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Whats a Hybrid DVD??




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isaac_van_mosley



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:51 pm Reply with quote
what do they mean when they refer to dvds as Hybrid dvds?
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Aromatic Grass



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:31 pm Reply with quote
It contains both English language and Japanese subtitles. A "normal" DVD. You can tell because of the selection for "Sub-only," "Dub-only," "Raw," etc.
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isaac_van_mosley



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:50 pm Reply with quote
so then the hybird dvds do have an english dub.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:03 pm Reply with quote
isaac_van_mosley wrote:
so then the hybird dvds do have an english dub.

Yes. As the term "hybrid" implies, it means their's a "combination" of something within the item. In this case, it means there is both a Japanese and English language track.
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Zalis116
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:19 pm Reply with quote
I also found this site via the "search for it in quotes via Google" method:

http://www.allformp3.com/dvd-faqs/131.htm

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#9: A disc that has a foreign language dubbed audio track and also has subtitles in that language.
Not quite what we get with anime, but close.
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Shiroi Hane
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:35 am Reply with quote
I first saw the term Hybrid on Amazon, regarding DVDs with dual-audio tracks as opposed to sub- or sub-only DVDs (e.g. cardcaptors/cadcaptor sakura and sailor moon etc).
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Dessa



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:56 am Reply with quote
If you look at a site like Right Stuf, it lists DVDs as one of the following:

(D)- Dub Only
(S)- Sub Only
(Hyb)- Hybrid, aka dubbed and subbed.
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