I think VHS is better than Blu-ray. You can give me all the scientific facts you want, but VHS simply has superior PQ to Blu-ray.

Which laserdisc? Which soundtrack? Analog? Digital? Is the system optimized for digital? or analog? Do you need a hearing aid.

Your opinion is wrong!

I kid

I don't find it hard to understand at all. I really got a little confused on that other thread how fixated people got on the numbers. Growing up in a regional town whose cinema wasn't top quality, I actually find laserdisc to be a decent comparison to it. I like the grain and quality of the image. I find that Blu-ray is often way too clean for my liking.

The extra level of picture detail from blu-ray in particular can be quite startling at first.
Unless whoever is being filmed has absolutely perfect skin (which is pretty rare) it can often make you look very rough up close.
It feels a bit like looking at someone with a magnifying glass which is not how I normally perceive people.

It is also very easy to think of lots of DVDs which exhibit very obvious pixelation which is something I've never witnessed when watching laserdiscs.

Laserdisc sound to my ears is superior to any DVD I have heard.
I could tell the difference immediately if I was blindfolded and asked to tell which format was playing using my own humble equipment.
At the moment I don't have any music blu-ray discs that I already own on DVD and laserdisc to make a further sound comparison however I'd like to conduct some tests.

If the facts support blu ray as superior (and of course they do-I'll play along) then you could say you like the LOOK of VHS better, why not, it just isn't accurate to say the pq is technically (scientifically) superior.

Why do many of us swear by laserdisc? We all know (or should) that the "scientific facts" are in favor of dvd or blu ray. But, we like the LOOK or sound of laserdisc even though it is technically weaker. Wheres the hard part?

No, it's about feelings, otherwise there wouldn't be a laserdisc database. Outside of Betamax, laserdisc has some of the most passionate individuals in the electronics realm. And, they maintain those feelings even in the wake of hi def. Maybe some others will chime in.

You play a blu ray disc for me, you then play a laserdisc for me on the same system. I'm told by you that the audio on the blu ray disc is superior and you outline all the technical reasons why that is so. I tell you I like the sound of the laserdisc better. Is that concept hard to comprehend and WHY?

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I feel like I'm being trolled here, but I'll bite.

If there were absolutely zero technical advantages to LaserDisc over DVD, the amount of LD collectors would be INCREDIBLY less. Just look at mediums which arguably have next to no PQ advantages over DVD. Compare the amount of LD collectors to CED collectors or VHD collectors, etc.

I keep writing it, but there can in fact be several technical advantages to LaserDisc over DVD, thus many sensible reasons to watch a LD over a DVD, in certain cases. Why deny science?

Also, don't get me wrong, I understand that you, specifically, believe feelings for a format trump the technical merits of a format. I just don't want anyone reading this to think "oh, so LaserDisc is purely for nostalgic interest and there really are no instances where LaserDisc PQ or AQ trumps DVD PQ or AQ"

I personally believe there are "technical merits" that laserdisc has over dvd, but try telling that to those who say the "science" on digital downloads, dvds and blu ray trump those technical merits on laserdisc. Whatever technical merit I argue for laserdisc, the big stats come out in favor of the newer formats. I support both the technical merits and the personal preference. I was previously debating two forum members that are strictly into a numbers game that supports their view that, the "scientific facts" of dvd, blu ray steps on laserdisc ( and vinyl). I am addressing those who have that viewpoint and seek to find contrary views. I have found some that understand my topic. As well, this thread remains relatively young.

Words are to be used contextually, and "feelings" is no exception. There are those who like laserdisc, period, no matter what. Any and all "science" can become irrelevant to those who simply like something for what it is.