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BTW, what's the latest on Lawrence of Arabia? It's due next year - probably with The Bridge on the River Kwai as well!
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Don't Panic!
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Thanks Daniel. I saw a comment on AVS that suggested a new master would be required as the one used for the DVD has edge enhancement (yes the master). I hope Sony(?) do a top notch job on this.
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Paranoid android
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As far as I have heard, a new master is what they (yes Sony) have been busy working on and is the chief reason it's been moved to 2008. The indication seems to be it'll come in the first half of next year rather than the second.
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Working on the ultimate question
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Kubrick boxset is now available to pre-order. I cancelled my individual pre-orders and took the boxset, saving about $40. Which site Mark? There's nothing on Amazon. Good catch! Just checked and it's a DVD boxset - I could have sworn it was HD-DVD when I placed the order. Have cancelled just in time  Mark
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Good catch! Just checked and it's a DVD boxset - I could have sworn it was HD-DVD when I placed the order. Have cancelled just in time Mark_H buying a DVD boxset? That would have been very amusing! 
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Just watched Transformers HDDVD- demo disc material- fun movie- not the greatest movie of all time- but fun.
best regards,
Jerry
Best regards,
Jerry
Main System: 861v6, DSP8000s in corners, DSP7000s Center and Sides, 1-9 humans.
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Really looking forward to seeing this in the cave if only to see how good it can really look and sound. My local cinema going experience continues to get increasingly depressing as projection quality decreases and sound quality is always non-optimal (when you complain they give you vouchers but do not fix the problem); not to mention the usual pet peeves, mainly related to other audience members (anybody else get really annoyed by bright mobile phone displays popping up all over the auditorium - this seems to be on the increase) Digital projection at home with HD sources, properly calibrated sound, no ambient lighting and no audience annoyances is significantly outperforming anything that my local cinemas can offer... Nothing like an early morning rant to get the weekend off to a good start Mark
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Just ordered an EP35 from Play. At �270 with 7 free discs I just couldn't resist.
Cliff
Main system - Sources (Kodi-HTPC, Vero 4k, FireTV, Sat) into Trinnov Altitude 32 (8-16) (+Roon), Trinnov Amplitude 8 amp & Vivid Audio (Giya G3, V1.5) and REL Stentor III speakers. Others: F80 + Raspberry Pi and other Pi systems.
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Congrats ! on your new toy Cliff . If M aren't going to do HD-DVD I may partake of one myself for the bedroom . I don't know what your free discs are but definitely try out some of these golden oldies for great picture : Mutiny on the Bounty , Grand Prix , Casablanca , The Searchers and for sound : Constantine , Batman Begins , The Matrix and for trashing your living room , surprisingly , Transformers  ~M~
Mostly harmless. Comfortably numb.
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Mostly harmless
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Just ordered an EP35 from Play. At �270 with 7 free discs I just couldn't resist.
Cliff Ditto!!
1. LP12, Naim CD5, Myst TMA, Myst TMR, Linn Kans, LG32LX2R, Sony STRDB830, Energy Take 5's, Sky+, Pioneer DVR520H
2. Meridian G68, G55, PMC TB2's, M&K CS35's, TH-50PF10, SB12Plus, SkyHD, Oppo 983, SB3, EP35
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Digital projection at home with HD sources, properly calibrated sound, no ambient lighting and no audience annoyances is significantly outperforming anything that my local cinemas can offer... On a positive note though, buying discs is cheaper than going out to the flicks (particularly once babysitting and food are taken into account) and the gap between cinema release and disc release is now very short for many movies.
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Thanks. Won't be getting the new toy till early November though. I think we'll have a long wait before M deliver a HD player and I'm not sure I'm prepared to pay the inevitable premium price.
Toshiba's free disc offer is pretty good. 300 and Bourne Identity in the box + 5 more from a reasonable range ot titles.
Can't wait!
Cliff
Main system - Sources (Kodi-HTPC, Vero 4k, FireTV, Sat) into Trinnov Altitude 32 (8-16) (+Roon), Trinnov Amplitude 8 amp & Vivid Audio (Giya G3, V1.5) and REL Stentor III speakers. Others: F80 + Raspberry Pi and other Pi systems.
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