Comments on: Review: Star Trek TOS Season 2 Blu-ray http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/ the source for Star Trek news and information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:40:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Allen http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/comment-page-2/#comment-2214451 Allen Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:55:13 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/?p=7577#comment-2214451 I just attempted to watch trials and tribulations. I couldn't get past the first minute. I immediately switched to the dvd version. Its painfully obvious they didn't try to do ANYTHING at all to make it "HD". Upscaling the DVD on my own looks way better than this crap. As for the rest of the set, so far its great. I don't know if its an update to powerDVD or different encoding, but i don't have any glitches associated with the seamless branching like i did with the first season. I'll have to pop that back in and see if some update fixed it. I just attempted to watch trials and tribulations. I couldn’t get past the first minute. I immediately switched to the dvd version. Its painfully obvious they didn’t try to do ANYTHING at all to make it “HD”. Upscaling the DVD on my own looks way better than this crap.

As for the rest of the set, so far its great. I don’t know if its an update to powerDVD or different encoding, but i don’t have any glitches associated with the seamless branching like i did with the first season. I’ll have to pop that back in and see if some update fixed it.

]]> By: Jonathan http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/comment-page-2/#comment-2212347 Jonathan Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:36:38 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/?p=7577#comment-2212347 Got my set yesterday! Checked out the animated Tribble episode...definitely looked clearer than the copy on the full Animated set...but all of those imperfections are now way too clear! :) The DS9 episode did look pretty ordinary...very soft focus and very weak on detail...a shame it was obviously just phoned in by the person(s) in charge of the transfer :( ...still, it's nice to have it included. Watched "Amok Time" and of course it looked great! What a transfer as others of course have already said! Get your Blu-ray player now and buy these sets...you won't be disappointed! Plus the price...just $60 from Amazon with no shipping and no tax (for our government to squander away as they seem to be doing more and more of these days)...can't beat that! Can't wait to watch 'em all! Jon Got my set yesterday!

Checked out the animated Tribble episode…definitely looked clearer than the copy on the full Animated set…but all of those imperfections are now way too clear! :)

The DS9 episode did look pretty ordinary…very soft focus and very weak on detail…a shame it was obviously just phoned in by the person(s) in charge of the transfer :( …still, it’s nice to have it included.

Watched “Amok Time” and of course it looked great! What a transfer as others of course have already said! Get your Blu-ray player now and buy these sets…you won’t be disappointed! Plus the price…just $60 from Amazon with no shipping and no tax (for our government to squander away as they seem to be doing more and more of these days)…can’t beat that!

Can’t wait to watch ‘em all!

Jon

]]> By: Jonathan http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/comment-page-2/#comment-2210585 Jonathan Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:54:57 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/?p=7577#comment-2210585 Since I don't yet have my Blu-Ray player hooked up to the BD Live stuff yet, I used a DVD copying program called DVDFab to selectively burn the Red Shirt Diaries only from all 3 original TOS DVD sets to a single DVD. It was very easy to do using this program...highly recommended if you want DVD copies of these Diaries (but of course be sure to own the sets first :) ). Jon Since I don’t yet have my Blu-Ray player hooked up to the BD Live stuff yet, I used a DVD copying program called DVDFab to selectively burn the Red Shirt Diaries only from all 3 original TOS DVD sets to a single DVD.

It was very easy to do using this program…highly recommended if you want DVD copies of these Diaries (but of course be sure to own the sets first :) ).

Jon

]]> By: lao3d http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/comment-page-2/#comment-2210417 lao3d Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:53:22 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/?p=7577#comment-2210417 59 - I waited out the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray format war so can't compare the quality between the two. My guess would be not too huge a difference between the formats visually. But if you plan on collecting Trek, or movies in general, in high-def, Blu-Ray's the only game in town at the moment. $60 bucks for the set, plus around $200 for a standalone player is a pretty good price break IMO. It's a beautiful set. Frankly, I'd have paid $60 just for the Billy Blackburn stuff. Having those "home movies" has added immeasurably to the world of Trek fandom, so thank you, thank you, to him for bringing along that camera. How else would we ever see the "Vulcan Pec Dance" ?! Plus it's nice to hear someone credit Bill Shatner for making the set a fun, happy place to work, as opposed to painting him (rightly or wrongly) as a line-stealing jerk. 59 – I waited out the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray format war so can’t compare the quality between the two. My guess would be not too huge a difference between the formats visually. But if you plan on collecting Trek, or movies in general, in high-def, Blu-Ray’s the only game in town at the moment. $60 bucks for the set, plus around $200 for a standalone player is a pretty good price break IMO. It’s a beautiful set.

Frankly, I’d have paid $60 just for the Billy Blackburn stuff. Having those “home movies” has added immeasurably to the world of Trek fandom, so thank you, thank you, to him for bringing along that camera. How else would we ever see the “Vulcan Pec Dance” ?! Plus it’s nice to hear someone credit Bill Shatner for making the set a fun, happy place to work, as opposed to painting him (rightly or wrongly) as a line-stealing jerk.

