The WORLD at WAR (1973) Documentary Series coming to Blu on 11/16/10

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Lincoln6Echo

The famed BBC The World at War 1973/4 mini-series is coming to Blu on 11/16/10. It has been meticulously remastered for HD, in both video and sound. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Wor...nnounced/14172

I never got this series on DVD so this might be a good pick up now. Amazon has this for pre-order for $105 for a 9-disc set.

Wow. The DVD set is 26 hours.

[Lincoln6Echo]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Wow. The DVD set is 26 hours.

And so will the BD.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Cool.

[Harlock415]

Oh, frakl me! I got the DVD set during a golden box for less than $79.

EDIT:

I mean less than $39.

[ChadFL]

Is it true they screwed with the original aspect ratio?

[koontz1973]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Is it true they screwed with the original aspect ratio?

It has been said that some parts will be 16:9 instead of the original 4:3. Why and how I do not know, so will wait to see some images.

[Jezza]

Originally Posted by koontz1973

It has been said that some parts will be 16:9 instead of the original 4:3. Why and how I do not know, so will wait to see some images.

It's not just some parts, it's all of it.

And they said that they cropped it to 16:9 so that it will be easier when to sell it to HD channels, since when they tried to do so it its original 4:3 aspect ratio, no one whould take because it didn't fit mondern-day, wide-screen TVs.

Sad, I know.

[alexdg1]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Is it true they screwed with the original aspect ratio?

Yes. They did.

Nevertheless, it is only a minor quibble. The presentation and content are still good.