Category Archives: DVD

Whacky WALL-E

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Well, that has been a struggle. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has sent me both the Blu-ray and DVD versions of the most recent Pixar animation: WALL-E. So I set out to do a Blu-ray vs DVD comparison. There were … Continue reading →

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The oldest comparison yet

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

I have just added a Blu-ray vs DVD comparsion of Casablanca, the oldest movie I’ve yet done (1942), here.

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More Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

The so-called Bram Stoker’s Dracula and The Matrix have joined my Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons. The former (which I compared to the PAL Superbit DVD version) is variable in the improvement; the latter is magnificent. The Matrix was a very … Continue reading →

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Company Precedence in The Matrix

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Viewers of The Matrix will recall that at the very start, even before the cascading computer text, the Warner Bros and Village Roadshow movie logos are presented on stylised screens as the creepy music starts. This movie was a co-production, … Continue reading →

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Speedy Miss Potter

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

Lately I have been devoting my website attentions more to my Blu-ray vs DVD comparison shots than I have to this Blog. Most of them haven’t really been worth commenting on individually here, but now an unusual one has arisen. … Continue reading →

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Forty four episodes of ‘The Simpsons’

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

Any semi-fans of ‘The Simpsons’ out there? I have eleven themed DVDs to give away. No covers. No boxes. Stamped ‘Not for Sale’. They are: The Simpsons Classics: Crime and Punishment The Simpsons Classics: Heaven and Hell The Simpsons Classics: … Continue reading →

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Easy, or not, on the eyes

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

I haven’t actually been doing entirely nothing lately. Truly! In fact I’ve been adding some more Blu-ray reviews, and in their absence some DVD vs Blu-ray comparisons. Check them out. What follows here is an extended discussion regarding the picture … Continue reading →

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James Bond scrubs up, as does Ursula Andress

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

Twentieth Century Fox is releasing its first batch of Bond Blu-ray discs in Australia on 12 November 2008. These are: Dr. No (1962) (the first 007, with Sean Connery) From Russia With Love (1963) Thunderball (1965) Live and Let Die … Continue reading →

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More DVD/Blu-ray comparisons

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve added a few more DVD/Blu-ray comparisons. For those that haven’t checked them out, I take an identical frame from the DVD and the Blu-ray, digitally captured using a suitable application and drive on my computer (I’ve been using LG’s … Continue reading →

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Piracy

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

The other day one of my daughters announced that she had borrowed from a friend the entire ten season series of ‘Friends‘ on DVD. When she showed me the box, a slim, professional looking, cardboard affair containing only five DVDs, … Continue reading →

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