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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
Better Than Old VHS Tape Recordings, But Disappointing
By J. Milner
For $22, you get what you pay for with this collection.
The set I received by way of Amazon was more or less bent and scratched all over the front surface. One of the four DVD’s was noticeably discolored (darker than the other three). Didn’t bother me much, but for some it may.
The menus are very very basic. “Play” or “Pick a Quarter 1-2-3-4″ for each of the discs. No special features, not one thing but the game.
The video quality is as expected of a basketball game from 1995-2000. Noticeably sub-standard quality on my HD-TV, but again, expected.
The biggest gripe I have when it comes to the set is the more or less misleading description that the games are “in their entirety and primary broadcast form.” The game itself isn’t edited, and it is in it is primary broadcast form, but the pre-game shows, post-game commentary, in-between mercantile talks, and halftime reports are plainly missing as the game goes straight from halftime to the start out of the third without skipping a beat.
The games themselves are fun to watch, specially the 1994 game with Reggie exploding in the 4th while mouthing off to Spike Lee. However, they could have been a lot more agreeably diverting with further and added footage, commentary, etc. The fourth game in this set (2000 ECF Game 6 vs Knicks) will only be agreeably diverting for big Pacers fans who want to relive the joy of at last winning the Conference title.
I actually wish the NBA would have done something special for either Reggie Miller or the entire 90′s Pacers team with a spotlight set or something of the sort, rather of putting out this plain set with games Pacers fans own or see repeatedly on ESPN Classic.
Overall, I would commend this set to the intermediate NBA fan who wants to relive these historic Reggie vs. Knicks/Bulls games, or the Pacers fan who doesn’t have these games recorded on VHS. However, for the Pacers fans who have these on VHS, all you’re getting is the lavishness of having them on DVD without having to do the transfer yourself – yet missing out all the fun commentary and particular reports of the original broadcast. For $22, it’s a good deal. However, I’d be more than willing to compensate much more for a product that was in truth put together with some effort.
1 of 1 persons found the following review helpful.
Bare bones
By M. Overby
No extra features, just a menu and the game, not any dissimilar than what you would get on ESPN Classic.
0 of 0 persons found the following review helpful.
Reliving the dream seasons
By Chris
This video was everything I’ve been looking for. I became a Pacers fan for the duration of the 1994 Playoffs and have not looked back. The games chosen in this set are veritably the best. I believe the best way to relive sporting moments are from full telecasts, not merely highlights, and these discs have it all. Don’t suppose digital quality sound picture since these games were not broadcast in that format, but it is as it was (as they say). If you are a true Pacers fan, buy this!
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