To me there are few things as painful as watching a stretched out image, which is shown in the Laserdisc captures by Laserbite34.

Well I don't like using the Zoom mode or any of 16:9 4:3 14:9 modes as they crop off the side of the image horizontal. If you had other modes on your tv you might change your mind. I want to see more width image if stretched squashed I don't mind as long as I can see more width image. I use the (Just Scan mode)

On my Crt they show perfect proportion.....

aspect ratio/full frame from camera/stretched out/enlarged image......are different things

i ve sold my ps3 but last comparison i made was Hunger games mockingjay 2 Bluray vs Italian DVD
and it was a "Draw combat" on a crt....

The Bluray chromatism and detail was astonishing .....

The DVD greyscale and white balance was clearly more neutral,better........

The DVD 25fps also worked like a dream...

I don't want cropped sides, but cannot stand a distorted image either.

I'm very surprised your TV doesn't allow you to zoom a 4:3 image with widescreen letterboxed in it to fit a 16:9 screen without causing cropping or distortion, I thought this sort of zoom would be a pretty standard mode on any TV?

Maybe the TV overscans when zooming in on the overscanned video? I have seen zoom crop the image as well on a TV. Can't remember the brand or model. Only time I watch distorted images are when viewing 4:3 fullscreen stuff, which is often. Want to avoid getting burn-in, so reluctantly stretch it. Would be sad to have a faint 4:3 square in the screen.

Also this, and maybe I'm a chump and maybe it is a money ploy, but in these cases I will go with what Criterion and the filmmakers say.

"From the start of this project, Bertolucci has insisted that Storaro have ultimate approval of the mastering of the feature. This master was made in Rome under Storaro’s direct supervision, with Bertolucci’s approval. When we asked Storaro about the framing of the film, he unhesitatingly told us that the correct aspect ratio for The Last Emperor was 2:1, even though the film was commonly projected at 2.35:1. He told us that The Last Emperor was the first film he shot specifically for 2.0 framing, and Bertolucci backs him up. Our mission is to present each film as its makers would want it to be seen, and in this case the director and cinematographer asked that we release their film in the format they say they had always envisioned. We had quite a lot of discussion over this, and we certainly knew it would be controversial, but in the end the decision was not made by us. It was made, as it should be, by the filmmakers."

Terminal Velocity (1994) THX Arrived this morning new sealed.

THX picture transfer not bad going with decent colour and framing in the 2.35:1 scope aspect ratio.

Sound Dolby Stereo matrix only has some impacting bass across the LCR (thou the Dolby Stereo Digital on DVD has bit more low end in the LFE.1). Airplane/helicopter matrix surround pans move around equally on the surrounds (thou with the 5.1 mix they pan about discretely).

Today's new laserdisc arrival Devil's Advocate, The (1997) Dolby AC-3 PLIIx Lucasfilm Ltd THX Sound System / JBL














John Milton: Vanity, definitely my favorite sin.

Laserdisc, definitely my favorite sin.

New arrival today Body Snatchers (1993) Dolby Stereo Lucasfilm Ltd THX Sound System / JBL professional

remake of the remake Body Snatches (1993) I guess those seedpods like to consume remakes.

Wow opening tiles score is Dolby Stereo coolness with THX sound system, overwhelming in the bass mid to OBE-SW.

Spinning side 3 of Carlito's Way (1993) dts

Carlito's Way (AB shootout)




Carlito's Way (2007) [825 313 0]

The scope framing on the HD-DVD is poorly lousy video engineering really sloppy cropping off the image with a slight zoom in on the scope image.

The Laserdisc exhibits wide image of the scope 2.35:1 that I have liked with Brian De Palm, films.
The dts sound mix on the Laserdisc leaves the HD-DVD Dolby Plus 5.1 in shame. The lacking of bass and actual level of the mix is around so -10db softer, hardly cinematic. I think I'll stick with Laserdisc and bluray is no better with all these near field mixes ruining the soundtrack art form of the original theatrical mix.

Laserdisc is the King format still sorry HD format can't stomach the scamming of hollywood milking us consumers as we're all thick? I'm sick and tried it.


dts Laserdisc


HD-DVD


dts Laserdisc


HD-DVD

great ones...congrats

I generally always prefer the presentation on a HD format compared to a SD format, but that is some horrible cropping on the HD-DVD, ruins the composition of the film in a big way.

The US HD DVD of Carlito's Way, which is one of my favourite movies btw, has a Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. I am certain that one sounds just fine.

Maybe so but got to compare to the dts Laserdisc.

New title arrival today New Jack City (1991)
Dolby Stereo / Lucasfilm Ltd THX Sound System / JBL





The Dolby Stereo is cool on it for 1991 with some cool matrix use of the mono surrounds in chapter 2 with a small case on foot with BMX bike and train passing by along the LCR to matrix MS.

Dialogue track is clearly understandable with faint distance honking car horns and mild rap music playing in small chit/chat scene in chapter 3.
OBE-SW beats vibrates the seats.

Picture quality is Laserdisc good no laser-rot seen. Brightness contrast and colours looked fine.

All solid classics and favorites from my childhood there. Can't believe you haven't seen any of those, how old are you? I'm 38.

haha definitely!

The Evil that Men Do, never seen it, love the Death Wish franchise though. Sounds bad a**.

New titles today Hard Rain (1998) [LV332133-WS] Drop Zone (1994) [LV 32734-WS]

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
After a long absence I watch a movie.