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    July 13, 2018
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Amazing B&W Picture in 4K
on August 25, 2023
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It’s films like this that make me believe B&W films show the benefits of 4K than color films do. The HDR and wider color gamut really enhances the various shades of gray in the picture, making every frame appear to have more depth and detail than ever before. Especially compared to the previous Blu-ray by Criterion, this transfer is a vast improvement in image fidelity. The film itself feels as brilliant and timeless as ever, one of the all time greats that anyone should try to watch.
Length of ownership: 110
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A wonderfully bizarre and visually stunning Yuletide treat from Tim Burton, who uses stop-motion animation to tell the story of Jack Skellington (voiced by Chris Sarandon), the bored Pumpkin King of Halloweenland. When he accidentally discovers Christmastown, Jack decides to kidnap Santa Claus and take charge of the holiday in his own spooky style. Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix also supply voices; Danny Elfman composed the score. 77 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, DVS Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English (SDH), French, Spanish; deleted scenes; Inchmaking ofInch documentary; audio commentary by Burton, Elfman; bonus short InchFrankenweenieInch (1984); more. Two-disc set.
 
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Classic Film, Near Perfect 4K
on August 25, 2023
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Excellent 4K transfer from Disney. Colors were presented in a very refined way compared to the old Blu-ray. Lots of detail, film grain looked natural and un-intrusive. And on the old blu-ray you could sometimes see strings on bats or other elements that you shouldn’t notice like that, they’re actually less obvious on this version. Only thing close to a complaint is that the audio sounds a bit low, has my audio coming through my surround sound system and has to turn it up a bit louder than usual to hear the dialogue.
Overall, a high quality release for such a timeless classic of a film.
Length of ownership: 8
Mobile Submission: True
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Surprisingly Great Film & Great Looking 4K
on August 24, 2023
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What a surprisingly great film. Writing is strong with an engaging story and genuinely funny humor. The animation looks excellent with incredible attention to detail and visually interesting art style. The 4K disc itself renders everything to the fullest with a great and consistent HDR color grade that further enhances the animation.
Length of ownership: 133
Mobile Submission: True
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Step up to an immersive viewing experience with vision and sound in perfect harmony, powered by the intelligent Cognitive Processor XR. Surrounded by pure black, the vibrant colors and real-world hues of XR Triluminos Pro makes movies and gaming pop off the screen.
 
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An Incredible OLED by Sony
on August 24, 2023
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The last few TVs I owned were by Samsung, the last of which was a 4K LED from 2016 (KU-6290 to be exact). This is my first time owning a Sony or an OLED, and the bottom line is that this is a huge upgrade in every conceivable way.
Colors are vivid and full of life while remaining amazingly accurate, only a few minor adjustments were needed out of the box. Digitally shot films and shows appear very clean crisp, while film grain from other sources is rendered in a way that looks very natural and refined. OLED certainly looks its best when viewed in a dark room, but brightness holds up surprisingly well in bright room with various light sources as well. Motion is rendered impeccably well, especially compared too my preceding Samsung TVs.
The built in speakers provide serviceable sound, and the sound calibration feature that utilizes the remote’s mic is a nice touch.
Apps load quickly once TV is booted up, Google TV interface is snappy and easy to navigate. The ability to customize input layout lends great sense of convenience and control.
Overall, this is easily The best TV I’ve owned so far. Purchased as an open box item, it was practically brand new with only a few hours of use and yet nearly 50% off the current regular price. Even if I paid full price I’d feel as though it’s a worthwhile investment. If you’re in the market for an OLED, this is a high quality model for the asking price and I couldn’t recommend it more highly.
Length of ownership: 16
Mobile Submission: True
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Great looking Blu-ray Disc
on April 25, 2023
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The animation and art direction are brilliant in this film, and the picture quality of the Blu-ray is excellent.
Length of ownership: 73
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Get behind the visor of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her critically-acclaimed first-person adventure. Step into the boots of Samus Aran as you navigate the winding paths and interconnected environments of an alluring-yet-dangerous alien planet. Use powers like the iconic Morph Ball and Grapple Beam to revisit hard-to-reach areas and find a path forward. With revamped graphics, sound, unlockable art, and updated control schemes, Samus~ 3D platforming debut has reached greater heights. Calm and capable, Samus takes on this solo mission~but she is far from alone. Explore the alien environments and eerie isolation of planet Tallon IV. Journey through the diverse biomes of planet Tallon IV as you uncover the Space Pirates~ sinister experiments and gather information about the toxic substance that left the planet in ruin. Blast forward to your next objective or take time to stop and scan your surroundings and delve into the creatures and culture of Tallon IV. From the quiet stillness of the snowy Phendrana Drifts to the magma geysers of Magmoor Caverns, this alien planet introduces beautifully harsh landscapes and labyrinths. Upgrade your arsenal to take on extraterrestrial terrors.
 
