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4K Game of Thrones Complete
on February 2, 2024
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The 4K blurays are excellent. Picture and Audio quality are great. The only downer was the digital downloads were expired.
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4K Review Oppenheimer
on February 2, 2024
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This is an excellent movie. The video quality is excellent as is the audio. Acting is great. This movie is and will receive numerous awards.
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Written and directed by InchAlienInch scripter Dan O'Bannon, this ghoulish shocker serves up heaping helpings of gory terror and camp humor. A toxic gas re-animates a dead body which, once it's remains are burned, creates acid rain that turns a cemetery full of corpses into monstrous zombies with (in the first film to feature it) a taste for human brains. Thom Matthews, James Karen, Clu Gulager, and Linnea Quigley star. 91 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Subtitles English. Three-disc set.
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5
4K Return of the Living Dead Blu-ray
on February 2, 2024
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The movie is actually pretty good. The video and audio remastering is done very good. I would recommend this to others.
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Amateur astronomer John Putnam (Richard Carlson) raced to the Arizona desert site of the meteor strike that he witnessed... and was stunned to discover a crashed UFO. Unfortunately, a subsequent landslide buried the evidence, and everyone he tried to warn dismissed him as a crackpot. Will they listen when locals start being replaced by shape-shifting extraterrestrials? Fifties sci-fi classic adapted from the Ray Bradbury story co-stars Barbara Rush, Russell Johnson, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer. Not in 3D. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack English. Two-disc set.
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5
4K BluRay It Came From Outer Space
on January 26, 2024
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Classic sci-fi movie looks great on 4K UHD. The black and white print is very clear. Sound is great as well. Recommended.
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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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4K BluRay Review of A Nightmare Before Christmas
on January 26, 2024
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The remastered cartoon is visually excellent. Audio is excellent as well
Highly Recommended.
Highly Recommended.
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The public made CINDERELLA one of the highest-grossing films of the year and Disney's most successful since BAMBI. In fact, it was one of the top-grossing films of 1950, pulling in $4 million during it's initial . Animators were having trouble drawing Lucifer the cat in CINDERELLA when Walt Disney saw animator Ward Kimball's cat, a furry calico, and declared, InchThere's your Lucifer.Inch
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4K BluRay Review of Cinderella
on January 26, 2024
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Excellent remaster of the Disney Classic Cinderella. Excellent video and audio on this disc. Highly Recommended.
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The first feature-length cartoon from Walt Disney remains a masterpiece of animation to this day. Follow beautiful princess Snow White (voiced by Adriana Caselotti) as the evil schemes of her jealous stepmother, the Queen, send her fleeing for her life through the forest and to the cottage of seven little miners (Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy) who become Snow White's guardians. Songs include InchHeigh Ho,Inch InchSomeday My Prince Will Come.Inch Also voiced by Lucille La Verne, Pinto Colvig. 83 min. Standard; Soundtracks English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, DVS Dolby Digital stereo, French DTS HD 5.1 High Resolution, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English (SDH), French, Spanish. Two-disc set.
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4K BluRay Review of Snow White
on January 26, 2024
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Beautiful transfer of the Walt Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Glad I picked it up. Audio is also very good. Highly Recommended.
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The Fugitive 4k UHD
on December 1, 2023
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The movie is a classic. Great acting and a great plot. The remaster is fantastic along with great sound. Highly recommend.
Length of ownership: 9
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An ex-Marine finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.
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Avatar 4k UHD Review
on July 15, 2023
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Avatar on 4k looks great. The remastering of both video and audio is great. HDR really enhances the picture. The digital download is in 4k with Dolby Vision.
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Sly reworking of the 1969 actioner stars Mark Wahlberg as Charlie Croker, a master thief looking for revenge on former ally Steve Frazelli (Edward Norton), who double-crossed him during a Venice heist and made off with millions in gold bars. Croker reunites with his team-a computer geek (Seth Green), an explosives expert (Mos Def), an ace driver (Jason Statham), and a new recruit safecracker (Charlize Theron)-for a complex scheme to retrieve the booty from the L.A.-based Frazelli. 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English (SDH), French, Spanish; featurettes; deleted scenes; theatrical trailers. Two-disc set.
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Italian Job 4K UHD Review
on June 2, 2023
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Excellent transfer both picture and sound. The movie is a great action movie.
