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    Your 'Holy Grail' BD release

    Lawrence of Arabia. After being promoted on some early Sony BD releases as 'coming soon' it has all but disappeared. No mention of when it is actually coming, and a few years have already passed. I can only hope the delay means a whiz-bang release when it does finally arrive. Hopefully an 8k...
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    Regretting BluRay right now.. (trouble with 2012)

    I would suggest that the OP get a dedicated player. I have two, both Panasonics. The BD-35 was purchased in Dec. 2008 and the BD-60 in February of this year. Neither has had any trouble playing any discs whatsoever, including some of the problem discs like Criterion's Walkabout for instance...
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    What's Your Last BR Purchase?

    I'm expecting Walkabout and Iron Man in the mail today, and I just ordered True Blood S2, It Might Get Loud, and The Fifth Element ($10.49!). All from Amazon. Next up will probably be the BBC doc Life in early June.
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    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: The Edge

    Watched this today. Looked very good to me, especially the stunning panoramic vistas. Steve is right about Jerry Goldsmith's score, it's as soaring as the mountains in the movie. While I'd remembered the general storyline I did forget many of the details as it's been many years since I last saw...
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    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: The Edge

    Picked this up today at Wal-Mart for $15. I liked this movie when I first saw it but never bought the DVD. I hope to get a chance to view it later this evening.
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    What 5 Concert DVD's would you like to see on Blu-ray

    I'd like to see Peter Frampton's Live in Detroit make it over to BD. Though shot in 1999 and released to DVD in 2000 it was shot with HD cameras. The a/v quality of the DVD is already great and would be a good candidate to make the jump. Could be a reference disc. Great performance too, one...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Days of Heaven -- in Blu-ray

    I mentioned the EE when this came out and was told by some here that is wasn't EE at all, but an effect of shooting at "magic hour". Sure looked like EE to me, but what do I know? It wasn't there a lot, just a few scenes, and the rest of the film looks great. I would love to know if it is in...
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    Hockey Talk: The Official NHL 2008-2009 Thread

    Scott, I'm certain you're right about NBC and Crosby. Each team is now without a big player; Markov for the Habs, Staal for the Pens. I think the loss is more detrimental to Montreal than to Pittsburgh, the Pens have a lot of depth. If the Habs win today it may go 6 or 7. If the Pens win this...
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    Hockey Talk: The Official NHL 2008-2009 Thread

    Penguins soundly beat the Habs last night. 4 for 4(!) on the PP. Maybe the Habs were just tired only two days removed from their amazing win over the Caps Wednesday night, I dunno. At any rate, this doesn't bode well for the Canadiens who spent the majority of the game watching Pittsburgh...
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    Twentieth Century Fox Celebrates 75 Years and announces special 4th Quarter Blu-ray releases

    While I'm interested in a few of those titles I'd really like it if Fox would do a new DNR-free transfer/release for Patton. Being one of their top catalog titles it deserves no less. Unfortunately I'll probably be waiting awhile.
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    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: Days of Heaven

    Excellent tips there guys, thank you. I saw no apparent halos in any shots not having the sky in the background, inside or out. All the outdoor shots without the sky looked fantastic and very film-like. There are even some silhouette shots without any halos which was why I asked about them...
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    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: Days of Heaven

    So those halos are lens related artifacts? Okay, guess I learned my something new for today. I really think the film looks fantastic, but I could swear that's EE as it looks just like other EE artifacts I've seen before, right down to being heavier on the left side of the person or object than...
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    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: Days of Heaven

    Then why is it there in some shots but not in other similar ones knowing that most of the film was shot at that time of day? Why isn't it there in EVERY silhouette shot?
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    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: Days of Heaven

    Overall the DoH disc is beautiful to behold, but it does suffer from some minor EE. It's most notable, as usual, when a person or object is silhouetted against the sky. Some shots moreso than others. Not anywhere near as bad as something like the notorious Die Hard: With a Vengence DVD, but it...
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    Anyone else having trouble loading the DAYS OF HEAVEN Blu-ray?

