What DVDs should Criterion put out?

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#90
December 22, 2003, 01:29:13 AM
Quote from: billybrowninferior product

i could be mistaken but i thought i remember reading when dvd was first rising to power about 5 years ago that the picture quality of a dvd was EQUAL to a laserdisc, but that laserdiscs actually do have BETTER sound.  the only thing wrong with them is their size is inconvienent, but i wouldnt call that inferior and dismiss it as a blip.
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#91
December 22, 2003, 11:22:01 AM
Quote from: billybrown
Quote from: Pbilly brown loved laserdiscs once, then they broke his heart.

Alas, you got me. I was soo madly in love with Miss. Laser Disc, only to be left at the altar.  :cry:

However, once I met Miss DVD, at a time when I didn't think love was at all possible again, I realized what a dirty, crappy, useless whore Laser Disc was, and have seen and heard the majestic light of DVD ever since.

:lol:

"useless whore".... fucking classic
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#92
December 22, 2003, 04:14:34 PM
Quote from: themodernage02
Quote from: billybrowninferior product

i could be mistaken but i thought i remember reading when dvd was first rising to power about 5 years ago that the picture quality of a dvd was EQUAL to a laserdisc, but that laserdiscs actually do have BETTER sound.  the only thing wrong with them is their size is inconvienent, but i wouldnt call that inferior and dismiss it as a blip.


I've never heard that, ever... can we have confirmation out there, anyone?

billybrown

#93
December 22, 2003, 04:15:35 PM
Quote from: SoNowThen
Quote from: billybrown
Quote from: Pbilly brown loved laserdiscs once, then they broke his heart.

Alas, you got me. I was soo madly in love with Miss. Laser Disc, only to be left at the altar.  :cry:

However, once I met Miss DVD, at a time when I didn't think love was at all possible again, I realized what a dirty, crappy, useless whore Laser Disc was, and have seen and heard the majestic light of DVD ever since.

:lol:

"useless whore".... fucking classic


:wink:

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#94
December 23, 2003, 09:16:15 PM
I heard things like that from people that I trusted about as far as I could throw John Goodman.

I can't really tell a difference in sound quality... But maybe I'm just a dumb fuck.
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bonanzataz

#95
December 24, 2003, 01:14:13 AM
well, i believe (but do not know for sure) i know where the myth of laserdisc's better sound comes from. i guarantee i heard this on the board somewhere. since laserdiscs were very expensive, they were obviously made for rich people. if a rich person was buying a laserdisc player, they wanted to show off that sound and would most likely have a killer sound system. dvd's are sold for cheap. anybody can have them. that doesn't necessarily mean everybody has a killer sound system. b/c of this, the standard 5.1 track on a dvd is downmixed so people who just use the speakers on the tv can hear everything while the 5.1 tracks on the laserdiscs weren't. am i right? i don't think so. sorry.

laserdiscs are rockin'... AND rollin'. dvd's are better, but laserdiscs kick ass.
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#96
May 09, 2004, 03:12:54 AM
Quote from: The Gold Trumpetbut no chance on La Dolce Vita. Its getting a special edition release sometime next year (June, last I heard) from another company.
Koch Lorber will be giving it a 2-disc collector's edition treatment for an August release.

So with the Scorsese box set and this announced, this is the best weekend ever. Cheers, everyone.

Ravi

#97
May 09, 2004, 03:29:27 PM
Quote from: bonanzatazwell, i believe (but do not know for sure) i know where the myth of laserdisc's better sound comes from. i guarantee i heard this on the board somewhere. since laserdiscs were very expensive, they were obviously made for rich people. if a rich person was buying a laserdisc player, they wanted to show off that sound and would most likely have a killer sound system. dvd's are sold for cheap. anybody can have them. that doesn't necessarily mean everybody has a killer sound system. b/c of this, the standard 5.1 track on a dvd is downmixed so people who just use the speakers on the tv can hear everything while the 5.1 tracks on the laserdiscs weren't. am i right? i don't think so. sorry.

That's correct.  Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks on DVDs are often mixed so that they still sound okay when downconverted to Dolby Surround for people with Pro-Logic systems.  I remember reading on alt.video.dvd and alt.video.ld that the 5.1 track on The Matrix LD was better than on the DVD.  LDs used the uncompressed PCM track for 2-channel tracks (mono, stereo, Dolby Surround) while DVD uses the compressed Dolby Digital tracks.

Quote from: Cinephile
Quote from: The Gold Trumpetbut no chance on La Dolce Vita. Its getting a special edition release sometime next year (June, last I heard) from another company.
Koch Lorber will be giving it a 2-disc collector's edition treatment for an August release.

So with the Scorsese box set and this announced, this is the best weekend ever. Cheers, everyone.

Best Buy should have an Xixax section, with all the money we spend on DVDs.

Stefen

#98
September 15, 2004, 02:00:11 PM
Criterion should really put out a Fearless dvd. I think it's a great movie and it needs a good treatment. Actually, anybody should just put out a good Fearless dvd.
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#99
September 15, 2004, 02:06:23 PM
:yabbse-thumbup:  (Even though it's already on DVD.)

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#100
September 15, 2004, 02:09:01 PM
Quote from: ono.:yabbse-thumbup:  (Even though it's already on DVD.)

In full frame.
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#101
September 15, 2004, 02:10:28 PM
Haha, never mind then.  :)  (I saw it on VHS.)

Stefen

#102
September 15, 2004, 02:17:27 PM
Yeah, it's one of those old warner dvd's witch nothing on it. And the movie is indeed in full frame. I don't know why they haven't released a better dvd version.
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#103
September 18, 2004, 10:24:36 PM
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#104
September 25, 2004, 09:16:54 PM
The Life Aquatic
Sydney
The Twin Peaks Pilot -- that'd be coo.
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