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StarTech.com 4-in-1 Cable for KVMs with Dual Link DVI and USB - Audio & Microphone Cables Built-in - 6ft (2m) (DVID4N1USB6) Black 3 They're okay.... Richar*** Unfortunately, the audio lines on one end were just a little short and would easily unplug on my first cable. I had to use a cable tie to hold the lines at an equal length. I'm getting a little interference over the audio line on the second cable also. I bought these to use with a KVM dual monitor switch. B0031Y82FC US
RoadKing RK56B Black 4-Pin Dynamic Noise Canceling CB Microphone 5 Easy plug in and go! Patty Chr*** Just plug it into the radio and go! Great sound and transmission is clear. B003BLPCDA US
K&M Konig & Meyer 21080.500.55 Tripod Microphone Stand w/Telescoping Boom | Clutch Height Adjustment | Soft-Touch Lock | Fold 4 Great value mic stands Amazon C*** These stands are solid and work great. I only complain that the boom arm is pretty dinky, and the thread for securing the mic clip is not amazing. A SM58 seemed to be the weight capacity for the arm, since tightening the clip seemed limited to the build of the arm... Everything else is great and will last a long time, I hope. B003D2S7HA US
PYLE-PRO Over Ear Boom Microphone Headset - Professional Hands Free Omnidirectional Wired Audio Condenser Microphone Headset 3 Three Stars Brothe*** Short cord B003GEKXZY US
Pyle Wired Dynamic Microphone, Uni-Directional, Handheld Mic with Pop Filter, Steel Mesh Grill, 6.5 ft XLR Cable, Ideal for S 4 four star Travis*** I will give it a four star B003HGLPC6 US
Neumann TLM 102 Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone - Nickel 5 Buy this from Amazon Vincent*** I purchased a real one on Amazon but prior to that I got one off eBay and it wasn’t real. But I’m happy with my purchase for Amazon. This microphone is amazing B003KR1K40 US
Samsonite Tote-A-Ton 32.5-Inch Duffel Bag, Black, 32.5-Inch 5 Great product at an awesome price point P. Ho*** Great product at an awesome price point! I ordered two of these for transporting two Kustom PA KPM210 100W Dual 10" 2-Way Powered Monitors. Each monitor's dimensions is 14" x 30.7" x 9.5" and weighs 36.4 lbs. I love the zipper design. The bag unzips down the side and continues inward on the bottom a few more inches and allows it to open completely flat on all sides. This applies to both ends of the bag and enables very easy packing and unpacking to the monitor. It also has ample room to accommodate the monitor's power cable, extension cords, and multiple XLR/microphone cables in its pockets (one inside, one outside). I don't expect this bag to protect my gear to the extent of a Pelican or SKB case. I bought this bag to make handling and transporting the monitors easier and to provide a small amount of protection from limited exposure to the elements. For less than $12.00, this bag is a steal! B003MWN4RO US
3.5 mm Auxiliary Cable Cord for iPod/iPhone/Zune/Car Stereo/MP3 - Black 5 Works fine boomo*** Bought this to use as a chord to connect to my phone and computer to use it as a microphone on Skype calls. Gets the job done simply and cheap. B003O6N64Y US
Ear Force PX5 Programmable Wireless 7.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound Headset with Bluetooth 5 Best gaming headsets I have owned!!! Eduar*** I just received these headsets today early in the morning. I'm using it for my xbox 360 and my gaming PC. I have a few positive things to saw about this headsets. The headset are extremely comfortable. I don't really play much FPS games... I'm mainly play fighting games (Street Fighter 4 and Mortal Kombat on my xbox), role playing (Dragon Age and Mass Effect), and real time strategy games (Starcraft 2) on my PC. These headsets are best suited for FPS (First Person Shooter) since it will tell you exactly where your enemies are at by the sound of the footsteps... I don't really play that much FPS, but out of curiosity I figure I'll try it out. I was surprised how many enemies I was able to fine just by the sound of the foot steps... I was getting so much kills just by sneaking up behind them, after a while I was getting bored of it since it was too easy. This headset you have the capability to connect to your PS3, Xbox 360, and your PC. If you planning on getting it for the Xbox you would have to connect the Xbox live Talk back connector, this allow you use the microphone. PS3 and PC you can connect it through the Blue Tooth. If you don't have blue tooth you can find one here in Amazon which will cost around 10-14 bucks. On the PS3 works really well and it was easy to set up. The cool thing about these headset is you can pair your mobile phone into the headsets. You can play music or answer your phone while playing your game. I don't have to drop what I'm doing in the game and just answer the call by pressing the "BTFMB" Button to answer or just hold he button for 3 sec to ignore it. Before I bought these headsets I had a 5.1 