Tag Archives: blu-ray

Newest edition to the Library: Big Hero 6 (2014)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Joel

The latest addition to the Ipe media library: Big Hero 6. I haven’t watched the film on blu-ray yet, but the snippets of the digital version look good. The disc features DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, so I’m certainly looking forward to … Continue reading →

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New additions to the Ipe Media Library – the latest X-Men films

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Joel

I resisted for a while, but when I found out both of these films were on sale this week, it was too hard to pass up. Amazon was selling First Class for $8, and Target had Days of Future Past … Continue reading →

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Purchased Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Joel

Oh,  how could I not pick up Winter Soldier on blu-ray? It’s an excellent film. Great video, and DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1. Win win.

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I’m trying to decide what to do with my DVD collection

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Joel

Ever since DVDs were introduced in the late 90’s, and I watched my first DVD film (The Matrix) in Pasadena during my new hire training month, I’ve been collecting DVDs for my own personal media library. I probably hit my … Continue reading →

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Ripping Blu-rays and making my own digital copies

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Joel

Last month, I discovered an dissatisfying truth about the digital copies that consumers often get with their home video home video purchases — you know, when you purchase a blu-ray, DVD, digital copy combo pack. Those digital copies provide you … Continue reading →

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Band of Brothers (2001) – Episodes 2 & 3

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Joel

A few weeks ago, I managed to find some time to watch episodes 3 & 4 of Band of Brothers. Carentan The men of Easy Company head to the French village of Carentan, where they they experience heavy fighting with … Continue reading →

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Band of Brothers (2001) – Episodes 1 & 2

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Joel

In my personal opinion, HBO has some great programming, so we’ve subscribed to HBO on and off for years. we’ve never kept it long-term, due to family cost-cutting. I always like to have more, but we don’t watch too many … Continue reading →

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Picked up some new Blu-ray movies

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Joel

With some of Josh’s birthday gift cards, we picked up some new movies for home use — How to Train Your Dragon and Toy Story 3. I know video streaming (Netflix, Vudu, Amazon on Demand) is the new thing, and … Continue reading →

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The Hangover (2009)

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Joel

After four weeks, we finally sat down to watch 2009’s breakout comedy The Hangover. The film was directed by Todd Phillips, and stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galiafianakis. I think, at this point, hasn’t everyone seen this film … Continue reading →

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iSkysoft’s free DVD-to-iPhone converter until August 9 2010

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Joel

Last month, the 5th Circuit court ruled that it is not illegal to rip DVDs as long as you aren’t sharing or selling copyrighted content. That’s great, because I believe if you own the content, you should have it available … Continue reading →

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