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I have bought new monitor with 1920 X 1200 resolution. What is the best currently available software for the HD upconversion of regular DVDs? I know that WinDVD7 has TrimensionDNM upconversion feature, but have read that better effects can be obtained with older WinDVD6 combined with...

Viridiana (Luis Bunuel, 1961) Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949) A nos amours (Maurice Pialat, 1983) Harlan County USA (Barbara Kopple, 1976) Grey Gardens 2-disc (Albert Maysles, 1975)

Copy protection will become a nightmare for owners of many Blu-Ray and HD-DVD players and most likely will kill these formats. Contrary to the universal Content Scrambling System (CSS) for DVDs, the new encryption schemes Advanced Access Control System (AACS) for HD-DVD and BD-CPS for Blu-Ray...

DVDs will be harder to copy thanks to new anti-piracy measures devised by copy protection firm Macrovision. Macrovision says its new RipGuard technology will thwart most, but not all, of the current DVD ripping (copying) programs used to pirate DVDs. "RipGuard is designed to... reduce DVD...

Are there any HD-DVDs besides T2 and the planned new edition of Total Recall?

http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc...ent_276124.htm Nation to issue EVD standard ( 2003-10-28 09:18) (China Daily) The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) will issue the industrial standard for the home-developed EVD (enhanced versatile disc), a next-generation disc format...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/33607.html The DVD Forum, the body that oversees the DVD specification, has decided to stick with red laser technology and current storage capacities rather than make the move to blue light and more capacious discs. Instead, it will offer Internet...

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Madacy will release tomorrow Police Story http://www.dvdplanet.com/product_lis...roductid=33516 You can expect horrible tranfer

I read the interview with William Lustig http://www.dvdmaniacs.net/Features/bill_lustig.html He mentioned that Anchor Bay's parent company The Handleman Company had plans to either sell or shutter Anchor Bay by the end of 2003. I think that this explains why Anchor Bay almost stopped...

The Chabrol 8 DVD box set has been finally released. Has anybody received it and can comment on the quality of the transfer. Is this set worth to be purchased based on the quality?

Disney to begin renting 'Self-Destructing' DVDs, disc will self-destruct in 48 hours. http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/7183

I want to order Italian DVD of La Dolce Vita and would like additionaly order other Italian DVDs with English subtitles. My research indicates that the following titles do have English subtitles and good transfers: La Dolce Vita (Fellini) Dillinger E Morto (Dillinger is Dead) (Ferreri)...

I am looking for reviews of two DVDs recently released by KINO: La Chevre and Les Comperes. I would like to know the quality of transfers before buying these DVDs.

It seems that the UK edition has DTS track but the US edition has probably few more extras. Is the commentary identical? What is the difference in extras?

"Odd Man Out" was always in my opinion the best movie ever done. Better than "Citizen Kane", "The Third Man" and other classics. Today I have read an interview with Roman Polanski after his film "The Pianist" won the first prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Polanski told that "Odd Man Out"...

I am looking for any early reviews of Artificial Eye release Kieslowski's "Dekalog". I would like to know if this "Artficial Eye" release is an improvement over the older US release. Is the transfer better? Are the subtitles optional (not burnt-in?? Because "Dekalog" is now available as...

I have noticed that the Artificial Eye Kieslowski "Three Colors" trilogy has been already released in the UK. My question is: what is the language version of "White" of this release? The box cover shows that it is French (similarily as "Red" and "Blue"), but I have Miramax tape of "White" and...

I am looking for opinions or a review of "Rocco and His Brothers" before I buy this DVD. How is the quality of the transfer? Are the subtitles optional?