I am sure you have all seen over the past few weeks my new found joy of Japanese dvd's and I must just reiterrate how good they actually are. To start of with they are all (well all the ones I buy, and the majority) in dts, take Warners for example.

Warners in the UK or the US do not put dts tracks on their dvd's. However in Japan a different company will hold the audio rights to the dvd and thus put dts on it. This will probably start an argument but dts is SOOOO much better than dolby digital.

I bought Matrix Reloaded the other day and frankly I thought the sound was pathetic, split surrounds were okay but not that varied and the LFE was a joke, it just seemed every second there was just the most immense base with absolutely no holding on what was going on in the movie.

The Japanese take effort in their dvd's. Their Collectors editions are really that, a quality created dvd with superior extras and housed in a beautiful vessel. Check out my sig and look at the aliens quadrilogy I have just got, unbelievable.

Ok, the Aliens boxset may be a bit OTT but when they say Collectors edition they mean it. In the UK and US you have a collectors edition come out every ******* day and as long as there is someone willing to buy it they will press copies all day long. What is collectors about that?, it is the norm, there is nothing worse than it, so what is the point?. Now you take Japan, they bring out a limited edition and it is exactly that 5,000 or 10,000 copies and thats your lot. After that you have to go second hand and that is what makes it collectors, the prices go up and lo and behold you have an investment.

Look on ebay you still have old Japanese LASERDISCS going for over £150 because they are so rare. You did not see Louis XVI bashing out fireplaces left right and centre did you, he did not flog the rights onto Bob in Rochelle did he? He put his all into creating a truly excellent piece, the best, and then he sat back and watched his work become more and more appreciated.

That is just my 2 cents and I would appreciate anyone elses opinions. Me and it just watched the Core dts a mediocre film at best but the picture and the sound, well **** me I was amazed and if I did not like it I will be able to sell it on at a profit cause it will be OOP within the next month.

Now, I just need to convince It that we are going on holiday to Japan this year.