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Paul_Scott · 05-01-2008, 03:56 PM

They would, imo, be foolish to withhold these on Bd any longer than until the release of the new film ( which I have little doubt will be a day and date release).
Most people- especially the studios- need to realize that the hundreds of thousands who rushed out to replace aging full frame tapes with dvds already have made their significant upgrade. They've gotten random access, remasteredm refurbished widescreen anamorphic visuals, extras, 5.1 sound...if the studios think hundreds of thousands of current owners are going to rush out and replace perfectly adequete media they are being fools. They further inhibit the transition with a re-release like this. Hopefully they realize Blu-ray isn't ever likely to be a goldmine for catalog, but do realize it is still a worthwhile supplement and proceed accordingly. I pulled out my copy of Raiders last night and it looked acceptable and more than watchable projected 9' wide. I'll look forward to the Bd release but I'm just not 'jonesing' for it as much as some lesser films that have worse sd dvd encodes and need the upgrade even more.

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05-01-2008, 03:56 PM	#3 of 90
Paul_Scott Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Local Time: 06:05 AM Local Date: 07-24-2008 Posts: 5,762	Re: Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection They would, imo, be foolish to withhold these on Bd any longer than until the release of the new film ( which I have little doubt will be a day and date release). Most people- especially the studios- need to realize that the hundreds of thousands who rushed out to replace aging full frame tapes with dvds already have made their significant upgrade. They've gotten random access, remasteredm refurbished widescreen anamorphic visuals, extras, 5.1 sound...if the studios think hundreds of thousands of current owners are going to rush out and replace perfectly adequete media they are being fools. They further inhibit the transition with a re-release like this. Hopefully they realize Blu-ray isn't ever likely to be a goldmine for catalog, but do realize it is still a worthwhile supplement and proceed accordingly. I pulled out my copy of Raiders last night and it looked acceptable and more than watchable projected 9' wide. I'll look forward to the Bd release but I'm just not 'jonesing' for it as much as some lesser films that have worse sd dvd encodes and need the upgrade even more.