HD vs Blue ray: November 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009

Man On Wire Blu-ray

Man On Wire Blu-ray Features

Video: Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English HOH, Audio Description, None

Man On Wire Blu-ray Overviews

SynopsisMAN ON A WIRE is a spellbinding documentary that chronicles the stunning achievement of one Philippe Petit, a French-born performance artists who walked a hire wire between the South and North Towers of the World Trade Center in New York during the seventies. The stunt--six years in the planning--involved meticulous organization and was completely illegal. Not content attempting the death-defying feat once, Petit would complete the walk 110 floors above the streets of Manhattan eight times, only stopping when he was arrested. Directed by British filmmaker James Marsh (THE KING, WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP), MAN ON WIRE celebrates this truly incredible event and sheds light upon the man that made it happen. I urge you to listen to the commentary by director James Marsh, producer Simon Chinn and executive producer Jonathan Hewes as well as see the interview with Philippe Petit. Very Highly Recommended.Product DescriptionPhilippe Petit Director: James Marsh

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

American Psycho [Blu-ray]

American Psycho [Blu-ray] Review

4.0 from 5

Excellent performance from Christian. He can do crazy very well. My favorite scene in the whole movie is when he's shooting at the cops and he blows up one of the cars... He stops for a moment and stares at his gun and gives it a sort of "What the hell" look. Perfect, awesome... The second American Psyco is pretty hilarious too... good good.

American Psycho [Blu-ray] Overviews

AWEALTHY NEW YORK INVESTMENT BANKING EXECUTIVE HIDES HISALTERNATE PSYCHOPATHIC EGO FROM HIS CO-WORKERS AND FRIENDS AS HE ESCALATES DEEPER INTO HIS ILLOGICAL, GRATUITOUS FANTASIES.

American Psycho [Blu-ray] Specifications

The Bret Easton Ellis novel American Psycho, a dark, violent satire of the "me" culture of Ronald Reagan's 1980s, is certainly one of the most controversial books of the '90s, and that notoriety fueled its bestseller status. This smart, savvy adaptation by Mary Harron (I Shot Andy Warhol) may be able to ride the crest of the notoriety; prior to the film's release, Harron fought a ratings battle (ironically, for depictions of sex rather than violence), but at the time the director stated, "We're rescuing [the book] from its own bad reputation." Harron and co-screenwriter Guinevere Turner (Go Fish) overcome many of the objections of Ellis's novel by keeping the most extreme violence offscreen (sometimes just barely), suggesting the reign of terror of yuppie killer Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) with splashes of blood and personal souvenirs. Bale is razor sharp as the blank corporate drone, a preening tiger in designer suits whose speaking voice is part salesman, part self-help guru, and completely artificial. Carrying himself with the poised confidence of a male model, he spends his days in a numbing world of status-symbol one-upmanship and soul-sapping small talk, but breaks out at night with smirking explosions of homicide, accomplished with the fastidious care of a hopeless obsessive. The film's approach to this mayhem is simultaneously shocking and discreet; even Bateman's outrageous naked charge with a chainsaw is most notable for the impossibly polished and gleaming instrument of death. Harron's film is a hilarious, cheerfully insidious hall of mirrors all pointed inward, slowly cracking as the portrait becomes increasingly grotesque and insane. --Sean Axmaker

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray Disc

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DVD is a great success, and finally, in any event as a whole. Be applied, however. There is a high definition format rather than just a typical output video. With the new technology that is now strengthened people the best quality of entertainment that always wanted.

All actions, all the adventures that now we can definitely say I am everything I want to get into a conversation. But what if something is missing eyes,something perfect, with 6 times resolution of standard DVDs. You are about to enter the new world. Pick your favorite clips from the scene, while the movie plays. Go behind the scenes. Changing camera angles and high definition fully connected online, you can download the contents of the cargo. The future of high definition is here. Yow want everything now much better, with a spectacular high definition. Now may be the owner of the movies you want with the new level of interactivity.Here is the difference between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD

Blu-ray Disc

This is the next generation optical packaged media disc format. He was known as Blu-ray, for the reasons that the laser data of the new discs, it says, violet-blue instead of red. This disk technology called blue laser has a wavelength allows a red laser, which, data is read more accurately. The format was developed to allow to rewrite the record and playback high definition video and store large amounts of data. Great privilege of seeing

HD DVD

The standard HD (high definition) DVD is designed to succeed the standard DVD format and is made from the same underlying technologies. This is a next generation optical format disc, with a significant increase in storage capacity facilitating support for high definition (HD) video and audio. The> HD-DVD is the name of its emergence as an extension of high definition DVD optical disc format products.

Technical Specification

Storage

Blu Ray Disc

25 GB single layer

50 GB dual layer

HD DVD

15 GB single layer

30 GB dual layer

Wavelength

Blu Ray Disc - 405 nm (blue laser)
HD DVD - 405 nm (blue laser)

Diameter

Blu Ray Disc- 120mm

HD DVD - 120mm

Slice thickness

Blu Ray Disc - 1.2 mm

HD DVD - 1.2 mm

Protection

Blu Ray Disc - 0.1mm

HD DVD - 0.6 mm

Hard coating

Blu Ray Disc - Yes

HD DVD - No

Data transfer rate (data)

Blu Ray Disc - 36.0Mbps (1x)

HD DVD - 36.55Mbps (1x)

Data transfer rate (video / audio)

Blu Ray Disc - 54.0Mbps(1.5 x)

HD DVD - 36.55Mbps (1x)

Video resolution (max)

Blu Ray Disc - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)

HD DVD - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)

Video bit rate (max)

Blu Ray Disc - 40.0Mbps

HD DVD - 28.0Mbps

High-Def market share

From the standpoint of the average consumer, there is little difference between the two technologies. Both feature support for HD audio formats and video, and both have the potential toact as the sole successor to DVD. Some major differences are BD higher production costs and higher storage capacity of 23.3GB per layer vs 15GB HD.