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A Timeless Classic, Modernized
on April 25, 2023
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After having played the GameCube original recently, this version strikes a great balance between preserving the classic look and feel while modernizing certain elements to further enhance the game overall. The new visuals are great, and the newly improved control scheme is a welcome addition. I also respect that it offers the classic control scheme to further maintain the feeling of the original, especially if you have the GameCube controller and adapter to take advantage of it. As for the game itself, it truly stands the rest of time with its immersive atmosphere, intelligent level design and memorable boss encounters. Whether you are revisiting or discovering this game for the first time, this is an excellent choice to add to the Switch collection.
Length of ownership: 52
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Three Oscars, including a Best Actor award for Gregory Peck, went to director Robert Mulligan's dramatic look at life in racially segregated '30s Alabama, as seen through the eyes of two children-InchScoutInch Finch (Mary Badham) and her older brother Jem (Philip Alford)-whose attorney father, Atticus (Peck), defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. With Brock Peters, Robert Duvall; based on Harper Lee's award-winning novel. 130 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English (SDH), French, Spanish; audio commentary; featurettes; interviews; theatrical trailer. Two-disc set.
 
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Great Restoration of Classic Film
on April 25, 2023
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Excellent restoration of a classic film. Shades of black and white are fairly expanded by the HDR, and the higher 4K resolution features greater picture clarity while maintaining a very filmic look with films grain.
Length of ownership: 6
Mobile Submission: True
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Woe is poor Coraline Jones (voiced by Dakota Fanning)! With her parents too busy to pay attention to her, the precocious young girl ventures through a tunnel in their new house and finds an odd parallel world where Other Mother and Other Father dote on her and invite her to stay... if she's willing to pay the dark, bizarre price. Director Henry Selick's (InchThe Nightmare Before ChristmasInch) beguiling 3Danimated film, based on the Neil Gaiman novel, co-stars the voices of Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane. 101 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English, French, Spanish; Subtitles English, French, Spanish. Two-disc set.
 
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Great Animated Classic on 4K
on January 16, 2023
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Amazing looking transfer for this animated classic. Textures of and fine details are rich, colors are vibrant and the overall picture quality is very refined. Great showcase of what 4K can do for animated pictures.
Length of ownership: 32
Mobile Submission: True
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Director Brian DePalma brings Stephen King's novel to the screen with this classic horror film. Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie, a shy and introverted high school girl who is relentlessly tormented by her classmates. But when she learns she has telekinetic powers, Carrie unleashes them in a bloody campaign of vengeance. With Nancy Allen, John Travolta, Amy Irving, P.J. Soles, William Katt, and Piper Laurie. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English. Three-disc set.
 
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Great 4K transfer, cool steelbook
on January 16, 2023
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Best this film has ever looked on home media, excellent picture and sound. Steelbook case is very nice as well, unique texture where it appears glossy but feels rigid and doesn’t show finger prints easily. A solid recommend for fans.
Length of ownership: 26
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Interstellar opens on Earth in the distant future, as Mother Nature is waging war on humanity. Famine is widespread, and all of mankind's resources are now dedicated to farming in a desperate fight for survival. A former NASA pilot and engineer named Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) has become a homesteader in order to support his teenage son Tom (Timothee Chalamet) and 10-year-old daughter Murph (Mackenzie Foy). Unfortunately, even that begins to look like a futile endeavor after a sandstorm ravages their close-knit community. Meanwhile, a seemingly supernatural mystery begins to unfold when the InchghostInch that dwells in Murph's room sends her a mysterious set of coordinates - which lead the curious father/daughter duo to a clandestine underground base housing the remnants of NASA. There, renowned physicist Professor Brand (Michael Caine) has been working with a team of astronauts and scientists to find a new planet capable of sustaining human life. Brand quickly persuades Cooper to pilot a mission that will hopefully carry the seeds of human life to a habitable planet in another galaxy. Cooper is soon bound for space with Brand's daughter Amelia (Anne Hathaway) and researchers Doyle (Wes Bentley) and Romilly (David Gyasi).
 
