Originally posted by: Goose
...the difference between NTSC and PAL is quite noticeable- see Moth3r's transfers, for example. The difference between the DC set and the French laserdiscs cannot be fully attributed to the difference between the NTSC/PAL format - they are both from different masters, and whoever did the PAL transfer from the film print made a better job of it than his NTSC counterpart.
Doctor M & Citizen have shown that there is still a noticeable difference between an NTSC version direct from the DC transfers and an NTSC version converted from PAL.
Originally posted by: Observer
...what is so special about the rare french laserdisc english sountrack?
The set is not exactly rare, just very expensive. They are the only discs that contain the English soundtrack for the original trilogy at PAL speed in PCM form. (And they are still missing a few frames at the end of side 1 of ANH ...the difference between NTSC and PAL is quite noticeable- see Moth3r's transfers, for example. The difference between the DC set and the French laserdiscs cannot be fully attributed to the difference between the NTSC/PAL format - they are both from different masters, and whoever did the PAL transfer from the film print made a better job of it than his NTSC counterpart.
Doctor M & Citizen have shown that there is still a noticeable difference between an NTSC version direct from the DC transfers and an NTSC version converted from PAL.
Originally posted by: Observer
...what is so special about the rare french laserdisc english sountrack?
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