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What are these "SUPERBIT" DVD's?

Was looking at ebay ads for a copy of Larence Of Arabia and noticed a review that came up when I Googled DVD and noticed that high praise was given to a particular LCD HDTV which mentioned looks spectacular when using a Superbit DVD like Larence Of Arabia or The Fifth Element".Was looking for a copy of a suposedly OOP Criterion Collection copy of "Larence".Am wondering which would look better given the HQ reputaion Criterion has versus the Superbit version ?Latter is, it seems, less expensive at it's original list and still in print.Anybody know about the Superbit format?
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Chazz
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jaybo
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any dvd which is dual layer, with a mininum of features, by default has a better picture. superbit simply used all the space for optimum picture and sound....oh yeah, its already doa.
jaybo
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using more space for picture and sound does not have as much effect on a dvd's quality as the 'film to tape' transfer. thats where the magic happens....especially when ithe transfer is done from the original camera negative. superbit means nothing because there is no standard other than using all the space available for picture and sound. If the transfer is crap, the result is supercrap.
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