Malay VCD's: Have You Tried Them??

[Susan]

I am intrigued by the VCD's, especially since the FAQ on the getvcd.com site says they will play on DVD players (I fugured only on pooters...wrong) I know they are not up to DVD quality..but I've heard they are better than VHS/ And at $6.99 to 8.99...makes me wanna try. Have any of you??
Susan

[P-Dub]

Susan, the picture quality varies. I've got a handfull of VCD's. Twins, Junior, a couple of Jackie Chan movies, and Phantom Menace.

The video quality is on par with VHS, sometimes worse as you can see the pixelation. If you've ever seen a video clip off a CD, that's basically the quality. In my limited experience, I have not seen any VCD that would be better than VHS. I am also talking about official VCDs. There are bootlegs available and the video quality on them is atro, atrot, freaking bad. Think of taking a video camera into a theater and filming the movie.

Now the audio. For the bootleg ones, they are crap. For the authorized ones, they are pretty good. I'm basing this on the Phantom Menace VCD that I have. The sound was great, but I've never bothered with the VHS version, so I can't really say. My friend has both and says the VCD is way better sonically. Picture quality is passable, there are a few scenes with lots of pixelation.

Finally, I think all VCDs are Pan and Scan.

Hope this helps.




Paul

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[Huskerduck]

havent had the guts to try VCDs from them but did get their " Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" Bootleg region free DVD and it was absolutely stunning, better quality then half the region1 discs I own




Mark


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