home theater set up that I was using for the pc and xbox 360. Sound quality from those speakers were really good paired up with my Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Internal Sound Card with THX SB1270 (for those of you who don't knows this card is consider to be one of the best sound card in the market). I was able to hear everything without a problem, but the only problem was I had to keep rearranging the speakers to my pc back to my xbox 360... doing that was a lot of work since my pc is facing different direction. You asking why I bother switching? I needed a heatset for the pc and xbox 360. I play video games late and since I live NYC it would be bothersome to other people who lives near me (yeah my surround sound is powerful), So I decided to buy a headset that gave you good sound quality and also be able to use it on different system like this headset. Sound was really great, but I couldn't just ignore the static since it would constantly appear while playing. I checked the manual for trouble shooting section... From what the article is saying "A wireless base station or wireless LAN are causing a lot of RF activity that's blocking the RF signal transmitter." I disconnect my router since I only use the wireless router for my iPad and just directly connect the cable modem to my pc to see if that would resolve the problem, but no luck. So far, my only gripe is the static signal that you'll get once in a while. The customization is cool, but it's mostly meant for FPS games. I wouldn't recommend these headsets to a friend, unless you going to use it mainly for FPS games. In my opinion is not really worth 250 bucks (I really got it for 213 bucks, but in most retail stores they are 249.99). I'm debating on returning them and get get myself a wired headset since the PX5 have given me problem on the static sound. Sound quality, comfort, able to pair mobile phones, and connectivity to PC, Xbox, and PS3 is a huge plus for me since I own all of them, however if you don't mind a few static sound or if you don't have any wireless device that connected to your router, I'll say go for it... it will be a great investment towards your gaming. But, in my position I have my iPad connected to my router at the moment and since I tried direct connection It still gives me few static (yeah I disconnected my wireless router). If someone can tell me how to fix this problem I would greatly appreciated. ::::UPDATE 5/31/2011:::: Finally fixed the static problem... I moved my router far away from the receiver as possible and was told to mute the mic if you are not using it which will reduce the static sound. Now I don't have any problem with the mic anymore... Thanks to the person who responded to the review!!! B003OBUJGW US
Sony ECMSST1 Compact Stereo Microphone for NEX-3/NEX-5 Camera 5 Glad I bought it. Zachary S*** Works great! B003OURTAW US
Peavey H-5C Cherry Bomb Red Harmonica Microphone (H5C) 5 Have used Hohner Blues Blaster (orig) but just it fixed and has terrible buzz. This one is quiet even w/o a ... J. *** Replacement cord available thru Peavy. My local music store sent my cord in and I recd a new one FREE. Have used Hohner Blues Blaster (orig) but just it fixed and has terrible buzz. This one is quiet even w/o a noise gate. Also like Sure 57 and 58 although they lack mic volume control, a BIG deal for me when I am playing out and have difficulty w access to my amp. This is a worthwhile product from Peavy. B003RRY8ZG US
iMicro - IM320 Black - USB Wired Headset with Microphone & Volume Control - Wired Headphone for PC/Laptop - Over Ear Adjustable - Noise Cancelling (SP-IM320) 5 It works like a charm on my ps3 chat Johnny M*** I can't see why anyone would complain about this headset. It works like a charm on my ps3 chat.Clear voice and audio with no distortion or static.I highly endorse it. B003TN088Y US
Gator Cases GM-12B Carry Bag with Foam Drops for Up to 12 Wired Microphones 4 4 STARS ONLY BECAUSE I HAD TO RETURN IT BECAUSE ... D1PO*** 4 STARS ONLY BECAUSE I HAD TO RETURN IT BECAUSE I NEEDED A BAG TO HOLD MY SHURE CORDLESS MICS, THIS ONE IS FOR STANDARD WIRED MICS OR SHORT CORDLESS MICS. OTHER THAN THAT THE BAG IS BUILT ROCK SOLID B003TN3G1A US
Hamilton Buhl DY-5 Cardioid Dynamic Cassette Microphone 4 Great value. Decent sound quality. Ren*** Great value. Decent sound quality. Works well with my shoebox tape recorder. If you plan to buy it as an extension mic for your tape recorder, I definitely would recommend it. Also has a remote on/off switch. B003VANOFY US
Logitech G Wireless Gaming Headset G930 with 7.1 Surround Sound, Wireless Headphones with Microphone 3 Won't last more than a year but comes with a 3-year warranty Kr*** I originally got this thing when it was around $120 and I over-payed by a LOT. It's currently $70 which is an OK price for this thing. I do have to say that the G930's have some horribly quality issues and generally don't last me more than a year but luckily they come with a 3 year warranty and I was able to get it replaced twice. B0043560NO US
