Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread - Page 68

Sho · November 29 2012, 04:24 PM

^ I want the magnificent extras way too much for that.

LitmusDragon · November 29 2012, 07:44 PM

I didn't see this posted yet but Blu-ray.com has their review up and it's nothing but glowing:
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Star-T.../44210/#Review

I'm excited to get my copy next week.

davejames · November 29 2012, 08:24 PM

So wait, they're using a completely different menu for S2? That's a bit bizarre, and slightly annoying.

M · November 29 2012, 08:31 PM

^ Annoying?

I see that as bringing more variety to the releases. Didn't they do this with the DVDs, too? So it's more or less keeping a tradition. Plus, I think the new menu looks a better than that for season one.

tomalak301 · November 29 2012, 08:34 PM

I'm glad they're changing the menu up for each season. It gives it it's own unique flavor (In a good way, mind you

). Also, did they take the viewers suggestions and add in any episode guide (Or put the titles on each respective disc) because that was one of the more annoying aspects of the Season 1 sets.

davejames · November 29 2012, 08:45 PM

M wrote:

^ Annoying?

I see that as bringing more variety to the releases. Didn't they do this with the DVDs, too? So it's more or less keeping a tradition. Plus, I think the new menu looks a better than that for season one.

I don't mind variety, but to me the S1 menus looked a lot classier than these ones.

Harvey · November 29 2012, 08:47 PM

The new ones look fine to me. Bigger, too, I think -- perhaps CBS responding to fan complaints about the small buttons on the season one menus?

jimbotron · November 29 2012, 08:58 PM

Inconsistent menus, no problemo.

Inconsistent visual effects, no bueno.

TheSeeker · November 29 2012, 09:05 PM

Well I think the new menu fits in a lot better with the look of TNG. It looks a lot more like the LCARS consoles they used.

Still, isn't Blu-Ray.com one of the sites which failed to pick up on the audio issues?

Harvey · November 29 2012, 09:17 PM

TheSeeker wrote:

Still, isn't Blu-Ray.com one of the sites which failed to pick up on the audio issues?

Correct.

Thankfully, there doesn't appear to be any audio issues on this set. Thank Maxwell Everett for checking that for us.

TheSeeker · November 29 2012, 09:19 PM

I think you mean Maxwell Everett

Harvey · November 29 2012, 09:40 PM

Why, what do you mean...?

(Curse your lightning fast response time!)

trekker670 · November 29 2012, 09:46 PM

TheSeeker wrote:

Still, isn't Blu-Ray.com one of the sites which failed to pick up on the audio issues?

That would be every reviewer, including Blu-Ray.com and TrekCore that missed the audio issues first time around.

BillJ · November 29 2012, 10:03 PM

trekker670 wrote:

TheSeeker wrote:

Still, isn't Blu-Ray.com one of the sites which failed to pick up on the audio issues?

That would be every reviewer, including Blu-Ray.com and TrekCore that missed the audio issues first time around.

Which is why I don't trust review sites. Whether they be for movies, home video or video games. There are certain people that I look to on various message boards that'll give it to you straight about the quality of releases.

jimbotron · November 29 2012, 10:07 PM

Many reviewers were caught with their pants down. But in their defense, they're used to reviewing 2-hour movies. They don't have time to review all 26 episodes because they want their review out ASAP for page views.

Some admitted to basing their review off the sampler disc for Encounter at Farpoint assuming it was exactly the same (not a bad assumption), and then cherry-picking some of the episodes which just happened to be unaffected by the audio glitches. One even noted "tinny" audio for Haven, but brushed it off.

These same reviewers (Blu-ray.com, highdefdigest) are likely just popping in TNG this time around to look at grain structure, the audio mix (so they don't get burned a second time) and probably the color. Few, if any, know about HTV or the lower quality visual effects. It's up to the fans to let the reviewers know something is wrong.

