Miami Vice: 3 discs = 21 episodes?

The Digital Bits is reporting that the first season of Miami Vice will
contain all 21 episodes (22 hours) on 3 discs. How are they cramming 7
episodes in per disc when almost all other season sets have only 4
episodes per disc?

LVIII

Lord Vader III

"Lord Vader III" <> wrote in message
news:...
> The Digital Bits is reporting that the first season of Miami Vice will
> contain all 21 episodes (22 hours) on 3 discs. How are they cramming 7
> episodes in per disc when almost all other season sets have only 4
> episodes per disc?
>
> LVIII

Could be DVD-18.

kaydigi

Derek Janssen <> writes:

> Lord Vader III wrote:
>
> > The Digital Bits is reporting that the first season of Miami Vice will
> > contain all 21 episodes (22 hours) on 3 discs. How are they cramming 7
> > episodes in per disc when almost all other season sets have only 4
> > episodes per disc?
>
> All the other sets waste space by using one-sided disks...
>
> (Okay--So I LIKE the way "Outer Limits" and "West Wing" conserved
> space by "flipping" their episode counts on double-sided disks.
> We TV-box fans understand the need for conserving space better than
> anyone, and can put our feelings aside for a good cause...
> Namely, at $9-12 per disk, keeping the whopping set price down.)
>
> Derek Janssen
>

Plus it won't be 22 hours. The episodes come out to 45-50 minutes so
it's more like 18 hours.

--
Scott Streeter

http://www.wpi.edu/~ss/

Scott Streeter

Lord Vader III wrote:

> The Digital Bits is reporting that the first season of Miami Vice will
> contain all 21 episodes (22 hours) on 3 discs. How are they cramming 7
> episodes in per disc when almost all other season sets have only 4
> episodes per disc?

All the other sets waste space by using one-sided disks...

(Okay--So I LIKE the way "Outer Limits" and "West Wing" conserved space
by "flipping" their episode counts on double-sided disks.
We TV-box fans understand the need for conserving space better than
anyone, and can put our feelings aside for a good cause...
Namely, at $9-12 per disk, keeping the whopping set price down.)

Derek Janssen

Derek Janssen

Lord Vader III <> wrote:

> The Digital Bits is reporting that the first season of
> Miami Vice will contain all 21 episodes (22 hours) on 3
> discs. How are they cramming 7 episodes in per disc when
> almost all other season sets have only 4 episodes per disc?

Universal (and Warner, as well) has taken to using DVD-18s
for their larger TV season sets. DVD-18s are dual-sided,
dual-layered, so they can hold up to eight episodes a disc
with not-unreasonable compression.

-- jayembee

jayembee

On 11 Nov 2004 15:40:23 -0800, (jayembee)
wrote:

>Lord Vader III <> wrote:
>
>> The Digital Bits is reporting that the first season of
>> Miami Vice will contain all 21 episodes (22 hours) on 3
>> discs. How are they cramming 7 episodes in per disc when
>> almost all other season sets have only 4 episodes per disc?
>
>Universal (and Warner, as well) has taken to using DVD-18s
>for their larger TV season sets. DVD-18s are dual-sided,
>dual-layered, so they can hold up to eight episodes a disc
>with not-unreasonable compression.

Well, that probably answers that question, but how much of the music
will change, as have other TV series using copyrighted tunes? This
would be more critical in this series, whose music

fredman

On 11 Nov 2004 15:40:23 -0800, (jayembee)
wrote:

>Lord Vader III <> wrote:
>
>> The Digital Bits is reporting that the first season of
>> Miami Vice will contain all 21 episodes (22 hours) on 3
>> discs. How are they cramming 7 episodes in per disc when
>> almost all other season sets have only 4 episodes per disc?
>
>Universal (and Warner, as well) has taken to using DVD-18s
>for their larger TV season sets. DVD-18s are dual-sided,
>dual-layered, so they can hold up to eight episodes a disc
>with not-unreasonable compression.

Well, that probably answers that question, but how much of the music
will change, as have other TV series using copyrighted tunes? This
would be more critical in this series, whose music was sometimes more
integral to the show (sorry for dual post - fingers slipped...).

fredman

Double sided disk or flipper disk. Many people hated it but good for
us netlix rentals


Lord Vader III <> wrote in message news:<>...
> The Digital Bits is reporting that the first season of Miami Vice will
> contain all 21 episodes (22 hours) on 3 discs. How are they cramming 7
> episodes in per disc when almost all other season sets have only 4
> episodes per disc?
>
> LVIII

ky

In article <>, jayembee
<> wrote:

> Lord Vader III <> wrote:
>
> > The Digital Bits is reporting that the first season of
> > Miami Vice will contain all 21 episodes (22 hours) on 3
> > discs. How are they cramming 7 episodes in per disc when
> > almost all other season sets have only 4 episodes per disc?
>
> Universal (and Warner, as well) has taken to using DVD-18s
> for their larger TV season sets. DVD-18s are dual-sided,
> dual-layered, so they can hold up to eight episodes a disc
> with not-unreasonable compression.
>
I don't mind paying more for more discs, as it's a pain to read the
writing on double sided dvds.

--
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'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us."
-'Deal/No Deal', CHESS

Invid Fan

>Subject: Miami Vice: 3 discs = 21 episodes?
>From: Lord Vader III

>How are they cramming 7
>episodes in per disc when almost all other season sets have only 4
>episodes per disc?

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