Skipper Duke Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 On 2/14/2025 at 2:02 PM, HossC said: No, both of mine are by a company called Playback (they also distribute a lot of UK TV shows on DVD). It looks like the new one is a 20 disc set by a company called Fabulous. Expand Wow! Quote
Skipper Duke Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 On 2/14/2025 at 2:02 PM, HossC said: No, both of mine are by a company called Playback (they also distribute a lot of UK TV shows on DVD). It looks like the new one is a 20 disc set by a company called Fabulous. Expand HossC... I wonder why so many different companies and so many different disc set numbers. Quote
HossC Posted February 15 Posted February 15 On 2/15/2025 at 2:37 AM, Skipper Duke said: HossC... I wonder why so many different companies and so many different disc set numbers. Expand There are probably several reasons. Firstly, I think my set came out in 2011 (it might be a later repackage as the original used full-size cases and mine uses the slimmer ones), so the distribution companies likely only have a certain number of years in their contract. When the new company takes over, they realise they can reduce their costs by compressing the video and squeezing more episodes onto fewer discs (mine has three episodes per disc like my Dukes set). Secondly, the US and Europe use different TV systems (NTSC and PAL), so the TV shows have to be converted when they cross the Atlantic. Skipper Duke 1 Quote
Skipper Duke Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 On 2/15/2025 at 10:23 AM, HossC said: There are probably several reasons. Firstly, I think my set came out in 2011 (it might be a later repackage as the original used full-size cases and mine uses the slimmer ones), so the distribution companies likely only have a certain number of years in their contract. When the new company takes over, they realise they can reduce their costs by compressing the video and squeezing more episodes onto fewer discs (mine has three episodes per disc like my Dukes set). Secondly, the US and Europe use different TV systems (NTSC and PAL), so the TV shows have to be converted when they cross the Atlantic. Expand Oh my goodness wow! Quote
Skipper Duke Posted February 15 Author Posted February 15 On 2/15/2025 at 10:23 AM, HossC said: There are probably several reasons. Firstly, I think my set came out in 2011 (it might be a later repackage as the original used full-size cases and mine uses the slimmer ones), so the distribution companies likely only have a certain number of years in their contract. When the new company takes over, they realise they can reduce their costs by compressing the video and squeezing more episodes onto fewer discs (mine has three episodes per disc like my Dukes set). Secondly, the US and Europe use different TV systems (NTSC and PAL), so the TV shows have to be converted when they cross the Atlantic. Expand How are yours laid out? Mine from Mill Creek Entertainment have slip cases. Pieces of cardboard with the discs in them. They pack 'em so you can see the Season number and disc number. The first sleeve of Season 1 is Season 1 Disc 1 and 2. Number 2 is in the back of number 1 and so on. That's how Mill Creek packed them. Quote
HossC Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Slim plastic DVD cases with two discs per case. Skipper Duke 1 Quote
Skipper Duke Posted February 19 Author Posted February 19 On 2/15/2025 at 12:05 PM, HossC said: Slim plastic DVD cases with two discs per case. Expand Wow! Quote
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