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HDfury3 now shipping!
March 14, 2010

A quick note to let everyone know that the manufacturer started shipping out HDfury3 orders a couple of days ago (March 12). The first 50 units are now in the mail!

To check your status visit our HDfury3 order page and click on "TRACK MY ORDER". If no information is provided, your order has not shipped yet. Wait a couple of days and try again.  We're told that all pre-orders should be shipped out by the end of the week.

Our HDfury3 trade-in program has been extended to include the HDfury Gamer Edition as well. We're also accepting more than one trade-in per customer and there's no need for your HDfury1, HDfury2, or HDfury Gamer to be in working condition. Even broken units are fine! For complete details visit our HDfury3 trade-in program thread in our forum.

Thanks to everyone for their patience!

Beware of scams! Until August 2010 the HDfury3 will only be shipping through CurtPalme.com. It will not be shipping anywhere else.

Questions? Email us at HomeTheaterExperts@CurtPalme.com.

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$220 off new CalMAN Enthusiast + ColorMunki + Spyder3 kit
March 13, 2010

Now until end of March, you can get your hands on a CalMAN Enthusiast license, Enhanced ColorMunki spectroradiometer, and an Enhanced Spyder3 colorimeter, at a previously unavailable package price.

The ColorMunki offers the power of a spectroradiometer in a compact innovatively designed package. They are individually  hand calibrated for improved performance and versatility when used with CalMAN. Each ColorMunki also contains a reference tile inside the meter for dark calibrations.

The Spyder3 is a brilliantly innovative design in colorimetry, using edge detection to provide more sensitive and accurate color response rather than most colorimeters, which make do with peak detection. Individually hand picked and calibrated for use in CalMAN.

CalMAN Enthusiast allows full interactive support for the VideoEq, VideoEq Pro, and other Video Processors with the release of the highly anticipated CalMAN version 4. Anyone who purchases a CalMAN licence now automatically gets a free upgrade to CalMAN 4 once released!

So why two meters? As is often the case, there's usually a trade-off: The Spyder3 reads extremely fast but is a colorimeter so it drifts over time as it uses a filter that slowly degrades. The ColorMunki on the other hand reads slowly but remains more accurate over time since it's a spectroradiometer with no filter to degrade. Using CalMAN you can profile the Spyder3 against the ColorMunki to get the speed of the Spyder3 with the accuracy of the ColorMunki. The best of both worlds! Pro's do this all the time with the more expensive NIST certified Chroma5 (colorimeter) and EyeOne Pro (spectroradiometer). Now you can do the same at a fraction of the cost. Pretty cool!

Think of this sale as getting the ColorMunki/CalMAN Enthusiast package for $100 off our already discounted price and a Spyder3 thrown in for free! Only until end of March 2010.

Confused about meters?  See our FAQ: Which meter is right for me?

Questions? Send us an email!

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Radiance Video Processors on SALE!
March 10, 2010

We've worked out an exclusive deal for our members to bring you this product at price lower than what everyone else pays anywhere on the internet! Buy direct from SpectraCal at prices lower than buying off their own website! Same product, same support, just more money in your pocket at the end of the day!

We're having a massive Radiance Video processor sale until end of March! Save up to $1520 on the new Radiance XE and Radiance XS:

RadianceXS sale price at CurtPalme.com: $2475 ($1020 off)
RadianceXE sale price at CurtPalme.com: $3475 ($1520 off)

The Lumagen Radiance series is regarded by most as the absolute best video processor that money can buy today. It boasts industry leading scaling & processing, noise reduction, multi-point greyscale & gamma correction, and a complete colour management system.

For complete details see our Radiance order page. These units can be shipped to anywhere in the world and ship directly from the manufacturer to you.

