New Coldplay DVD/CD (1 Viewer)

[Matty P]

Grabbed an early copy of the new Coldplay DVD/CD package last night...didn't sample the CD yet but wanted to check out the DVD concert...audio comes in Stereo, DD, and DTS, video has quite a bit of grain but is 16x9 enhanced...my main problem with the concert is the editing! Choppy as all hell, no shot seems to last more than 3-5 seconds...maybe I was just spoiled after watching the Springsteen live in NYC show the night before...random thoughts....

-Matt

 

[Bill Leber]

That's disappointing. I'm looking forward to picking up the DVD next week. Hopefully it's not as bad as the last Dave Matthews Band DVD (Folsom Field). The editing is so quick and choppy I get nausea.

 

[Patrick Larkin]

I picked this up at KMart for $11.99 this morning. Its in a CD jewel case. Are any copies being sold in a DVD case?

Did everyone that bought this get a jewel case?

 

[NickSo]

How do the 5.1 tracks sound?

 

[John Torrez]

There's two versions of this Patrick. One in a CD case and the other in a DVD case. Content is exactly the same.

 

[Patrick Larkin]

Oh well. I got the CD case. Now, do I put it with my CDs or my DVDs?

By the way, excellent sound, excellent video, excellent performance. Surrounds are mostly limited to crowd noise on the 5.1 track - which is OK by me.

 

[NickSo]

Is this out already? I went to Futureshop's website and they have three different products that are "Coldplay Live 2003":

One in the DVD section for $24.99 (Release date Nov 4th):
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...=&newdeptid=13

A "Limited Edition" CD/DVD in the CD section for $24.99 (on sale from $31, release date Nov 11th):
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...=&newdeptid=16

A CD/DVD in the CD Section for $15.99 from $18.99:
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...=&newdeptid=16

Amazon.CA also has these three different products wtih similar prices.

Edit: An update.. i just went to futureshop, they did not have it in stock, neither one of the three... I also saw HMV, they advertised it as out on Nov11th. Even on the coldplay website its listed as November 11th. Hmm...

 

[Patrick Larkin]

Yes, its out. Like I said in the first post, I bought it for $11.99 at KMart (it was in their ad last week). A steal at 12 clams.

 

[NickSo]

Whoops, forgot to mention I'm in canada, no Kmarts, basically A&BSound, FutureShop, HMV. I guess ill have to wait till the 11th :frowning:

EDIT: Well i guess the official release date (for canada at least) is Nov11th. Select theaters here are having a DVD pre-launch showing for the DVD November10th.

 

[Mitty]

This is a brilliantly marketed CD/DVD.

The perception to the public is that the DVD has a "bonus" CD, the CD has a "bonus" DVD, while really it's one product in two packages to maximize their economies of scale.

I know people who buy tons of CDs, but would never buy a concert DVD and I also know people who never buy CD's (they just download their low-ass rez versions ), yet are total concert DVD geeks.

This is very cleverly done.

 

[Ted Lee]

so how is the overall music quality? do they rock, do they sound horrible, is the recording decent, etc.

iow, is this worth getting???

note, i am quite the coldplay fan, but i've never been a huge fan of live albums....

 

[Carl Miller]

I haven't checked out the DVD, but had the CD playing last night at home and this afternoon in the car. I like Coldplay, and I really like live albums....But this one is decent, at best IMO. I definitely prefer the two studio albums by Coldplay over this one.

 

[Ted Lee]

yeah, that's kinda what i was thinking too carl.

i heard a couple of cuts on the net and wasn't overly impressed. i did see them in concert here in sac and loved it, but that's not the same as listenin' to a cd in my car...

 

[RobBenton]

Anywhere you can get their music vids on dvd?

 

[JamieD]

Bought it, enjoyed it, liked one of the "new songs". Got it for cheap at Wally Mart.

 

[Kevin C Brown]

I have a stupid question.

Amazon has the "CD" version for $20.99. They have the "DVD" version for $18.74. The content is exactly the same. Why would I buy the "CD" version?