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Product Enterprise has lowered the MSRP of the Talking Gay Ellis
substantially: http://www.productenterprise.com/acatalog/Gerry_Anderson.html Must not be selling as well as hoped. Wonder if sellers on this side of the pond will be following suit... Jeff |
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nafofu wrote:
> Product Enterprise has lowered the MSRP of the Talking Gay Ellis > substantially: > > Must not be selling as well as hoped. Yes, the reason that we are seeing all these heavily discounted items from Product Enterprise is that they are not selling at the original prices. The bad news about this is that there won't be any more of these sorts of items from Product Enterprise. They have moved onto collectibles which are more limited, larger, and much more expensive. :-( Marc |
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I have just seen that Comet miniatures announced clean version of SHADO Control Mobile sometimes in 2008. This is just great news... All the best, Branko The bad news about this is that there won't be any more ofthese sorts of items from Product Enterprise. They havemoved onto collectibles which are more limited, larger, andmuch more expensive. :-(Marc _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Yes I have been reading the blogs about the quality ot Thunderbird 2. Does not sound like these will be selling either!!
Derek Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote: nafofu wrote: > Product Enterprise has lowered the MSRP of the Talking Gay Ellis > substantially: > > Must not be selling as well as hoped. Yes, the reason that we are seeing all these heavily discounted items from Product Enterprise is that they are not selling at the original prices. The bad news about this is that there won't be any more of these sorts of items from Product Enterprise. They have moved onto collectibles which are more limited, larger, and much more expensive. :-( Marc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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I read somewhere that there is an Americal selling cleaned up versions on ebay for a very reasonalbe price, pretty much what you would buy them for dirty!
I will try to track him down and pass on any info. Derek Branko Vekic <[hidden email]> wrote: I have just seen that Comet miniatures announced clean version of SHADO Control Mobile sometimes in 2008. This is just great news... All the best, Branko The bad news about this is that there won't be any more ofthese sorts of items from Product Enterprise. They havemoved onto collectibles which are more limited, larger, andmuch more expensive. :-(Marc __________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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I can see that there was no reactions on my statement that Charlton UFO DVD set looks great upscaled by Playstation 3 watched on 52" 1080p TV. It really does! I just watched "The Dalotek Affair" and I was blown away by the detail and quality... Not many DVD's look good when upscaled, but UFO set is great, and if it is never published in HD I will be completely satisfied with this. It really looks better than many films on Blu Ray or HD DVD (real 1080p). And, to tell you something, it looks way better and sharper than Network's "Space: 1999" remastered set. Much, much better, with more detail and sharpness. After the surprise with "The Dalotek Affair", I immediately ran Network set to see if it is any better (if it is possible) and find out that it was way too soft, compared to UFO (and still much better than many upscaled big budget Hollywood movie DVD's)... My only objection is that some underwater scenes in main titles on UFO set have some compression artefacts, but it is neglectable and I am sure the real HD material would have the same problems... All the best, Branko _________________________________________________________________ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Good prices there but I don't see PE's retailers seeing the funny side... Mark http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/ Classic British Sci Fi Hardware Forum -------------------------------------- |
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I did a search for blogs/info and didn't come upon anything. Can you
provide some pointers on where to look about the quality issues with TB2? I don't know if manufacturing of large scale studio scale replicas is just in its infancy or what, but when you hear all the issues wrt the Master Replicas Enterprise, and now this wrt TB2, it's tremendously disappointing. I can barely afford a studio scale model, let alone have room for one, but my desire to pay hard earned money for something in this class of product wanes with each disappointing report of poor product quality. Dan --- In [hidden email], DEREK BROOME <dbroome27@...> wrote: > > Yes I have been reading the blogs about the quality ot Thunderbird 2. Does not sound like these will be selling either!! > > Derek > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |
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Hi Branko,
