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Amazon UK have a listing up for Casablanca with a 7th of November date. Makes sense as the film is 80 years old this year. I'll be curious to see if Warner handle its release in the US though, or whether (like Citizen Kane) the US UHD ends up in the hands of Criterion. 

Seriously considering the Arcam AVR21. It checks most all the boxes and is getting decent reviews; it seems Arcam have worked out most of the bugs in the software, and the most recent firmware corrected an issue with audio dropouts on 4k120 VRR content.   My hangups:   — It’s EXPENSIVE — $4,700 retail MAP in the States; — HDMI ports are only 40Gbps, not 48 — maybe not a big deal, and certainly not for current-gen consoles; — No DTS:X Pro support, although it may come in a future update; — No onboard phono input. I have an outboard phono pre-amp and would probably get better sound of it than an onboard option, but still would prefer to eliminate the extra device from the rack.   Still, I’m having a hard time resisting this one. Luckily, the decision is made for me right now as it’s out of stock at every authorized mail-order dealer right now, and my nearest brick-and-mortar stores are two-plus hours away (and also likely have no stock.) Maybe my forced patience will be rewarded with some new Denon/Onkyo/Pioneer high-end units to add to the consideration set…

It looks like we’re getting some  

Damn. Yeah. On the one hand I’m glad it’s affordable, but on the other hand I kind of wish it were a bigger set with more details. 

Extra has done the job of making me want to switch my PS5 on again more regularly. There’s a lot of value there for someone like me who simply isn’t interested in spending disposable income on purchasing games anymore.