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Sep. 19th, 2008 01:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chickenfeetAmazon surpassed themselves with my MetHD DVDs. Despite selecting the free delivery option I received them the day after they went on sale. I've had a quick look at The Last Emperor, viewing it on my iMac. It looks very promising. I did get a chance last night to watch a good chunk of Peter Grimes. Anybody who reads this LJ will know that I thought the production was outstanding so the following comments are specific to the DVD release.
It's standard DVD (ie not Blu-Ray) so it isn't HD in the sense the theatre broadcasts were. The sound options are LPCM stereo or DTS 5.1. The whole broadcast, including the interviews etc, is included so the performance is split across 2 DVDs. It's region free.
I played the disk on our DVD-R/VCR combo beast which certainly isn't optimal but the Denon DVD player is dying and refused to co-operate. Sound was via our 6.1 channel set up. Despite the non ideal playing conditions the sound was really good. The DTS version is nicely balanced with good dynamic range and great presence. The picture is, well, DVD quality. That used to amaze me but it now looks a bit flat compared to HD broadcasts or Blu-Ray. Still, to be fair, it's good enough for opera. All in all, it's a very good set and, at less than $30 for 168 minutes of material, quite a bargain.
It's standard DVD (ie not Blu-Ray) so it isn't HD in the sense the theatre broadcasts were. The sound options are LPCM stereo or DTS 5.1. The whole broadcast, including the interviews etc, is included so the performance is split across 2 DVDs. It's region free.
I played the disk on our DVD-R/VCR combo beast which certainly isn't optimal but the Denon DVD player is dying and refused to co-operate. Sound was via our 6.1 channel set up. Despite the non ideal playing conditions the sound was really good. The DTS version is nicely balanced with good dynamic range and great presence. The picture is, well, DVD quality. That used to amaze me but it now looks a bit flat compared to HD broadcasts or Blu-Ray. Still, to be fair, it's good enough for opera. All in all, it's a very good set and, at less than $30 for 168 minutes of material, quite a bargain.
