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My standard dvd of Apocalypse Now I was under the impression the AR was 2.00:1 but my BluRay states on the rear cover - 2.35:1 . which is correct for the home theater BD/DVD versions? I'm pretty sure the Theatrical prints from 1978 was 2.00:1 but with the 'branching' ( minutes)...

Currently my smart settings is Netflicks / youtube and Picassa (google photos thru my sign in internet site) .. I do not have Amazon . So hence this Post : How can I view the 8 missing episodes of Breaking Bad season 6 at $1.99 each without watching it on my 19 in HDTV PC screen and...

Looking for to buy an HD DVD ( the Toshiba ex-brand) optical drive to plug into my PC via the USB 2.0 .. It would be nice to see my discs Iown on my widescreen laptop.. I currently own a Blueray HD drive that operates thru Powerdvd12 .,, as well as my two players in my media room room that each...

I am getting conflicting reviews on wha tthe aspect ratio is of the dec 2010 release of Shrek The Final Chapter .. what with Blue Ray and standard dvd as well as the new 3D release I am seeing ratios of 1:78 to 1:85 to 2:35 to ( what I see on my own ) 2:40 .... ??

I was on cloud nine when I saw for Canadian Broadcast on Encore Avenue HD was to broadcast Ben Hur on Sunday Jan 17th for 212 min.. The HD telecast colours was great to see.... BUT.,,, what a major Disappointment to see you only broadcast in 1:78 instead of the OAR of 2:76.1 WHY did they...

hello, what are the abc's of what a studio will do for the OAR of a film to its finished product set onto DVD.. ?? If a film is shot in 1:85 and the box states 1:85 but because it is "enhanced" 16 x 9- the new ratio is now 1:78.. What I need to know is : Is the DVD program still in...

I realize the best way is : to turn off the TV when not in use,, I have a Sony Wega 46" LCD model KDF46E2000 rear projection (Hidef 16x9)television. I understand I 'may' get up to 6000 hours of life out of the bulb, (XL2400 )., or less or more.... . I also know that turning the TV 'on and...

TCM has a neat link off their web site (TCM Turner Classic Movies) that gives you a 150,000 title movie data base and with a click of the mouse allows you to be 'reminded' when this movie will play again on TCM.. Which got me thinking: Is there a web site for cable /satellite viewers of movie...

I realize the title here is an oxymoron, but was wondering why it is,( how can I describe this?,,) All my anamorphicwidescreen movies that playback thru hdmi or component video jacks default to my Sony 46 16x9 TV by filling the entire screen with aspect ratio of 1:66 to 1:85 by displaying the...

Have had time lately to investigate the menu and extras of Disney Pixar's Ratatouille (upc 786936727173) this past week, and have discovered an infuriating problem with the menu and its audio setting. The movie itself defaults to Dolby surround 2.0 and you have to manually navigate thru the menu...

I have a Toshiba A3 HDD player, and have a very small library of HDD discs all with 5.1 and one HDD disk with 1.0 DD audio ( the Searchers '56) .. My regular DVD library consists of well over 500 titles and range from DD1.0 to DD5.1 DTS and Dolby Digital audio . My audio output on this player...

Got the new Toshiba HD player AC 3,, a few questions: 1. Is the AC 3 a step up or a step down from the AC 2 ?? 2. My output and picture on my LCD projection TV is Fantastic but I see it is only in 1080i I have never seen it display 1080p. I have the player hooked up to sony KDF46E2000 via...

Bought a Sony KDF46E2000 set this past week,, extremely happy with the picture and features., But was warned before I bought about the life expectancy of the projection bulb or in my case the Sony XL-2400 Lamp . Good to see that you can maintenance this bulb by yourself, but was thinking...

Got our new Sony 46" LCD projector TV this past week, as well as the Shaw Hi Def PVR box from Motorola (DCT 3400)., and I totally realize why there are 'black bars' around wide screen movies , especially 'panavsion style' aspect ratio's such as 2:00.1 / 2:35.1 up to Ben Hur's 2:76.1 .. BUT...

Discovered today that the 1997 DVD Warner Bros 'Bridges of Madison County', I was planning on purchasing, is only available in 1:33.1,, yet the Laser Disc I owned back in 1996 was 1:85.1 .. I found this quite alarming as for the year 1997 and especially the Studios of Warner Brothers would...

Has any Canadians received their mailers yet from Warners ?--for the disc blunder because after waiting 5 weeks I got back to the 1 800 number ( third time), and this time was told that Warner Bros Canada was not doing the same phone in as the US is. What !!!! I then given a 1-877-832-9959...

I know that the special ed. of this DVD (on two discs) comes 1:33.1 on disc 1 and 1:78.1 on the other disc,2 , . Is the ratio 1:33.1 considered, (for this type of CGI animation,) .. full frame or pan and scan ??

I realize there is a search this forum button available, but too complex for me to search on this title.. But need to know the 'silver boxed' edition (UPC #663286-201235) for Kubricks film of 2001 A Space Odyssey,, is it better than the WB's white jacket of Kubricks collection (upc #12569-55392)...

Just picked up the MCA 1995 movie 'Babe' for my granddaughter and realized that Universal MCA has encoded this disc so you are forced to sit thru five minutes of their upcoming features. You can't stop the disc/ chapter forward the disc or even hit menu to get back to main menu. The only way...

Just came across some links today on a new Special Ediiton 2 disc set Warner Bros release of the 1967 movie from MGM of The Dirty Dozen.. Now I can't seem to track anything down on this double sic, but the highlighted rumors I need to nail down and verify are.: 1. The original 1967 movie in...

Has any one had any audio problems with the new Walk The Line DVD with the DTS soundtrack? I found the DTS had hardly any rear sounds at all, but didn't pay overly attention to this until I found that in chapter 15 at the 50m 30 sec mark ( when they blew up the bomb in the tree branch ), that...

If it wasn't for Private Parts we here in Canada would have Absolutely No idea who or what Howard Stern is.., (Oh yeah he was on Larry King recently with a few video pieces..) Point is,, His show has never been on Canadian airwaves as syndicated, as the Dr Laura Show is, and some others. So...

1965 comedy..,,, Never Too Late has Never been on video or on TV why ???? It is a WB film and has major hollywood stars in this feature. Paul Ford, Connie Stevens, Jim Hutton to name a few. Does anyone know the answer to this???

Early last year Columbia Pictures re released a 1982 film classic.,.. ANNIE . Loaded with features and DTS sound. But no widescreen.. !! This latest DVD was the new special edition over its predecessor ,which was released years before in a wide screen format. (2.35:1 panavision lens) The...

Wanted to point out that the 1967 20th Century Fox film The Film Flam Man starring George C Scott and Michael Sarrazin has never see the light of digital media. No laser discs were ever made, and now in its 8th season, no DVD either. This wonderful panavision comedy, and cast along with an...