Does Amazon have the latest remaster?

[Wulf]

I've been out of touch for a bit but read that there was *another* remaster within the past year or two.


Am I misinformed and it's just the 'old' remaster re-released? Or is there a better remaster?


Does Amazon have whatever's the latest? If not, where does?


Edit: Or, can anybody name a single scene / identifier to check to know which version's which?

 

[Springer]

There's only been one remaster, in 2021, and that version is the one available now on Amazon Prime and elsewhere (if in doubt, the thumbnail for each season should have a banner across the top saying 'Remastered'. Another easy way to tell if it's been remastered is the remastered versions are 4:3, not widescreen, so we get the full fx shots that were zoomed in on and cropped in the old DVD versions.

https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/tv/babylon-5-hd-remaster

There were some errors, however, like Babylon Squared had its ending missing, things like that, I don't know whether they have been fixed or not. Also, The Gathering and the TNT TV movies have not been remastered, so don't worry if they look a bit crummy in comparison.

 

[Wulf]

Maybe it's the DVD versions that I'm thinking of as a "Remaster" then.


Thanks.

 

[LateArrival]

Am a little rusty, but three years ago - in mid 2020 - Amazon Prime Video had the SD cropped 16:9 version of seasons 1-5. Around November-ish 2020 the SD version became 4:3, which technically might count as a replacement/upgrade of sorts. In late January 2021 Amazon offered the 4:3 HD version in addition to the 4:3 SD version. SD is still there for purchase if one clicks More Purchase Options, but doubt it gets much attention since 2021.

Other Stuff: The Gathering (1993 version) is the same for both versions - SD only - and is listed as an Extra/Bonus. The movies are available in SD as Babylon 5 The Movies, although The Lost Tales is available by itself in HD.

 

[Springer]

although The Lost Tales is available by itself in HD.

I didn't know The Lost Tales was available in HD! Hang on, did The Lost Tales ever get a Blu-ray release? I've only ever seen it on regular DVD.

 

[LateArrival]

Thought it might have been something to do with a partnership with Xbox (?), but so far as physical media goes - DVD only. Might have been a dual layer DVD vs single layer for the other films, but the "SD" version of TLT on Amazon is $1.99 and "HD" is $22.99. Can't say how "HD" it is, but picture quality is better than the $1.99 version. Oddly enough, the HD and SD versions of Seasons 1-5 are the same price.

http://www.b5tv.com/showthread.php?t=9315