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The Gear S3 has the esthetics of a truly premium watch with advanced features built right into the watch design. That's why it's so easy and effortless to use the Gear S3. It's also built for you to go days without needing your phone or to recharge. You get to feel free with the Gear S3.
Overall5 out of 5
5 out of 5Samsung Gear S3 is a lot smarter than a smartwatch
By Mattalt55
from Mechanicsville, VA
Smartwatches, particularly those with good health and fitness underpinnings, are still a niche, but growing market. Samsung may well have made its new Gear S3 the best, certainly the most comprehensive, smartwatch with fitness benefits so far.
There is an old saying about “everything but the kitchen sink.” In designing this, I am sure that if Samsung could have, it would have included that and an emergency shot of coffee as well. This smartwatch has it all.
There is an old saying about “everything but the kitchen sink.” In designing this, I am sure that if Samsung could have, it would have included that and an emergency shot of coffee as well. This smartwatch has it all.
It has: Bluetooth to connect to your smartphone and headphones/buds; Wi-Fi to work stand-alone from your phone; a speaker and microphone to make and take calls, access OK Google and play music; continuous heart rate monitor; GPS; it is mill-spec, IP68 dunk-able; has great battery life and wireless fast charge; a fabulous always on AMOLED screen; uses standard 22mm wristbands; and that rotating bezel beats using a crown hands down. Dare I say it – an Apple Watch killer par excellence.
I have been using the Gear S3, Frontier version for only a couple weeks now and apart from a brief recharge it has not left my wrist. Before that, I was using the excellent Samsung Gear Fit 2 that does a lot of what the Gear S3 does, but the latter is more fully featured.
Let me start by saying that I have its predecessor – the Gear S2 and I call it a “sensible smartwatch.” It was more of an extension of a smartphone whereas the S3 can be more a standalone device. And the S3 has improved on every aspect of the S2.
It comes in a nice, elegant round, black, cylinder that will delight when found under the Xmas tree. The box contains the watch; a magnetic charger (small L-shaped that sits nicely on a bedside table); a micro-USB, 5V/750mA charger; a small-sized silicon 22mm, spring pin style, strap (only the side with holes – not the buckle side); and a brief manual.
Set-up is very easy – download Samsung Gear Manager for Android (almost any recent Android phone), pair up, S Health and sign up. By the way, Samsung is very close to the final version of Gear Manager for iOS too according to Softpedia.
You can download hundreds of analog or digital or themed watch faces – many are free.
Specifications:
1.3” (33mm) 360 x 360, AMOLED, Always on Display (50% grey scale - can be turned off)
768MB RAM and 4GB storage (about half available for music)
Bluetooth 4.2m NFC, Wi-Fi N, GPS
Accelerometer, Gyro, Barometer, Continuous Heart Rate Monitor, Ambient Light
380 mAh battery – two to three days’ typical use and about 30-minute charge at 1A. Wireless dock provided, and it doubles as a night clock stand.
IP68 - water resistant to a maximum depth of 1.5m for up to 30 minutes, and are protected from dust, dirt and sand
MIL-STD-810G, Gorilla Glass SR+ (1.5m drop)
Microphone, speaker, linear haptic motor
Controlled via Touch, rotating bezel and two push buttons
768MB RAM and 4GB storage (about half available for music)
Bluetooth 4.2m NFC, Wi-Fi N, GPS
Accelerometer, Gyro, Barometer, Continuous Heart Rate Monitor, Ambient Light
380 mAh battery – two to three days’ typical use and about 30-minute charge at 1A. Wireless dock provided, and it doubles as a night clock stand.
IP68 - water resistant to a maximum depth of 1.5m for up to 30 minutes, and are protected from dust, dirt and sand
MIL-STD-810G, Gorilla Glass SR+ (1.5m drop)
Microphone, speaker, linear haptic motor
Controlled via Touch, rotating bezel and two push buttons
Usability
I was love the 33mm round watch face had much usability with small fingers, but see no issues if you have meaty fingers. It is surprisingly useful, and the ability to choose a large display font makes it easy if you are long-sighted.
The rotating bezel is the most intuitive interface I have used – and I have used many. Simply Rotate the bezel clockwise or anti-clockwise to see different screens or press the settings button and rotate through installed apps.
