The Hidden Blade best version?

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 22 Dec 2006, 14:44

Any ideas? Can't seem to find any picture comparisons...

wazzabi · Post by **wazzabi** » 22 Dec 2006, 15:13

Well, I went and got the R2J mainly because it was one of the first out and it came in as swish box as Twilight Samurai. Not much good to you I know, but the picture doesn't look too bad to me but then I probably don't have as fancy schmancy set up as you!

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 22 Dec 2006, 17:10

Hey from the look of whats out there the Japanese version may well still be the best for picture and soujnd, other versions seem to have little probs. But hell may be best to wait even longer and see what happenes elsewhere. Still the Japanese dvd is great.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 22 Dec 2006, 18:19

I have the HK 2 discer from Panorama and it is very good for the price. The packaging is nice, too.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 22 Dec 2006, 18:22

That the one with the wrong cover?

it has the cover for Twighlight Samurai doesnt it?

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 22 Dec 2006, 18:28

Does the HK version have Eng subs for the extras? I take it the UK R2 is NTSC to PAL...

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 22 Dec 2006, 18:35

Hmmm.... don't know. Will check it out later.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 22 Dec 2006, 18:35

Yes it is. There is a Tartan R1 btw.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 22 Dec 2006, 18:47

Tartan don't do "NTSC to PAL to NTSC" do they? I think their R1 Oldboy is something like PAL to NTSC.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 22 Dec 2006, 18:57

All the R1 reviews I've read from the likes of DVD Talk and DVD Active, both seem to know there stuff give Tartan R1 discs decent reviews.

I hadn't heard Oldboy was PAL to NTSC, even the Tin version?

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 22 Dec 2006, 19:42

BiscLimpkit wrote:Tartan don't do "NTSC to PAL to NTSC" do they? I think their R1 Oldboy is something like PAL to NTSC.

Simple rule with tartan, if their r2 release is true pal, the r1 is PAL>NTSC. If their r2 release is NTSC>PAL, their r1 is NTSC.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 23 Dec 2006, 00:35

Shingster wrote:Simple rule with tartan, if their r2 release is true pal, the r1 is PAL>NTSC. If their r2 release is NTSC>PAL, their r1 is NTSC.

Not necessarily. Their R1 of Tsukamoto's Vital was film-NTSC and their R2UK was film-PAL.

thelostdragon wrote:I have the HK 2 discer from Panorama and it is very good for the price. The packaging is nice, too.

Panorama suck, all their releases are interlaced.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 24 Dec 2006, 03:45

EvaUnit02 wrote:
Shingster wrote:Simple rule with tartan, if their r2 release is true pal, the r1 is PAL>NTSC. If their r2 release is NTSC>PAL, their r1 is NTSC.
Not necessarily. Their R1 of Tsukamoto's Vital was film-NTSC and their R2UK was film-PAL.

Nice to see exceptions, make it a general rule then.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Dec 2006, 13:47

Shingster wrote:Simple rule with tartan, if their r2 release is true pal, the r1 is PAL>NTSC. If their r2 release is NTSC>PAL, their r1 is NTSC.

Cheers. I didn't realise that was usually the case.

I do wonder where they sourced the Native-PAL master from, as all these films are NTSC at source (as in county).

It's funny therefore no American review I've read has mentioned PAL-NTSC. Are you sure? It wouldn't be logical from a business sense to release PAL-NTSC.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 24 Dec 2006, 18:16

I just heard someone mention it on forums or something.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 24 Dec 2006, 18:34

I think your forgetting the kost important thing, YOU MAY NOT EVEN NOTICE ON YOUR FLIPPING EQUIPMENT! so who gives a shit.