Star Trek: The Next Generation Blu-ray DVD comparison

Star Trek: The Next Generation Blu-ray vs. DVD comparison

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• Star Trek: The Next Generation

[BjoernarEricSven]

Finally, the BluRay has arrived. The picture quality is spectacular. I would have hoped, though, for them to create a more realistic planets for the main title sequence just as they did with Q’onos. And an expanded (certainly not cropped) 16:9 version would have been nice.

[garthfrank12]

@BjoernarEricSven Quotes from those doing the restoration: "It is true that in some shots – not all – but in some shots there is additional information on the film. But then again you are changing the original intention… and in a LOT of cases there are things that aren’t intended to be seen – sandbags, light stands, whatever – on the sides."

[masterfistlord]

aww crap. 4:3. I know i know...shot on 16mm but really...it totally sucks on modern screens.

[garthfrank12]

@masterfistlord Shot on full frame 35mm actually, not 16mm, which is why there's the new level of detail.

Not widescreen though because it was framed for 4:3 - to get it 16:9 they would have to crop out footage. If you really want it 16:9 just use the zoom function on your TV or BD player.



[garthfrank12]

@gmon78 The first two seasons, especially the first, had an overly red tinge on the DVDs. The colours now look normal and match the latter seasons.

[Kleavers]

Why did season 1 look like there's a red filter over everything in the originals?

[LocksAndChains]

Holy crap... It's almost like they reshot the whole thing... How does it look so good now?!

[davegreenwood1993]

Do you think you could upload a HD video of the transporter??

It looks a lot shinier! and prettier.

[quitaskingmyname]

Any one else notice that not only does the blu-ray look good, but that for DVD the quality was particularly bad?

[Ferocinator]

I'm completely blown away by the Blu-ray quality of this iconic series.

[MagicAlDF]

@MegamanXGold the energy beam originally came from a mysterious source on the bottom of the saucer (reminiscent of effects shots from the original Star Trek), but Picard does say in the episode, "rig main phaser banks to deliver an energy beam," and designer Andrew Probert had specified where the phaser banks are. The new shot is technically correct about the location of the beam. The sparkles are debatable but apparently they wanted a special look to indicate that it's nurturing the creature.

[spacecowboy5000]

The ham that Worf is cutting looks wayyyy better on Blu-Ray.

[fighter4luv]

whoa! the colours and the new effects look great! Can't wait for the actual release of each season :D

[LifterOn]

OH, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE HAD GAGH. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT!

[suryalinaten10]

WOW.

This is just beautiful, the blu-ray versions are just gorgeous.

Thank you so much for compiling this.