offspring515 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Yeah the official spiel was that they'd be up 30 days after airing live but they haven't actually updated any on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 It's a little odd because you figure that those shows would need the least amount of editing (none?) and should be easy to just up them to The Network. I'm not upset about it since I have The Network for the old stuff and the PPV's/specials, but I am surprised they're behind with the current stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I would think there is something in the contract involving the WWE and Hulu as well since RAW and Smackdown on Hulu is current (although edited). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 When are they gonna acquire the Wrestling Society X library? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Sorry for not catching this in the thread as I generally don't read this. But why is it that a lot of Raw shows they air on the schedule not On-Demand? It'd be nice to see these added. I'm hoping they're hidden somewhere. Also, the claims about WWE shows in HD are lies. It's at best standard definition and choppy as hell in spots. I can see the point for live streaming, but at least fix it for On-Demand. Kind of silly that they couldn't clem it up for Wrestlemania 30 or Extreme Rules. For example, Wyatt's entrance at WM30 is grainy as hell when the band plays. No reason why that couldn't be cleaned up. Tried this on PS3, tablet, phone and computer with same results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yeah, the picture quality does waver. I've had pretty good luck with a clear picture as of late. Although, when I recently tried watching the 8/3/98 Raw it was a bit choppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I'm shocked that shows which aired in HD aren't shown in HD as part of the on-demand content. I haven't tried to re-watch them myself, but that just doesn't make sense. The only thing I can think of is that since HD takes up more bandwidth and would be a much bigger file than SD content, they just use the SD versions to save space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 They really should take a cue from Youtube. You can choose what kind of video quality you want depending on the network connection. The option to have it either in SD or HD would be awesome. They boast 720p HD and we're to even getting that. And it'd be nice if they took a cue from Netflix and had a section for stuff we watched so we don't have to look it up later on. At least with PS3 it takes you back to the moment you left off on if you need to stop so that's a plus. If there was a way to do that with all devices then even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Everything I've watched is in HD. Where is this coming from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Yeah other than the livestream at heavy traffic times (ie ppv) my stuff is in hd if it was recorded that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 What system are you guys playing it on? Mobile device, gaming console, Roku, etc. Curious about trying that if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I mostly use PS3. No complaints about video quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Anyone else having a lot of buffering issues lately? It started last week when I was trying to watch Legends' House, and it's apparently still happening to me, a week later. Can't even make it through Countdown, and it took about 3 minutes to start the latest "Best of SmackDown" from the beginning. I'm on the Roku if that helps. I've already unplugged the HDMI and the power cables, so yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Roku here no buffering issues as of late. Actually since a few minor problems during Extreme Rules it's been running smooth as silk for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Everything I've watched is in HD. Where is this coming from? I'm guessing you mean everything that was recorded in HD is airing in HD? Not the 1977 MSG house show? And yeah, I'm using the Roku 2 and haven't had any buffering issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I haven't watched the '77 MSG show but I will say that all of the older content I have watched is definitely cleaned up and pretty darn clear. I don't know if it's HD but it's a lot better than the VHS quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 What I've found interesting is that when watching those WrestleMania specials they have (the ones where they focus in on the big match for a Mania), they show clips of the event/match in really good quality and in a 16:9 aspect ratio, but when it's time for the actual match the special covered, and all of the other non-HD original content, it's all 4:3. It's probably impossible, but it'd be awesome if they could restore the old footage into a 16:9 aspect ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 They're either cropping the footage, or doing a "smart stretch" like when old shows are played on Food Network. Either way, 4:3 is how it was originally aired, and 16:9 /= HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I haven't watched the '77 MSG show but I will say that all of the older content I have watched is definitely cleaned up and pretty darn clear. I don't know if it's HD but it's a lot better than the VHS quality. HD video didnt even exist in the US until 1987. Are you seriously complaining about the quality of a house show for a format that didnt even exist then yet thinking that an extensive production would be done for a few random people? How about "Holy Shit! A random 70s MSG house show that looks great! Awesome!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 They're either cropping the footage, or doing a "smart stretch" like when old shows are played on Food Network. Either way, 4:3 is how it was originally aired, and 16:9 /= HD. True. I guess I'm confusing it with film which even many decades ago was shot in high resolutions and can be beautifully remastered. The Bluray Godfather Trilogy is a good example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Right, but funnily enough The Godfather was also shot in 4:3, but matted down to widescreen. http://www.thegodfathertrilogy.com/widescreen.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 RIP 13 VHS tapes for 3 movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspring515 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I haven't watched the '77 MSG show but I will say that all of the older content I have watched is definitely cleaned up and pretty darn clear. I don't know if it's HD but it's a lot better than the VHS quality. HD video didnt even exist in the US until 1987. Are you seriously complaining about the quality of a house show for a format that didnt even exist then yet thinking that an extensive production would be done for a few random people? How about "Holy Shit! A random 70s MSG house show that looks great! Awesome!" He doesn't seem to be complaining at all, but is actually praising the quality of the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhock Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I have no idea what they were recording the old house shows on back in the day, but I'm wondering if it was U-Matic 3/4", as that might explain some of the decent resolution of the source material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Mike should write an article about this for some wrestling website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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