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  1. Ben_Williams

    Wait until you see Heroes on HD DVD!

    Lots of shows get labeled as the best on TV, but BSG actually deserves that level of praise. BSG single-handedly turned my wife into a sci-fi fan, so the sci-fi geek inside of me owes Ronald Moore a deep debt of gratitude for that feat alone! ;) From what I've heard, we should be getting BSG...
  2. Ben_Williams

    Wait until you see Heroes on HD DVD!

    BSG is a must-own title on HD DVD.
  3. Ben_Williams

    Warner BD/HD Titles for Sept including The Wild Bunch, Wyatt Earp and MORE!

    Wow... watching the Wild Bunch on BD is going to be an altogether new experience after meeting Ernest Borgnine! Not to mention probably never having seen it look anywhere near as good!
  4. Ben_Williams

    Wait until you see Heroes on HD DVD!

    The strip can definitely make you feel like you are traveling within a herd of cattle. The slow-walkers who gaze up at the buildings and walk three to four people wide are the ones that really get to me... Very impressive with your airport performance! You thinking of moving to Vegas? I...
  5. Ben_Williams

    Wait until you see Heroes on HD DVD!

    Absolutely, Paul... it was a pleasure! We saw you last night as you were hauling some serious ass right in front of the Flamingo at about 6 PM... you were flying! Bring on Heroes!
  6. Ben_Williams

    HTF HD-DVD Review: Blood Diamond

    They go into detail about war-torn regions of Africa. The cited advantage of having these extras online is that the information on each country can be updated with new news and information. There is also a polling feature on the disc so that you can take part in community polls regarding your...
  7. Ben_Williams

    Wait until you see Heroes on HD DVD!

    I agree... the color saturation in Heroes was vivid and beautiful. I'm very excited about seeing it as I missed it entirely on TV.
  8. Ben_Williams

    HTF HD-DVD Review: Blood Diamond

    Warner gave us a nice demo of Blood Diamond at EMA... I like the concept of the online extras they are working on and I'm curious to see how that evolves over time... As far as the transfers are concerned, I'm not sure how anyone can think that the exact same VC-1 transfer looks better on HD...
  9. Ben_Williams

    Cars BD

    I really enjoyed Ratatouille... excellent!
  10. Ben_Williams

    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: THE PATRIOT - HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!

    noise tends to dance around static objects in the image. For example, if there is a light switch in the background of a scene, noise will swirl around the edges of the light switch and any other static object in the image. Grain is more randomly distributed.
  11. Ben_Williams

    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: THE PATRIOT - HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!

    Except that grain is supposed to be there and noise is added by a poor transfer.
  12. Ben_Williams

    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: THE PATRIOT - HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!

    Thanks, Ron... I also revisited a few scenes from the film and noticed no problems with noise. There is some grain, though, which is just fine and to be expected!
  13. Ben_Williams

    Has anyone seen Dante's Peak? Or have the original DVD handy?

    That looks really weird in the pics.
  14. Ben_Williams

    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: THE PATRIOT - HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!

    Thanks guys for lett ing my know about the 24-bit thing... That was a typo and it is corrected in the review now. As far as noise is concerned, I didn't see that on my 93" screen... I'll go back and triple check it tonight!
  15. Ben_Williams

    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: THE PATRIOT - HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!

    Well, Roland Emmerich is hardly Douglas Sirk, but a little melodrama has its place! :)
  16. Ben_Williams

    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: THE PATRIOT - HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!

    This is just the extended version... I had only seen the film in the theater and once or twice on satellite. All I noticed is that there were some fleshed out scenes and the film felt as though it had a little more depth. Nothing really stands out as being a major new inclusion, though...
  17. Ben_Williams

    'Patch Adams,' 'Cat People', 'The Getaway'. Universal Sept releases with TrueHD

    Actually, I think the first format to offer Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo is a shoe-in to win the war.
  18. Ben_Williams

    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: THE PATRIOT - HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!

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  19. Ben_Williams

    'Patch Adams,' 'Cat People', 'The Getaway'. Universal Sept releases with TrueHD

    Agreed, Jim. I'm not sure if Universal could afford to make me sit through Patch Adams.
  20. Ben_Williams

    New Panasonic DMP-BD10a Announcement - $599 - 5 free BDs

    Glad you're enjoying the Panny, Thomas! Be sure you've updated to firmware version 2.2. With each new fw update, the panny gets faster. I think once you've lived with the Panny for a while, you are going to be more and more impressed with its performance. Enjoy!
  21. Ben_Williams

    please correct me

    I don't think Blockbuster has any plans to scale-back their support of standard definition DVD. If they took the route yoú suggest, they would be doing exactly that.
  22. Ben_Williams

    July 1st - 5 Free BD movies...let me get this str8

    Thomas... I wish I could. Cees? Can you help?
  23. Ben_Williams

    July 1st - 5 Free BD movies...let me get this str8

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Major Hollywood Studios and Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Announce Blu-Ray Summer Promotion Summer-Long Consumer Promotion Ties Into The Growing Momentum For The Blu-ray Disc® Format Campaign supported by major print and online media...
  24. Ben_Williams

    Movie Trading Co. rents HD DVD

    Someone might want to change the title of this thread to "Movie Trading Company rents HD DVD AND Blu-ray" 'cause they do...
  25. Ben_Williams

    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: Rio Bravo - Recommended

    thanks for the review! I'll be picking this one up ASAP!
  26. Ben_Williams

    Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL

    tombstone would be an amazing offering. I absolutely love that flick... "I'm sufferin'... from a hangover!"
  27. Ben_Williams

    The re-announcement of the preannouncement denial of 'Badder Santa' in BD

    Lawrence of Arabia is something I am just ecstatic to see on BD. On a completely different level, I'm also excited about Badder Santa. It's simply one of the funniest movies in recent memory.
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