Thai DVDs are ugly

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 22 Nov 2006, 10:14

I know Thai discs are cheap and convinient but they are so horrible looking. I suppose, you get what you pay for.

I just received Love Letter and it almost looks like a bootleg. Ok not as bad but the cover has all sorts of random logos on it, as well as a hologram and the amary case is tacky as hell. It doesn't even close properly.

But with many being $5-$12 delivered, I can't complain... so I won't anymore.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 22 Nov 2006, 11:13

Yup Thai packaging & menus usually look like arse, which is why I was so shocked by how classy the 2-disc Always set is. Hopefully we'll see more releases like this.

Should've gone for the r3k of Love Letter bisc, usually going cheap and is a direct r2j port (unlike the r3thai). The r3thai ain't got a bad transfer though.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 22 Nov 2006, 11:18

You got both? Is the difference substantial?

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 22 Nov 2006, 12:43

No I don't. m8 of mine has the r3thai and matched grabs from my r2j. The r2j looked better but I wouldn't say the difference was substantial.

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 22 Nov 2006, 12:53

I'll never buy a Thai disc unless I see proof it's a port.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 22 Nov 2006, 13:45

Lourdes wrote:I'll never buy a Thai disc unless I see proof it's a port.

The Thai version of "A Scene at the Sea" is probably the best version around.

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 22 Nov 2006, 13:57

thelostdragon wrote:The Thai version of "A Scene at the Sea" is probably the best version around.

It's an R3K Port. I think the R2J looks better though.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 22 Nov 2006, 14:10

Lourdes wrote:
thelostdragon wrote:The Thai version of "A Scene at the Sea" is probably the best version around.
It's an R3K Port. I think the R2J looks better though.

Which makes the Thai DVD miles better as it is nowhere as expensive as the R3K.

As for the Japanese disc... many claim it looks better, but the Thai (Korean) disc has more lively colours if you ask me. And you also have to consider the inhumane high prices of Japanese DVDs.

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 22 Nov 2006, 14:19

thelostdragon wrote:Which makes the Thai DVD miles better as it is nowhere as expensive as the R3K.

Hence my original statement.....

Lourdes wrote:I'll never buy a Thai disc unless I see proof it's a port.

I had both the Thai release and the R2J. I prefer muted colours and more detail to boosted contrast that is quite ugly at times.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 22 Nov 2006, 15:23

I though the R3K Scene was a R2J port... Surely you're not basing your comments on dvdbeaver caps???

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 22 Nov 2006, 16:34

Wouldn't dream of trusting Beaver, some of the shots those caps don't even match. I saw a comparison on a Korean forum and there were some shots on ADVDG or elsewhere too. Never compared them myself.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 22 Nov 2006, 16:39

Bought the Thai Lone Wolf + Cub set and am happy with it, some say the R1's look better but this set is a lot cheaper.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 22 Nov 2006, 17:41

Lourdes wrote:Wouldn't dream of trusting Beaver, some of the shots those caps don't even match.

Ah yes, the beaver classic:

I remember many of beavers KR caps being incorrect. I even ended up getting Kids Return R2J thanks to them, only to find out it's identical to my old KR disc. My own mistake though, I should've checked my disc myself insted of trusting them...

Same goes with Love Letter, I'm not 100% sure if which dvd is a port of what, but I do know their KR caps are fucked.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 22 Nov 2006, 19:25

Apparently r3k Love Letter is a r2j port. I was fucking well pissed off when I learned that Beaver had fucked up their r3k grabs for that, as I bought the r2j on the strength of those grabs.

I also thought the r3k of Scene at the Sea was a r2j port. I seem to recall a thread on AsianDVDguide that proved this.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 22 Nov 2006, 20:12

Wait to Romero sees this thread and expect a big ass rant

BiscLimpkit wrote:I know Thai discs are cheap and convinient but they are so horrible looking. I suppose, you get what you pay for.

You've made your own point.

They've even cheaper in Thailand shops, they've about £1.50-3.00 each. For the price and usually the quality is very good I don't mind the cover art. I prefer the cover art to most EIV efforts.

They're better than Vietnamese DVDs

(which don't exist outside of Bootlegs).

p.s - They're certainly not all bad looking. Some are very good indeed, including their Blade 3.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 22 Nov 2006, 20:16

Off topic - but are DVDBeaver aware of how much everyone takes the piss out of them? They'll never improve unless someone tells them...

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 22 Nov 2006, 20:22

BiscLimpkit wrote:Off topic - but are DVDBeaver aware of how much everyone takes the piss out of them? They'll never improve unless someone tells them...

Apparently they've been told, but they don't care. Some of the incorrect caps come from the big boss Gary W. Tooze himself, you see...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 22 Nov 2006, 20:22

Like DVD Compare I use them to get an idea before reading reviews. The site looks like a 5 year old wrote it.

What's with all the junk whenever they update their opinion when a new DVD comes out. It gets such a mess.

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 22 Nov 2006, 21:20

Love Letter, the above Scene caps and the use of DVD5's from the eBay Kitano boxset are such classics. I will use the site to find a few details on a release, and some obvious stuff. But between here and ADVDG and a few other places I'll check with owners, request a comparison etc if I want reliable information.

I've often thought about starting a site and having contributors submit vobs. It's quite practical because it's easy to give instructions and you're talking 5MB or less for a dozen samples. Then I'd take caps myself and probably host the vobs too. Could go so far as to have 5-10 sec samples. And it's still not much size.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 23 Nov 2006, 00:28

Agree with Grim... the "Lone Wolf & Cub" box is awesome.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 23 Nov 2006, 08:51

bradavon wrote:Like DVD Compare I use them to get an idea before reading reviews. The site looks like a 5 year old wrote it.

What's with all the junk whenever they update their opinion when a new DVD comes out. It gets such a mess.

Yeah, I agree, it gets confusing when they update their comparison by putting a new one above it, but leaving the old one.