Posted by Graham on 09/22/44 11:38

Ridwan Hughes <fox@ridhughz.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <364zf.375$_C5.222@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>,
> garylawton@ntlworld.com says...
> > Can anyone believe this ebay auction::
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/7dba2
> >
> > I've reported it and also tried to contact the highest bidder! £80
> > though for some d/loaded content on some dvd-rs is unbelievable!
>
> I take it you didn't check the seller's ended auctions?
>
> This Malcom 1-6 set ended at £107
>
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6473726712
>
>
>
> On the subject of copies, what are the Asian imports of Star Trek series
> like? I'd like to collect the vasious incarnations but not when the price
> of a single UK/US season can cost as much as a full Asian import series.
>
>
Don't know about the Asian versions, but the UK versions are not that
impressive IMO.
There has been no attempt to clean up the picture in any way at all.
Even a mild noise reduction would have made a hell of a difference.
As it is, I've calulated that each episode is encoded at a bitrate of about
4000-4500 which is not really enough when the source material is so poor.
Probably not a problem for those who view their DVDs on CRT televisions, but
as I often use a large LCD monitor, it doesn't look too impressive to me.

They are overpriced.
Cheers!

--
Graham

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