Which ultimately is the better quality format, laserdisc or DVD?

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Posted by John C. - Aussie on November 19, 2001 at 20:23:29

I ask this because the latest batch of DVDs have been rather ordinary in video & audio quality, many being inferior to what I can videotape on VHS using an SVHS recorder (but not SVHS tape) from digital satellite broadcasts.

There have been one or two exceptional DVDs in PAL format but, in general terms, I'm getting far better pictures via the Pioneer HLD-X9 on NTSC laserdisc than from the Toshiba SD-K319 in either PAL or NTSC. The LD pictures are now far better with the HLD-X9 that with the Theta Data III so maybe it is a hardware problem & it is time to upgrade the DVD player? Or are DVD releases generally of mediocre quality compared to laserdiscs?

Note that the Barco VSE40 (quadrupler & switcher) & Barco 808s video projector to the 112 inch screen shows up deficiencies pretty clearly. Maybe this is punishment for having a hi-end video system just as some audio software punishes the ears through hi-end audio systems!

John

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Topic - Which ultimately is the better quality format, laserdisc or DVD? - John C. - Aussie 20:23:29 11/19/01 (17)

Specs are mostly meaningless with DVD - GMan 19:34:58 12/04/01 (0)

Re: Which ultimately is the better quality format, laserdisc or DVD? - DMc 22:08:59 11/29/01 (1)

How do you figure? - Information Central 19:21:20 12/04/01 (0)

(Long) Depends on what's important to you - Lasermeister 15:33:33 11/20/01 (0)

A theoretical answer - John C. - Aussie 13:06:58 11/20/01 (6)

Those specs are moot - GMan 19:28:37 12/04/01 (0)

Re: A theoretical answer - Michael 08:12:51 11/21/01 (1)

Yes, given a preference I reach for LDs before DVDs - John C. - Aussie 13:24:14 11/21/01 (0)

Re: NOT a theoretical answer - gialitt 14:57:26 11/20/01 (2)

Just the opposite for me - Michael 07:58:20 11/21/01 (1)

Re: Just the opposite for me - gialitt 14:43:06 11/24/01 (0)

Re: Which ultimately is the better quality format, laserdisc or DVD? - michael w 03:27:00 11/20/01 (5)

Re:laserdisc or DVD? - Estes 04:26:26 11/20/01 (4)

Krell have a DVD player ? - michael w 13:11:24 11/20/01 (3)

Re: Krell have a DVD player ? - Estes 03:37:43 11/23/01 (2)

Re: Krell have a DVD player ? - Patrick UITZ 09:07:20 11/30/01 (1)

Re: Krell have a DVD player ? - Estes 15:22:49 12/18/01 (0)

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