Quite expensive for me. WiLL ordering directLy from Amazon be Less costLy? Anyone?
My copy arrived today. Not bad - by standard shipping (Royal Mail), the set had a June 2 release date, and was in my hands by June 11 - long weekend holiday included.
If you've never ordered online, just be sure to keep your total under US $50 (shipping included) to avoid customs duties, and it'll basically be the equivalent peso conversion rate charged by your credit card company. But as pointed out, defects can happen. My steelbook has a slight dent on the right side. Luckily, though, the discs are intact - nothing displaced, which frequently leads to scratches with my Amazon UK orders. On two occasions where my discs were damaged, Amazon UK did replace them free of charge. But replacements are more tedious these days due to apparent abuses by other customers. Some of those abusers even used to boast about their thievery here at PinoyDVD.
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As far as improvement in picture quality goes, just doing a quick demo... umm...
I'll post two screen captures, tell me which one you think has better PQ:
Sample A:
Click here for full-sized Sample A.
Or
Sample B:
Click here for full-sized Sample B.
Sample A is The Coppola Restoration (R2), Sample B is the original imported DVD9 release (R3). Surprised? I was. Colors are more vibrant in the old version, and blacks are more solid on the old version, as well - you can actually make out the creases/details of the wedding gown better on the OLD version. So I actually prefer the old release, so far. But I'm a sucker for bonus material, so maybe the new features they added will compensate a bit.