I wholeheartedly agree with your statement about Network's Space:1999 remastered set being way too soft. I believe it is a combination of too much compression (4 episodes per disc) and perhaps a HD-SD downconversion that was not either not calibrated properly or too purist for the lower bitrate of the finished discs. I am looking forward to future HD sets, as I am sure that telecine colorist Jonathan Wood at BBC Resources (who also did UFO) did a great job (now working on Year 2). Perhaps someone who saw the 720P broadcasts in the UK by ITV can comment further. Thanks, Ole http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/ITC_DVD/ --- In [hidden email], Branko Vekic <brave66@...> wrote: > > > > > I can see that there was no reactions on my statement that Charlton UFO DVD set looks great upscaled by Playstation 3 watched on 52" 1080p TV. It really does! I just watched "The Dalotek Affair" and I was blown away by the detail and quality... Not many DVD's look good when upscaled, but UFO set is great, and if it is never published in HD I will be completely satisfied with this. It really looks better than many films on Blu Ray or HD DVD (real 1080p). And, to tell you something, it looks way better and sharper than Network's "Space: 1999" remastered set. Much, much better, with more detail and sharpness. After the surprise with "The Dalotek Affair", I immediately ran Network set to see if it is any better (if it is possible) and find out that it was way too soft, compared to UFO (and still much better than many upscaled big budget Hollywood movie DVD's)... My only objection is that some underwater scenes in main titles on UFO set have some compression artefacts, but it is neglectable and I am sure the real HD material would have the same problems... > All the best, > Branko > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Discover the new Windows Vista > http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en- > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > |
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> Perhaps someone who saw the 720P
> broadcasts in the UK by ITV can comment further. Yes, when trying to fit 4 50-minute episodes onto a DVD, quality will indeed suffer. When ITV4 was running their test broadcasts which featured Space:1999, there was someone who was taking the MPEG-4 H.264 bitstreams (8 GB per episode), and downconverting them to 2GB MPEG-4 files available over BitTorrent. I downloaded all of these, and I think these look great. At the time I even posted a comparison between the Network DVDs and the HDTV broadcasts: http://ufoseries.com/hd1999/ I'm currently doing a trade study in our house on whether to stay with cable, or to go with a satellite provider. If my wife and I decide that it would be best to go with Dish Network, then I'll finally get a chance to see those HDTV UFO and Thunderbirds broadcasts... :-) Marc |
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wrote: > > I did a search for blogs/info and didn't come upon anything. Can you provide some pointers on where to look about the quality issues with TB2? Read and weep: http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3314 http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2981 The fact that this golden opportunity to get it right has been squandered is a tradegy in my opinion... Mark http://www.eagletransporter.com/forum/ Classic British Sci Fi Hardware Forum -------------------------------------- |
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It could also be a tragedy. ;-)
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In reply to this post by alstrup
Don't hold your breath for any HD releases. Vintage TV stuff took years to arrive on standard DVD, the HD formats are still of minority/technofreak interest. At the minute the studios are concentrating of releasing new titles or classics. The Network set (season 1) looks shrp enough on my 42 inch plasma (Panasonic Vieta), and I have a relatively new Panasonic DVD recorder with upscale technology (Progressive). I am currently watching my way through Network's superb DVD set of The Saint (Monochrome Years), and the definition is remarkable - I can pick out skin textures in medium shots, s well as individual hairs. The only lousy release I have from Network is The Adventurer (1972). Rick --- alstrup <[hidden email]> wrote: > Hi Branko, > > I wholeheartedly agree with your statement about > Network's > Space:1999 remastered set being way too soft. I > believe it is a > combination of too much compression (4 episodes per > disc) and > perhaps a HD-SD downconversion that was not either > not calibrated > properly or too purist for the lower bitrate of the > finished discs. > I am looking forward to future HD sets, as I am sure > that telecine > colorist Jonathan Wood at BBC Resources (who also > did UFO) did a > great job (now working on Year 2). Perhaps someone > who saw the 720P > broadcasts in the UK by ITV can comment further. > > Thanks, > > Ole > http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/ITC_DVD/ > > > --- In [hidden email], Branko Vekic > <brave66@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I can see that there was no reactions on my > statement that > Charlton UFO DVD set looks great upscaled by > Playstation 3 watched > on 52" 1080p TV. It really does! I just watched "The > Dalotek Affair" > and I was blown away by the detail and quality... > Not many DVD's > look good when upscaled, but UFO set is great, and > if it is never > published in HD I will be completely satisfied with > this. It really > looks better than many films on Blu Ray or HD DVD > (real 1080p). And, > to tell you something, it looks