DVD Demystified

DVD at Home
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1a. Is audio/visual education or information important to you?
❑ No DVD probably is not for you. Stick with what you have (or
don’t have). Your score is 0. Go to the end.
❑ Yes Go to question 2.
2. Do you value high-quality video?
❑ No Go to question 3.
❑ Yes Go to question 2a.
2a. Do you have a widescreen TV?
❑ No Go to question 2b.
❑ Yes DVD is practically a necessity. Add 10 points. Go to question 3.
2b. Are you thinking of getting a widescreen TV?
❑ No Go to question 2c.
❑ Yes DVD would be a perfect match for your widescreen TV. Get a
model with component video inputs for best picture. Add 8
points. Go to question 3.
2c. Do you have a 25-inch or larger TV?
❑ No Go to question 2d.
❑ Yes DVD will look better on your TV than videotape or laserdisc.
Add 3 points. Go to question 2e.
2d. Would you consider getting a larger TV?
❑ No Are you sure high-quality video is important to you? If so,
add 1 point. Go to question 2e.
❑ Yes DVD will look better on your new TV than videotape or
laserdisc. Get at least a 27-inch TV with s-video or
component video inputs for best picture. Add 2 points. Go to
question 3.
2e. Do you want to see movies in their original wide-screen aspect ratio?
❑ No Some DVDs include a full-screen version and a wide-screen
version. Add 1 point. Go to question 2f.
❑ Maybe Some DVD movies give you a choice of full-screen or widescreen
(letterbox). Add 1 point. Go to question 2f.
❑ Yes Go to question 2f.
2f. Do you dislike letterbox format? (black bars at the top and bottom)?
❑ No Most DVD movies can be watched in widescreen letterbox
format. Add 2 points. Go to question 3.
❑ Yes Go to question 2g.