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DVD

DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) has become evermore popular with music lovers who require the highest standards.

High quality musical and visual productions, combined with the revolutionary new technical possibilities provided by DVD; true artistic audio-visual synthesis, with the Surround Sound format transforming your living room into a concert hall. Many of the features that DVD has made available, such as a choice of subtitles in a number of languages, interviews and Score Plus (in which the score is shown synchronised with the music), will all give the music a transparency which has never existed before.

Frequently Asked Questions

The image on my DVD freezes in the middle of the programme for about a second. Is the DVD or my player defective?

No, this is what is known as a Layerbreak, which means that at this point the laser in the DVD player is switching to a lower level. DVDs with a long play time have two scanning levels. At the juncture between the two the picture will freeze for about 1 to 1.5 seconds. It is often possible to conceal this Layerbreak by having it coincide with a dark screen or quiet section. So that it will not be noticed.

The performers on my TV screen appear to be unusually tall and thin. Is my TV set or DVD not functioning correctly?
If you are experiencing this you own a normal 4:3 format television (in contrast to the new 16:9 sets, which have a wider screen picture). If this is the case you should call up the Setup Menu in your DVD player and reprogramme the TV format to 4:3. This will give you a normal picture, which will have black lines at the top and bottom of the screen, similar to those you would expect when watching a cinema release on TV.

What is the difference between PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1?

Contrary to popular opinion, PCM stereo gives a better sounding audio format than Dolby Digital Stereo. With PCM stereo the music is scanned at a much higher frequency than the CD standard, thus theoretically sounding better than an audio CD. Dolby Digital Stereo only uses an – admittedly very good – data compression system, which means that those signals not picked up by the human ear are not used at all.

Dolby Digital 5.1 is a Surround Sound format, which means that the music comes out of 6 loudspeakers (5 normal and 1 bass), two of which are placed behind the listener. This creates a stirring auditorium acoustic effect, and an atmosphere similar to that which you would experience in a concert hall or arena.

Before buying any DVD from MDT please check the compatibility with your player.

Most modern DVD players and TV sets will play PAL / NTSC, but please check.

PAL: European format
NTSC: US format

PAL or NTSC is stated on every DVD title on our database.

Region Codes

0     All Regions
1     Canada, US, US Territories
2     Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East (including Egypt)
3     Southeast Asia, East Asia (including Hong Kong)
4     Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, Caribbean
5     Former Soivet Union, Indian Subcontient, Africa (also North Korea, Mongolia)
6     China