Which dbz movie collections would you recommend?

[SuperSaiyanDad]

Is it better to get the 3 dvd collections covering the first 13 dbz movies or should I get the bluray double features?

[Footlong Shoe]

It depends on how much the price matters to you. Both versions use the same remaster, so the only difference is the resolution, no outstanding color differences or anything.

I personally went with the DVD collections because of the price. On Amazon you can get all three for about $50-60, while you would only get 6-7 out of 13 movies for that much money if you went with the blu-rays.

[jamiljamtheman]

I have the DVD pack with the first 5 movies and I think they look and sound pretty good. I've never seen how the blu rays are though. Anyways the DVDs are a real bang for your buck, at 15-20 dollars for each pack you will own all 13. I plan on getting the other two packs soon, myself

[Ozotto]

The 3 movie packs are cheaper overall. However they're only DVD quality.
Also, that collection doesn't include the History of Trunks or Bardock Father of Goku TV specials. (I know they're not movies but in the west they're often packaged or apart of a collection with the movies, ie the steel case movie collection)

The Blu-Rays although more expensive, are BLURay quality and the TV specials are apart of that collection.
Besides that they fit in nicely with the BLU Ray collection of the seasons, being roughly the same size, compact, etc.

Personally I only have the movie 3 packs because I didn't know when and if the movies would get another release at the time.
They fit in well with the orange bricks for display purposes.

I'd pick the Blu-Ray as the more modern release.
I've personally regulated the DVD's and orange bricks to collectors items, maintaining autographs from voice actors, sitting it a display case etc.
As there is less cardboard and paper on the blurays, less chance to damage the ones i'll use.

[Danfun64]

...I wish I stopped sounding like an ad every time I said this...but.....

The DVD Movie Collections (and the DVD Bardock/Trunks Double Feature) so you can use thejeremymenace's Dragon Radar project, which converts the subs and audio for use in the Dragon Boxes. It also supports the Pioneer movie singles (not the Funi in-house movie singles though)

...now if only the project supported Blu-Ray audio.

[clutchins]

...I wish I stopped sounding like an ad every time I said this...but.....

The DVD Movie Collections (and the DVD Bardock/Trunks Double Feature) so you can use thejeremymenace's Dragon Radar project, which converts the subs and audio for use in the Dragon Boxes. It also supports the Pioneer movie singles (not the Funi in-house movie singles though)

...now if only the project supported Blu-Ray audio.

I very much appreciate you spreading word about the project. I bug tested it for him with my complete collection and I find it incredibly convenient for those able.

It won't support Blu-ray because Jeremy utilized PGCs from the DVD folder structures and Blu-rays have different folder structures. I think it would be interesting if one were to manually sync the Blu-ray to the output DVD audio from the project...

[Israelite Wolfman]

Anything but Resurrection 'F' is a good Dragon Ball Z movie.

[Jinzoningen MULE]

If we're talking English releases, I recommend the Blu-rays. They're more expensive, but since all else is the same, it's better to have the version with higher resolution.

If language isn't an issue, I recommend the Japanese Dragon Boxes, for obvious audio-related reasons.

[Danfun64]

...thejeremymenace's Dragon Radar project...if only the project supported Blu-Ray audio.

It won't support Blu-ray because Jeremy utilized PGCs from the DVD folder structures and Blu-rays have different folder structures. I think it would be interesting if one were to manually sync the Blu-ray to the output DVD audio from the project...

It would be awesome if someone synced the audio from Toei and Pioneer's laserdiscs as well as Funi's Blu-Rays to the Dragon Boxes... granted that might take awhile, especially for the DBZ series. Also if someone synced audio from other regions (which can mean PAL)...

[Robo4900]

Guys, remember, the OP's question was...

Is it better to get the 3 dvd collections covering the first 13 dbz movies or should I get the bluray double features?

If we're including other releases, as people have been talking about them for the past couple of posts, this is probably the way to look at it: Go for Pioneer's DVDs of the first three if you're watching the English dub. If you want to watch in the original* 4:3 aspect ratio, go for Funi's singles for Japanese subbed viewing, or for movies 4-13 for English dubbed viewing; if you'd prefer widescreen*, or don't care about aspect ratio, and simply want an affordable way to watch, go for the newer DVD boxes. The Blu-Rays are worth considering over the newer DVD boxes, but don't pay a huge amount; the improvement over DVD isn't huge in this case, due to Funimation's usual incompetent remastering(Thankfully, since it's 35mm film instead of 16mm, they have a lot more resolution to work with from the get-go, so they don't ruin it as much as they do with their Blu-Rays of the series).

But, if the guy's already made his mind up that he's going for the newer Funi DVD/Blu-Ray collections, then it's a simple matter of deciding the price vs quality difference between DVD and Blu-Ray. In this case, the quality difference isn't huge, but if it's only really going to be watched on something that can play Blu-Rays, going for the Blu-Ray version is probably better.

*There's a debate about whether 4:3 or widescreen is better for the movies. What it boils down to is that they were all animated in 4:3, and until about 2007, all released on DVD and such in 4:3 too, but shown cropped down to widescreen theatrically. The films were animated knowing this is how it would be done. In order to not start yet another debate about this(It's been discussed. Constantly. No one can reach a consensus, so just make up your own mind), I'll have to leave it at that, although it is worth noting that the English widescreen releases allegedly use a slightly different widescreen framing area than the Japanese home releases do.

[SuperSaiyanDad]

Guys, remember, the OP's question was...

Is it better to get the 3 dvd collections covering the first 13 dbz movies or should I get the bluray double features?

If we're including other releases, as people have been talking about them for the past couple of posts, this is probably the way to look at it: Go for Pioneer's DVDs of the first three if you're watching the English dub. If you want to watch in the original* 4:3 aspect ratio, go for Funi's singles for Japanese subbed viewing, or for movies 4-13 for English dubbed viewing; if you'd prefer widescreen*, or don't care about aspect ratio, and simply want an affordable way to watch, go for the newer DVD boxes. The Blu-Rays are worth considering over the newer DVD boxes, but don't pay a huge amount; the improvement over DVD isn't huge in this case, due to Funimation's usual incompetent remastering(Thankfully, since it's 35mm film instead of 16mm, they have a lot more resolution to work with from the get-go, so they don't ruin it as much as they do with their Blu-Rays of the series).

But, if the guy's already made his mind up that he's going for the newer Funi DVD/Blu-Ray collections, then it's a simple matter of deciding the price vs quality difference between DVD and Blu-Ray. In this case, the quality difference isn't huge, but if it's only really going to be watched on something that can play Blu-Rays, going for the Blu-Ray version is probably better.

*There's a debate about whether 4:3 or widescreen is better for the movies. What it boils down to is that they were all animated in 4:3, and until about 2007, all released on DVD and such in 4:3 too, but shown cropped down to widescreen theatrically. The films were animated knowing this is how it would be done. In order to not start yet another debate about this(It's been discussed. Constantly. No one can reach a consensus, so just make up your own mind), I'll have to leave it at that, although it is worth noting that the English widescreen releases allegedly use a slightly different widescreen framing area than the Japanese home releases do.

Thank you for the great info!