Monthly Archives: March 2004

DVD Recording convergence, or LG goes quad

Posted on March 18, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

For the last couple of years I’ve been arguing that the multitude of recordable DVD formats (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM) do not threaten a repeat of the Beta/VHS wars of two decades ago. To put it simply, unlike the … Continue reading →

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Euro-NTSC

Posted on March 18, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

The other day my brother, who is somewhat of an Austria-phile, was pondering his collection of DVDs of the annual Vienna New Years Day concerts. As he says: Each year it is released on a different label although the content … Continue reading →

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Universal also stuffs up on ‘anamorphic’ label

Posted on March 11, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

I was whinging earlier (and here as well) about MGM releasing low cost Region 4 DVDs in non-anamorphic widescreen, while claiming on their boxes that they are actually ’16:9′ (ie. anamorphic) transfers. Now, it seems, Universal is up to the … Continue reading →

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The Real Starship Troopers

Posted on March 11, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

There were many, many disappointments in Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 movie Starship Troopers. Those of us who love Robert A Heinlein’s novel object to the political re-orientation in the movie, the idiotic ‘science’ and the unbelievable contrivances used to have the … Continue reading →

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