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High Def Delight

August 2nd, 2008

Another Netflix player! The LG BD300

We seem to be having a slew of Netflix players as of late, between the Roku and the Xbox 360.
The latest to the list is the LG BD300. Consumer Reports wrote up a brief post on it, as well as many other blogs, but the skinny is that it will cost something less than […]

By Christopher Swenson -- 0 comments

July 25th, 2008

Helvetica (Blu-ray) Review

I recently had the pleasure to watch the movie Helvetica in Blu-ray. The movie is a documentary on the life, history, use, and opinions surrounding the font of the same name.
I’m a font snob, so I loved it. If you can tell the difference between Arial and Helvetica, if you hold strong opinions […]

By Christopher Swenson -- 0 comments

July 7th, 2008

Digital audio buying tips

I am currently in the market to buy a new home audio system, which presents a few problems for me.
In the past, I’ve been of the opinion that your audio equipment should be completely separate from your video equipment: the additional splitters used in the all-in-one home theater systems could cause noise and signal delay […]

By Christopher Swenson -- 0 comments

June 27th, 2008

Shoot ‘Em Up (Blu-ray)

You know what I hate? A movie that doesn’t know it’s place in the scheme of things. A movie that tries to be the perfect movie for everyone.
I ventured into another very male-centric movie today: Shoot ‘Em Up on Blu-ray. And this movie understands exactly what kind of movie it is: this […]

By Christopher Swenson -- 0 comments

June 23rd, 2008

PS3 Streaming Video: Mediatomb

Many of us HD junkies no doubt own a PlayStation 3 already: it’s one of the cheapest and best Blu-ray players on the market.
What many of us don’t know or fail to forget is that the PS3 also can play streaming content (video, audio, and pictures) from any Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) server on […]

By Christopher Swenson -- 4 comments

June 19th, 2008

The Transporter (Blu-ray)

The Transporter is the testosterone-driven tale of a courier, who transports anything for anyone, no questions asked … until, of course, he doesn’t.
With a typical, fairly predictable plot, it’s still a ridiculously enjoyable movie. It’s short (a bit more than an hour and a half) and sweet: it gets right to the point.
I watched […]

By Christopher Swenson -- 2 comments

May 10th, 2008

“Men in Black” Coming Soon to Blu-Ray

So we’ve known about Agent’s K and J saved the world over a decade ago, but now it’s time to witness our salvation in the glorious high definition goodness on Blu-Ray. June 17th is the day the original “Men in Black” movie comes to Blu-Ray in high definition. The Blu-Ray disc will include two commentary […]

By Zach Flauaus -- 0 comments

April 22nd, 2008

Must Haves for an HDTV Setup

So you have or maybe are thinking of finally splurging for that HD setup you have just been drooling for, but just can’t think of what you all need? Well, here at High Def Delight, we have just the list for you!
1. HDTV
This one is pretty much a given, but you never know. Crazy folks […]

By Zach Flauaus -- 0 comments

April 12th, 2008

Blu-Ray now in PowerDVD Ultra

Well, it seems as if computer software and hardware manufacturers are not afraid to jump on the Blu bandwagon anymore since HD-DVD is dead and all. CyberLink has announced that PowerDVD Ultra, their software for movie playback, now supports Blu-Ray including BD-Live Profile 2.0, as well as HDMI support, MPEG-4/H.264, MPEG-2 HD, and WMV-HD movie […]

By Zach Flauaus -- 0 comments

April 5th, 2008

Hannah Montana: Now in 3-D and Blu-Ray

I swear, this is one of the only time’s I will ever talk of Hannah Montana. Why am I talking about her to begin with? In August, Disney will release “Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour” not only on Blu-Ray, but also in 2-D and 3-D viewing. August 19 is […]

By Zach Flauaus -- 0 comments