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Doesn't matter if you have a 16:9 set or not. I prefered letterboxed movies for years while owning a 4:3 set, and I would prefer a 4:3 (OAR) ZOO TV dvd now that I own a 16:9 set. It's what it was originally videotaped in. End of story.
Youtube is an excellent site for watching footage from Official DVD's, so you can preview and have an opinion about the DVD's you want to buy. For example, I've seen several songs from different Bjork DVD's, also you can watch U2 songs from all their DVD's there 
One of the most frustrating things about DVD's is the fact that most of the time you can't watch anything, just take a look at the cover and the credits, no more than that
and of course every DVD's is promoted as something milestone, but when you can see and judge for yourself, it's the real thing 
One of the most frustrating things about DVD's is the fact that most of the time you can't watch anything, just take a look at the cover and the credits, no more than that
and of course every DVD's is promoted as something milestone, but when you can see and judge for yourself, it's the real thing 
jag0918
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BTW ...anyone have any idea why Tryin to Throw Your Arms was cut from the official release? I think its because the girl Bono brought up onstage was butt ugly. LOL
jag0918 said:
several things have been written about this:
The most popular one is that the girl was obviously under legal drinking age. Other ones say because the band and the record company decided to edit the concert strictly under 2 hours
If they'de want to cut the DVD short to 2 hours I would have choosen another song... Tryin to Throw Your Arms was one of the highlights of the Zoo-TV tour...ponkine said:several things have been written about this:
The most popular one is that the girl was obviously under legal drinking age. Other ones say because the band and the record company decided to edit the concert strictly under 2 hours
I find With Or Without You the weakest song of the DVD... The anti-climax of the show... Luckely Love Is Blindness makes up for that...
socceroo
The Fly
I was at one of those shows in the Sydney Zoo TV video & it was honestly one of the best concerts of any band I've seen - far better than the Pop Mart show. I'd just be happy if it came out on DVD. I'd be ecstatic if Red Rocks came out (1st VHS I ever owned!)
Neilz said:
Thats what I keep sayin , I think it was probably messed up decisions in live shows , to perform that completey different wowy
* Edge > WOWY with a Les Paul Guitar , never again
* LArry > Why did you begun that borin beat on that , why not keep the classic one at least for the video .....
And in overall , why such a short version of it .........
In nutshell only Adam who sounded different as well , had a effect on his bass , but was the only one good on that version.
Popmartijn
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This morning I saw the Pulse DVD by Pink Floyd. On the back of the case it stated clearly that is was restored and presented in its original aspect ratio of 4:3. This was a concert filmed in 1994.
So I guess that when even a very visual band like Pink Floyd prefers showing their DVDs in the original aspect ratio, then there must be something to it.
(BTW, from what I could read on the back the DVD may also have an interesting feature called Bootlegging The Bootleggers)
So I guess that when even a very visual band like Pink Floyd prefers showing their DVDs in the original aspect ratio, then there must be something to it.
(BTW, from what I could read on the back the DVD may also have an interesting feature called Bootlegging The Bootleggers)
WalkOn21
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What the...?Popmartijn said:
So I guess that when even a very visual band like Pink Floyd prefers showing their DVDs in the original aspect ratio, then there must be something to it.
You do realize that's a terrible example of an argumentum ad verecundiam, don't you?
Popmartijn
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And why is it a terrible example?
ntalwar
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Popmartijn said:This morning I saw the Pulse DVD by Pink Floyd. On the back of the case it stated clearly that is was restored and presented in its original aspect ratio of 4:3. This was a concert filmed in 1994.
So I guess that when even a very visual band like Pink Floyd prefers showing their DVDs in the original aspect ratio, then there must be something to it.
Please see my post a few pages ago on Pulse (the official statement which can also be found online). Pink Floyd preferred to have it on widescreen, and even tried to convert it. But they were not satisfied with the results of the conversion. 4:3 was their second choice.
WalkOn21
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Because of the argumentum ad verecundiam (Pink Floyd says it so it must have great value!).Popmartijn said:
And why is it a terrible example?
Popmartijn
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WalkOn21 said:
That's not an argument ad verecundiam. While it is true that my argument centers around my opinion that when another visually demanding band has tried and decided to stay with the original aspect ratio that there must be some value in it, I am nowhere implying that it automatically means your opinion is stupid. But it is another opinion to throw into the mix.
WalkOn21
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Actually it IS an argumentum ad verecundiam. It doesn't need to 'say my opinion is stupid' to be a logical fallacy.Popmartijn said:
You're literally saying: "So I guess that when even a very visual band like Pink Floyd prefers showing their DVDs in the original aspect ratio, then there must be something to it."
A. Pink Floyd is a very visual band
B. they think OAR is good
so
C. there must be something to it
That's a classic example of an argumentum ad verecundiam.
Why? Because the only argument to back up the 'OAR is good' claim is 'because Pink Floyd says it'.
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U2Man
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this is getting hot 
NamelessStreets
The Fly
Thanks for showing me thread Bono chick. No need to throw teddy out of ur pram Walkon21. Was in a rush thats all.
WalkOn21
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If you open a thread by saying you "can't be arsed to look" whether there are existing threads about this, you can expect unhelpful replies...NamelessStreets said:
Let's just move on and continue with DVD discussion, please.
waynetravis
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i saw ZooTV on tv in a home electronics store yesterday!!
i was looking at some computer parts and i just glanced over to the tv's and i saw the ZooTV stage on a huge widescreen HD tv!!
so i walked over to have a better look and it was playing the end part of the intro where Bono is infront of the screen and a few seconds of Zoo Station.
it was on a loop playing this part over and over.
i asked the store clerk where he got the DVD from. and he said they were playing it ahead of the DVD releases, so i asked if it was a promo disc and he said no.
i completely forgot about the ZooTV trailer on disc 2 of the Boston DVD, that's what they was playing over and over.
not sure what aspect ratio the trailer is on the Boston DVD, but it looked great on the widescreen.
i was looking at some computer parts and i just glanced over to the tv's and i saw the ZooTV stage on a huge widescreen HD tv!!
so i walked over to have a better look and it was playing the end part of the intro where Bono is infront of the screen and a few seconds of Zoo Station.
it was on a loop playing this part over and over.
i asked the store clerk where he got the DVD from. and he said they were playing it ahead of the DVD releases, so i asked if it was a promo disc and he said no.
i completely forgot about the ZooTV trailer on disc 2 of the Boston DVD, that's what they was playing over and over.
not sure what aspect ratio the trailer is on the Boston DVD, but it looked great on the widescreen.
The trailer from the Boston DVD is not a remastered version of the original... The final release will be even better!waynetravis said:i saw ZooTV on tv in a home electronics store yesterday!!
i was looking at some computer parts and i just glanced over to the tv's and i saw the ZooTV stage on a huge widescreen HD tv!!
so i walked over to have a better look and it was playing the end part of the intro where Bono is infront of the screen and a few seconds of Zoo Station.
it was on a loop playing this part over and over.
i asked the store clerk where he got the DVD from. and he said they were playing it ahead of the DVD releases, so i asked if it was a promo disc and he said no.
i completely forgot about the ZooTV trailer on disc 2 of the Boston DVD, that's what they was playing over and over.
not sure what aspect ratio the trailer is on the Boston DVD, but it looked great on the widescreen.
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