D-vhs

[HyperRealist]

Anyone have a D-VHS player and tapes? I got one of ebay and have some tapes coming. Can't wait to watch True Lies, Ghost Dog and The Limey in 1080i.


Here is a list of titles.

Title Aspect Ratio Release Date Studio
21 Grams 1.85:1 12/14/2004 Universal
2 Fast 2 Furious 2.35:1 6/29/04 Universal
About a Boy 2.35:1 3/23/04 Dreamworks
American Pie 1.85:1 10/03/2002 Universal
American Pie 2 1.85:1 3/23/04 Universal
Alien: Director's Cut 2.35:1 1/6/04 Fox
American Pie 1.85:1 12/16/03 Universal
Backdraft 2.35:1 09/24/2002 Universal
Beauty Of Japan 1.78:1 10/03/2002 Unknown
Behind Enemy Lines 2.35:1 10/01/2002 Fox
Being John Malkovich 1.85:1 04/22/2003 Universal
Biker Boyz 1.85:1 06/29/04 Universal
Big Momma's House 1.85:1 09/03/2002 Fox
Bone Collector 2.35:1 11/19/2002 Universal
Bourne Identity, The 2.35:1 12/16/03 Universal
Brotherhood of the Wolf 2.35:1 10/21/2003 Universal
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid 2.35:1 4/20/04 Fox
Cape Fear 2.35:1 06/24/2003 Universal
Cast Away 1.85:1 11/26/2002 Fox
Contender, The 1.85:1 3/23/04 Dreamworks
Courage Under Fire 1.85:1 04/15/2003 Fox
Daredevil 2.35:1 7/29/03 Fox
Day After Tomorrow, The 2.35:1 10/12/2004 Fox
Die Hard 2.35:1 04/15/2003 Fox
Digital Video Essentials: 1080i 1.78:1 Joe Kane
Digital Video Essentials: 720p 1.78:2 Joe Kane
Don't Say A Word 2.35:1 09/03/2002 Fox
Dr. T And The Women 2.35:1 09/23/03 Artisan
Emperor's Club, The 1.85:1 10/21/2003 Universal
End of Days 2.35:1 08/20/2002 Universal
Entrapment 2.35:1 09/03/2002 Fox
Evolution 1.85:1 06/24/2003 Dreamworks
Family Man, The 2.35:1 02/25/2003 Universal
Fast and The Furious, The 2.35:1 05/20/2003 Universal
Fight Club 2.35:1 10/01/2002 Fox
First Blood 2.35:1 04/22/2003 Artisan
Forces of Nature 1.85:1 Dreamworks 3/23/04
From Hell 1.85:1 12/03/2002 Fox
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1.85:1 9/23/03 Artisan
Galaxy Quest 2.35:1 08/20/2002 Dreamworks
Glengarry Glen Ross 2.35:1 04/22/2003 Artisan
Gosford Park 2.35:1 02/25/2003 Universal
Haunting, The 2.35:1 09/24/2002 Dreamworks
High Crimes 2.35:1 11/05/2002 Fox
House of Yes: Live from House of Blues 1.78:1 06/11/2002 BMG
Hurricane, The 1.85:1 02/25/2003 Universal
I, Robot 2.35:1 01/31/05 Fox
Ice Age 1.85:1 11/26/2002 Fox
Independence Day 2.35:1 08/06/2002 Fox
Kiss Of The Dragon 2.35:1 11/05/2002 Fox
K-Pax 2.35:1 04/22/2003 Universal
Last Castle, The 2.35:1 06/29/04 Universal
League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2.35:1 12/16/03 Fox
Life of David Gale, The 2.35:1 6/29/04 Universal
Limey, The 1.85:1 08/03 Artisan
Lost in Translation 1.66:1 12/14/2004 Universal
Love Actually 2.35:1 12/14/04 Universal
Man on Fire 2.35:1 10/12/2004 Fox
Master And Commander 2.35:1 4/20/04 Fox
Meet the Parents 1.85:1 06/29/04 Universal
Meet Joe Black 1.85:1 06/24/2003 Universal
Men Of Honor 2.35:1 10/01/2002 Fox
Motley Crue: Lewd, Crued and Tattooed Live 1.78:1 06/11/2002 Universal
Moulin Rouge 2.35:1 11/25/03 Fox
Muholland Drive 1.85:1 10/21/2003 Universal
Mummy, The 2.35:1 05/20/2003 Universal
Mummy Returns, The 2.35:1 3/23/04 Universal
National Lampoon's Van Wilder 1.85:1 11/04/2002 Universal
Nature in Motion 1.78:1 4/6/04 Wilderness Video
Ninth Gate, The 2.35:1 09/23/03 Artisan
Notting Hill 1.85:1 3/23/04 Universal
Novacaine 1.85:1 08/31/2003 Artisan
One From the Heart 1.33:1 1/27/04 American Zoetrope
Out of Sight 1.85:1 06/29/04 Universal
Passion of The Christ, The 2.35:1 08/31/04 Fox
Peacemaker 2.35:1 06/11/2002 Dreamworks
Phone Booth 2.35:1 7/29/03 Fox
Planet Of The Apes 2.35:1 11/05/2002 Fox
Red Dragon 2.35:1 06/29/04 Universal
Ring, The 1.85:1 10/21/03 Dreamworks
Runaway Jury 2.35:1 4/20/04 Fox
Rundown, The 2.35:1 12/14/2004 Universal
Scorpion King, The 2.35:1 06/29/04 Universal
Snow Falling on Cedars 2.35:1 06/24/2003 Universal
Speed 2.35:1 12/16/03 Fox
Spy Game 2.35:1 11/19/2002 Universal
Standing in the Shadows of Motown 1.78:1 04/22/2003 Artisan
Stir of Echoes 1.85:1 09/23/2003 Artisan
Terminator 2 2.40:1 06/11/2002 Artisan
There's Something About Mary 1.85:1 7/29/03 Fox
Time Machine, The 2.35:1 06/24/2003 Dreamworks
Transporter, The 2.35:1 04/15/2003 Fox
True Lies 2.35:1 12/16/03 Fox
Truth About Charlie, The 2.35:1 12/14/2004 Universal
U-571 2.35:1 06/11/2002 Universal
Unfaithful 1.85:1 1/6/04 Fox
X-Men 2.35:1 06/11/2002 Fox
X2: X-Men United 2.35:1 11/25/03 Fox

