DS9 on blu ray?

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' started by borgboy, Nov 28, 2013.

  1. Jayson1

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    Does the quality of DVD go up if you play it on a Blu Ray? Exactly what is the best way to watch DS9 that is available? I recently watched it on Amazon Prime. It looks okay but not nearly as good as TNG,TOS and Enterprise.

    Jason

    I should also ask if the kind of tv matters. I got a 50" Class LED and the brand name is element. I think that is the brand name. Not sure why else that word would be written on the box it came in on.

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  2. BillJ

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    Depends on who you ask. But, the higher resolution sets can't show information that isn't there.

    TOS, TNG and Enterprise are all HD now. Best way to watch DS9? I think DVD or Streaming are roughly equal.
     
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    You know it really brittles my bones that Enterprise got HD before DS9 and even Voyager. It can't be more popular so it should have waited it's turn.

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    Enterprise was produced in HD, with some effects being done in 480p and 720p due to time constraints.
     
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    That's true. I forgot about that. I think we are going to have to simply be more realistic and simply demand that each episode is reshot with all the orginal actors, except for replacements for those who have passed away and do it with modern tech to finally give us HD DS9!:lol:

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  6. tomswift2002

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    Actually DVD's can show 480i and 480p content. 480i uses the interlace format, which is what the D2 masters for DS9 and Voyager used, where one frame of video is made up of two different fields that are scanned on two different passes: first pass will scan and draw the odd number line, the second will do the even number. 480i (or in Europe 525i) has been in use since TV began in the 1940's. 480p contains whole frames, and was originally designed for DVD's to hold film at 24 frames. Progressive is also sharper than interlace, due to interlace needing a blur to get rid of aliasing.

    Really DVD's offer the best quality when ups along to HD.
     
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    I think DVD has a slight edge due to the compression artefacts you sometimes get from streaming. But it's hardly worth losing any sleep over.
     
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    So... DS9 in HD when?
     
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    First Contact came out in 1996...
     
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    Within five years of April 5, 2063...
     
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    :lol:
     
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    Two days after my birthday? Sold!

    Though I'll be pushing 90 by then. D:
     
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    Whippersnapper.
     
  18. Jayson1

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    You know if half of you who are religious prayed to God and the old half sold your souls to Satan for HD Ds9 it would increase the odds a little bit? Aithest has the science stuff covered so now we need to go for the spirtual angle to cover all bases.

    Jason
     
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    Maybe it'll be the Vulcans who demand an HD remake as "only logical".
     
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    Granted by the time they get here the world will be living in a post- apocolptic nightmare were cities are in ruins, people fight over limited supplies and people have reverted back to watching stuff on vcr so they will no longer know what HD means.

    Jason
     
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