]]> By: Scott Gammans http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/comment-page-2/#comment-2209999 Scott Gammans Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:58:21 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/?p=7577#comment-2209999 p.s. That image of the original version of the Constellation sailing into the maw of the planet killer is reversed left-for-right. It was the port warp nacelle on the repurposed AMT model that was heavily damaged, not the starboard one. :) p.s. That image of the original version of the Constellation sailing into the maw of the planet killer is reversed left-for-right. It was the port warp nacelle on the repurposed AMT model that was heavily damaged, not the starboard one. :)

]]> By: Scott Gammans http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/comment-page-2/#comment-2209984 Scott Gammans Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:53:46 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/?p=7577#comment-2209984 Congratulations Matt--I think you picked the worst-looking shots of the Enterprise from the second season remastered episodes to feature in your excellent review. The Enterprise looks particularly bad in that shot from "The Immunity Syndrome". What a shame. I'm still picking this set up, though :) Congratulations Matt–I think you picked the worst-looking shots of the Enterprise from the second season remastered episodes to feature in your excellent review. The Enterprise looks particularly bad in that shot from “The Immunity Syndrome”. What a shame.

I’m still picking this set up, though :)

]]> By: leonel http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/comment-page-2/#comment-2209371 leonel Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:51:19 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/?p=7577#comment-2209371 Curse you, iPhone! *smirk* Whatever happened to IDIC with mobile devices? ;) Curse you, iPhone! *smirk* Whatever happened to IDIC with mobile devices? ;)

]]> By: Michael http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/comment-page-2/#comment-2208819 Michael Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:30:22 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/?p=7577#comment-2208819 Sooooooooooooo many questions! Ok. I bought TOS on standard dvd and love it...and the Red shirt Diaries nver ported over to the HD or BD titles. I have the season 1 on HD, and 2,3 season on TOS-R. Does anyone who owned the HD version feel the Bluray knocks that hidefinition out of the park beyond the HD format? Lord knows I've bought TOS on vhs, 2 ep. dvd, season's dvd sets, HD, TOS-R. But please kill me, I'm tempted by the BD, because of the BDLIVE and pic in a pic, only my HD season 1 had(or I do). Is the BD season 1 the same 6 episodes the HD format had? How many is in the seasons' 2,3 on BD have? I've held on to my standard dvd season sets, due to the fact the Red Shirt Diaries and photo galleries have NOT been ported over to the BD formatted releases. I think the toggle option to switch back and forth from the old effects to the new FX would be neat. Now that BD has the Enterprise(formerly on the HD season 1)tour......cause if my HD player bites it, standard dvd player's won't play it and it would be forever unuseable and lost. Plus the BD traycase design isn't cheap crap a nd a lame thin paper sleeve! Sooooooooooooo many questions! Ok. I bought TOS on standard dvd and love it…and the Red shirt Diaries nver ported over to the HD or BD titles.
I have the season 1 on HD, and 2,3 season on TOS-R.
Does anyone who owned the HD version feel the Bluray knocks that hidefinition out of the park beyond the HD format?
Lord knows I’ve bought TOS on vhs, 2 ep. dvd, season’s dvd sets, HD, TOS-R.
But please kill me, I’m tempted by the BD, because of the BDLIVE and pic in a pic, only my HD season 1 had(or I do).
Is the BD season 1 the same 6 episodes the HD format had?
How many is in the seasons’ 2,3 on BD have? I’ve held on to my standard dvd season sets, due to the fact the Red Shirt Diaries and photo galleries have NOT been ported over to the BD formatted releases.
I think the toggle option to switch back and forth from the old effects to the new FX would be neat. Now that BD has the Enterprise(formerly on the HD season 1)tour……cause if my HD player bites it, standard dvd player’s won’t play it and it would be forever unuseable and lost.
Plus the BD traycase design isn’t cheap crap a nd a lame thin paper sleeve!

]]> By: Michael http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/comment-page-2/#comment-2208809 Michael Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:14:18 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/?p=7577#comment-2208809 I have two copies of WNMHGB Unaired version which supposedly the only copy was donated to the Radio & Television Museum by Gene Roddenberry. It has a different beginning shot with over head view looking down on the decks/hallways/turbo lifts, and the show is divided into acts...like the old 70's shows. Different ending music score too, w/ abriviated credits. I have two copies of WNMHGB Unaired version which supposedly the only copy was donated to the Radio & Television Museum by Gene Roddenberry. It has a different beginning shot with over head view looking down on the decks/hallways/turbo lifts, and the show is divided into acts…like the old 70’s shows. Different ending music score too, w/ abriviated credits.

]]> By: Shatner_Fan_Prime http://trekmovie.com/2009/09/21/review-star-trek-tos-season-2-blu-ray/comment-page-2/#comment-2208808 Shatner_Fan_Prime Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:14:16 +0000 http://trekmovie.com/?p=7577#comment-2208808 #56 ... How dare you refer to TOS as non-essential!!! ;-) #56 … How dare you refer to TOS as non-essential!!!

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