"Babylon5" Hi-def (or Higher-def) Petition

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Just as Star Trek fans are currently enjoying hi-definition remastered versions of their favorite television programs, we Babylon 5 fans would also like to purchase high-def Blu-ray (and higher-def DVD) versions of Babylon 5.

In 2009, you are currently selling a repackaged version of Babylon 5 on DVD in 480i video. As far as I am able to determine, these discs have not changed much since 2004 when digital televisions were not yet popular. Whilst the 480i discs were suitable for viewing on analog televisions in 2004, they really show their age when viewed on the digital televisions recently purchased as part of the conversion from analog broadcasts to DTV.

To summarize:

1) Higher-def on DVD:

Warner Bros. needs to publish the whole five-year set of Babylon 5 on more than thirty DVD discs (perhaps just three episodes per disc) using 480p along with lower MPEG-2 compression.

2) High-definition on Blu-ray:

Warner Bros. needs to publish the whole five-year set of Babylon 5 in high-def on Blu-ray using 1080i or 1080p.

625 Signatures

  • Neil Rieck
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    • I can hardly wait for B5 in hi-definition
  • Mira Filo
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    • me too
  • Jeffrey Coffield
    • Comments
    • Also include Crusade
  • Gordon Lomoth
    • Comments
    • the sooner the better
  • Steve Thompson
  • Hunter Goatley
  • Clemens Wermelskirchen
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    • Babylon5 is one of my favorite series! Great!
  • Greg Faist
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    • I purchase nothing but Hi-Def! Even Neil Young Archives has been released on BluRay; so come on, get with it!
  • Brenda Solanki
  • Mac Breck
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    • I'd gladly re-buy all of Babylon 5 & Crusade on Blu-Ray *IF* they (WB/WHV) recreated (like on the B5: Lost Tales DVD) the CGI and Composite CGI scenes in TRUE 16:9 widescreen 780P or 1080P *NOT* the 4:3 TOP & BOTTOM CROPPED & ENLARGED to 16:9 that we have now on DVD.
  • John H. Reinhardt
  • Nick Kenyeres
    • Comments
    • the sooner; the better
  • John Ellis
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    • DVD is not a priority. What is there is sufficient for now. Please focus on wringing out every last iota of quality for Blu-Ray.
  • Stephenie LaMaina
  • Ian Ridley
  • David Tieleman
  • gus cattanach
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    • please rerelease with hd live action and digitally enhanced sd sfx pls pls pls
  • Craig Holler
  • Chris Scheers
    • Comments
    • В
  • Dominik Diehm
    • Comments
    • Please consider B5 for Blu-Ray release!
  • Roland Schwan
  • Erkki Hoikka
  • Tero Huttunen
  • Jussi Niska
  • Lars Meyer
  • Ed Erwin
  • Peter ten Thije
  • Barry Treahy, Jr
  • Martina Larsson
  • Matthew Dempsey
  • Preslav Kostov
  • Jarle Tjшtta
  • Alex Revell
    • Comments
    • The priority should be for a Blu-Ray release
  • Michael Schulze
    • Comments
    • I'd really liked to see B5 on BD, but only if its done properly.
  • Thomas Silk
  • Chryss Guiler
    • Comments
    • В
  • Matthew Yee
  • usul
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    • Love to watch it all again with my kids in hi-def glory!
  • Jason Clark
  • Ron Peterson
  • David Katleman
    • Comments
    • В
  • Matthias Leipold
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    • Redone CGI would be great, like in the last movie
  • Brad Baker
  • David Shaw
    • Comments
    • I would definitely buy this.
  • Shahar Zach
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    • I will surely buy that
  • Alexander Kuznetsov
  • Scott F Henderson
  • Ian Blais
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    • As far as I am concerned this is the greatest TV show ever made and would love to see an HD version become available.
  • Cherry Thomas
    • Comments
    • Please realease a BluRay version of this great show
  • Mario Rossi