Reviews/Testimonials

"I'm not a scaler/processor type of person, and really saw no real need for one since you can get HD directly from a Blu Ray player. Of the ones I've seen in action in the past, the only one I've been been impressed with was the VP-50, but never to the point of wanting one for myself. And based on the cost of these units, the reason for having one could never be justified enough for me to ever consider one.  However, today was a real eye opening when Craig connected his Lumagen Radiance up to my Electrohome Marquee 9500LC CRT projector. At first we had it hooked up at 1080p/60Hz. Then Craig noticed that it would be best at 24Hz into the Radiance. After switching my Sony BDP-360 Blu Ray to 1080p/24Hz and running the output of the Radiance at 1080p/72Hz everything I had ever thought about a video processor changed. My 9500LC interpolated the 1080p/72Hz and without any adjustments to the projector. The image I saw on the screen stunned me. It was tight, bright and very sharp. Even sharper than anything I've been able to get using 1080p/60Hz. I asked Craig to find out what one would cost... 1080p/72Hz is now a must have for me. Since the Radiance does it so well, owning one is now tops on my list. Finally - a video processor that does not muck up the signal!" - Mike Parker (Projector/Home Theater Guru)

"The Radiance XD is the Swiss Army Knife of video processors. ...In my experience, there is nothing out there that converts SD to HD as well as the Radiance XD. Lumagen's proprietary up-conversion is excellent. As good as the best Gennum VXP and Silicon Optix HQV processors are, the Radiance XD has a clear (pun intended) advantage in the quality of up-conversion. ...The Radiance XD is an amazing product. It will elevate the performance of any video display beyond what is possible with the display's internal controls. The results are amazing for video displays in any and every price range." - Doug Blackburn, Widescreen Review, Issue 139, March/April 2009

"The Lumagen RadianceXD is the single most useful piece of A/V equipment I work with. I use it for my own setup, and frequently recommend it to clients. It can correct for virtually all errors in both display and source, and make a inexpensive set behave like a professional display. Lumagen support is unsurpassed. Bugs are promptly addressed, and set-up questions quickly answered." - Carl, New York City, ISF Calibrator

"Anyone who owns the Radiance will tell you how amazing it is. It does everything you've heard it does, and then some. It is the most important and most powerful piece of equipment in my setup. But even more incredible is the way Lumagen stands behind its product by listening to us owners, with a constant influx of updates and bug fixes. No issue stays unresolved, and new features are added all the time, long into the lifecycle of the product." - Dave (Madison, WI)

Until the end of March, save up to $1520 on the Radiance series of video processors. Order now and save!

Questions? Send us an email!

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BLU-RAY RELEASE DATES, MUST-HAVE TITLES, and DEALS!
 



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Test Discs:

To get the most out of your home theater we recommend the following two Blu-ray test discs. There's a lot of other stuff out there - save your money. No other test discs are required.

   Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics: Audio and video calibration test patterns and instructions. Get the most out of your HD home theater using this disc and our Greyscale & Colour Calibration for Dummies guide.
   Spears & Munsil High-Definition Benchmark Blu-ray Disc Edition: Advanced video benchmarking and calibration. While there is some overlap, it is a a perfect compliment to Digital Video Essentials as it has deinterlacing and chroma alignment tests, as well as other advanced features. No audio calibration so Digital Video Essentials is still required. Comes free in the box when you purchase the (phenomenal!) Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player.

Hot Pre-Orders:

Pre-order the hottest Blu-ray titles from Amazon and save big! You're guaranteed the lowest price between the time you ordered and the time it ships even if the price goes up, so the sooner you order the more you'll likely save!

Astro Boy Mar 16, 2010
Toy Story: Special Edition Mar 23, 2010
Toy Story 2: Special Edition Mar 23, 2010
The Men Who Stare at Goats Mar 23, 2010
The African Queen Mar 23, 2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox Mar 23, 2010
Sherlock Holmes Mar 30, 2010

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Apr 6, 2010

Doctor Zhivago: 45th Anniversary Edition May 4, 2010


Blu-ray / DVD / Other deals:

Subscribe to our Blu-ray & DVD deals thread to be notified immediately by email when a new deal is available. Some deals only last one day!

Top selling Blu-ray titles (updated hourly)
Save an additional $10 when you order Toy Story 1 & 2 on Blu-ray 
Amazon: Save 45% on Exclusive Blu-ray Bundles
8 Blu-ray discs for $80 deal when you buy a Blu-ray player
Blu-ray 50% off sale (as low as $9.99 each)
Save $5 on Michael Jackson's This Is It [Blu-ray]

Blu-ray Buy 2 get one free sale (held over)

68% off The Wrestler [Blu-ray] - only $12.99!

