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Post
#60152
Topic
General DVD Talk
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60152/action/topic#60152
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I guess if you want to nick pick you can see some differences but not enough to shell out the extra money for. I'm running a 57" and a 92" and when it comes down to it by the time the Superbits come out the original movie is like 9 bux for a disc.

For me I just can't justify the extra money on something that is only slightly better at best. It's not like the superbits are leaps and bounds over the other discs. However the Lawrence of Arabia and Fifth Element discs were considerable improvement over the older discs.

For me I have to ask is it really important to spend 22+ bux on and better looking version of "Cliffhanger" or "Starship Troopers" when there are VERY good looking version already available for under 10 bux?

Now if the Superbits were a bit cheaper......

Then I would have to buy all of them for the better sound and picture. I could justify the marginal upgrades in picture for a lower price. But for now I’m sticking with the lower priced discs so I can spend my money on stuff I really need super editions of.

Like SHOWGIRLS

Just kidding you need two super editions of SHOWGIRLS.

My Equipment
57” 16:9 HD Toshiba Projection TV (57HX81) or InFocus 7200 (16:9) 92" screen
Pioneer VSX-D810S (Receiver)
Pioneer DV-F727 (DVD Player)
M&K V-1250 THX Subwoofer
Infinity 12” Subwoofer (BU-120)
M&K 550 THX Surround (X2)
M&K LCR-750 THX Front (X2)
M&K 750-THX Center (X2 - one in front and one in rear)
Monster Clean Power Center HTS2500 MKII
^just so you know what i'm compairing my Superbits on. I mostly use the Toshiba TV to be honest (lighting issues).

EDIT SPELLING
Post
#60101
Topic
Revenge of the Jedi poster
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60101/action/topic#60101
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Just so everyone knows. Something like 98% of all Revenge posters are fakes (Don't quote me on that number though). It's one of the most bootlegged posters on the market. #2 is Raiders of the Lost Ark. If you want one bad enough just get a cheap one on eBay. Almost all of those are fake anyway.

A real poster will more than likely be folded. There is a lot of controversy about wheatear any rolled version survived at all. Almost everyone agrees that if they did there are only around 100 of them. I know I've never seen one.

A real one has a black lower right hand corner. The fakes have a blues cloud thing. Do your research and you'll know what I’m talking about with the cloud thing.

If you do buy one with a blue lower right hand corner don't pay more than 15 bux for it. It IS a fake.
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#59367
Topic
HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59367/action/topic#59367
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No matter what the specs are in the end they are just specs. What it will come down to is what one looks better on your TV.

For a complete nerd reference look at new graphics cards. The new Navidia card has a few things that the new ATI card doesn't and yet the ATI card still out performes the Nividia card in frame rate tests.

Anyway what i'm saying is that no matter which new HD format has better specs it still may not be as good as the one with worse specs. It's all in how they are used.

I don't want to get in the middle of this but that is my two cents. I really don't care which version gets picked up. I just don't want a format war like what is going on with DVD-Audio and SACD
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#59228
Topic
HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59228/action/topic#59228
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I remember buying my first DVD player at a cheap 1,300 bux. I also bought all the DVD's that were out at the time. I think there were like 12 of them. It was an expensive day. I have sense bought new versions of all those DVD's (There may be a few that haven't been reissued yet, BATMAN) and six DVD players. If I combine all my DVD players I have bought sense that first one and all the reissues I have it still doesn't equal 1,300 bux. Sad huh?

I'm not going to adapt so fast this time.
Post
#59023
Topic
General DVD Talk
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59023/action/topic#59023
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The only reason to get the new Predator disc is for the bonus stuff. The movie is the same transfer that the old disc had. I was hoping for a new HD master. Oh well.

If you haven't see The Devil's Backbone now is the time to get it. It was just rereleased with a HD transfer and it looks great compaired to the old one.

The movie is just wicked sweet.
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#59022
Topic
Info Wanted: MagnoliaFan's Balance of the Force - opening crawl?
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59022/action/topic#59022
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Don't get me wrong. Magnoliafan did a great job with the edit. It is truely an awesome looking piece of work.

I always felt that The Phantom Menace was a week movie. I liked parts but not enough where any edit will make me like it. So yeah Magnolia is right. There is no way for me to like that movie.

I can pretty much say the same thing about Attack of the Clones. I liked that a lot more but it still had issues. Magnoliafan did make it a bit more easier to watch.

Oh and I did see that typo but forgot to post something on the forum.

Keep up the hard work Magnoliafan.
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#58391
Topic
General DVD Talk
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/58391/action/topic#58391
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I never really understood why people would go out and pay for that software anyway. There is a freeware program called DVD Shrink that works better and does more and it doesn't cost a dime. I was suprised that they were around as long as they were to be honest with you.

As far as DVD protection there will never be new DVD protection otherwise you would need all new DVD players to decode the new protection. So what there is it what there is. I just hope that you can back up your HD-DVD's easily. I know my backups have saved me a few times. You know how kids like to just throw stuff around. Well I would be out quite a few movies if it weren't for DVD Shrink backing up my DVD's. Of course there are people out there who just copy all the movies they rent and never pay for a DVD in there life. And that is really sad.

Just my two cents
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#58236
Topic
DUAL LAYER SET's will hit soon - but be skeptical!
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/58236/action/topic#58236
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I'll tell you one thing. I just upgraded my Infocus 4800 to a 4805 and my old Toshiba 57HX81 widescreen looks way better for playing these DVD's. With something like this you can't really blow them up that big. It really shows all the faults to much for my tastes.

Rikter is right though, people do expect way to much out of these DVD's.

BTW i have always used the DVE set up discs.
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#58155
Topic
DUAL LAYER SET's will hit soon - but be skeptical!
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/58155/action/topic#58155
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The TR47 set uses the orginal PCM 2.0 audio yes. But with a Prologic II reciever it will decode to the rear channels very nicely. The closest to 5.1 you will get for the OT. It's not 5.1 but sense the orginal trilogy was never put out with 5.1 (On laserdisc i mean I know it was in theatres with 5.1) that's the best you can get as far as sound.

The TR47 set really does spank the anamorphic on sound.

As for picture it really only matters if you have a widescreen TV with a good zoom feature. If you don't have good zoom go with the Anamorphic. If you have a decent zoom the TR47 will look better.

If you don't have a widescreen TV at all it won't really matter all that much which set you get.

Hope that helps