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Original October 2015 release was seriously flawed, replacement with new UPC was issued Dec 8th 2015
**WARNING** Do not buy this set, there is a corrected edition! The corrected set has a new UPC, which is: UPC 841887027380 . Link http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0189I11EI?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3CABPGTUXB6NH&coliid=I2851OYFK2WMSV&tag=blurayforum-20
The Original Oct 2015 release was flawed, the picture is as bright as the Sun, and at least for me and my family almost impossible to watch. I watched on a somewhat "high end" Blu-ray transport and the video on the documentary itself is horrible. The DVD's from 2011 and 2005 did not suffer this terrible malady so it's not the source material, it was likely the Blu-ray mastering/authoring that was employed.Has anyone who have given this Oct 2015 release positive reviews actually viewed the video on that Oct 2015 Blu-ray edition?
This Oct 2015 released Blu-ray set is an atrocity and I returned mine post haste. A real travesty considering the documentary represents what may very well be the all-time best use of the TV medium. However, PBS admitted this Oct 2015 Blu-ray set is defective and in Dec 2015 released a corrected version with a new UPC of 841887027380. They are also accepting returns from those who purchased from PBS or Amazon. Not sure about other vendors, but for more info write to (pbscustomerservice@pbs.org)
Dec 11, 2015 EDIT : I got my hands on a copy of the corrected set [UPC 841887027380]. At the bottom of the set on the shrink wrap is a sticker with the new UPC. If the sticker is removed the old UPC is underneath on the box and there likely will be no way to differentiate between the bad set and the new corrected version. I have selected Disc 4 at random and sampled as well as compared to the older DVD versions. This time the picture was everything that was advertised - finally. Picture is noticeably better than the original DVD and 20 Anniversary [150th] set but then again so too should any property transferred and mastered Blu-ray over it's DVD doppelgangers. Grain structure thankfully was left intact and as a result the detail on many of the photo's and other footage is striking. You can freeze frame and actually read many the presented documents. Please note I've only looked at the fixed Disc 4 thus far.. Kudos to PBS for correcting but sad to think many not in the know will be receiving the bad Oct 2015 version this XMAS and will never realize how great the corrected version actually looks.
October 2015 · Movies and TV