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SF & Genre-related DVD Releases for September 2, 2008

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2008-08-29 05:58:27 by Sam Sloan in Slice of SciFi
...DVD this Tuesday. The show follows the daily lives of a group of highly intelligent geeks who love any and everything sci-fi and sci-tech. The show is smart, witty and full of great SF one-liner references at just the right times. The show has captured an audience beyond the expected geek crowd and has become a favorite with all audiences....
 
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DVD Players Turn Green On October 21st

2008-08-29 05:14:00 by Editor in Movie Blog
 
...DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def from Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Marvel Studios on October 21, 2008. The visually spectacular, super-charged release will be available in three versions: a three-disc Special Edition DVD available for a limited time only; a two-disc Blu-ray release, offered in collectible 3D lenticular packaging for a...
 
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Who is winning the format war: Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD

2007-12-11 00:31:39 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
 
...DVD became media of choice 7-10 years ago and replaced VHS, DVD players were a no-brainer as far as Christmas gifts go. But what about movies in high-definition? There are two major formats trying to win the eyeballs, and for many consumers two formats is one too many. The consumers are smart and they were sitting on the sidelines waiting for...
 
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Toshiba HD-A35 HD DVD player

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2007-12-25 08:18:12 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
...DVD , I am reviewing Toshiba HD-A35 HD DVD player Why HD DVD and not Blu-Ray? Despite a seeming stalemate between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD inthe war for the eyeballs, I did not want to buy a proprietary technologyfrom Sony, especially considering most of their previous attempts to create new standards have failed miserably. Also, HD-DVD players...
 
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HD-DVD still well positioned against Blu-Ray

2008-01-15 16:57:17 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
 
...DVD players again this week. Now the entry-level Toshiba HD A3 player has suggested retail price of just $150 - very close to what regular DVD players sell for, while medium and top players, HD A30 and HD A35 with 1080p output now have MSRP of $200 and $300 respectively. The 5 free movies deal with the purchase of HD-DVD player has been...
 
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The Myth of the Perfect DVD

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2008-02-27 15:00:00 by Moviezzz in The Moviezzz Blog
...DVD this week from Criterion. It is a special 4 DVD edition, packaged with a 93 page book. The DVD transfer was personally supervised by Vittorio Storaro, the films cinematographer. In fact, director Bernardo Bertolucci said that he must be in charge of the transfer of the film The set features the entire film, along with the extended mini...
 
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HD DVD camp may lose more of its supporters

2008-01-11 01:50:51 by admin in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
 
...DVD in May 2008, the HD-DVD camp has been reduced to just Universal Studio and Paramount as far as Hollywood studios go. The latter has an escape clause in their contract to switch to Blu-Rayshould Warner Bros. switch too (WB is the biggest studio). Warners sister companies, HBO and Lionsgate, are also switching to Blu-Ray. Paramount at the...
 
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The death of HD-DVD: Toshiba abandons HD-DVD.

2008-02-17 05:44:11 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog
 
...DVD format,resulting in the complete victoryfor Blu-Ray by companies like Sony, MatsushitaElectric Industrial Co, Hitachi and Sharp.The format war has been going on since 2003. HD-DVD format has many advantages over Blu-Ray, but Sony and its partners had managed to attract movie studios, one by one, on its side. With fewer titles that will be...
 
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The Best DVD Sets of 2007

2008-01-08 17:18:05 by Critics Rant in Critics Rant - Movie, DVD, and TV Show Reviews
 
...DVD self-gift-giving guide-a-palooza to pick out a nice DVD set for yourself. Or, if you're still in a giving mood, for someone else. However, we say since giving unto others is considered to be the best thing, just consider yourself an other. Works every time So, this list is broken up into a few different categories, but you'll notice that...
 
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HD DVD format is not dead, Toshiba says.

2008-01-08 20:04:27 by Maxim in Maxim's Movie Reviews and Opinions Blog