Blu-ray Player
Blu-ray players are rapidly penetrating the DVD market, as they are backwards compatible – meaning they can replace the job of an ordinary DVD player as well as being a Blu-ray disc player. This new generation optical disc format employs the latest technology to read and write Blu-ray discs. The name ‘Blu-ray’ is derived from the colour of the laser used to write to the discs. Blu-ray discs are the same physical size as DVDs, but the blue laser uses shorter wavelengths when burning a disc, and thus more data can be stored on the same sized optical disc. Blu-ray players are ...
Blu-ray Regions
When looking for a Blu-ray disc or shopping for a Blu-ray player, one thing to take into account is the region classification system. Blu-ray regions are defined by the area that the disc or player was manufactured for, either Region A, B or C. A Blu-ray disc classed as region A will not work in a Blu-ray disc player from region B or C, and vice versa. So how does this affect me? The Blu-ray region system has been implemented by TV and film production companies to prohibit movies being traded internationally before being released in other countries. By imposing region codes ...
Review: Watchmen blu-ray
Depending on who you talk to, Watchmen is either the best or worst movie of 2009. As an adaptation of a famous graphic novel, Watchmen is set in 1985 but in an alternate universe. In this dark place, Richard Nixon is still president of the United States, the Cold War is still running and superheroes exist. However, superheroes have fallen from grace... [Read more of this review]
Review: The Day The Earth Stood Still blu-ray
The original 1951 version of The Day The Earth Stood Still was a warning to humanity about the dangers of nuclear warfare. In the 2008 revised version, the threat has been updated to mankind’s environmental abuse of Earth. The story stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, an alien being who arrives on Earth with a robot bodyguard named GORT. Klaatu is actually... [Read more of this review]
Review: Slumdog Millionaire blu-ray
The makers of Slumdog Millionaire must have known their film was terrific, but surely could not have anticipated the level of success the movie has had. Lauded by critics and the public alike, Slumdog Millionaire is based on an Indian novel called “Q and A” and follows the story of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an orphan who is on the verge of winning... [Read more of this review]
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