64% off X-Men Origins: Wolverine [Blu-ray] - only $14.49!

70% off Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Blu-ray] - only $12.00!

48% off Léon: The Professional [Blu-ray] - only $12.99!

61% off Watchmen (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] - only $13.99!

Latest Reference Quality 'Must-have' Blu-ray Discs:

Want to see how good home theater can look and sound? These discs represent the absolute best that 1080p Blu-ray has to offer in terms of audio and video quality. Every movie collection must have a handful of these films!

2012 
Revanche 
Hunger 
Atonement 
Pride & Prejudice 

More Reference Quality Blu-ray Discs »    

Recent and Upcoming Blu-ray Releases:

For older (historical) releases see here.

March 09, 2010
Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (Sony)
Breaking Bad: The Complete First Season (Sony)
Breaking Bad: The Complete Second Season (Sony)
Capitalism: A Love Story (Starz/Anchor Bay)
Hachi: A Dog's Tale (Sony)
Ninja (First Look)
Old Dogs (Blu-ray Only) (Disney/Buena Vista)
Old Dogs (Combo Pack) (Disney/Buena Vista)
Planet 51 (Sony)
Possession (2009) (20th Century Fox)
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (Lionsgate)
The Stoning of Soraya M. (Lionsgate)
Tremors (Universal)

March 12, 2010
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Vol. 1 (Bandai Visual)

March 16, 2010
Armored (Sony)
Astro Boy (2009) (Summit)
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (MPI)
Broken Embraces (Sony)
Clash of the Gods: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Did You Hear About The Morgans? (Sony)
Fallen Angels (Kino)
The Fourth Kind (Universal)
Ninja Assassin (Warner Brothers)
Paris (MPI)
The Princess and the Frog (Three Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo with Digital Copy) (Disney/Buena Vista)
South Park: The Complete Thirteenth Season (Paramount)
Unrivaled (Lionsgate)
Vengeance Trilogy (Palisades Tartan)
Wonderful World (Magnolia)

March 20, 2010
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (Summit)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Ultimate Fan Edition) (Summit)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Summit)
Vans Warped Tour 15th Anniversary Celebration (Summit)

March 23, 2010
The African Queen: Commemorative Limited Edition Box Set (Paramount)
The African Queen (Paramount)
Bigger Than Life (Criterion)
The Blind Side (Warner Brothers)
Brothers (Lionsgate)
Days of Heaven (Criterion)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (20th Century Fox)
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (Warner Brothers)
Mad Men: Season Three (Lionsgate)
The Men Who Stare at Goats (Starz/Anchor Bay)
Sanjuro (Criterion)
Smokin' Aces: The Franchise Collection (Universal)
Spring 1941 (Well Go USA)
Toy Story 2: Special Edition (Disney/Buena Vista)
Toy Story: Special Edition (Disney/Buena Vista)
Yojimbo (Criterion)
Yojimbo/Sanjuro (Criterion)

March 30, 2010
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (20th Century Fox)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (MPI)
Collateral (Paramount)
The Diary of Anne Frank (2009) (Well Go USA)
An Education (Sony)
House Broken (Image)
I Sell the Dead (MPI)
IMAX: Under the Sea (Warner Brothers)
The Killer (Vivendi)
Madonna: Sticky & Sweet (Warner Music)
Red Cliff 2-Disc International Version (Magnolia)
Sherlock Holmes (Warner Brothers)
Tromeo and Juliet (Troma)
Vampyres (Blue Underground)

April 06, 2010
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (First Look)
Battlestar Galactica: Season 2 (Universal)
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (Re-issue) (Universal)
Cocoon: 25th Anniversary Edition (20th Century Fox)
The Collector (2009) (Vivendi)
Dolan's Cadillac (Eagle)
Dreamscape (Image)
Flight of the Intruder (Lionsgate)
Jade (Lionsgate)
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Warner)
The Lord of the Rings (1978) (Warner Brothers)
The Natural (Sony)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (New Line Cinema)
Poseidon (Warner)
The Relic (Lionsgate)
Sharpe's Challenge (Warner Brothers)
Sharpe's Peril (Warner Brothers)
Tetro (Lionsgate)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) (MGM)

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