Subj : Re: TNG vs TOS - anybody still think Next Generation sucks?
To   : rec.arts.sf.tv,rec.arts.startrek.current,alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From : electrictroy
Date : Fri Sep 30 2005 07:41:56

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos


Straker wrote:
> In article <433C8417.584047B1@rochester.rr.com>, Mike
> > I still enjoy TNG today. Although on todays DVD and high def technology,
> > TNG is more dated because it was mastered to broadcast videotape and
> > can't be mastered in high definition like TOS which was film.
>
> I think you mean what it was shot on, not what it was mastered on.
> Which, IIRC, was film. I know I've seen pictures of TNG sets with film
> cameras. IMDb also says it was shot on film. .....

..

Even if TNG was stored on videotape, the difference wouldn't be visible
on DVD, because the videotape's resolution mathes the DVD's resolution.
 We shouldn't see a dramatic difference until HD-DVD comes out.  Then
you'll see how lo-res 525x480 video is compared to 1600(?)x1080
film-transfer.

Also, the TOS DVDs were a let-down.  They didn't bother to clean the
film, so you see all the glitches & flaws of 40-years of age.

troy

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