Monthly Archives: October 2009

‘NDAs are evil’

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

I just wrote a 650 word email to Twentienth Century Fox Home Entertainment. My editor, Jez Ford, used just three words to basically say the same thing in response: ‘NDAs are evil’. Trying to keep in contact with the various … Continue reading →

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Region A

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Madman Entertainment today sent me the Blu-ray versions of Afro Samurai and Afro Samurai: Resurrection. Both look like they are going to be very interesting. The reason for this Blog post is just to chuckle over an interesting little quirk … Continue reading →

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Old Blu-ray Players

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

Over the last three years I have developed a number of standard measurements and tests that I conduct on Blu-ray players, and now I have a spreadsheet with the details for more than twenty players recorded. This includes such things … Continue reading →

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Woodstock on Blu-ray

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

The latest issue of Australian HI-FI magazine carries my reviews of the Blu-ray versions of Sleeping Beauty and Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music. As I note in the latter review: No chapter listing is provided with this version … Continue reading →

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