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Melissa J. Perenson, PC World; testing by Jeffrey Kuta, PC World

Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:00 PM PDT

For the Library: Blu-ray Essentials

Blu-ray disc case.

Photograph: Copyright Disney.

Aside from our picks of test discs, you can jump-start your Blu-ray Disc library with these ten films, whose crackerjack video and audio quality will add sizzle to your high-definition TV.

Planet Earth (BBC)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Warner)
Ratatouille (Disney)
Casino Royale (Sony)
Blade Runner (Warner)
Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Sony)
The Fifth Element (remastered) (Sony)
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds: Live at Radio City (Sony BMG)
Lost: The Complete Third Season (Disney)

Blu-ray disc case. Scheduled releases to watch for:
Dirty Harry: Ultimate Collection, Heroes (Seasons One and Two), Men in Black, Sleeping Beauty, The Shawshank Redemption, and Stargate: Continuum

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