Category Archives: Blu-ray

Death on Oz?

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Incredible! I’m listening to a recent episode of the Skeptoid podcast, this one on Hollywood myths. It turns out that some people actually believe that the suicide of a Munchkin was recorded on film in The Wizard of Oz. Brian … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-ray, Cinema, Imperfect perception | 2 Comments

The next big advance?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

So it turns out that Peter Jackson is shooting his Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit, in 3D and at 48 frames per second. Virtually all filming for cinema is done at 24fps of course, and one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D, Blu-ray, Cinema, HDMI, Video | 15 Comments

What is Blu-ray 3D?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Last year saw a nearly unique sporting event in Australia. For only the second time in its 113 year history, the Australian Rules football grand final ended in a draw. This is so rare simply because the rules of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D, Blu-ray, HDTV | 4 Comments

Metropolis cometh, Buenos Aires version

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

To say the movie Metropolis is influential would be an understatement. Some 84 years old, it still scores 8.4, putting it at #94 on IMDB’s Top 250 list. Last week a new episode of Futurama (‘The Mutants Are Revolting‘) was on … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-ray, Cinema, DTV | 2 Comments

Corporate madness

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

I have kind of heard this before, but only today have I gotten around to confirming it. Warner Bros Home Entertainment no longer supplies review discs—Blu-ray or DVD. Instead it has some kind of online facility which reviewers are supposed … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-ray, DVD, Giveaway, Testing | 4 Comments

Tilting the lens on The Social Network

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

The other night I watched The Social Network on Blu-ray, and soon I’ll be writing a review of it. But I wanted to highlight here one brief part of it: a section starting around 84 minutes into the movie, called … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-ray, Imperfect perception, Video | 2 Comments

Old cables, new, and HDMI puzzles

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Recently I was using a 3D full HD front projector, and I was pleased to find that my old 10 metre Kordz ‘Diamond’ HDMI cable worked fine with it, including with full Blu-ray 3D. Then a few days later I … Continue reading →

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Splitters!

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

I wonder if there could be a good market for a certain type of HDMI splitter. The scenario I have in mind is this: you have a high end home theatre receiver from a couple of years ago, but it … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D, Blu-ray, Equipment, Video | 4 Comments

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Max

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

And it’s on Blu-ray. And it’s yours if you live in Aus and ask for it first in comments. The Australian DVD is fatally flawed, but this 1080p24 Blu-ray looks pretty decent. No box, no slick, no proper label, it’s … Continue reading →

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Fantasia

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve just emailed off my review of the Blu-ray release of Disney’s 1940 classic, Fantasia, for publication in Australian HI-FI. But so much to write about and only 400 words available. I didn’t even get to mention the censorship. In … Continue reading →

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