dreadpyrat Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Hey all, found some Malaysian version of Macross Frontier on DVD. They all say they are not bootlegs and are certified by the government. All come with English subs and are Region 0. Does anyone have any experience with this version? How is the quality of the pic and audio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemaxx Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I think i actually got a malaysian copy of frontier, it was okay but the biggest thing that got me was the amount of ghosting i have on my dvd player when i run it through my TV, but it is fine on a computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 I wouldnt' trust it, but that's me. I made my own DVDs of the show, and they look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azrael Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 They all say they are not bootlegs and are certified by the government. All come with English subs and are Region 0. They're bootlegs. There are no English subbed official DVDs that are Region 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreadpyrat Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 They're bootlegs. There are no English subbed official DVDs that are Region 0. Thanks guys, good to know. It seemed to good to be true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemaxx Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I'll have to check what region my DVD's are from then cause i've got good english subs on mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protoculture Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 All that amount of pirated stuffs .... well, my Mac F DVDs are of Malaysian origins. Which mostly are copies from their counterparts in HK & Taiwan. Nowadays, the Hong Kong pirates just leeched the fan-sub Mac F torrents, re-packaged 'em as DVDs & exported 'em to Malaysia, Singapore & Philippines via legit means where the anime-goers relied on English-subs animes. Can't blamed 'em though .... demands had been skyrocketing thanks to Mac F. To wait for official Mac F DVD release with English subs certainly a pain in the neck. BW couldn't give rat's ass to cater to foreign market demands ... apart from toys, that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonc Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 (edited) All that amount of pirated stuffs .... well, my Mac F DVDs are of Malaysian origins. Which mostly are copies from their counterparts in HK & Taiwan. Nowadays, the Hong Kong pirates just leeched the fan-sub Mac F torrents, re-packaged 'em as DVDs & exported 'em to Malaysia, Singapore & Philippines via legit means where the anime-goers relied on English-subs animes. Can't blamed 'em though .... demands had been skyrocketing thanks to Mac F. To wait for official Mac F DVD release with English subs certainly a pain in the neck. BW couldn't give rat's ass to cater to foreign market demands ... apart from toys, that is. This goes back to the old argument of wether or not Bandai should just add english subs to the DVD and Blu-Ray discs, even if the DVDs are region2. So many want and are willing to pay for the R2 DVDs if it means paying more, just to get official stuff. I always thought that would be a great work around for not being able to get the DVDs and Blu-Rays in the U.S. Since BR is non coded anyways, that'd be the easiest way to go. Alas, we're still at the same issue, having to make DVDs from bittorrents. Speaking of all this DVD stuff, I can make the DVDs for anyone that wants. I'll burn em', pack em' and ship em' for a decent price. If interested, semd me a pm. Edited June 30, 2010 by Jasonc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkullLeaderVF-X Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I'll have to check what region my DVD's are from then cause i've got good english subs on mine... What does the cover look like. I'm looking for a good subbed set of Mac F dvds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baronv Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 There seems to be four different DVD cover types available with English subs. Anyone know if any of these have decent transfers and subtitles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemaxx Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I have the first version of the four dvd covers that were put up in baronv's reply. Mine even came with the soundtrack too so i can't complain too much if the quality isn't the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreadpyrat Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 I have the first version of the four dvd covers that were put up in baronv's reply. Mine even came with the soundtrack too so i can't complain too much if the quality isn't the best Blue, how bad is the quality overall? Say on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being blu-ray HD quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vepariga Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 yeah i got the same one as Bluemaxx with the soundtrack lol, it was the 'best' one to pick from the bunch, as for quality well,if 10 is blue-ray,ill say...hmmm....7.5 maybe scrape a 8,its good but not crisp. why doesnt japan just put English subs on their blu-rays..imagine the sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 yeah i got the same one as Bluemaxx with the soundtrack lol, it was the 'best' one to pick from the bunch, as for quality well,if 10 is blue-ray,ill say...hmmm....7.5 maybe scrape a 8,its good but not crisp. why doesnt japan just put English subs on their blu-rays..imagine the sales. Because aside from the translation costs, they seem to think it hurts the potential to license even the most unlicensable shows. Though honestly, I think it's more of an issue of justifying the translation costs to a market that technically doesn't even count as their own. Besides, I think they know that regardless, even if other countries bootleg, they'll still make money off of the inevitable legit merch that is purchased as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frothymug Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Whatever happened to just doing the right thing for the fans, despite having to put a few bucks (or in this case, Yen) out of pocket to help spread their work around the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Whatever happened to just doing the right thing for the fans, despite having to put a few bucks (or in this case, Yen) out of pocket to help spread their work around the world? We're not the fans they're doing the right thing for, we're still not even technically seen as a market. Though if anyone, you'd think Bandai Visual would have figured it out by now, since they've been the biggest tip-toer in by lagnual bluray releases. I'm hoping Gundam Unicorn will finally turn their heads, but we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frothymug Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 I guess it's tough to track the sales from behind those desks they sit behind while looking at pure numbers from a computer screen. I have to believe that they are in touch with the actual ebbs and flows of the market and they see all of the toys and stuff that makes its way to the US. Perhaps we all live in our own little bubble and we see ourselves as the only consumers in the US... lol. If that was true, they'd have 100% market share! I was just saying that because I am sure that they know of the following that Macross has here in the US, despite not being able to market one single iota of Macross-related products, outside of Plus and II. I wonder if soft sales of those two movies are why they don't want to expand? Did they not sell well at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Morpheus Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Macross releases in the US have a long and arduous legal battle preventing them. Even without it, the licenses are prohibitively expensive, and the anime bubble has burst to the point were a niche mecha title, no matter the size of Frontier, just probably wouldn't recoup investment. Even internet hits like Haruhi and Lucky Star did poorly in DVD sales. About the only way it would happen is if we the fan fit the bill. "Besides, I think they know that regardless, even if other countries bootleg, they'll still make money off of the inevitable legit merch that is purchased as a result. " you know, I've always wondered how the anishops that show up at cons feel about fansubs. They must love them since they technically drive sales. After all, I would've never spent hundreds on Frontier stuff without having seen Frontier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javabean Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 I got the Malaysian copy from ebay. I find the quality level to be fine. Furthermore its cheaper than than other places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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