Age Group | 19 |
Video Likes | Correct aspect ratio, anamorphic presentation, strong colour palettes |
Video Dislikes | Pan and Scan or Full frame transfers, film artefacts, non-anamorphic presentation, aliasing... |
Audio Likes | Immersive 5.1 DTS or DD soundtracks |
Audio Dislikes | Dolby Digital advertisements, front heavy sound mixes |
Favourite DVDs | The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions, Amadeus SE, Cast Away, Thirteen Days, Lawrence of Arabia |
Least Favourite DVDs | Titanic, The Abyss (you reading this James Cameron!), Batman |
Most Eagerly Awaited DVDs | Star Wars, Star Wars, Star Wars |
Titanic | Awe inspiring, watch at any time type of movie spoilt by a disgraceful excuse for a DVD. |
The Matrix | Great film, great DVD (DTS would be nice though). |
Terminator 2 | Wow! Superlative DVD presentation of a genuine classic. |
Star Wars | More than movies, they have become symbols of popular culture. Brilliance exemplified. Let's hope Mr Lucas can finish the series off with the best movie yet! |
Godzilla | Horrible, horrible. I've had a restraining order put out on this mess. |
Independence Day | One of those movies I hate then love then feel indifferent to. |
DVD Player | Yamaha DVR-S100 , using Component output |
Display | Sony 76cm Widescreen Trinitron TV . Calibrated with THX Optimizer. This display device is 16x9 capable. |
Audio Decoder | Built in to DVD Player, Dolby Digital and DTS . Calibrated with THX Optimizer. |
Amplification | Yamaha DVR-S100 (built in) |
Speakers | Yamaha NX-S100S 5 speakers, Yamaha SW-S100 160W subwoofer |
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