Beistle Glittered Fake Microphone, Pop Star Party Accessory, Singer Party Decoration, Novelty Awards Night Photo Booth Prop, 2 It works but it’s messy Jade P*** It’s ok for the price but the glitter doesn’t stay on and gets everywhere and on everything. It work for my daughters costume as a pop star but it’s very messy. B0047FS9Y8 US
Shure CBL-M-K Music Phone Cable with Remote + Mic (One-Button Control) 1 Save Your Money ! A. Mi*** It does not work. The button does not pick-up calls. Unlike others who complain about the small rather frail appearing cables; I have no problem with them. The microphone is only fair ... no noise canceling. Nothing happens when you press the button ... It does not affect the music / media or calls. B004D41ECW US
TRENDnet Wireless N150 Micro USB Adapter, WPA2 Encryption, Easy Setup, Ultra Compact Design, QoS, Windows & Mac Compatible, TEW-648UBM 1 Worked great for 6-8 weeks then literally burned out Kindle C*** Worked great for 6-8 weeks then literally burned out. When it stopped working I ran through all the normal rebooting the router steps, though my phone and PS4 were still receiving wifi. I restarted the PC, nada. Went so far as to uninstall and reinstall the driver and software. When I took the wireless card out, it was super hot to the touch. I freaked out, let it cool down and tried it in a different USB port. Nothing. I plugged a microphone into that same USB port and left it on for three days, then checked the plug- cool as a cucumber. I was very excited when I found the Trendnet wireless card for so cheap, but I now think that perhaps you get what you pay for. I purchased a different brand wireless card, put it in the same USB slot the Trendnet card was in, and haven't had any problems. I hope my issue was a random lemon and no one else has to deal with this hot mess. :( B004EHZ7WQ US
Energizer EN22 Industrial Alkaline Batteries, 9V (Box of 12) 5 Five Stars Jack A *** Works fine in my cordless microphone B004GTED7C US
TC-Helicon VoiceTone C1 5 Like it better each time I use it Amazon C*** I bought this specifically for it's vocal correction. I've used it in recordings several times and though I am still learning about it, have been pleasantly surprised. I run the pitch correction knob at about a 9 or 10 oclock position and find subtle settings are making it work for my purposes. I read it's recommended to record vocal tracks without it and apply the C1 post recording but I've been okay using it straight into the vocal track, without too much phasing issue. I thought I'd never use the Gender control but have found if it's used in slight amounts can be satisfying. I used it connected to the TC Helicon Harmony Singer and it corrected the harmony vocals also. I was surprised to find the Chromatic setting worked pretty well for correction w/o using a guitar input for guidance, though sometimes prefer to play along. I found the microphone was picking up alot of my acoustic guitar playing so I switched to an unplugged electric to solve that. B004H6PC4M US
Hisonic LPWS5P Headset/Lavalier Microphone Windscreen, 5-Pack 3 These will work fine for a straight microphone D*** These will work fine for a straight microphone, but I needed replacements for one that angles, so these don't work very well. If you're looking for windscreens for wireless mics that are worn over the ears (like aerobics instructors wear), then get the more round kind... B004HJ1TTQ US
Pyle Ultra Compact Phono Preamp - Mini Turntable Preamp for Audio - Guitar, Microphone - RCA Input/Output for Record Player - 5 Cheap and Works Great! Matt E*** I bought this preamp to go with an old, early 80's JVC record player. I run the turntable to this preamp, and then use RCA to 1/4" TRS cables directly into a pair of M-Audio BX8a Studio Reference Monitors. Not sure if the sound can be attributed fully to the speakers, but the turntable and preamp sound amazing. For a cheap setup for a hand me down record player, this is the product I would fully recommend. B004IMHNWE US
Hawk EP1323QR Long Tube Lapel Microphone with Quick Release 1 I have had this product around 6 months and it ... Rhonda *** I have had this product around 6 months and it has started not working on some days. One day it works, the next I can't hear anything! I have had complaints since day 1 that I sound muffled. B004MQSV04 US
Cloud Microphones - Cloudlifter CL-1 Mic Activator - Ultra-Clean Microphone Preamp Gain - USA Made 2 Vino malo, no funciona perdí el dinero Maria Con*** Vino malo no se como regresarlo, no me funciona B004NKQMO6 US
10cm Micover Puffin Wind Diffusion Windscreen for Shotgun Microphones 4 Hasn't let me down yet, and I had it ... Uzoma *** Hasn't let me down yet, and I had it for about 8 months now. If you don't have enough for a bump, get this. B004PJ414I US
