In the case of old films like this, you should be looking at which seems to be 
a legit vendor (Kino Lorber) vs sketchy (Cheezy. Seriously, that's who's listed 
as distributor for one listing in Amazon).

Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State 
University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | 
barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu<mailto:barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu>

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[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Patricia Ruocco
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2016 3:39 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Best DVD format for Home viewing


I am looking into purchasing the movie "Black Sabbath" with Boris Karloff for 
our public library's DVD collection. Midwest Tape lists two versions: one that 
just says DVD, and a newer one that is a DVD-R. My inclination is to get the 
DVD, but it is fullscreen where the DVD-R is widescreen. We usually order 
widescreen versions of films, but I'm concerned whether patrons taking a DVD-R 
home for viewing will run into compatibility problems with their players and 
this format. Can the group offer some guidance?



Thank you!

Patricia


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