I don't mind admitting that I have a serious addiction to DVDs.The only problem is paying for them!Of course the beauty of the internet is that you don't have to restrict yourself to buying from your local shop. You don't even have to restrict yourself to Amazon or Play. The downside with ordering anything online can be the shipping cost and possibly customs duty if you're … [Read more...] about Feeding A DVD Addiction
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Godfather Trilogy Boxset – DVD Luxury?
The Godfather trilogy, or at least the first two parts, is fantastic and has a wide following.It's hardly surprising that there are some nice variations on the boxset presentation, but none would seem to be on a par with this timber box with lacquer finish and velvet lining.All I can say is "wow!", followed by "Where's my credit card?"Full details … [Read more...] about Godfather Trilogy Boxset – DVD Luxury?
Experiments in High Definition
The first two HD DVD discs that I ordered arrived this morning, so I'll be enjoying HD tonight.That is if I can hook up my HD DVD player to the rest of the kit .... Hopefully the new TV stand will arrive .. otherwise there may be lots of screaming and gnashing of teeth … [Read more...] about Experiments in High Definition
Organising and Expanding HDMI Devices
Over the last couple of months I've acquired several digital audio and video devices and plan to get more. In an ideal world hooking them all up would be easy, but we don't live in an ideal world!The main issue is that there simply aren't enough inputs and outputs available to allow you to daisy chain multiple HDMI capable devices together. You might be able to connect them … [Read more...] about Organising and Expanding HDMI Devices
Oscars 2008 – Surprises?
Last night's Oscars led to the usual mixed bunch of wins.Ratatouille won. (The acceptance speech is amusing.)Atonement won, but didn't sweep the boards.Marion Cotillard won - yet another reason for me to actually watch that film! Of course the biggest award for anyone here in Ireland was that picked up by OnceI posted a couple of the acceptance speeches over on FilmReviews.ie … [Read more...] about Oscars 2008 – Surprises?