Age Group | Old enough to have seen Star Wars' theatrical release, young enough not to have understood its significance at the time. |
Video Likes | Restoration work performed on older movies |
Video Dislikes | Transfers not in the original aspect ratio |
Audio Likes | The use of surrounds and subwoofer to create atmosphere in addition to Wow! Effects |
Audio Dislikes | 5.1 tracks that sound just like 2.0 |
Favourite DVDs | Radiohead: Meeting People Is Easy, The Matrix, American History X, The Cider House Rules |
Least Favourite DVDs | The Story Of Us. |
Most Eagerly Awaited DVDs | The Godfather Trilogy, Koyaanisqatsi, Down By Law, Three Colours trilogy. |
Titanic | An okay movie made with a huge budget which must have been exhausted by the time the DVD was released |
The Matrix | The first DVD I bought, and the one I use to demo the format to friends. |
Terminator 2 | Loved the film, haven't seen the DVD. |
Star Wars | Lets just hope that the rate of DVD player ownership keeps expanding exponentially... I'm sure the canny Lucas & Co are waiting for maximum exposure for their marketing dollar. |
Godzilla | Good fun, with an excellent cast. Haven't seen the DVD. |
Independence Day | Bubble gum for the eyes, also haven't seen the DVD. |
DVD Player | Toshiba 2109 , using S-Video output |
Display | Sony Trinitron Wega (80cm) . Calibrated with AVIA Guide To Home Theatre. This display device is 16x9 capable. |
Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver . Calibrated with AVIA Guide To Home Theatre. |
Amplification | Pioneer VSX-D608 |
Speakers | Front: Yamaha NS10M, Rear: Wharfedale Diamond 7.1, Center: Wharfedale Sapphire, Sub: Aaron 120W |
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