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In Reply to: Not necessarily our experience posted by John C. - Aussie on January 02, 2001 at 14:17:52:

John,
Yes the quality of the software is important but, in my experience, I find that when I have directly compared the DVD and LD version of the same movie, I find that the DVD sounds compressed and lacking when compared to the LD version. Some examples include, Star Trek: First Contact, Last of the Mohicans (DD) and The Matrix.
Yes, DVD will lend itself to having a better picture but its unfortunate that the sound quality is not better sounding then LD, IMO.

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Interesting. I wonder if .... John C. - Aussie 15:07:53 01/04/01 (1)
... the processing of the DVD sound is the reason for the differences you noted. Please do not be offended by this comment as, if I have located your system correctly, it is very high end. Interestingly we share similar front ends - you have a Pioneer Elite, we have a Theta Data III (dressed up Pioneer Elite) and we both have Toshiba DVD players.
We just saw "The Matrix" (sound via a Meridian 861 which I understand was used in making this movie) a couple of nights ago on DVD and did not detect the deficiencies in sound you refer to.
However I have not heard the comparible LD and even if I had it the comparison would not be valid as the AC3 RF demodulator we use is a cheaper Yamaha. Prior to the 861 I had bad aural experiences with Dolby Digital sound.
We have a few operatic DVDs and the sound from them seems ok.
I note in your system comments you are building a custom house. We have done that & I'd be interested in comparing notes off line if you care to email me.
Regards
John
- Re: Interesting. I wonder if .... Michael 13:14:09 01/05/01 (0)
  > > Please do not be offended by this comment as, if I have located your system correctly, it is very high end. Interestingly we share similar front ends - you have a Pioneer Elite, we have a Theta Data III (dressed up Pioneer Elite) and we both have Toshiba DVD players. < <
  None taken on my part. As always, I appreciate discussing things like this with others.
  > > We just saw "The Matrix" (sound via a Meridian 861 which I understand was used in making this movie) a couple of nights ago on DVD and did not detect the deficiencies in sound you refer to. < <
  On its own merits, I also find "The Matrix" an excellent sounding movie on DVD. It's just more everything sounding on LD.
  > > However I have not heard the comparible LD and even if I had it the comparison would not be valid as the AC3 RF demodulator we use is a cheaper Yamaha. Prior to the 861 I had bad aural experiences with Dolby Digital sound. < <
  The RF demodulator, in my Proceed AVP, was built by MSB for Madrigal and it does an excellent job. I also have the same Yamaha RF demodular that you do which I used to use before I got the Proceed AVP.
  Out of curiosity, have you compared the DTS DVD and DTS LD version of "Eagles: Hell Freezes Over"? The funny thing is, I actually like both the video and sound quality on the LD version over the DVD version.
  I have been enjoying the LD format so much that I try to find movies on LD whenever I can, even if I have already purchased that same movie on DVD.

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