Heil Sound HB-1 Articulated Arm for Mic Booms 5 Best microphone boom. Definitely worth it! Neil We*** I reviewed numerous microphone booms before ordering the Heil Sound HB-1 and I definitely made the right choice! It functions easily and properly. The clamp/stand works great and allows me to easily move it from one side of my studio to another. I can also easily relocate to another studio or temporary studio when necessary. The only improvement I recommend is making it about 2-3 inches longer/taller overall! But that's a minor adjustment. Great product. I'm glad I purchased it! B004RO3RBE US
Cobra 29LX Professional CB Radio - Emergency Radio, Travel Essentials, NOAA Weather Channels and ... 3 Our microphone doesn't work so that we can not talk ... Polly Mur*** Our microphone doesn't work so that we can not talk to others with their cbs. Do we need to do something else other than the antenna to make it work? B004SP0WAQ US
StarTech.com Headset Adapter, Microphone and Headphone Splitter - 3.5mm Male Aux to 3.5mm Female Audio & Mic Combo Jack Y Cab 1 One Star A*** i didn't like this because its seriously over-the-top extra and should really be modeled as "Obsolete since 2008" B004SZFCPG US
Astatic 302-636LB1 Black Noise Cancelling 4 Pin CB Microphone (Bulk),XLR 5 Great microphone for big radios!! My*** Excellent 4pin CB mike!! Di am I all the way up and talk back on and no feedback in the speaker. Awesome!!! B004V6BQ3O US
Nikon 27045 ME-1 Stereo Microphone Supplied with Wind Screen and Soft Case 5 Good Quality Microphone Rich*** Excellent dynamic sound response high quality construction very satisfied. B0050FBISI US
Logitech C525 USB HD Webcam 5 Needed for My Home Office Phyllis*** This web camera and microphone are essential for today's Zoom meetings and webinars, I work for county government and this was their choice for all departments so I bought this one for working from home - a good choice and it arrive well-packaged and easy to set up B0054KCVNA US
Anna Nicole 3 Superconductor DVD Review: Blonde Ambition Paul Pe*** Mark Anthony Turnage's ambitious opera Anna Nicole is a scathing indictment of American celebrity culture, materialism and media hype. It's an opera about the things in society that have replaced opera in the popular culture. Its focus, the rise and fall of a girl from Texas named Vicki Lynn Hogan, who became an international celebrity as Anna Nicole Smith. Mr. Turnage's score incorporates modern percussion, jazz elements, vaudeville and pure burlesque, underpinned with the clashing, slab-like chords that are beloved of modern composers. He also knows how to write a vocal line for Anna herself and the constant onstage chorus, mixing speech and song with acidic word-play that is sometimes too clever for its own good. The libretto (by Richard Thomas, co-creator of Jerry Springer: The Opera) is one of the work's strong suits, and does not once tone down its language, taking pleasure in the profanity of American English. An example: at the end of the first act, Mr. Turnage fragments and twists the wedding music from Lohengrin as Anna is married off to 89-year-old oil billionaire J. Howard Marshall. The reference is made, then shattered, twisted and musically glued back together to illustrate the fragmented state of American that led to the celebrity rise of the title character. Irony becomes idiom, three words that describe the music of this opera and the life of its curiously vacant title character. The score changes idiom in the second act as Anna gets settled into married life. In the "Jimmy Choo" duet, an ode to fetishism and greed is built around the onomatopoeic sound of the famous designer's name. Mr. Turnage lays on the orchestral textures, moving out of the jazz idiom as Anna balloons in weight, gets further hooked on drugs and falls from grace. Here the music references Stravinsky, Bernstein and Copland. In the last pages of Anna's life, the musical idiom regresses even further, looking back towards Verdi and Puccini as the tragedy spools out. Eva-Marie Westbroek takes a bravura turn in the title role of the stripper-turned-celebrity-turned would-be heiress. She veers from vapid, girlish innocence into a Faustian bargain with her plastic surgeon Dr. Yes (Andrew Rees). Once her breasts are augmented, Ms. Westbroek does a great job of managing the same physical challenges that were faced by Ms. Smith, acting out the pain and drug addiction in chilling detail. This is a vocally difficult role, with high, soaring dramatic lines over a sometimes thundering orchestra. Anna goes from raw, idealized sex appeal to an obese nightmare wolfing down pizza, Twinkies and Jif peanut butter as her decline accelerates and the story moves into the 21st century. The Act II scene played in front of the Smith refrigerator is like Hänsel und Gretel gone to hell, with Stern (Gerald Finley) as a drug-dealing witch. The work mines a deep tragic vein with the overdose of Anna's semi-autistic son Danny and the final tragic death of Anna herself. The sugar daddies--er, baritonal