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sega3dmm · **Posted:** 14 Sep 2023, 23:35

I had a copy of Babe: Pig in the City (1998) [PILF-2769] just sitting in display as wall art. I already had the DVD and months ago I lent it to a friend who has yet to return it. So then I opened it from the seal and then decided to play it on the mighty CLD-R7G.

My goodness, I knew Japan specializes in mastering LDs at 0 IRE during the later years of the format but I didn't know it happened as early as 1999! I noticed how dark the picture looked but after playing with the black level settings on my plasma it looked okay. Top-notch transfer as well, beautiful picture and very quiet yet robust sound on the PCM side! I recommend this particular disc to anyone who wants the late-LD goodness but doesn't and will not pay top dollar for discs like Fight Club or Star Wars The Phantom Menace. Also it's perhaps the best looking LaserDisc that I own now.