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Thinking of picking up Road Warrior from Vudu. Anyone get this? How is the video and audio streaming quality?

I see iTunes has it available as an extra if you buy Superman The Movie for $10. Does Amazon or Vudu offer something similar? Edit: I’m talking about the 3 hour cut just released.

Is this still used for as a lossy option on Blu-ray discs? I know it was used quite often on HD-DVD discs, but I don't see it much on Blu discs. Do they just label it as "Dolby Digital" when it's in fact DD Plus?

I just picked up this player a few weeks ago. Love it. I noticed when I put on a movie with DTS-MA 7.1 sound (like Toy Story 3 and Sound of Music), the player says it has a 5.1 soundtrack. But I'm clearly hearing sound from the back surround speaker (I'm using the 7.1 analog outputs). Is...

Does anyone know how to get a replacement insert for the Criterion Blu-Ray of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"? I contacted Criterion and they said Paramount handled the distribution, but I can't find an email contact on their website. Any ideas?

This might be an odd thing to ask, but I'm looking for a generic sound of a vinyl record "pop" sound. Specifically the sound of a record needle going into the run-groove and lifing up. Is there place where I can (legally) download it? Hopefully for free. Thanks!

I didn't see a thread on this so here I go: Hard to believe it will be 30 years since 1941 came out. Seems like a good time for a long-awaited anamorphic remaster. It would be nice to get both versions and all the extras from the old dvd edition. I was looking at it the other night and couldn't...

I did a search for this and didn't find anything. Are there any websites out there that give reviews for shows that broadcast in 5.1? I'm just looking for what network (or cable) shows that have the best sound mixes. I assume a show like "24" would sound good with active, split surrounds and...

I noticed when I turned on my Starmate Reply last night it went through a channel update- the first in many months. Does anybody know what changed? Also- It wiped-out my channel presets. So watch out!

When I turned on my Starmate Replay this morning (6/19), it had the "updating channels" screen up before it went to music. Was their a change in the line up? Did this happen to everyone? Did I miss something?

I did a search for this question but didn't find a thread on it so here it goes- Is there a database that lists what local television stations broadcast in Dolby 5.1? I discovered recently that just because the network presents a show in 5.1, doesn't mean your local station has the proper...

I originally posted this in the Movies section where it died a quick death! But someone was able to confirm seeing it on dvd somewhere, so I figured it was fair game to repost it here...

I remember they used to show this on HBO in the late 70's/early 80's between movies. It's a short film (maybe 5 minutes long) about a guy who walks into a videotape editing room and is attacked by a reel of video tape. I remember it devoured him kind of like The Blob. Very low budget and darkly...

I remember watching this on Night Flight back in the 80's. Thinking about picking this up from amazon or ebay. Can anyone comment on the quality of the dvd. Anamorphic? Language tracks? Subtitles? How are the extras? Thanks!

I was thinking of upgrading to the new Dish DVR 625. I currently have the 508. I mainly want it for the dual-tuner and PIP. Do I have to do anything like add a second dish on my roof to get dual-tuner capablilies?

I'm looking for a program out there that can extract the audio from a video mpeg2 file. Perhaps saving it as wav or mp3 file for editing. Audacity can do it but the file has glitches in it and is unusable. In case you're wondering these are personal files and not files ripped from dvds. Just...

Not sure if this is the right section for this, but here it goes: What are some of the better portable laptop dvd players out there? Being a cheap bastard, I'm looking at ones below the $200 range. I have an eye on the Initial DVD-5820 for a reasonable price at an online retailer. Any opinions...

Does the DVR 508 have to be hooked-up to the dish when only playing back recorded programs? I'd like to transfer some programs to the hard drive of my computer, eventually burning them to a dvd-r. Dish is upstairs, computer is downstairs- see what I mean?

Had a question about some music I heard over at MilesDavis.com. After you click "enter" and begin navigating through the site, some music begins looping. Great stuff. What is that tune called and what album can I find it on? I would've asked a webmaster or mod of the site, but no e-mail link is...

I have a Dell 2350 with a Pent 4 1.8ghz and 512MB of RAM. I'm looking into getting a new video card. The one that came with the computer is a 64MB Intel (?) video card. The 2350 doesn't have AGP inputs so I'm looking into getting a PCI card- 128MB perhaps. Is it worth the $100+? Will it really...

What are some opinions of the best cd burning software? I've been using WMP's simple software, but I'd like to remove the 2 sec gap between tracks and do some crossfading. I see Nero 6 is popular, but sure is pricey! What are your favorites!

I saw a blurb on this in DVD Savant and double-checked Anchor Bay's website to get conformation...

I saw the following image on the local news tonight: a trashy house with a window being propped open by a VHS tape. I guess that's one use for them!

I vaguely remember Roger Ebert mentioning this phenomenon in an article. Is there a website that has some? Just wondering if there are any worth listening to.

I don't think Criterion releases review copies, but its worth a shot to ask!

Help! I'm at my wits end! I have a HP ScanJet 4300C. I have it hooked up to my Gateway laptop via USB. One day I try to start a scan using the scanner application (Precision Scan LTX 1.1). I app opens up and a window appears saying it warming-up the lamp- but the lamp never comes on. The window...

For those that care... With Tori's new cd you also get a bonus dvd of two videos: "Gold Dust" and "A Sorta Fairytale" The back of the slipcase lists it as Dolby Digital, but the videos are in PCM only. Sound quality is great- like the cd. No subtitles are provided. In terms of extras, you...

Saw on Amazon.com a new Tori Amos cd, "Scarlet's Walk", coming out in Oct. You can also pre-order the cd with a bonus dvd. Any clue what's on this dvd? Never heard a thing about it.