Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series (1969-1978) - Page 20 - Blu-ray Forum

Randy Miller III · 09-03-2019, 02:19 PM

Happy release day all! Full review is up.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series Blu-ray

Radioactive · 09-03-2019, 02:51 PM

Disappointing to say the least in terms of PQ/AQ, but hopefully it gets a release in a more standard style of packaging so I can at least get all the episodes in a more compact format and save on shelf space.

Kyle15 · 09-03-2019, 02:53 PM

This is so disappointing. It's on the cusp of Sword in The Stone DNR disaster. The digital downloads that've been out for awhile look better than this!
If only WAC could've saved the day. :/

Zaku77 · 09-03-2019, 02:55 PM

The packaging really is a joke. It's ridiculous that they couldn't put a blu-ray case or a g2 sized digipak in there.

InuYashaCrusade · 09-03-2019, 02:55 PM

My copy just got here. Amazon packaged it along with a Steelbook inside of an oversized bubble mailer. Somehow neither of them have any apparent damage, I have no idea how the heck this is possible.

The packaging is interesting too, I don't mind it as much in person. I'm happy that the discs don't have to be slid in and out of any booklet like with BTAS last year. Overall pretty happy with this release.

Randy Miller III · 09-03-2019, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle15

This is so disappointing. It's on the cusp of Sword in The Stone DNR disaster.

I'm no fan of DNR at all, but it's nowhere near that bad.

ArnoldLayne56 · 09-03-2019, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle15

This is so disappointing. It's on the cusp of Sword in The Stone DNR disaster. The digital downloads that've been out for awhile look better than this!
If only WAC could've saved the day. :/

"on the cusp" - you mean six years later?

Which of the screen caps look worse?

Kyle15 · 09-03-2019, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ArnoldLayne56

"on the cusp" - you mean six years later?

Which of the screen caps look worse?

I don't understand your question? I didn't say it looked worse than Sword in The Stone. It almost looks just as bad, that's what I said. Every screencap looks processed and the compression is pretty anemic too. The backgrounds haven't been completely nuked which is probably its only saving grace.

moviebuff75 · 09-03-2019, 03:29 PM

We watched these with rabbit ears, a snowy picture, and terrible sound back in the day. In color, if we were lucky. And our generation loved it and made it a classic. Just get it and enjoy. We would have given our eye teeth just to be able to own it.

ArnoldLayne56 · 09-03-2019, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyle15

I don't understand your question? I didn't say it looked worse than Sword in The Stone. It almost looks just as bad, that's what I said. Every screencap looks processed and the compression is pretty anemic too. The backgrounds haven't been completely nuked which is probably its only saving grace.

Um, no, you said " The digital downloads that've been out for awhile look better than this! " I took that to mean that the reverse is also true, that the screen caps (in this review) look worse than the digital downloads. I asked which ones, but perhaps you meant all of them.

Sy-Klone · 09-03-2019, 03:33 PM

If you had any hopes of keeping the clear outer box, don’t order from Amazon (unless you pay extra for gift packaging).

Mine arrived via UPS in a bubble mailer and it’s mangled to heck on one corner. I should have known better. It’s disappointing to say the least.

BoscoTheMan82 · 09-03-2019, 03:40 PM

After redeeming the digital code, the versions on VUDU are pre-DNR versions of the episodes

Member-425016 · 09-03-2019, 03:49 PM

I get mine today, will probably send it back. I had no idea of crap bit rate, and no HD audio! I just assumed WB would have treated this so much better.

Kyle15 · 09-03-2019, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArnoldLayne56

Um, no, you said " The digital downloads that've been out for awhile look better than this! " I took that to mean that the reverse is also true, that the screen caps (in this review) look worse than the digital downloads. I asked which ones, but perhaps you meant all of them.

Alright I was confused, I thought you were talking about me comparing the PQ to Sword in The Stone. In fact you didn't elude to anything else.

WB released Scooby Doo on Amazon or either iTunes a few years back, I don't remember if it was the entire series or not. It looks gorgeous and appears to be entirely unfiltered. That's what I was referring to.

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Originally Posted by moviebuff75

We watched these with rabbit ears, a snowy picture, and terrible sound back in the day. In color, if we were lucky. And our generation loved it and made it a classic. Just get it and enjoy. We would have given our eye teeth just to be able to own it.

I mean that's fair on you and all, but there's nothing wrong with bringing-up a release being disappointing. They should treat their stuff better. The Jetsons and Johnny Quest were done right and I don't see why Scooby Doo shouldn't have been done better either. If that doesn't bother you, good on you!

