I remember missing a DOTD on Amazon, when this was about $99. Don't know how long it will hold, but I want this box-set badly for this price.
link (http://www.amazon.com/Oz-Complete-Seasons-Christopher-Farmer/dp/B000G6BL42)
domino harvey
11-13-07, 10:26 PM
Of course, since I just bought these from DD.
marty888
11-13-07, 11:12 PM
Of course, since I just bought these from DD.
Hopefully your DD purchase was part of the current sale - in which case your total was only about $8 more than the Amazon price. It coulda been worse ...
bluetoast
11-13-07, 11:12 PM
Hmm, I already have S1 and have seen the series a lot...I might bite depending on what my paycheck says. -biggrin-
yeldarb367
11-14-07, 01:55 AM
Since these are being reduced everywhere, might we see a complete set released in '08?
howwon
11-14-07, 02:20 AM
Wal-Mart Canada is selling these sets for $19.97 each.
Havok83
11-14-07, 05:44 AM
Best Buy was selling them for 20 bucks last week adn still might be
JLBkret
11-14-07, 07:53 AM
Just finished watching the complete series in about 1 1/2 weeks. This was one of the best tv shows I have seen in a long time. I highly recommend this to everyone, it is worth the price!
John Sinnott
11-14-07, 07:54 AM
Are these just the season sets bundled together or is it packaged in a neat box? The pictures on Amazon show both.
BambooLounge
11-14-07, 08:26 AM
^ I think they are sets bundled together, the pics of them in a neat box are user pictures. If ordered I would expect to receive the bundle as shown by Amazon itself.
domino harvey
11-14-07, 03:03 PM
Oh I thought that user thing was a special Amazon box, now I'm not so upset. I already owned S1 so I guess I ended up saving ~$10!
stingermck
11-14-07, 03:09 PM
Hmm too bad I just dropped lots of $$$ at DD. I missed out on this last time
CaptainRon
11-14-07, 05:09 PM
Gonna wait for a complete series on this one... all these price drops makes me think one is coming.
bluetoast
11-14-07, 06:20 PM
Oz has been getting the shaft continuously since 1997, I doubt one is coming, but that'd be cool if there was one.
beesonosu
11-14-07, 06:21 PM
I'm determined to wait for a HD release even if it takes years. If it never comes, well then that sucks.
tonyjg
11-14-07, 07:20 PM
^ I think they are sets bundled together, the pics of them in a neat box are user pictures. If ordered I would expect to receive the bundle as shown by Amazon itself.
Are these pics really a 'user created' boxset ???? Seems almost too good.
**** I did a search on eBay last nite for the complete OZ set and noticed that this picture was used on several occassions (and yes... I know .... eBay def is not the source of truth :) ) Is this a complete single box - no site has any pictures.
Anyway - thanks for the TIP !! I ordered the complete set last nite - and then combined the order with my outstanding PRE-ORDER of BLADE RUNNER to save on postage (Aussie here !!). I had half expected that the Oz collection would be kept until Blade Runner box was shipped - however a few mins after combining it shows that the Oz set is being prepared to ship already !!
QUICK AMAZON.COM QUESTION :
When COMBINING ORDERS - what does this ACTUALLY do for the shipping charges ????
I would have expected it to ADD to MY EXISTING ORDER an additional item charge (of $2.99 per DVD item). Instead - it added $4.49 -$1.50 more.
I'm not 'complaining' about the extra $1.50 - considering IF the Oz collection is ALL THOSE INDIVIDUAL BOXES and that my shipping price is a real bargain. I'm just 'curious' as to how the COMBINING SHIPPING CALCULATION WORKS.
thanks !
tonyjg
11-14-07, 07:22 PM
I'm determined to wait for a HD release even if it takes years. If it never comes, well then that sucks.
what are you 'expecting' to be different with a HD release ????
note - it was filmed in the 4x3 1.33:1 ratio - so dont expect a widescreen release. it aint gonna fill up a 16x9 HD screen.
