Category Archives: DVD

Slightly better than a CD

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve been playing with NAS drives lately, focusing on their abilities as music servers. That prompted me to see if I could get some of my high resolution music into a usable form. And indeed you can! Some of it, … Continue reading →

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M-Disc

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve replaced the aging Blu-ray drive in my computer with a shiny new LG one. Amongst other things, this one burns Blu-ray discs rather than merely reading them. And, I see from the LG website, it also supports the new … Continue reading →

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Mad Max

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

And here’s another Blu-ray vs DVD comparison: Mad Max. Believe me Kup Doxycycline bez recepty , this one’s worth it. Sample:

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The Sound of Blu-ray reviews

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve been updating my Blu-ray review page and will probably be doing so for a few more days. Lots of last year’s reviews are up there now (look for the ‘Added’ tags) koupit-pilulky.com , including a few Blu-ray 3Ds. I’ve … Continue reading →

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More reviews

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve been adding a few of my Blu-ray reviews to the site, here. These include a Blu-ray vs DVD comparison for The Crow. Had fun, of course, due to the different framing of the formats. The DVD is 4:3, but … Continue reading →

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Metropolis … Reconstructed … Restored … Blu-ray

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Metropolis is one of those movies the absence of which necessarily renders any movie collection incomplete. It may not be all that enjoyable, but it is important, and should be familiar to any film buff. Especially in the most complete … Continue reading →

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The Sharp Edge of the Gladiator

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Do you have Gladiator on Blu-ray? You should, but only if you get the correct one. The original release was deeply unimpressive. The remastered version, gorgeous. Why the difference? Here’s a clue (original left, remaster right): How do you tell … Continue reading →

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Some more Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons, plus a review

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve added two more Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons. One is for the vastly underrated Denzel Washington movie The Siege, while the other is for another movie from 1998, Shakespeare in Love, which unaccountably won the Best Picture Academy Award (plus … Continue reading →

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On a more positive note …

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve put up a couple more Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons: Cool Hand Luke and Falling Down. You will use neither as demo material for the wonder of Blu-ray. Nonetheless, both movies are nicely watchable on Blu-ray — far more so … Continue reading →

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Olden days DVD reviews

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Stephen Dawson

Years ago I started putting up my DVD reviews from Australian HI-FI. And then I stopped at the reviews published in 2004. Well, I’ve just brought it up to the start of 2005, with reviews of The Birds, Chinatown, Finding … Continue reading →

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