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elviscaprice
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Post subject: Re: PAL Laserdisc Check Thread Posted: 19 Aug 2014, 05:31 |
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Joined: 28 Apr 2010, 23:23 Posts: 389 Location: Costa Rica Has thanked: 0 time Been thanked: 0 time
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Substance, I've got 3 PAL LD's, music videos, that are unique to PAL only. I still need to acquire a PAL player to do a proper transfer. One LD does have a digital track, so digital and analog capability is necessary. I only need a player to complete this transfer and then I'm done with PAL LD's for good. Would be interested in working out a share type deal. I won't be back in the U.S. till end of next summer but I am ready to make arrangements now, or sometime by next summer. Elvis
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takou
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Post subject: Re: PAL Laserdisc Check Thread Posted: 20 Aug 2014, 11:33 |
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Joined: 04 Apr 2004, 18:11 Posts: 322 Location: Switzerland Has thanked: 1 time Been thanked: 8 times
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I live in Switzerland and despite PAL LD's. I do not own a single one, and all my LD players are NTSC only
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nextwednesday
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Post subject: Re: PAL Laserdisc Check Thread Posted: 21 Aug 2014, 03:03 |
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Joined: 10 May 2007, 17:00 Posts: 217 Location: United Kingdom Has thanked: 11 times Been thanked: 12 times
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alien wrote: There is a lot of people who say that the vast majority of the time the NSTC pressing has better PQ then the PAL pressing but why is this? PAL speed up aside, doesn't PAL retain more lines of resolution?
I also think it's true that usually the best NTSC option is better than the best PAL option. However, that's not because it's NTSC or PAL. It's just that the better mastered and better pressed discs happened to be made in NTSC-land. In principle, as I understand it, PAL should deliver slightly superior PQ (resolution as you say, the speed up issue is not a problem for PQ at all and the 3:2 pull-down for 24fps film to NTSC conversion introduces its own PQ problems). But in practice, when buying a film on LD, there is a usually a better NTSC option if only because there are usually multiple NTSC releases including those from publishers who cared like Criterion. Also, such a large proportion of PAL releases came from the PDO plant in Blackburn, which was terrible. There are some nice PAL releases though, and the Pioneer Cinema series is superb. And Teletext is great, much better than CC!
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edwin240170
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Post subject: Re: PAL Laserdisc Check Thread Posted: 21 Aug 2014, 17:31 |
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Joined: 19 May 2006, 20:41 Posts: 545 Location: Belgium Has thanked: 12 times Been thanked: 42 times
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My collection mainly consists out of music titles, if available I prefer JP, next US (except DADC), next PAL.
There are a number of very nice PAL only music titles with very good picture quality (made by Sony DADC Austria or MPO France) Titles/Artists coming to my mind : Mylene Farmer, Jean-Michel Jarre, Patricia Kaas, Mecano, and many other french artists, even the Michael Jackson Ghosts and U2 80-90 are PAL only and are of a very good quality.
PAL movies I do not have a lot, some because they are fun (Taxi French release, StarWars UK release (Pioneer JP pressing), ...)
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confederate
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Post subject: Re: PAL Laserdisc Check Thread Posted: 26 Aug 2014, 13:47 |
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Joined: 23 Jun 2013, 02:37 Posts: 726 Location: Germany Has thanked: 116 times Been thanked: 60 times
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nissling wrote: The main problem is that there were no good players released in Euope, and that's a big issue for sure. If there was a European equilant to something like CLD-D704, CLD-97, CLD-99 etc. then I'd be interested in getting more PAL titles. What about the CLD-925 ? That was a brilliant player !
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hippiedalek
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Post subject: Re: PAL Laserdisc Check Thread Posted: 26 Aug 2014, 14:16 |
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Joined: 20 Feb 2011, 19:23 Posts: 1033 Location: United Kingdom Has thanked: 30 times Been thanked: 26 times
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confederate wrote: nissling wrote: The main problem is that there were no good players released in Euope, and that's a big issue for sure. If there was a European equilant to something like CLD-D704, CLD-97, CLD-99 etc. then I'd be interested in getting more PAL titles. What about the CLD-925 ? That was a brilliant player ! And I'd argue that the DVL-919E is a brilliant player too. Obviously neither to 925 or 919 are "Elite" players but the picture quality I get is excellent. I've never seen an Elite player in action but to be honest I can't imagine any picture quality boost would be worth the extra price.
_________________ Pioneer DVL-919E, Onkyo TX-NR626, LG C8 OLED. My Collection
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nissling
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Post subject: Re: PAL Laserdisc Check Thread Posted: 26 Aug 2014, 15:15 |
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Joined: 24 Jun 2010, 10:23 Posts: 1645 Location: Sweden Has thanked: 11 times Been thanked: 80 times
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confederate wrote: What about the CLD-925 ? That was a brilliant player ! From what I've heard, it's just about as good as any D5XX or D6XX which from my experience is a big step away from any above average player released outside Europe. For PAL, it's probably some of the best you can get but not so good for NTSC. If you're using an HDTV and with a good scaler, picture can be tolerable even with a European player though still not as good as CLD-97, CLD-99 etc.
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