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In Reply to: Are laserdiscs dimmer than DVDs ... posted by John C. - Aussie on August 12, 2000 at 14:35:54:
You probably have already accounted for this, but are you using comparable outputs (e.g., s-video for both) and similar cabling? With component outs, you'll likely always have a richer and sharper picture with dvd. Also, your s-video cable (presumably) for the LD maybe 1) long; 2) modest quality either of which might reduce the saturation of the color for the LD.Ultimately, it may just be a format difference that can only be partly compensated for with your system. I'm running both formats through a Faroudja (2200)/Sony (8") crt and I have the two reasonably close for intensity and saturation but LD nearly always loses out to dvd.
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And the composite picture through the video player is just as bright as the DVD. I'm suspecting there might be an internal adjustment or faulty component in the Theta Data III (alias Pioneer DL703-770). Anyone any clues?Thanks for your post
John
Just out of my own suspicions, I watched and compared my own set-up with LD on s-video (Pioneer 703 with Monster 1000s cable and a 15 ft. run from processor to faroudja 2200) versus dvd on component (Sony 850 200 disc player). I actually get a slightly brighter picture with LD! However, colors are still more saturated and vivid with dvd (I compared Austin Powers 2 on dvd with dts The Jackal on LD) but not all that much different.Could you by chance have different memory settings for your projector/tv unit for the different inputs and maybe one of them has inadvertently been set oddly?
Otherwise, perhaps it is something idiosyncratic about your player's internal setting for the LD, or maybe a cabling issue? Try switching the S-video cable perhaps.
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