Recent content by Barton Lynch

“The Flash is fabulous.” LOL! What a turd of a movie. No steenbok special edition 4K box can make up for this pile of steamy dog crap.

This sucks… bad.

Well, HDR is an entirely different animal, I agree that a higher dynamic range of contrast and colors is welcome, it's that the resolution side of this UHD what I think it overblown. At least from my perspective. Besides, most movies that benefit from 4K are the recent ones shot on raw digital...

I drew the line after 1080p, it's ideal even for large home projectors. But after replacing LDs for DVDs and then BDs, you know when enough is enough… at least there were compelling reasons to upgrade and replace large collections with a new format, a real impression with irrefutable difference...

The article is very misleading ignoring the facts of the 2006 market when, in fact, the Blu-ray format was lagging behind competitor HD DVD, which was dominating in titles released and sales overall. The adoption rate for HD media discs then would be somewhere around the same –proportionally– if...

The Division… addictive, awesome.

I agree, but you know this also applies to CDs too. Not an exclusive ritual for vinyl (ritual I extend to BDs, DVDs and video games). As an old school music lover and collector of many formats during the last three decades, what you describe fits me perfectly. Oh, BTW, I also loath MP3.

I hated it… sorry, but it wasn't even good for me.

Thank goodness I never adopted DIVX nor D-VHS… [pat's himself on the back]

People say a lot about the limited success or 'failure' of the LaserDisc format as a mainstream home video consumer media, but come to think of it from my experience, it was the format the lasted longer in relevant use in my family. More than DVD and BD! I've been an early adopter of all three...

And I'm not saying this from a blind perspective, I've sampled quite a fair amount of UHD demos coming out underwhelmed and unimpressed. Only when the screen is measured in feet, large enough to be impractical by most homes, is when I can see the benefits at a modest range. UHD-4K has its uses...

I think that this new format has no chance, by current market tendencies and by the wear of constant upgrading that most enthusiasts like us are not willing to go through, especially with so little benefits and diminishing returns. Even me, early adopter all my life, LaserDisc > DVD > BD (just...

SACD and DVD-A are amazing sounding formats if properly mastered, but these are my standout Top Ten List: 1) The Beatles "Love Cirque Du Soleil" (DVD-A). 2) Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" (SACD). 3) Porcupine Tree's/Steven Wilson's entire catalog (DVD-A). 4) The Police "Collections"...

Let me chip in as an avid and experienced SACD/DVD-A user that: 1) Both sound AMAZING!!!* 2) Contrary to some naysayers, both are vastly superior to CD in fidelity. 3) BOTH ARE DEAD FORMATS! you can keep the "niche" term over SACD as still some indie Classical/Jazz labels take the trouble...

Well, I'm a fairly heavy home theater and audio enthusiast and early adopter, got it from my Dad from his reel tape/LP-ßeta/LD days back in the 70's. I embraced my audio video independence just when the CD hit mainstream and experienced just about every AV format out there. But I'm getting old...