| Age Group | I can still claim to be thirtysomething. |
| Video Likes | When you blow something up to 100 inches diagonal, the source had better be a very good anamorphic widescreen transfer. |
| Video Dislikes | I bought the US release of The Abyss when it came out because I love this movie. Turns out that I just can't stand to watch it; low resolution, 3:2 pull down judder and so on. |
| Audio Likes | I particularly like Action/Adventure/Sci Fi type films. To go with these should be a powerful LFE track. To me, the soundtrack speaks to the emotions - they should be appropriate for the scene and film. The medal presentation at the end of the first Star Wars movie is a simple and classic example of getting it exactly right. |
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| Favourite DVDs | Twister, Fifth Element, Much Ado About Nothing, Demolition Man, Apollo 13, Dark City, Man In The Iron Mask, Star Trek IV, Galaxy Quest, Matrix, Dune: the Miniseries, Tank Girl. |
| Least Favourite DVDs | Dune, The Abyss. Great or even just good films wrecked by their transfer. |
| Most Eagerly Awaited DVDs |
| Titanic | Wife made me watch it - what was the point? We all knew what the ending was going to be. Some great music, though. |
| The Matrix | Great film, great disc, loads of fun. |
| Terminator 2 | Preferred the first film. The Sci Fi film genre has been somewhat hijacked by the shoot'em up, action-adventure boys. |
| Star Wars | Fantastic film, legendary sound track. Will buy the DVD when it arrives. |
| Godzilla | Just what do people want from a film about a giant lizard ? Bit of harmless fun, did not deserve the panning it got. |
| Independence Day | Long hard day at work, sit down, brain into neutral, DVD on, volume to extreme... Ahhhh it does not get any better than this. |
| DVD Player | Skyworth 1050p progressive scan , using RGB output |
| Display | Sony 1252q CRT Projector, Screen Technics matte white screen 16:9 (223cm) . 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 | Onkyo TX-SR800 |
| Speakers | B&W DM305 (mains); CC3 (centre); S100 (surrounds); custom Adire Audio Tempest with Redgum plate amp (subwoofer) |
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