The phone function was remarkably clear – accept an incoming call via the screen (it has caller ID), you will hear adequate volume at 30cm away, and callers commented the microphone is very clear. In fact, I found myself wearing the watch around the home and leaving the smartphone on the wireless charger.
The S Voice function has improved, is remarkably accurate and it is useful for setting reminders, voice recording, and initiating calls. Just set your secret activation words — no OK Google here — and you are away.
The security and emergency features work amazing. The SOS function is handy too – nominate your contact, and if you press the home key three times it will contact them. Find my Gear also works excellent. When you take the watch off your wrist it will lock, and can only be unlocked when you enter a pin.
And that is where Wi-Fi comes in. Whatever Wi-Fi networks you have accessed with your smartphone are automatically available to the watch. If your phone is connected to the Wi-Fi at home and say your watch is connected at work, you will receive calls and notifications on the watch. It works – after extensive testing at local businesses I can say I did not need to take my phone for a walk every morning.
The App
The other part of the equation is the health app. Samsung’s S Health app has improved enormously over the last two years. It is up to version 5.3.1.X and when I last tested the S2 it was version 2.x – the improvements are palpable, and it is ready for mainstream use with features being added regularly.
Personally, I still think the programmers have a little too much to do with its look – there is lots of gamification, certificates, social media and friends challenges. Good for some and thankfully fully customisable so you can turn it off!
Sleep tracking is automatic and reasonably accurate in showing start and stop times. It is now more useful in that it clearly graphically and textually shows light, deep (motionless) and restless times, gives you an efficiency rating and allows you to comment on the sleep quality.
Walking is also automatically tracked and gives steps (pedometer), estimated distance, pace, and timelines. It is reasonably accurate compared to the GPS – you can adjust step length to get it much closer. I found the HERE app most useful, and it even displayed a tiny map on the screen.
Heart rate is a continuous monitor type. It gives the range over time intervals. My only gripe is that it does not overlay heart rate on other activities like walking or sleep – take note programmers because it would be easy to do.
GPS functions are attached to running, cycling, hiking, skiing, backpacking, canoeing, circuit training, and much more. Again, the programmers have been busy, and it has more than 120 sports that you can track, and many are auto-detected. You can set up exercise guides and programs as well – marathon training etc.
The social aspect allows you to nominate friends and create challenges as well as gain valuable comparative information about where you relate to others at your life stage.
There is also a range of about 70 partner apps that will share S Health and Gear data – these cover fitness, nutrition, rest, health care and more.
My only gripe, take note programmers, is that it does not have a standard Web interface so I can check in from a computer browser – it is all on the phone.
Other apps and watch faces
Gear now has over 10,000 apps and custom watch dials. I installed a stopwatch, timer, and Samsung Pay. Things like Uber, Spotify, Here, Nike+ Running, GolfNavi, and more are either there or coming. It will even play games and link to Nest and control Philips Hue lights.
It supports connected services, data sharing, and exports data in .GPX format.
But the screen, no matter how good, simply does not lend itself to complex apps and that is where notifications come in – most apps can send notifications to the S3.
Samsung Pay
It supports both NFC and MST contactless payments with and without your phone.
Music
Pairing a set of Bluetooth headphones was easy – be they Samsung’s ICON-X right up to Sennheiser, Parrot, Bose and more headphones and speakers. Usable memory is 1.64GB. I uploaded over 300 songs and had space left. It will display metadata (performer, photo, title, etc.) if known.
Conclusion
I think the Gear S3 crosses over the boundaries between a fitness band and a smartwatch adding considerable value to each category. It is fashionable yet highly functional.
I find it a tad large in the best way possible — 46mm diameter — but it fits well on a male wrist. Comments from others say it is fine. I suspect that women will find it too large but that is a matter of personal taste. Of the 50 or so people, I have shown it to, about 75% expressed interest in purchasing one, and about 90% loved the Frontier style over the Classic.
I liked the Gear S2 but at that time the S Health App was not up to Microsoft Health or Apple Health – it has now exceeded the functionality offered by both though it has been designed by a programmer!
Killer features – the rotating bezel is easy to use, Wi-Fi is an added bonus for untethered use, and the app ecosystem is comprehensive.
At $349 ($249 on sale) it is arguably the best smartwatch to date, and certainly, eclipses the Apple Watch – this is as good as it gets until the S4.
Simedic
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March 13, 2020
What watchface is in your photo of your review of samsung gear s3?
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