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>Regardless of what "the Cretin" might snipe-in and write, there are many
excellent LDs for which the DVD counterparts pale in comparison.>
It is common knowledge to any content oriented enthusiast that the number
of LDs that offer a higher integrity presentation of content than the DVD
release is minuscule. It seems that almost daily there are releases on DVD that
were never offered OAR, 5.1, or with extras on LD. Today I will be enjoying the
DVD release of Ralph Bakshi's WIZARDS for the first time in anamorphically
enhanced OAR. The $14.95 MSRP DVD offers an audio commentary, a documentary,
trailers, and more. The LD was bare bones P&S and carried an MSRP of $34.95. I
purchased the WIZARDS DVD for $9.98. No LD ever offered that kind of bang for
the buck. Wishing for the good ol' days of LD, days that were not even that
good, is a fool's errand. I can think of no one that fits that bill better than
the LD foreverist poster to whom I am responding.
>Be that as it may, I do have some 2000+ DVDs to complement (NOT supplement) my
4000+ LDs (simply due to the (sad) fact LDs haven't been maufactured for
awhile).>
Get a tissue for the LDer crybaby. DVD has been a "godsend" for non
format or obsolete technology obsessed enthusiasts. The DVD format routinely
offers much higher A/V performance, far greater value, and worlds better
sophistication and convenience than the LD "VHS disks" loved so much by so few.
>yet when they come over for my movie nights (on LD (natch
) they are
simply flabbergasted at the quality, both sound and video.>
I would love to hear how the poster overcomes the design limitations of
LD to deliver such magical LD performance. It cannot be easy when one starts
out with lower resolution, composite color, chroma noise, and the rest of LD's
cumbersome outdated "features." That must be quite an easy crowd to please.
Along the same lines, I just hosted my 52nd Movie/Film appreciation
class/program, MOVIES 101, for my circle of friends. Not one of them has ever
confused the "state of the art" standard definition 480p performance of DVD for
what LD via my tip top HLD-X9 can muster.
The obsolete LaserDisc format was as severely hampered by its
technological era as the limitations of its specifications. I will never let
format sentimentality prevent me from enjoying the advances of modern and
future A/V delivery systems.
Kraig