Rounders - Collectors Edition DVD - Sept. 7th

[Syntax]

There are no details yet on the content but check out the box art:



Heres something else all you Rounders fans might be interseted in. A year or two ago I bought the Australian DVD. I don't think most people here in the US realize that many of the DVD's we get here are completely different in box art and content then DVD's realeased in other countries.

The Rounders DVD in the US is barebones as it gets. No extra features or anything. Its in a letterbox format and not enhanced for widescreen tv's. The Australian Rounders DVD has a bunch of extra features and some new box art. If anyones interested in more about it, I can post some pics etc.

[pudley4]

And does it include any of the scenes from the trailer?

[jwvdcw]

I'll be picking this up when it comes out...some of my very favorite actors.

[Blindfolk]

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Its in a letterbox format

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This is a good thing.

[TimTimSalabim]

If this is the "Millenium Edition" I heard about awhile back, then it contains a running commentary track by Johnny Chan and Chris Moneymaker.

[Syntax]

No, letterbox sucks. You are probably confusing letterbox with anamorphic widescreen which is good. Check out this comparisson.

The US released Rounders is letterboxed. The Australian Rounders is anamorphic. HUGE difference when you have a 65" HDTV like myself, and the extra stuff on the DVD is pretty cool too.

[Cosimo]

Letterbox sucks compared to anamorphic, but it's still far better than pan-n-scan "fullscreen." I think that's all he was trying to say.

[bvaughn]

Whoever is producing and promoting this DVD should partner with a poker site and include poker software on the DVD...talk about getting new players and tons of new fish in the game. Of course, legal issues would probably prevent this, but it would be a very cool special feature that could be included on the DVD very easily.

[cero_z]

Hi Syntax,
For film purists, your example proves that Anamorphic is horrible compared to Letterbox. I hate looking at a distorted image; I'd much rather see a film in the proportion intended by the director than look at a funhouse mirror version that uses a few more inches of my
TV screen.
But thanks for the update on the DVD.

[bwana devil]

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No, letterbox sucks. You are probably confusing letterbox with anamorphic widescreen which is good. Check out this comparisson.

The US released Rounders is letterboxed. The Australian Rounders is anamorphic. HUGE difference when you have a 65" HDTV like myself, and the extra stuff on the DVD is pretty cool too.

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your link demonstrates a compelling arguement for letterbox.

the other pictures look distorted next to letterbox.