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Why? I'm sure I'm not the only person who prefers to see films presented as closely as possible to the way they looked when first released, whether or not I have already seen the film in question. In fact, filmmakers and film students, or anybody wanting to assess a film's place in the context...

I believe you're experiencing an illusion. Where is this extra detail coming from? If you were to project a good 35mm film print in your living room on to a screen the size of your TV, I guarantee you will perceive more detail than you would from a DVD of the same image. Even Blu-Ray will have a...

Your entire objection to film grain is based on a personal aesthetic preference. You have used the word "appealing" to describe the look you're seeking. My point is that your personal preference, or anybody's for that matter, is irrelevant to the issue of how films should be presented on...

By that logic, if you happened to find the color green to be aesthetically unappealing, I imagine you would support the removal of the color green from all films released on Blu-Ray. As I see it, motion pictures should be presented on home media formats as accurately as possible, i.e...

I saw the so-called "workprint" in 70mm at the Cinerama Dome in LA several years back, and don't recall any "raw splices." My immediate reaction was that this was certainly not a workprint in the traditional sense (a one-light print used for cutting and splicing and for projection during the...

Creepshow is getting a Region 2 (UK) SE in October from Universal.

Jeffrey, there was some further discussion about Old Dark House above, but yes, I agree that there is a potentially great DVD of this terrific film that I hope we see one day. In the meantime, I'm going to buy that Kino disc, since from comments above it sounds a little better than I had feared.

Thanks for the info on the Kino DVD of The Old Dark House, John; however, I had read somewhere that it's from a 16mm print, which didn't sound too promising. Not 100% sure of that, though.

I wish Universal would release an Old Dark House DVD somehow. I guess there are rights issues (?)

Wow -- Man Made Monster at last!!! Thanks for the info. I've been waiting for this terrific little movie for years!

What's this "tall box" people are talking about? Mine came in a regular cardboard slipcase.

Is this what I think it is, i.e. the second Hou Hsiao-Hsien boxset that never seemed to materialize? http://cgi.ebay.com/Hou-Hsiao-Hsien-...QQcmdZViewItem

Any other reports of the lip-sync issue on Shadow of a Doubt reported a page or two back? Also, was the earlier The Man Who Knew Too Much DVD as horrible as this new one apparently is?

Any other reports of the lip-sync issue on Shadow of a Doubt reported a page or two back? Also, was the earlier The Man Who Knew Too Much DVD as horrible as this new one apparently is? EDIT: OOPS! Ignore this, it was meant for the Hitchcock Masterpiece thread.:b

The 578A and 588A have exactly the same chipset (Mediatek 1389EE) and both have 12 bit DACs running at 108MHz. Both have potentially invisable layer-changes. Not sure about how the sound compares, but video-wise, these players are very similar.

Anamorphic downconversion being the process used to display anamorphic/16:9 images on a conventional 4:3 display, which I am stuck with for the time being, unfortunately :frowning: Thanks for the recommendations, guys. I have heard good things about both, and am especially drawn to the...

After numerous seaches (both here, other forums and Google), I still can't determine whether there's an all-region capable player that is solid and reliable enough to replace my current player, and to be used as my only DVD player for NTSC discs also. The Philips 642 sounds decent, but then...

Dave, I know I'm one of the last of a dying breed. Thanks for your advice!

Some of us still watch anamorphic DVDs on 4:3 displays :b so can somebody update me on how various brands of player handle it? I haven't been in the market for a DVD player since the good ol' days when this was a hot topic, so I'm not sure whether things are still the same (i.e. Sony smooth...

That's interesting, because the end of Season 4 is where I said Goodnight, Simpsons. Season 5, for me, was where the show took a detour and became a different, and lesser, show, IMHO.

Bill, I am presuming you are not a Kiarostami fan. If you are and still disliked these films, I'd be concerned, but if you hate Kiarostami's films in general, then this recation would be no surprsie at all.

Is the DLP we're seeing in cinemas comparable to the HD we'll be getting on HD DVDs?

I wonder why this issue seems to be so important to those to whom it's not important, so to speak! In other words, if you don't care about cover art, etc., fine. Some of us do. That's fine, too. If you don't get it, don't worry about it. But it seems that every time somebody posts a comment...

No, WillG makes a good point. The "Filmed in Panavision" tag generally refers, at least in theatrically released films, to films shot with Panavision anamorphic lenses. Films shot with Panavision equipment but not with anamorphic lenses generally states "Filmed with Panaflex Cameras and Lenses."...

Interesting. Thanks, James.

Anybody know why this Warner Bros. disc would be going OOP? I saw it listed on this "Discontinued DVDs" site: http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/disconti.htm

IMAX releases aren't included in that tally, which is stated above the chart.

Anybody have the Zeferelli film of La Traviata with Domingo and Stratas? I like the film and was wondering aboiut pic and sound quality.

EDIT: I just reread the forum rules, and the parody I linked to could be considered pirated material, so I think it's better I remove the link. For those who are wondering what I'm talking about, it was basically a "What's Up Tiger Lily"-style send-up of The Passion, which a friend of a friend...