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Battlestar Galactica in HD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the high-def-cylons dept.

Hauzer writes "Ars Technica is carrying news that I know will bring joy to some fans: Universal HD is going to be broadcasting Battlestar Galactica. They're going to run the miniseries and the first Season (2005) of the new Battlestar Galactica, starting Sunday night at 8PM, with HD repeats coming every week. Now if only Sci-Fi would provide an HD channel so we can watch when the new stuff airs!"

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  1. This will be AWESOME. by Ignorant+Aardvark · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've already downloaded a HD movie in 1280x720 resolution, and it was awesome. Yeah, it's a very large file (700MB for 40 minutes), but the quality is amazing. All of the other stuff I download is typically a max of 720 wide - most are below that. I would love to watch BSG on my nice 1600x1200 monitor and actually have the video source be more than half of my screen BEFORE I maximize it.

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    1. Re:This will be AWESOME. by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 4, Informative

      ATSC 1080i is 1920x1080, interlace scanned.

      It looks like the HDV standard is 1440x1080 though, horizontally stretched. HDV is a consumer HD digital video standard that uses standard DV tapes.

  2. BSG in HD in AUS by C077335 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Battlestar Galactica has been aired in SD and HD in Australia for over 7 weeks now.

  3. It helps that Ron Moore is co-creator, though. by MtViewGuy · · Score: 5, Informative

    I think the biggest reason why the revival of Battlestar Galactica has worked so well is the fact one of the co-creators of the revival is Ronald D. Moore, the same person who did some of the very best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

    This is why I can't wait for the first ten Second Season episodes that will be shown later this Summer. :-)

  4. Re:And here I am... by zarthrag · · Score: 4, Informative

    Bitme TV for all of your tv-related needs. got the entire season+movie in one fell swoop.

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  5. Re:The doctor is a cylon by JoshRosenbaum · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually, I think she's the one that requested the "alternative" treatment. The doctor recommended something entirely different.

  6. Was it filmed on super 16mm or 35mm ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Because HDTV will actually make it look WORSE if it was done originally on 16mm...

  7. Re:The doctor is a cylon by ManoMarks · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually, IIRC she was diagnosed during the miniseries, by a doctor we never see and who presumably dies in the initial cylon attack. I'm not saying you're wrong about him being a cylon, just got one fact wrong.

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