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Simpsons’ 20th Season Marks Blu-ray Releases for January 12

By BlogMaster | Published January 12, 2010

bluray_simpsons20th_300 The Complete 20th Season of The Simpsons heads this week’s roundup of Blu-ray release titles.

How long have The Simpsons been around on TV? Well before DVD came about, and way before high-definition and Blu-ray hit our flat panels.

But the long-running animated hit did make the switch to high-definition during last season, its 20th, and we’re now reaping the rewards thanks to the easy transition to Blu-ray disc as The Simpsons Complete 20th Season arrives this week (and you can grab it on Amazon for only $36.99).

The specs on Blu-ray.com list the aspect ratio as the traditional boxy 1.33:1 of standard-def TV, but we’re guessing that is only meant for the contents of Disc 1, as the episodes beginning on Disc 2 of the set seem to coincide with when the show moved to 16:9 widescreen HDTV format. The audio features DTS-HD Master Audio lossless resolution that we’ve come to enjoy as one of the two main Blu-ray formats (along with Dolby TrueHD).

For action fans, you can catch The Governator on Blu-ray this week in Last Action Hero, get Sly by viewing Cliffhanger, or grab a re-release of The Matrix. Those mountain shots in Cliffhanger are sure to look extra crisp and cold in high-def.

If it’s more of the classics you’re looking for, the Criterion Collection is at it again with what should be another stunning Blu-ray release, this time in gorgeous black and white as Federico Fellini’s masterpiece 8 1/2 comes to Blu-ray.

Here are all of this week’s Blu-ray releases, courtesy of Blu-ray.com:
2 Dudes and a Dream
8 1/2
The Brothers Bloom
The Burning Plain
Cliffhanger
La Cucina
Fame
Halloween II (2009 version)
The Hurt Locker
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
In the Loop
Last Action Hero
The Matrix
Moon
Post Grad
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Sentenciados
The Simpsons: Complete 20th Season
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea

by Arlen Schweiger

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/simpsons_20th_season_marks_blu-ray_releases_for_january_12/

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Battlestar Galactica Headlines This Week’s Blu-ray Releases

By BlogMaster | Published January 5, 2010

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The critically acclaimed sci-fi series is out on Blu-ray with the complete first season.

There are a handful of new releases this week, most notably a couple of critically favored television series—Battlestar Galactica (Season 1) and Chuck (Season 2).

Battlestar may be the pick of the litter for those of you who missed it the first time around, or look to the Blu-ray (or DVD) format to dig into or play catch-up on TV series that you don’t have time to watch during the week. And it’s been lauded for its social and political commentary as much as the sci-fi angle, which should look mighty fine in high-definition to go with the DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

As far as the movies go, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ought to make for a good family movie night, and will look great if you’re a theater buff with a constant image height setup—viewing in CinemaScope 2.35:1 aspect ratio for all that wonderful animation.

Another hidden gem you may have missed is the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys from 2001. The doc takes a look at the skateboarding world of Southern California and how it changed throughout the years.

Here’s the complete list of releases for this week, courtesy of Blu-ray.com:
10 Things I Hate About You
50 Dead Men Walking
Battlestar Galactica: Season 1
Cheaper By the Dozen 2
Chuck: The Complete Second Season
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
D. Gray-man: Season 1, Part 1
Dogtown and Z-Boys
End of Days
The Final Destination
The Green Berets
The Last Salt Caravan
The Ministers
Riding Giants
Solarmax (IMAX)
Wicked Lake

by Arlen Schweiger

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/battlestar_galactica_headlines_this_weeks_blu-ray_releases/

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Coolest Products and Tech of the Decade

By BlogMaster | Published December 31, 2009

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We take a look back at some influential A/V of the past decade.

Back in 2000, few people had high-definition televisions, DVD popularity began phasing out VHS, speedy broadband Internet wasn’t mainstream, and people had just started stocking up on MP3s (the majority illegally obtained).

Companies like TiVo and Netflix that would dramatically change people’s viewing habits were barely out of infancy.

Now we can watch just about anything we want, whenever we want, and almost wherever we want — on our TVs, computers, cell phones. And super-high quality TVs don’t cost a fortune either … far from it, even for sizes equivalent to the super-space-hogging rear-projection sets popularized in the 90s.

To go with higher-quality TVs we also have better looking video content, as Blu-ray (and HD DVD briefly) brought HD to disc form. Those Blu-ray players can even do much more than play Blu-ray discs as the decade comes to a close now too.

We also have higher-quality audio to complete the full home theater experience. Higher resolution of uncompressed soundtracks on disc, and expanded audio options that have come about with the rise of iPod and other mobile/computer-based listening.

So we’re taking a look back at some of our favorites from the decade. We’re not getting into the automation category (though you can use your iPhone to control some of that too), but there’s been plenty else to change the landscape of A/V and home theater.

Click here for the Coolest Products and Tech of the Decade.

by EH Staff

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/coolest_products_and_tech_of_the_decade/

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