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Amen. I'll have to see if I have the THX LD or not. My LD is a single-CLV disc with the AC3 soundtrack. Any idea which one that would correspond with in your listening session?

Yeah, to anyone (and I hope everyone is) calling that hotline... be sure to present yourself as a "normal" DVD collector... not as an extremist HT enthusiast who's on the outer-fringe of their market-audience. Say things like "my family and I always prefer the original soundtrack...

Hey everyone, thanks for the kind words about my reviews. Rest assured I intend to stay an active member of HTF and contribute to discussion as usual... including sharing my thoughts about AV quality in the appropriate threads so you'll still be hearing from me. ;) You know, I never...

Considering all that was needed to remedy the audio situation was the inclusion of the original mix they had on hand... I think you're right. That shouldn't be a lesson too hard for Disney to learn. After all... they've learned harder lessons than that from past input (ie, OAR 16x9 Muppet...

Naturally. Nearly all the publications (and web reviews) praised the DEHT mix on Mary Poppins too. :D

:laugh: And that's what makes these threads at HTF so colorful. :) I'm always impressed with the way folks manage to express their (different) opinions in these review threads while maintaining respect for everyone else's point of view. :emoji_thumbsup:

Eric, THANK YOU for hearing what I'm hearing. Your description is EXACTLY like what I'm experiencing... in sharp contast to the 5.1 mix on the original DVD and LD 5.1/2.0!

Just to clarify, the underwater scenes are softer than the above-ground scenes. But even the above-ground scenes look softer than expected on my display (hence why I assume there's something a bit off in this presentation). If anyone wants to get a feel for what I'm seeing... be sure to...

Lars, exactly. Very well put. that's exactly the attitude I take... I want my review to be based on the "highest bar" possible to give a point of reference, which makes allowances for many more favorable impressions by others on different gear. Hopefully based on all the feedback here, other...

Joseph, thanks for sharing your thoughts, and for resonating with my opinion. I'm sure that lots of folks will enjoy the new DEHT mix and think it's just fine... but for many of us who also have the original mix to compare (and on LD as well), the problems with the new mix are much more...

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The analogy with the SW DVDs went through my mind as well. While the particulars of the encoding choices are arguably different, the end result of a dissapointing DVD that performs far blow its potential due to studio choices is exactly the same.

Reagan, funny you should mention Sleeping Beauty. I first reviewed that DVD when I still had my direct-view 34" 16x9 set. On that tube, I thought it look great. Now, seeing Sleeping Beauty on my projector, I'm amazed how bad it looks compared to many other Disney DVD efforts. Yes, exactly, a...

I'd encourage any serious audiophiles to pick up the limited-edition DVD along side this new purchase (from ebay?) and then burn their own custom DVD using the (problematic but better) image from the new disc with the outstanding 5.1 mix from the old.

The other non-English 5.1 tracks sound fine to my ears... they don't suffer from the same "flat/dry/electronic" character on lead vocals during musical numbers like the English DEHT mix. Yes, the DVD spec allows for 2.0 DD, 5.1 DD, and mutiple DD (or LPCM and DTS) tracks. For some reason...

Glenn, thanks for the comments and for the vocab lesson (appreciated!). The reason I didn't rate the audio any worse is because I know that most folks will listen to it and say "it's great!" because they don't know what the real sound is supposed to sound like. But this audiophile wasn't...

There is intentional softness in the opening scene. However, this DVD seems softer to my eyes that what I would have expected from a projected film print of animation even long after that gausian opening shot has gone. There's something "off" about the digital processing behind this image.

As RAH points out, there's a big difference between restoration and digital-cleanup. Restoration refers to the process of repairing/restoring film elements, whereas digital-cleanup merely refers to what's done in the digital domain once those elements (in whatever condition) are scanned. That's...

The Little Mermaid Studio: Disney Year:1989 Rating:G Aspect Ratio: 16x9 encoded 1.78:1 Audio: 5.1 DD English D.E.H.T. Mix (original sound mix not provided), 5.1 DD Spanish, French. SpecialFeatures: Deleted Scenes, Commentary, Making-Of, much more… ReleaseDate: October 3, 2006 Apology: I...