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HD-DVD version of BBM Collector's Edition
dirtbiker:
Well, all you DVD fans, I just got my Toshiba HD-A2 second gen HD-DVD player today and am testing it out now. The HD-DVD version of BBM has the same extras as the DVD Collector's version, except that it doesn't contain the postcards. The quality is stunning! As close to film as you'll get, I imagine. I'm testing it out on my old rear projection Sony CRT 61" HDTV right now and it looks great. I'm going to test it out on my ceiling mounted Barco CRT projector later on tonight and project it onto the 10 foot screen and will report back later. Of course I will have to take the unit out to the lake property one of these weekends to test it out on the DLP projector (10 foot screen also), and the 50" plasma ;) I can't wait!!!
I must say though, with a good video scaler, the standard def DVD looks awfully good too, but the added clarity is obvious in the HD-DVD version. The true test is when it's projected to a larger screen which I will do later on tonight if I have the time. Stay tuned! O0
chameau:
I will stay tuned for sure :P
dirtbiker:
OK I tried the HD-DVD player on the 250 lb. CRT projector hanging from the ceiling projecting onto a 10 foot image! The image is definitely clearer with much more detail than the standard def DVD, although the latter isn't too shabby as I have a pretty good video scaler which looks best on a scaled 720p image and the HD-DVD looks best on native 1080i. For some reason the projector doesn't do as well on 1080p as I wasn't able to converge the image satisfactorily (for all you techie types, you know what I mean).
I can't wait to test it on the newer DLP projector at the lakefront property. You'll all be watching on that one ;D
flikker2005:
Last week I decided to upgrade my television and video player. I purchased a Sharp Aquos 32" flat screen TV and a Toshiba HD-A20 player. Of course, the first film that I bought in HD-DVD format was Brokeback Mountain.
The HD-DVD clarity is stunning. I saw details that I had never noticed before. Understand, that I saw the film 25 times in various theaters, and I watched the standard DVD more times than I can count.
Last night I watched Brokeback Mountain from start to finish on the new system, and I was again seeing the film for the first time.
If there is a war of formats, Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD, sign me up for HD-DVD. (Crash is on Blu-Ray).
dirtbiker:
Now that HD-DVD format is officially dead, I wonder when Universal will be releasing BBM on BluRay discs. Maybe they'll find it in their heart to finally give BBM fans some deleted scenes, and other extras. Nah, I don't think they care.... ::)
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