Tenchi ML,

At 07:00 PM 1/2/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>>< smacks you up! > I'll give you one reason why to buy DVD.  Tenchi Muyo
>>>Remastered 5.1 Dobly digital Surround Sound OAV Box set due out in late
>>>March/ April.  Shall I smack you again?  Also, regoinal stuff doesn't
>really
>>>matter because foreign DVDs hardly put any english subs on the disc
>anyways.
>>
>>Ahh....but it does.  I enjoy the fact that all I've got to do
>>is talk to my contacts and I can get the first editions LDs with
>>all of their goodies from Japan.  With DVD, I'll get the disk and
>>the goodies but will have to hack on my player unless I want to
>>wait months for a release.  Besides, that means that everyone over
>>here will have to wait months, maybe years, as well.
>
>You may a good point, but to me, the wait to get a better version is well
>worth it.

Hrum...now that is a questionable statement. ^_^; People who stick to
US products are missing out on a whole world of nifty stuff.  Omake,
special inserts, special packing, and a special appreciation of how
small time international markets work(ie. exchange rates, customs, 
etc. ^_^).

>>
>>>So you'll just have a really expensive raw version.  < smacks you again
>for
>>>not getting DVD > Did I mention the Tenchi Movie DVDs?
>>
>>Got this stuff on LD.  Actually I've got the two versions of
>>Manatsu no Eve. ^_^
>>(BTW, the Japanese packaging was far neater than the US version ^_^)
>
>Does the LD have both english and jap in Dolby 5.1?  The DVD does. ^_^  btw,
>the packaging I could care less for.

I guess I need examples.  The stuff I keep seeing is either in
mono, stereo, and on rare occasions 5.1 Japanese/stereo English.
Of course, the only exception I can think of off the top of my 
head is Tenchi Muyo in Love.  Wow!  I even managed to keep this
slightly topical to the ML! ^_^;;;;

>>>  < smack smack >
>>>Also, the Tenchi OAV box set will have a 3rd disc with nothing but special
>>>stuff on it.  interviews, info on TMiL2, all series, an all new Tenchi
>>>encyclopedia. <smack smack > Oh yeah, all the good Pioneer stuff coming
>>>out.  Fushigi Yuugi DVD, Bastard DVD, More future Tenchi DVD stuff,
>>>Pioneer/Viz stuff, < smack smack > Oh yeah, expect *all*, everything
>Pioneer
>>>has ever put out to be released on DVD at one point or another.  < smack
>>>smack >  Did I mention Manga's upcoming titles?  Wings of Honneamise
>>>Remastered 5.1?
>>
>>Ahhh...what is remastering going to do?  If the original soundtrack
>>was in stereo then how is remastering it into 5.1 going to help. Its
>>still in stereo.  Its pretty amazing how much Anime out there is
>>only in stereo or worst mono.
>
>
>It's going to make the movie 10 times better.  That's what it'll do.  But I
>believe Gary already touched on this.

But like I said, if the dialog, soundtrack, and more importantly,
the effects track were all laid out in stereo, how is remixing it
in 5.1 going to help?  You can even make the case that remixing it
is flimsy and alters the original in a way just like "colorization"
does for black and white films.

[clippage]

BTW, my point with saying "this is on LD" is just the simple
observation that there is plenty out there on LD that will not
get to DVD.  The march forward often leaves things behind.

>>
>>>  Oh yeah, I forgot, a very possible
>>>release of an Magic Knight Rayearth TV series Box set release?
>>
>>Got the original LDs and was very tempted to buy the reissues.
>>^_^
>
>< yawn >

Wow...out of all of the others I would have thought that would 
have elicited a response of "Are you nuts?" ^_^

>>>  Can't forget
>>>the new Vampire Hunter D movie from Urban Vision.  < smack smack > What am
>I
>>>trying to say?  Get the damn DVD. =P
>>
>>Besides being somewhat harsh and rude in this post, you didn't
>>give very convincing arguments to getting DVDs.
>
>Nor did you againist it.  I believe my reasons for getting DVD was much
>better then your post with it just being you saying you have the LDs.  If
>you have the LDs, good for you, but trying to argue againist my post for DVD
>with you listing your collection LDs was kinda of pointless.  Also, if
>TenchiMP ( who I was originally posting this reply too ) was offended by my
>post, I'm sorry.  I was just kidding with all the smacking. ^_^

The only reason why I even bother posting back at all was
I keep hearing how "DVD is better than sliced bread and will
save the world".  The heart of the mater is that DVD is only 
marginally better.  Think about it this way: 3.5" Floppy disks
are in every way shape and form better than 5.25" Floppy disks but
just how much better were they really?

Tomar
aka tomar@ames.net


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