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  1. Roger Mathus

    Pre-Order The Big Country (1958) (Reissue) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    I just received the FINAL CUT disc from Amazon - DE. The picture quality is fantastic with superior depth of detail in the numerous night and dawn scenes. The specs do come up as STEREO PCM 48k on the disc and the package indicates DUAL MONO. I assume this is what can be called "artificially"...
  2. Roger Mathus

    HTF AWARDS 2023: Nominations for BEST 4k PACKAGING 2023 (Nominate 2)

    Very impressed by Arrow packaging and especially THE WARRIORS also like the A24 releases they sell on studio site.
  3. Roger Mathus

    Pre-Order The Big Country (1958) (Reissue) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder

    This is the version currently offered on Amazon DE and Amazon UK sites. From Final Cut. The specs indicate PCM Stereo. Is this indeed in STEREO? How does this release fit into the discussion? Video/Audio quality? Product details Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ Unknown Rated ‏ : ‎ Parental Guidance...
  4. Roger Mathus

    Press Release Shout! Studios Press Release: Death Wish (2018) (4k UHD)

    Got the 4k disc yesterday and ran into a glitch at the 1 h 19 m time ( layer switch?). Got break up and freeze. Tried three times to clean the disc with no success. Tried on both OPPO and Panasonic high end players. Both displayed problems playing through the glitch. Is this manufacturing...
  5. Roger Mathus

    Pre-Order The Beatles: Get Back (Blu-ray) (DVD) Available for Preorder

    The multi-channel is producing sound in the surround channels. Sound is as expected for the surrounds. Not sure about Atmos? PCM Stereo Track sounds great. Packaging is nice and picture quality is fine. Does anyone know what the defect is? Based upon sampling, everything is as expected.
  6. Roger Mathus

    Pre-Order The Beatles: Get Back (Blu-ray) (DVD) Available for Preorder

    With all of the difficulty in trying to pre-order I found the album in stock at local Best Buy this morning and purchased a copy for pick-up. I had also ordered from Deep Discount ( after not finding on Amazon and SOLD OUT on other usual websites) and had that pre-order cancelled and re-funded...
  7. Roger Mathus

    PSA - shutoff tool to keep around for disasters

    Numerous reviews on Orbit tool on Amazon indicate that the Orbit tool easily breaks. Amazon offers a simmilar USA made tool for about $ 15 with good reviews.
  8. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Last Starfighter – in Blu-ray

    Yes, but did not notice it until you mentioned it. Likely to give the muted as opposed to shiny look. I like the look but do not like the feel.
  9. Roger Mathus

    2020 At The Boxoffice

    Indewire reported the same set of numbers and said that the $ 20 million number ifor Tenet included the three days of previews and the 5 days through Labor day Monday. Quote from Indewire - “Tenet” will gross $20.2 million domestic through Labor Day, per Warner Bros. That number does not...
  10. Roger Mathus

    Modify Oppo UDP 203 For Region B/2

    For Blu-Ray, how do you select region after install?
  11. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The War of the Worlds (1953) – in Blu-ray

    I had same problem with audio track selection.
  12. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Virginian (1946) – in Blu-ray

    Found it in Western Classics I on Kino Studio Classics page.
  13. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Virginian (1946) – in Blu-ray

    Where can the BD of THE VIRGINIAN be purchased. I can't seem to find it. Kino Lorber????
  14. Roger Mathus

    UHD Review Lawrence of Arabia (Columbia Classics Collection) UHD Review

    How did you request the corrected extras disc?
  15. Roger Mathus

    UHD Review Top Gun UHD Review

    Thanks for the reference site to search.Did not know it existed. I contacted Paramount two days ago and sent them photos of packaging and receipt as they requested. No response yet. UPDATE - Paramount provided a new redeem code that worked. Redeemed the DAYS OF THUNDER code and it worked...
  16. Roger Mathus

