Trevor

stingermck

Nothing left to say others havent, so I will let Lex take it from here:

Anubis2005X

RockyMtnBri

Jeff...

I'm chiming in as an owner of all three. GET THE BLU-RAY SET. The new effects are in HD and the video has been re-mastered, and yes, there are black bars on the side. It is a phenomenal set - the best part is that you can switch between new and old effects with the angle button on your remote while watching the episodes. The standard set has more discs (I believe) because they had to create duplicates of each episode with old and new effects.

Josh Z

Comments like that tend to turn threads here in a negative direction. Rather than harp on that, I will just point out that you are misinformed.

High definition really has nothing to do with the shape of the movie or show. The picture quality of the Blu-ray is vastly sharper and clearer than the DVD.

Read this:

Why Don't the Black Bars Go Away?

RockyMtnBri

BTW Josh, the way I solved the black bar "problem" was to reduce the ambient light in my media room so that only the projected image is visible. There is no discernible frame to be seen. Granted, not everyone can do this, but it is a "solution."

And Jeff, by your reasoning, any movie made before 1952 would be "unwatchable" by you, which would be a real shame. I have great flicks like Casablanca (1941), The Wizard of Oz (1939), and the Adventures of Robin Hood (1939) on blu-ray and they look phenomenal, not to mention they are some of the greatest films of all time!

cdstewart2

http://www.walmart.com/ip/12534019

Walmart has season 3 for $39.86 . Just received mine from them. $.97 shipping to home (free ship-to-store).

I have Season 1 (HDDVD) and Seasons 2&3 (Blu-Ray) now.

calhoun07

Didn't DVDTalkers call people like this "Joe Six Pack" for quite a few years?

calhoun07

Wow...GREAT DEAL! And their prices on seasons one and two aren't too shabby either.

Are these available in store as well?

jjcool

Just ordered season 3 from them. I was only able to get season 1 from the best buy $40 a season deal. Now I am just waiting for season 2 to get cheaper somewhere.

jjcool

This has black bars on the sides? Screw that, I'm gonna cancel the order I just placed.

cdstewart2

Couldn't tell ya... I figured $.97 shipping straight to me was worth it. I've been watching season 1 on HDDVD and it's just amazing. They did a stellar job of enhancing (and not re-imagining) the effects shots (unlike Star Wars).

Double_Oh_7

Wow, how can a DVD Talk "Senior Member" be so ignorant about DVDs and Blu-ray?

calhoun07

Can somebody please explain this to me? For YEARS members here have been all about OAR on movies/TV shows. Now we all (or most of us) have HD TVs there are people whining about NOT getting things in OAR? I would expect this from the Joe Six Pack crowd, not here.

Mr. Salty

It's called a "joke." I think jjcool fancies himself the new Groucho.

calhoun07

Only I got Groucho's humor.

mikehunt

yes, although back then it was when people bitched about black bars on top and bottom


back on track, is the blu ray set the "remastered" versions that had updated special effects?

Roybq

You can choose between the original presentations or the remastered effects versions. I enjoyed watching both versions of all of the episodes...even with those black bars.

JeffTheAlpaca

I checked Amazon and it looks like it is now OOP with some marketplace sellers offering it for $200+ when you could get it around $178-$180 a couple months ago.

They have this message posted

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Orig...rBy=addOneStar



Are they coming out with a new version?

Mr. Salty

That seems to only apply to the three-pack. The individual seasons are still readily available.

Josh Z

To add to this, the three-pack is literally just the first three box sets shrinkwrapped together. They are otherwise identical to the separate releases.

jjcool

Still looking for a good price on Season 2.

mzupeman2

Perhaps too many customers complained about loose discs during shipping? That was a big problem with these releases... those mini spindles just aren't reliable enough. Bend the case a little too much in one direction, and POP, off comes a disc. The series in its entirety is wonderful though. I've had no issues.

JeffTheAlpaca

Season 2 is out of stock at Amazon and Season 1 has only copy remaining in stock so maybe there is a problem with the discs.

Mr. Salty

No, there isn't. They're available elsewhere. They're in print, they're fine, many of us have owned them since they came out. I don't know why you have a bug up your ass about these releases, but you need to let it go.