"Tom Carberry" <jtj0012@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "AZnemesis" <az.nemesis.kadc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:BYSki.12191$Oz7.5647@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >I must be the only one who thinks the quality of the DVDs, in general,
is
> >quite poor. I have a really hard time hearing the dialogue from the
movie
> >unless I turn the volume way up. I can hear the guys just fine, but
that's
> >only half the gag if you don't hear the original dialogue. Plus,
turning
> >the volume up makes the guys way too loud, while I can still just
barely
> >make out the movie dialogue. I honestly think my vastly degraded old
VHS
> >copies that I taped off the air are superior in that area. At least I
can
> >tell what's going on.
> >
> > And, topic? Space Mutiny is one of the all-time greats, regardless of
> > format.
> >
> > "Mike Coddington" <mofo@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > news:PBkei.262069$dg3.210952@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:01:35 -0700, dgates wrote:
> >>> I'm wondering: How much better is the picture quality on the DVD
> >>> versions.
> >
> >
> I've noticed this on a number of the Rhino produced DVDs vs. my own VHS
> tapes (which I've converted to DVD). I suspect when Rhino got the
originals
> from BBI, the movie and comments dialog were recorded on different
channels,
> and perhaps either Comedy Central or Sci Fi Channel adjusted the volume
on
> both to be more equal, or Rhino boosted the volume on the comments
because
> they thought that that was more important to hear Joel or Mike and the
bots
> than the movie.
I remember the sound as being sometimes a problem since the beginning.
Of course, I haven't compared TV, VHS and DVD versions side by side.
Nor do I even recall this particular episode, what is it about, some
space mutiny?
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