How will you watch the unaltered trilogy?

[P1X4R]

i'm waiting for "scope" projectors to become more affordable. anamorphic lenses are an option but pricey also.

https://www.runco.com/cinewide.html
https://www.vidikron.com/cinewide.html

 

[elwood49]

Hey Elwood! Where you been?

Zoomed to fill the screen, chopping off the subtitles and emphasizing the lower resolution is the only way to watch them if you have a widescreen display.


Despite not being anamorphic, these look REALLY good.

I watched parts of ANH and TESB today.

My video set up is a 119" screen, IF 7200 FP, Oppo, HDA1 and Zektor DVI switch.

I have them being scaled to 1080i and then going to the IF.

Both look VERY good and better than any bootleg out there. They look even better than the actual LDs as well (when I had them). There is some "grain" or "dots" that are more apparent than other releases but you get used to it. I also preferred the picture of the Oppo player compared to the HDA1. That said, there is no LD "tearing" with these versions and colors look great. It is so nice to have the original colors back. I hated the '97 SE tints.

For $15 each, they are a must have. It's great to have an easy way for everyone to enjoy the TRUE Star Wars trilogy.

More later, I got to watch more now!

Hey man. I've been very, very busy the last few weeks/months and haven't had much time for the board lately.

Your review of the new set sounds great! I know you're more familiar with the various bootlegs than I am. I can't wait to pick these up.

 

[gdb]

Good point Tom! I saw ROTS on my Mom's HDTV and wondered if there was a way to get the subtitles to fit on the screen. It bothered me that I couldn't figure out how. Now I know that it's not my lack of imagination that kept the subtitles from playing but Lucas'.

I've been on a hiatus from buying all DVDs for about a year and a half now in preparation for the HD DVD/Blueray revolution -- ugh, will it ever get here? To me, all DVDs are so much VHS-tape in about 3 years time. That said, I still broke down and bought these for fear of Lucas not porting them over to HD/Blueray.

 

[Gruson]

Well keep in touch this time El!



Remember, they are NOT anamorphic but in the end, I am happy with the release and they look better than what I expected.

I will compare them to some of the best rips later on.

 

[jason2885]

Well I think I will be watching them on a 4:3 TV first and then on my Widescreen TV

 

[Gruff Old Bear]

Stretching it horizontally to fill the screen and distorting the picture is kind of authentic, in a way...if when you saw it in the theatre you sat in the front row...


Okay, I'm going back to my room now...

 

[Alice Adrenochrome]

Thanks guys for the technical heads up, it really helped me making my mind up. I am going to buy them.

 

[Darth Loki]

on VHS becuase that's the only version of the UA OT I own.

 

[Trilogy]

Still on the fence about getting these, non-anamorphics no good.
Ok you can stretch the image to fit but as the subs are not over the footage, your cutting them off. To me that isn`t any good either. If they were released non-anamorphic but with the subs over the footage, then perhaps.
They should have really been released Anamorphic, theres no excuse.

 

[sebcanadaceo]

I just finished watching "A New Hope" (1977 version) on my "Toshiba 34HFX84" and used the zoom in option on my TV...

They looked fine! Sure, the 2004 version looks much better but they were not horrible to watch like many speculated. Actually... I was surprised at how good they looked, I expected them to look far worse!


:emperor

 

[PosterBoyKelly]

I have a regular square TV so I don't give a crap. And there's no way I'm getting a Widescreen anytime soon, my moneys tied up in SS figures :chew