This thread was formerly called, "Are There Any Anamorphic HD DVD Demos on a DVD?"

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Is it just my collection or what?

I want to show my co-workers and friends a demo or promo of HD DVD and its features, but it seems that every demo or promo I've found on my DVDs is a letterboxed (4:3 based) "widescreen" clip, rather than being an anamorphic (16:9 based) higher-quality clip that would be a lot more impressive.

I don't understand why anyone, in this day and age, would put out anything "Letterboxed" in a 4:3 frame, when they are promoting the next-generation idea of HD DVD.

I can't carry my HD DVD system around with me, but I'm really looking for some of the highest-quality mpeg-2, 16:9, anamorphic clips, demos, and promos that will play on a standard DVD so I can entice more friends to check out HD DVD.

Any recommendations?

Fullerton Will

ps
I'll buy whatever titles I may not own to get some great demo material,
but I may already own something I've missed. Here's a link to what I have currently to work with:
http://www.invelos.com/dvdcollection.aspx/willhart

huh? You want to demo HD with SD material? Doesn't make sense...buy some food and beer and invite the friends over for a real demo.

"Hey I bought this great BMW, it is awesome to drive, but it is at home. It drives just like my Hyundai, come on check it out! After driving the Hyundai, you'll want to buy a BMW right away because the BMW is so great."

Check out the DVD Demo Tree thread in the Home theatre construction part of this forum. If you do a search for it, it will appear.

I'd post the link for you, but I'm just on my out when I read this.

Hope this helps!

"What's The Best HD DVD Promo You've Seen on a DVD?"

And, "Was It Letterboxed, or Anamorphic?"

I'm not trying to invite everyone I meet to my house to see my HD DVD setup (I'd never be able to get rid of them); but I would like to hand them, or direct them to, a DVD that has an HD DVD promo on it that does its best to sell them on HD DVD.

We all have DVDs, and we have all seen promos for HD DVD on them; and I'm just seeking opinions on which ones out there might be the best.

And, I'm especially looking for those that are the higher-quality anamorphic versions; which I haven't found yet.

What have you seen?

And which promo on a DVD made you want to upgrade to HD DVD?

Did it start with, "In a world...?"

Fullerton Will

This topic as it's been defined now has come up before. Use anamorphic in seach engine for prev. discussions. Also, the Tier thread at the top of the page lists HD releases as voted on by PQ...then go to Amazon or another resource to verify which ones are anamorphic

Here' one of the threads I was thinking of

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=832768