LD or DVD???

[Astrogirl]

Hello, I just wanted know what has better quality usually... a Laser Disc or DVD from the same movie, or is same quality but different media???.

Thanks

[Noahtuck]

DVD has a higher resolution than LD.

Now as to

what has better quality usually... a Laser Disc or DVD from the same movie

It would depend on the original source material as i have seen officially released & pressed dvd's that the source was taken from VHS & LD, but this does not make the DVD version better quality because it was sourced from a lower resolution master.

But usually the dvd is the better quality.

VHS
S-VHS
Laserdisc
DVD

Found this on wikipedia

* 350×240 (250 lines): Video CD
* 330×480 (250 lines): Umatic, Betamax, VHS, Video8
* 400×480 (300 lines): Super Betamax, Betacam (professional)
* 440×480 (330 lines): analog broadcast
* 560×480 (420 lines): LaserDisc, Super VHS, Hi8

* 670×480 (500 lines): Enhanced Definition Betamax
* 720×480 (500 lines): DVD, miniDV, Digital8, Digital Betacam (professional)
* 720×480 (400 lines): Widescreen DVD (anamorphic)
* 1280×720 (720 lines): D-VHS, HD DVD, Blu-ray, HDV (miniDV)
* 1920×1080 (1080 lines): D-VHS, HD DVD, Blu-ray, HDCAM SR (professional)

[Astrogirl]

The LD I am talking about 1st was realeased as VHS then as LD and finally as DVD.. so would it be better quality???.

[Noahtuck]

What movie is it ??
All movies started out on VHS, then LD then DVD, because all there was at one time was VHS, back in the day LOL!!

Usually it would be the dvd as most studios would have access to the original film/master so they would not have to source it from a lower quality source for the dvd release.

[Astrogirl]

"The Virgin Tour" from Madonna....
But the LD still looks no that good..looks with noise and rainbow letters...

[Noahtuck]

I would imagine Madonna or her label would have held on to the original master video and used that to make the dvd.