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?Riddick? on HD DVD ? like watching a whole different movie
2007-08-17 22:19:00
I popped in my free "Chronicles of Riddick" HD DVD disc that I got from the Toshiba 5-Free disc offer. It wasn?t on my high definition ?to buy? list since I already owned both the theatrical and director?s version of the DVD. But being that it was free and all, it was a good addition to the collection. The menu came on and immediately the content looked so much richer than I had seen from the standard definition disc. In high definition...
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‘Riddick’ on HD DVD – like watching a whole different movie
2007-08-17 15:19:00
I popped in my free "Chronicles of Riddick" HD DVD disc that I got from the Toshiba 5-Free disc offer. It wasn’t on my high definition “to buy” list since I already owned both the theatrical and director’s version of the DVD. But being that it was free and all, it was a good addition to the collection. The menu came on and immediately the content looked so much richer than I had seen from the standard definition disc. In high definition...
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Black Snake Moan HD DVD Movie Review
2007-08-16 12:23:00
Black Snake Moan (Paramount) Featuring: Samuel L. Jackson, Christina ?Exploit Me? Ricci, Justin Timberlake and Kim Richards This lurid title, redolent of the old miscegenation fallacies of the old American South is actually a morality tale whose title is taken from a blues song written in 1927 by Blind Lemon Jefferson. Other than that, this tale of a sex-addicted young woman named Rae (Ricci, in an shockingly immersive performance) and the religious ol' bluesman who helps her find herself and overcome her mean demons, is a familiar yet off-beat redemption story told with originality and dramatic heft by the seasoned performers.
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Black Snake Moan: Blu-ray Movie Review
2007-08-16 12:06:00
This lurid title, redolent of the old miscegenation fallacies of the old American South is actually a morality tale whose title is taken from a blues song written in 1927 by Blind Lemon Jefferson. Other than that, this tale of a sex-addicted young woman named Rae (Ricci, in an shockingly immersive performance) and the religious ol' bluesman who helps her find herself and overcome her mean demons, is a familiar yet off-beat redemption story told with originality and dramatic heft by the seasoned performers.
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Black Snake Moan HD DVD Movie Review
2007-08-16 05:23:00
Black Snake Moan (Paramount) Featuring: Samuel L. Jackson, Christina “Exploit Me” Ricci, Justin Timberlake and Kim Richards This lurid title, redolent of the old miscegenation fallacies of the old American South is actually a morality tale whose title is taken from a blues song written in 1927 by Blind Lemon Jefferson. Other than that, this tale of a sex-addicted young woman named Rae (Ricci, in an shockingly immersive performance) and the religious ol' bluesman who helps her find herself and overcome her mean demons, is a familiar yet off-beat redemption story told with originality and dramatic heft by the seasoned performers.
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Black Snake Moan: Blu-ray Movie Review
2007-08-16 05:06:00
This lurid title, redolent of the old miscegenation fallacies of the old American South is actually a morality tale whose title is taken from a blues song written in 1927 by Blind Lemon Jefferson. Other than that, this tale of a sex-addicted young woman named Rae (Ricci, in an shockingly immersive performance) and the religious ol' bluesman who helps her find herself and overcome her mean demons, is a familiar yet off-beat redemption story told with originality and dramatic heft by the seasoned performers.
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Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut soon on Blu-ray Disc & HD DVD
2007-08-13 03:28:00
The third release, and final version of Oliver Stone's Alexander (already available on standard DVD) will be released in high definition on both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD . Alexander Revisited: The Fina l Cut, stars Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto, David Bedella and Rosario Dawson.

Blu-ray camcorders for the masses?
2007-08-09 21:51:00
Yes they are coming in September. Camcorders capable of recording on Blu-ray discs. This is a major breakthrough for the Sony format. At $1299 and $1499 for the two models being offered, consumers and prosumers alike will be able to record with Blu-ray disc technology.
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Blu-ray camcorders for the masses?
2007-08-09 14:51:00
Yes they are coming in September. Camcorders capable of recording on Blu-ray discs. This is a major breakthrough for the Sony format. At $1299 and $1499 for the two models being offered, consumers and prosumers alike will be able to record with Blu-ray disc technology.
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NHL 08 Goes Hi-Def
2007-08-08 15:56:00
EA Sports is bringing high definition hockey to both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners for the first time this September with NHL 08. The new game takes the revolutionary Skill Sticks controls, which puts the finesse of on-ice moves into the two analog sticks, to the next level with all-new offensive and defensive maneuvers.
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Cheap HD DVD players coming your way
2007-08-07 22:18:00
The third generation HD DVD players from Toshiba are coming your way. There will be yet another 3-tier set of players to dangle in front of hi def enthusiasts. And these players have each dropped $100 from the last set.
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Cheap HD DVD players coming your way
2007-08-07 15:18:00
The third generation HD DVD players from Toshiba are coming your way. There will be yet another 3-tier set of players to dangle in front of hi def enthusiasts. And these players have each dropped $100 from the last set.
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Worst Up-scaling Movies
2007-08-01 14:24:00
My last blog looked at movies that looked great up-scaling (or up-converting) from standard definition DVDs. Below are some of the disappointments, movies you would definitely want to buy in high definition rather than squeeze a few pennies and buy the standard DVDs. The DVD player used to up-scale is a Toshiba XA-20 1080p HD DVD player.
