Sin City (which already had a comparison up), … Continue reading →

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Win Heat on Blu-ray!

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Courtesy of Warner Bros, from 30 October 2009 I have three copies on Blu-ray of the excellent movie Heat (1995) to give away. This is a must-have, not only for the excellence of the movie, but the superb street gun … Continue reading →

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The Green Mile and The Wizard of Oz coming

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Two very different fantasies will be appearing on Blu-ray in Australia on 2 December. The Green Mile was director Frank Darabont’s third Stephen King adaptation and if not quite up the level of The Shawshank Redemption (already out on Blu-ray), … Continue reading →

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January 2010 – Big Month for Disney on Blu-ray

Posted on October 28, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve just been trawling through the Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment publicity website and noticed that come January the following Blu-ray discs will be released: G-Force (2009 – 4.7/10 on IMDB), Up (2009 – 8.6/10) and Monsters, Inc. (2009 – … Continue reading →

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Accompaniments to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

As is Disney’s way, the recent Blu-ray release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (provided to me by the company) is lavish. Three discs: movie on the first with some extras, including a Walt Disney commentary pieced together from … Continue reading →

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