scottb Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 I've just entered the world of DVD. (better late than never) My first DVD was PALE RIDER (I'm a big Eastwood western fan (Unforgiven is one of my all-time favorites)) Picked it up for $5.99 (really can't ever see me paying full price for a DVD) At first I was a little disappointed because all I was getting was the version modified for TV. It took a little while but I finally discovered the Wide screen version was on the reverse side. WHAT??!! THE REVERSE SIDE?? How can this be? And if it be, How come it don't be on music CDs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Sorry for the parentheses. I have a condition which worsens this late at night. Interestingly enough, I tend to speak in a simialr fashion with tons of asides. I've never really heard any negative feedback on this and it seems most find it a bit amusing as many of my asides are of a humorous nature. I imagine it could get annoying. Did I also mention I tend to ramble on when I'm tired? Anyway I gotta go get some sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolff Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 WHAT??!! THE REVERSE SIDE?? How can this be? And if it be, How come it don't be on music CDs? Hmmm... I've never bought a hybrid disc(unless it's 33 1/3 on one side and 45 on the other ). Are the CD and SACD on the same side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 The reverse side; isn't that the one you put your coffee cup on? :coweringbehindsandbagsmilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 My DVD of Goodfellas has the first half of the film on side one & the second half on side 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Laserdiscs were two-sided. If you didn't have a player that flipped the disc, you had to turn it over yourself, just like a record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 (edited) Definitive sells a DVD with 4 Jazz Casual sessions on one disc (4 Tenors). One side is has the video in PAL format, the other one in NTSC format. For europeans that's not relevant because DVD players and TV sets play PAL and NTSC signals, but americans have to use NTSC with most of their TV sets. Edited December 7, 2004 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 I think alot of the earlier DVD's had the pan n scan on one side and the widescreen on the other. Not as common anymore though. As for the two sided DVDs that had to be turned over to watch the whole movie, the only one in recent memory that came like that is the Schindler's List, but its a really long movie. The new DVD of Goodfellas is on one side of one disc...plus has much better sound and picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 (edited) Current movie DVDs usually have two layers on one side, which allows to have the complete movie on one side. With some DVD players, you will notice the layer change when the films stops for a second in the middle. For longer movies or DVDs with lots of bonus material, there are 2 DVDs in the set instead of two-sided DVDs which are rather rare. Edited December 7, 2004 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 November 11, 1968 Columbia Studio B, New York NY Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis (tpt); Wayne Shorter (ts); Chick Corea (el-p); Herbie Hancock (el-p); Dave Holland (ba); Tony Williams (d, perc) Two Faced (W. Shorter) 18:00 /obligatory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgraham333 Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 My DVD of Goodfellas has the first half of the film on side one & the second half on side 2. Mine too. I hate these "flipper" discs. I'm trying to decide whether to replace it with the new special edition that came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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