Difference between Kai DVD and Blu-Ray
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TheKingOfKamehamehas
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Difference between Kai DVD and Blu-Ray
Hey Guys, I really want to buy Kai so I'm wondering if the DVD is only a little bit worse than the blu-rays. I tend to find more DVDs also.
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DVD: Dolby Digital 5.1TheKingOfKamehamehas wrote:Hey Guys, I really want to buy Kai so I'm wondering if the DVD is only a little bit worse than the blu-rays. I tend to find more DVDs also.
Blu-Ray: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (Dolby TrueHD 2.0 Japanese)
DVD: 480i (NTSC)
Blu-Ray: 1080p
Blu-Ray is the clear winner.
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I think a better resolution, encoding and improved bitrate is not what he's after since it's obvious and the very reason for why the format exists.LordCrumb wrote:Blu-Ray is the clear winner.
The main difference is that the DVDs are 16:9 cropped, while the Blu-rays are 4:3 with full picture.
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It's worth keeping in mind that Kai in a HD remaster - so its native format is 1080p. In this case I'd always recommend going for the Blu-Rays and buying the product in the form it was intended.
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Re: Difference between Kai DVD and Blu-Ray
Not everyone wants amazing visuals, they might want the special features, more episodes per disc, or a dub that's actually good.Blade wrote:It's worth keeping in mind that Kai in a HD remaster - so its native format is 1080p. In this case I'd always recommend going for the Blu-Rays and buying the product in the form it was intended.
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Re: Difference between Kai DVD and Blu-Ray
Only the Japanese DVDs are cropped, aren't they? I could have sworn they were full screen on the US releases.Luso Saiyan wrote:I think a better resolution, encoding and improved bitrate is not what he's after since it's obvious and the very reason for why the format exists.LordCrumb wrote:Blu-Ray is the clear winner.
The main difference is that the DVDs are 16:9 cropped, while the Blu-rays are 4:3 with full picture.
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Indeed. Only the Japanese DVD is cropped while the US sets are both in 4:3.AjayLikesGaming wrote:Only the Japanese DVDs are cropped, aren't they? I could have sworn they were full screen on the US releases.Luso Saiyan wrote:I think a better resolution, encoding and improved bitrate is not what he's after since it's obvious and the very reason for why the format exists.LordCrumb wrote:Blu-Ray is the clear winner.
The main difference is that the DVDs are 16:9 cropped, while the Blu-rays are 4:3 with full picture.
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Re: Difference between Kai DVD and Blu-Ray
There are actually some really good reviews of the DVD and Blu-rays over on Fanboy Review. Marc really knows his stuff, so I highly suggest giving them a read.
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Yes, sorry for not specifying.AjayLikesGaming wrote:Only the Japanese DVDs are cropped, aren't they? I could have sworn they were full screen on the US releases.
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Blu-ray is the better option but if you're not much of a videophile then perhaps you won't notice much difference between the two, to be frank, I was rarely ever impressed with the HD quality of Kai on BD but watching the Saiyan arc to Freeza's arc on Blu-ray with Yamamoto's score was awesome nevertheless.
The French DVDs were in 16x9 AR too, iirc.AjayLikesGaming wrote:Only the Japanese DVDs are cropped, aren't they? I could have sworn they were full screen on the US releases.
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How much should I pay for the Blu-Rays? There are kind of expensive and its hard to find the complete collection without paying over $150
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That depends. Which version are you wanting?TheKingOfKamehamehas wrote:How much should I pay for the Blu-Rays? There are kind of expensive and its hard to find the complete collection without paying over $150
Do you want the parts releases with the first 4 parts using the original Yamamoto score while parts 5 - 8 contain Kikuchi or are you wanting the season sets which re-scored parts 1 - 4 with Kikuchi for a more consistent soundtrack?
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Does any release have the kikuchi BGM from the start?
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UltimateHammerBro wrote:Does any release have the kikuchi BGM from the start?
Gonstead wrote:That depends. Which version are you wanting?TheKingOfKamehamehas wrote:How much should I pay for the Blu-Rays? There are kind of expensive and its hard to find the complete collection without paying over $150
Do you want the parts releases with the first 4 parts using the original Yamamoto score while parts 5 - 8 contain Kikuchi or are you wanting the season sets which re-scored parts 1 - 4 with Kikuchi for a more consistent soundtrack?
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I want parts 1-4 with Kenji Yamamoto score and parts 4-8 or season 3-4 on Blu-Ray. I don't really like the replaced score so Seasons 1-2 are a no no.
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I got lucky last year when I found DBZ Kai part 3 at a best buy for 28 bucks. I also got lucky when I found only one copy of DBZ Kai part 4 on amazon.ca for 30 bucksTheKingOfKamehamehas wrote:I want parts 1-4 with Kenji Yamamoto score and parts 4-8 or season 3-4 on Blu-Ray. I don't really like the replaced score so Seasons 1-2 are a no no.