TerranGuy93

Tyler0013 said:

scotchka said:

I’d report this guy too. He’s made thousands off these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-WARS-DESPECIALIZED-UNALTERED-ORIGINAL-TRILOGY-THEATRICAL-WIDESCREEN-HD-/142364514216?hash=item21259617a8:g:JCQAAOSw2gxY2Ah2

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-WARS-DESPECIALIZED-UNALTERED-ORIGINAL-TRILOGY-THEATRICAL-WIDESCREEN-HD/142344671770

Can we leave reviews telling people they can get these free with some work lol.

But honestly, I have a few buddies I made some sets for. The only thing they have done is either grab me a pack of discs or cases or bring their own. Never sold these and never will.

I admit he definitely needs to be reported and its illegal as hell but telling people they can get these free with some work is a bit misleading. It be more accurate to say they might be able to get these free with some work. The standard Harmy’s sure but the this set requires access to MySpleen which not everyone has.

Fang Zei said:

TerranGuy93 said:

Fang Zei said:

SwissArmyTin said:

UHD seems like a bit of a gimmic to me, but I can understand the appeal of 4k in general. It’s just still a tad too expensive right now for most people to upgrade to a 4K TV and 4K blu-ray player. Heck, I didn’t jump on the Blu-ray bandwagon until around 2012 when player prices started falling under $100 a piece.

It’s just such a shame streaming is slowly edging out physical releases. Video quality (and audio, in some cases) just isn’t up to par yet with physical media, at least from what I’ve seen on Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube. Internet speeds can absolutely nuke any and all enjoyment from watching a film the second it starts stuttering and buffering, then crushing the resolution down to 360p until it catches back up for 1080p.

My nightmare scenario is Disney deciding to sit on it until the winds are clearly blowing in the direction of downloads/streaming and physical media is declared dead (or at least on its way out) by the industry, and only then releasing a restored OOT you’d need to download/stream and would never be able to physically own a copy of.

I feel like it won’t come to that, though. They haven’t even released the unaltereds on regular blu-ray, and we’re about to hit that magic seven-year mark since the last revision of the SE anyway. If they wanted to, they could dip on a 1080p disc release now (or next year if they want to keep to the seven-year pattern although that’s probably been coincidence more than anything else) and simply wait until 2020 to dip again on 4k. It’s the UHD release that’s going to need added incentive for people to buy, and May 2020 conveniently coincides (more or less) with the conclusion of the sequel trilogy.

If they stick to the current plan, Ep9 hits theaters in May of 2019. They could put it out by itself and (and possibly in 4k as well, with TFA, RO and Han Solo also having been released on 4k in the meantime since they’re 100% owned by Disney). Then, a year later in September of 2020 they release the I-XI box set you have to buy in order to get the unaltereds in all their 4k hdr glory.

We don’t know what Lucasfilm/Disney has planned for 2020 in terms of a new movie, but presumably there will be one. Whether that movie is a May release or they revert to December, I think the I-IX UHD set is a likely possibility, either hitting stores in September the same day as that year’s movie or simply as part of the cross-promotion if they go with December.

Part of the problem I think is the distribution rights with Fox. If I remember correctly, Fox has the rights until 2020 to the first 6, save for ANH which they get in perpetuity. I’m betting once all they can distribute is the original, Disney will cut a deal for a mega pack with all of them.

Yup, it’s just a simple matter of giving them their cut.

In the meantime, they’ve already reissued the 2011 discs twice since the Disney deal. That should be proof enough that Fox and Disney aren’t at odds with each other.

The question is whether they’ll just keep reissuing the same discs for the next three years or if Disney will see the money-making potential of releasing a remastered OOT on regular 1080p blu-ray before then. If they decide it’s worth sharing some of the profits with Fox they’ll go through with it. They’d still be able to dip yet again with a 4k HDR OOT release after May of 2020.

Well, this is pure speculation on my part but it wouldn’t surprise me if Disney’s deal with Fox might be heavily weighted in Fox’s favor currently since they have the rights til 2020 so Disney is holding off on a 4k HDR OOT release until they have a stronger bargaining position and more of their own films under the belt and can release a very expensive set and keep most of the profits. I wouldn’t at all be surprised if once Disney has more leverage to see something akin to the Harry Potter wizards collection.

Fang Zei said:

SwissArmyTin said:

UHD seems like a bit of a gimmic to me, but I can understand the appeal of 4k in general. It’s just still a tad too expensive right now for most people to upgrade to a 4K TV and 4K blu-ray player. Heck, I didn’t jump on the Blu-ray bandwagon until around 2012 when player prices started falling under $100 a piece.

It’s just such a shame streaming is slowly edging out physical releases. Video quality (and audio, in some cases) just isn’t up to par yet with physical media, at least from what I’ve seen on Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube. Internet speeds can absolutely nuke any and all enjoyment from watching a film the second it starts stuttering and buffering, then crushing the resolution down to 360p until it catches back up for 1080p.

My nightmare scenario is Disney deciding to sit on it until the winds are clearly blowing in the direction of downloads/streaming and physical media is declared dead (or at least on its way out) by the industry, and only then releasing a restored OOT you’d need to download/stream and would never be able to physically own a copy of.

I feel like it won’t come to that, though. They haven’t even released the unaltereds on regular blu-ray, and we’re about to hit that magic seven-year mark since the last revision of the SE anyway. If they wanted to, they could dip on a 1080p disc release now (or next year if they want to keep to the seven-year pattern although that’s probably been coincidence more than anything else) and simply wait until 2020 to dip again on 4k. It’s the UHD release that’s going to need added incentive for people to buy, and May 2020 conveniently coincides (more or less) with the conclusion of the sequel trilogy.

If they stick to the current plan, Ep9 hits theaters in May of 2019. They could put it out by itself and (and possibly in 4k as well, with TFA, RO and Han Solo also having been released on 4k in the meantime since they’re 100% owned by Disney). Then, a year later in September of 2020 they release the I-XI box set you have to buy in order to get the unaltereds in all their 4k hdr glory.

We don’t know what Lucasfilm/Disney has planned for 2020 in terms of a new movie, but presumably there will be one. Whether that movie is a May release or they revert to December, I think the I-IX UHD set is a likely possibility, either hitting stores in September the same day as that year’s movie or simply as part of the cross-promotion if they go with December.

Part of the problem I think is the distribution rights with Fox. If I remember correctly, Fox has the rights until 2020 to the first 6, save for ANH which they get in perpetuity. I’m betting once all they can distribute is the original, Disney will cut a deal for a mega pack with all of them.