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wolfsbane12
Joined: 20 Jun 2008
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 Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:21 pm
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What is the problem with Bandai?
I ask this question because my DVD player (a tv/dvd combo from Toshiba) won't read half the bandai DVD's (i.e. I just bought the Infinite Ryvius Anime Legends complete collection) while my computer reads them fine. I also ask because of reported problems with certain series (earlier this year My-Otome, Gundam Seed Destiny, Eureka Seven, and Flag and then just a few weeks ago Robert's Anime Corner Store reported problems with the first shipment of Code Geass vol. 1 DVDs and I still haven't found a Gundam Seed complete collection vol. 1 that will show every episode on each disc). This is driving me crazy as a number of big releases from them have been bad while Funimation, ADV, and Media Blasters have maybe a small problem once in a blue moon yet half of the stuff I buy from them has problems reading. Is it just my DVD player or does Bandai need to fix this problem at whatever the source seems to be?
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Monster in a box
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:28 pm
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To add to that list, my copies of s-cry-ed vl.4 and 5 skip a few times each in the last episode. My vl.4 is a little scratched, so I thought that's what caused it, but my vl.5 is pristine. I've only played them on my PS2, which I know is considered one of the worst DVD players, but I've never had any issues before with discs that weren't in terrible condition.
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HitokiriShadow
Joined: 09 May 2005
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:59 pm
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| wolfsbane12 wrote: | | Is it just my DVD player or does Bandai need to fix this problem at whatever the source seems to be? |
It's Bandai. They have an abnormally high number of faulty discs.
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BrentNewhall
Joined: 18 Jul 2008
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:00 pm
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As a data point, my Samsung DVD-5650 DVD player has no problems playing Bandai DVDs.
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Kruszer
Joined: 19 Nov 2004
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:28 pm
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If it plays fine on another player I'd say it's the fault of the DVD player. It's probabally too old or cheaply made. I have one in my room that hates Funimation and VIZ discs myself but plays everything else fine.
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nightjuan
Joined: 22 Jan 2008
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:36 pm
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| Kruszer wrote: | | If it plays fine on another player I'd say it's the fault of the DVD player. It's probabally too old or cheaply made. I have one in my room that hates Funimation and VIZ discs myself but plays everything else fine. |
I don't know about Bandai discs in general, I don't usually buy from their anime catalog, but at least the Code Geass release does have a pretty high number of reported errors right now, and even the company acknowledged the problem (though they have not explained it) enough to offer exchanges (for those inside the U.S. / Canada).
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Richard J.
Joined: 11 Aug 2006
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Location: Sic Semper Tyrannis.
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:55 pm
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| nightjuan wrote: | | and even the company acknowledged the problem (though they have not explained it) |
The explanation I've read is that they used a new copy prevention thing and it's apparently a little too good a guardian. 
Of course, Bandai also seems to be using trained wombats to do their DVD replication, so maybe that's the real problem. Either way, they really need to get their act together.
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wolfsbane12
Joined: 20 Jun 2008
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:59 am
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I knew it...me and wombats have problems that go way back.
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