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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Cool Hand Luke—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 28, 2008  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2008
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 2.5/5
Extras: 2/5
A defiant chain-gang prisoner suffers a "failure to communicate" in this searing drama.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
CJ7—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 28, 2008  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.75/5
When a poor father brings home a mysterious alien "pet" from a local junkyard, he and his son learn a valuable lesson about the true nature of family and the things money can't buy.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Perfect Storm—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 28, 2008  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2008
Video: 3.25/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Near Gloucester, Massachusetts, the six members of the Andrea Gail, a sword fishing boat, head out to sea for their last trip of the season. Unbeknownst to them, a shockingly brutal storm is slowly gaining steam. Before the National Weather Bureau has a chance to inform the crew of the impending danger, it's too late. The resulting battle with three merging weather fronts - an unheralded natural disaster - is grueling and tragic.
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Audio Video News
Toshiba's Regza Rising in Europe
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
More news from Berlin's IFA, courtesy of EngadgetHD. Toshiba has announced new additions to the Regza line of LCD HDTV's, with a greater variety of sizes and features. These additions are across many series. For example, the XV line has more...
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Audio Video News
Ahoy, Capt. Jack!
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
Join Jack Sparrow and his crew for the ultimate pirate adventure. That's right. The cannon are loaded and the fuses are lit for The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy, a 6-disc Blu-ray Hi-Def set. You'll get all three swashbuckling adventures...
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Audio Video News
Sharp's Super Skinny Lineup
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
News out of IFA 2008 is clear. According to Sharp, you can never be too thin. At the Berlin show, Sharp was showing off their new XS1 Aquos LCD products, slated for release in the UK in October. The XS1 is available in either a 52-inch or 65-inch...
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Audio Video News
Sony's New Walkmans
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
September means only one thing: It's time for Apple's announcement of its new iPods. But it's still August, and that means that everyone else wants to steal Steve Jobs' thunder. For example, Sony has announced new additions to its line of Walkman...
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Audio Video News
Home Theater in the Round
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
Some people like their home theater components big and imposing. Some like them small and cute. For the latter demographic, Philips has introduced the CinemaOne. Very round and very cute, the CinemaOne contains a CD/DVD player, iPod dock, USB...
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Audio Video News
Sony's New HDTV Choices: Super-thin vs. Super-fast
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
Sony just unveiled two new Bravia HDTV lines, focused on offering some of the fastest pictures or thinnest profiles on the market. Unfortunately, since they're two separate series, you're going to have to make a choice between a really thin screen...
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Audio Video News
Samsung bumps up the Blu-ray with new BD-P2500 player
SV Staff  |  Aug 28, 2008
A short time ago, we reviewed Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray player. Time really flies, because Samsung already has a new player on the way. The BD-P2500 is a follow-up and upgrade to the BD-P1500, with some new features and a fatter price tag to match....
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