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    October 30, 2018
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Steven Spielberg's WWII epic has been hailed as a senses-shattering, realistic depiction of war, telling the emotional story of a no-nonsense U.S. Army captain (Tom Hanks), who, after facing the horrors of Omaha Beach on D-Day, receives orders to lead his troops on a search somewhere in Normandy for Private James Ryan, a lost paratrooper whose three brothers had been killed in combat. Also stars Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, and Matt Damon as Ryan. 169 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English.
 
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UHD to own
on March 7, 2020
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Opening scene still sends shivers down my spine. UHD offers minimal improvements over the HD but it’s one of the modern classics now so a must-own for me.
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Director/star Mel Gibson took home Best Picture and Best Director Academy Awards for this historical epic about 13th-century Scottish hero William Wallace, a farmer of lesser nobility, who is forced into fighting the forces of England's King Edward I after they kill his father and new wife. Highlighted by amazing battle scenes, the passionate saga, based on a 15th-century poem, also stars Patrick McGoohan, Sophie Marceau, Angus Macfadyen, Brendan Gleeson, and Catherine McCormick. 177 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English. Three-disc set.
 
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Classic in UHD!
on December 13, 2019
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If you love this movie, you will love it in UHD. Must-own.
Length of ownership: 7
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Winner of Best Picture and Best Actor Academy Awards, director Ridley Scott's stirring spectacle stars Russell Crowe as heroic Roman general Maximus. Chosen to succeed ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), Maximus is marked for death by the scheming imperial son (Joaquin Phoenix). After being sold into slavery, Maximus emerges as the empire's greatest gladiator and seeks vengeance in a showdown at the Colosseum. With Oliver Reed, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou. 155 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English. Three-disc set.
 
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Simply awesome.
on November 7, 2019
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It doesn’t get any better than this. Great story acting director cinematography and music. Excellent quality UHD quality. Buy it now.
Length of ownership: 5
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Great modern animated movie
on October 29, 2019
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Great story and audio video quality. If you liked the other films in the series, you’ll love this.
Length of ownership: 3
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Upgrade a compatible computer with this Samsung 860 Evo series solid-state drive. Its 1TB of memory provides plenty of room for game downloads, work archives or media files, and the maximum 550MB/s read and 520MB/s write speeds support quick data transfers. This Samsung 860 Evo series solid-state drive is compatible with SATA 6 Gb/s, 3 Gb/s and 1.5 Gb/s interfaces. Speeds are consistent, even under heavy workloads and multi-tasking allowing for a faster file transfer. Benefit from faster, more fluid communication with your host system. The Samsung 860 EVO is specially designed to enhance performance of mainstream PCs and laptops.
 
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Smooth sailing after external formatting struggle
on August 10, 2019
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Utilitarian device and I trust most SSD’s. Smooth sailing after external formatting struggle. My computer did not automatically recognize the drive in an external USB enclosure. Needed to initialize and format it through an obscure windows settings panel.
Length of ownership: 20
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Show off your memories with this Aura digital photo frame. The high 2048 x 1536 resolution across the 9.7-inch display means you get impressive detail from digital files, and facial recognition helps you create albums featuring the same people. This Aura digital photo frame has rose gold trim to add a little extra to your display cabinet.
 
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Probably best digital frame out there
on June 21, 2019
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Wireless transfer, mobile app, great style, decent but not optimal resolution- what more could you want? I guess slightly less expensive would be nice but you can’t have everything.
Length of ownership: 24
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The one that started it all! Experience the terror - from the beginning - with the first chilling chapter of the Alien saga, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver in her breakout performance as Ripley. When the crew of the space-tug Nostromo responds to a distress signal from a barren planet, they discover a mysterious life form that breeds within human hosts. The acid-blooded extraterrestrial proves to be the ultimate adversary as crew members battle to stay alive and prevent the deadly creature from reaching Earth.
 
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Essential sci-fi horror
on May 10, 2019
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This is an essential part of any genre movie fan's collection, especially if you like your horror tinged with sci-fi. Great release.
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Hear music in rich clarity with this Sony home theater AV receiver. Powerful surround sound makes movies come alive on your home theater system, and nine speaker channels flex their output to match your physical layout. This Sony home theater AV receiver works with a wide variety of audio formats, such as Google Home, Chromecast and Spotify. Includes HDMI 4K Ultra HD and 3D pass-through technologies for compatibility with 3D TVs, Blu-ray players and gaming consoles and 4K Ultra HD TVs.
 
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Perfect mid-range receiver
on March 17, 2019
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Relatively easy to set up and provides great sound
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An eighties Henson classic
on November 11, 2018
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Must-own eighties fantasy classic. The best it's ever looked.
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Halloween fun for kids 6-12
on October 30, 2018
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A bit routine for Disney but fun for young children.
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Gather friends together for the big game in front of this 65-inch Sony BRAVIA OLED TV. Its OLED technology provides 8 million self-illuminated pixels that translate to a more vibrant, colorful picture, and the powerful processor renders images quickly for added lifelike realism. This Sony BRAVIA OLED TV utilizes Acoustic Surface technology to produce powerful sound from the display.
 
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Four Blinking Red Lights after 13 months.
By joed
That's something like $3200/13= about $246/month. Not acceptable. Rethinking Sony as supplier.
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August 19, 2020
Permanent black horizontal line appeared just after 13 months. Sony refused to do anything. Clearly panel failure. Other weird subtle lines at times. Sony had me do full wipe and update and things got worse: crashes, dreaded blinking red lights, hdmi conflicts, etc. Now to use the TV at all, I had to disable all hdmi sync controls. Back to using four remotes. Ridiculous. Sony is officially dead to me. After 35 years of loyalty, I will never buy another Sony device and am advising friends and family likewise.
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