Re: Information needed urgently...
sundae (sundae@cheerful.com)
Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:37:34 -0400
>On Jun 29, 12:39pm, sundae wrote:
>> Subject: Re: Information needed urgently...
>> These are probably priate VCD's. They (along with many other anime and
>> Japanese soap operas) are available everywhere in Hong Kong at about
>> HK$10/disc, which comes to about HK$100-150 per box. If you really don't
>> mind being caught buying priate VCD's, I'd suggest you *NOT* to buy at
SASA
>> but ask someone to buy for you in HK if you have such contact.
>
>Um sorry but I fail to see why we should not buy from SASA instead of
>ordering from HK (which costs more in terms of both time and money).
>Are you implying that the VCDs in HK are legit copies while those from
>Taiwan aren't? Somehow I doubt that...
My point is, since they are both pirate copies (the HK ones are either from
Taiwan, or pirate copies of the Taiwanese pirate copies anyways), why would
you pay US$100 when they cost HK$150 (1 USD = 7.7HKD)?? Even if the
shipping cost is higher to ship from HK, you still save $$$. (unless you're
in some way affiliated with them.. just k/d. take it easy)
>And BTW I got vols.3 and 4 of the LoGH box sets today from SASA, and I'm
>relieved to find that all disks now seem to be encoded in NTSC format
>instead of PAL =) Oh and there are further variations in the info
>printed on the VCDs: The VCDs in box set 4 are all printed in gold color
>(I think the CD data surface is also gold-plated), just like those in
>vol.2, but with the Japanese copyright holder info missing =) Those disks
>from box set 3 are all printed in color with a different LoGH picture for
>each disk, and with "Catco" of Hong Kong as copyright holder =) Now I'm
>all confused =)
I've got all 4 vols myself, and vol 3 & 4 have colored pictures of various
characters printed on them, which IMO look even more attractive. =)