Is Samurai Champloo upscaled - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Kevtronn · 12-13-2009, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by u_nick

I'm another that's still buying anyway. Upscale is still a nice upgrade for me personally. I like the screenshots.

And I wouldnt have this release make you cancel your Basilisk order. A while back someone had a list of confirmed upscales and confirmed HD releases, and I'm 905 sure Baislisk was on the true HD list.

Agreed. I should have both waiting on me Tuesday

bfellow · 12-13-2009, 04:05 AM

Hmm I just gonna grab the DVD since I don't want to pay for rush job upscaling.

Radical Ed · 12-13-2009, 04:22 AM

I think I'll just stick with my original Geneon box set.

varmintx · 12-13-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bfellow

Hmm I just gonna grab the DVD since I don't want to pay for rush job upscaling.

The price is about the same for both the DVD and blu-ray sets, around $45, varying a little depending on the store.

karadur · 12-13-2009, 05:54 PM

I wonder that if Japanese releases are different for example Basilisk from Sony

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=LDBS-1201

karadur · 12-13-2009, 06:00 PM

By the way anyone notice that the price for Sony Japanese release is almost $500.00. This is not a misprint I have search other Japanese sites and price are from $425.00 to near $500.00

Pyoko · 12-13-2009, 11:43 PM

It should also be noted that the original audio mix for Champloo was stereo, and the Japanese DVDs have LPCM audio. This 2.0 mix is on the US DVDs (in DD 224kbps) but was for some reason dropped for the Blu-ray.

So the 5.1 mix was most likely a simple upmix made by the US producers, and comparing the 5.1 DTS to the original 2.0 DD on the DVD, I thought it was actually worse, as it sounded more tinny.

mugen302005 · 12-15-2009, 04:33 PM

DARN IT!! I was so excited to get this titles that I didn't think of checking the reviews!! Wait. Has this release been reviewed yet? I still haven't got my copy, it should be any time next week, but I will be pretty darned if the image or video sucks!! I have supported funimation wholeheartedly. Now I won't put up with a lackluster edition of champloo.

varmintx · 12-15-2009, 07:20 PM

I got mine today. It does look pretty nice for an upscale (though you can certainly tell it is); the image is sharp, colors are pretty saturated and most importantly, there are no artifacts. Black levels are strong, and whites are especially good; the glints from unsheathed swords are quite eye-catching. I freeze-framed at the point of screenshot #11 to check the wood grain on the stairs; there did seem to be a loss of detail, but it's rather insignificant. Both TrueHD tracks are front-heavy and the LFE isn't strong but dialogue was very clear and without distortion.

I've never owned the DVD, but I highly doubt it's worth an upgrade. Considering the prices are virtually identical however, if you don't have the series, there's really no reason to not get this disc since there's no way the DVD could look better. These are only cursory observations and should not be held above a real in-depth review should we get one.

TokyoLee · 07-06-2010, 10:34 PM

I never saw Samurai Champoo maybe the first two Episodes but at $32.99 it worth a Blind buy rite? I hear this is a BadAss Series

varmintx · 07-06-2010, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TokyoLee

I never saw Samurai Champoo maybe the first two Episodes but at $32.99 it worth a Blind buy rite? I hear this is a BadAss Series

I'm afraid "BadAss"-ness is difficult to quantify, but it is one of the highest rated shows by the users at ANN.

postulio · 01-20-2015, 09:25 PM

Anyone know if the recent release is any better than this original?

alvarez468 · 01-20-2015, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by postulio

Anyone know if the recent release is any better than this original?

I don't have the post but someone mentioned that the re release under the anime classic line has been improved a bit I think. Something was fixed I remember reading.

varmintx · 01-20-2015, 09:39 PM

Less DNR was used, so more detail was preserved.

jala12 · 01-20-2015, 09:58 PM

Yes, the more recent release was left untouched.

postulio · 01-26-2015, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jala12

Yes, the more recent release was left untouched.

Quote:

Originally Posted by varmintx

Less DNR was used, so more detail was preserved.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alvarez468

I don't have the post but someone mentioned that the re release under the anime classic line has been improved a bit I think. Something was fixed I remember reading.

Thank you all for the input.

*sigh* guess now I'll have to double dip on it. Guess I'll pick up the BD release of Cowboy Bebop and while I'm at it Cashan since it's on sale.... any thoughts on those two?

Radical Ed · 01-27-2015, 02:26 AM

I guess it's safe to say that it's worth upgrading from the DVD to the latest Bluray release?

Thomas Guycott · 01-27-2015, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radical Ed

I guess it's safe to say that it's worth upgrading from the DVD to the latest Bluray release?

