Godzilla 1985 betamax?

[Gawdziller]

Noticeably better quality, even for a casual viewer. The problem is that they could not fit as much on a Beta tape as a VHS, and so convenience won out over quality. Also, there was no porn allowed on the Beta format, which many people credit with hammering the final nail in its coffin.

Well that tears it. I refuse to support Betamax now. I need my Strapon Legends Volume 26

[Godzilla 1986]

Yeah, I figured it wouldn't be worth too much, but as a collector of course I jumped on it. You NEVER see betas anywhere, so I was lucky. I also own a G84 LP, which is believe is the sound drama of the movie. Not sure how much that's worth, but its in pretty good condition.

Noticeably better quality, even for a casual viewer. The problem is that they could not fit as much on a Beta tape as a VHS, and so convenience won out over quality. Also, there was no porn allowed on the Beta format, which many people credit with hammering the final nail in its coffin.

Not ENTIRELY true. When I bought my betamax player, honest to God, there was a porn still inside it. The name escapes me, but I know the main actress was PJ Sparxx. And no, it was no softcore, lol.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

^ You're right. I forgot that they did eventually start releasing it. Anyway, if anyone's interested, here's a decent article on the Beta Vs. VHS war:

http://www.mediacollege.com/video/forma ... x-vhs.html

[Tamura]

While we're on the subject of GODZILLA 1985, it's true that nobody has the Monsters HD 1080i file who's kind enough to share it, right? I've searched high and low for it in full HD for literally years and have only run into standard definition copies.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

Me too, Tamura.

It seems like it was floating around certain internet circles at one time, but now all you can find are rumors and dead links.

[omgitsgodzilla]

Maybe someone over on CG's got it. It seems as likely a place as any.

[Goji]

It's definitely not on CG, believe me.

[Tamura]

Like I said, there are several standard definition versions out there. I have two of them from two different caps, one letterboxed and the other anamorphic. But nowhere on the internet can I find an HD cap.

[omgitsgodzilla]

I know it's not on there, but I'm saying maybe someone there has it. It seems like a good place to start, kinda like a rare-film aficionado's Mos Eisley.

[Goji]

Like I said, there are several standard definition versions out there. I have two of them from two different caps, one letterboxed and the other anamorphic. But nowhere on the internet can I find an HD cap.

That's interesting. I have two versions as well, one being the "custom" version that Ted made, which seems to be no more than 480p.. and then I have a raw version, which is missing both the New World logo, as well as the end credits. I need to compare them on my HD TV, because I swear it looked better than Ted's version..

[Tamura]

I found my letterboxed copy at some online store a couple years ago. It, too, is missing the NW logo. While it doesn't have the shimmering of my anamorphic copy, it's got annoying aliasing instead. At this point I'd like at least a SD version that doesn't have any video screwups.

[Goji]

^ Yeah, it would be nice to find one that's at least somewhat consistent in quality..

[Joseph Goodman]

It's too bad that VOOM didn't have a DVR when it was an independent service; when it moved to Dish Network, Dish lowered the resolution to 1440x1080, and then even lower to 1280x1080, and cut the bitrates down quite lower than what VOOM offered.

[richco]

Noticeably better quality, even for a casual viewer. The problem is that they could not fit as much on a Beta tape as a VHS, and so convenience won out over quality. Also, there was no porn allowed on the Beta format, which many people credit with hammering the final nail in its coffin.

Well that tears it. I refuse to support Betamax now. I need my Strapon Legends Volume 26

Fear not, there was puh-lenty of porn on Beta, based solely on the preposterous collection my buddy's older brother had.


erm...or so I heard...


Boy, that's a hell of a first post on a forum...

[G-fan 27]

I have a boot with the monsters HD print and it looks pretty damn good. Im wondering if it s possible for a dvd player to play over 480p since my opy came out very good.

[Goji]

Hmm...if only you had a Blu-ray player that upscales. Then you could probably get a better idea of what the quality is really like.