Posts by Torquil

A brief stroll into most high street retailers in the UK such as HMV and Virgin proved a step too far for me this weekend. Blu-Ray Titles such as X-Men 3 and Kingdom of Heaven are being priced at £29 ($57), other titles such as AvP at...

anyone think the much criticised transfer will be improved upon (to HD-DVD standard)?

very helpful indeed - thanks guys

Going down the blu-ray route via the PS3 in the UK and (as usual) I'm envious of the US catalog compared to what we have in the UK. Obviously the PS3 will not be region free (if Sony's DVD players are anything to go by), so before I...

Trying to find the answer for this on the web, but can't. What reasons did they give?

All - I've been very impressed by all your comments on the blu-ray vs hd-dvd debate. I've finally entered the HD scene in the most "toe-in-the-water"/cost effective sense by buying the hd-dvd add-on for the xbox360 - and will be...

I have to say that I think what DVDEmpire is doing is great. They're making the market truly transparent and taking away the ability of the spin doctors of each camp to hypothesise as to why their format is winning over the...

To follow up on the two threads here - Gilmour and Waters solo work has never matched the greatness of what they achieved together. However, Gilmour's Pink Floyd and the latest "On an Island" are definitely more listenable than Roger...

any comments on the extras? any good?

weird: region 2 gets the entire series in one pack and earlier....... comes out on 14th Aug