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Miami Vice is one my all time favorite shows and I was excited to see it come out on Blu-ray; I had been waiting for it for a long time. Miami Vice Blu-ray released by Mill Creek Entertainment is actually not as bad as it is on the reviews here. I own hundreds of Blu-ray titles and I also own all 5 seasons of Miami Vice on standard DVD so I think my review will be fair.I just finished watching the season 1 disc 1. Blu-ray picture quality is excellent. People who complain about the picture quality may not have the best TV or the eye-sight. I cannot imagine a better picture quality than what is presented here. There are just a couple of scenes where the picture gets extremely grainy but they do not last very long (only about 5 seconds) and the picture goes back to crystal clear HD quality quickly. I will have to watch the standard DVD to compare those scenes; I wonder if they are also present on the standard DVD edition.Audio: I have selected 5.1 and I have not experienced any of the audio problems that are mentioned although I had contacted Mill Creek Entertainment by email and asked for replacement discs even before I started watching the Blu-ray discs. They responsed the next day and said that I would receive the replacement discs in 5-6 weeks, I actually received them in just 4 days. I do think some of the audio problems could be stemming from the original film elements as I remember experiencing some weird audio issues on the standard DVD. I do trust that the replacement discs are fine (most reviewers here are happy with the replacement discs). If the new batch already took care of the audio issues, it would be nice if Mill Creek communicated that somehow -maybe with a note in the package- to eliminate the need to deal with replacement discs/requests.Widescreen: Some reviewers complain about the presentation not being in widescreen. That is not a legitimate criticism as the show was never in widescreen format. And I don't think there is any need for it to be now. It is presented in its original aspect ratio.Packaging is just alright. I am not entirely happy with the way the discs sit on top of each other but I do own other TV shows where the discs sit on top of each other. It is not ideal but if you handle them carefully, I think they won't cause any problems.My biggest complain is that the Blu-ray does not have subtitles. I was thinking about taking off one star from my review because of that. Individual seasons of Miami Vice on Standard DVD do have subtitles. I am not sure why Mill Creek Entertainment left them out. Would it cost them a lot of money to include the subtitles?As for the show itself, Miami Vice is probably the most stylized TV show ever made. The soundtrack is simply amazing and adds so much character to the show. I don't think there is any musical piece in the entire series that I do not love. Every song is spot on. In addition to the excellent soundtrack, the show is visually elegant, external scenes against the backdrop of Miami, wardrobes of Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas (which created a trend) and overall style of shooting the show is just awesome. I could watch the show over and over again just to listen to the soundtrack or watch the visual style. As for some criticism on the show, some episodes are not very compelling in terms of story telling, does not match the sophistication of the visual style and it has always bothered me the way the guys are shooting out in the open without cover and get shot easily and those shots do not look very realistic as you watch people getting shot close up but no blood.Overall, I would highly recommend Miami Vice Blu-ray The Complete Series to any fan or a new comer who wants to explore the show. It may have its flaws but still a great purchase and worth it (if you consider individual seasons being priced around $25)

What else can I say. Incredible quality, the sound and picture are perfectly remastered. This show brings you right back into 80’s Miami in the best way possible. Crockett and Tubbs are some of the best characters of all time and the music and guest stars are unsurpassed. Buy this now and binge like you never have before!

Blue-ray offers a higher resolution, so you get a better picture. The disks came quickly and I didn't see anything wrong with them. I'm on the first season, disc 4 and so far there is no issue.Each series is in a separate case. They do double up the disks to each side, so Disc 1 and 2 are on the same side of the case.As for the Series... It' s Miami Vice!!! One of the best shows from the 80s dealing with life at the time. Watch for the cell phones!!! Yeah, they really were like that. It's fun and refreshing to watch. Phil Collins stars in one episode and there are a lot of stars that show up from time to time. The music is what makes this series different than most. It used some of the most popular Music stars or music from when it was created. It is well done.

