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Re: Star Wars on DVD
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Thu, 29 Jun 2000 17:05:33 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Bryan Hodges writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Chris Norman writes:
> > First off, there was an announcement about a month ago, saying that
> > Lucasfilm had finally felt the pressure from the fans and were going to
> > start work on the trilogy DVD and EP1 DVD.
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> Wow... I hope so.
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> > If you are waiting to buy a DVD... all I can say is WHY? If you watch a lot
> > of movies, you are missing a LOT when viewing them on VHS. Granted, in order
> > to get the full effect of a DVD player you NEED to have a receiver that does
> > Dolby Digital playback. But Sony has a HomeTheater in a Box that includes a
> > DVD and it is like $699 (check out this monthes issue of HomeTheater
> > Magazine.)
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> IMO DVD is cool technology, but I won't a player until it becomes neccesary
> (ie: VHS dies.) The reason is DVD movies typically cost $5-$10 more than VHS,
I refuse to pay that myself because DVDs are cheaper to make. I only buy them
when they are $15-$20, same as a VHS.
> and I don't see much difference in visual quality. My former roomate had a
> complete setup, with a big screen TV and a Dolby Digitial capable reciever,
> but aside from the quality of the surround sound I didn't notice any
> difference between DVD and VHS films.
The true difference can not be seen unless you have a High Definition TV. The
picture and sound of a DVD is far superior to a VHS.
> It can be said that DVDs are like audio
> CDs were so many years ago, which is true. You can skip between scenes like
> tracks and you don't need to fast forward or rewind. However, unlike most
> audio tracks, movie scenes are meant to be watched in a certain sequence,
> which makes skipping between scenes more of a "nice thing" instead of a
> neccesity.
No rewinding either.
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> The other obvious bonus to DVDs is they don't wear out as easily as VHS tapes
> do. But who watches a movie more than once in a while? (other than the SW
> films... :) I have VHS tapes that I've had for over 10 years that are just
> now starting to wear out.
DVDs like CDs don't wear out at all if you take care with them.
> They're all movies I don't watch anymore (except on
> occasion.) Plus, with the advent of MP4 and other video codecs, the computer
> is becoming a more likely source of future movie watching. IMO CDs and DVDs
> will die, replaced by ROM "sticks" with MP3s or MP4s. I think this will occur
> before 2005 which is the earliest "official" estimate I've heard from
> Lucasfilm about the release of the SW DVDs. However, if they come out before
> then, or VHS dies, I will step up and buy a DVD setup.
Actually MP4 will likely go on HD-DVDs or FMDs FMD discs won't be in
production for quite awhile so don't put off any purchases because of it. They
are supposed to hold upwards of 140GB though.
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> >
> > I know, buying this set up would mean less Lego purchases, but, you may
> > never want to go to the movies again, with a decent HT system in your house!
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > Sorry for the continuation of the off topic post.
>
> Now, hopefully replies will be redirected to lugnet.off-topic... :)
>
> -Bryan
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| (...) $599 check around (...) neccesary (...) VHS, (...) If you can't see the difference on an NTSC TV you should have your eyes examined! (...) DVD's that are released currently are for NTSC format. Viewing them on an HDTV will make no difference (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Perhaps the biggest benefit of DVD outside of the picture/audio quality is the additional material you get on the better discs. I'm not talking about the extra 9 minutes of awful footage from that awful ID4 movie, but the commentary from (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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