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Post #52059

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TR47
Parent topic
OT bootleg DVD reviews
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Date created
4-Jun-2004, 2:06 PM
Ok, I have finally been able to do a real comparison between the set I have and the anamorphic set that is floating around here:

Anamorphic set:
Pioneer DVL 909 used for transfer
Audio:
192k DD 2.0 compressed from 1500k PCM
Commentary track w/optional captions
Video:
Anamorphic flagged widescreen
Original LD markers used as chapter stops
Fancy menus/intro
Overall a nice set, but they did a better job with DVD authoring/making menus than actually transferring the set, as it is blurrier and the color is oversaturated. The contrast, brightness and hue are more or less correct.

TR47 set:
Pioneer CLD 59 Elite used for transfer
Audio:
1500k LPCM uncompressed
Video:
Letterboxed widescreen
Aliasing/noise filters applied
No menus
Better overall transfer, the color balance is correct (except for a very slight blue green hue tint) and the sharpness is full DVD resolution. It is a more bare bones approach but more closely matches what the actual LDs look like. I have posted a few screen shot comparisons to illustrate the differences:

Anamorphic shot 1:



TR47 shot 1:



Anamorphic shot 2:



TR47 shot 2:



You can see the obvious differences between color levels and sharpness. Overall, I would say go with my set if you're more interested in audio/video quality, and go with the anamorphic set if you care more about bells & whistles or have a 16x9 TV.