Live at Monterey [Blu-ray]

Live at Monterey [Blu-ray]
by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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Actor: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Director: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), DTS-HD 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), DTS-HD 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-11-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Experience Hendrix

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Blu-ray Review: Pretty Good
Summary: 4 Stars

When I saw this was coming out on Blu-Ray, I had to have it. I was more interested in hearing the upgrade in sound than seeing the upgrade in video. Like Luis (previous reviewer) I too was annoyed with the black bars and that this wasn't truly in widescreen. Alot of TV channels do the same thing and it's just a shoddy, cheap way to do HD. However, I changed my settings on my TV to zoom and it filled the screen nicely. When the menus pop up things are a little off on the zoom setting but it works nicely overall and I would not let the bars keep you from getting this.

Picture doesn't really look much better than the DVD. Hey, it's an old source (over 40 years) and you can only expect so much. When they filmed these shows they had no idea how important they would become. It looks as good as its going to get. Far from anything of recent vintage but you can't expect that. However, you can see everything very nicely.

Extra features... Good enough. I'm not into extras that much but what's here is nice. Some good perspective on the Monterey Festival, multiple camera angles on some songs, some good liner notes. Sadly, no commentary that was on the Criterion release, but still no big deal.

I'm pleased to say that the audio is excellent. Truly a good mix with great separation and rich, full sound. Yes, I would say it's an upgrade in audio. So overall, I'm pleased. I think you make this purchase with the music in mind and on that score they've done very well indeed. No excuse for the black bars but again the zoom feature on your TV will take care of that adequately.

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Description of Live at Monterey [Blu-ray]

Studio: Uni Dist Corp (music) Release Date: 11/25/2008

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