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Region 4 Winners and Losers

Region 4 Winners and Losers

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Birds, TheR1

    The Region 4 release misses out on:

  • Widescreen 16x9 enhanced presentation
  • Storyboard sequence
  • Production Notes
  • Biographies - Cast and Crew

    The Region 1 release misses out on:

  • Pan and Scan presentation

    Even before we go any further, you can pretty well guess that Region 1 is the preferred version of the DVD. However, let us actually consider the transfers themselves. I did a direct comparison between the two versions for the first twenty minutes of the film, which covers the main areas where I have problems with the transfers (graininess, blockiness, film artefacts, aliasing). After comparing the two, I have to say that the Region 1 release seems to be a little smoother, with the grain being a little less obvious and the blockiness not being so prevalent. Overall, on the direct comparison, I would have to say that I will be keeping my Region 1 DVD and would be recommending it as the version of choice in all respects: proper presentation, marginally but noticeably better transfer, more extras and probably a better cover (the Region 1 Hitchcock films have a much more appealing presentation than that afforded the original Region 4 releases, whose presentation will presumably be continued in this second batch).