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Top Up-scaling Movies
2007-08-01 14:22:00
There are thousands of movies that haven't made it to hi def formats yet. And even if every movie was available in hi def would you be able to afford them all? My DVD collection is loaded with great movies that I will probably never get around to purchasing in HD DVD or Blu-ray . However, viewing standard DVDs on a high definition monitor is not all that bad. There are some standard def movies that just look great in high definition. Here are a few that have exceptional up-upscaling (or up-converting) qualities:
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Blu-ray winning the war or just a lot of hot air?
2007-07-27 15:32:00
From Comic-Con 2007, the announcement comes that Star Trek The Original Series will be released on HD DVD . How can Blu-ray be winning the format race if Star Trek The Original Series is coming to HD DVD? This is the sci-fi lovers first obsession. There is no better than Star Trek. And Star Trek in hi def? Need I say more?
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Top Up-scaling Movies
2007-07-27 01:56:00
There are thousands of movies that haven't made it to hi def formats yet. And even if every movie was available in hi def would you be able to afford them all? My DVD collection is loaded with great movies that I will probably never get around to purchasing in HD DVD or Blu-ray . However, viewing standard DVDs on a high definition monitor is not all that bad. There are some standard def movies that just look great in high definition. Here are a few that have exceptional up-upscaling (or up-converting) qualities:
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Hi Def Movie Review: Blood Diamond
2007-07-27 01:52:00
Blood Diamond (Warner) Features: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, and Jennifer Connelly Though already released a few weeks back on Blu-ray, Warner's is only now releasing Blood Diamond on HD DVD. This is movie that the De Beers company loves to hate, Blood Diamond actually received less mainstream press than I thought it would upon its premier last year. I figure most of the outrage against “blood” or conflict diamonds has already been generated from years of media reports covering the West African conflicts and South African profiteering that occurred during the 1990’s and eventually ended up...
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Hi Def Movie Review: Blood Diamond
2007-07-17 22:06:00
Blood Diamond (Warner) Features: Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, and Jennifer Connelly Though already released a few weeks back on Blu-ray, Warner's is only now releasing Blood Diamond on HD DVD. This is movie that the De Beers company loves to hate, Blood Diamond actually received less mainstream press than I thought it would upon its premier last year. I figure most of the outrage against ?blood? or conflict diamonds has already been generated from years of media reports covering the West African conflicts and South African profiteering that occurred during the 1990?s and eventually ended up...
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Toshiba HD-A20 pitfalls
2007-07-12 19:42:00
As a follow up to my previous article about the HD-A20 , I felt compelled to give a report after a couple months of use. The HD-A20 was the lowest priced 1080p player at $499, until the Sony BDP-S300 came along
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Toshiba HD-A20 pitfalls
2007-07-12 12:42:00
As a follow up to my previous article about the HD-A20 , I felt compelled to give a report after a couple months of use. The HD-A20 was the lowest priced 1080p player at $499, until the Sony BDP-S300 came along
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Blu-ray movie releases for July 10, 2007.
2007-07-10 20:42:00
Imagine being a visitor from another planet (go ahead, imagine it!)... your approach to Planet Earth would be breathtaking in its scope as the small fuzzy blue dot becomes a blue-green and white sphere where obvious weather activity is taking place, but on closer inspection... wait! there seems to be spectacular changes taking place right before your eyes. That weather activity is
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HD DVD Movie Releases for July 10, 2007
2007-07-10 20:40:00
High-concept comic stupidity found quite a bit of favor in the late 90's, and Adam Sandler's Billy Madison is a classic of this lame little sub-genre of comedy. While I'm not fan myself (though parts of Happy Gilmore always make me giggle like an idiot), the film is very effective in milking Sandler's talent for being loud, obnoxious (or brash, take your pick)
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Blu-ray movie releases for July 10, 2007.
2007-07-10 13:42:00
Imagine being a visitor from another planet (go ahead, imagine it!)... your approach to Planet Earth would be breathtaking in its scope as the small fuzzy blue dot becomes a blue-green and white sphere where obvious weather activity is taking place, but on closer inspection... wait! there seems to be spectacular changes taking place right before your eyes. That weather activity is
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HD DVD Movie Releases for July 10, 2007
2007-07-10 13:40:00
High-concept comic stupidity found quite a bit of favor in the late 90's, and Adam Sandler's Billy Madison is a classic of this lame little sub-genre of comedy. While I'm not fan myself (though parts of Happy Gilmore always make me giggle like an idiot), the film is very effective in milking Sandler's talent for being loud, obnoxious (or brash, take your pick)
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HD DVD Movie Reviews July 3, 2007
2007-07-05 22:08:00
This week's HD DVD movie titles include: Blood Diamond, The Warriors: Ultimate Director's Cut, and Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia and Robert De Niro star in the classic The Untouchables: Special Collector's Edition.
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Buying Your Cable Box
2007-07-05 22:01:00
Buying Your Cable Box: How many times over have you ?paid? for your crappy old cable box with those monthly lease fees? Ever wish you could just buy a new and better featured box to plug into your cable service? Thanks to the new Federal Communications Commission regulation which went into effect July 1, cable companies have to open themselves up to just such competition. The ruling bars cable companies from locking security and navigation functions inside the box, forcing them to put that smart stuff in removable CableCards (essentially, mini- tuners) will can be installed in after- market products (TVs, DVRs) as well as cable company supplied products.
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HD DVD Movie Reviews July 3, 2007
2007-07-05 15:08:00
This week's HD DVD movie titles include: Blood Diamond, The Warriors: Ultimate Director's Cut, and Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia and Robert De Niro star in the classic The Untouchables: Special Collector's Edition.
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