2006 FIA Formula One / F1 / Formula 1 Championship Review

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Customer Reviews:

They did it again. [Posted on 2007-03-31]
At least this year, they used a DVD9 instead of DVD5. That said, the image quality on this DVD is worse than the broadcast you watched on TV. 220+ minutes on one DVD. If they went to two DVDs, this would be the kind of thing you'd want for the rest of your life. You can do better D/Ling the individual races.

Picture quality trumps content. Rent it.

Excellent Summary [Posted on 2007-05-12]
Having shared the '06 season on Speed with the unfailingly excellent and well informed Bob, Dave, Steve and Peter, this DVD neatly compresses and records Schumacher's final season. F1 attracts TV audience figures that can only make NASCAR weep - but then F1 is about supreme technical excellence and driver skill on circuits all around the world and this DVD captures the excitement, variety and exotic nature of a true world championship. Worth listening to the drivers as they talk you through a pole lap - Kimi is an angel in a car, less so when it comes to talking and interpreting the experience! This DVD is a must for hardened fans and those coming to F1 for the first time.

2006 FIA Formula One / F1 / Formula 1 Championship Review

Presenting the DVD that brought dvds back to the stone age! [Posted on 2007-05-25]
This is called a DVD. It looks like a DVD when you open its case. It looks like a DVD when you place it into your DVD Player. That's where it ends though. You've been robbed. This is what a DVD becomes when a multi million dollar corperation seeks to make just a little bit more money from its fans and in the process sells out its own soul. Stop compressing the video to the point of destruction and just make 2 discs! PLEASE, PLEASE! This DVD has by far, (so far it's not even funny)THE worst picture quality I have ever seen in something trying to pass itself off as a DVD. How about this F1, just release vhs tapes from now on. Please stop embarrassing yourselves and torturing your audience with half hearted and cruel releases such as this. Your F1! You take our millions of dollars and give us back excrement. Every year you feed us this mediocre garbage the closer we get to giving up on you. There are other sports out there you know. Learn from NFL Films, PLEASE! These should be historic records of the most advanced form of motor racing on earth, not something resembling some idiot with a cam corder taping a country drag race on beta max. When I press PAUSE watching this it looks like Surrealist Art. Yeah, I just saw the blue blur pass the red blur! Isn't that an exceptionally beautiful and well engineered blur? I want to see the Formula One car's suspension and aerodynamics when I press pause but I get to see a multi colored blur that I THINK is a... car? Yeah a car. Give us a break! You could do so much for F1's image and popularity with quality DVD reviews that contained, 2, YES 2 Disc DVD reviews. What a concept! I've been a diehard F1 nut for over a decade now and I thought by now you would've adapted with the times. We have what they call High Definition now. Have you heard of it? Stop compressing the video and stop giving your loyal fans the shaft! Charge 30 to 40 bucks for a 2 disc DVD set with sharp picture quality and watch them sell out. We'd buy them! I know I would. All F1 fans want it and you better start listening cause it's been 2 years of compressed and pixelated garbage. If you only got it. Well, you've lost this and many customers because for years now your DVDs have been laughable. To anyone interested, this trash isn't even worth a rental. 2000, 2003, 2004 F1 Reviews are great and show what the DVD was made for. The 2005 and 2006 Reviews are horrible unless you like to see what damaged vision looks like. It's like a fine novel with a great story, only the pages have been dipped in water and the ink has run all over. We hope you enjoy the book! Don't waste your time or money. Get an older review if you want to enjoy some F1 action. 2 disc DVD sets are the answer to all our prayers F1. Do it or lose it! If 2007 is the same I'm starting a boycott.

great season, cheap DVD [Posted on 2007-09-26]
Not only did the video quality take a dive, but the sound is horrible compared to the 03,04, and 2005 DVD reviews.
On the previous discs, on my home theater, the cars really sounded impressive and almost violent. Just as they do when you see them in person. They blanked out all the audio on the pit stop launches in favor of the narrator's voice. ANNOYING. The cars really sound almost puny and nasally on this DVD.
Not really what you expect from the world's most expensive sport.
On a lighter note Alonso's performance this season is exceptional, and fun to watch. Still worth watching.
I did notice that this year's disc is no longer produced by "WhitestarDVD," the label that appeared on the 03-05 reviews.

Must buy DVD for F1 fans! [Posted on 2008-07-15]
Overall, this is a good DVD. The pros and cons of it are as follows:

Pros
- Good quality
- Interesting footage on technical side of the sport
- Great bonus material

Cons
- DVD is not available in HD
- It could show more behind-the-scenes footage
- The bonus material about Schumacher should be longer and more detailed

All in all, this is a must buy DVD for F1 fans since the 2006 season represents the end of an era: Michael Schumacher's dominance!

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