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Title: Dreadful technical problems in this DVD set
Review: The original series is undeniably great entertainment, but these mis-mastered DVD's would be unacceptable even if done by an amateur. The fact that A&E is pressing the sets by the thousands is unconscionable. The 3rd and 4th episodes in disk 1, for instance, are mastered with offset fields such that they jitter and bob through the entire length. (episodes 1 and 2 are acceptable.) It is hard to advise even a fan of the series to waste their money on these sets. These are some of the worst mastered DVDs I have ever viewed in my life. Series 1 also contains gross technical issues. One can only deduce that A&E cares not a whit for the technical quality of their DVDs. If you can tape these from a TV or cable showing, you will have a far superior copy. It is sad. Not even suitable for viewing on a laptop computer.
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