way better and > sharper than > Network's "Space: 1999" remastered set. Much, much > better, with more > detail and sharpness. After the surprise with "The > Dalotek Affair", > I immediately ran Network set to see if it is any > better (if it is > possible) and find out that it was way too soft, > compared to UFO > (and still much better than many upscaled big budget > Hollywood movie > DVD's)... My only objection is that some underwater > scenes in main > titles on UFO set have some compression artefacts, > but it is > neglectable and I am sure the real HD material would > have the same > problems... > > All the best, > > Branko > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Discover the new Windows Vista > > > http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en- > US&form=QBRE > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ |
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In reply to this post by Marc Martin
Well, looking at your comparison there is virtually no difference except that the HD image crops off the top and bottom of the picture. Sure, the contrast is lsightly better but it is negligible and the sharpness is only very slightly better. These HD broadcasts ought to be pillarboxed, as this is tantamount to panning-and-scanning. If you guys are that concerned about picture quality, this is what you ought to be concentrating your efforts on. If all thses HD broadcasts are cropped, then it is a travesty. Rick --- Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Perhaps someone who saw the 720P > > broadcasts in the UK by ITV can comment further. > > Yes, when trying to fit 4 50-minute episodes onto > a DVD, quality will indeed suffer. When ITV4 was > running their test broadcasts which featured > Space:1999, > there was someone who was taking the MPEG-4 H.264 > bitstreams (8 GB per episode), and downconverting > them to 2GB MPEG-4 files available over BitTorrent. > I downloaded all of these, and I think these look > great. At the time I even posted a comparison > between the Network DVDs and the HDTV broadcasts: > > http://ufoseries.com/hd1999/ > > I'm currently doing a trade study in our house > on whether to stay with cable, or to go with > a satellite provider. If my wife and I decide > that it would be best to go with Dish Network, > then I'll finally get a chance to see those > HDTV UFO and Thunderbirds broadcasts... :-) > > Marc > > ___________________________________________________________ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html |
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OK, thanks for that info, Marc. Are those torrents still available?
How many were uploaded? Color looks bleak on the HD copy, also they are 16:9. --- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@...> wrote: > > > Perhaps someone who saw the 720P > > broadcasts in the UK by ITV can comment further. > > Yes, when trying to fit 4 50-minute episodes onto > a DVD, quality will indeed suffer. When ITV4 was > running their test broadcasts which featured Space:1999, > there was someone who was taking the MPEG-4 H.264 > bitstreams (8 GB per episode), and downconverting > them to 2GB MPEG-4 files available over BitTorrent. > I downloaded all of these, and I think these look > great. At the time I even posted a comparison > between the Network DVDs and the HDTV broadcasts: > > http://ufoseries.com/hd1999/ > > I'm currently doing a trade study in our house > on whether to stay with cable, or to go with > a satellite provider. If my wife and I decide > that it would be best to go with Dish Network, > then I'll finally get a chance to see those > HDTV UFO and Thunderbirds broadcasts... :-) > > Marc > |
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> OK, thanks for that info, Marc. Are those torrents still available?
> How many were uploaded? Color looks bleak on the HD copy, also they > are 16:9. The torrents might still be available, but remember that each episode is quite large, about 1 - 2 gb in size (recompressed from the original 8 gb size). Try looking for them on Demonoid or some BitTorrent search engine using keywords like "Space 1999 HDTV". Most of season one was made available, and they were all 16:9 (top and bottom of picture cropped off). Normally I would object to such cropping, but I think they did such a good job with this that it mostly works. And unfortunately, the cropping I've seen for the UFO HD versions isn't as good... :-( Marc |
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In reply to this post by richard curzon
> If you guys are that concerned
> about picture quality, this is what you ought to be > concentrating your efforts on. If all these HD > broadcasts are cropped, then it is a travesty. Yes, I heard from someone who attended the Fanderson HD21 event that the Granada representative made a rather absurd claim that the American market demands all content to be in 16:9. This is ridiculous, because I've seen the surveys and complaints about this practice on American HDTV channels, and thus many channels have backed off and are now pillarboxing 4:3 content, and channels are now proudly advertising that they show movies in their original aspect ratio (as they should). Unfortunately, UFO and Thunderbirds are being shown on American HD satellite in 16:9, and I have seen no evidence that Granada even had a 4:3 HD transfer done for these series. Marc |