    My copy finally arrived today and it played flawlessly in my Panasonic BD-60. Haven't tried it in the BD-35 yet. What a great, moody film. Gorgeous looking disc. Dick, did you ever get your copy to work? Edit: Apparently some folks are having some issues with this title. At Amazon they have...
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    Anyone else having trouble loading the DAYS OF HEAVEN Blu-ray?

    Johnny, thank you so much for that tip! I bought Starship Troopers a week ago on BD and it wouldn't load in either if my players. I just put the extra SD card in from my wife's camera and it loaded right up. Again, thanks for that great tip. Dick, I'm waiting for Days of Heaven to get here and...
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The African Queen -- in Blu-ray

    I just watched it myself, and I must echo Robert Crawford's remarks. Right away I was surprised at how razor sharp the text of the credits were, and I didn't realize how gorgeous and colorful the film really is. It was like seeing the movie for the first time. Just beautiful, the video...
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    What's Your Last BR Purchase?

    This is going to be an expensive week. There are four must-haves for me: The African Queen Days of Heaven Toy Story Toy Story 2 Throw in Fantastic Mr. Fox possibly as well.
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    NEW Panasonic blu-ray BD60 & BD80 for pre-order at Crutchfield

    I dunno Travis, ST won't play on the new BD-60 either. Must be a bad disc.
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ The African Queen -- in Blu-ray

    Very good to hear Mr. Harris, I've been anxiously awaiting your thoughts on this title. After waiting over a decade for The African Queen on DVD I'm pleased that I can now skip the DVD entirely and go right to a hi def Blu. While I know not to put too much into the screenshots over at DVDBeaver...
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    NEW Panasonic blu-ray BD60 & BD80 for pre-order at Crutchfield

    That's good to hear Dave, my BD-60 should be here today. I've had a BD-35 since Dec. '08 and haven't had any problems playing a disc... until now. I bought Starship Troopers on Blu at Wal-Mart for $10 the other day but my BD-35 will not load it. Not menus, not anything. I have not updated the...
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    Good Combination 24-25" Monitor/TV

    Okay, I hooked up the antenna and the TV quickly scanned the available channels. Get about 15 channels OTA, six of which are HD. They look great, but vary depending upon the channel and source material of course. Standard def looks okay. One thing I like is that the TV automatically sets the AR...
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    AVATAR: Blu-ray takes the "Superbit" approach

    I'll double-dip, but I won't triple-dip. I'm buying the barebones release in April, then the 3D version whenever it comes out. I'm assuming that the 3D release will also include bonus features similar to the Special Edition later this year. I can wait.
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    Good Combination 24-25" Monitor/TV

    Well, the Samsung P2570HD arrived today. 24.6" 1080p. Very good looking, stylish monitor. Plugged my PC (Windows XP) right in and works great even without loading the software. My new Blu-ray player isn't here yet so I can't opine on that yet. Was all set to hook up my outdoor antenna only to...
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    So I spoke with James Cameron tonight....

    I think that's a pretty safe assumption Ron. Great news on The Abyss and True Lies, we never did get proper DVD versions of these. Looking forward to both.
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    African Queen Blu-ray screen caps on dvdbeaver.com

    Thank you Sebastion, that's very reassuring.
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    African Queen Blu-ray screen caps on dvdbeaver.com

    Like I said, maybe it's just me, but a lot of those shots have a greenish cast to them. Other things as well, in the boat shot look at the sky in the Carlton DVD which is blue and compare to the BD where it looks more white. Maybe this is the way it's supposed to look, I really don't know. In...
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    African Queen Blu-ray screen caps on dvdbeaver.com

    The caps look good for the most part, but is there a strong green push here? Look at the caps of the boat entering the rapids for example. The water looks green. Is it just me?
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    "Lawrence" Blu-ray: is there a target release date yet?

    Guess not. The silence surrounding this title is deafening. I'm sure Sony wants to do this release the right way, and that it will be magnificent when it finally does come out but how about at least a hint of when to expect it? Please don't tell me they're waiting for 2012, the film's 50th...
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    Films of the Decade ('00s)

    Don't know about "best", but these are ten of my favorites: Almost Famous LOTR AI - Artificial Intelligence Master and Commander TFSOTW (heard a sequel is rumored!) The Incredibles Kill Bill Gladiator Star Trek Shaun of the Dead Iron Man
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