LaserDisc Review - Star Wars (1993 Technidisc Pressing)

Culturedog Sam Hatch is back with a much-requested video – flashing back to the old Fox Video letterboxed releases of George Lucas’ classic 1977 film Star Wars. While the Definitive Collection boxed set gets most of the love when talking about Star Wars LDs from 1993, that’s not the only interesting release from that year. There is another… Quietly released in the summer of 1993, the U.S. manufacturer Technidisc pressed a unique run of Star Wars LDs that not only looked different than those that had come before, but also corrected the notorious “incredible shrinking aspect ratio” found on previous pressings by Mitsubishi and Pioneer. What’s the deal with this release? Is it worth hunting down a copy? How can you tell if you’ve found one? What IS the deal with the shrinking aspect ratio? Embrace the dark side of The Force and find out! Or just watch this video! Star Wars. Special Widescreen Edition. Fox Video Catalog No. 1130-85. Released in 1992 and repressed in 1993. Original MSRP $69.98. 3 sides in CLV Extended Play. Digital and CX-encoded analog stereo sound (both encoded for Dolby Surround). Listen to "Culture Dogs" Sunday nights at 8pm EST on WWUH, 91.3 FM in CT. Also streaming live (and then archived via StreamRewind) on: http://www.wwuh.org WNPR: http://www.cpbn.org/profile/sam-hatch 96.5 TIC FM: http://965tic.cbslocal.com/tag/sam-ha... Intro music: "Anger Mgmt." by Sever the Drama. http://www.severthedrama.com