MEJHarrison
11-14-07, 07:56 PM
Hmm too bad I just dropped lots of $$$ at DD. I missed out on this last time
I too just dropped lots of $$$ at DD. But one of the things I dropped the $$$ on was the last two seasons of Oz to complete my collection. :D
Makaveli915
11-14-07, 08:01 PM
I think I bought oz sea 1-6 at amazon for $94.xx when amazon had a deal of day...
bluetoast
11-14-07, 08:39 PM
what are you 'expecting' to be different with a HD release ????
note - it was filmed in the 4x3 1.33:1 ratio - so dont expect a widescreen release. it aint gonna fill up a 16x9 HD screen.
It's aspect ratio is irrelevant, there's still room for improvement in the picture department.
DVD Polizei
11-14-07, 09:10 PM
Gonna wait for a complete series on this one... all these price drops makes me think one is coming.
Doubt it. But since the series was forced fullscreen (with bars on the left and right embedded into the damn transfer) so you can't stretch it on a widescreen television, maybe there's hope. They really F'd the transfer. I bought this myself but once I saw the forced bars, I sold it like a hot potatuh.
bluetoast
11-14-07, 09:34 PM
Doubt it. But since the series was forced fullscreen (with bars on the left and right embedded into the damn transfer) so you can't stretch it on a widescreen television, maybe there's hope. They really F'd the transfer. I bought this myself but once I saw the forced bars, I sold it like a hot potatuh.
You wanted to stretch it to 16:9? I didn't know there was a lock on that for transfers.
DVD Polizei
11-14-07, 10:08 PM
Kind of hard to explain, so I'll make a little photoshop diddy:
They created a widescreen transfer, but overlayed the fullscreen program on it. So now, you get black bars no matter what. It's part of the program. Rather irritating. I commented on this in another Oz thread where it went on sale and I mentioned the people who did the transfer. They were absolutely retarded.
bluetoast
11-14-07, 10:28 PM
Oh, I understand now, didn't know that they did that. Maybe they're really sticklers for OAR. >_>
Few questions about that:
Would that be considered Anamorphic in any sense?
And would zooming help at all, or does it result in a worse resolution than stretching?
DVD Polizei
11-14-07, 11:02 PM
It would be Anaretardic according to my own special home theater terms.
Yeah, I tried zooming, and you'd have to zoom 8x or 10x or the maximum on your TV to get rid of the bars. Basically, it looks severely artifacted because of the zoom so it's useless.
niMANd
11-15-07, 06:43 PM
As I see, Oz is a part of a big TV sale on amazon, which also includes first two seasons of Veronica Mars for $14.99 and Carnivale seasons for $19.99 and $23.99
link (http://amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_3349962_21?ie=UTF8&docId=1000029931&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=browse&pf_rd_r=1DPJ4EAB610BDQC8WER3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=329117501&pf_rd_i=1061354)
Lenny Nero
11-18-07, 04:32 PM
Oh, I understand now, didn't know that they did that. Maybe they're really sticklers for OAR. >_>
Would that be considered Anamorphic in any sense?
And would zooming help at all, or does it result in a worse resolution than stretching?
Yeah, it's a simple, regular anamorphic transfer of a 4:3 original.
DVDPolizei just doesn't know what he's talkin' about, making it sound like a bad thing. :rolleyes:
Why would anyone want to watch it stretched and squashed, and zooming of course will result in a worse looking picture...
P.S. Hey niMANd, didn't know you hanged out here, nice to see you!
bluetoast
11-18-07, 06:05 PM
Yeah, it's a simple, regular anamorphic transfer of a 4:3 original.
DVDPolizei just doesn't know what he's talkin' about, making it sound like a bad thing. :rolleyes:
Why would anyone want to watch it stretched and squashed, and zooming of course will result in a worse looking picture...
P.S. Hey niMANd, didn't know you hanged out here, nice to see you!
Yeah I would never stretch myself, but I was wondering about the encoding, and his point of view.
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