Forum - View topicCowboy Bebop: Perfect Sessions vs. Remix.
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Dannyest
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Hi!
I've been thinking(well, rather am about to buy) a Cowboy Bebop-box. The one i'm about to buy is "Cowboy Bebop: The Perfect Sessions" which includes some special material (the soundtrack of the series, biography and gallery of the characters, interviews of seiyus and director and other staff). But on the other hand, I'd like to have the remix-release of it (it has a remastered video quality and 5.1 surround). So, can anyone tell me what differences does the video - and audioquality have compared to the original? The perfect sessions-box has original quality. Will I have to bye them both? 
PS. Not sure if this is the right board to write this in, if it isn't please feel free to tell me where it should be moved! |
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PetrifiedJello
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The remix collection came after the Perfect Sessions collection as a way to allow fans to purchase the series since other offerings are long out of print.
I did not notice a difference in video quality on one of those old TVs using CRT screens, but I can't compare how they'd look on today's flat panels/rear projections. PS on a plasma TV looks really good, so I'll assume the other will look as equally good. However, given the series was originally released in 4:3 480i, I seriously doubt there's "video improvement" enough that will require you to own both. What it will come down to now is your choice of which offers more that you want. As an owner of the Perfect Sessions collection, I'm not impressed of having to reset my audio/subtitling options every time I change a disk. A minor inconvenience, but as you noted, there are more extras. If it's the series you're after, then go with the Remix collection. It contains more DVDs, but only because the disks hold fewer episodes to compensate for the larger video files. Fewer extras would be the loss, but I do believe it's also less expensive. One note about audio: I didn't notice a difference there, either, but that's through a Sony "all-in-one" HTS which isn't the greatest. Audiophiles may have to shed some light if the 5.1 was improved or simply copied. Hope this helps. |
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ZakuAce
 Posts: 525 Location: SE Wisconsin |
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Another thing I want to add to the Cowboy Bebop Remix collection is I really like the flipper design. It seems really nice and well built (at least compared to my GitS: SAC flippers).
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Treiz
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I'm waiting to see if/when the series gets a bluray release, until then my original dvds will do
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Cabal17
 Posts: 63 Location: Texas |
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The big thing the Remix set has is 5.1 audio in both English and Japanese, the Perfect Sessions is only 2.0. The video is slightly remastered, but its not a huge upgrade.
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Dark Elf Warrior
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I'd just stick with the Cowboy Bebop Remix set. It's updated more, and it's available and not too much money, so if it's money you're concerned about, go with Remix.
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Paploo
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As there are no edits on either, I'd say whichever set you can get the cheapest would be best, and that's probably Remix. Though if you do get a good deal on Perfect Sessions, it's pretty rare, so it'd be a good idea.
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atownlikejosh
 Posts: 7 Location: Rugby |
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I have the Remix box set and I love it! It has all the sessions and some cool extras (such as Session 0 which is kind of a making of) all for about about £20. What more could you ask for?
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jsc315
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I would just recommend getting the Remix box as it's a lot easier to find and I've seen it as cheap as $30 so there really is no reason to pick it up at all.
Also don't be fooled by the bootleg version of the perfect sessions as when I was a younger anime fan a fell completely for this not realizing it was a Chinese bootleg. |
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Kruszer
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Agreed, also the "Perfect Sessions" version is long out print so chances are high what you'd actually be ordering is bootleg instead. I actually got scammed this way myself with the series. Go with the Remix collection. It's available, and pretty cheap, plus the sound quality is a lot better. |
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