Re: DVD vs conventional video.

Posted by Abner from user-2ive8fu.dialup.mindspring.com on April 23, 1999 at 09:43:23:

In Reply to: DVD vs conventional video. posted by Mithrandir on April 22, 1999 at 19:15:24:

Yes, the picture quality is much better than tape even on a regular TV! DVDs are recorded in progressive scan so when you get the right newfangled digital TV and DVD player (or in this case your computer monitor already is progressive scan) in the future you will be able to watch progressive scan home video, which is much more film-like. I have seen DVDs playing through a line-doubler and an HDTV front projector which looked just stunning. It really was almost impossible to tell it wasn't film 10 feet back from the screen. And of course having the widescreen version of a movie is always preferred to crappy Pan&Scan.

Looking forward to the Indy DVDs,
Abner

: We just got a brand spanking new computer and it has a DVD player in it. I am amazed by the sound and picture quality as opposed to video. I have recently found out something else interesting between the two: in widescreen videos, not ALL of the picture is seen; whereas DVD shows (evidently) the entire picture.

: Two examples from Armageddon (for those who are willing to either find out or take my word for it): when the oil drillers and the NASA pilots meet, and the shot of the pilots after Truman says "I just thought you guys should meet", Tucker is visible/cut off in DVD/ws video. And when the pictures of the dead drillers are shown at the funeral, Noonan's picture is/is not completely shown on DVD/ws video.

: Just a little bit of trivia I discovered. Yes, I'm weird.

: Check six.

: -Mithrandir-

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That's not all...... Michaelson 09:56:49 4/23/99 (2)
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: Yes, the picture quality is much better than tape even on a regular TV!  DVDs are recorded in progressive scan so when you get the right newfangled digital TV and DVD player (or in this case your computer monitor already is progressive scan) in the future you will be able to watch progressive scan home video, which is much more film-like.  I have seen DVDs playing through a line-doubler and an HDTV front projector which looked just stunning.  It really was almost impossible to tell it wasn't film 10 feet back from the screen.  And of course having the widescreen version of a movie is always preferred to crappy Pan&Scan.

: Looking forward to the Indy DVDs,
: Abner

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: : We just got a brand spanking new computer and it has a DVD player in it.  I am amazed by the sound and picture quality as opposed to video.  I have recently found out something else interesting between the two: in widescreen videos, not ALL of the picture is seen; whereas DVD shows (evidently) the entire picture.

: : Two examples from Armageddon (for those who are willing to either find out or take my word for it): when the oil drillers and the NASA pilots meet, and the shot of the pilots after Truman says "I just thought you guys should meet", Tucker is visible/cut off in DVD/ws video.  And when the pictures of the dead drillers are shown at the funeral, Noonan's picture is/is not completely shown on DVD/ws video.

: : Just a little bit of trivia I discovered.  Yes, I'm weird.

: : Check six.

: : -Mithrandir-

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