I finally got a Blue Ray player.

joeparaski
joeparaski Posts: 1,865
edited May 2009 in The Clubhouse
I got the Sony S550 at Future Shop....$319 Cdn. Hmmmm....now I need something to play on it....oh....how about Star Trek the Original Series Season 1 on Blue-Ray?? Ok, good start, so I bought it at the same time.

Let me tell you....if you are a Star Trek fan you are going to see the Original Series like you've never seen it before!!!

Blue Ray on a 50" Samsung Plasma...I LIKE IT!!! I wonder why I waited so long?

Joe
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2009
    I'd like to work up to getting the entire series. How much did you spend for the first season...roughly?

    cnh
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited May 2009
    Damn. I hate posts like this. Its just trying to make me spend my money. ;)

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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited May 2009
    Why did you wait so long? The damn cost would be my guess.
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited May 2009
    cnh wrote: »
    I'd like to work up to getting the entire series. How much did you spend for the first season...roughly?

    cnh


    I think that only the 1st season is available on Blue Ray. I paid $79.99 cdn at Future Shop.

    I just watched a couple of episodes. Of course the acting is real corny but what amazes me is the detail.

    Joe
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited May 2009
    nadams wrote: »
    Why did you wait so long? The damn cost would be my guess.


    No so much the cost...it was more an issue of having an old big screen t.v. You know, the ones that need to be moved with a crane. Now that I finally got a flat screen plasma, it was only fitting to get a Blue-Ray...plus, costs did come down on those.

    Joe
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited May 2009
    Congrats on the New Blu-Ray player.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited May 2009
    Congrats ...after hooking up my PS3 to my 58" Plasma and throwing in The Wild blu ray ( A tier zero reference animation disc ) I said the same thing as you :D

    I couldnt leave out the 37" in the bedroom, so I bought a stand alone player for in there......now you have to set up a nice budget to feed your new toy. :)
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  • 66chevyIISS
    66chevyIISS Posts: 857
    edited May 2009
    is Blue-Ray better then Blu-ray? :p
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    edited May 2009
    66chevyIISS wrote: »
    is Blue-Ray better then Blu-ray? :p

    Soon to be obsolete with the intro of green ray.:)
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited May 2009
    joeparaski wrote: »
    I got the Sony S550 at Future Shop....$319 Cdn. Hmmmm....now I need something to play on it....oh....how about Star Trek the Original Series Season 1 on Blue-Ray?? Ok, good start, so I bought it at the same time.

    Let me tell you....if you are a Star Trek fan you are going to see the Original Series like you've never seen it before!!!

    Blue Ray on a 50" Samsung Plasma...I LIKE IT!!! I wonder why I waited so long?

    Joe

    Definitely an Original series Star Trek fan but I'm not sure if I want to see it on Blu-ray....just doesn't seem right to see it in that much clarity, if you know what I mean.....
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited May 2009
    Lorthos wrote: »
    Definitely an Original series Star Trek fan but I'm not sure if I want to see it on Blu-ray....just doesn't seem right to see it in that much clarity, if you know what I mean.....

    My thoughts too. That show was cheesy enough in SD.:D
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,067
    edited May 2009
    As long as the "director" didn't add updated special effects befor releasing it(i.e. Star Wars:eek:), it should retain the charm of that era of TV watching. There is something fun about watching those old special effects where it actually required some ingenuity to make them happen vs. some mouse clicks and a piece of software.
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,067
    edited May 2009
    BTW, congrats on the Blu Ray player! I'm very jealous.
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited May 2009
    joeparaski wrote: »
    I think that only the 1st season is available on Blue Ray. I paid $79.99 cdn at Future Shop.

    I just watched a couple of episodes. Of course the acting is real corny but what amazes me is the detail.

    Joe

    US price is still $64.99 at amazon.
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited May 2009
    dpowell wrote: »
    As long as the "director" didn't add updated special effects befor releasing it(i.e. Star Wars:eek:), it should retain the charm of that era of TV watching. There is something fun about watching those old special effects where it actually required some ingenuity to make them happen vs. some mouse clicks and a piece of software.

    Old and new special effects are both available as choices in this set. This is a well mastered blu-ray with a lot of attention to detail. Spock's make-up is a lot more obvious in the early episodes with the extra definition...
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited May 2009
    Lucky You! I can't wait to get one myself. I'm waiting for the price to drop more and for a bigger selection of dvd's to rent.
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