No matter what I'm watching, I can't stand the pixellation from upscaling SD to HD, so to me it's a big difference.
Kor
TOS BluRay set....
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Kor
I know what you mean--with the high def resolution now, I've noticed some of my favorite actors look horrible in their close-ups.
I bought a 4k tv a year and a half ago as a Costco Christmas special where it was withing $100 of a regular 1080p tv. I figured I'd spend the extra $100 and future proof myself a bit. Little did I know that my DVDs would be rendered near unwatchable on it due to the higher resolution. It was like going back to a vhs tape...
Blue rays are fantastic though.
Blue rays are fantastic though.
The most recent edition of Time After Time on DVD from Warner Bros. (which I have) is anamorphic widescreen, ideal for 16:9 widescreen TVs. I think the non-anamorphic transfers for features went out by 2005, at least for major studios.
I was unaware of this problem with high-end TVs, and I've collected a LOT of DVDs that I intend to keep. When I say most DVDs look terrific on an HD TV, I've been referring to my 32-inch, 720p model. Maybe I should stick with that humble spec when it's time to replace the TV.
Thanks! I'm a little concerned about what edition Amazon would ship me if I ordered it, though. I just received The Last Picture Show (1971), and they sent me a factory-sealed DVD that appears to have been pressed in 1999. These things sit in the warehouse forever. When I open it, I'm pretty sure it's going to be optimized for no TV set ever made.
But if I see Time After Time in a store and it's enhanced for widescreen TVs, I'm going to snap it up.
Hopefully, they'll have the original mono tracks as broadcast.
This set is too rich for my blood, though. I have everything in it except for TAS, the new TWOK disc (which will probably have a recall), and whatever new bonus features they produce.
I hope so, I would hate to have to bitch about these too!
Amazon is usually pretty good about shipping the edition they have an image for on the product pages. I ordered it from Amazon, and they sent me the anamorphic one I spoke of - I don't think there's ever been a pan and scan edition on DVD. It's a long shot on it ever being in a brick and mortar shop, with the physical media availability dropping like a stone.
I think the only edition of Last Picture Show worth getting is the Criterion Collection release, which is anamorphic, and comes with a good set of special features.
Board member Metryq just mentioned to me off-site that there might be some menu settings on that 4K TV to improve how it renders standard-def pictures. If you haven't ruled that out already, you should give it a look.
The last reissue of Home Alone 3 in December 2007 (and then the 2008 Home Alone box set) from Fox reused the 1997 non-anamorphic transfer, just with new packaging (even though an anamorphic version exists, which I recorded off of TV this past Christmas). Even Disney still has a number of features on DVD that are only in 4:3 non-anamorphic widescreen.
And A&E and PBS, in terms of television, which I don't get, were still issuing non-anamorphic on pressed DVD's as late as 2013 (years earlier I bought off the PBS website the complete Season 5 of History Detectives, and all 10 episodes of that season were in anamorphic 16:9 widescreen on burnt DVD-R' s, but when the the 10th and 11th seasons were released in a general wide release, the DVD's were in 4:3 non-anamorphic. In 2012 I had bought a collection of A&E Christmas specials from over the years, so I was expecting a mix of 4:3 and 16:9. but it turned out everything was in 4:3, as even some newer specials, like a 2011 special from "Modern Marvels", were in a non-anamorphic matte, which in 2012 was unacceptable.
I've just received my Blu-Ray set for which I'm excited. But I have to say I'm not happy with the packaging.
I've seen this sort of thing before. Is it so hard to design a simple, sturdy and secure holding case? The discs are held by pins which allowed three of the discs to get loose while being shipped. They don't look scratched or damaged, but I'll have to see. But another issue is that the holder that all the discs fit to isn't sized properly to fit and fasten securely into the case. It is loose within the case which can contribute to discs coming loose from the holder.
One thing than can be said for the DVD clamshell sets. They were a lot more snug fitting and secure.
I've seen this sort of thing before. Is it so hard to design a simple, sturdy and secure holding case? The discs are held by pins which allowed three of the discs to get loose while being shipped. They don't look scratched or damaged, but I'll have to see. But another issue is that the holder that all the discs fit to isn't sized properly to fit and fasten securely into the case. It is loose within the case which can contribute to discs coming loose from the holder.
One thing than can be said for the DVD clamshell sets. They were a lot more snug fitting and secure.
It's sad, actually, that the series didn't get a real royal treatment for the 50th. Something along the lines of the Twilight Zone or even Lost in Space, with vintage network promotional material, "network" versions with original commercials, restored (if possible) Next Week subtitles on the previews for the first two seasons (these may be lost thanks to Roddenberry selling film trims), the previews in their rightful place in the episodes, corrected opening and closing credits for the first season (settling the ongoing debate as to when the music changed), mid-episode network billboards and tags, an actual original broadcast mono sound mix, all new documentaries on 50 years of the series and variety and talk show appearances. Even audio of the renewal announcement, if it could be found. But no, instead, we just get the same glitchy blu-ray set we've had for years. Repackaged and resold.
It's the 50th anniversary. The best excuse for restoring this classic series, which is really the most famous and most popular TV series in American history. Really a missed opportunity to do something special with the series.
It's the 50th anniversary. The best excuse for restoring this classic series, which is really the most famous and most popular TV series in American history. Really a missed opportunity to do something special with the series.
The season set packaging isn't much better.
While all of that sounds like something many of us would enjoy, I have a hard time imagining a CBS Video production coming up with all sorts of NBC material. Remember, all shows started with a Peacock and ended with the NBC Snake.
Would love to see the corrected opening and closing credits and mid-episode bumpers.
Harry
I think what you are hearing is the compression of the audio. From what I've been able to tell, the Blu-Ray used the same mix as the 2006 DVD's for the 5.1 surround mix. Just the compression was different. On DVD the compression was a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 at about 448kbps, whereas the Blu-Ray featured a lossless/lossy DTS-HD at about 1.5 Mbps. (For analogy, a Dolby Digital soundtrack is like listening to something on a telephone, while DTS-HD or even a core DTS is like listening to the original masters.) But even a core DTS track is usually a lot less compressed than a Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Also the 2006 DVD's, and I'm pretty sure the Blu-Ray (I don't have the Blu-Ray near me right now) had the original mono sound track.
Regarding the animated series episode on the blu-ray disc, nah, they added sound effects. The phaser sounds and hits, plus the exterior engine rumble which were never there. Ever (this I can say with absolute certainty). The DVDs of the animated seris sound just fine. No different from any of the home video releases (I have the VHS and laserdiscs) or the prints I had recorded in the late 80's.
Are you guys talking about the new blue ray set of tos or the bi
G new collection of tos, tas, and tos movies? Because the description on Amazon of the new tos set does not tas episodes (although the description is of the 2004 DVD set so the whole thing is confusing).
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01CJ..._1_3?colid=LN4P27B0PJ29&coliid=I2323D1KC8FI7X
G new collection of tos, tas, and tos movies? Because the description on Amazon of the new tos set does not tas episodes (although the description is of the 2004 DVD set so the whole thing is confusing).
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01CJ..._1_3?colid=LN4P27B0PJ29&coliid=I2323D1KC8FI7X
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