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Old 25-11-2011, 19:27   #4546
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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Maybe I'm being a dweeb, but surely none of this is filmed in HD anyway so is irrelevant ?
Depends, some will be of a HD quality from the master copy. Look at "Friends" on Comedy Central HD
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Old 25-11-2011, 20:23   #4547
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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Depends, some will be of a HD quality from the master copy. Look at "Friends" on Comedy Central HD
I noticed that about a month ago... tell you what, really gives subscription TV value over the regular DVDs when you see shows from a few decades back recut to be HD 16:9 instead of SD 4:3.
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Old 25-11-2011, 20:46   #4548
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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I noticed that about a month ago... tell you what, really gives subscription TV value over the regular DVDs when you see shows from a few decades back recut to be HD 16:9 instead of SD 4:3.
It's why I'm waiting to see the Star Trek Next Gen HD remaster - which I hope will appear on one of the Sky channels at somepoint

Although knowing our luck it will be Atlantic
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Old 25-11-2011, 21:07   #4549
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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Maybe I'm being a dweeb, but surely none of this is filmed in HD anyway so is irrelevant ?
Even if it not in HD, it will look better because it can be upscaled.
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Old 25-11-2011, 21:17   #4550
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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It's why I'm waiting to see the Star Trek Next Gen HD remaster - which I hope will appear on one of the Sky channels at somepoint

Although knowing our luck it will be Atlantic
Seeing how good the screenshots look I think iw ill have to stump up the cash for the Bluray on this.
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Old 25-11-2011, 21:21   #4551
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It's why I'm waiting to see the Star Trek Next Gen HD remaster - which I hope will appear on one of the Sky channels at somepoint
Oh, I have a soft spot for TNG. About half the episodes were rubbish, but the great ones are among my favourite shows of all time. The Inner Light, Q Who?, Tapestry, Cause and Effect... that's good viewing. And knowing my luck, due to get the HD 16:9 treatment on a channel only for L and XL customers.
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Old 25-11-2011, 22:25   #4552
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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Seeing how good the screenshots look I think iw ill have to stump up the cash for the Bluray on this.
Indeed http://youtu.be/-DZEcKM33YY
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

Has anyone heard if there are plans on getting the channel MGM on VM.
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Has anyone heard if there are plans on getting the channel MGM on VM.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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Depends, some will be of a HD quality from the master copy. Look at "Friends" on Comedy Central HD
Yeah, when i think the broadcasts of the first series on CH4/E4 over the years where horrible, and in 4:3 to, the Comedy central HD remasters are mega, now i want them on Blu-ray.


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p.s. some of the only fools remasters look ace as well, pity we don't get gold in HD, maybe they could be broadcast on Watch sometime in the future.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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Maybe I'm being a dweeb, but surely none of this is filmed in HD anyway so is irrelevant ?
I've read others say that the older programmes were shot on film, so can now be shown in HD quality.
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Maybe I'm being a dweeb, but surely none of this is filmed in HD anyway so is irrelevant ?
Does depend on how it was filmed but often the res it was filmed in is much higher than hd
Which is why we have blu ray versions of terminator etc
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

Robin of Sherwood looks amazing on Bluray, even though it was only filmed on 16mm film.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

Anything shot in 35mm is higher than HD resolution so once scanned in to a computer a 4K master is usually made.

This means that a 1080p copy can easily be made.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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Anything shot in 35mm is higher than HD resolution so once scanned in to a computer a 4K master is usually made.

This means that a 1080p copy can easily be made.
Bingo!
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