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- Robert Harris
$5.
The difference in cost between Band of Brothers, all six discs and 705 minutes of it, on Amazon on standard definition vs. Blu-ray.
If not remarkable, and I find it so, at least quality marketing in moving out software on one front, while tempting folks to make the move to Blu-ray on the other.
If anyone out there is unfamiliar with the work, Band of Brothers was telecast on HBO in September of 2001, arriving in November of 2002 on standard def video, and six years later on Blu-ray.
It remains one of the consummate series ever created for broadcast.
How does the Blu-ray look?
Correct. And generally gorgeous.
All of the muted color, occasional grain and superbly crafted imagery that we saw back in 2001 is still there. Only sharper, cleaner looking and overall, better defined, and far advanced from its heavily compressed broadcast. It is possible that a bit of grain or noise reduction may have been applied, but not overall, and not in any damaging amount.
Once every decade or so there is a single defining production that sets the standard for all that are to follow. Band of Brothers is one of the productions.
The price -- inclusive of additional documentaries, commentary and a new interactive "field guide."
An amazing $37!
Very Highly Recommended from all perspectives.
RAH
The difference in cost between Band of Brothers, all six discs and 705 minutes of it, on Amazon on standard definition vs. Blu-ray.
If not remarkable, and I find it so, at least quality marketing in moving out software on one front, while tempting folks to make the move to Blu-ray on the other.
If anyone out there is unfamiliar with the work, Band of Brothers was telecast on HBO in September of 2001, arriving in November of 2002 on standard def video, and six years later on Blu-ray.
It remains one of the consummate series ever created for broadcast.
How does the Blu-ray look?
Correct. And generally gorgeous.
All of the muted color, occasional grain and superbly crafted imagery that we saw back in 2001 is still there. Only sharper, cleaner looking and overall, better defined, and far advanced from its heavily compressed broadcast. It is possible that a bit of grain or noise reduction may have been applied, but not overall, and not in any damaging amount.
Once every decade or so there is a single defining production that sets the standard for all that are to follow. Band of Brothers is one of the productions.
The price -- inclusive of additional documentaries, commentary and a new interactive "field guide."
An amazing $37!
Very Highly Recommended from all perspectives.
RAH
