Category Archives: DVD

Deinterlacing Demo

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

In the previous post I mentioned grabbing some video for a test clip. Here is a somewhat similar test clip I currently use. Use? Overuse! The clip is 3 minutes and 34.8 seconds long and I’ve watched bits of it … Continue reading →

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Juno ‘Digital Copy’, let’s dig deeper

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

Let’s dig a little deeper into this whole ‘Digital Copy’ (DC) thing, discussed in the previous post. My brother, presently holidaying in Austria, has written to me suggesting that I ‘should install a Firefox or Maxthon browser and set up … Continue reading →

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Brilliant Idea, Dumb Name

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

Well, here I am live-blogging at the Republican National Convention where … okay, hang on, I’m not doing that at all. Instead I’m semi-live-blogging as I attempt to grapple for the first time with a ‘Digital Copy’. In my title … Continue reading →

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DVD Dominance

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

Yesterday Warner Bros sent me the three Dirty Harry sequels on Blu-ray, along with the ‘Limited Edition Giftset’ Blu-ray for Batman Begins. I watched the latter last night and it was glorious. Great movie to begin with, and superb picture … Continue reading →

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VHS Weirdness

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

Well, there you go. It looks like I don’t have too many readers after all! Or none, anyway, that have any spare VHS tapes. Happily charity came to the rescue. More to the point, I went to the Salvation Army … Continue reading →

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VHS Help!!!

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

Independently of each other, my brother and my daughter have both suggested that I should do a pictorial comparison of VHS to DVD to Blu-ray. I think it’s a smashing idea and I’ve got the technical capabilities to do it. … Continue reading →

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And another BD/DVD comparison

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve added six comparison shots to my review of Independence Day. Here’s the first one:

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Two more Blu-ray/DVD comparisons

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve now done comparison shots between the Australian DVDs and Blu-rays of The Fifth Element and Full Metal Jacket. By coincidence, these are somewhat related. The first Blu-ray release of each of these in the United States was heavily criticised. … Continue reading →

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The Sixth Sense out on Blu-ray

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released The Sixth Sense on Blu-ray. Details and Blu-ray vs DVD comparison shots here.

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Close Encounters comparison

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve done a few BD vs DVD comparison shots for Close Encounters of the Third Kind now. Have a look. That, with Almost Famous, makes two comparisons unmediated by having to take photos from a screen. So far, the DVD … Continue reading →

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