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Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:51 am Post subject:

I'm always on the verge of buying the box set but then I read Roobarb's and it puts me off again. I suppose this is as good as it will get, even if I invest in Blu ray, so should make the jump sooner than later.

What to do, what to do ...
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mousemeat · Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:44 pm Post subject:

cyberrich · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:36 am Post subject:

Frankymole · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:58 am Post subject:

Aren't those "new" mistakes only on the German sets, not the UK ones?
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cyberrich · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:19 am Post subject:

mousemeat · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:38 am Post subject:

Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:04 am Post subject:

cyberrich · Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:36 am Post subject:

Thanks for the link. I must admit I didn't notice anything wrong with The Masterminds on the V2 set I have. Has anyone else Question

I haven't got to the later episodes mentioned yet, so I'll let you know if I see anything amiss there. I've read that Optimum have said there will be no more corrections, so these are as good as they get until blu ray. I haven't got into blu ray yet. How are the blu ray releases of other stuff faring so far re faults Question

Is it a case of more attention being paid to the newer format Question

Rich.

supersimon · Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:02 am Post subject:

From what I understand there are no plans for UK blu ray of the series. I recall in 2010 that the earliest poss date was 2012 which came and went, and I have not seen anything that would indicate they are on their way. Would love to be corrected!

Frankymole · Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:37 pm Post subject:

They'll probably wait until 4K is well-established (knowing Canal) or even until downloads are feasible.

That way all the inevitable waves of errors can be corrected via download reissues, avoiding the bad press of faulty sets out in what computer geeks call meatspace.
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mousemeat · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:51 am Post subject:

peabody · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:48 am Post subject:

I spoke to a guy who was involved with the Avengers DVD releases in some way or another a few years ago and he said that there will definitely not be a Blu-ray release ever because it was technically impossible for some reason... Shocked

Frankymole · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:53 am Post subject:

Only for the videotaped shows, where BluRay could add no extra resolution (you could put them on BluRay but when there are already dVDs, there's no improvement in doing so). There's no possible technical reason not to make BluRays of the filmed seasons (season 4, 5 and 6, and the New Avengers), because it was made on 35mm film. The only reasons would be economic.
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dissolute · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:21 pm Post subject:

They could put them on BluRay uncompressed, which would improve the picture quality and we'd lose all those horrible compression artifacts from the dark parts of the picture...
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Frankymole · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 11:30 pm Post subject:

I bet they'd still try to cram too much onto each one - this is Canal+ we're talking about here! They're bound to mess something up, they always do. Thjeir release of the Dor Who films took 3 tries and they still got it wrong...

Personally I didn't see much wrong with the blacks on the new disks, except that they're "crushed" far more than the Contender releases, contrast cranked up too high.
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mousemeat · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:40 am Post subject:

cyberrich · Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:22 am Post subject:

I'm not into bluray yet, but a friend told me that if you play dvds on a bluray player the dvds become bluray quality. Is this true? If it is true, is there any point in waiting for a bluray release? Obviously it's different with TNA which I can't believe still hasn't been remastered. Rich.

John Johnson · Nutshell Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 37

Have the audio problems with the discs been corrected? I live in the U.S. and don't want to order them if there's an issue with the audio.

supersimon · Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:14 pm Post subject:

What you get with DVD played in a blu ray player is "upscaling" - it isn't as good as blu ray, but it is a step forward. I have watched all the episodes from Emma and Tara in this format and certainly some of them look stunning. I know it is not a fan fave, but Invasion of the Earthmen is one I recall looked v good