USA Today post's DVD do's and dont's..
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USA Today post's DVD do's and dont's..
Don't know if anyone saw this in today's USA Today, but on page 3D they went into DVD trends in 2003. They hit on my biggest pet peave--Warner snappers (Hope you are listening Warner) among numerous others. But anyways, if any of you missed the newsprint copy today, the story can be found HERE . I thought it was pretty interesting. Happy Holidays!
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Well its a good list I guess. They like in depth special features? Well good lord I think I do too? And all shows from a tv series should be on the dvd? Really? Thanks for the hot tip.
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I agree with Drexl, they need to stop releasing two versions of each film, one Fullscreen and one Widescreen. In fact, Fullscreen should be banished! Also, one other pet peeve, I prefer Anamorphic Widescreen to 2:35. I don't know about you, but I think that's way too skinny.
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Originally posted by alex4bball
I prefer Anamorphic Widescreen to 2:35.
I prefer Anamorphic Widescreen to 2:35.
Last edited by Philip Reuben; 12-31-03 at 06:53 AM.
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Originally posted by alex4bball
I agree with Drexl, they need to stop releasing two versions of each film, one Fullscreen and one Widescreen. In fact, Fullscreen should be banished! Also, one other pet peeve, I prefer Anamorphic Widescreen to 2:35. I don't know about you, but I think that's way too skinny.
I agree with Drexl, they need to stop releasing two versions of each film, one Fullscreen and one Widescreen. In fact, Fullscreen should be banished! Also, one other pet peeve, I prefer Anamorphic Widescreen to 2:35. I don't know about you, but I think that's way too skinny.
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Originally posted by evitagen
Isn't Anamorphic 1.78, not 1.85?
Isn't Anamorphic 1.78, not 1.85?
But still, any widescreen video can be anamorphic. 1.66:1, 1.78:1, 1.85:1, 2.35:1... plus any other weird aspect ratios.
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Uh-oh, don't tell the RIAA:
"Music DVD. Concerts have never been more realistic. You get great sound, cool visuals and all sorts of extras — all for the price of a music-only CD. No wonder traditional music sales are down."
A little thing called competition.
I don't own any concert films, but I just got Weird Al Complete Videos for Christmas, which is quite cool so far, so that's kind of in there.
Good list--probably anyone here will go, 'Duh' for all of them, but we're probably not their main demographic/target audience. I would have liked to see the inlusion of OAR-only releases, also, but I guess that's a little *too* wild a request...
"Music DVD. Concerts have never been more realistic. You get great sound, cool visuals and all sorts of extras — all for the price of a music-only CD. No wonder traditional music sales are down."
A little thing called competition.
I don't own any concert films, but I just got Weird Al Complete Videos for Christmas, which is quite cool so far, so that's kind of in there.
Good list--probably anyone here will go, 'Duh' for all of them, but we're probably not their main demographic/target audience. I would have liked to see the inlusion of OAR-only releases, also, but I guess that's a little *too* wild a request...
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Originally posted by fryinpan1
Great article. I especially like the line, "And while we're at it, Seasons 4 through 15 of The Simpsons."
Great article. I especially like the line, "And while we're at it, Seasons 4 through 15 of The Simpsons."
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Getting more of favorite films. Check out the longer versions of the Alien films in Fox's Alien Quadrilogy, Blade Runner Director's Cut and the extended The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
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Hmm. I guess you do learn something new everyday. I didn't know that Anamorphic essentially means widescreen. Well then, yes, I prefer 1:85 to 2:35. Thanks for the clarification.
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Originally posted by alex4bball
Hmm. I guess you do learn something new everyday. I didn't know that Anamorphic essentially means widescreen. Well then, yes, I prefer 1:85 to 2:35. Thanks for the clarification.
Hmm. I guess you do learn something new everyday. I didn't know that Anamorphic essentially means widescreen. Well then, yes, I prefer 1:85 to 2:35. Thanks for the clarification.
This should help:
http://www.dvdweb.co.uk/information/anamorphic.htm
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One very bad thing, which I hope isn't a trend: TV shows filmed in 4:3 being reformmated for 16:9 televisions (re: rumored upcoming release of Kung Fu). In this case, 4:3 is the correct, original aspect ratio and the 16:9 release will crop off the top and/or bottom of the frame. I know there has been some discussion about this on this and other forums but I'm surprised there hasn't been more.
Since in almost all cases modification of a movie's OAR involves changing from some form of widescreen to fullscreen, will it be the case that when an older TV show is released in modified AR and goes from (correct) 4:3 fullscreen to widescreen, that the releasing media company will claim that "well, you asked for widescreen, you got it"???? I wonder also if the derogatory "foolscreen" terminology is having any effect on the media companies, i.e., if they release ANYTHING in fullscreen (even if it's correct) they are going to be criticized?
The correct thing to ask for is OAR, not (necessarily) widescreen.
Since in almost all cases modification of a movie's OAR involves changing from some form of widescreen to fullscreen, will it be the case that when an older TV show is released in modified AR and goes from (correct) 4:3 fullscreen to widescreen, that the releasing media company will claim that "well, you asked for widescreen, you got it"???? I wonder also if the derogatory "foolscreen" terminology is having any effect on the media companies, i.e., if they release ANYTHING in fullscreen (even if it's correct) they are going to be criticized?
The correct thing to ask for is OAR, not (necessarily) widescreen.
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I agree with the article saying buying TV shots on DVDs is a good idea. The past month or two most of my purchases has been DVD box sets, as I get more enjoyment from them as opposed to movies.
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Originally posted by msbailey
On the verge? Dude, my grandma has a DVD player.
On the verge? Dude, my grandma has a DVD player.
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I agree with everthing but the Security Tape on the sides of DVD. If you remove the Tape you will see theft of DVD go through the roof. The tape never would have been added if people did not steal so many DVDs.
I work part time at a retail store and had to encourage 2 theives from stealing some items last night. They left the store with nothing but the jackets on their backs.
I work part time at a retail store and had to encourage 2 theives from stealing some items last night. They left the store with nothing but the jackets on their backs.
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I'm trying to ignore the silliness of preferring 2.35 to 1.85, and just comment on the others. I agree with foldout packaging like the Alien Quad, it's absurdly unwieldy. I much prefer individual cases. And I do agree with the tackiness of Warner's snappers, but I have to remind everyone that they own the company that makes them, so it could be a while before they change. Maybe if they retool the machines, but that might not be worth the expense.