| Posted by: Alric Knebel at February 20, 2008, 7:35 pm | | Topic: Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war Forum: groupsrv | Paul Clarke wrote: Quote: But for cinephiles it was a nice bridge between VHS and DVDs. LDs introduced me to the widescreen format for home video, plus the concept of the 'special edition', with documentary features and audio commentaries, etc., originated with LDs. There are some superb special editions on LDs that have not been, and in many cases will likely *never* be, equalled. Much of the Criterion Collection LD editions, such as their version of Lewton's "Cat People", will not be ported over to DVD, because of licensing issues. So those who did not get into LDs *did* miss out on some superb editions of classic films. That does sound a bit more convincing. I know that Criterion did set a standard with the commentaries and so forth. I've seen a couple of DVDs that advertise themselves as DVD editions of the LDs. We definitely own a debt to Criterion. --
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