leads are taken by fine singing actors. As J. Howard Marshall, Alan Oke is a talented physical actor, showing the octogenarian's mix of frailty and lust with good comic timing. He even manages a twisted chemistry with his 26-year-old bride--one sees that they understand and even sort of love each other. Mr. Finley is brilliant (though poorly recorded) as sleaze-bag lawyer/drug dealer/pimp Stern. Susan Bickley gives a searing portrait of Anna's mother Virgie, a stern law-and-order type who evokes Holly Hunter in Raising Arizona. Mention must also be made of Peter Hoare, dead-on as CNN fixture Larry King. Although this is a valuable record of the opera's premiere, the production of this DVD was clearly rushed. Sound balance is messy and flawed--probably caused by the issues of hiding microphones from the audience and balancing a large band in the house, a small one onstage and the rock elements in the score. Voices are poorly caught and occasionally drop out altogether. The camera occasionally doesnt know where to look for the action onstage. There is no question that Mr. Turnage built an important opera from the ashes of Vicky Lynn Hogan's life and career. For now this DVD presentation from OpusArte is the best that New Yorkers can hope for at the moment. B0058DOWH6 US
StarTech.com 3.5mm 4 Position to 2x 3 Position 3.5mm Headset Splitter Adapter - F/M - 3.5mm headset Adapter Cable (MUYHSFMM) 1 Didn't Work Char*** Didn't work for me. At first there was no sound in the headphones. After playing around with the seating of the headphones in the jack, there was sound only in the right ear. Playing around some more, I got sound that should have only been in the right ear in both the left and right. I never got the microphone to work. Going to try this one instead. I have the reverse of this one for laptop out to headphones and it works fine. We will see. http://amzn.com/B00ZNTQFLQ B0058MJX4O US
Sony ECMCS3 Clip Style Omnidirectional Stereo Microphone, Silver,Wired 1 One Star Unna*** Very short cord, and died within a month. B005BSOVRY US
PylePro Dynamic Handheld Microphone, Professional Moving Coil Mic with Built-in Pop Filter, Wide Frequency Response, High Sig 5 Five Stars NJBo*** Amazing given the price. If you want some cheap backup mics that'll sound great look no further! B005EX6G24 US
K&M Konig & Meyer 19722.000.55 Tablet/iPad 2, 3, 4 Holder for Microphone Stand | C-Clamp Tube Mount | Switch from Landscape to Portrait | Studio Musician | Work Remote | German Made | Black 2 It will stretch out and no longer work after a few months. Tinydan*** I loved it... for 4 months. UNTIL the plastic holder stretched out and would no longer hold my iPad. I used it 6 nights a week for 4 months and it finally stretched out. I'm not sure what sort of design flaw this is but I cannot recommend this. I went with the GIGEASY after this K&M broke and I love it so far. B005F5FJR4 US
Sennheiser DW Pro 2 Dual Ear Wireless Office Headset with Microphone -DECT 6.0 5 This is a great tool for working from Home and having the freedom to move around Marn*** I work from home and this makes my work day. It provides me freedom to walk around in the house. B005HP3PNM US
SoundMAGIC E10 Wired Earphones No Microphone HiFi Stereo Earbuds Noise Isolating in Ear Headphones Powerful Bass Tangle Free 5 Pretty durable compared to other earbuds Dar*** quality product. Pretty durable compared to other earbuds, excellent sound quality. B005HWEYN0 US
Sennheiser PC 3 Chat - Durable On-Ear Wired Headset - Noise Cancelling Microphone for Casual Gaming and Easy Connectivity - L 4 Four Stars P*** Nice pair of headphones. B005L189N8 US
JVC HAFX5V GUMY Headphones - Grape Violet 4 NO MIC, but still good earbuds Chelsea *** I thought all the "Plus" earbuds had microphones, but I was mistaken. Still my favorite brand of earbuds, but I can't use them for much without a mic/pause button. I'm not doing to dock them stars for my mistake, though. 🤷♀️ They're still comfy with great sound quality. B005LKKNQA US
PC Dual 3.5mm Headset to RJ9/RJ10/RJ22 Phone Adapter (PC35-RJ9A) 1 I could not hear anything except a loud and annoying hum. Then I unplugged the microphone Tew*** Piece of $h!t. Initially, when I plugged in both wires, I could not hear anything except a loud and annoying hum. Then I unplugged the microphone, and I could sort of hear a dial tone, but still with that loud hum in the background. Then I plugged in the mic and took out the headphone wire a bit, and plugged it in halfway, and it sort of worked, but always with a loud hum, and only after rigging it up with tape and a paperclip. I gave up on it. B005NPHQ04 US
