It is a good deal if you don't care about the initial Platinum release. If this is like any other ADV boxsets, there will be no special inserts and no special features (commentary, galleries, etc..including no clean ops/ends). I love my Platinum boxset because of the packaging, booklet insert with images, episode descriptions, bios, info on the remastering process. The commentary, early animation test footage, documentaries, etc. It also has the director's cut episodes in it (so does this thin-pack).
Basically, this thin-pack will lack all that. But you do get higher quality video/audio. But it is
not progressive, it is still interlaced! Yeah I spent about $160 to get all the DVD's, but I'm glad I did. Although, I must say the cheap prices of ADV's boxsets have made me buy 12 of them in the last 2 months. And, if you think thats a good deal at Amazon.com, check this out from DVD Empire:
http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.a ... _id=762726
Only
$59! However it is on order, so you'll have to wait till they get more in stock.
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