Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005) - Page 2748 - Blu-ray Forum

HD Goofnut · 08-11-2015, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Oh I thought you meant why am I watching it on that display. I know I don't have to zoom, I was just doing it to see how it would hold up.

I could have told you it would look better unaltered before you tried to zoom it.

steel_breeze · 08-11-2015, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by stvn1974

You lose Greedo's translation in Star Wars and Jabba's in Jedi when you zoom the non-anamorphic DVDs?

Not if you have a player like my Oppo BDP-83, which can raise or lower the subtitles! :-) I have a "constant image height" setup with my projector and 2.35:1 screen, and the "adjust subtitle" feature works like a charm.

imsounoriginal · 08-11-2015, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I could have told you it would look better unaltered before you tried to zoom it.

Obviously. And I still would've wanted to satisfy my own curiosity and see how it looks. Anyway, you lose the subtitles whenever aliens talk.

chip75 · 08-11-2015, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinky-Dinkins

It's a built in zoom feature, virtually the same thing the vast majority of HDTV's can also do. Even if your player doesn't do it, your TV will. 4X3 letterboxed DVD's, by design, are not the same as anamorphic releases.

What Geoff D, is describing is slightly different, the new Sony (and Panasonic) players take a non-anamorphic DVD and display it like a anamorphic DVD, they even shift the subtitles if they aren't burnt-in, that technology wasn't around in 2008. All a TV will do or rather all my TVs do is give you the option to display Wide and stretch vertically, so you lose the subtitles.

For some reason only a few of my DVDs work with the feature (I only have a budget Sony), but the result is very pleasing.

dcowboy7 · 08-11-2015, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Why the heck would you watch it like that?

You lose those ugly black bars.

StingingVelvet · 08-12-2015, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Geoff D

Steelbook thread (scroll down): https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...265460&page=10

If those were the front covers I would have been more interested. Still not enough to re-buy them, but more interested.

Nada · 08-12-2015, 09:52 AM

Just having a bit of fun.

crazyBLUE · 08-12-2015, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Nada

Just having a bit of fun.

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Me Too

Geoff D · 08-12-2015, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by stvn1974

You lose Greedo's translation in Star Wars and Jabba's in Jedi when you zoom the non-anamorphic DVDs?

Come on, who here hasn't got that stuff memorised by now?

svenge · 08-12-2015, 10:30 AM

HMV Japan posted a picture of the Japanese re-release's packaging, looks like they're going with the "brick case + slipbox" route.

Note that CD Japan and Amazon Japan also have it available for pre-order for Nov. 13th...

deltatauhobbit · 08-12-2015, 12:30 PM

I've been holding out for UOT release but I think I finally will get the films in this steelbook form. It doesn't look like Disney will be doing anything differently for a long while (probably after the new trilogy is complete). Plus, I'll just burn off the Harmy versions on BD-r, that should suffice.

Gold Ranger · 08-12-2015, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

I've been holding out for UOT release but I think I finally will get the films in this steelbook form. It doesn't look like Disney will be doing anything differently for a long while (probably after the new trilogy is complete). Plus, I'll just burn off the Harmy versions on BD-r, that should suffice.

Is there a Return of the Jedi Version?

bookcase · 08-12-2015, 01:08 PM

Steelbooks are $16.96 on Amazon... my resolve is gone and pre-ordered the original trilogy.

Darth Helmet · 08-12-2015, 02:18 PM

I'll stick with my VHS copies until Disney gets the rights to the unaltered OT from Fox.

deltatauhobbit · 08-12-2015, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Gold Ranger

Is there a Return of the Jedi Version?

I think I read it's coming soon, well soon-ish, considering this project has been going on for years.

BeatleJWOL · 08-12-2015, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by deltatauhobbit

I think I read it's coming soon, well soon-ish, considering this project has been going on for years.

There's already a 1.0 of Jedi that's 720p, but Harmy's been very open about the fact that there's much improvement to be had.

Lots of jokes on OT about Vader's eyebrows...

HD Goofnut · 08-12-2015, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth Helmet

I'll stick with my VHS copies until Disney gets the rights to the unaltered OT from Fox.

The Laserdisc transfers on the 2 Disc DVD sets hold up better than the VHS transfers IMHO.

jayman3 · 08-12-2015, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by svenge

HMV Japan posted a picture of the Japanese re-release's packaging, looks like they're going with the "brick case + slipbox" route.

Note that CD Japan and Amazon Japan also have it available for pre-order for Nov. 13th...

[Show spoiler]

Ewwww.....that packaging is atrocious. Better get my hands on the 2012 edition soon.

Supaclyde · 08-12-2015, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bookcase

Steelbooks are $16.96 on Amazon... my resolve is gone and pre-ordered the original trilogy.

Yep. Ordered. I have no willpower.

The Valeyard · 08-12-2015, 03:33 PM

Still holding out.

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08-12-2015, 10:30 AM	#54950
svenge Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Washington State 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:474 DVD collection:157 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:67	HMV Japan posted a picture of the Japanese re-release's packaging, looks like they're going with the "brick case + slipbox" route. Note that CD Japan and Amazon Japan also have it available for pre-order for Nov. 13th...

08-12-2015, 12:30 PM	#54951
deltatauhobbit Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Maine, USA Home Theater Gallery:29 4K collection:302 Blu-ray collection:7963 DVD collection:224 Digital collection:976 Prime collection:80 Trading Score:6	I've been holding out for UOT release but I think I finally will get the films in this steelbook form. It doesn't look like Disney will be doing anything differently for a long while (probably after the new trilogy is complete). Plus, I'll just burn off the Harmy versions on BD-r, that should suffice.

08-12-2015, 01:08 PM	#54953
bookcase Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Boston, MA 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:155 iTunes collection:1209 Trading Score:2	Steelbooks are $16.96 on Amazon... my resolve is gone and pre-ordered the original trilogy.

08-12-2015, 02:18 PM	#54954
Darth Helmet Senior Member Member since:Jul 2014 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:174 Trading Score:9	I'll stick with my VHS copies until Disney gets the rights to the unaltered OT from Fox.

08-12-2015, 03:33 PM	#54960
The Valeyard Power Member Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:80 Blu-ray collection:1582 DVD collection:1436 Trading Score:4	Still holding out.

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