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The Big Bang Theory (Seasons 1 to 7) - $8.99 Per Season (SD), $10.99 Per Season (HD) Google Play

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The Big Bang Theory (Seasons 1 to 7) - $8.99 Per Season (SD), $10.99 Per Season (HD) Google Play
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Marrk on 22/04/2014 - 14:32 files.ozbargain.com.au (139 clicks)
Last edited 22/04/2014 - 15:32 by 1 other user

The Big Bang Theory - Prices below are for all seasons (1 to 7):

$8.99 per season in SD
$10.99 per season in HD

99c per episode in SD
$1.99 per episode in HD

Season 7 is very good value for money, usually $35.99 in HD, $10.99 in HD gives you a saving of $25.

I would link to the Google Play website, though it is displaying normal prices. These prices are in Google Play on mobile.

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  • MrZ on 22/04/2014 - 14:39
    +1

    Is it real HD or the crappy 720p that iTunes passes off as HD?

    • glenn955 on 22/04/2014 - 14:48

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television
      High-definition television (HDTV) provides a resolution that is substantially higher than that of standard-definition television.

      HDTV may be transmitted in various formats:

      1080p - 1920×1080p: 2,073,600 pixels (~2.07 megapixels [Mpx]) per frame
      1080i - typically either:
      1920×1080i: 1,036,800 pixels (~1.04 Mpx) per field or 2,073,600 pixels (~2.07 Mpx) per frame
      1440×1080i: 777,600 pixels (~0.78 Mpx) per field or 1,555,200 pixels (~1.56 Mpx) per frame
      720p - 1280×720p: 921,600 pixels (~0.92 Mpx) per frame

      I do prefer my 1080 though! :)

    • Marrk on 22/04/2014 - 15:17

      Typical HD display resolution will be 1,280×720 pixels (720p) or 1,920×1,080 pixels (1080i/1080p).

      https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/2528768?hl=en

      • Shwayne on 22/04/2014 - 15:27

        So it's really a lottery?

        • Marrk on 22/04/2014 - 15:34

          Pretty much. Less than 50c an episode is still worth it in 720p, if that is the case.

    • hollykryten on 22/04/2014 - 16:37

      Technically HD is 720p and full HD is 1080p. You're confusing the difference between HD and Full HD.

  • killergreely on 22/04/2014 - 14:53
    +4

    I think I'd rather pay the $12 a season you can get the DVDs for…

    At least that way I own it for good, I can play it back on my home theatre with existing hardware and the quality is a known constant. Probably an old fashioned approach, but my DVD player has never crashed and taken my movie library with it, nor has the movie studio ever sneaked into the house late at night and removed titles I've already paid for.

    • MrZ on 22/04/2014 - 15:04
      +1

      DVDs are archaic… still stuck in the old fashioned realm of interlaced video and PAL & NTSC formats. PAL gets you crappy 25 fps video and 4% speed up chipmunk voices. NTSC gives you wonderful 480i video quality. Time to move on to blu-ray.

      • bargaino on 22/04/2014 - 15:15
        +1

        interlaced video and PAL & NTSC formats.

        Not really. Yes it is encoded as 576i but if the source is progressive, your DVD player can stitch the fields back to supply a progressive signal to the TV. (I hate interlacing too.)

        And PAL and NTSC died with analog broadcast TV. DVDs use MPEG2, as does digital TV.
        (Its Big Bang Theory, so I'm allowed to be nerdy here.)

        • MrZ on 23/04/2014 - 01:39

          No, sadly, PAL and NTSC continued on with DVD because DVD has to output an analog signal to the TV. So internally, it might not be PAL/NTSC, but it then has to output it to one of those formats so that the TV can recognize the signal. Blu-ray does away with this, by outputting in a pure digital form via HDMI.

        • bargaino on 23/04/2014 - 11:39

          It doesn't "have to" - SCART or component video got rid of PAL/NTSC long before we had HDMI. So no, DVDs are not "still stuck". Even my very first DVD player could do progressive component output, and it was nothing special. You are really describing VHS.

          As for the 4% speedup, I only wish I had perfect-pitch to detect it :(

          And of course blu-ray is better, but hey, its just a sit-com, not Lord of the Rings.

        • MrZ on 23/04/2014 - 11:56

          Component didn't get rid of it at all - it's still an analog output, as is SCART.

