Is it possible to purchase Star Trek: the original series (remastered AND in 16:9 aspect ratio)?
I’ve been trying to find one of Amazon but they don’t seem to specify the aspect ratio. I’ve seen it broadcast on television in 16:9, so I assume I must be able to purchase it that way.
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I believe all DVD and Blu Ray are 16:9, so “knock your sox off.”
Check in the details area of the Amazon page for what you are looking for.
It may be broadcast in 16:9, but that is either distorted or it cuts off part of the original. Since the original Star Trek was formatted for a 4:3 television screen, best to get a DVD of that and then use formatting on your monitor to not distort but show black bars on the sides.
@Lightlyseared Cool, though the details show the original 4:3 rather than the 16:9 OP was asking for, though I agree with @zenvelo 16:9 would be weird.
@Zaku thanks. I missed that. Can’t imagine why anyone would want a pan and scan version. It would look awful.
Yeah, to get it from 4:3 to 16:9 full-screen it’d either have to pan & scan vertically (LOL) or be stretched to wide-o-vision (which disturbingly many people don’t seem to notice their TVs doing). When I play Star Trek TOS in Netflix, it does the civilized thing and shows black sides.
I don’t know if it’s available in widescreen, but i bloody well hope it isn’t! It was shot in a square format, to see it as a rectangle you would have to squeeze it down or chop off the top and bottom! Either way, it’s gonna look like crap!
Thanks for your input peeps. I’ve acquired a copy of the remastered version of the original series. I’m just going to use the “wide screen” view option on my TV. Yes it does stretch out the image. I know some people are not crazy about that, but I generally prefer it.
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