Kitaro is magical and the image is perfect on a 16:9 TV

Recently, I caught a concert by Kitaro played on PBS-HD in 16:9 format. It was mesmerizing, magical. I then sought out a copy on DVD, found it here and ordered it, but I was concerned about an earlier review that indicated that the version sold here in the U.S. was not the 16:9 version I had seen on PBS. Not to worry, as I have now discovered. In preparing this DVD for the U.S. market, the original 16:9 image was not cut but compressed horizontally. When you play it, your TV will interpret it as a 4:3 image. But if your 16:9 TV allows you to expand the image to full screen by stretching it horizontally, you will have the version that the earlier reviewer thought was only available in Japan. In fact, only the folks who have a 4:3 TV should complain: on their screens a circle will appear as an oval longer vertically than horizontally.

A mystical audiovisial journey

This is my first experience with Kitaro and I never espected that much talent and performance stamina in one man. The scenery provides the perfect athmosphere for this special blend of mystical oriental music using acoustic and electronic elements. The sound and video are superb. If you enjoy relaxing and New Age music, I strongly recomend this one.-

Mesmerizing!

I feel Kitaro is on of the best composer/performers of All time.
And this is the Best of the Best! Magma is particularly moving. And the finale is trully amazing. To have been there was probably a Once in a lifetime experience!