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I thought Warner Archive discs were encrypted. Though if they are, I imagine they are the only ones doing it.

In that case it's the exact same transfer used on the "Wartime Comedies" DVD set judging by that review. Ergo if you must own it, get the DVD set which is cheaper. Edit: just checked and that review is over a year old. Seems no one has reviewed the MOD, which hopefully is better than what...

On the other hand, it's decidedly cheaper to get the comedies set. However, The transfer of Benson is rather poor to begin with in the comedies set. Perhaps they somehow used a better one for the MOD?

New ones will probably come soon, in the next few months.

Wow, Universal's finally getting the lead out of its drawers on its MOD line. Now just curious of the transfers are up to snuff.

Nice breakdown. Plenty of new early Universal/Paramount this time around. Hopefully some of these have newer transfers.

TCM Shop looks like its starting to carry Universal Vault stock. Their current selection is small, but will probably grow in the coming months. I guess that leaves the Fox Cinema Archive effectively in the dust between TCM Shop and WB Shop -- too pitiful and substandard for either to try...

Are you sure it was just the transfer? Though the transfer itself wasn't great either, it looked to me that the problem had more to do with very poor elements, like it was sourced from a very rough 16mm print. Didn't think it was quite that bad. Strictly average as far as Universal transfers...

Are they open-matte or Pan & Scan?

Wow, some pretty good ones this time. The price isn't too bad considering how rarely the Universal MOD line sputters back to life. Especially I Saw What You Did...the Anchor Bay DVD often goes for double that price.

http://www.amazon.com/Flesh-Fantasy-Edward-G-Robinson/dp/B00FERSVIC I should pick this up too. I'm always up for anything Edward G Robinson.

They have for a select few (less that 1%), but its always been do to the expiration of an 3rd party license, not just randomly going OOP. None of these Universal discs should be running into licensing problems. Really sucks as I was planning on buying Shoot Out soon. Might have to go R2 on...

I was particularly caught off guard with this one, thinking it would be more of a typical gangland drama. I'm not even sure how much of the DeMille factor is really part of this movie considering its somewhat atypical of his usual sort of films and has a sort of depression-era satire that one...

At this rate, we'll get a R1 version of The Story of Dr Wassell before Northwest Mounted Police. Five years ago I wouldn't have believed that Northwest Mounted Police would be the one of the two remaining sound DeMille features to remain unreleased, yet here we are. I should probably spring...

The Milky Way is entirely owned by the Lloyd estate so it's entirely in Criterion's ballpark at the moment. If they choose to release it, it will certainly be an improved transfer. However, I'm curious to know if the DVD looked as rough as it did because there just aren't any better elements...

Yes! I'm hoping Criterion managed to license it now that their digging into the films of the Harold Lloyd estate, but as long as it turns up somewhere. Strange that Universal has just been sitting on what is essentially the only major studio-owned Lloyd film. It seems to have never even...

Good to see this line is still kicking with a few new exclusive titles emerging. I'm pretty sure it's identical to the transfer used on the UK DVD (minus the PAL) which was an official Universal product. On par with the other transfers in the W.C. Fields DVD collections.

Anyone notice a lot of VHS/laserdisc transfers for this last wave? Like more than any previous wave combined? The one exception was Counterpoint which was a recent, anamorphic transfer. Perhaps the new widescreen releases look good, but all of the new releases or pre-widescreen films I...

I can recommend the Counterpoint blu-ray. Anamorphic w/ a clean, crisp transfer. Could have made a good retail DVD.

The new releases have started shipping today.

Thanks, overlooked that one. And another new one to boot! Does Killdozer count?

In addition to all these, there are still more listed: Comanche Territory (1950) Flame of Araby (1951) Every Day's a Holiday (1937) (Finally!) Texas Across the River (1966) Counterpoint (1967) (Finally!) The Questor Tapes (1974) All these, including those in Gregory Mesh's post and...

I personally found Tobruk to have an excellent transfer. A clean, sharp picture throughout--except for the few matte shots for obvious reasons. First time seeing the film myself. A rousing, complex war picture that definitely lived up to its reputation.

Every time I fear the line is dead, a few new releases crop up. While a fairly meager number of titles in this wave, I'm glad to see these released.

Does Universal own the distribution rights to Harold Lloyd's Professor Beware? It was strangely absent in the DVD collection, and I figured Universal still has a hold on it.

While the selection of new material is slim, I'm glad Skippy got released as a late tribute honoring Jackie Cooper's passing. Also, it's the first new-to-dvd 1930s title we've gotten from this program in quite some time.

Games has just recently been listed as "unavailable" on Amazon.com. Perhaps the issue with this title is being addressed?

The Universal Vault hasn't included a new-to-DVD 1930s title since the MOD program launched. Hopefully, that changes soon.

Different studios tend to have different quality. Here's my experience No subtitles is the most noticeable for me. The Universal MOD titles that have been released in the recent waves this year tend to look very good with no difference in quality from pressed, outside of the cleanup you...

They're widescreen