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DVD vs. LD visually.

I'm about to get some DVD player(only visual quality I do care for) and think about getting some DVD collection. I have LD player and certainly small LD collection of my favorite Holywood and none-Holywood movies. Does it make a sence to sell my LD player with collection and get DVD?
marakanetz
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
Definitely keep both. Depends on the movie. I find some movies are worse on DVD compared to LD, probably because of the compression to get a long movie on one side of the DVD with all the extra features.
lazarus28
339 posts
 
yeah, i find that on some ld's, the colors are truer. plus, ld's never suffer from pixellation.

it just depends on the quality of the video transfer. some of my dvd's blow their ld counterparts out of the water.

as far as sound goes, my ld player sounds marginally better with DD.
tennisball
12 posts
 
I AGREE THAT YOU SHOULD KEEP BOTH, I LIKE LAZER BETTER ,TO ME IT GIVES ME A BETTER PICTURE THAN THE DVD.I REFUSE TO PURCHASE MOVIES ON DVD THAT I HAVE ON LAZER AT HOME.
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
I still occassionally pick up a few LDs on eBay as well.
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Well I have painted myself in the corner.-- DVD--progressive-- is MUCH better than my Theta Data 3.
Like most of you all I have NOT purchaced duplicate titles--(that I can recall)--Opps,got Braveheart dvd as a gift,that doesn't count,right?--Hell Freezes Over looks better on dvd, sounds better on LD!--Opps, another duplicate. Better go take inventory,there might be more duplicates.
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