Monday, 20 March 2017

Rear Window (1954)

1984 MCA LaserDisc [40081]: Natural and unmanipulated, but it lacks detail. But it also lacks the sibilance on the DVD track. I'm very curious if the 1990 MCA Hi-Fi VHS is an improvement.

2005 R1 Universal DVD: This retains a bit more detail, but it's definitely not free of manipulation. The more I've listened to it, the less I like it. A few quiet moments have definite noise reduction, and everything else sounds trebly and sibilant. 

2014 Universal Blu-ray: Lots of noise reduction - muffled. Its EQ is similar to that of the LaserDisc.

2021 Universal UHD Blu-ray: Identical to the blu-ray.



10/23/2023: Added the MCA LaserDisc and Univeral UHD.

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