My 82 year old mother worships Don Johnson and Miami Vice so this was the perfect gift. This was an amazing deal for the entire series. Picture quality is acceptable. If you're a video quality connoisseur, I would go elsewhere, but this is perfectly acceptable for most people.

Re-live the nostalgia of the 80s by watching Miami Vice. The cop drama with a flair of fashion and fast cars. Excellent series.

Picture quality looks great scanned in high definition compared to the standard DVD releases but there are audio issues with the DTS-MA 5.1 audio beginning with the first episode "Brother's Keeper" there are several scenes where the audio sync is off 10-15 frames. I know there was a lot ADR dubbing in places which are also evident on the DVD but comparing it to the DVD release it's noticeably worse. Also the second episode "Heart of Darkness" the audio is 180 degrees out of phase and sounds hollow and has a strange echo/reverb effect on certain scenes. The 5.1 Dolby mix on the DVD sounds better. Also the episode "Home Invaders" would not play DTS-MA audio and can only play Dolby 2.0 stereo only. "Evan" has out of phase audio with echo/reverb distortion on the DTS-MA audio but sounds fine on the Dolby 2.0 stereo mix. I have sent an e-mail to Mill Creek Entertainment bringing these issues to their attention in hopes that they will fix the issues and offer corrected replacement discs.10/13/16 - Mill Creek has responded to my inquiry and have forwarded my concerns to their production and manufacturing team to investigate the audio issues and will contact me when they have determined the best course of action should they offer replacement discs so there is hope they will fix this!UPDATE: 10/31/16 - Mill Creek has responded to address the audio problems. They will be sending out corrected replacement discs! Here is the e-mail they just sent out:"To our customers and fans of Miami Vice, we thank you for your patronage and passionate responses to the Miami Vice - Complete Series release on Blu-ray. We appreciate the messages we have received and have been following on forums and social media. We have investigated and reviewed the issues found, debated, and discussed. We hope we can provide answers and clarity because we want fans to be able to enjoy this landmark TV series to its fullest.• Aspect Ratioo It has always been our intention to release the series in its original, full screen aspect ratio which is how the HD masters were provided to us.• Packagingo Based on customer feedback, we chose to package this product using standard Blu-ray cases inside a slipcase instead of packaging using cardboard sleeves. Unfortunately, we cannot control how our resellers re-package and ship direct-to-consumer, so for any consumers receiving damaged product from shipping, please notify the retailer directly.• Audio Synco The audio throughout the series is in sync as on the masters provided. For those moments questioned, they are a result of dubbing (ADR) from the production of the show. We have been unable to identify any occurrence of asynchronous audio as a result of our authoring of the episodes. We have concluded that the issues are more noticeable now than in previous DVD releases due to the uncompressed DTS-HD Master Audio and HD video which cause these slight imperfections to become much more audible than ever before. This also affects the dynamic range in the audio during scenes where background audio may also become more noticeable. This will vary by individual home audio systems, setups, and personalized audio settings.• 5.1 Audioo We have re-QCed each and every episode across all five seasons and have identified the following 4 episodes in Season 1 which have errors with the new 5.1 lossless audio:“Heart of Darkness”• The 5.1 audio track does have issues in the mix creating an echo/reverb-like effect that phases in and out periodically throughout the episode.“The Home Invaders”"Nobody Lives Forever"• The 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio tracks were accidentally left-off the disc after we conducted the original QC“Evan”• The 5.1 audio track does have issues in the mix creating an echo/reverb-like effect that phases in and out periodically throughout the episode.We apologize for these errors and are fully prepared to fix the issues in Season 1 on Discs 1 and 4 of the Blu-ray Complete Series set. We will send disc replacements out to customers who contact us and provide us with proof of purchase. It will take several weeks for replacement discs to become available, so we appreciate your patience as we work to resolve these errors."Bravo, Mill Creek, for taking responsibility and fixing the audio problems.

We’re re-watching the series from the beginning and some of the lines and jokes definitely did not age well but this DVD set is fantastic! Packaged perfectly and episodes are playing on the old DVD player we found. Fun times!