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Forum: International DVD Talk
12-31-03, 04:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,035
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Well, I only have one of their releases (Breaker...

Well, I only have one of their releases (Breaker Morant), and the quality was barely adequate. The DVD was unfortunately mislabeled on some etailers sites as anamorphic, which was why I bought it...
Forum: International DVD Talk
04-30-03, 01:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,372
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Answers to a few more questions... Picture...

Answers to a few more questions...

Picture Quality:

It's very good, noticeably better than the two players I had hooked up to that TV previously. For comparison, the Cyberhome CH-DVD 500 had a...
Forum: International DVD Talk
04-30-03, 01:01 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,372
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Answers to a few questions... X-Y Scaling ...

Answers to a few questions...

X-Y Scaling

When Sungale talks about x-y scaling in their marketing info, I think they're referring to the player's ability to correctly convert anamorphic PAL to...
Forum: International DVD Talk
04-28-03, 10:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,372
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Yes, I just bought one off eBay ($115 shipped). I...

Yes, I just bought one off eBay ($115 shipped). I think the actual company making them is called Amiosonic or something like that. They sell under various brand names such as Conia, Sungale, etc....
Forum: International DVD Talk
04-08-03, 11:05 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,669
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Addition: Time Bandits (R2, Anchor Bay) is...

Addition:

Time Bandits (R2, Anchor Bay) is anamorphic. All current R1 releases are non-anamorphic. It contains all the supplemental material found on the R1 Criterion edition, and is available for...
Forum: Movie Talk
04-06-03, 06:16 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 5,997
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Old thread, but I can't believe no one mentioned...

Old thread, but I can't believe no one mentioned the movie Amores Perros. Very good film, but also extremely depressing: basically the theme in all the interconnected stories is "if you love...
Forum: International DVD Talk
04-06-03, 04:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,088
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Thanks for the info on the sale. Picked up Europa...

Thanks for the info on the sale. Picked up Europa (despite the non-OAR, since the U.S. release has been cancelled) and Lovers of the Arctic Circle. Both blind buys, so we'll see...
Forum: International DVD Talk
03-29-03, 11:47 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 939
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

So far, I've purchased about 40 PAL regions 2 and...

So far, I've purchased about 40 PAL regions 2 and 4 DVDs (mainly U.S. films that are non-anamorphic in R1) and have a few observations:

* The 4% speed-up has been noticeable on only a few discs....
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
03-25-03, 05:38 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,084
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Regarding the DVD player, if you're looking for a...

Regarding the DVD player, if you're looking for a player with the video quality of the Panasonic RP-82, but one that can also play multi-region discs (regions 2 and 4 are PAL instead of NTSC, and...
Forum: International DVD Talk
03-12-03, 06:44 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,341
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

In a word, no. On my U.S. model 60" Philips...

In a word, no. On my U.S. model 60" Philips widescreen the Cyberhome DVD-500 did a capable job of converting anamorphic PAL to 480P NTSC. No one was squished-looking. : )

However, I recently...
Forum: International DVD Talk
03-12-03, 06:36 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,341
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Re: Re: PQ loss in PAL->NTSC conversion players?

It's also worth mentioning that picture quality loss is really only likely to be seen on larger television sets. If your TV is only 27" diagonal, chances are you're not going to notice.
Forum: International DVD Talk
03-11-03, 10:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 456
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

I bought the R2 version a month ago from...

I bought the R2 version a month ago from StreetsOnline and it did come with the booklet. The booklet is certainly nice, but not essential.
Forum: International DVD Talk
02-04-03, 03:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 544
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Anyone own Four Weddings & a Funeral from outside R1?

O.K., the wife wants it (thinks Hugh Grant is dreamy or something). The R1 version is non-anamorphic, which looks like s*it on our widescreen so I'm looking for an anamorphic version from another...
Forum: International DVD Talk
01-13-03, 12:15 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 725
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

Thanks Klaus!

Thanks Klaus!
Forum: International DVD Talk
01-12-03, 05:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 725
Posted By zeitgeistsfo

That's too bad. I would have saved a copy if I'd...

That's too bad. I would have saved a copy if I'd known it was going away (if anyone has a copy they could post I'd appreciate it).

Sounds like codefree is upset about something??
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