Jabra 5599-829-209 UC Voice 550 Duo Corded Headset for Softphone 5 Great audio quality for conference calls, always connect immediately. No gripes. Peter*** Audio quality is vastly improved using this USB headset over previous microphone port or bluetooth headsets. Also, the USB seems to just ALWAYS work, where as sometimes bluetooth would take a few tries to connect. So, I trust this, for plugging it in 1 minute before a conference call, to connect, and sound great. You'll never have your USB headset start complaining about "battery very low, please charge now" in the middle of a conference call. (Keep in mind, audio quality is great for talking, if your listening to music, use music headphones, these are only decent-ish for music). One additional thing about these that I actually really enjoy, is that you get feedback in your ear, of hearing yourself talk. So, if you've ever started talking on a conference call, hearing silence, and your mind plays tricks on you, the feedback lets you hear yourself, so you feel fine just continuing to talk. B005Q6R3C6 US
Konami Wii Microphone 5 works great! Dave N*** Works great with our wii! B0060RBZA6 US
JLab J6MS JBuds Stereo to Mono in-Ear Single Earbud, Style Headset with Enterprise Class Microphone, 3.5mm Headphone Jack, Bl 5 Great mono-aural sound Jame*** Great sound and perfect for someone like me that is deaf in one ear. This ear piece allows me to hear all the sounds from my favorite artists from my MP3 player during workouts. B00615M2CC US
Deluxe Microphone Shockmount With Hotshoe ,1/4-20,3/8 ,5/8 Connectors Included ,Perfect for Zoom H1 , Senheisser ME66 ,Rode NTG-2,NTG-1 ,Audio-Technica AT-875R and many more 4 Holds my mic well NotFromCa*** Campro Deluxe Microphone Shockmount With Hotshoe ,1/4-20,3/8 ,5/8 Connectors Included ,Perfect for Zoom H1 , Senheisser ME66 ,Rode NTG-2,NTG-1 ,Audio-Technica AT-875R and many more I searched for a decent On-Camera Shock-Mount for my Audio Technica Mic. After getting all my new equipment and testing it outdoors, I'm happy with my purchase. I was doing a shoulder mount shoot with a band, cheerleaders, etc. I moved a lot, but my mic held steady the entire time. I didn't have to worry about it falling off at all. That was a relief. B0064NLQYG US
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Next Level [Blu-ray] 4 Reborn in High Definition - but for which generation exactly? Frank Bi*** (This is in part a reply to "A word to the wise on ratios and HDTV's...") "Every physical element of DEEP SPACE NINE is shot on film, not videotape. However that film is just a first step. As soon as it's printed, it is transferred to D2 videotape. Then the film is put into storage and - provided no disasters occur while an episode is in postproduction - it never sees the light of day again. ... Theoretically, it would be possible to return to the original raw film and redo all the visual effects at higher resolution, but such a step would be the equivalent of putting the show through the complete postproduction process again." (from "The Making of Star Trek Deep Space Nine", Pocket Books, 1994) Indeed it looked as if Star Trek THE NEXT GENERATION and DEEP SPACE NINE would remain forever locked in the low resolution NTSC (525 horizontal lines) and 4:3 viewing format. But when Gary Hutzel descended into the film archives in 1996 (in order to evaluate the quality of the original film negatives of the Original Series for use in the DS9 episode "Trials and Tribble-ations") he set a chain of events in motion that would lead to the remastering of TOS (digitize the original edited negatives and add new CGI shots) and finally to serious considerations to actually put TNG through the complete postproduction process again: to locate, evaluate and repair 138 miles of 35mm film, to digitize and re-edit 178 episodes, and on top of that to recreate CGI effects in film resolution to replace the original video effects and to cover production flaws - to boldly reassemble what no one has ever done before. Given the rather incredible magnitude of this remastering project, this Next Level Blu-ray Disc is an invitation to get an idea what may come out of that project and a test to see how we react and how we feel about this BD and STAR TREK - THE NEXT GENERATION for the very first time in high definition. Is this sampler BD below or beyond our expectations? Does it really have issues like noticeable film grain and crushed black levels (i.e. the artificial darkening which gives black areas an extra punch at the cost of brightness, contrast and picture detail, which unfortunately affects the original STAR WARS Trilogy discs)? There are examples where film grain can indeed be bothersome (e.g. some BABYLON 5 footage, ALIENS before it was remastered for HD utilizing a revolutionary new cleaning process without the usual terrible side effects) but I felt film grain to be average or even better than average watching the three TNG episodes on a 7' wide front projection screen in Full HD (because ILM used their favorite large Vistavision film negatives - considered absurd for a TV production, then - film grain is no issue at all in effect shots of the Enterprise-D). While some scenes in "Sins of the Father" may appear darker than usual because of lighting issues or