As an upscale it looks very good.

UseY0ur1llusi0n · 01-27-2015, 04:39 AM

Funi's re-upscale is so much better than the first piece of DNR'd shite, that Victor even used it on their JP BD release of Sam Cham, (which has a higher bitrate and original stereo materials to boot).

Thanks to whoever bumped this, the thread title makes me chuckle.

UseY0ur1llusi0n · 01-27-2015, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by varmintx

Less DNR was used, so more detail was preserved.

Good to hear this coming from you. You almost had me worried there, after skimming through the top of this thread and reading your earlier post from 2009.

Here's what I'm specifically referring to.

You do realize that the first POS BD release actually looked worse than the Geneon DVDs right?

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12-13-2009, 04:05 AM	#22
bfellow Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:139 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:1	Hmm I just gonna grab the DVD since I don't want to pay for rush job upscaling.

12-13-2009, 04:22 AM	#23
Radical Ed Senior Member Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:152 Blu-ray collection:703 DVD collection:185	I think I'll just stick with my original Geneon box set.

12-13-2009, 05:54 PM	#25
karadur Member Member since:Mar 2009	I wonder that if Japanese releases are different for example Basilisk from Sony http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=LDBS-1201

12-13-2009, 06:00 PM	#26
karadur Member Member since:Mar 2009	By the way anyone notice that the price for Sony Japanese release is almost $500.00. This is not a misprint I have search other Japanese sites and price are from $425.00 to near $500.00

12-13-2009, 11:43 PM	#27
Pyoko Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 4K collection:151 Blu-ray collection:722	It should also be noted that the original audio mix for Champloo was stereo, and the Japanese DVDs have LPCM audio. This 2.0 mix is on the US DVDs (in DD 224kbps) but was for some reason dropped for the Blu-ray. So the 5.1 mix was most likely a simple upmix made by the US producers, and comparing the 5.1 DTS to the original 2.0 DD on the DVD, I thought it was actually worse, as it sounded more tinny.

12-15-2009, 04:33 PM	#28
mugen302005 Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:21 Blu-ray reviews:11	DARN IT!! I was so excited to get this titles that I didn't think of checking the reviews!! Wait. Has this release been reviewed yet? I still haven't got my copy, it should be any time next week, but I will be pretty darned if the image or video sucks!! I have supported funimation wholeheartedly. Now I won't put up with a lackluster edition of champloo.

12-15-2009, 07:20 PM	#29
varmintx Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Covington, KY PSN/NNID:varmintx 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:1002 DVD collection:199 Trading Score:5	I got mine today. It does look pretty nice for an upscale (though you can certainly tell it is); the image is sharp, colors are pretty saturated and most importantly, there are no artifacts. Black levels are strong, and whites are especially good; the glints from unsheathed swords are quite eye-catching. I freeze-framed at the point of screenshot #11 to check the wood grain on the stairs; there did seem to be a loss of detail, but it's rather insignificant. Both TrueHD tracks are front-heavy and the LFE isn't strong but dialogue was very clear and without distortion. I've never owned the DVD, but I highly doubt it's worth an upgrade. Considering the prices are virtually identical however, if you don't have the series, there's really no reason to not get this disc since there's no way the DVD could look better. These are only cursory observations and should not be held above a real in-depth review should we get one.

07-06-2010, 10:34 PM	#30
TokyoLee Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Location:New York Blu-ray collection:141 DVD collection:36 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:9	I never saw Samurai Champoo maybe the first two Episodes but at $32.99 it worth a Blind buy rite? I hear this is a BadAss Series

01-20-2015, 09:25 PM	#32
postulio Senior Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:nYc 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:1038 Blu-ray reviews:2	Anyone know if the recent release is any better than this original?

01-20-2015, 09:39 PM	#34
varmintx Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Covington, KY PSN/NNID:varmintx 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:1002 DVD collection:199 Trading Score:5	Less DNR was used, so more detail was preserved.

01-20-2015, 09:58 PM	#35
jala12 Special Member Member since:Apr 2011	Yes, the more recent release was left untouched.

01-27-2015, 02:26 AM	#37
Radical Ed Senior Member Member since:Mar 2009 4K collection:152 Blu-ray collection:703 DVD collection:185	I guess it's safe to say that it's worth upgrading from the DVD to the latest Bluray release?

01-27-2015, 04:39 AM	#39
UseY0ur1llusi0n Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2013 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:4	Funi's re-upscale is so much better than the first piece of DNR'd shite, that Victor even used it on their JP BD release of Sam Cham, (which has a higher bitrate and original stereo materials to boot). Thanks to whoever bumped this, the thread title makes me chuckle.

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