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- #253434
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- redeeming lucas
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JediFlyer06
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- #253421
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- Letterbox looks like CRAP on a widescreen HDTV :(
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- #253290
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- Letterbox looks like CRAP on a widescreen HDTV :(
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/253290/action/topic#253290
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You also have to be careful when comparing sets in store like that . Rarely are sets calibrated equally. I've seen sets that I know are gorgeous because I've worked with them myself, and yet, on the wall at these stores...they look like shit...cloudy, no contrast, etc. Sometimes they will deliberately make one set look bad in order to sell another one by making it look better in comparison. Those places and most of those guys are full of shit. Never take anything they tell you as truth. I've had these guys use words to explain these tvs to me that don't exist, and flat out make things up as they went along. You really have to be careful.
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- #253144
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- Letterbox looks like CRAP on a widescreen HDTV :(
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/253144/action/topic#253144
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- #253092
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- Letterbox looks like CRAP on a widescreen HDTV :(
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/253092/action/topic#253092
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- #252776
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- Letterbox looks like CRAP on a widescreen HDTV :(
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/252776/action/topic#252776
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And I know that lots of people like to use the "zoom" functions on these sets, but honestly, if you want the picture to look its absolute best, I beg you, DON'T. Aside from switching between 4:3 and normal widescreen mode, any other setting will do little more than fuck up your image quality and magnify any flaws in the source material while distorting the picture's geometry. A few of my friends are in love with these "zoom" modes, and I honestly can't stand looking at their televisions. They think it looks great, and that it's better to have the whole scree filled in. Why? Why? Buying a tv like that and setting it up that way is like going to a four star gourmet restaurant and ordering a Big Mac. With displays like this quality should be favored over quantity.
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- #252209
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- Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas (Complete) - (Released)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/252209/action/topic#252209
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- #252201
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- Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas (Complete) - (Released)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/252201/action/topic#252201
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Awesome idea!
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- #252166
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- Letterbox looks like CRAP on a widescreen HDTV :(
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/252166/action/topic#252166
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Originally posted by: eros
fuck off twat
Originally posted by: Darth_Evil
You are extremely ignorant on this topic. The DVD is the lead format right now and will be for the next ten years, at least. Why? Because DVD's are made to last. Most, if not all, anamorphic transfers are compatible with hi-def. Anamorphic means they are made for both kinds of TV, and usually work very well in hi-def. You need a DVD player that up converts them to look hi-def on your plasma screen, but that's not hard to come by, (I think the XBOX 360 does this) but hell, even without it DVD's will be fine on hi-def TV's. That's why new formats like HD-DVD and Blu-Ray won't become the next big home format, just a niche product. DVD's will last for a very, very long time, far into the hi-def age, and upgrading your movies to hi-def video formats is pointless unless you really want higher quality. So please, inform yourself before posting.
Originally posted by: eros
The thing your forgetting is that most dvd's will look crap on big HDtv's because of the resolution of these sets. regardless of wether the dvd is anamorphic or not they will all have to be upscaled from their native resolution to fill a plasma/lcd HDtv.
The thing your forgetting is that most dvd's will look crap on big HDtv's because of the resolution of these sets. regardless of wether the dvd is anamorphic or not they will all have to be upscaled from their native resolution to fill a plasma/lcd HDtv.
You are extremely ignorant on this topic. The DVD is the lead format right now and will be for the next ten years, at least. Why? Because DVD's are made to last. Most, if not all, anamorphic transfers are compatible with hi-def. Anamorphic means they are made for both kinds of TV, and usually work very well in hi-def. You need a DVD player that up converts them to look hi-def on your plasma screen, but that's not hard to come by, (I think the XBOX 360 does this) but hell, even without it DVD's will be fine on hi-def TV's. That's why new formats like HD-DVD and Blu-Ray won't become the next big home format, just a niche product. DVD's will last for a very, very long time, far into the hi-def age, and upgrading your movies to hi-def video formats is pointless unless you really want higher quality. So please, inform yourself before posting.
fuck off twat
That;s the funniest damn thing I've seen all day! Well, Darth...guess that shoots down your entirely fact-based and truthful argument once and for all.