I forwarded some of the worst screenshots (including the compositing error) to Bill Hunt at The Digital Bits. We'll see if anything comes of that. Thankfully, Trek fans are loud.

November 29 2012, 04:24 PM	#1006
Sho Fleet Captain Location: Berlin, Germany	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread ^ I want the magnificent extras way too much for that. __________________ TrekLit review threads, sorted by average score (discussion thread).

November 29 2012, 07:44 PM	#1007
LitmusDragon Commodore Location: The Barmuda Triangle	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread I didn't see this posted yet but Blu-ray.com has their review up and it's nothing but glowing: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Star-T.../44210/#Review I'm excited to get my copy next week. __________________ Check out my photos of Oregon on Facebook Linguiphiles, unite!

November 29 2012, 08:24 PM	#1008
davejames Vice Admiral Location: Sac, Ca	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread So wait, they're using a completely different menu for S2? That's a bit bizarre, and slightly annoying.

November 29 2012, 08:31 PM	#1009
M Vice Admiral	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread ^ Annoying? I see that as bringing more variety to the releases. Didn't they do this with the DVDs, too? So it's more or less keeping a tradition. Plus, I think the new menu looks a better than that for season one. __________________ Bashir: »Out of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren't?« Garak: »My dear doctor, they're all true.« Bashir: »Even the lies?« Garak: »Especially the lies.«

November 29 2012, 08:34 PM	#1010
tomalak301 Admiral Location: Bay Area, CA	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread I'm glad they're changing the menu up for each season. It gives it it's own unique flavor (In a good way, mind you ). Also, did they take the viewers suggestions and add in any episode guide (Or put the titles on each respective disc) because that was one of the more annoying aspects of the Season 1 sets. __________________ Twitter

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November 29 2012, 08:47 PM	#1012
Harvey Admiral	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread The new ones look fine to me. Bigger, too, I think -- perhaps CBS responding to fan complaints about the small buttons on the season one menus? __________________ "What do you hear, Starbuck?" "Nothing but the rain, sir." "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat."

November 29 2012, 08:58 PM	#1013
jimbotron Commander Location: Bay Area, CA	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread Inconsistent menus, no problemo. Inconsistent visual effects, no bueno.

November 29 2012, 09:05 PM	#1014
TheSeeker Vice Admiral Location: New York, NY	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread Well I think the new menu fits in a lot better with the look of TNG. It looks a lot more like the LCARS consoles they used. Still, isn't Blu-Ray.com one of the sites which failed to pick up on the audio issues?

November 29 2012, 09:19 PM	#1016
TheSeeker Vice Admiral Location: New York, NY	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread I think you mean Maxwell Everett

November 29 2012, 09:40 PM	#1017
Harvey Admiral	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread Why, what do you mean...? (Curse your lightning fast response time!) __________________ "What do you hear, Starbuck?" "Nothing but the rain, sir." "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat."

November 29 2012, 10:07 PM	#1020
jimbotron Commander Location: Bay Area, CA	Re: Season TWO OFFICIAL TNG Blu-Ray Discussion Thread Many reviewers were caught with their pants down. But in their defense, they're used to reviewing 2-hour movies. They don't have time to review all 26 episodes because they want their review out ASAP for page views. Some admitted to basing their review off the sampler disc for Encounter at Farpoint assuming it was exactly the same (not a bad assumption), and then cherry-picking some of the episodes which just happened to be unaffected by the audio glitches. One even noted "tinny" audio for Haven, but brushed it off. These same reviewers (Blu-ray.com, highdefdigest) are likely just popping in TNG this time around to look at grain structure, the audio mix (so they don't get burned a second time) and probably the color. Few, if any, know about HTV or the lower quality visual effects. It's up to the fans to let the reviewers know something is wrong. I forwarded some of the worst screenshots (including the compositing error) to Bill Hunt at The Digital Bits. We'll see if anything comes of that. Thankfully, Trek fans are loud.