Posted by Adrian A on 04/01/06 18:09

Mike Coddington wrote:
> I've been noticing something that I never put much thought into before
> when I watch DVDs. Lately, I've noticed that in movies when there's a
> pan shot of a horizon, or really any sustained camera movement, the
> scene sort of skips. It's not smooth like it would be if you watched
> the same movie in the theater on actual film. My guess is that it has
> something to do with DVDs being a digital medium.
>
> My DVD player is a Panasonic single disc player that I got around
> 1999. Have there been advances in technology that would make this
> problem less apparent? Does anyone even know what I'm TALKING about?
> DVD players have gone down in price so much since 1999 that I'd be up
> for getting a new player, even though I love my Panasonic, but I'd
> feel a lot better if I knew this wasn't going to be in vain! If
> anyone has any advice on this, I'd love to hear it.

I may be wrong, but I think what you're seeing is the result of 3-2
pulldown, that is if you're watching NTSC discs.
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Adrian A

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