Shadow Mask and Aperture Grill are the 2 tecnologies used in CRT displays, and yes, both can be curved or flat. (Samsung DF or IFT lines are flat Shadow Masks) Generally speaking, AG will have better color saturation, while SM will be crisper. If you get an AG monitor, you should know that 2...
Something similar happened to me with The Usual Suspects SE... I'd never seen it, and for some reason I decided to start the movie from the chapter selection, and it showed the bottom of the mug with Kobayashi written on it.
My VOBs are dated:
Sunday, December 02, 2001, 7:07:41 PM
This is the Canadian DVD with the french track. I do notice a sync problem on my Pioneer DV333/Denon 1802 and also on my PC using PowerDVD 4 XP. (Satine saying "Diamonds are a girl's best friend", beginning of Ewen's "Your Song", and...
I got my free DVD, case and JP extras DVD a week ago. (everything in one package)
It was a nice surprise because I'd totally forgot about them. My checks were sent only a few days after the JP3 DVD release.