My LD collection is small (about fourty titles), but approximately twenty of them are unavailable on DVD (mostly Star Wars and Robotech, which are unlikely to be on DVD for a few years anyway, I think Lucas said that the Star Wars DVD's wouldn't be coming out until after Episode III is done showing in theatres) As far as extras, The Matrix LD has a running audio commentary, and "Behind-the-scenes documentaries". Of course, the video on LD's is analog, and low end players can show some "chroma noise" occasionally. Some DVD's have exhibited compression artifacts during heavy action sequences, LD's don't have this problem because they don't use compression. The (digital) audio is identical, however. I wouldn't say far superior, but DVD video does have a few more lines of resolution. While I wouldn't replace (right away anyway) an entire collection of LDs with DVDs, I think the DVD format is far superior to LD.
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It probably doesn't have the PC extras either, like the entire website on the disc. My player plays both sides automatically. I *like* the fact that the disk is bigger, you get a nice large jacket to go with it. Question: How do I leverage the power of the internet?Įxcept that The Matrix LD is at least twice the size or maybe even 3x the size and probably has to be flipped to get the extra features. Don't try to stop technology from advancing.
Don't like the fact that your "old" player can't handle the badass new stuff? Get a new player which can handle it (~$300 at Best Buy). I'm on my second DVD player for just that reason. Early adaptors (those on the cutting edge of technology, who generally buy before the rest of the masses and are willing to put up with flakey tech - I am definately one) always get burned on these kind of new features down the line. Personally, I would have been extremely disapointed had The Matrix not included all these kick-ass features. Full-motion video on the scene selection, tons of extra goodies, and crystal-clear sound and video. Zero problems.ĪFIAK, there's not a better demo disc on the planet.
In the week or so I've had The Matrix, I have had three complete showings and have seen all the "special" hidden stuff at least twice.
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I own an overworked Pioneer 505 series DVD player, and have had absolutely zero problems.