        • bargaino on 23/04/2014 - 12:42

          Nothing wrong with analog in that context. It can do 1080p just fine, except when blu-ray DRM forbids it. I thought you were talking about PAL, which is a colour-encoding system.

    • bargaino on 22/04/2014 - 15:10

      At least that way I own it for good,

      Only by breaking the anti-circumvention law and ripping the DVD.
      Might as well use other means.

      Out of curiosity, is there any legal way in Australia to get a non-DRM infested digital copy that you can keep?
      DVD comes closest, given the weak DRM, but it might not be long until a DVD-reader is as common as a floppy drive.

      How useful is that Microsoft "Plays For Sure" music collection now?

    • Marrk on 22/04/2014 - 15:17
      +1

      It's alright if you prefer physical media, though streaming issues from Google's servers and paid content being removed aren't common occurrences, if they occur at all. There is also the case of convenience, and better picture quality, providing that you have a reasonable internet connection.

      Also, if you are with Telstra Pre-paid and use your plans included credit to purchase the seasons, you are essentially getting them for nothing more than you would usually pay for your mobile bill each month, and it is a better use of the included credit at these prices.

  • pana on 22/04/2014 - 15:29

    It always makes me laugh when someone posts an offer for a dvd or Tv show on Oz bargain…

    Because every single person on this site downloads movies from torrent sites. END OF STORY….

    So tell me more about the offer that you can get for free from 100 other sites.

    • lostkiwi on 22/04/2014 - 15:54
      +1

      You don't speak for the whole audience of this site, and many of us choose to get our TV shows or movies through legal avenues.

    • Tal_Shiar on 22/04/2014 - 19:41

      Although generally true, I'd buy tbbt in a complete set, depending on the price

  • lostkiwi on 22/04/2014 - 15:37

    I've always been interested in Google Play, and I have been waiting for a time to try it out. So I just purchased the HD season 1 of Big Bang Theory.

    I'm a bit confused though. Despite buying HD, when I play it in Chrome the max resolution is 480p. It looks alright, but not decent, and certainly falls short of HD resolution in my opinion. Does anyone know if I am missing something here? Is there some setting I have to tweak?

    • Marrk on 22/04/2014 - 15:41

      Most Google Play video content is HD on mobile and tablet, and SD on YouTube, due to licencing.

      • lostkiwi on 22/04/2014 - 15:52

        Yep, I've been researching this further since posting that and it appears that you are correct. HD is only available on Android Devices.

        That's a bit disappointing to be honest as it's now more problematic to view the HD shows on our TV. I'll test what the streaming is like on my Android phone when I get home to our wireless network tonight, however at the moment good old blu-ray seems to be the better option.

        • Elijha on 22/04/2014 - 17:27

          chromecast can do Google Play HD? (when launched locally I'm keen on trying this out)

  • [Deactivated] on 22/04/2014 - 16:15
    +1

    Seasons 1-6 @ Fishpond is $59.97 with free shipping if you can deal with them being Region 2.
    http://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Big-Bang-Theory-Seasons-1-…

  • robb6014 on 22/04/2014 - 16:28
    +2

    This is what they play in Guantanamo Bay as a new form of torture

    • morpheu on 22/04/2014 - 17:53

      baZINGa!

    • puskar on 22/04/2014 - 18:52

      Must go well with c***meat sandwich lol..

  • bargaino on 22/04/2014 - 16:31

    OK, I "paid" (telstra credit) for season 2 HD, but playing it on my Kindle Fire HD, the picture quality is poor. Well less than good SD. Download quality preference is set to HD, an option that does not show on my phone, so I suppose it means HD is supported on my device.

    Is that normal?

  • argamond on 22/04/2014 - 17:46

    Can you give me more information about this?

    What format is this? Can I see it from my WDTV, or do I need some special software (or device) to see movies bought from this?

  • jdr on 22/04/2014 - 18:00

    It's pretty crap that HD and SD versions have different prices. It can only be marketing crap because I'm sure as hell they don't record and edit separate versions.

  • greenie4242 on 22/04/2014 - 21:20

    OzGameShop have Seasons 1-6 for $67.49 on BluRay:
    http://www.ozgameshop.com/comedy-tv-blu-ray/the-big-bang-the…

    Not sure what postage is from the UK. UK BluRays work fine in Australia. It doesn't include Season 7, but at least you get a REAL HD copy, something you can watch on something other than an Android device.

    Keep in mind, this set will probably be $20-$30 in a year or two in the bargain bins at JB Hifi.

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