director's choice, the discernible textures in the black areas of the uniforms reveal that crushed black levels are fortunately not an issue either (watch the wrinkling in the pants of Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes as they walk to the transporter room). The DVD seems a tiny bit brighter, yet doesn't reveal extra visual information of Tony Todd's makeup or his Klingon costume. However, the Klingon Bird of Prey in the opening shot of this BD is much darker now (almost looks cloaked), additionally it has been replaced by a new shot with a different posture (so much for preserving the original and `sacrosanct' image composition...). The banquet scene in this episode includes my favorite "Wow" HD moment when Patrick Stewart slices the turkey (never before have I seen food on a BD looking that three-dimensional), yet I wonder why information at the left and right side of the `4:3' image on this BD has been sliced as well, namely a space art painting behind Brent Spiner and the broader view of the one behind Gates McFadden. (Update 02-29-12: AV Science suggests that what we see here is the original image available for audiences of the 90's after the overscan of their TV set's had trimmed the outer edges) Unlike the DVDs, however, the images of all three episode samples yield the original uniform colors (finally) and are rich in contrast without any artificial tainting, edge enhancement, color boosting or the like. This BD is nothing short of a reference sample for the industry on how to properly remaster older film negatives. I immensely enjoyed the highly aesthetic, concise and informative "Hint of HD" teaser in the bonus material (almost a reason of its own to buy this BD) as it takes you through the (outrageously simplified) remastering process by scanning, developing and digitizing the Full Aperture 35mm negative, zooming into it and resulting in a fantastic shot of the Enterprise-D in widescreen, something we have not seen since the movie STAR TREK GENERATIONS eighteen years ago... ...and something we are not going to see again any time soon?!?! This particular teaser (which suggests to extract a 16:9 widescreen image out of the Full Aperture 35mm negative) has led to completely understandable expectations that TNG is indeed "reborn for the new generation" in 16:9 widescreen (not to mention the 16:9 menu of the Next Level BD) and therefore not only raises a couple of eyebrows but a lot of questions: - Has this "Hint of HD" teaser exclusively been made for HDTV broadcasters and their audiences (16:9 viewing format for HDTV, 4:3 viewing format for Blu-ray Disc)?! - Why tease BD consumers with a full 16:9 image when instead the episodes on this Blu-ray Disc are (and according to the Okudas all will be) 4:3 only? - Is this yet another market demand test by CBS / Paramount concerning the picture format?! (which shortsighted 4:3 fundamentalists seemingly like to see concluded exclusively on their behalf and by literally all means) The thought-terminating cliché that has been excessively abused here at Amazon is that by zooming into the original 1.37:1 (Full Aperture 35mm) negatives of TNG to create a widescreen image, areas at the upper and lower end of the image would be cropped (correct) and essential visual information would be lost (incorrect)! Actually, it doesn't matter whether there had ever been considerations for a widescreen reformatting of the Next Generation back in 1987 or not (for the original text of this review please go to Amazon.co.uk). Fact is that, unlike the original and other older TV series, the "action safe" areas in the 35mm camera viewer (for shooting TV on film) were considered and respected during production of TNG. If the picture composition of the TNG images doesn't speak for itself, then listen to a true authority, TNG director and Academy Award winner Robert Legato: "STAR TREK (TNG) is normally shot flat on 35mm - composed in such a way that the outer edges unseen on television contain no crucial information."(CINEFEX # 37) You can take a look at the camera viewer on Wikipedia under "35mm film" (go to "Technical Specifications"). What we have 'unfortunately' seen on DVD (and now on the Next Level BD) is the original, final image from the D1 tapes with all those areas that contain no crucial information and which audiences did not see originally because the overscan of the old 4:3 tube television sets cropped off visual information on all four sides of the image (see BD images of "Sins of the Father"). Many people have either forgotten their original viewing experience from the 90's or have grown so attached to all this insignificant visual information (I can live without looking at the crutches of Data, Worf and Geordi sitting at the Ops command bridge consoles) that some now can't or won't let go of it. For any widescreen reformatting it is inevitable to trim parts of the 1.37:1 negative image, but that would only result a) in the loss of "no