Part 1 DVDs

[cultnirvana.livejournal.com]

I was going to go for the Limited Edition of the Part 1 boxset, but the company I had my pre-order with (I'm in the UK and am importing the R1 set from a UK company) are holding back on sending out the Limited Edition until there is a re-release that doesn't have the DVD playback problems that have plagued so many copies. But they have the Standard Version of Part 1 on 7-day dispatch. So I was wondering:

- is it only the Limited Edition that has the DVD playback problems? (which seems to be what their dispatch notices are saying o_O)

- does the standard edition come in an art box? (Though I think it's a double DVD case from what I've found) Is it the same artbox as the Limited Edition? (if different, does anyone have any photos?)

- are the only extras the Limited Edition has over the stardard Part 1 the OST, the sound drama (I'm guessing this has been dubbed?) and the first volume of the manga?

- are all of the following included in the standard version of Part 1 - Picture Drama Episode, Audio Commentary, Textless Opening 1, Code Geass Collector's Booklet 1, CLAMP Character Sketch Booklet 1, Textless Ending 1, Code Geass Collector's Booklet II&III


I'm thinking of downgrading if the standard Part 1 version has no problems with DVD playback, and it'll knock £15 off the price. So recommendations are welcomed, especially from you guys who already have either version of Part 1.

Thanks to everyone who has commented so far for clearing up those issues for me. I am a sucker for extras, so I think I'll bide my time and hope that the store gets glitch-free copies of the Limited Edition soon!

Comments

[gokumew2.livejournal.com]

That's right. The SE comes with NOTHING. Seriously. You get two DVD volumes packed in a slipcase box (and shrink-wrapped REALLY tight .@_@). That's it. No inserts whatsoever, which really disappointed me since Bandai's solicitation to retailers was that the SE also included the booklets and character sketches. With that said, I returned my unopened SE (I got two) and will be exchanging for an LE.

To answer cultnirvana's other question, I got the SE of Part 1 and on both discs, my extras menus did not work. It would just freeze if I try to open it. Didn't bother to check the rest of the content since I already found a defect.

[wabisuke.livejournal.com]

That sucks, especially since they marketed it falsely as that. They could have made the booklets a little bit nicer and sturdier then if that's the case because they came just in the box instead of packaged or using nice materials - something that could be stuck in the inside of a DVD case so I wasn't sure.

Everything on the menu worked for me so I assumed that it was limited to paused playback in the actual episodes. Hope that your LE comes soon.

[gokumew2.livejournal.com]

I know. I settled for the SE in the first place because TRSI said on their page that it would come with the booklets.

I guess I'm just unlucky then. But on the other hand, I'm kind of glad because I don't want to have to watch the entire DVDs just to find defects.

[cultnirvana.livejournal.com]

Mmmm. The booklets were one of the things I was really wanting. The CDs and manga are "would be nice" elements for me, but the booklets and art box are the things I'm really keen on. And I've seen a number of sites that say the SE comes with the booklets, so Bandai really screwed people over with that.

Yikes on both the discs not working properly. That's the worst report I've heard so far.

[gokumew2.livejournal.com]

Same. I don't care for the CD since it'd be in English and I don't really read manga in English either, so yeah....

[thrumugnyr.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I bought the "To Terra Part 1" DVDs from Bandai. They are exactly the same as Code Geass Part 1 - and I was really dissappointed that there was no booklet, not even a sheet of paper with the contents on it in th DVDs. DVDs without booklets or even advertising stuff feel so cheap and empty. XD
I put the Booklets from the Limited Box in my DVDs now o.o'' They fit perfectly - so I don't really see a reason to not add them to the standart edition as well.

To add more info to the problems: My menus both worked fine (I guess it also depends a bit on the player). Just Disc two was killing my player in episode 9. The stupid thing is you have to watch the whole stuff to see if you have a functional DVD -_-