What does everyone think of bootlegs?

Meksikanfude · Post by **Meksikanfude** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 12:57 am

I have the Cowboy Bebop collection in my bookshelf by my bed, so I can wake up, run my fingers through the 6 volumes, and sigh "this is mine."
My friend wanted to buy cowboy bebop, but he didnt have the money, so instead, he bought a bootleg. I told him not to, because it was going to be crappy and of bad quality, but he bought it anyways. Three weeks later, it came, and I was proven wrong. THe bootleg had the cover of the Perfect Collection, and had all 26 episodes in three discs. It had everythiong, the menus and all. It even ahd all the extras. Sound and video quality was perfect, and the only difference was the addition of chinese subtitles (you can take them off if you want). ANd it only cost him $30. it cost me 6 times that amount for my collection, and well, I was jealous. I had mixed feelings. I could save alot of money and buy this perfect replica, or the othe way, buy them all. I kept telling him that there is a certain pride in having a wall filled with DVDs, but I cringe when i think of how much money is on that wall, and how much I could have saved.
I had the option of ether buying FLCL bootleg, or the DVDs. The DVDs were around $30, and had two epsiodes in each, and the bootleg had it all for $12... I bought the expensinve one though... for my colletion.
So.... what is your opinion?

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 1:20 am

The video quality is NOT perfect if they crammed 26 eps onto 3 discs.
That bootleg might have been one of the better ones, but with bootlegs, you never really know what you're getting till you get it, and they are usually crappy. Also they are illegal :\

Meksikanfude · Post by **Meksikanfude** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 1:22 am

DVDs can hold alot of information in it, and it was perfect qiality. we even hooked two tvs and two DVD playes and played mine and his at the same time, and i couldnt tell them apart. Ive seen some bootleg that really does look shitty, but this was clear as water.

Meksikanfude · Post by **Meksikanfude** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 1:23 am

Oh yeah, he gets them from a website that has user reviews.

EarthCurrent · Post by **EarthCurrent** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 1:37 am

Meksikanfude wrote:Oh yeah, he gets them from a website that has user reviews.

good for him...

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 1:37 am

You can't really tell shitty quality dvds on a tv usually, because tvs hide the problems well. If you view it on a PC it would be very apparent.

shadow-the-hedgehog · Post by **shadow-the-hedgehog** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 5:00 am

Well, anyway, I really don't like bootlegs. One reason is the covers and stuff ususally suck. They look like they were scanned in and then mass produced. I don't even like having burned copies of cds...

Mroni · Post by **Mroni** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 5:15 am

Hmm well I have the Inu yasha hong kong Dvds only because I am comletley disasatified with Vizs commercial release. I don't like the subs and I don't like the dub. I have bought every Ranma tape viz has released at the ripoff prices they wanted I don't feel guilty in any way for watching a better subbing job done by chinese

That's pretty sad

Mr Oni

leathelanime · Post by **leathelanime** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 9:10 am

FUCK BOOTLEGS! BE A REAL ANIME FAN AND SUPPORT THE TEAM WHO WORKED THEIR ASSES OFF TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU ENJOYED! AND DONT GIMME THAT POOR ROUTINE YOU SILLY FUCKS!!

thats what I think

::Waits for more Please Teacher and Chobits::

MAS PRODUCTIONS · Post by **MAS PRODUCTIONS** » Tue Apr 29, 2003 10:05 am

leathelanime wrote:FUCK BOOTLEGS! BE A REAL ANIME FAN AND SUPPORT THE TEAM WHO WORKED THEIR ASSES OFF TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU ENJOYED! AND DONT GIMME THAT POOR ROUTINE YOU SILLY FUCKS!!

thats what I think

::Waits for more Please Teacher and Chobits::

I really wish they would have kept the name "Onegai" Teacher. It sounds so much better.