Search - Depeche Mode :: Speak and Spell (Bonus Dvd)

UK or USA versions?

Duncan Dhu | México City | 07/18/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I have bought both versions (UK and USA). Here is my review.



1) The Sound: Both versions sound equal. The remastering at least on the CD layer is not better than the singles 81>85-Period.

The new remasterings are in the middle between the "old" CD's and The Singles 81>85 CD, so don't expecte a "big" improvement unless of course you have a SACD player or a 5.1 system.



2) The SACD layer: The USA doesn't contain this layer. I think they should be presenting a CD/SACD + DVD (as originally designed) on this 'remaster' series, not just a plain CD with an additional DVD. However if you don't own a SACD player this layer is useless.



3) The video format: The USA remasters are NTSC and Region 1. The UK are PAL and Multiregion. However if you live in America and have a good CD Player Sony the USA remasters are more useful because sony doesn't reproduce PAL DVD's.



4) Both versions can be ripped to a mp3 format. No problem.



Which version you should buy?, the're almost equal, one has an advantage over the other and viceversa. At the end the decision is only yours."