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Old 04-16-03 | 08:48 AM
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Help! DVD terms explained?

Does anyone know of a good website/link that gives good explanations for terms used in rating the visual quality of DVDs? I'm looking for help in understanding terms like pixelation, edge pixelation, moire, noise, aliasing, saturation, etc. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks!
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Old 04-16-03 | 08:51 AM
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This thread http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=160736 stickied at the top of the page has several of those terms and links to others sites for more explanations
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Old 04-17-03 | 10:47 AM
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As strange as it may sound the Fox Demo Disc 2 (which came free with Ice Age at Best Buy), if you happen to have it, has a lot of excellent text about just the sorts of things you are looking for. Plus it gives a good pro-widescreen segment as well.
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