    UHD Review Top Gun UHD Review

    My 4k disc arrived last Friday. I used the digital code to save digital copt to VUDU and it only provided an HDX quality file. VUDU shows a 4k upgrade for $ 19.95. I also used digital code for Paramont's WAR OF THE WORLDS and it did provide a 4k file on my VUDU library. Anyone else have this...
  17. Roger Mathus

    NBC in talks to buy Vudu

    I like the VUDU disc plus digital option which provides digital copy prior to disc release date and disc on or slightly before release sate and shipped by INGRAM for walmart.
  18. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Bend of the River - in Blu-ray

    Got this title yesterday and gave it a try. I had not read this thread. Well, this is absolutely the worst transfer on Blu-Ray that I have seen. Green edge fringes everywhere. Not-watchable. This is a shame as it is a fine movie. How could a reputable company release such a bad transfer.
  19. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Leon: The Professional -- in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    Both Fifth Element and Leon - The Professional in 4k were released yesterday but seem in short supply. Amazon did not ship my pre-order so I went to the local Best Buy and purchased both. They only had one copy of each which I purchased. Both look super.
  20. Roger Mathus

    Universal Limited Edition (Steelbook) Blu-ray Re-Issues available for Preorder

    Fred Meyer stores in the Northwest have these titles on sale for $ 9.99. The store in Redmond, OR has a well stocked end cap display. All the 2014 titles plus most of those released last year.
  21. Roger Mathus

    "The Apartment" Blu-ray exclusive? Sept 13th

    The Best Buy computer system sent me a reminder to pick up my order of "The Apartment" but the store says they don't have it. They told me that the online order system is screwed up. UPDATE: I went to the store to claim the purchase. After two employes spent about 10 minutes, I was told that...
  22. Roger Mathus

    "The Apartment" Blu-ray exclusive? Sept 13th

    I placed a store pick-up pre-order last week with Best Buy. I got an E-Mail yesterday saying available for pick-up on 1/24 but the website now shows not available at the store? Strange. Is this another Best Buy exclusive only available in limited quantities? I wonder if these is indeed a copy...
  23. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ West Side Story -- in Blu-ray

    I purchased a three disc set with the new UPC Code at Best Buy and I also am not convinced that the fix is done correctly. It no longer fades to black but does go quite dark (green) briefly during the transition from a orange/red to the blue. It does not look like the overture sequence seen on...
  24. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ West Side Story -- in Blu-ray

    There seem to be various renditions of the overture with significant variations in the color tone and saturation over the years of releases. Does anyone know if the new and corrected Blu-ray is accurate and indeed reflects the original intent as shown in the original roadshow presentations?
  25. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ West Side Story -- in Blu-ray

    Strange to say no replacements yet as the revised discs are on sale in Best Buy stores and perhaps others. She must have meant that no discs had yet been assigned to the exchange program.
  26. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ West Side Story -- in Blu-ray

    UPDATE: The package I purchased this morning definitely has the updated bar code but the screen still goes from red to black to blue near the end of the overture. It appears that I either received the updated package with the original disc or they did not fix the fade to black issue? SECOND...
  27. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ West Side Story -- in Blu-ray

    The local Best Buy had mixed stock including both the original and corrected discs for the regular Blu-Ray/DVD version. The UPC change is easy to spot as the last two numbers are above the bar code rather than the normal all numbers below. The "82" is easy to spot. For the box set, the store...
  28. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ West Side Story -- in Blu-ray

    There is a saying. "Nothing but your best is success" . As pointed out by Robert Harris, this film deserves the best. I can remember the roadshow presentation when it first was released. It was shown in a theater especially re-modeled for such big productions of the time. This film made and...
  29. Roger Mathus

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World -- in Blu-ray

    This disc looked beautiful and detailed on my system which includes a Marantz VP15 projector and 8 ft Firehawk screen. Also noted a slightly high contrast. My player is OPPO 93 and sound processor is DENON AVP-A1HDCI. I watched the film in its entirety and noted no sound sync problems.
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