http://www.avsforum.com/t/313242/the...updated-feb-15

[slimdude]

Isn't it risky to invest in old, obsolete video technology, due to the fact, the replacement parts may be difficult to find, if something goes wrong with it? Besides, the majority of those movies you've listed, are on blu-ray in 1080p, and lossless audio.

[HyperRealist]

yeah dude its totally "risky". I guess I just love living on the edge.

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by slimdude

Isn't it risky to invest in old, obsolete video technology, due to the fact, the replacement parts may be difficult to find? Besides, the majority of those movies you've listed, are on blu-ray in 1080p, and lossless audio.

Depends on what you paid and how much you want the films that are not available better elsewhere.

[OrlandoEastwood]

I would suggest that you get a Hauppage HD-DVR and back those up in case if anything happens. Plus, The Limey isn't out any where. You could make yourself a nice BD-R copy of it if the D-VCR dies.

[substance]

I have 70 of them not counting duplicates. You can see a picture of them in my gallery.

These are actually called d-theater and they are copy protected. You would have to use component out to capture them and that is an extra step of d/a+a/d. Hdmi out at 1080i from hd-dh5u or 100u is stellar. These are recorded at constant bitrate if 28mbps in mpeg-2. It is nearly impossible to tell from blu-ray. The audio is 2ch pcm + full bitrate 640kbps dolby digital 5.1 + optional full bitrate 1.5mbps dts 5.1.

Tapes are on average $15-30 on used market and plenty of rare ones above $100. So not really a practical format but truely collectable.

Tapes are capable of holding 50gb so they could match blu-ray but back in 2003 having an mpeg decoder capable of 1080p was a dream.

[Geoff D]

I miss my DVHS of Ghost Dog. As far as I can tell, no-one's even bothered to rip it and put it up on the interwebs, unlike True Lies.

[substance]

There is even a more interesting format called hi-vision laserdisc. These were produced in 1992. 1080i content was pressed onto 12" diameter cd like discs using an analog compression technique called muse. If you think 1080i in 2002 is impressive, think about 1080i in with 4ch(3 front+mono rear) discrete audio in 1992. It was only released in Japan in extremely limited quantities(think less than 500 copies per title)

I have 15 of the 33 film titles ever released in my collection. Also have the player + muse decoder to play them. You can see them in my gallery.

[sukraj]

I remember when dvhs came out it was very expensive that is one of the reasons why it didn't take off.

[8traxrule]

I have 2 players (one is DTS-capable, the other isn't) and about 3/4 of the titles. I just love dead/obsolete formats- I also have just about every HD-DVD title released in the US (many Universal titles overlap on D-VHS), and every CED videodisc!

D-VHS is the only way I know of to get True Lies, The Haunting, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Limey, Novocaine, The Time Machine and Dr. T and the Women in HD- also the theatrical cut of Daredevil, as the Blu-Ray is only the 'director's cut' or whatever they wanna call it.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by sukraj

I remember when dvhs came out it was very expensive that is one of the reasons why it didn't take off.

You're telling me. I found an old invoice today for a copy of Backdraft, it cost me £38.99 (about $65). Paid even more than that for The Bourne Identity IIRC.

[wzollinger1]

Originally Posted by 8traxrule

I have 2 players (one is DTS-capable, the other isn't) and about 3/4 of the titles. I just love dead/obsolete formats- I also have just about every HD-DVD title released in the US (many Universal titles overlap on D-VHS), and every CED videodisc!

D-VHS is the only way I know of to get True Lies, The Haunting, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Limey, Novocaine, The Time Machine and Dr. T and the Women in HD- also the theatrical cut of Daredevil, as the Blu-Ray is only the 'director's cut' or whatever they wanna call it.

Glengarry Glen Ross is available on blu-ray in the UK. I have both the D-theater version and the blu-ray, but I've yet to compare them.

[nikita70]

Originally Posted by substance

There is even a more interesting format called hi-vision laserdisc. These were produced in 1992. 1080i content was pressed onto 12" diameter cd like discs using an analog compression technique called muse. If you think 1080i in 2002 is impressive, think about 1080i in with 4ch(3 front+mono rear) discrete audio in 1992. It was only released in Japan in extremely limited quantities(think less than 500 copies per title)

I have 15 of the 33 film titles ever released in my collection. Also have the player + muse decoder to play them. You can see them in my gallery.

I can't tell you if I would rather have your LD collection or your blu-ray collection! Awesome to say the least. You have definitely invested time and money into your collection.