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Can you settle this disagreement for me?

MBony

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Ok, my friend and I are having a debate over which is better quality. Can you give me proof on which is of better quality? Web site references are a big help.
 

acemcmac

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lazer discs are hot looking.... I want a blank, lablelless one to hang from my ceiling over my bed :beer:
 

amdforever2

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DVD is superior in every way.

Unless we're talking Star Wars original movies...




It's MPEG1 versus MPEG2, basically.

 

MBony

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Originally posted by: amdforever2
DVD is superior in every way.

Unless we're talking Star Wars original movies...




It's MPEG1 versus MPEG2, basically.

Well it stems from SW, but we're discussing them in general. Why is SW different?
 

nageov3t

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because the laser disks haven't been mucked with.

plebs like me have to settle for their VHS copies.
 

Kaervak

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Originally posted by: MBony
Originally posted by: amdforever2
DVD is superior in every way.

Unless we're talking Star Wars original movies...




It's MPEG1 versus MPEG2, basically.

Well it stems from SW, but we're discussing them in general. Why is SW different?

Because the laser disc versions of star wars aren't edited into the "improved" versions that are on DVD.
 

MBony

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now we're only talking about picture quality, not because Lucas screwed up the DVD.
 

MBony

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Originally posted by: Heisenberg
DVD by a long shot. Just google for it.

Edit: Here's a link.

Thanks for the link. I did google it, but didn't find much. I searched 'laserdisc versus dvd' and vice versa.