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- #251996
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- Letterbox looks like CRAP on a widescreen HDTV :(
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251996/action/topic#251996
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Originally posted by: eros
The thing your forgetting is that most dvd's will look crap on big HDtv's because of the resolution of these sets. regardless of wether the dvd is anamorphic or not they will all have to be upscaled from their native resolution to fill a plasma/lcd HDtv.
The thing your forgetting is that most dvd's will look crap on big HDtv's because of the resolution of these sets. regardless of wether the dvd is anamorphic or not they will all have to be upscaled from their native resolution to fill a plasma/lcd HDtv.
Sorry to correct you, but you couldn't be more wrong on this point. The tech explanations have all been given before, so I won't bother with another one. A number of variables determine the end result picture quality on any tv, source quality being one of the most important, player quality, cable quality, and display quality and calibration. In general, most dvds look downright awesome on large HDTVs, and most all dvds are anamorphic.
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- #251676
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- Star Wars: The Stupidest Quotes!
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251676/action/topic#251676
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Most of the crap in the PT was pointless and need not be seen. And until the day I die, I stand by my belief that three cardinal sins were committed by Lucas in the OT:
1. Showing Vader, even mentioning his name, and linking him so concretely with Anakin. In a I thru VI mentality, terrible way to write the story and rob the ensuing chapters of ALL drama.
2. Yoda...another gimmick that NEVER should have been shown. He should have referred to only in name and left the surprise that he should genuinely be in ESB.
3. The Emperor, again a horribly executed gimmick. Never should have been shown fighting. Again, robs ROTJ of the shock value (no pun intended) of seeing the Emperor do his thing with Luke. Much as should have been done with Vader, his true indentity as the Sith Master should have been dealt with much more delicately, and I say left for full revelation in the OT.
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- #251661
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- Star Wars: The Stupidest Quotes!
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251661/action/topic#251661
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- #251506
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- Star Wars: The Stupidest Quotes!
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251506/action/topic#251506
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Sorry, I HAVE to list two...my apologies.
And..."You underestimate my POWER!"
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- #251098
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- Lucas on Colbert
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251098/action/topic#251098
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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
There really aren't that many people who hate Jar-Jar.
I'm not revising anything.
You may have noticed the round of applause Jar-Jar got from Colbert's audience.
There really aren't that many people who hate Jar-Jar.
I'm not revising anything.
You may have noticed the round of applause Jar-Jar got from Colbert's audience.
Ummm...yeah there are THAT many people who hate him. Do you know how many college film courses he has been worked into as an example of modern racist caricature? I was in a graduate film studies course at the time of TPM and that was when I first realized how nearly universally reviled the character was. I hated him because he just flat out sucked in any capacity in the "film" known as TPM. But, the first time I truly realized how hated he was was in that lecture hall.
The blind Lucas sheep who follow behind their portly shepherd hoping to catch his dangling, flacid sac in their gaping mouths...his army of brainwashed apologists constantly yammering on about the wonder of the PT like a bunch of converts preaching the tenets of scientology...their the ones who like the character, and Jake Lloyd as Anakin, and the "emotionally heart breaking love scenes" of the PT. Crack kills, man.
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- #250340
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- Favorite Star Wars Movie
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/250340/action/topic#250340
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And I totally agree with the Jabba the Hutt ROTJ comments. That characters was a BIG reveal for us back in 1983. There was a ton of mystery and anticipation surrounding this often mentioned but never seen bad guy. It was awesome when we finally got to see him. And, it was a HUGE "wow" when we finally did.
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- #250124
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- Favorite Star Wars Movie
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/250124/action/topic#250124
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- #249400
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- your buying the PT all over again in Blue ray !!!!!!!!
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249400/action/topic#249400
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Originally posted by: Zion
Risky? Hardly. First of all, the only new format it can be released on is Blu-Ray because both Lucas and Fox have pledged their support of that format. Second, something as mega-popular as Star Wars could only HELP a format like Blu-ray become more popular. People aren't going to buy one machine over the other because they like a certain player better than the other. They're going to buy whicever one has more attractive media or simply more titles in general.
Now, if they release the box set ONLY on Blu-ray and not DVD, that would seriously impact the amount of sales and most likely wouldn't be worth it. Not to metion the fact that single-disc releases on Blu-ray hover around $30. A box set would probably be close to $150. From a marketing standpoint, it would be wise for them to release it on both Blu-ray and DVD to maximize sales while at the same time helping the success of Blu-ray and catering to videophiles.
