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   Steven Wandy to brianvdk@NOSPAMgmail.com   
   Re: Star Wars in 1080   
   22 Jan 09 22:55:39   
   
   From: swandy@si.rr.com   
      
   On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:07:02 -0700, "Brian (aka Zod)"   
    wrote:   
      
      
   >DVD's are standard def so quite a bit lower in resolution.  Lucas hasn't   
   >put any of the star movies on bluray yet (except the clone wars   
   >cartoon).  The only way to watch it on HD is to find a bootlegged copy   
   >off the internet.  It's been aired on TV in HD, so its around (HD from   
   >TV isn't as good as a bluray, but its the best there is right now).   
   >   
   Since most recent DVD players will upscale standard DVDs to 1080i,   
   isn't it is possible that this is way the TV HD broadcasts were done?   
   I don't think that Lucas provided the various Cable companies with   
   actual HD copies of the movies.   
      
   >Hopefully lucas doesn't wait too long to put them on blu.  He waited   
   >quite the while put the trilogy on DVD.   
      
   Here I completely agree!!!   
      
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