Rotel is launching new Michi models in January featuring the P5 Preamplifer ($3,999.99) , S5 Stereo Amplifer ($6,999.99) and M8 Monoblock Amplifier ($6,999.99). The high-end components represent “the pinnacle of 55 years of audio engineering excellence” and include a new system architecture promising accuracy, musicality and ultra-low noise. Peter Kao […]
Denon introduces sound bar with DTS Virtual:X
Denon has announced the arrival of its first claimed “full-range” sound bar with DTS Virtual:X, the DHT-S216, priced at $249. The company says the slim profile speaker includes “psychoacoustic” algorithms developed by DTS to simulate multi-channel playback, and the unit can be connected to TVs and media players via 4K […]
Abominable Blu-ray Review
Dreamworks Animation’s Abominable is a warm-hearted, fun-filled adventure about a girl and her Yeti.
Onbuy.com says don’t get fooled by fakes this Christmas
Counterfeit goods at Christmas are becoming an increasing problem for gift-shoppers and Onbuy has conducted a survey among 1,837 members of the public and identified that electronics and toys are the most likely product categories to be non-legit. Furthermore, a claimed 7 in 10 Americans have received fake products in […]
Big Trouble in Little China Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review
John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China is a film that is almost impossible to describe, other than a piece of insane brilliance that was ahead of its time. Shout! Factory’s new Collector’s Edition release retains the special features and commentary from the previous Fox Blu-ray release, adding two new […]
Consequence of Sound offers up its Top 100 Films of the 2010s
Home theater news is somewhat thin on the ground in this post-Black Friday lull, but we thought it might be worth a look at this assessment of the top 100 films of the 2010s, as compiled by review site Consequence of Sound. The press release could easily have been overlooked, […]
Weekly RoundUp 12-10-2019
Where to find the Best Deals on Movies & TV Shows on 4k/UHD, Blu-ray and DVD… The Features – Once Upon a Time in…Hollywood – 2019 – It: Chapter 2 – 2019 – Lee Marvin (Dog Day – 1984) – The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas – 1957 […]
HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: King of Kings
A great film with a superb transfer! The picture quality is incredible, such excellent clarity and detail in the image, this powerful event is even more present and tangible with such an image, just wonderful. You’ve got to love 70mm film, I was wish all great movies were shot on […]
A few words about…™ Tunes of Glory – in Blu-ray
Take a look at the credits for Ronald Neame’s Tunes of Glory, an extraordinary character study of officers in a Scottish Battalion, released in 1960. In the leads, Alec Guinness and John Mills, two of England’s finest. A young Susannah York in her first role. Malcolm Arnold created the score, […]
Mirage – Blu-ray Review
Director Edward Dmytryk was a survivor of Hollywood’s tumultuous period between the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Initially blacklisted as one of the Hollywood Ten following the success of Crossfire (1947) – being caught up in the Red Scare that also saw many of his fellow contemporaries suffering the same […]
Film Movement releases more Blu-ray classics starting this December
Martin Dew submitted a new blog post Film Movement releases more Blu-ray classics from December Continue reading the Original Blog Post.
More last-minute Black Friday deals on LG, SVS and Film Movement
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! In addition to Todd Erwin’s Black Friday TV offer breakdown on Tuesday, LG is also offering the OLED E9 ‘Glass’ series of TVs with significant discounts. You can find out more details and where to buy from LG. LG OLED TV E9 “Glass” Series 55-inch class […]
A few words about…™ The Bells of St. Mary’s – in Blu-ray
God bless Olive for bringing Leo McCarey’s 1944 The Bells of St. Mary’s to Blu-ray. It’s a bit of an odd bird. As explained by Prof. Emily Corman in one of the supplements, it’s a bona fide sequel – but produced via another studio. Going My Way was a Paramount […]
Weekly RoundUp 12-3-2019
Where to find the Best Deals on Movies & TV Shows on 4k/UHD, Blu-ray and DVD… The Features – Game of Thrones: Season 8 – 2019 – Turtle Odyssey – 2018 – Slaughterhouse Five – 1972 – Glorifying the American Girl – 1929 – Tunes of Glory – 1960 […]
Black Friday Blu-ray and 4K UHD bargains
(Lead photo credit: miamibrickell at Flickr here) This is a good time of year to increase the size of your disc media libraries and capitalize on some of the bargains out there over the next few days. 4K UHD Blu-rays, in particular, have commanded a price premium during the regular […]