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- From: paul@pubnet.com (Paul Telles)
- Subject: Mini Disc Review
- Organization: PUBNET Communications Services
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 18:57:32 GMT
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- I picked up a few LDs recently and thought I would share my observations
- with the net...
-
- Apocalypse Now, R, LBX, Stereo, Dolby Surround, 1991, Paramount
-
- I'm sure most of you are familiar with the movie itself...the digital audio
- tracks on this disc are awesome! The audio was remastered to digital from
- the original six-track analog masters. This disc is quite the demo for
- Dolby Pro Logic setups. Five guys from Dolby Labs got credit on this disc!
- Good pressing. The disc was pressed by Pioneer. A technical masterpiece.
-
- Lethal Weapon 3, R, LBX, Stereo, Dolby Surround, 1992, Warner Home Video
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- Great movie, especially if your a fan of the Lethal Weapon series...good
- mix of action/comedy. I don't know if this disc is available in a P&S
- version, but I would not recommend it. The director (Richard Donner)
- definately took advantage of the original theatrical (Panavision) aspect
- ratio. You would definately suffer a loss with P&S in this case. Good
- surround encoding. The disc was pressed WEA (Warner).
-
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show, R, Stereo, 1992, FoxVideo, Released Dec. 23
-
- Excellent video transfer. The disc is not LBX. Not that it matters, I
- believe it was originally shot at academy ratio...can someone clarify
- this? The digital audio is of the same quality as the CD soundtrack.
- The disc sounds like it is surround encoded, however, no credit is given
- to Dolby Labs and the Dolby logo does not appear on the sleeve. It is
- interesting to note though, a surround test immediately follows the film.
- Can they encode in surround and not give credit to Dolby?
-
- Madonna: Live in Japan, NR, Stereo, Dolby Surround, 1987, Warner Music Japan
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- This disc is a japaneese import and may not be available in all areas.
- It goes for 4,635 yen, I paid $50.00 or so at a local LD store. The disc
- was created by mitsubishi/dentsu/warner-pioneer and marketed by Warner
- Music Japan. If your a Madonna fan, this disc is a must own. It's a
- live performance in Japan from her Who's That Girl tour. The stage show
- was excellent and the surround encoded digital audio is great! It's
- just like being at the concert with the best seat in the house. The disc
- features an insert, similiar to old LPs, it has the words to all the songs
- in english and japaneese, along with all the chapter encoding information
- in english. I believe the disc was pressed by Pioneer in Japan.
-
- Hope this info helps someone with purchasing decisions...:-)
-
- --Paul
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- Paul Telles, PUBNET, Honolulu, HI - paul@pubnet.com - 0004002682@mcimail.com
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