Posted by AVRev Reviews on 06/07/06 21:51

http://www.avrev.com/ Avrev.com has put a bunch of HD DVD software
titles up for review this month as well as a comprehensive review of
the Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD Player.

Unforgiven (HD DVD)

"Warner's HD DVD release of "Unforgiven" is simply stunning. The
pristine, razor sharp image is perfect on all counts.
"Unforgiven"'s extreme range of dark tones and contrasting scenes
of colors and brightness are a data compressor and DVD author's worst
nightmare."

Read full review: http://www.avrev.com/hddvd/revs/0606/unforgiven.shtml

Swordfish (HD DVD)

"HD Video Resolution: "Swordfish" is indicative of the HD DVDs that
are being unleashed on the entertainment shelves. Packed with the extra
pizzazz of true high-definition, the video quality of the movie is
nothing less than amazing. The slo-mo detonation of the walking
Claymore mines in Chapter 2 demonstrates the explosive nature of the HD
video format."

Read full review: http://www.avrev.com/hddvd/revs/0606/swordfish.shtml

Goodfellas (HD DVD)

"Although the disc is billed as an HD DVD, "GoodFellas" suffers
from a noticeable lack of digital quality. The images are not much more
than two-dimensional and tend to have softness around the edges. Near
the beginning of the film, the colors don't seem as vibrant and look
washed out. For film, for DVD, the picture quality is good. But the
"GoodFellas" HD DVD experience simply doesn't deliver."

Read full review: http://www.avrev.com/hddvd/revs/0606/goodfellas.shtml

Full Metal Jacket (HD DVD)

'"Full Metal Jacket" is a welcome but odd choice for Warner's
first wave of HD DVD releases. It's a lightly grainy film and was
originally released in Kubrick's preferred mono soundtrack. The disc
is a visually perfect rendition of the film and the HD encoding
captured the soft grain of the photography and its various scenes of
low light and smoke without digital artifacts or macro-blocking.'

Read full review:
http://www.avrev.com/hddvd/revs/0606/full_metal_jacket.shtml

Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD Player

"With tremendous hype and noted delays, HD DVD players have hit the
market, allowing consumers to see HD movies from a commercially
available disc for the first time. Two players mark the launch of the
format: the Toshiba HD-XA1 ($799.95) and HD-A1 HD DVD ($499.95)."

Read full review: http://www.avrev.com/equip/toshiba_hdxa1_a1/

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