Risky? Hardly. First of all, the only new format it can be released on is Blu-Ray because both Lucas and Fox have pledged their support of that format. Second, something as mega-popular as Star Wars could only HELP a format like Blu-ray become more popular. People aren't going to buy one machine over the other because they like a certain player better than the other. They're going to buy whicever one has more attractive media or simply more titles in general.
Now, if they release the box set ONLY on Blu-ray and not DVD, that would seriously impact the amount of sales and most likely wouldn't be worth it. Not to metion the fact that single-disc releases on Blu-ray hover around $30. A box set would probably be close to $150. From a marketing standpoint, it would be wise for them to release it on both Blu-ray and DVD to maximize sales while at the same time helping the success of Blu-ray and catering to videophiles.
Take it from someone who works in the upper-middle end of the custom HT business...either format is up in the air at the moment and precious few people are going to shell out close to a grand just to be able watch SW in HD when for many of them dvd quality is already good enough. Do you know how many of my clients think the standard dvd format is already HD? PLENTY.
Then there are those who are aware of HD formats, but are confused by the whole HD vs. Bluray nonsense. These folks ALL refer to the technology generically as "HD DVD". They make no distinction between the two an coudn't tell the difference between them, and neither could anyone else. The techno babble of one versus the other doesn't mean a damn thing to them. All they care about is..."does it look good?"
And then you have the more techie folks who are almost all taking the "wait and see" position, as am I. People are getting tired of being ripped off. What we already have available in good quality standard dvd players with good cables and displays is good enough to satisfy most folks out there. They're more savvy consumers. They don't want to invest in something with a 50% chance of being obsolete in a year or two.
If the players are selling for $200.00 when this alleged box set is released, then it might move some players as well. But if prices are still hovering in the $1000.00 range, don't expect to see the players start fyling off the shelves.
It is a risk to back any new technology. Hell, a year from now Bluray could be on it last legs. You can't predict what technology is going to do a year from now. Unless every title is released in both formats, one will kill the other. Nobody wants to spend money on technology that they can't watch ALL of their favorite movies on. That's just plain stupid.
Like I said, though...wait and see.
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- #249360
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- your buying the PT all over again in Blue ray !!!!!!!!
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249360/action/topic#249360
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- #249028
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- my memory isn't that bad, is it? (in SW '77 - Luke misses with the grappling hook?)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249028/action/topic#249028
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- #249019
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- For Those who bought the Sept. 12th Release, Thoughts so far?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249019/action/topic#249019
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The release falls short as a collector piece and most definitely as a preservation piece. It looks exactly as LFL has treated it all these years...as an afterthought. It was what I expected.
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- #244537
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- And on the 8th day, God created socks that wont stay up, mosquitos, Taco Bell, and Letterboxed DVD's. It was not good.
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/244537/action/topic#244537
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For eight years Bin Laden and his buddies were taking pot shots at us because the could get away with it virtually uncontested. Wow. Clinton lobbed a few cruise missiles into the mountains in response to repeated and deadly attacks against our country and its interests. Boy, that sure showed them didn't it?
Clinton did the only thing Americans care about... spoiled, selfish, ignorant pricks that most of us are...he made them money. And, hell, as long as the money keeps coming in, who the hell cares. The man lacked the balls as a supposed leader to make what may have been politically unpopular decisions that were in the absolute best interests of this country. His attitude was basically, leave it for the next guy to deal with. And that's Clinton's legacy, a spineless buck passer who not only allowed the greatest threat of our time to gather itself against us virtually unchecked throughout his watch...but he also de-fanged the largest and mightiest military power on earth, down-sizing and base-closing into oblivion because the U.S. no longer had a need for a military as large as it had, despite the growing terrorist threat of which he was well aware... so that we find ourselves stuck in the predicament we now find ourselves. Too many battles to fight and not enough men to fight them. Thanks Bill! Hell of a job!
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- #243950
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- SW.com: "First and ONLY TIme"
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/243950/action/topic#243950
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- #242575
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- My store just got the new DVDs
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242575/action/topic#242575
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- #242574
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- The SW Novel - Alan Dean Foster
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242574/action/topic#242574
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- #240825
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- The Blob!
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240825/action/topic#240825
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