1980s movies rental Google Play store HD vs SD

[pete6032]

Is it ever worth it to rent the HD version of a movie from the Google Play store if the movie is from the 1980s and is not remastered? The HD versions are usually $1 more per rental.

EDIT - even remastered films seem to be mostly about new audio, right?

 

[sdifox]

how do you know if google is using remaster or not?

 

[pete6032]

how do you know if google is using remaster or not?

The movie in question - Star Trek III - appears to be the original based on the Google Play description. https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Star_Trek_III_The_Search_for_Spock?id=t8OFNrSzt2A.P

I have seen other 1980's movies where it will say "remastered." For example Star Trek II you can rent the Director's cut which is remastered. https://play.google.com/store/movie...e_Wrath_of_Khan_Director_s_Cut?id=4F-x916WsWY

Or you can rent the original

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Movies on Google Play

It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise™ is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic...

play.google.com

 

[sdifox]

The thing is Star Trek 3 was remastered for BluRay. But I don't know how you can tell which version google is showing you.

 

[pete6032]

The thing is Star Trek 3 was remastered for BluRay. But I don't know how you can tell which version google is showing you.

Maybe I could email Google and tell them I'm trying to save a dollar and sdifox told me to email them? 😀

 

[sdifox]

Maybe I could email Google and tell them I'm trying to save a dollar and sdifox told me to email them? 😀

Shrug. I have the blurays

 

[TheELF]

Which opens up an interesting question, does google use dvd-rips or do they get digital scans of the original movie print from the studios?
If it's the second one then even a non-remastered movie stream will have much better quality in HD if the original movie had a good enough quality.

The real question is, do you need to see every wrinkle in Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán' face.

 

[sdifox]

Which opens up an interesting question, does google use dvd-rips or do they get digital scans of the original movie print from the studios?
If it's the second one then even a non-remastered movie stream will have much better quality in HD if the original movie had a good enough quality.

The real question is, do you need to see every wrinkle in Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán' face.

They have to licence it from Paramount and the contract would spell out exactly which ones they can stream and which version.

Remember theae are the same people that want you to pay for a licence for each and every format.