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The restoration of Fritz Lang's first sound feature, the classic "M" (Eine Stadt Sucht Einen Morder) will be available on DVD as a 2 DVD import with loads of extras from Eureka in September. [see linked URL]This, based on reviews of the German restoration from another site, promises to blow the existing Criterion version away in every conceivable way and nearly be the equal in quality to the meticulously restored Metropolis recently released by both Kino (here) & Eureka (in Gr. Britain).
AuPh
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or Secam?
The differences between PAL, SECAM and NTSC are slightly weighed toward PAL & SECAM in terms of scan lines (i.e., 625 to 525), but in conversion to NTSC that advantage disappears; if fact, if you are considering buying a multi-region player, be VERY selective, because they don't all convert the signals the same way. The best conversion currently available is provided by units using the Mediamatics chip (NDV8501B2) such as the JVC XV-S500BK which I own. A full explanation of why you should buy a unit with this chip's method of conversion can be found here:http://www.geocities.com/regioncodefree/mediamatics/#[1-01]
The bottom line is that this type of player performs flawlessly almost all the time, without any sound glitches, artifacts or compression problems (i.e., picture squeeze). Multi-region players not employing this chip do have the aforementioned imperfections.
As for the best version of "M" only being available in the PAL format, that has nothing to do with the conversion and everything to do with the source material. If you want to get some idea of how much better this release promises to be than the best existing U.S. version, on Criterion, just go here and scroll to the bottom:
http://dvdscan.com/silent2.htm
Note: I would recommend going back to page 1 though, and reading the entire interview because it's a fascinating read!
Cheers,
AuPh
PAL.
In a perfect world or in theory, like you want.
Actually I think that with a line doubler, you are in paradise, and if not way for H.Def. DVD. Or the new digital tape....
nt
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