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This looks to be another SD release (actually two) on Blu-ray: the 1955 and 56 kinescopes of live performances of Peter Pan with Mary Martin.

https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7013...pan-1955-1956/

Since it's film it could be HD (?), but since it's made from non HD video, is there any point in putting it on Blu-ray? Maybe someday they'll artificially add additional lines of resolution.

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BD discs can do things DVD can't. It may be worth releasing SD content to take advantage of interactive features.

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Originally Posted by rw2516 (Post 13193547)

BD discs can do things DVD can't. It may be worth releasing SD content to take advantage of interactive features.

I don't think anyone cares about interactive features. It certainly didn't matter much to DVD when it was advertised as a "special feature".

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Originally Posted by PhantomStranger (Post 13190082)

Fist of the North Star (anime) is getting released soon as SD on Blu-ray. This may be a growing trend in anime since Sentai has announced they are abandoning DVD releases.

https://www.amazon.com/Fist-North-St...h+star+blu+ray

A little rich for my blood, but at least they have the sense to have english subtitles on all 152 episodes.

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I've love to have more Shin-Chan episodes, even if they're just subbed. This seems like a perfect format for releasing them.

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Originally Posted by Jay G. (Post 13191231)

SD upconverted, or straight SD? Any examples?

I believe both Pixies' Blu-rays are from SD sources.

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Originally Posted by digidoh (Post 13193328)

The Blu-ray does at least have both peformances on one disc; the DVD releases are separate.

I can't find any resolution info on this disc, but it's very possible it's an HD transfer of a film that's a recording of an SD broadcast.

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Originally Posted by PhantomStranger (Post 13194118)

I believe both Pixies' Blu-rays are from SD sources.

This review states that they're both 1080i on the disc:
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/3816/pixies_live.html
[quote]Both sets are presented with a 1080i/MPEG-4 encoded transfer at an aspect ratio of 1.78:1. [quote]

So they may be from SD sources, but they're not stored as SD on the Blu-ray, like some of the extras are. So they're at least SD upconversions.

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Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt (Post 11750717)

There were some porn releases that did this shortly after the format came out...basically compilations that put a ton of old scenes onto a single disc.

Jesus, how much porn does someone need in one sitting?! Bunch of damn show-offs, I suppose.