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Star Trek season 1 on blu-ray: April 28

Doug Otte said:
AxelFoley said:
As for the collector part, I am a collector, and I like my collection to look good. Having, for an example 11 Star Trek films on DVD, and next to them (in a couple of years) are 2 Bluray DVD's of part 12 & 13, because DVD no longer exists. It will look crap in the shelf, which is why I sold off my 250+ VHS tapes to start all over again with DVD's a couple of years ago, now it seems I may have to start all over again just a few years later? Fuck that.

This is just a personal opinion though, not everyone is as much of a neat-freak as I am when it comes to collecting.
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Your posts make it seem like you value the way the boxes look on the shelf more than how the content looks and sounds...

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Doug
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You're wrong. It's just a plus if it looks good on the shelf. Like I said earlier, I think the picture & sound is good the way it is.
 
AxelFoley said:
You're wrong. It's just a plus if it looks good on the shelf. Like I said earlier, I think the picture & sound is good the way it is.
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Have you seen Trek or anything else in HD? If not, then you don't know how much better it can look and sound. Best to keep an open mind and consider what others of us are writing about our experience w/ HD.

Doug
 
Doug Otte said:
AxelFoley said:
You're wrong. It's just a plus if it looks good on the shelf. Like I said earlier, I think the picture & sound is good the way it is.
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Have you seen Trek or anything else in HD? If not, then you don't know how much better it can look and sound. Best to keep an open mind and consider what others of us are writing about our experience w/ HD.

Doug
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Yes I have, I got this great "whop-de-do" feeling about it.
 
Don't knock it if you haven't tried it. I got TOS-R in HD-DVD and was blown away by the quality of the film transfers. Star Trek has never looked so good. I'm looking forward to getting Seasons 2 and 3 in Blu-ray, especially now that they're including both the original AND the remastered special effects, which means I'll (gladly) get Season 1, as well.
 
AxelFoley said:
People bitching about the "poor" quality on DVD's in the future?
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They are poor quality, whether you want to accept it or not. Even a theatrical film from sixty years ago is losing over half its resolution when transferred to DVD.

TV is another thing altogether, of course. I've got some TV series collections on DVD, and I'm basically getting the same picture quality I got when I watched it on television originally. But feature films are different.

Were you just as upset when people stopped accepting pan-and-scan format on VHS?

Yeah, I call that a bad thing. I can't stand what I like to call picture & sound-fags with the mambo-jambo talk about the different tracks, resolution and whatnot.
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I'm not a video- or audio-phile, so I can't go that far, but I don't see how seeing films more like they were originally meant to be seen is a bad thing.

As for the collector part, I am a collector, and I like my collection to look good. Having, for an example 11 Star Trek films on DVD, and next to them (in a couple of years) are 2 Bluray DVD's of part 12 & 13, because DVD no longer exists. It will look crap in the shelf, which is why I sold off my 250+ VHS tapes to start all over again with DVD's a couple of years ago, now it seems I may have to start all over again just a few years later? Fuck that.
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I've got a spot where I keep my DVDs and another spot where I keep my blurays. You can still play your DVDs on bluray, you know.

To each his own, though. I suggest you watch a few classic films on bluray, though. It may change your mind. If not, well, again, to each his own.
 
Hober Mallow said:
Were you just as upset when people stopped accepting pan-and-scan format on VHS?
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I don't remember such a thing, when did this occur?

Hober Mallow said:
I've got a spot where I keep my DVDs and another spot where I keep my blurays. You can still play your DVDs on bluray, you know.
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Yeah, I know you can. Well, there's limited space as it is for me right now, and I like to keep everything together.
 
I spent a fortune on the VHS tapes, which are still on my shelves as I don't know what the hell to do with them.

Then I bought the 2 eps per disk DVDS of TOS.

That's all they're getting out of me, unless a time comes when a DVD machine doesn't work.
 
Quality is never a bad thing. I have resisted the Blu-Ray technology so far, but now that players are slowly reaching affordable prices, I might get one soon enough. And this new ST release is just the excuse I need, as it has both versions on it. And there is an immense difference between seeing the show (or any other film, for that matter) in HD as opposed to SD. You don't want to go back once you've seen the level of detail and sharpness, the colors etc that HD offers.

DVD remains good enough, and I'm keeping the Star Trek DVDs I have, but any new purchase would be Blu-Ray.
 
T'Bonz said:
I spent a fortune on the VHS tapes, which are still on my shelves as I don't know what the hell to do with them.

Then I bought the 2 eps per disk DVDS of TOS.

That's all they're getting out of me, unless a time comes when a DVD machine doesn't work.
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The weary battle cry of the Star trek fan I'm afraid, and then we buckle under once the programming kicks in again.:lol:
 
Nope. I didn't get the three season sets, when they replaced the double ep version and I didn't buy the remastered.
 
Star Trek TOS season 1 on blu-ray 1st review

The Digital Bits has a great detailed review up of Season 1 of TOS on Blu-ray!


CBS's new Star Trek: The Original Series - Season 1 is THE best argument for Trek fans to upgrade to the Blu-ray format you could ask for. Everyone who worked on this set should be proud. I can't WAIT to get my hands on Seasons 2 and 3 on Blu-ray (both of which are due in stores later this year). Simply put: This is just a superior TV on BD release and it's a must-have for every Trek fan.
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Also details about the BD-Live access features and a walkthrough review.

also note about the Text commentaries:
not every episode that had text commentary on the original DVDs has Starfleet Access here, so you are losing SOME content (though its value is limited).
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http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviewshd/bdreviews041709.html


Front box cover and spine large image
Back of box large image



On a similar note of Trek TV on Blu-ray Here is the post I made on Friday April 17 about the first announcement that Paramount UK will release ST:TNG TV series on Blu-ray (as standard definition NOT HIGH DEFINITION) on Sept. 14, 2009. Please discuss TNG only at that link and not hijack this thread.
 
I have steered clear of any TOS on TV and in my DVD/Video collection for about 17 months now....and its going to be worth it......i am so psyched about TOS coming out on BR.

Woohoooo.
 
I don't have a Blu ray player yet but hopefully I'll get one by the end of the year.
And then I'll be getting the Blu ray TOS as well. :bolian:
 
Kolchak007 said:
I just read a good review of the Blu-rays at Upcomingdiscs.com:

http://upcomingdiscs.com/2009/04/19/star-trek-the-original-series-season-1-blu-ray/

I am really looking forward to that toggle feature.
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Interesting bit from that review:
My insider information at Paramount tells me there are discussions about giving The Next Generation the same treatment we’ve gotten here. There are some obstacles, particularly with the way the first season was shot. There’s even a chance that those episodes could find their way to widescreen if they undergo that treatment. It’s all speculation right now, but for the first time in a few years it looks like the sky’s the limit once again, and Star Trek is on the rise.
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