Info: 1992 VHS Set - Star Wars Trilogy Special Letterbox Collector's Edition - any special and/or redeeming qualities? — Page 4

Asaki said:

AntcuFaalb said:

Is it worth re-capturing?

 You could probably re-capture the Technidisc pressing, if you like ;)

I'd like to, but they're so damn hard to find!!!

AntcuFaalb said:

Asaki said:

You could probably re-capture the Technidisc pressing, if you like ;)

I'd like to, but they're so damn hard to find!!!

Darth Mallwalker said:

 

AntcuFaalb said:

Asaki said:

You could probably re-capture the Technidisc pressing, if you like ;)

I'd like to, but they're so damn hard to find!!!

I'll lend mine . . . when the time comes.

 

That'd be excellent, but I only have a Pioneer CLD-V2800 :-(

If that's cool, I'd love to do the project with you after I finish PS78.

Edit: I'm hoping to get my hands on a Panasonic LX-600.

I might be able to get a Pioneer LD-V4400.

(Summon Yoda...) Of this would you approve?

Well, the LD-V4400 is out, as I read that it's well-known for terrible ghosting problems.

AntcuFaalb said:

Well, the LD-V4400 is out, as I read that it's well-known for terrible ghosting problems.

is there a reason you're talking about laserdiscs in a VHS thread?

maybe a new format LD-VHS? haha

later

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negative1 said:

AntcuFaalb said:

Well, the LD-V4400 is out, as I read that it's well-known for terrible ghosting problems.

 

is there a reason you're talking about laserdiscs in a VHS thread?

 

maybe a new format LD-VHS? haha

 

later

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Nope. I de-railed my own thread :-(

Do you know where I can find a good laserdisc player on-the-cheap?

AntcuFaalb said:

negative1 said:

AntcuFaalb said:

Well, the LD-V4400 is out, as I read that it's well-known for terrible ghosting problems.

 

is there a reason you're talking about laserdiscs in a VHS thread?

 

maybe a new format LD-VHS? haha

 

later

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Nope. I de-railed my own thread :-(

Do you know where I can find a good laserdisc player on-the-cheap?

got mine off ebay.

they're pretty cheap depending on the model.

however the shipping prices are pretty high

due to the weight.

good luck..

later

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According to this post, it looks like I can get excellent quality laserdisc captures by combining a Pioneer CLD-S104/S304 (which does no digital video processing at all) with the comb filter in my Panasonic DMR-ES10.

I've managed to track down a Technidisc copy of The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi.

If I find a Technidisc copy of A New Hope, I'll buy all three.

I've managed to track down a Technidisc copy of A New Hope. I'm now trying to haggle down the price.

OK, I'm done de-railing my own thread. I've created a new one for this particular topic.

Were any of the NTSC VHS releases struck from truly unique masters?

That is, were any mastered from a source not used for a Laserdisc release, for instance?

I don't know much about the different sources used for the home video releases but this guy seems to have a pretty good collection of many of them.

I suppose if someone wanted to, they could email him more info about some of his tapes and discs. For instance, he didn't know that the 2008 boxset was basically the same discs as what was in the 2006 individual dvds.

http://swonvideo.com/

what really interested me was that a UK vhs set from 1994 was labeled "Digitally Remastered" yet did not have the THX logo on them. What was that source?

I also believe there was a special vhs boxset in place of the Definitive Laserdisc that just had a different lightsaber color on the box. It also came with a bonus tape that had the 1993 extras. I think that was the Executor set and that was UK Pal but that is not pictured and I don't know if that's the same as the "Digitally Remastered" set.

I'm from the US so I only know that there were basically 2 identical THX certified laserdisc sets in 1993 and 95.

The 1994 and 1995 UK VHS were both available in full screen and widescreen and the Executor Box set is widescreen only.

From what I have seen, all three widescreen sets are the same with the only differences being with the Fox Fanfare. For some reason, the 1995 ESB and ROTJ widescreen versions do not have the Fox Fanfare but have a CBS FOX logo and fanfare instead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1EI-cy_K50

After all these years of the Fox Fanfare - this is just wrong.....

AntcuFaalb said:

Were any of the NTSC VHS releases struck from truly unique masters?

That is, were any mastered from a source not used for a Laserdisc release, for instance?

I don't think so, you have the '91 UK SWE VHS that seems to be transferred to PAL from NTSC... that release is still a bit of an enigma.

msycamore said:

AntcuFaalb said:

Were any of the NTSC VHS releases struck from truly unique masters?

That is, were any mastered from a source not used for a Laserdisc release, for instance?

I don't think so, you have the '91 UK SWE VHS that seems to be transferred to PAL from NTSC... that release is still a bit of an enigma.

What about the 1995 NTSC THX "Faces" Pan&Scan VHS release?