Comments on: Details on TOS-R HD-DVDs [updated] http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/ the source for Star Trek news and information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:10:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Dirk Diggler http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/comment-page-4/#comment-207333 Dirk Diggler Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:35:24 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comment-207333 Sorry Not Ever coming to Blu Ray now that Oaramount is HD DVD exclusive. LOL!! Sorry Not Ever coming to Blu Ray now that Oaramount is HD DVD exclusive. LOL!!

]]> By: Jcharm http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/comment-page-4/#comment-173329 Jcharm Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:31:00 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comment-173329 Paramount (CBS) could learn a thing or two from MGM. They plan to sell the entire series of Stargate:SG-1 for $275. Thats ten years worth for $27.50 per season. A much more reasonable price. Unit cost is not that high that the powers that be can't make the cost for the fans a little more viable. Paramount (CBS) could learn a thing or two from MGM. They plan to sell the
entire series of Stargate:SG-1 for $275. Thats ten years worth for $27.50 per
season. A much more reasonable price. Unit cost is not that high that the
powers that be can’t make the cost for the fans a little more viable.

]]> By: Matt Wright http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/comment-page-4/#comment-172810 Matt Wright Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:14:36 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comment-172810 I totally agree the MSRP on this set is crazy.... #192/194 -- This set is actually a DVD/HD DVD hybrid 'flipper disc' which is a standard DVD on one side and an HD DVD on the other. So with this set there is a playable side for regular DVD users. Of course to be clear it isn't the HD side, you do need a new player to get all the high def goodies. I totally agree the MSRP on this set is crazy….

#192/194 — This set is actually a DVD/HD DVD hybrid ‘flipper disc’ which is a standard DVD on one side and an HD DVD on the other. So with this set there is a playable side for regular DVD users. Of course to be clear it isn’t the HD side, you do need a new player to get all the high def goodies.

]]> By: srthj http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/comment-page-4/#comment-172627 srthj Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:34:18 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comment-172627 @Commodore Wesley, No, you can't play HD-DVDs on an ordinary DVD player @Commodore Wesley, No, you can’t play HD-DVDs on an ordinary DVD player

]]> By: TheGorn http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/comment-page-4/#comment-172193 TheGorn Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:43:32 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comment-172193 Wondering what order the episodes are in: production or airdate? I hated how the season sets were in airdate order instead of production. I also hated the preschool-type plastic. The two-episodes-per-DVD were much better. Or they could try stardate order just to give us something a bit different? No matter what, $200 is outrageous. Hell, $100 is outrageous for something they've repackaged so many times. I expected $60. Wondering what order the episodes are in: production or airdate? I hated how the season sets were in airdate order instead of production. I also hated the preschool-type plastic. The two-episodes-per-DVD were much better.

Or they could try stardate order just to give us something a bit different? No matter what, $200 is outrageous. Hell, $100 is outrageous for something they’ve repackaged so many times. I expected $60.

]]> By: Commodore Wesley http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/comment-page-4/#comment-172180 Commodore Wesley Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:20:50 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comment-172180 I'm with the majority on this one. I was expecting $200 or so for all 3 seasons, not for just one! I'm a techno-dinosaur; I don't even have cable! I have a dual-format player: VHS & DVD, not DVD-HD; that's my idea of a dual-format player! As for Blu-Ray: what's that? I don't even know if I could play DVD-HD discs on my non-HD player (pause for howls of derision from those under 40 years of age), which makes me hesitate at buying the TOS-R discs, even if the price went down! I watch TOS-R episodes on a UHF channel, through an antenna, on my non-HD 19" Monkey-Ward T.V.! And I can tell the difference, and enjoy, the vast majority of the new FX. So, CBS-D, how about a set, at a considerably lower price, for old geezers like me, who can't tell an anamorphic 19:1 widescreen Blu-Ray whatsit from a hole in the ground? I’m with the majority on this one. I was expecting $200 or so for all 3 seasons, not for just one!

I’m a techno-dinosaur; I don’t even have cable! I have a dual-format player: VHS & DVD, not DVD-HD; that’s my idea of a dual-format player! As for Blu-Ray: what’s that? I don’t even know if I could play DVD-HD discs on my non-HD player (pause for howls of derision from those under 40 years of age), which makes me hesitate at buying the TOS-R discs, even if the price went down!

I watch TOS-R episodes on a UHF channel, through an antenna, on my non-HD 19″ Monkey-Ward T.V.! And I can tell the difference, and enjoy, the vast majority of the new FX.

So, CBS-D, how about a set, at a considerably lower price, for old geezers like me, who can’t tell an anamorphic 19:1 widescreen Blu-Ray whatsit from a hole in the ground?

]]> By: dil http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/comment-page-4/#comment-171755 dil Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:24:11 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comment-171755 If schedule allowed, it would be an opportunity to place a trailer for ST Xl on these new disks - in 1080p. If schedule allowed, it would be an opportunity to place a trailer for ST Xl on these new disks – in 1080p.

]]> By: Sean4000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/comment-page-4/#comment-171338 Sean4000 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:51:37 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comment-171338 The PS3 is EXACTLY what I am waiting to. The firmware updates would be easier over the PS3 network. Grad school is killing me. Christmas is the soonest i can buy. Providing they're not gone by then. The PS3 is EXACTLY what I am waiting to. The firmware updates would be easier over the PS3 network. Grad school is killing me. Christmas is the soonest i can buy. Providing they’re not gone by then.

]]> By: Yancy http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/comment-page-4/#comment-171329 Yancy Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:43:42 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comment-171329 http://rupesh-pawar.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-specs-for-next-generation-blu-ray.html These are direct answers from the Blu-Ray association. Many older players will be unable to play PiP on the Trek DVDs when they eventually reach Blu-Ray. If you have not purchased a standalone player I would recommend waiting until November to pick up one of the newer less expensive models that are now making their way onto the market. Or as an alternative pick up the 60GB PS3 which had a $100 price reduction to $499. It's a solid player and now (with the 1.9 firmware update) fully supports playback of 24p encoding on discs (assuming your set supports this). Yancy http://rupesh-pawar.blogspot.com/2007/04/new-specs-for-next-generation-blu-ray.html

These are direct answers from the Blu-Ray association. Many older players will be unable to play PiP on the Trek DVDs when they eventually reach Blu-Ray. If you have not purchased a standalone player I would recommend waiting until November to pick up one of the newer less expensive models that are now making their way onto the market. Or as an alternative pick up the 60GB PS3 which had a $100 price reduction to $499.

It’s a solid player and now (with the 1.9 firmware update) fully supports playback of 24p encoding on discs (assuming your set supports this).
Yancy

]]> By: Sean4000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/comment-page-4/#comment-171324 Sean4000 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 01:36:47 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/2007/07/26/details-on-tos-r-hd-dvds/#comment-171324 Yancy, I am going to have to wait to buy a BR player. I cannot take the chance of having profound problems with my player. Time will tell. Yancy, I am going to have to wait to buy a BR player. I cannot take the chance of having profound problems with my player. Time will tell.

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