Comments on: Select Blockbuster Stores Selling Star Trek DVD & Blu-ray Midnight 11/16

By: Son of a Maui Portagee

Son of a Maui Portagee — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:09:32 +0000

#36.,

“I think that we just did a transfer.” – J.J. Abrams in a recent interview on this very site.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:23:24 +0000

Target finally has it’s Exclusive BD offering up on their website. $34.99. No hint or text description though this “is indeed” the Enterprise model w/ separating saucer that houses the discs. It does look quite a deal thicker in pkging though.

By: Son of a Maui Portagee

Son of a Maui Portagee — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:31:45 +0000

#36.

You can speculate all you want but the fact is it is just a straight 35mm film to BD transfer – even for the FX. It is by no means inferior to good 35mm BD xfers but neither was it the maximum best 35mm image transfer possible for Blu-ray.

As I said there’s a lot of reasons to buy this BD but to purchase it never expecting Paramount to release a better image xfer on BD in the future would be foolhardy.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:18:46 +0000

Ok,….my long standing preorder with Amazon, I canceled yesterday.
My hopes and best scenario is to either score a free or buy a Bluray copy @ Blockbuster’s midnight event on 11/16. My fall back is Target’s model ship that houses the discs in the saucer sect. after work on the 17th.
If both those fail, I may try call around locally and find whomever has a copy. If those attempts fail, I’ll order it online through Walmart for 19.96 and free ship.

By: TonyD

TonyD — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:18:36 +0000

#35 – I’ve already read several reviews of the BluRay (including a really glowing one over at TheDigitalBits.com). By all accounts, this is shaping up to be one of, if not THE best BluRay releases ever in terms of picture quality.

While I’m sure there will be more editions of the movie released down the road with additional features, I very much doubt the picture quality will get any better on current generation equipment (ie: BluRay and 1080p TVs).

I’m also pretty sure that the special effects (which were all CGI) were rendered at 2K which not so coincidentally maps out to 1920×1080 (ie: 1080p). As such, even if the movie is ever released at a higher resolution, the effects would most likely have to be re-rendered to get the maximum benefit of a higher resolution and I very much doubt Paramount will shell out the cash to do that anytime soon.

So for anyone who wants the best possible experience when viewing this movie, the BluRay edition and a good sized 1080P TV are definitely the way to go and there’s really no need to cheap out now in anticipation of a better release down the road.

By: Son of a Maui Portagee

Son of a Maui Portagee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:55:13 +0000

FWIW, people have a number of reasons to buy the BD but if the sole purpose is because you believe this pressing to be the best 35mm transfer to Blu-ray video possible that Paramount could have done, you’d be better off waiting for the next edition or opting for the $10 DVD or the BD editions with SWAG that you covet.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:53:05 +0000

Hi all,

My son managed to pick up a legit, actual Blu Ray copy in Manhattan last Saturday.

A smaller independently owned retail store had received them already, not being allowed to put them out for sale until the release date but the owner could care less and was selling them already. he surprised me with it Sunday night. very cool.

By: denny cranium

denny cranium — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:40:21 +0000

re blu-ray vs dvd
The picture is made up of more pixels
On a blu ray there is up to 2 million pixels in each frame 1080p
A 720p tv can show you up to 1 million pixels
a 1080p tv is 2 million pixels
a blu ray player is capable of 2 million pixels

so best picture? a blu ray player on a 1080p tv (especially if your tv is 50″ or bigger)

an upconverting dvd player will upconvert a regular dvd to as high as 1080p. This allows you to get the best picture out of your existing DVD library on your high def TV
A blu ray is definitely the best way to go as it will play the blu ray and will upconvert your existing DVD library.

I purchased a PS3 as it offered the best all arounf value.

By: Buzz Cagney

Buzz Cagney — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:54:25 +0000

I’ll be buying a copy on the day of release for sure, but I certainly don’t feel the need to be at the shop at midnight to get one! I can wait the extra, thanks anyway! Looking forward to seeing it again though, very much. Just hope it loses little on the small screen because it was a great looking movie at the cinema.

By: Mr Lirpa

Mr Lirpa — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:42:11 +0000

I happen to be in Germany with work this week and have picked up the DVD here as the Blu-ray is not released in the UK until next week.

just watched the movie again and it was wonderful. just as good as i remember it from last May.

I’ve now seen the film in three different countries across two continents ;)

Can’t wait to see it in HiDef, it should be amazing!!!