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Harmony One Universal Remote Review

B.Greenway — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:53:36 +0000

If you're in the market for a new universal remote I strongly recommend taking a look at the Harmony One, I think you'll find its a tough package to beat.

Harmony One Universal Remote Review

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Blu-ray Review

B.Greenway — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:52:15 +0000

I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey (sorry, couldn’t resist). Back before cell-phones were commonplace, even before the internet and way before things like Facebook and Twitter, teenagers had their own social network; but we just called it the midnight movies. The midnight movies were where we could meet [...]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show Blu-ray Review

Denon AVR-3310CI Receiver Review

B.Greenway — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:59:52 +0000

Audio/video receivers play an indispensable role in many home theaters, they act as the central hub; routing, decoding and processing audio/video signals and providing the amplification for the surround channels. Receivers have come a long way since the days of routing s-video and matrixed surround sound. Today’s AVR’s, handle 1080p video, process high bit-rate digital [...]

Denon AVR-3310CI Receiver Review

Denon AVR-3310CI Receiver Review (Part 2)

B.Greenway — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:58:47 +0000

Continued from Denon AVR-3310CI Receiver Review (Part 1) Sound Performance: Feeling the itch to get back to a big Hollywood title, specifically one with over the top sound I popped in ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ and skipped forward to chapter 29. One of the best demo scenes of recent memory in [...]

Denon AVR-3310CI Receiver Review (Part 2)

Beauty and the Beast Blu-ray Review

B.Greenway — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:42:18 +0000

The term modern classic is surely overused, but in the case of Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ it couldn’t be more fitting. I can think of no better way to describe the title as it encompasses some of Disney’s best animation, both traditional and digital and easily one of their best musical scores in decades. [...]

Beauty and the Beast Blu-ray Review

Avatar Review: I Was Wrong

B.Greenway — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:28:13 +0000

Humble pie rarely tastes as sweet as it did this afternoon at my local megaplex, Avatar was incredible

Avatar Review: I Was Wrong

Blu-ray Review: Watchmen Director’s Cut

B.Greenway — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:48:40 +0000

Without a doubt Watchmen on Blu-ray has been one of my most anticipated titles of 2009. What's so special about Watchmen you ask? Aside from some of the most engaging characters to ever grace a graphic novel, Alan Moore's 12 part series takes place in an alternate universe where super-heroes helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War, while later the United States and the Soviet Union find themselves at the brink of nuclear war. It’s this scenario that fuels the majority of the films plot line.

Blu-ray Review: Watchmen Director’s Cut

Boxee Review

B.Greenway — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:19:47 +0000

Right off the bat Boxee has a different feel to it. The menu system is smooth and once you shed off the trappings of conventional media centers and adjust to Boxee's way of doing things, it starts to feel intuitive. Boxee's a lot to take in early on which is a bit surprising given how spartan the interface appears. Notice I said appears because once you dive in a little deeper you'll quickly see there are a ton of settings and features to tweak should you wish.

Boxee Review

Blu-ray Review: Indecent Proposal

B.Greenway — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:25:33 +0000

Plot: Strip away all the really, really good looking people (copyright Zoolander) and at its core, Indecent Proposal is a story of love, trust and ultimately regret. Take one young, attractive couple, mix in some financial problems, add a dash of aging billionaire playboy looking for love and you get the gist of the film; an indecent proposal indeed.

Blu-ray Review: Indecent Proposal

Blu-ray Review: Pinocchio

B.Greenway — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:54:49 +0000

"A lie keeps growing and growing, until it’s as plain as the nose on your face,” Evelyn Venable as the Blue Fairy. It was my intention to buy all the Disney classics on Blu-ray based solely on how good a job they did with 'Sleeping Beauty'. Although I have to admit to being a little skeptical that another animated film could be as impressive as 'Beauty', but of course I'm more than willing to give it a go.

Blu-ray Review: Pinocchio

Blu-ray Review: Doubt

B.Greenway — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:30:58 +0000

Set in the sixties, Doubt takes place in a catholic parish in the Bronx, New York. The lead role is played Philip Seymore Hoffman who is compelling as always. From the first time "Donald" and "Father Flynn" met on-screen I felt myself cringing in fear of what might be depicted, a strong indicator of how well the groundwork had been laid for the events to come.

Blu-ray Review: Doubt

Blu-ray Review: Dragons Lair II

B.Greenway — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:46:56 +0000

The game opens with Daphne kidnapped by Mordrok once again and Dirk right behind them. Dragon's Lair II Time Warp moves beyond the straight dungeons and dragons theme of the first installment and into themes as varied as Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, the Garden of Eden, a performance by Ludwig van Beethoven and a tomb in ancient Egypt.

Blu-ray Review: Dragons Lair II

Mini-Review: CoolerMaster Silent Pro M500 ATX Power Supply

B.Greenway — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:43:43 +0000

As time marches on I find myself using my HTPC more and more and my other source equipment less and less. With that, I’ve wanted to address one of my systems biggest hardware shortcomings, the noise. Unlike off the shelf consumer electronics devices, HTPC’s aren’t necessarily as quiet as a DVD player, cable box or vacuum cleaner for that matter…

Mini-Review: CoolerMaster Silent Pro M500 ATX Power Supply

Mini Review: Samsung LNT4065F 40″ 1080p LCD

B.Greenway — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:51:14 +0000

The video really pushed the boundaries of what I would have assumed possible just a few short years ago, I honestly was beginning to wonder if detail like this was possible from consumer based displays, it clearly (no pun intended) is.

Mini Review: Samsung LNT4065F 40″ 1080p LCD

Review: SyncTV (beta)

Philip Stamps — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:32:47 +0000

In the weeks since installing the software I believe I’ve caught a glimpse of the future and its one where physical and digitally distributed media can happily coexist.

Review: SyncTV (beta)