not exactly ;-)

Give me exact details then ...personally to me, if a non-anamorphic and anamorphic DVD was available, I would have to seriously retarded to pick the non-anamorphic version over the anamorphic version.

Ali

If you have a 4x3 TV without an anamorphic mode or squeeze mode, you will have to set the dvd player to play at 4x3 mode. A player set to 4x3 mode will play an anamorphic dvd by deleting a line after every few lines from the anamorphic transfer uniformly from top to bottom -- doing so means that to fit the anamorphic source to a 4x3 display, the dvd player is eating lines (and therefore picture information) even from the "movie area".

However, if you have a 4x3 TV and a non-anamorphic widescreen DVD, the one plus of such a combo is that none of the information is deleted from within the movie area, if you know what I mean.

So on a 4x3-only TV, playing a non-anamorphic widescreen dvd gives you full information in the movie area (between the black bars) ---while--- playing an anamorphic dvd would give you lesser information in the movie area.

The above applies only to 4x3 TVs without squeeze or widescreen mode -- and true only for players set to play even anamorphic dvds at 4x3 mode.

Without going into too much technical details of the scaling abilities of DVD players. Are you saying this Jodhaa Akbar DVD is aimed to please that select group of people?

Ali

I have this fucked-up 3 disc UTV DVD and it is definitly interlaced non-anamorphic widescreen. It's not even a good non-anamorphic widescreen - this DVD can barely be watched when zoomed in, it gets so jagged and pixilated.

1. Is there any way of complaining or getting replacements from the UTV company?

2. Is there going to be a different version available from the UK? What the f*** DVD version were those indiafm.com assholes reviewing? Did they actually have an anamorphic version or they don't know shit about what that term even means when they add that into their review?

write to feedback.he@utvnet.com and prem@utvnet.com

Anamorphic picture on 4:3 screen:

As I recall from some Yrs back when anamorphic mode was introduced for LDs/ DVDs (not sure if LDs gave first anam source or DVDs did ?? Anyway it was in when the DVDs came out and LDs started fading), sure there is minute disadvantage in PQ playing anamorphic source on 4:3 screen. It's not that dramatic as 33% degrade in PQ. I don't think every 4th line is deleted. Most likely it's a matrix conversion from 640 x 320 to 640 x 480 or similar/ vice-versa . Just like 640 x 480 signal displaying on 1280 x 1024 (assume it's a 1280 x 1024 native res screen) screen in screen native res of 1280 x 1024 or 800 x 600 or 1920 x 1080 or other. You hardly can see a diff in PQ. Secondly, 4:3 screens are mostly low res, you don't see any difference.

Technically, non-anam source is better for 4:3 TV but you don't see the difference, where as, you do see a difference in PQ on a 16:9 screen getting a anam signal.

So, I sure would pick a Anam DVD over non-anam DVD.

I agree! Why would on the hell on earth will do so

I thought catering to those rightful owners of standard tvs was over, long time ago

see rana's and my responses above...

Why are people talking about the advantages of a square non-hdtv? What year is this? This is not year 2000. There is no advantage or a benefit of a non-anamorphic version of this movie, period.

The only thing that UTV proved is, once again, how Indian quality control is best in the world. Quality always comes first!

i've got a 60-inch plasma and would much rather prefer to have an anamorphic movie, and especially of something of this grandeur of a movie...

some of us work on shiiiit sources...that's what we have to work with....NOT the negatives. we do what we want to get our own perceived desired results...if you see no point, ignore it and move on...and be happy with your 4:3 jodhaa akbar discs...i'm happy now that i have my own DVD9s that i converted into 16:9 with something that looks better to MY own eyes...i do this work for MY eyes, not yours...so you go carry on your releasing work and stick to that. leave us encoders to something WE enjoy as a hobby...and perhaps there are a few people out there who appreciate the fact, that SOMETIMES we do something that is much better than what was given to us on a DVD9 platter by the likes of zEROS, uTv, YashRaj, Shemaroo.... ELITE is the BEST, absolute best from what I've seen overall...but if bollywood continues to give shiiiiiit work, i'll continue to improve on them as I personally see fit. does this make you happy? don't bother replying...because frankly my dear, i don't give a damn.

Not much to be gained here for sure. To really improve such sources beyond cosmetics one would need world class hardware and software (e.g. Lowry/DTS...). But far better is to wait for a decent HD release.

speaking of decent HD transfers,when is dim chahta hai bluray coming out mhafner? I don't understand what went wrong here with UTV as they are usually pretty good with their transfers.