crucial information" and b) would only be limited to the top and bottom areas of the image. Comparative studies between the original D1 image of the TNG episode "Ménage a Troi" and the widescreen image that had been extracted from the 1.37:1 camera negative for use in an episode of ENTERPRISE (1.78:1 aspect ratio) have revealed that a TNG widescreen aspect ratio of 1.66:1 is definitely possible without interfering or compromising any artistic considerations in terms of picture composition (see link in the 4:3-16:9 product discussion below). And if there are occasional objects in the outer left and right areas of the camera negative containing objects beyond the "action safe" area, then I suggest they reactivate HARRI. HARRI is Adam Howard's sophisticated digital image system which he used during postproduction of DS9 to fix exactly those "things that aren't intended to be seen" mentioned by Ms. Okuda (as an obstacle to exploit those areas for widescreen reformatting): "Everything from replacing a live video-monitor display in Ops that didn't photograph properly, to blanking out an inadvertent appearance by the overhead microphone boom or by a "bogey" reflected in a window, and even, in the first season, smoothing the seams on Odo's early makeup." Rather than to use state-of-the-art CGI tools now to remove those constant pesky microphone booms in the upper image areas of the TNG camera negatives, I'd suggest they save themselves the extra cost by just trimming those upper image areas containing "no crucial information" and instead recommit such resources to remove those occasional "things that aren't intended to be seen" at the sides. The final 1.66:1 TNG widescreen image would not only help to reduce the appearance of those annoying, black pillars at the sides but the final image would actually contain the original 4:3 viewing experience (as the image you would now see on your HD TV with no overscan would be identical to the image you saw back in the 90's on your old TV with overscan). Another consideration is that TNG on 35mm film has at least twice the pixel resolution of our current Full HD (1920 x 1080). Zooming into the previous 4:3 TNG videos only enlarged low resolution, but now, zooming into the high resolution negatives we'd be able to a) see yet more detail and b) almost put the entire resolution potential of our Full HD widescreens to good use (but with the current 4:3 TNG images in HD over a quarter of our widescreen TV's image area and resolution potential remains inactive and dark). Since there is an abundance of good and sensical reasons in favor of reformatting TNG at least into a moderate 1.66:1 (aspect ratio) widescreen image, I can't help the feeling that we may actually be looking at a marketing scheme like this (purely conjectural and with intentional pun which is still a lot nicer than all the name-calling others had to endure just because they were wondering about 16:9 options): 2012 (Confirmed) - The ZERO OVERSCAN Edition ("discover all the insignificant details from the outer edges of the image for the first time in high definition. From Data's crutch to the fixed stars in the command bridge's ceiling. A must for every Trekkie, 4:3 aficionado, member of the Nitpickers Guild and other fetishists") 2019 - The ENHANCED FOR WIDESCREEN Edition (aspect ratio 1.66:1) with the fabulous "original viewing experience" feature ("the unique and revolutionary `narrowvision' technology will enable the viewer to mask sides of the widescreen image and thus recreate the original viewing experience of an ancient 4/3 Television with average overscan. Time travel at its best!") 2026 - The FULL 16:9 WIDESCREEN Edition in 1.78:1 ("thanks to the rediscovery of a 30 year old postproduction technique from DS9 we are now able to remove disturbing objects at the edges of the original camera negative, enabling us to extend the image to fill the entire width of the HD screen") 2033 - The ORIGINAL VISION Edition ("contains all the great ideas of the SPFX wizards that couldn't be realized because of cost and schedule constraints, then. As members of the effects team are unfortunately no longer available, we had to rely on fragmentary notes and recreated the effects to suit the taste of our contemporary audiences.") Since I already own the ZERO OVERSCAN Edition and the (almost) original 4:3 experience on DVD (it doesn't get any more "original" concerning the picture quality of the original TV presentation), I suggest that CBS / Paramount instead considers bringing forward the ENHANCED FOR WIDESCREEN Edition. Of course, the logical best solution for the coming Season One of TNG on BD would be a viewer's choice to either select watching the 0-overscan 4:3 image OR a new widescreen image in 1.66:1 (which is in essence what we got with TOS on BD: the choice to either select the original OR a redesigned version for "the new generation"). B0064WE20C US
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