This should satisfy some of the old fogies

[RAMA]

From Trekmovie:

http://trekmovie.com/2009/02/16/cbs...l-tos-movies-coming-aprilmay/#comment-1534463

Star Trek on Blu-ray and DVD in 2009
CBS and Paramount announced a total of four new sets for 2009:

• Star Trek The Original Series - Season One [Blu-ray on April 28]
• Star Trek Original Motion Picture Collection (TMP - ST:VI) [Blu-ray on May 12]
• Star Trek Motion Picture Trilogy (ST:II, ST:III, ST:IV) [Blu-ray on May 12]
• Star Trek Motion Picture Trilogy (ST:II, ST:III, ST:IV) [DVD on May 12]

The TOS Season One set is essentially the Blu-ray version of HD-DVD TOS Season One(Remastered) set released in November 2007 (see TrekMovie review), but with the added benefit of allowing you to watch with the new CGI effects or the original 1960s effects.

Both new movie sets feature HD remasters of the theatrical versions of the six films with the TOS crew (Kirk, Spock, etc). Both movie sets also feature a number of new special features in HD, with the ‘Motion Picture Collection’ containing more special Blu-ray functions, and many of the the special features from the previous DVD releases. Each film (on both movie sets) has a new ’superfan’ commentary from the likes of Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman, Ira Steven Behr, Manny Coto, Judith & Garflield Reeves Stevens, and many more.

BTW its half the price of the HD-DVD version!

 

[Steven Of Nine]

Bring on seasons 2-3. The standard DVD remasters don't make it, after you've seen the HD.

 

[Ssosmcin]

Very happy old fogie here that we're getting both. :-)

 

[QuasarVM]

I am one satisfied old-fogie!

Now, what am I buying again? Can someone refresh my mamary?...I mean memory!

 

[Jeri]

Gamma Hydra 4!

 

[Gary7]

They've got to do something to keep ahead of the fan made TOS productions.

 

[erastus25]

I'll stick with my upconvert DVD player and regular DVDs, thank you very much, for TOS. However, I might be tempted to upgrade the movie collection...

 

[Jeri]

The HD DVD set we bought was worth the money; I'd buy the Blu-rays.

 

[ScatmanRescueMe]

Until you've seen the improved color & contrast of TOS in Hi-def you don't know what you're missing. I own the old box sets and they look terrible (upconverted of not) compared to the cleaned-up Hi-def.

And no it doesn't make the show look cheap---it lets you see just how great 1960s TV was done. The costumes, the make-up, the location shooting all look fantastic. sure you see some poorly made things here and there but they are far outweighed by the beautiful cinematography.

By this summer you can get a blu-ray player for under $200 even lower by Christmas. Disc prices are coming down too. Don't replace your old collection just a few jewels---like TOS & TOS movies.

 

[Hober Mallow]

Until you've seen the improved color & contrast of TOS in Hi-def you don't know what you're missing. I own the old box sets and they look terrible (upconverted of not) compared to the cleaned-up Hi-def.

Exactly. "Upconversion" is a joke. If you're going to stick with standard DVDs (and there are legitimate reasons one might want to do that) you shouldn't waste your money buying an "upconverter."

 

[Jeri]

I wouldn't say that; we use our HD DVD player for all our DVD's. It does look better. But not as good as HD.

 

[Grant]

I'm buying the very reasonably priced trilogy.

I wait on the DCs of 1 & 6 and just re-buy the DC of WOK later.

 

[Dar70]

Until you've seen the improved color & contrast of TOS in Hi-def you don't know what you're missing. I own the old box sets and they look terrible (upconverted of not) compared to the cleaned-up Hi-def.

And no it doesn't make the show look cheap---it lets you see just how great 1960s TV was done. The costumes, the make-up, the location shooting all look fantastic. sure you see some poorly made things here and there but they are far outweighed by the beautiful cinematography.

By this summer you can get a blu-ray player for under $200 even lower by Christmas. Disc prices are coming down too. Don't replace your old collection just a few jewels---like TOS & TOS movies.

Meh. I doubt there is anything in the HD versions that i will see that i havent seen in the standard versions. In the end the story will still play out the same. The standard versions are closer to what they looked like on analog tv.

 

[Ssosmcin]

It might just be me, but I find the remastered episodes too dark and the colors way too bright. The Treks are the only remastered for HD DVDs I have that are like this. The old prints (the VHS copies) were too washed out, but the 1999 DVDs were really just right.

It just looks like they went a little overboard. None of the uniform colors should be that crazily vibrant.