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Re: HDTV is coming..Dont invest in DVD's

Posted by croft (A) on February 16, 2004 at 19:05:04

In Reply to: Re: HDTV is coming..Dont invest in DVD's posted by Auricle on February 12, 2004 at 09:31:06:

Hi Auricle,
Just read your post,
YYYYYEEEERRRRRSSSS ->Absolutely bang on 100%--->EXELLENT.

I am a collector of hi fi and also audio visual.
I have brands from Audio Research,Oracle,Croft,Souther,Pioneer,Counterpoint and many others.

I also have a few freinds who,Like me ar avvid audio & AV enthusiasts.
We have spent countless days and nights swapping cables,Amps,TVs and just about everything else.

Firstly your choice of player - The LDS2 - What a a machine,My freind has one and also the LDS1.I have also had Laserdisk players and films,My freind has over 1000 of the disks.
Its been intresting following th rise of DVD Auricle,yes shure when it first came out everybody was over the moon with it.
The super sharp picture,the low screen noise,The extras,the list goes on.
But then i and many others started to say,Er ok this is good but its lacking something,Some vital ingrediant that makes me feel like i have this or that title in my collection and i can keep it for ever.

This vital ingrediant in my honest opinion is "DEPTH TO THE IMAGE".
DVD has none,None what so ever,The Colours are like something from a cartoon,The contrast ratio is ludicrous(whites are way to white and dark tones are way to dark.

I sit and try to watch a DVD movie but get ULTRA FATIGEED at the bombardment of razor sharp edges and clinical screen appearance,Its as iff i am watching some sort of video game intro.

And before all the people who relish DVd blast me i do admit,There are some good attempts at creating a good FILMIC QUALITY,But i feel that beacuse of the contrasts in saturation and detail'the depth of field is completely hindered.
As an example i like to think of a famous painting in an art gallery from Turner etc,If his paintings had more resolution i think they would instantly loose there appeal,As they are they are just wright'Just like Laserdisk.
With Laserdisk i watch the FILM AND NOT THE HARDWARE.
With dvd i watch the HARDWARE AND NOT THE FILM.

I have seen HDTV in action and it is so far in front,I think it should be used everywear,the Colour compreshion that DVD has is no whear to be seen.
Everything seems to be getting smaller in AV these days,First we had the Viynl being replaced with something that was a big joke,Then Laserdisk with its awsome sound and relaxing image quality being replaced with a disk that has been compressed to the max?

Give me VHS over DVD anyday,It might not have the extras or the other things but i can atleast watch with ease.

I hope there is light at the end of this bleek AV tunnel.
HDTV RRRRRRROOOOOOOCCCKKKKSSSSSSS............
Ian.

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