Reptoholic Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 There is someone near me selling Dragon Ball Z Complete series in like new condition for $90, Is it a good deal ? Is is the uncut, digitally re-mastered box set and has only been viewed 3 times. What are your opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmingllama Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 That is an excellent deal. If you buy them from places like amazon, a season is like 20 dollars or so. So excellent deal I would say, especially if the movies are included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Den Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 It does sound sweet and all but if I were you I'd get the recent;;y released Blu-ray versions instead, plus I'm really not a big fan of second hand goods. Everything of mine is non second hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Well the Orange Bricks (the remastered dvd release) were terribly remastered. Missing lines, cropped video to 16:9, etc... but it's the cheapest method of buying the whole series. There is 9 box-sets. You can usually find them for around $15 new. Over Black Friday I think they were $10 each. Meaning $90-$135 is the normal price for the complete set brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reptoholic Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Well the Orange Bricks (the remastered dvd release) were terribly remastered. Missing lines, cropped video to 16:9, etc... but it's the cheapest method of buying the whole series. There is 9 box-sets. You can usually find them for around $15 new. Over Black Friday I think they were $10 each. Meaning $90-$135 is the normal price for the complete set brand new.You mean It has a lot cut out ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 You mean It has a lot cut out ?As I said... they cut a big chunk of the top and bottom of the video to change it from 4:3 to 16:9 for the Orange Brick release.On top of that it was the worst remastering job ever done. Lines missing from characters, etc.. Just Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reptoholic Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 ok, will do, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDahlia Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Honestly, it's not even that cheap. There are 9 seasons and you can find most of them for about $12-$13 new on Amazon. And as Koby said, the picture on these was "ruined" because they were changed from fullscreen to widescreen.If you want the best release, I would personally recommend the new Blu-ray ones that are currently being released, especially if you originally watched the series in the US. The picture is much, much better than even the Dragon Boxes that die-hard fans drool over. There will be 18 sets, each going for approximately $20 (I'm sure FUNimation will re-release these in cheaper sets in a year or two, just like they are with DB KAI), so it's really up to you. Buy what you think is worth your money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 I would personally recommend the new Blu-ray ones that are currently being released. There will be 18 sets, each going for approximately $20 (I'm sure FUNimation will re-release these in cheaper sets in a year or two), so it's really up to you. Buy what you think is worth your moneyI hope they do, because honestly the Blu-ray is currently way over priced. The fact that DBZ is more than a decade old and seen more re-releases than any other show should be more than enough reason for the price to not be so high or to at least offer more episodes per set. There is no reason the Blu-rays should be as high as they are for such a small set of only 18 episodes or so. Hopefully they'll eventually release the Blu-ray on just 9 sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDahlia Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 I hope they do, because honestly the Blu-ray is currently way over priced. The fact that DBZ is more than a decade old and seen more re-releases than any other show should be more than enough reason for the price to not be so high or to at least offer more episodes per set. There is no reason the Blu-rays should be as high as they are for such a small set of only 18 episodes or so. Hopefully they'll eventually release the Blu-ray on just 9 sets.While Dragon Ball Z has had a ton of releases (from VHS to crappy DVD singles, the Orange Bricks, Dragon Boxes, and now the Blu-ray sets), I think that they've been very well priced considering the quality improvements they've had. As you said, it's a very old anime, and getting these in top quality is much different than releasing a Blu-ray of, lets say, FMA Brotherhood.The Orange Bricks were pretty crappy, but these were in a time where everything was going widescreen (which is why the average fan wouldn't even be aware of how crappy they were). The Dragon Boxes had major improvements in picture quality, but weren't as appealing to the crowd as 1) they are limited sets and 2) the average American fan wants the American BGM. Now the Blu-ray has a much higher resolution, closer colors to the original, and the FUNimation audio that American's love. This is, in my opinion, the best, most complete release DBZ will get (though, I'm sure they're not done milking this cow). Now, the reason I say American's so much is because I've noticed that the British in particular, seem to hate the new Blu-ray release because they were never really exposed to the FUNimation audio. At least, that's what I'm led to believe.Anyway, I honestly believe FUNimation will release these in new packaging a year or two down the road. It's what they're doing with KAI, with One Piece, why not with the Dragon Ball levels? I would assume that they will be double the episodes for around the price of 1 part now ($20). So yes, most likely 9 sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signerleo Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 i dont think thg dbz any dbz any mroe in 2014 buy tiem this blu ray thing is down ti eb late 2013 i do not see the time for them to do what you say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Den Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Anyway, I honestly believe FUNimation will release these in new packaging a year or two down the road. It's what they're doing with KAI, with One Piece, why not with the Dragon Ball levels? I would assume that they will be double the episodes for around the price of 1 part now ($20). So yes, most likely 9 sets.Well that would suck ass, cause by my calculations all of the DBZ Blu-Ray sets will cost you about $226 in total and then after that your telling me they might release a new packaging. Well atleast it will be the same thing.Any ways as soon as I can find the R2 DVD I'm going order these sets cause they do look that good and it is worth the paper.SeDiKeMiiMU&hd=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey martin Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Got all dragon ball and z and gt including movies ova s and specials ha ha ha ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegend1994 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Yeah I'm waiting to see if the DBZ blu-ray versions are going to be released in the UK, if not I'll just import them from the US and play them on my US PS3 (lucky I got it in the US otherwise most of my anime blu-rays would be useless =)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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