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murph76
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With some series being reissued on blu-ray, or otherwise having multiple versions, is there one you would consider double-dipping for? What makes that particular series worthy purchasing another another version?
I'm cheap. I don't see the sense in buying another copy of something I already own unless it offers something different -- and more than just upscaled video -- from my current version. I'm tempted by the FLCL blu-ray, but whether I buy it will depend on the extras that are included. If the extras don't offer something different than my Synch-Point release, I'll pass. A DVD example: RightStuf currently has the holiday version of NGE on sale for ~$35. This piques my interest because it claims to have all the extras for the series, something my Platinum thinpak does not. But then my cheapness kicks in and I wonder if the extras alone are worth $35. That's cheap for the series, but since I would be basically buying it for the extras by themselves, I'm not sure. So, any series tempting you to double-dip? |
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Sheleigha
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Just the Magic Knight Rayearth remastered sets... They are cheap, remastered, and come with ALOT more pretty artwork that my economy boxes are lacking.
If Sailor Moon ever got a relicense for whatever reason, I'd definately double dip those too! I've seen the remastered Japanese versions and they are definately an upgrade, compared to the sets ADV and Pioneer had. |
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zawa113
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Oho, man, Avatar Book 3 Fire is tempting me. See, I got the singles, but Book 3 comes with that DVD of extras, it save space, it'll match the other two sets, and it's $20 at Walmart.
Ok so that's tempting me on extras and looking nicer but nothing has yet to tempt me for Blu-ray because I still don't have a Blu-ray player. I'll cross that road when I come to it but my assumption is that if the original series was in HD and that's the video track they're using, it might be worth it, if it's just being upscaled then screw that. And if it's a notably old series made before the words "DVD" were common then I cannot imagine it'd look good on Blu-ray, it'll probably just make it easier to see all the flaws, not my idea of a good time. |
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The King of Harts
 Posts: 6712 Location: Mount Crawford, Virginia |
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I'm going to snatch up the Fumoffu and Second Raid blu-rays. On my HDTV and BD player, TSR looks terrible and the BD version looks to be a big improvement and can be picked up for $25, so it's a not a huge deal. Fumoffu doesn't look that bad, but I only own it through the Heavy Metal Collection, and since I recently rebought the first season through singles + box, having the Heavy Metal set seems redundant. I'm also going to buy the art boxes for those two seasons so they don't stick out like sore thumbs (curse BDs being smaller than DVDs!) and so it matches my first season set.
I'm also going to rebuy FLCL on BD (if the upscale is nice) and pick up 5 cm/s once Crunchyroll decides to release it. See, while I own both shows, I only have the R4 collections, meaning the only way I can watch them is by using the VLC Media Player and hooking my laptop to my TV. Since the VLC Media Player is a piece of crap and I'd rather play them through my BD player, I'll get those again on some nice R1 sets. Of course selling my R4 sets will be next to impossible, so that's a loss on my end, but at least I'll get to see Shinkai's work upscaled properly. Other things I'm considering are the Haruhi Suzumiya BD set from Japan, Moribito BDs, and I'll think about the Trigun BDs once Funi releases it and I see what kind of job they did.
I already have the DiC release, so I have the version I want, but I'd still buy an uncut, redubbed and remastered version for the hell of it; it'd be like how some people own both Voltron and Go Lion. |
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jmfsilenthill
 Posts: 1863 Location: Chinese cartoons are srs biz |
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The only thing I've ever double-dipped on was the Akira bluray, and suffice to say that it was well worth it
 . But I do want to buy the FLCL Bluray, and the ridiculously expensive R.O.D BD Box as well. Then theres the issue of Funimation's upcoming rigid box LE dvds. I want these boxes, but I'd rather wait for the blu rays. So the question is do I buy them now and avoid never having the boxes, or just wait to see if they release LE BD's. In all honesty I'm leaning towards the latter.
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Sanosuke_Inara
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Baccano!. It's getting a re-release later this month, and even though I just got the original Complete Series DVD Box Set this summer, I'd gladly buy this new one as well just because I love the series so damn much.
Don't have the $, though. :/ |
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The King of Harts
Posts: 6712 Location: Mount Crawford, Virginia |
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I actually have a decent strategy for this. If there's only a DVD LE version, I buy the first DVD LE and wait for a BD version. See, I figure I'll get the box and put the BD, should one ever materialize, into the LE DVD box and sell off the first DVD set. This way I have both the BD quality with a DVD rigid box and extra item. If a BD never happens (wait several months) I then either get the second half used or wait for a box set and get the second half when TRSI cuts the price on it. Now, this doesn't work for one cour shows like Sacred Blacksmith or Rideback, but it's an alright strategy for things like Chrome Shelled Regios, Phantom, and R + V. And if you hate the idea, so do I, but I want an assured LE set rather than wait for something that might not happen. Of course, if Funimation would stop being jerks and just release them simultaneously like Ga-Rei Zero, we'd have no problem.
