Are DVD imports lower quality than the USA releases?

[sao123]

I was looking to buy some DVD box sets, but they are currently running an outragious $700 for the complete set... Then I saw on amazon someone selling asian imports that play in english on Region 1 DVD players for half that...


Are these lower quality? Are they possibly bootleg copies?
Never really had this situation before... anyone with experience?

 

[Flammable]

teh fake

 

[AgentJean]

Some are of ok quality and with other's their quality sucks.

I had Serial Experiments Lain as an import, quailty wasn't that bad.
I then purchased Cowboy Bebop. The quality sucked ass. They used way way too much compression. After that experience I refuse to buy Imports and I stick with domestic releases.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Wait for the blu-ray box sets with 6 times the pixel resolution 🙂

If it's cheap on ebay, 99% chance it's warez and the quality is anywhere from OK to awful.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: sao123
Are they possibly bootleg copies?

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/beta/users/geft/bootypirate.JPG

 

[0roo0roo]

just use netflix.
ebay, well you take your chances.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
just use netflix.
ebay, well you take your chances.

ahem... I said amazon.

What I am looking for is all 7 seasons of star trek voyager.

 

[AgentJean]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
just use netflix.
ebay, well you take your chances.

ahem... I said amazon.

What I am looking for is all 7 seasons of star trek voyager.

Amazon has the same trash as eghey.

Like the man said. Use Netflix.

 

[eplebnista]

the few imports that I have gotten from hkflix were pretty good quality