ArnoldLayne56 · 09-03-2019, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoscoTheMan82

After redeeming the digital code, the versions on VUDU are pre-DNR versions of the episodes

Wow. I wonder if they are overall better or worse (which of course includes VUDU processing/ compression). Can you also check the audio track specs you are receiving?

Randy Miller III · 09-03-2019, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kyle15

The Jetsons and Johnny Quest were done right and I don't see why Scooby Doo shouldn't have been done better either. If that doesn't bother you, good on you!

Jonny Quest and The Jetsons were both handled by Warner Archive Collection, and Scooby was a product of Warner Home Video -- two very different divisions of the same parent company.

Kyle15 · 09-03-2019, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoscoTheMan82

After redeeming the digital code, the versions on VUDU are pre-DNR versions of the episodes

This is what I was referring to, y'all. These have been and are available digitally with a very nice presentation. Compare the two and you'll see how Warner mucked it up for disc.

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Originally Posted by Randy Miller III

Jonny Quest and The Jetsons were both handled by Warner Archive, and Scooby was a product of Warner Home Video -- two very different divisions of the same parent company.

I know this, I didn't say otherwise. *Warner should be aiming for better.

MifuneFan · 09-03-2019, 03:58 PM

It's so digital looking.

Kyle15 · 09-03-2019, 04:17 PM

Here's a quick comparison. Not the same frame but you get the gist. Top is digital from Amazon and bottom Warner's set.

Member-222782 · 09-03-2019, 04:25 PM

Isn't it possible that Warner touched this up and that's why the colors pop more? I mean, DNR on a cartoon?

09-03-2019, 02:19 PM	#381
Randy Miller III Blu-ray reviewer Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Harrisburg, PA 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:81 Trading Score:54	Happy release day all! Full review is up. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series Blu-ray

09-03-2019, 02:51 PM	#382
Radioactive Active Member Member since:Aug 2014 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- iTunes collection:- Trading Score:9	Disappointing to say the least in terms of PQ/AQ, but hopefully it gets a release in a more standard style of packaging so I can at least get all the episodes in a more compact format and save on shelf space.

09-03-2019, 02:53 PM	#383
Kyle15 Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Alabama 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:395 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:5	This is so disappointing. It's on the cusp of Sword in The Stone DNR disaster. The digital downloads that've been out for awhile look better than this! If only WAC could've saved the day. :/

09-03-2019, 02:55 PM	#384
Zaku77 Active Member Member since:Mar 2010 4K collection:568 Blu-ray collection:1732 DVD collection:136 Digital collection:1395	The packaging really is a joke. It's ridiculous that they couldn't put a blu-ray case or a g2 sized digipak in there.

09-03-2019, 02:55 PM	#385
InuYashaCrusade Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2013 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:17	My copy just got here. Amazon packaged it along with a Steelbook inside of an oversized bubble mailer. Somehow neither of them have any apparent damage, I have no idea how the heck this is possible. The packaging is interesting too, I don't mind it as much in person. I'm happy that the discs don't have to be slid in and out of any booklet like with BTAS last year. Overall pretty happy with this release.

09-03-2019, 03:29 PM	#389
moviebuff75 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2009 4K collection:120 Blu-ray collection:1500 DVD collection:14	We watched these with rabbit ears, a snowy picture, and terrible sound back in the day. In color, if we were lucky. And our generation loved it and made it a classic. Just get it and enjoy. We would have given our eye teeth just to be able to own it.

09-03-2019, 03:33 PM	#391
Sy-Klone Active Member Member since:Mar 2015 Location:Kentucky Trading Score:1	If you had any hopes of keeping the clear outer box, don’t order from Amazon (unless you pay extra for gift packaging). Mine arrived via UPS in a bubble mailer and it’s mangled to heck on one corner. I should have known better. It’s disappointing to say the least.

09-03-2019, 03:40 PM	#392
BoscoTheMan82 Active Member Member since:Feb 2019 Location:North Dakota Blu-ray collection:655 DVD collection:464 Trading Score:1	After redeeming the digital code, the versions on VUDU are pre-DNR versions of the episodes

09-03-2019, 03:49 PM	#393
Member-425016 Special Member Member since:Mar 2017	I get mine today, will probably send it back. I had no idea of crap bit rate, and no HD audio! I just assumed WB would have treated this so much better.

09-03-2019, 03:58 PM	#398
MifuneFan Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:28 Blu-ray collection:1145 Trading Score:69	It's so digital looking.

09-03-2019, 04:17 PM	#399
Kyle15 Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Alabama 4K collection:153 Blu-ray collection:395 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:5	Here's a quick comparison. Not the same frame but you get the gist. Top is digital from Amazon and bottom Warner's set.

09-03-2019, 04:25 PM	#400
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	Isn't it possible that Warner touched this up and that's why the colors pop more? I mean, DNR on a cartoon?

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