Babylon 5 1st Season Boxset

[kennydies]

I have found details on the region 1 version. Does anyone know a link for a description on the region 2 version?

Ideally I want a comparison between the two and which one is better.

 

[pdgnews]

According to play.com and b5tv.com, region 1 is 16:9 anamorphic widescreen. However, play.com list region 2 as being 4:3... hopefully this is just a mistake (region 2 is £5 cheaper).

 

[Serpico]

I took this up with Play and they replied

Hi there Mr Bristow!


Thanks for taking the time to visit us here at www.play.com


In response to your query, we can confirm that Season 1 of Babylon 5 does
indeed have anamorphic transfers for each of the 22 episodes. We believe the
aspect ratio to be 1.85:1 and have now updated the listing on our R1 page
for this item. Thanks for bringing this matter to our attention and we hope
you feel free to purchase with confidence!


We hope that this may assist to resolve your query and that you'll continue
to drop by www.play.com for some of the best prices and service for DVDs,
CDs and games!


Regards,
PLAY

 

[Serpico]

The Play price seems very competititve. £40 for that much B5 - heaven.

 

[pdgnews]

This is what Play say the specs are now:

Special Features

* Introduction and audio commentary on 2 episodes by series creator J.Michael Straczynski ;'Behind Babylon 5' dossier of documentaries: 'The Making Of' and 'Back to Babylon 5'

* Enter the Universe of Babylon 5: Take a station tour and explore the humans, aliens, political situations, scientific data, weaponry, & hardware of this unique futuristic era

Screen: Widescreen 1.77:1 Anamorphic

LanguagesGerman, French, English - Dolby Digital (5.1)

SubtitlesEnglish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Arabic, Turkish, English for the hearing Impaired ; German for the hearing Impaired

and all for £39.99 delivered.

 

[Serpico]

I have since cancelled my Play order and instead used Amazon.de , who have it up for £22ish after you use a 5Euro voucher. I can live with the german cover for an 18 quid saving.