Would it be worth it getting Dragon Boxes?

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:50 pm

I don't have the $ to burn for dvds, but I do have it to burn for manga; which is why I own all of Viz's db/dbz manga and about a third (so far) of the kanzenban.

I have maybe...25 to 30 dvds; I have no idea how many dvds for the show exist total.

Post by **TripleRach** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:04 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:Why would you spend over 100 bucks on a TV show set in the first place?

Because you're a fan and it's worth it to you? Not everyone wants to choose the cheapest root; some people like saving up for quality releases.

I don't really see why it's such a big deal that people spend money on things they like. Personally, I've never made a lot of money, when I made any at all, but I still dumped/dump lots of money on Dragon Ball, because it's worth it to me. There are a handful of other shows besides Dragon Ball that I've also invested/will invest a lot of money into buying on DVD, because they're also worth it to me. I'd much rather do that than spend 60 bucks a month on cable TV and not watch 99% of what's on.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:05 pm

Chuquita wrote:I have maybe...25 to 30 dvds; I have no idea how many dvds for the show exist total.

For the US? 87 for Z, plus the UUE's, plus the season sets, plus 20 for GT, plus 11 for DB, plus the 3 specials, plus 16 of the 17 movies. So...a lot ;p

-Corey

Raki · Post by **Raki** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:46 pm

Conan the SSJ wrote:
TheGreatness25 wrote:Actually just a couple of weeks ago I went crazy with my money. I wanted to have the original DVDs because I was on the fence about the "Remastered" version and finally decided to get both. So I got what I was missing from the series practically at the same time. Ebay is awesome. I got the Ultimate Uncut series, Freeza Saga, Cell Games, Majin Buu Saga (the 7 DVDs of it that come before the Fusion Saga), and the Great Saiyaman Saga. All were brand new factory sealed except the Freeza Saga, but couldn't expect it to be new. The others were basically sold by a store that had many of them. Soon as I bought, he put another up, so that means he had a bunch of them laying around. So now I'll have both versions
You won't have uncut, 4:3 versions of episodes 28-67. >>

I got the UUE of DBZ on tape from the airings on Cartoon Network.

fps_anth · Post by **fps_anth** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:10 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote: I'm a dork who makes good money for his age, and I have a huge penis. I know this might be hard for you, but it's simply something we all have to live with. It's not easy for me either, but I do the best I can.

-Corey

My hero!

As for spending money on Dragon Boxes...what's the problem? Yes, they're expensive as all hell, but if you want the show the way it was meant to be seen (ha!), this is the only way to go. If you have the money, and are willing to spend it, I don't see what the problem is...

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:04 am

Dragonball fans are millionaires.

BlueSky · Post by **Kaboom** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:29 am

Castor Troy wrote:Dragonball fans are millionaires.

I must have misplaced the memo.

RVE · Post by **RVE** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 7:01 am

TheGreatness25 wrote:...Link to what?

to the youtube-clip you have seen^^

I just remember about a small discussion with my friend about dragon ball. When i have bought the season 1 boxet for $70, and shown it to my friend, he told me: "Why are you buying dragonball-dvds when you can download it?" ....0_0 *shoked*....i know he earns enough money to buy the whole series of DB, but he thinks, buying dvds is trashing money. i know i can download the series but i won't because of 3 reasons:

1. What if i got a virus (by accident), that "kills" my harddisk where i downloaded hardly, with lack of peers, all the DB/Z/GT episodes? And in that time i was in a shop to buy some dvd-r's to make backups later.........Should i go back to the beginning and start downloading them again? NO, definetly not.

2. do you learn something by downloading?.....-_- NO! When you buy the dvd's and are not that satisfied with the image-quality, then try to remaster it, if you can. While the remastering-process you learn, how to use the right filters, what is deinterlacing, what is interlacing, etc.!. its better to do something then do nothing. Just remember that the dvds are copyrighted

3. A big DB-fan shouldnt download the episodes illegal.

EDIT: Sorry about my english

LAst week i have just received my first japan R2 Dvd DragonBall Vol. 1 *wohoo!! 25 volumes remeaning* :p

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:09 pm

Well I personally like it to be official. Yeah you can download it online for free, with crappy quality.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:20 pm

TripleRach wrote:
jjgp1112 wrote:Why would you spend over 100 bucks on a TV show set in the first place?
Because you're a fan and it's worth it to you? Not everyone wants to choose the cheapest root; some people like saving up for quality releases.

I don't really see why it's such a big deal that people spend money on things they like. Personally, I've never made a lot of money, when I made any at all, but I still dumped/dump lots of money on Dragon Ball, because it's worth it to me. There are a handful of other shows besides Dragon Ball that I've also invested/will invest a lot of money into buying on DVD, because they're also worth it to me. I'd much rather do that than spend 60 bucks a month on cable TV and not watch 99% of what's on.

But 1600 bucks? If you had an apartment, you'd probably have to not pay rent for about 3 months!

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:02 pm

Actually rent here is no less than $1,100 a month...but still yeah, that's a lot of money. That's why you spread it over time and not go buying it all at once.

Post by **desirecampbell** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:02 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:But 1600 bucks? If you had an apartment, you'd probably have to not pay rent for about 3 months!

