http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/ Engadget HD Comments for Battlestar Galactica: Season 1 HD DVD arriving sans quality? http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Jan 24th 2008 3:04PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 10:42AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 10:48AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 11:41AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 1:24PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 10:48AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
To get this thread back on track, I have it, but cant open until xmas, so I will be checking mine closely!!!]]>Dec 14th 2007 11:02AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
Hey, it worked great for SACD and DVD-A :)]]>Dec 14th 2007 11:53AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
Hopefully, Universal will redo it. Even better, with only one season left anyway, I might just wait and see if they do a complete series set.

At least I can enjoy my Lost Season 3 Blu-ray.]]>Dec 14th 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 11:08AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 11:09AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
I opened my set up and 3 of the discs were very scratched. The others were fine. I did not have the audio sync issues others are describing but my video got pixilated multiple times on the scratched disk I tested.

I support both formats but I was very disappointed in both the packaging and quality of video found on this set.

For $70 people expect more than a Wal-Mart bargain bin production.]]>Dec 14th 2007 11:18AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
This series was filmed in a dark, gritty style. It's not supposed to look like Discovery HD Theater, everybody!]]>Dec 14th 2007 11:44AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/

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By the way, take a look at a bunch of the 25 GB MPEG 2 Blu-ray titles that were panned for being worse than the SD versions.]]>Dec 14th 2007 11:42AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/It's really amazing how worked up some of you guys get. ]]>Dec 14th 2007 12:10PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
So yes. I expect it to not suck.]]>Dec 14th 2007 12:20PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 12:59PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 19th 2007 4:12PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
Sucks to be an HD DVD owner, but that's what you get from an inferior product. :/]]>Dec 14th 2007 12:29PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 12:45PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/It is? So where's your research on that?

You do know that HD DVD's have the same scratchability as DVD as they're made essentially with the same equipment? Sensitivity to scratches is down to the laser and Blu-Ray has the same sensitivity.

In fact Blu-Ray had major problems early on because they put the data layer closer to the surface, hence having to add protective coating.

At least with HD DVD you can resurface/de-scratch the discs like with DVD. With Blu-Ray, once you're through the extra coating, you're destroying the data layer and the disc is a coaster.


"Sucks to be an HD DVD owner, but that's what you get from an inferior product. :/"
Shows what you know.

Anyway, keep on enjoying your profile 1.0 discs with no in-vision or internet features. Enjoy the higher prices. Enjoy the wealth of dumb titles in BOGOF deals in an effort to prop up the market ;-)]]>Dec 14th 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
The packaging is HORRIBLE. The quality of the video is pathetic. Overall cheap corporate f**ks disrespecting such a great series.

Pretty Sad. Is there anything we can do!!??]]>Dec 14th 2007 12:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 12:50PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
I don't know if the posts got moved around, or if they got deleted.]]>Dec 14th 2007 12:49PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
If you have the SD set, this is hardly worth the 70 bucks.]]>Dec 14th 2007 12:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Enough already! And please stop encouraging the usual trolls who imagine this to be as important as a presidential debate.

The real issue is Universal being taken to task for such a shoddy release of one the most anticipated box sets out there. I can't imagine the negative impact the "Heroes" box set would've had if released in a similar fashion. The whole thing is very reminiscent of Halo 3's Limited Edition debacle (I was very lucky; my disks were fine), but like that game, this unfortunate BG news sounds like people in the production department fell asleep at the wheel. ]]>Dec 14th 2007 1:27PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
HD DVD discs can simply just scratch easier then Blu-ray, so this is something you're gonna have to deal with if you support HD DVD.

That and being outsold on weeks like that ending December 9th 76:24 :)]]>Dec 14th 2007 1:32PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 2:07PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 14th 2007 1:44PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
here's hoping that they do a better job with it than this turd.]]>Dec 14th 2007 2:45PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
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But there are more of them.]]>Dec 14th 2007 10:57PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 15th 2007 8:04PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
When the ragtag fleet finds Earth, Starbuck takes her viper down to Earth to make contact, landing in Berlin...

Q: What's the first thing she says to the onlooking crowd of Germans as she climbs out of her ship?

A: Frakkin' zie Deutsch?]]>Dec 16th 2007 1:13AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/other than that, this set is awesome folks, all mine play and sound perfect.
plus it is very nice with the full wide screen support.
sorry you guys got bunk copies, maybe season 2 will be better.
SO SAY WE ALL!!!]]>Dec 16th 2007 1:20AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
The picture quality, if you watch it, seems to be more to do with the cameras and conversion than anything else - the darker it is, the grainer it is. Scenes shot in the hanger and Adama's office are generally grain-free (apart from what I'd expect from BSG in general). The detail level is still outstanding and the bits of detail you see in the space-battles is outstanding.

Could it be better? Yeah. Am I disappointed? Hell no.

So say we all.]]>Dec 16th 2007 1:51AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Dec 16th 2007 6:55PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/
But for you Blu-Ray supporters, if I were you I'd be biting my tongue before making ignorant comments like "should have been on Blu-Ray."

You do realize that there are probably 10x more technical problems with Blu-Ray discs over HD DVD right? Let me see, Robocop was recalled, Harry Potter had mixed up discs, Blade Runner had mixed up discs, Pirates are being recalled if they don't display properly on certain scenes, etc., etc.

Yeah, I want to go out and buy something that was rushed out onto the market before it was ready (Blu-Ray). Sheesh.]]>Dec 25th 2007 2:02PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/12/14/battlestar-galactica-season-1-hd-dvd-arriving-sans-quality/Jan 5th 2008 10:17AM