I’ve been re-watching star trek voyager recently, and I’ve heard when filming, they didn’t clear the wide angle of filming equipment, so it’s not as simple as just going back to the original film. With the advancement of AI, is it only a matter of time until older programs like this are released with more updated formats?

And if yes, do you think AI could also upgrade to 4K. So theoretically you could change a SD 4:3 program and make it 4k 16:9.

I’d imagine it would be easier for the early episodes of Futurama for example due to it being a cartoon and therefore less detailed.

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    8 months ago

    Voyager 💛 I’m on last episode of season 6.

    I have an old Panasonic plasma and I was always a bit worried when I watch Star Trek (right from TOS) that those black bars on the side of the screen will damage the panel.

    But I don’t care. It’s Star Trek.

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      8 months ago

      I have 3 old Panasonic plasmas, they are the greatest tv’s ever. My wife wants an led smart tv, she will have to pry these tv’s from my cold dead hands. They weigh so much she can’t move them herself

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        8 months ago

        I can totally understand that 😄

        Tho mine is a pretty low-end plasma, the panel still looks amazingly gorgeous.