And if you have an apartment, you probably have money to spend on things you like. Is it worth the cash to you? That's the only question you need to ask yourself. You've seen the video comparisons, you have all the facts - now it's just a judgment call.

RVE wrote:1. What if i got a virus (by accident), that "kills" my harddisk where i downloaded hardly, with lack of peers, all the DB/Z/GT episodes? And in that time i was in a shop to buy some dvd-r's to make backups later.........Should i go back to the beginning and start downloading them again? NO, definetly not.

It can happen, but that's the chance you take with viewing this webpage too. One would assume that you'd only download from reliable sources.

RVE wrote:2. do you learn something by downloading?.....-_- NO! When you buy the dvd's and are not that satisfied with the image-quality, then try to remaster it, if you can. While the remastering-process you learn, how to use the right filters, what is deinterlacing, what is interlacing, etc.!. its better to do something then do nothing. Just remember that the dvds are copyrighted

Good point - but not really anything you'd need to worry about usually. One would assume that you would download Dragonbox-based videos. Again, "reliable sources".

RVE wrote:3. A big DB-fan shouldnt download the episodes illegal.

Illegal is as illegal does. I don't want to get into that discussion again, but filesharing isn't illegal everywhere. Hell, even here in Canada, it's unclear (except that the RCMP isn't going to prosecute anyone).

Not that I want to push anyone into filesharing, I just want everyone to know the facts. My personal suggestion is to get the Dragonboxes (if you can find them, your best bet is probably the R2 singles). I mean, I fucking love my Dragonbox! And you will too!

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:31 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:But 1600 bucks? If you had an apartment, you'd probably have to not pay rent for about 3 months!

*blink* Uh, are you laboring under the assumption that we all earn minimum wage?

-Corey

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:43 pm

Well most people who would want to get the whole Dragon Ball series on DVD (people under the age of 21 probably) do earn minimum wage. I'm sorry but I don't I want to meet the 25 year old that wants to run out and buy the next installment of the series...well...I guess that's fine. I should rephrase. I don't want to meet the 25 year old who is too overly obsessed with it.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:52 pm

TheGreatness25 wrote:Well most people who would want to get the whole Dragon Ball series on DVD (people under the age of 21 probably) do earn minimum wage.

The series ended in 1997. That was nearly ten years ago. Remember that the Dragon Box sets are intended for people that remember the series from their childhood and can afford to pay for it. It's not for the kiddies. Also remember that it's not impossible for people outside of Japan to have gotten into the series before FUNimation got it, placing them in that same demographic as the Japanese fans.

TheGreatness25 wrote:I'm sorry but I don't I want to meet the 25 year old that wants to run out and buy the next installment of the series...well...I guess that's fine. I should rephrase. I don't want to meet the 25 year old who is too overly obsessed with it.

*raises hand* Please continue describing me.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:30 pm

TheGreatness25 wrote:Well most people who would want to get the whole Dragon Ball series on DVD (people under the age of 21 probably) do earn minimum wage.

Well, that's a fine generalization. Personally, I started working when I was 15. The minimum wage was what, $5.85 an hour? At that point in time, I made $7.25 an hour. Now, I'm nearly 24 and I make...well, a lot more than that.

I guess your generalization has DragonBall fans living in their parents' basements (or homes in general), whereas I moved out within a couple of weeks of turning 18. Sorry to shatter your hypothesis.

I'm sorry but I don't I want to meet the 25 year old that wants to run out and buy the next installment of the series...well...I guess that's fine. I should rephrase. I don't want to meet the 25 year old who is too overly obsessed with it.

You're on the wrong boards then, bub

-Corey

RVE · Post by **RVE** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:32 pm

It's not for the kiddies.

Thats right. I am 21 at the moment and i still love DB/Z.

Not that I want to push anyone into filesharing, I just want everyone to know the facts. My personal suggestion is to get the Dragonboxes (if you can find them, your best bet is probably the R2 singles). I mean, I fucking love my Dragonbox! And you will too! Smile

by the way: Is the image-quality on the singles the same as DragonBox? Or is there a difference?

Post by **desirecampbell** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:34 pm

RVE wrote:by the way: Is the image-quality on the singles the same as DragonBox? Or is there a difference?

Both audio and video are exactly the same.

TheGreatness25 · Post by **TheGreatness25** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 5:57 pm

You don't get what I'm saying. I meant like overly obsessed with DBZ. Like waiting for it to come on every Sunday on Toonami or whatever. That type of obsessed. I like DBZ and I like talking about it, and I enjoy it, but it doesn't consume my life where I sit here thinking about theories that lead up to all of the fantasy elements of it.

Post by **VegettoEX** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:06 pm

TheGreatness25 wrote:You don't get what I'm saying. I meant like overly obsessed with DBZ. Like waiting for it to come on every Sunday on Toonami or whatever. That type of obsessed. I like DBZ and I like talking about it, and I enjoy it, but it doesn't consume my life where I sit here thinking about theories that lead up to all of the fantasy elements of it.

What makes you think it consumes anyone's life just because they buy a Dragon Box? I mean, you're talking to the same types of people as you are, yourself. Kinda like the pot calling the kettle black.

Your statements aren't making any sense what-so-ever; every single one of your generalizations has been debunked. You're absolutely right that I don't get what you're saying.

Kanzenshuu

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