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In reply to this post by richard curzon
Just keep breathing. Cult tv market is now big business on DVD, HD
releases will follow fairly quickly. In the US, Star Trek:OS is getting a lot of attention already, fyi, even Network is planning for some releases next year, The Prisoner 40th Anniversary seems to be the first. I have seen Network's Space on different diplays, it is always soft and lacking. ~ Ole --- In [hidden email], richard curzon <hammeramicus2002@...> wrote: > > > Don't hold your breath for any HD releases. Vintage > TV stuff took years to arrive on standard DVD, the HD > formats are still of minority/technofreak interest. At > the minute the studios are concentrating of releasing > new titles or classics. > > The Network set (season 1) looks shrp enough on my 42 > inch plasma (Panasonic Vieta), and I have a relatively > new Panasonic DVD recorder with upscale technology > (Progressive). I am currently watching my way through > Network's superb DVD set of The Saint (Monochrome > Years), and the definition is remarkable - I can pick > out skin textures in medium shots, s well as > individual hairs. The only lousy release I have from > Network is The Adventurer (1972). > > Rick > > --- alstrup <alstrup@...> wrote: > > > Hi Branko, > > > > I wholeheartedly agree with your statement about > > Network's > > Space:1999 remastered set being way too soft. I > > believe it is a > > combination of too much compression (4 episodes per > > disc) and > > perhaps a HD-SD downconversion that was not either > > not calibrated > > properly or too purist for the lower bitrate of the > > finished discs. > > I am looking forward to future HD sets, as I am sure > > that telecine > > colorist Jonathan Wood at BBC Resources (who also > > did UFO) did a > > great job (now working on Year 2). Perhaps someone > > who saw the 720P > > broadcasts in the UK by ITV can comment further. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ole > > http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/ITC_DVD/ > > > > > > --- In [hidden email], Branko Vekic > > <brave66@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can see that there was no reactions on my > > statement that > > Charlton UFO DVD set looks great upscaled by > > Playstation 3 watched > > on 52" 1080p TV. It really does! I just watched "The > > Dalotek Affair" > > and I was blown away by the detail and quality... > > Not many DVD's > > look good when upscaled, but UFO set is great, and > > if it is never > > published in HD I will be completely satisfied with > > this. It really > > looks better than many films on Blu Ray or HD DVD > > (real 1080p). And, > > to tell you something, it looks way better and > > sharper than > > Network's "Space: 1999" remastered set. Much, much > > better, with more > > detail and sharpness. After the surprise with "The > > Dalotek Affair", > > I immediately ran Network set to see if it is any > > better (if it is > > possible) and find out that it was way too soft, > > compared to UFO > > (and still much better than many upscaled big budget > > Hollywood movie > > DVD's)... My only objection is that some underwater > > scenes in main > > titles on UFO set have some compression artefacts, > > but it is > > neglectable and I am sure the real HD material would > > have the same > > problems... > > > All the best, > > > Branko > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Discover the new Windows Vista > > > > > > http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en- > > US&form=QBRE > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the > now. > http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ > |
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> Just keep breathing. Cult tv market is now big business on DVD, HD
> releases will follow fairly quickly. In the US, Star Trek:OS is > getting a lot of attention already Yes, Star Trek is getting a lot of attention because the discs are too expensive, and Paramount re-did the special effects with new computer effects (blasphemy!). I wouldn't even want to see a Cult TV release on HD disc until there's been a declared winner in the format war. And even then, you just know that someone is going to try and "improve" the original with "surround" audio, "widescreen", or some other nonsense. Marc |
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Must be this one:
http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1021855/? show_files=1&page=1&ref=1191629295#file_list Oh god, only one seeder...this will take FOREVER... --- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@...> wrote: > > > OK, thanks for that info, Marc. Are those torrents still available? > > How many were uploaded? Color looks bleak on the HD copy, also they > > are 16:9. > > The torrents might still be available, but remember that each > episode is quite large, about 1 - 2 gb in size (recompressed > from the original 8 gb size). Try looking for them on > Demonoid or some BitTorrent search engine using keywords > like "Space 1999 HDTV". Most of season one was made > available, and they were all 16:9 (top and bottom of > picture cropped off). Normally I would object to such > cropping, but I think they did such a good job with this > that it mostly works. > > And unfortunately, the cropping I've seen for the UFO HD > versions isn't as good... :-( > > Marc > |
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