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Excellent, Demo Quality 4K Movie
on November 20, 2022
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Honestly one of the best looking 4K discs I now own. The IMAX scenes are stunning and the overall attention to detail shows beautifully. Audio is robust with clear dialogue. Highly recommended if you want to store off what the 4K format can present.
Length of ownership: 12
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Join intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her first new 2D Metroid story in 19 years. Samus~ story continues after the events of the Metroid Fusion game when she descends upon planet ZDR to investigate a mysterious transmission sent to the Galactic Federation. After a harrowing encounter with a living Chozo~a race previously thought to be extinct~she ends up deep below the surface of the planet. The remote world has become overrun by vicious alien lifeforms and chilling mechanical menaces. Samus is more agile and capable than ever, but can she overcome the inhuman threats stalking the depths of ZDR?. Face off against unrelenting E.M.M.I. robots. Once DNA-extracting research machines, the imposing E.M.M.I. are now hunting Samus. Tensions are high as you evade these E.M.M.I. to avoid a cruel death while finding a way to take them down. Find out what turned these robotic wonders into the scourge of ZDR and escape with your life. Feel Samus~ power grow as you gain maneuvers and abilities. Parkour over obstacles, slide through tight spaces, counter enemies, and battle your way through a dangerous world. You~ll acquire new and familiar abilities as you traverse the many environments of ZDR. Blast multiple targets with the new Storm. Missile or use the Speed Booster to dash and break through walls. Return to areas and use your new abilities to find upgrades, alternate paths, and a way forward. Explore the sprawling map, evade and destroy E.M.M.I. robots, and overcome the dread plaguing ZDR. New modes let you ease into ZDR, experience true dread, or take on a boss gauntlet. If this is your first time sprinting and shooting as Samus, the new Rookie Mode increases health gained from items and decreases damage from bosses. Bounty Hunters looking for a true challenge can face the new Dread Mode, which can be unlocked if the Hard Mode is finished. Complete the game to unlock Boss Rush and fight Samus~ most formidable foes one-after-another to try to get the best time possible! A new Samus amiibo figure featuring her suit from Metroid Dread and an E.M.M.I. amiibo figure are available in a 2-pack set. Scan the Samus amiibo for an extra energy tank to increase your health by 100; additionally, the Samus amiibo can be tapped again to receive health once per day. The E.M.M.I. amiibo grants Samus a Missile Plus tank, increasing her missile capacity by 10; additionally, the E.M.M.I. amiibo can be tapped again to replenish some missiles once per day. Software Update required. Nintendo.
 
Overall3 out of 53 out of 5
Too Dark On Non-OLED Switch
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The game itself is a compelling return to form for the Metroid 2D series; the atmosphere is eerie and mysterious, the combat is quick and tense (when you learn to parry properly) and the story is presented well through cutscenes and environmental story telling techniques, blending modern and old school styles into one cohesive package.
My only gripe with this game is that the picture is too dark/dim on non-OLED model Switches in handheld mode. I still own an original 2017 model Switch, so when I went from docked to handheld mode the picture was noticeably darker and dimmer than it seemed it should be. Even turning up the brightness to maximum barely helped the picture appear bright enough on the system's screen. Since this issue is not present in other games like Smash Bros. or Luigi's Mansion, it leads me to believe that this game was designed more so with the OLED model Switch in mind, leaving the game to appear dimmer on older models. So if you are like me with an older Switch, know that you may have similar trouble being able to see the game in hand-held mode.
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October 11, 2021
While I'm looking into getting this review removed, I wanted to leave this comment in the meantime for why I'm doing so and to offer some additional info around correcting the brightness issue I had with the game originally.
First and foremost, it turned out my system's auto-brightness setting was the cause of making the game look dark and dull in handheld mode. Once I turned it off and adjusted the brightness myself on the system level, the issue was immediately corrected.
Secondly, I originally intended the rating to be 4 stars, as I still felt the game itself is fun and exceptionally well made. Somehow it saved and uploaded with 3 stars instead, which was not my intention.
As I mentioned before, I will be reaching out to customer service to have this review pulled down for its inaccuracies. But until that request goes through, hopefully this comment helps to correct the errors of my original review.
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The NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Range Extender boosts your existing network range & speed, delivering extreme dual band WiFi up to 1900Mbps. The 700mW high-powered amplifiers provide extreme range, while the dual core 800MHz processor enables maximum WiFi performance.
 

