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Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
02-13-01, 02:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,183
Posted By rlabarge

DVD-Audio Players

DVD-Audio is an entirely different format than DVD-Video. They both use the same type of DVD disc as a storage medium, but after that they are very different.

DVD-Audio is designed to replace...
Forum: DVD Talk Archive
02-05-01, 10:21 AM
Replies: 165
Views: 15,136
Posted By rlabarge

Dinosaur Standard Edition Results It does...

Dinosaur Standard Edition Results

It does not play correctly on my Sony 7700, but this is one of the original units shipped for this model, and it has never had a firmware update. When I selected...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
01-22-01, 01:53 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 807
Posted By rlabarge

There are a number of different modes of Dolby...

There are a number of different modes of Dolby Digital including mono (1/0) stereo (2/0) stereo with center (3/0), stereo with center and LFE (3/1), etc. While the most common modes of Dolby Digital...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
01-13-01, 10:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,186
Posted By rlabarge

The DVD Format has not changed since it was first...

The DVD Format has not changed since it was first released in 1996. If possible you should get Toshiba to pay for this upgrade, since dual layer DVD titles have been in the spec since day 1.


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Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
01-12-01, 07:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,186
Posted By rlabarge

Gold colored discs are actually dual layer...

Gold colored discs are actually dual layer (DVD-9)DVDs. If your player cant read these then it needs to go back to Toshiba for service. The Toshiba 3108 has been around for a few years, but it is...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
01-10-01, 02:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 843
Posted By rlabarge

The new Mac iDVD system wont be able to...

The new Mac iDVD system wont be able to "duplicate" DVD titles that have been copyright protected by the studios. There are two different types of DVD-R media. The first type is called General Use...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
01-02-01, 07:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,038
Posted By rlabarge

Get a copy of either Video Essentials or AVIA. ...

Get a copy of either Video Essentials or AVIA. These DVD configuration/test discs will allow you to set up your monitor correctly, which should improve the picture quite a bit.

...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
12-31-00, 09:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 645
Posted By rlabarge

The answer to your question will depend on which...

The answer to your question will depend on which hardware or software DVD-Decoder your system has, and how you change the DVD-ROM drives region code setting.

If you are using a software program to...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
10-27-00, 02:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 776
Posted By rlabarge

You definitely will not get the full audio...

You definitely will not get the full audio benefits of a DVD-Audio disc by playing it in your DVD-Video player. DVD-Audio discs in general will have 96 Khz, 24 bit audio encoded in the Meridian...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
10-26-00, 12:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 865
Posted By rlabarge

I have portable DVD players from both Panasonic...

I have portable DVD players from both Panasonic and Pioneer. Both are well made, deliver excellent video and audio quality, and have stood up well over time. I use them to demonstrate DVD titles at...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
10-24-00, 08:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 793
Posted By rlabarge

About two thirds of DVD players can play Video...

About two thirds of DVD players can play Video CDs. Panasonic, RCA, Samsung, and Sony models play Video CDs. Japanese Pioneer models play Video CDs but American models older than the DVL-909 don't....
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
10-09-00, 09:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 905
Posted By rlabarge

I was not trying to be a smart ass. As far as I...

I was not trying to be a smart ass. As far as I know you are asking for something that does not exist - a DTS encoded WAV file.

DTS files come in two basic formats, neither of which is WAV. The...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
10-09-00, 07:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 905
Posted By rlabarge

WAV files are generally in an uncompressed linear...

WAV files are generally in an uncompressed linear PCM format, and are typically only mono or stereo.

DTS files are stored in a compressed format and typically have six discreet channels.

The...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
07-21-00, 06:07 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 734
Posted By rlabarge

Here is a good explanation of progressive scan...

Here is a good explanation of progressive scan DVD players from Jim Taylor's DVD FAQ -
http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

He also has an excellent detailed description of the...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
05-16-00, 11:58 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,089
Posted By rlabarge

If the subtitles are actually burned into the...

If the subtitles are actually burned into the video then you will still see them when you fast forward.

Most subtitles on DVD discs are encoded as a subpicture stream, which is overlayed on top of...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
05-09-00, 06:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 734
Posted By rlabarge

Sure, there are lots of first generation Dolby...

Sure, there are lots of first generation Dolby Digital and DTS receivers that take a long time to sync up to the signal. If the title switches between 2.0 audio and 5.1 audio streams it is easy to...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
05-08-00, 01:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 734
Posted By rlabarge

I suspect the problem is not with the Proscan DVD...

I suspect the problem is not with the Proscan DVD player, but with your receiver. I use the Proscan DIVX player for testing and have never had any problems with it. It is actually a very good DVD...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
05-04-00, 12:38 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,016
Posted By rlabarge

DVD-Audio is a new format designed for publishing...

DVD-Audio is a new format designed for publishing audio content on a DVD disc. It may eventually replace CD-Audio, but that remains to be seen.

The specs for DVD-Audio are significantly better...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
04-10-00, 07:42 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 764
Posted By rlabarge

First thing to try is getting a Windows 2000...

First thing to try is getting a Windows 2000 version of the drivers for your VGA card. Many VGA cards used in DVD-ROM systems have some special features that help in decoding the MPEG-2 video...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
04-09-00, 08:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 883
Posted By rlabarge

"Transfer Rate" usually refers to the average bit...

"Transfer Rate" usually refers to the average bit rate of the compressed MPEG-2 video stream on a DVD disc. It varies by title, not by player. Some players have a display that will show the the...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
04-07-00, 10:54 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 784
Posted By rlabarge

There are no consumer DVD-Video players or...

There are no consumer DVD-Video players or DVD-ROM drives which can read both sides of a DVD disc at the same time, or can automatically flip the disc over.

There are some industrial DVD-ROM juke...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
04-03-00, 07:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 973
Posted By rlabarge

Howard Knox - If your notebook already has...

Howard Knox - If your notebook already has hardware MPEG-2 decoding I am not sure you really want to add a Margi DVD-To-Go card. It probably wont give you better DVD playback. Before you spend any...
Forum: International DVD Talk
04-03-00, 07:12 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 907
Posted By rlabarge

PAL has less frames per second than NTSC, not...

PAL has less frames per second than NTSC, not more. NTSC is 30 frames per second (60 fields) and PAL is 25 frames per second (50 fields).

I am not going to get into the debate on which format is...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
03-31-00, 09:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 973
Posted By rlabarge

It would help to know what make and model...

It would help to know what make and model notebook you have.

You can either use a VGA-NTSC scan converter as recommended by Cloud, or you may want to get a Margi DVD-To-Go PCMICIA card. If your...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
03-15-00, 09:02 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,010
Posted By rlabarge

I got my 6109 from 800.com and have had...

I got my 6109 from 800.com and have had absolutely no problems at all with it.
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