yeah, we even have electricity up here... it's a fun thing...
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But seriously, folks, you're obviously not asking about -all- Canadian exclusive discs, but a subset (in this case, Alliance releases). There's a long story here, but the short version is that while in the states Disney releases Miramax titles, up here Alliance/Atlantis had the video rights. We've had a few of these releases, and most of them aren't particularly amazing, as they're using older transfers (Alliance isn't shelling out for a whole new transfer). So, while these are no doubt the same HD masters used to make DVD, their quality may not be up to modern compression standards.
So, yeah, buyer beware on a -title by title- basis. This, of course, isn't unique to our fair country, and if you're lucky, you might find a film that you love that looks pretty damn good, if not as perfect as it can be, on a Candian import disc...
But seriously, folks, you're obviously not asking about -all- Canadian exclusive discs, but a subset (in this case, Alliance releases). There's a long story here, but the short version is that while in the states Disney releases Miramax titles, up here Alliance/Atlantis had the video rights. We've had a few of these releases, and most of them aren't particularly amazing, as they're using older transfers (Alliance isn't shelling out for a whole new transfer). So, while these are no doubt the same HD masters used to make DVD, their quality may not be up to modern compression standards.
So, yeah, buyer beware on a -title by title- basis. This, of course, isn't unique to our fair country, and if you're lucky, you might find a film that you love that looks pretty damn good, if not as perfect as it can be, on a Candian import disc...
