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Robin Hood: Season One reviews?

post #1 of 5
8/19/08 at 6:41am
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How's the video and audio quality on this Region 1 Blu-ray release? I haven't seen any reviews, so did Warner not send out screeners for this? I didn't purchase the first season on DVD last year as I read on TVShowsOnDVD that there was an issue with video compression. And I've also heard that the Region 2 release had poor compression in the video department. So I've been hoping BBC/Warner addressed this with last month's Robin Hood: Season One.

Would anyone recommend purchasing this? Thanks.
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post #2 of 5
8/19/08 at 7:07am

Re: Robin Hood: Season One reviews?

HighDefDigest has a review up:

Blu-ray Review: Robin Hood: Season One | High-Def Digest

They give it middling marks, and I'd have to agree. It's a 1080i encode (which shouldn't matter, it didn't on my 50A2000) with 640kbps DD5.1, and after viewing it myself, it's a rental if you haven't seen the series before. If you've seen it and dug it, I'd lean towards a buy.
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post #3 of 5
8/19/08 at 8:09am

Re: Robin Hood: Season One reviews?

The PQ varies quite a bit from grainy and soft to crisp and clear, not sure why though. The audio track is nothing to write home about either, it is good but nothing fantastic. I bought Season 1 blind and have really been enjoying it, as has my daughter (11). I'll be picking up Season 2 if I can find it.
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post #4 of 5
8/19/08 at 8:36am

Re: Robin Hood: Season One reviews?

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Originally Posted by Ron-P
The PQ varies quite a bit from grainy and soft to crisp and clear, not sure why though.
Are you talking about the parts where it suddenly looks like they're shooting on HD video, then back to film? I would say that was it, but the application is inconsistent. Sometimes it's in the woods, sometimes in the castle, sometimes somewhere else.
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post #5 of 5
8/19/08 at 11:07am

Re: Robin Hood: Season One reviews?

Yep, exactly Jesse.
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