2006-07-22, 13:53 | Link #21 | |
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As for licensing... well, I wouldn't hold out on that one, but it doesn't hurt to dream. After seeing one of the Air DVDs in action myself I have to say the complaints people make about them are somewhat justified anyway, so I'm hoping that not only will the bluray look better in its HD glory but it'll fix those, too. Key fandom is a dangerous, dangerous thing. |
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2006-07-23, 02:01 | Link #23 |
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@ Valdra
I suppose that's true, at least about the region issue. If nothing else, I'm pretty sure I can eventually pick up a blu-ray drive for whatever computer I'm using at the time, and I'm fairly sure that whatever region locking is built into the firmware will be flashable, much like DVD drives today. As to the flaws in a possible DVD, I would say that isn't quite valid - as far as I'm aware, whichever company licensed the material would have access to pre-DVD masters, which they would then encode to MPEG-2 themselves, most likely with more skill than Pony Canyon demonstrated in their Air DVDs. Thus the video should be rather better, I doubt very much that a distributor would want to simply demux the MPEG streams, create a new audio track and a subtitle track or two, and remux the resulting mix back together. Admittedly, it's not too hard to do, but then neither is encoding from a master anyway. The blu-ray disks should indeed not have any of these problems... unless, of course, the Pony Canyon encoding team (if it is them) are completely stupid. Or just don't care. :/ Oh, and @ Angelsama Dammit! You are eroding my forbearance with your images of gratuitously and lasciviously displayed Air. In the perfection of the first natsukage moment. ... don't stop. ^^ -Andiyar
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2006-07-23, 12:24 | Link #26 |
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Apart from the new 3 minutes opening, will there be other new animations/scenes in this edition?
Unless they include a lot of new materials, I will probably skip the Blue-ray set as there are some other goodies which will also be out at the end of this year . |
2006-07-23, 12:29 | Link #27 | |
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2006-07-30, 02:41 | Link #30 |
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... so now I learn that it has a 5.1 audio track as well as the standard 2.0, and that Amazon JP is selling it for 25% off (assuming I order before the end of August, it appears). I have a difficult four weeks ahead it appears - though I must say, my decision almost appears made for me. With Amazon's discount, assuming this will ship internationally, it will only be costing $200 US. Which is around what I paid for NOIR back in the day, when I was buying single volumes. And I love Air a great deal more than NOIR.
Get thee behind me, Satan, and all that... but I think it's too late. ^_^ [Edited five minutes later]: And so it is done. Preordered, international expedited shipping. Total cost, ¥23,586. In my currency at home, that's around $260, depending on the exchange rate at the time. So, I figure twenty dollars a week for the next couple of months, and we're set to go. I'm going to hell. ^_^ -Andiyar
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2006-07-30, 21:53 | Link #31 | |
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2006-08-07, 01:31 | Link #34 |
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Preorders aren't generally charged until they ship - CDJapan charges a 'holding fee' to your credit card, but this is refunded within a few working days if the order does'st ship immediately. Amazon doesn't charge you at all until it ships, so nothing until the end of October.
I normally buy from CDJapan... but Amazon is six thousand yen cheaper, including EMS shipping. So... Amazon it is. ^^ -Andiyar
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2006-08-07, 20:11 | Link #36 | |
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2006-08-07, 20:47 | Link #37 | |
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At any rate, I may have to buy this before getting the bluray player for the fear of having it sold out. Or, I may just settle for the DVD releases. Either way, I won't have a TV which would get the most out of the bluray experience :'( |
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2006-08-08, 06:07 | Link #38 |
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I'm sorry andiyar, can you explain to me how to preorder? °_° Sadly i don't speak Japanese yet (though i'm planning to learn it soon).
Thanks P.S. Dont mind. I noticed now the "Want to see this page in english?" button. I'm a dumbass. |
2006-08-12, 22:40 | Link #40 |
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For those who don't already know this, if you're planning on preordering the Blu-ray box set at amazon.co.jp, you're out of luck. They took the page out of their site, and for a time had "This item is currently not available" displayed. The other option at the moment is CDJapan, but you'll have to pay about $250 dollars instead of the $200 on Amazon Japan.
As for me, I've already made my preorder, despite me not having a Blu-ray player yet. I plan on seeing how things go in the Fall with more players and movies for Blu-ray coming out before I decide on which player I want. |
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