Yanni - Live at the Acropolis 11/16/18 - Blu-ray Forum

rltilley · 10-25-2018, 07:44 PM

This sort of thing isn't my bag but this looks to be a cd/dvd/blu ray combo. My wife had this when I married her and I promptly "lost" it. Maybe it's time to give it a shot? The price is reasonable.

https://www.amazon.com/Yanni-Acropol..._1540496233607

Nickeleye7 · 11-01-2018, 03:01 AM

Yanni - Live at the Acropolis is amazing. My mom used to listen to this when I was young so it has grown on me. Just saw this, should be pretty awesome with the blu-ray and lossless audio hopefully a surround option.

rltilley · 11-01-2018, 04:14 PM

There is a new 5.1 mix so surround will be an option on the disc.

laidbacklarkin · 11-16-2018, 03:17 PM

This was the first CD I purchased back in 1997 when I could finally afford a decent sound system with a CD player. Brings back memories - phenomenal performance. The decades old DVD needs this upgrade very badly

Tornado Red · 02-01-2019, 06:54 PM

This arrived from Amazon today, and it’s kind of hit and miss. I owned this years ago on VHS, so as much as this is likely an upgrade, it’s not as big a one as I had hoped. For the video, close ups are fair considering the age, but any medium to long shots are so bad they look out of focus to the point of being hard to watch. A shame really. Audio, on the other hand, is nicely done. The DTS-HD Master 5.1 has excellent fidelity with the surrounds surprisingly busy. I’ve never seen the DVD, but I’d expect the audio on the blu ray to easily outperform it, so if you’re looking to upgrade, do so for the audio presentation.

FYI, there is an audio only option on the disc in 5.1 as well, displaying fixed pictures and the set list.

McCrutchy · 02-01-2019, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Tornado Red

This arrived from Amazon today, and it’s kind of hit and miss. I owned this years ago on VHS, so as much as this is likely an upgrade, it’s not as big a one as I had hoped. For the video, close ups are fair considering the age, but any medium to long shots are so bad they look out of focus to the point of being hard to watch. A shame really. Audio, on the other hand, is nicely done. The DTS-HD Master 5.1 has excellent fidelity with the surrounds surprisingly busy. I’ve never seen the DVD, but I’d expect the audio on the blu ray to easily outperform it, so if you’re looking to upgrade, do so for the audio presentation.

FYI, there is an audio only option on the disc in 5.1 as well, displaying fixed pictures and the set list.

Isn't the video also cropped to 1.78:1? The footage in the trailer definitely is, and the picture looks horrendous as a result:

Tornado Red · 02-01-2019, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Isn't the video also cropped to 1.78:1? The footage in the trailer definitely is, and the picture looks horrendous as a result:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9R2O-m_Tmc

I was thinking when I was watching it today that this was likely shot in 4:3, 25 years ago and made for tv/vhs and all....and yep, it’s in 1.78:1.

McCrutchy · 02-01-2019, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Tornado Red

I was thinking when I was watching it today that this was likely shot in 4:3, 25 years ago and made for tv/vhs and all....and yep, it’s in 1.78:1.

Yes, this was originally aired on TV and released on VHS in 1994, and its original aspect ratio is 1.33:1 (4:3). The production team completely botched this re-release by cropping the video to 1.78:1, which should never be done with SD quality 1.33:1 video on Blu-ray, because the cropping/zooming only reduces the picture quality.

civiclx · 02-02-2019, 12:31 AM

I remember seeing this CD in the stores back when I was younger. Maybe I should get this...

Tornado Red · 02-02-2019, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Yes, this was originally aired on TV and released on VHS in 1994, and its original aspect ratio is 1.33:1 (4:3). The production team completely botched this re-release by cropping the video to 1.78:1, which should never be done with SD quality 1.33:1 video on Blu-ray, because the cropping/zooming only reduces the picture quality.

Completely agree. They should have gone the Star Trek Next Gen route and left it in 1.33:1.The stretching is severe, and there are lots of shots with heads cut off... guess they had that ‘fill the screen’ mentality unfortunately.

Tornado Red · 02-02-2019, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by civiclx

I remember seeing this CD in the stores back when I was younger. Maybe I should get this...

I got the 3 disc set, DVD, blu ray and CD. As we’ve been discussing, the picture is horrid but the sound is great if you have an interest.

10-25-2018, 07:44 PM	#1
rltilley Active Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:San Diego, CA 4K collection:546 Blu-ray collection:2050 DVD collection:159	Yanni - Live at the Acropolis 11/16/18 This sort of thing isn't my bag but this looks to be a cd/dvd/blu ray combo. My wife had this when I married her and I promptly "lost" it. Maybe it's time to give it a shot? The price is reasonable. https://www.amazon.com/Yanni-Acropol..._1540496233607

02-01-2019, 06:54 PM	#5
Tornado Red Active Member Member since:Oct 2011 Location:Winnipeg, Canada Home Theater Gallery:33 4K collection:167 Blu-ray collection:663 DVD collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:3	This arrived from Amazon today, and it’s kind of hit and miss. I owned this years ago on VHS, so as much as this is likely an upgrade, it’s not as big a one as I had hoped. For the video, close ups are fair considering the age, but any medium to long shots are so bad they look out of focus to the point of being hard to watch. A shame really. Audio, on the other hand, is nicely done. The DTS-HD Master 5.1 has excellent fidelity with the surrounds surprisingly busy. I’ve never seen the DVD, but I’d expect the audio on the blu ray to easily outperform it, so if you’re looking to upgrade, do so for the audio presentation. FYI, there is an audio only option on the disc in 5.1 as well, displaying fixed pictures and the set list. Last edited by Tornado Red; 02-01-2019 at 07:34 PM.

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11-01-2018, 03:01 AM	#2
Nickeleye7 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2011 Location:LV-426 Trading Score:287	Yanni - Live at the Acropolis is amazing. My mom used to listen to this when I was young so it has grown on me. Just saw this, should be pretty awesome with the blu-ray and lossless audio hopefully a surround option.

11-01-2018, 04:14 PM	#3
rltilley Active Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:San Diego, CA 4K collection:546 Blu-ray collection:2050 DVD collection:159	There is a new 5.1 mix so surround will be an option on the disc.

11-16-2018, 03:17 PM	#4
laidbacklarkin Special Member Member since:Jul 2011 Location:Southern California 4K collection:335 Blu-ray collection:6343 DVD collection:1659 Blu-ray reviews:20 Trading Score:17	This was the first CD I purchased back in 1997 when I could finally afford a decent sound system with a CD player. Brings back memories - phenomenal performance. The decades old DVD needs this upgrade very badly

02-02-2019, 12:31 AM	#9
civiclx Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:San Jose, Ca USAwesome! 4K collection:110 Blu-ray collection:1574 DVD collection:540 Trading Score:27	I remember seeing this CD in the stores back when I was younger. Maybe I should get this...

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