Forum - View topicWhere do you obtain your fix?
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sonictail
ANN.au Editor in Chief
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So in a effort to get us down here talking a little more, I'm going to fire up a classic question.
Where do you get your anime at the moment? DVD or Bluray, streaming or torrent, borrowed from a mate or watching a capture stream. Anything goes, just don't link directly to illegal sources ;>.> Personally? Streaming and DVD's when on sale, but I'm damn picky before a title hits my collection. |
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DuskyPredator
Posts: 15462 Location: Brisbane, Australia |
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Mostly streaming, I watch a portion of new shows, I do have my collection though, when I see something I want (and not at a too high price) I buy it, mostly stuff I have already watched, but the odd show I have not. I JB-HI-FI recently had some good deals so I bought Excel Saga which I had not seen all of, in hidnsight I probably should have got more, but there are a couple I am waiting for, and with Fairy Tail's releases looking to be rather expensive for every couple months, and a Madoka collection to complete.
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Kirben
Posts: 53 Location: Australia |
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I'm still watching mainly by Blu-Ray and DVD, usually only getting Blu-Ray for movies. I have watched a few anime series via Crunchyroll, but I don't have much luck with streaming (too unreliable, especially at 720p/1080p).
Lately I'm going to the dark side (fansubs) more, since I struggle to find any licensed titles I'm interested in buying. Especially since I never have much of a backlog to watch, while waiting for new releases. |
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Errinundra
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Posts: 6525 Location: Melbourne, Oz |
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Streaming, mostly via Crunchyroll and the Madman Screening Room. I also download or watch via streaming fansubs if no other option is available. I collect those DVDs that I rate as excellent or better as per "My Anime" and sometimes those I rate as very good. Some of those DVDs have to imported from OS but most I buy from JB Hi-Fi or order directly from Madman Entertainment or Siren Visual.
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sonictail
ANN.au Editor in Chief
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So what Blu-Ray movies have you been picking up?
So what you're saying is that you operate under the "If I like it, I buy It" principal? |
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Errinundra
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Posts: 6525 Location: Melbourne, Oz |
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Exactly. One of the great things about the growth of legal streaming is that I no longer have to buy things blindly. I like to own the shows I like so it's a good development. |
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ailblentyn
Posts: 1688 Location: body in Ohio, heart in Sydney |
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DVDs, mostly bought new, but with a good number of second-hand too.
I used to borrow a lot of things through Netflix, and then buy what I really liked, but I generally feel now that I know what I want --- either because of certain people involved, or thanks to reviews. Maybe I'll graduate to another stage where I'm more circumspect about my purchases again! If our internet connexion were less shoddy, I would probably try to watch more online... |
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DuskyPredator
Posts: 15462 Location: Brisbane, Australia |
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A rather odd thing about internet streaming is that I used to be able to easilly watch most videos as they loaded, but for some reason they really slowed down, I really have to leave a video loading. I bet my internet suplier changed the speed somehow. Why I want that supposed national high speed thing to come into effect here.
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Kirben
Posts: 53 Location: Australia |
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The last few Blu-Rays I bought were .hack//Quantum (disappointing), Broken Blade (bland), First Squad (terrible), and Redline (all style, no substance). Most of the Blu-Rays in my collection are upgrades from DVD releases, like Patlabor 1/2 movies, and Studio Ghibli movies. I prefer series, rather than movies though. As animated movies are often too short to develop characters and tell a good story. |
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sonictail
ANN.au Editor in Chief
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Good to hear it! I do wonder if there would be some way to promote the idea to the anime community and if it would help drive conversions.
So what is influencing your decisions? It seems that you have made several bad calls in a row, what makes you grab that title off the shelf?
I'm kind of curious what kind of speeds people are getting atm, I've created a speed wave here for testing, feel free to weigh in: http://www.speedtest.net/wave/2e4f35989db8d5e0 |
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Kirben
Posts: 53 Location: Australia |
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I use sample episodes (if available to Australia), trailers, clips and reviews to decide, but I have terrible success rate (maybe 25%) for blind buying of anime. I tend to look for anime in areas (kids series, fantasy, mystery, sci-fi, thriller) I usually enjoy, but I'm always looking for something different or unique I might like too. There aren't many new movies (and OVAs) released, compared to series, so I tend to buy anything I have the slightest interest in. I buy anime online from overseas, and rarely locally or via shops (unless exclusive to Australia).
I added my results (#529774758) from Optus Cable, I get high speeds, but the speed is inconsistent and not reliable. Getting pauses, stutters and episode cut off short, at random times on Crunchyroll for example. |
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