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Old 30-10-2008, 9:23 AM   #61
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Slightly OT but I'd like to ask while I remember: Is there any hard coded limit for running time on BD like there is on DVD/CD? Could you get something like 20 hours of SD footage on one disc or are all discs limited to X number of minutes regardless of quality?
I don't think so. the subject of SD on BD has it's own thread here.

http://www.avforums.com/forums/disc-...ontent-bd.html

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Old 30-10-2008, 10:35 AM   #62
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It's unfortunate but unavoidable so many classic BBC programmes such as Fawly Towers, Blackadder etc. will be confined to VHS-quality forever, but we should really know better these days.
Why do you think that? Both were made on broadcast formats that far exceed the resolution of VHS - the quality of FT in particular is very good off the broadcast masters. Or are you just using 'VHS' when you mean 'standard definition'?
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Old 30-10-2008, 6:22 PM   #63
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It seems a shame that it wasn't originally telecined to HD - it seems a bit short-sighted in these days of global sales in HD. I guess I'll pick these up when they are under £10, providing they aren't hard coded region B!

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Why do you think that? Both were made on broadcast formats that far exceed the resolution of VHS - the quality of FT in particular is very good off the broadcast masters. Or are you just using 'VHS' when you mean 'standard definition'?
Very glad to hear it! I could have sworn I'd heard somewhere that only VHS copies (or something equivalent quality) remained and the original masters were binned because at the time nobody thought we'd need anything better. Very pleased to be proved wrong

edit- So when's the BD coming out?
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Old 07-11-2008, 8:17 PM   #65
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So did we confirm - will it play on a US PS3 for example. Are disks Region locked?
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Old 10-11-2008, 2:37 PM   #66
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I tested series one disc one on one of my UK and US PS3s - no probs - so region free.

Sent them back to amazon however as not worth the "upgrade"
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Old 04-08-2009, 11:45 AM   #67
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Does the BR include the same subitles for hard of hearing of the DVD version? Any more subtitles?

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