FYI: Complete Stargate SG-1 is $98 at Amazon right now.
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Would totally splurge if I didn't already own half the series.
Would totally splurge if I wasn't already waiting for it on Blu-Ray.
I think I would upgrade to Blu-Ray if it ever came out. The sets could definitely benefit from updated menu screens.
Most of the negative reviews are from the scratched discs, IIRC. At this price, I'd be willing to risk a few scratches. (And then use a DiscDoctor to hopefully fix it.)
Is it technically feasible to expect a Blu-Ray release of this show? Anything that would prevent that?
Blu-Ray doesn't have to equate to 1080p high definition, they can easily just re-release the seasons and extra material on a small number of disks.
There's nothing preventing anyone from putting anything on BR, the only place technical limitations come into factor are when deciding what the final output resolution will be. If it was shot in good quality film or digital it's possible to have true high def, if it was shot in video for NTSC broadcast standards of the 1980s you're pretty much shit out of luck ever seeing it in real HD.
There's nothing preventing anyone from putting anything on BR, the only place technical limitations come into factor are when deciding what the final output resolution will be. If it was shot in good quality film or digital it's possible to have true high def, if it was shot in video for NTSC broadcast standards of the 1980s you're pretty much shit out of luck ever seeing it in real HD.
I believe the first three seasons were shot on 16mm, but for later seasons they switched to 35mm, and then finally to HD. Like most science fiction series, it comes down to what resolution the visual effects were rendered at. And I'm not sure of the answer to that question.
I think we all know that won't ever happen. Consumers expect Blu-Rays to have real HD content.
I think that it's the packaging that's done most of it. I've seen similar complaints in other cardboard-packaged sets.
As for Blu-Ray, I'd imagine that any release would depend on how well the SGU Blu-Ray sets sell.
Isn't SGU the first complete season of *any* SG series to make it to Blu-Ray? Far as I know, SGA only had the Fan's Choice, and SG-1's only BRs were the movies.
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The format is still finding it's footing in a landscape where people still buy DVDs predominately.
A BR release at this point seems unlikely at this point in time, but that doesn't negate a BR release in 5 years, when the format will have a much larger user base.
Like Star Trek, Stargate is a franchise that just isn't going away anytime soon. (Whether it's on the air or not.)
A BR release at this point seems unlikely at this point in time, but that doesn't negate a BR release in 5 years, when the format will have a much larger user base.
Like Star Trek, Stargate is a franchise that just isn't going away anytime soon. (Whether it's on the air or not.)
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