Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[ptb2010]

Originally Posted by Yami

Sadly, there isn't one

How unfair to the real fans who remember the joy of first seeing the movie way back in 1977!

[BlueAngel7]

You can still get the unaltered version on DVD but is only on the second disc as a bonus so the quality isn't the best as it's taken from the laserdisc release.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000FMH8UI/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1440243296&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=star+wars+dvd+origina l+trilogy&dpPl=1&dpID=51v9VH4qD3L&ref=plSrch

[The Apocalypse]

Originally Posted by ptb2010

How unfair to the real fans who remember the joy of first seeing the movie way back in 1977!

What qualifies as a real fan though?

[alpnut]

Original trilogy, still want it, probably never going to get it.
--Greedo shoots first

[FreddyK]

I sold the THX laserdiscs as they are also dreadful. I assumed as the LE unaltered version are from the laserdiscs, PQ would be identical. They both need zoom on the TV to get the right aspect ratio. I believe later BD players now do the non anamorphic to anamorphic so the TV does not need to do it.

[pantscratcher]

Originally Posted by FreddyK

I sold the THX laserdiscs as they are also dreadful. I assumed as the LE unaltered version are from the laserdiscs, PQ would be identical. They both need zoom on the TV to get the right aspect ratio. I believe later BD players now do the non anamorphic to anamorphic so the TV does not need to do it.

Not that I know of.
If you play a non anamorphic dvd on a Bluray player you'll either get borders on all 4 sides or the image will be stretched if that's how you've set it to display 4:3 content which is what non anamorphic discs are.
But it wouldn't matter anyway whether the player or the tv did the work. Either way the image needs zooming if you want to keep proportions correct so the quality is lacking.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by pantscratcher

Not that I know of.
If you play a non anamorphic dvd on a Bluray player you'll either get borders on all 4 sides or the image will be stretched if that's how you've set it to display 4:3 content which is what non anamorphic discs are.
But it wouldn't matter anyway whether the player or the tv did the work. Either way the image needs zooming if you want to keep proportions correct so the quality is lacking.

Some of the new Panasonic and SONY players detect the non-anamorphic image and display it without the window-boxing, they even move the subtitles if they're not burnt-in. Reported results are impressive. Most impressive ...

[FreddyK]

My non anamorphics DVD go all the way from the left to right size and just big top and bottom borders. The 4:3 letterbox zoom or whatever it is called now stretches it vertically to the right shape.

I must try it in my S5200 player to see if automatically works. Perhaps it is just this years models?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by FreddyK

My non anamorphics DVD go all the way from the left to right size and just big top and bottom borders. The 4:3 letterbox zoom or whatever it is called now stretches it vertically to the right shape.

I must try it in my S5200 player to see if automatically works. Perhaps it is just this years models?

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Sony players seem to uprez non-anamorphic discs automatically, whereas on my Panasonic I have to enable it manually. If anyone's got a Panny Blu-ray player and they want to try it, you'll need to change the Screen Aspect to Zoom during playback.

It only works on certain DVDs with my budget SONY model (last year), it's worth a spin at any rate.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by FreddyK

My non anamorphics DVD go all the way from the left to right size and just big top and bottom borders. The 4:3 letterbox zoom or whatever it is called now stretches it vertically to the right shape.

I must try it in my S5200 player to see if automatically works. Perhaps it is just this years models?

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Sony players seem to uprez non-anamorphic discs automatically, whereas on my Panasonic I have to enable it manually. If anyone's got a Panny Blu-ray player and they want to try it, you'll need to change the Screen Aspect to Zoom during playback.

It only works on certain DVDs with my budget SONY model (last year), it's worth a spin at any rate. Geoff D's player are 2012 and 2011 Panasonics, I think his Sony player is a new one.

[pantscratcher]

Originally Posted by chip75

Some of the new Panasonic and SONY players detect the non-anamorphic image and display it without the window-boxing, they even move the subtitles if they're not burnt-in. Reported results are impressive. Most impressive ...

I have a Panasonic 2013 Bluray Recorder. Is that too early?
Moving subs if necessary does sound impressive but I'm not sure picture quality would ever be called that with a non anamorphic dvd.
As they say , you can't polish a turd.
But you can zoom using the tv zoom modes if necessary although I did once encounter a Toshiba set belonging to my friend and his would not allow him to change the ratio on anything input from HDMI. Quite inconvenient.

[pantscratcher]

Originally Posted by FreddyK

My non anamorphics DVD go all the way from the left to right size and just big top and bottom borders. The 4:3 letterbox zoom or whatever it is called now stretches it vertically to the right shape.

I must try it in my S5200 player to see if automatically works. Perhaps it is just this years models?

There is likely a setting in the player menus that will ask you how you want to display 4:3 material.
Initially I put 4:3 which is how I wanted it, but this resulted in it being stretched. By changing it to 16:9 this told the player to add the sidebars in order to leave the 4:3 image undistorted.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by pantscratcher

I have a Panasonic 2013 Bluray Recorder. Is that too early?
Moving subs if necessary does sound impressive but I'm not sure picture quality would ever be called that with a non anamorphic dvd.
As they say , you can't polish a turd.
But you can zoom using the tv zoom modes if necessary although I did once encounter a Toshiba set belonging to my friend and his would not allow him to change the ratio on anything input from HDMI. Quite inconvenient.

My first Samsung player allows me to change zoom settings during playback, all my other ones - it's a prohibited operation. The TV settings will cut out the subtitles if you're using them, as you probably know.

It's worth trying your player with a few DVDs.

Originally Posted by pantscratcher

There is likely a setting in the player menus that will ask you how you want to display 4:3 material.
Initially I put 4:3 which is how I wanted it, but this resulted in it being stretched. By changing it to 16:9 this told the player to add the sidebars in order to leave the 4:3 image undistorted.

I don't think the set-up menu settings for 4:3 material matters, you do it during playback with some models and it's automatic with the Sony players. It's worth trying a few discs, my budget Sony only seems to recognise 2 of the DVDs I've tried so far, The Abyss remains window boxed although other members have it converted on their players.

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[Cinematt]

Originally Posted by Patient-X

The original, unaltered versions aren't available on Blu-ray.

John Landis of all people has freaked everyone out claiming to have knowledge of upcoming blu releases of the original versions

http://www.inquisitr.com/2431218/joh...-wars-trilogy/

[Porco Azzurro]

I'm not saying I think this will actually happen, but it would be awesome if the upcoming re-packaged saga box and individual steelbooks surprised everyone by including theatrical versions...

Anyway I've always thought they would at some point, and still do, it's just a matter or time. I don't have as much of a problem with most of the changes that have happened in the films, but I still agree that restored pre-special edition versions should be out there, for a variety of reasons.

Personally I don't think they can ever make everyone happy, but they could certainly make a lot of people happy.

[blureviewobscura]

Does anyone know if the new repackaged box set contains the blu-rays inside regular Amaray cases or digipack type packaging?

[Blu MacReady]

Is it the complete saga if there is another film made and two more scheduled?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

Is it the complete saga if there is another film made and two more scheduled?

It's the Complete George Lucas Saga ...

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

Is it the complete saga if there is another film made and two more scheduled?

It's as "complete" as the Saga gets until December 18th 2015, just as the Bond 50 set was only intended to celebrate those 50 years. New sets will say something different, it's not rocket science.