Does this work with AT&T BGW210 router? I need it for streaming upstairs.

I used it for two weeks with the same AT&T modem you mentioned. It worked, but it would occasionally desync or drop signal, and after a week it would not register the 5GHZ signal.
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The NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi Range Extender boosts your existing network range & speed, delivering extreme dual band WiFi up to 1900Mbps. The 700mW high-powered amplifiers provide extreme range, while the dual core 800MHz processor enables maximum WiFi performance.
 

does this work with comcast router?

Should work with any router as long as it has a WPS button to sync with the device. If your router does not have that, I recommend looking up this device's manual online to see if there are alternative syncing options.
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Venture into an ancient underground kingdom in Hollow Knight for Nintendo Switch. Encounters with hostile and friendly creatures in Dirtmouth lead you to battle and useful clues for acquiring new skills, abilities and other upgrades. Explore bizarre places and escape traps in Hollow Knight to progress in a mystery-filled story.
 

Why does the physical edition cost over twice as much as the digital edition? Are they adding content?

Both versions get all the same content because all the dlc is free and included through automatic updates. The physical version likely costs more simply to offset production costs. If you prefer to save money, then you won't miss out on anything buying digital.
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Experience the Game of the Year Edition of Marvel's Spider-Man, which includes the full game, plus Marvel's Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps complete DLC story arc content (Marvel's Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps DLC content provided via voucher code to download content. Voucher expires August 28, 2022).
 

Do you need PlayStation Plus for this game?

PS Plus is not required, but you will need to be able to connect your PS4 online to redeem and download the additional content included with the game of the year edition.
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Simplify control over multiple multimedia sources with this three-port Insignia HDMI switch. It supports 3D and 4K videos with DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD audio for seamless playback of high-definition Blu-ray movies, video games and premium cable channels. Easily choose from connected input devices via the selection button of this plug-and-play Insignia HDMI switch.
 

What is it for, or what can it do?

This device is for “adding” more hdmi ports to your tv or monitor. Example: if your tv has 1 hdmi port, but you have 3 devices you want to plug in, then you can plug the 3 devices into this switch and then plug the switch into the tv. This switcher will work with devices that display in 4K resolution or lower.
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Simplify control over multiple multimedia sources with this three-port Insignia HDMI switch. It supports 3D and 4K videos with DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD audio for seamless playback of high-definition Blu-ray movies, video games and premium cable channels. Easily choose from connected input devices via the selection button of this plug-and-play Insignia HDMI switch.
 

If I connect this to a new 4K Samsung smart TV and then plug a Nintendo switch and amazon fire stick into the switch, will it work?

I have used a Nintendo Switch with this device and it works. I do not own an Amazon Firestick, but I have seen posts of other people saying that it does not work.
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Simplify control over multiple multimedia sources with this three-port Insignia HDMI switch. It supports 3D and 4K videos with DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD audio for seamless playback of high-definition Blu-ray movies, video games and premium cable channels. Easily choose from connected input devices via the selection button of this plug-and-play Insignia HDMI switch.
 

Do I need to buy extra plugs for the output? I have a cable plug and a Rocu with a plug but does the output plug come with the device?

You will need another 4K capable HDMI cable for the output. This product only comes with the switcher and power cable.
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Simplify control over multiple multimedia sources with this three-port Insignia HDMI switch. It supports 3D and 4K videos with DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD audio for seamless playback of high-definition Blu-ray movies, video games and premium cable channels. Easily choose from connected input devices via the selection button of this plug-and-play Insignia HDMI switch.
 

what does it mean 4K and HDH Pass-through. are all of the ports actually 4K? I have a 4k blueray player and 4K satellite dish, but only 1 4K input on my TV.

All three inputs support real 4K. So as long as you plug the device into the 4K input of your TV, then everything will display in 4K. HDR pass through means that if your devices have HDR features and your TV can display HDR, then this device will allow HDR to work. This is advertised because past hdmi switchers have supported 4K, but not HDR.
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