Other interesting facts:

* The Nichi Corporation, which owns the design patents, the laser system Blu-ray, sits as an associate member of the HD DVD Promotion Group.

* Even though Apple is on the Blu-ray Board of Directors, which supports DVD Studio Pro softwareHD DVD.

* Blu-ray, unlike HD-DVD requires a hard coating on their discs, because it is closer to 0.5 at the surface. The polymer coating used Durabis called, was developed by TDK and is supposedly extremely resilient and fingerprint resistant.

* The Java platform is necessarily based on Blu-ray, as is the standard for menus / multimedia (ie all Blu-ray systems must support JVM)

* The DVD version of the Xbox 360 is for the allegedFuture.

* The first consumer Blu-ray devices in the U.S. market It is expected that the PlayStation 3

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy & BD-Live) [Blu-ray]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy & BD-Live) [Blu-ray] Review

3.5 from 5

i completely and inequivocally agree with z hayes (plano,texas) on every aspect that she touched on. Book 6 in the Harry Potter series was my absolute favorite and the movie just did not do it justice. it was a decent movie if you've seen all the movies but never read the books however, if you've read the books it would be hard, if not impossible, to give this movie 5 stars. really, im stretching it to give it four. the added scenes add nothing to the movie and most of the scenes from the book that werent in the movie were vitally important to the plot and progression of the characters and story. im not going to give anything away, i just need to say that the movie was a disappointment. the characters are amazing in that the actors portraying them portray them perfectly and with the necessary depth. my only hope for the final 2 movies is that the directly sticks to the book and doesn't go on about adding more unnecessary and meaningless scenes. given that the final book is in two installments there is no reason not to lay it all out there and just really go for it. more action, more depth, more special effects, more everything. for those of us that have been following the series through 7 books and 6 movies i think it is vitally important to give us what we've been waiting for. if i may say so, we arent looking for the directors interpretation of what the book should have been, we are looking for exactly what the book was laid out on screen in all its glory from start to finish. for me, the whole point of the movie adaptations lays in the success of this last one and by success i mean accuracy, depth, and wow factor. i want to leave the theater feeling like it was all worth it and in this one i really just didn't and that's not even including the disappointment and irritation that stemmed from the fact that my favorite book was a let down on screen.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy & BD-Live) [Blu-ray] Features

HARRY POTTER & HALF-BLOOD PRINCE BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy & BD-Live) [Blu-ray] Overviews

The sixth installment of the Harry Potter series begins right where The Order of the Phoenix left off. The wizarding world is rocked by the news that "He Who Must Not Be Named" has truly returned, and the audience finally knows that Harry is "the Chosen One"--the only wizard who can defeat Lord Voldemort in the end. Dark forces loom around every corner, and now regularly attempt to penetrate the protected walls of Hogwarts School. This is no longer the fun and fascinating world of magic from the first few booksâ€”it's dark, dangerous, and scary.

Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) suspects Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) to be a new Death Eater recruit on a special mission for the Dark Lord. In the meantime, Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) seems to have finally removed the shroud of secrecy from Harry about the dark path that lies ahead, and instead provides private lessons to get him prepared. It's in these intriguing scenes that the dark past of Tom Riddle (a.k.a. Voldemort) is finally revealed. The actors cast as the different young versions of Riddle (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin and Frank Dillane) do an eerily fantastic job of portraying the villain as a child. While the previous movies' many new characters could be slightly overwhelming, only one new key character is introduced this time: Professor Horace Slughorn (with a spot-on performance by Jim Broadbent). Within his mind he holds a key secret in the battle to defeat the Dark Lord, and Harry is tasked by Dumbledore to uncover a memory about Voldemort's darkest weapon--the Horcrux. Despite the long list of distractions, Harry, Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) still try to focus on being teenagers, and audiences will enjoy the budding awkward romances. All of the actors have developed nicely, giving their most convincing performances to date.

More dramatic and significant things go down in this movie than any of its predecessors, and the stakes are higher than ever. The creators have been tasked with a practically impossible challenge, as fans of the beloved J.K. Rowling book series desperately want the movies to capture the magic of the books as closely as possible. Alas, the point at which one accepts that these two mediums are very different is the point at which one can truly enjoy these brilliant adaptations. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is no exception: it may be the best film yet. For those who have not read the book, nail-biting entertainment is guaranteed. For those who have, the movie does it justice. The key dramatic scenes, including the cave and the shocking twist in the final chapter, are executed very well. It does a perfect job of setting up the two-part grand finale that is to follow. --Jordan Thompson

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy & BD-Live) [Blu-ray] Specifications

Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defenses and, to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague, Professor Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same.

The Blu-ray disc of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will feature Warner Bros. Maximum Movie Mode, an interactive viewing experience that examines the entire film with such features as Focus Points, Picture-in-Picture, photo galleries and more. Maximum Movie Mode includes commentary from director David Yates, producers David Heyman and David Barron, and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson and Tom Felton.

The disc also includes Warner Bros. BD-LiveTM, which allows users with web-enabled Blu-ray players to access exciting additional content and connect and share with other BD-Live users via the My Commentary and Live Community Screening features. Another feature of the BD-Live interactivity is Facebook Connect, which allows users to interact with their friends from Facebook, update their Facebook status while in BD-Live and invite their Facebook friends to a Live Community Screening.