[tophat9000]

Do we really need a Hi Def version? Your just going to see how cheesy and crappy the set’s were

[Hot Tabasco]

Do we really need a Hi Def version? Your just going to see how cheesy and crappy the set’s were

I agree, it would be like watching Ozzie and Harriet in HD too.........

[6SJ7]

Your just going to see how cheesy and crappy the set’s were...

Just watched one of the digitally re-mastered original episodes, "The Doomsday Machine", and the special effects did greatly improve the ship exterior shots and the Doomsday Machine itself. Of course, that was a pretty good episode even with the original matt painting effects.

[gymbeau]

You can see that right from the first DVD release. You could see clearly that the railing running around the bridge was just 2x6 (or 2x10 whatever) and sometimes you could see fingerprints (or nose prints?) on the turbo lift doors. It’s actually kind of charming.
They did a nice job of turning mono into 5.1, though.

cheers
Jim

[TrueKnightGalahad]

The Star Trek : TOS set on HD DVD has gotten outstanding reviews for both the picture and the (upgraded) sound - even the ‘cheesy’ effects appear much better in HD. The set is actually manufactured on combination disks that contain both standard DVD and HD DVD versions, so those with regular DVD players can still enjoy it, while being future-proofed if/when they move up to an HD DVD player.

I think that HD in general is poised for mass consumer breakthrough - more and more people will be buying new HD-capable TVs, spurred by the impending switchover to digital broadcasting and the increasing number of HD channels. Those same people will hike the demand for HD DVDs because their expectations of quality will be raised...and regular DVDs, even upscaled, just won’t cut it anymore.