This line of thinking I've never understood. People who buy multiple copies of the same show in the same format because they love it is so out of my thinking, and I'm an out there kind of guy. Now, I do have two releases of Kanon, however, the first release was the Funi box set with no extras, so I then bought the singles for the extras and awesome art box, not because I love the show (even though I do). I've done the same thing for Suzuka, FMP and a handful of others, but those were solely for the art box and singles, and I have every intention of selling the box sets. |
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jmfsilenthill
Posts: 1863 Location: Chinese cartoons are srs biz |
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@KOH
I don't really like the idea of a bluray case clunkin' around inside a big rigid box (bluray cases are shorter and if they are released in a single sized bd case, they are going to clunk around). It seems to take away from the purpose of owning an artbox (that is, somthing cool that holds your discs snugly). I don't know haha! Does what I'm saying even make sense? 
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The King of Harts
Posts: 6712 Location: Mount Crawford, Virginia |
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I get it, but I don't follow it. For example, I have the complete collection of Lucky Star...inside my LE Lucky Star art box. I plan on getting the Welcome to the NHK S.A.V.E. and then inserting that into my art box for it. And as said earlier, I'm going to get the Fumoffu and TSR art boxes solely to hold the BD's I plan on getting.
I've also been scouring YesAsia, CDjapan, Amazon.jp, and Yahoo auctions to look for art boxes of shows we don't have here and are release as cour sets (like El Cazador de la Bruja) knowing full well they won't always fit in the box. And I have been looking at BD boxes for our BD releases, but if the numbers don't work out, I have no problem getting a DVD art box to house a BD if it's cheaper. Believe me, I've crunched the numbers and even drawn 1:1 scales of a DVD vs a BD (I don't own any BD's yet), and I know of the size differences. However, it's actually quite small at only 18mm shorter and 2mm thinner, but are the same width. It won't be snug in the box, but it wont stick out like a sore thumb on my shelves when it's sitting next to my DVDs. I think having the Witchblade art box has allowed me to get used to it since that is actually 10mm too big, but it doesn't bother me, at least not anymore. In my opinion, I'd rather have my DVDs/BDs be loose inside of an art box than not have an art box at all. Besides, I have tons of spare cases to fill up space if I need to make it snug. |
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jmfsilenthill
Posts: 1863 Location: Chinese cartoons are srs biz |
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So you have vol 1-5 of NHK, and you're gonna buy the SAVE to fill in the space? See I can deal with that since the SAVE is a standard keepcase size. And you're Lucky Star....so it's just an artbox with the anime legends case inside? That's where I cant deal with it lol. But of course, to each his own .
This is why I don't put by BDs and dvds on the same shelf . I actually organize my dvds by: on one shelf I have all artbox versions, then in a smaller shelf I have all my singles, then on another shelf I keep my movies and chipboard thinpacks (which are seperate according to). And then on a different shelf I have my BDs organized by which ones come with slipcovers and which don't, so it doesn't look all weird. Little bit OCD I know,
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Blood-
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Can't sez I've run into a sitch yet where I have been tempted to double dip. I don't think the Blu-ray / DVD thing is going to be a big deal for me. I watched my Moonlight Mile DVDs on a friend's HDTV on a normal DVD player and it looked freakin' awesome, so I don't anticipate the need to go back and "upgrade" any of my series.
There are definitely some titles I want on Blu-ray (i.e. Eden of the East, Soul Eater, the NGE movie reboots, etc) but fortunately I have not purchased them in any form yet, so again, no need to double dip. |
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kyokun703
 Posts: 2505 Location: Orgrimmar |
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Nothing has caught my eye yet worth double dipping, although Moribito BD is tempting. But I have the singles and the pretty artbox and funds are low, so I'll hold off on that.
However, if Funimation ever remasters Fruits Basket, I would probably double dip on that, just because there are some glitches on their original singles. I thought it was just my disc, but I rebought one single when I found it cheap, and that one had the same error in the same place. Not anime, but since someone already mentioned it, I would also totally rebuy a remastered Avatar: the Last Airbender because that is one of my favorite cartoons ever, and the first season has TERRIBLE resolution. Outlines are blurred and it actually gives me a headache if I stare too hard. I have the same problem with DC's Justice League DVDs where I can't even read the credits. They only did a bluray of the first season part 1, which is of course the weakest part of the series, and then stopped, which infuriates me. |
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asimpson2006
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That's the issue I am going to have to figure out once I get my new shevles because I do plan on getting more BD's in the near future (anime and non anime related) and I have to figure out if I am going to have my anime BD in my with my anime DVD's or just do them separate. |
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OldCharlieStoletheHandle
 Posts: 1288 Location: Mastic Beach, NY |
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When I first got my blu-ray player I did a few double-dips on movies: Ghost in the Shell 2.0, Blood: The Last Vampire and Paprika. With the first two I was surprised to find them in a warehouse store for $10 each so I grabbed them, the third was also based on finding a cheap copy.
I don't see any point to double-dip on an upscale. As far as I know the only show I own on DVD that was made in HD is Samurai 7 and I don't feel like double-dipping for that one. I might consider Akira if I see a cheap copy someday. Since I don't own FLCL I'll probably get the blu-ray since the price difference is very small. As for storage, I keep my BDs with my DVDs so I guess that makes me a Philistine. 
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jmfsilenthill
Posts: 1863 Location: Chinese cartoons are srs biz |
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Same here. That is the only show that I own on dvd that is native HD. I don't feel like double dipping on Burst Angel, Claymore, Black Blood Brothers, or Gunslinger Girl if they are just upscales. But from now on I buy everything on BD if it's available, even if it is an upscale, to avoid the dilemna of wanting to upgrade (Tsubasa, Witchblade, Rin, Shigurui). |
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