STAR TREK REMASTERED VS ORIGINAL 1080P

Then, there's the audio on the Blu-rays - while certainly ages beyond the stuffy original mono audio when the episodes first aired, the remixed DTS-HD MA 7.1 tracks are rather low in mastering volume, and there is never too much going on in the surrounds (as to be expected with this material).however, that said, there are really nice examples of how the opening theme has been remixed and re-orchestrated by Paramount on the Blu-ray Discs, including the way the Enterprise 'wooshes' from front to rear and the overall clarity of the music.heck, there were moments my sub rattled on some episodes via the new lossless audio.but the sound isn't the biggest issue I had, so let's move on to the DVD end of this comparison.

STAR TREK REMASTERED VS ORIGINAL 1080P

I totally get they were originally shot and intended for full-screen presentations and that's why CBS restored them for high definition in their original ratio, and so pillarboxing was necessary to lock the 4:3 image into the center of the 16:9 format, but for some reason I just cannot 'accept' the pillarboxing areas to the left and right of the episodes as presented on Blu-ray as I can with accepting the letterboxing on widescreen films on Blu-ray and DVD.Д«eyond that, I found that many of the Season One episodes were actually 'too clear' for their own good in 1080p - watching many of the classics including 'The City on the Edge of Forever' and 'Space Seed,' I was able to CLEARLY make out the fake sets, ridiculously cheesy costume budgets, mismatched makeup jobs on faces and more (and this is rendered even worse when selecting the 'Enhanced Special Effects' versions of the episodes on CBS' Blu-rays because they tend to be much cleaner than the Original Effects variants). But immediately, I had some issues with the Blu-rays of Season One: First (and I know this will be frowned upon by purists), I couldn't get around the rather annoying (to me anyway) pillarboxing of the 4:3 image in the widescreen frame for these full-screen Trek episodes. I have listened to the original score since I was in grade school and notice every re-recorded note.As a fan of the original show from the '60s and who grew up on a steady diet of the reruns and then varying home video formats (self-recorded VHS tapes from public access station over-the-air broadcasts and now Blu-ray/DVD), I am in a bit of a conundrum with what to do in a particular situation.let me start by explaining that I picked up the first season of Trek on Blu-ray around '08 with a Best Buy gift certificate I received from my wife's mom (either for the holidays or as a birthday gift can't recall which) and just never got around to getting the remaining two seasons because of expense. And yes, you can watch episodes in any order you like, but with the other sets, I have that extra hassle of having to worry about it.ДЈ) The sound! I absolutely ABHOR the redone title music and FX on the blu-rays. While the DVD's can still reveal many of the flaws, I find it a nice 'happy medium.'Дў) The original DVD's put the episodes in production order, which is my preferred way to watch - the episodes proceed in a more logical fashion (especially first season). The Blu-Rays show WAY too much (bad) detail that was never meant to be seen.

However, for TOS, I far prefer my original 2-episode DVD's for several reasons:ДЎ) I think the picture quality actually looks better on my HD TV.

I prefer the Blu-Rays for Next Gen (as mentioned above, TNG is STUNNING in Hi-Def), Enterprise, and the films.

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