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Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
Master Dex replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
Well... That's what all 5th Gen VFs have, so we know exactly what that looks like. It actually avoids causing bits because pilots can survive higher G-loads. Technically the YF-21 and VF-22 had the tech from the Q-Rau but it was limited. 5th Gen like the VF-25 and up all have the Inertia Store Converter powered by fold quartz. I'll leave it to Seto to get into the technicals because he'll do it anyway regardless of what I say lol. Plus he has that information on hand and I don't. -
Super Macross Mecha Fun Time Discussion Thread!
Master Dex replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
As another engineer, an aerospace one even, I understand your disbelief. I think we have to consider just how efficient and hot this reaction is, it's more than we're imagining for sure. And like Seto said it's based on advanced alien tech we can't replicate with real world analogues. This is a classic unobtanium situation, in the literary sense. It's something that physics says is completely doable but the capability is entirely outside of reality as we know it, but not as they in the continuity know it. That's always my preferred kind of sci-fi tech, rather than technobabble that means nothing. -
Macross DYRL in 4K UHD with English Subtitles
Master Dex replied to GGemini's topic in Movies and TV Series
In case it's unclear, that stuff bring cut on the one release was only done because it was packaged with a video game and by Japanese law it had to match the game rating. There was never a reason beyond that for DYRL to be censored for any content beyond that the game was marketed for a younger age group. By this logic all releases with just the movie are basically always going to have everything. -
Macross DYRL in 4K UHD with English Subtitles
Master Dex replied to GGemini's topic in Movies and TV Series
Couldn't tell ya anything. I'm just reporting what I've looked up and others say about that. I'm not an audio expert. -
Macross DYRL in 4K UHD with English Subtitles
Master Dex replied to GGemini's topic in Movies and TV Series
Yeah, so audiophiles will like the Linear PCM option overall, but if you have an actual 5.1 surround system set up, the DTS will be more immersive despite the compression used. I have a 4K TV with a soundbar. It's moot so I used PCM. -
Macross DYRL in 4K UHD with English Subtitles
Master Dex replied to GGemini's topic in Movies and TV Series
So from what I've been told, both versions of the movie on the disc are upscaled and enhanced, the difference is the content, the 1984 doesn't have the Angel Paints concert outro, which is like 2 minutes worth of visuals at best, and the 2016 does. The 2016 cut also has the DTS audio option of course which if you have the right audio set up will be ideal. Most people's average TV set up likely won't notice a big difference either way I think. And just so it's fully out there, the options are the same on each disc, with the UHD disc having everything in the full 4K whereas the Blu-ray disc is just HD. -
Macross DYRL in 4K UHD with English Subtitles
Master Dex replied to GGemini's topic in Movies and TV Series
Similar, I just got my notification from them this morning and they say it's coming today (in CA here). Granted, I picked FedEx shipping it seems so that might be why. -
Macross DYRL in 4K UHD with English Subtitles
Master Dex replied to GGemini's topic in Movies and TV Series
Technically it releases in two days.. well maybe tomorrow in Japan. The international shipping going out is to meet that release time frame likely. My CDJapan order hasn't given shipping confirmation but my order status is "In Shipping Process" so stuff is happening. -
I dunno what I'm doing differently, but I've been watching on Hulu with my Roku TV and have had zero issues with subs and I'm almost 20 episodes into a Macross 7 rewatch. Maybe the others mentioned might still be an issue, I haven't checked yet. It does port it through the TV's CC but Hulu has always done that so that's not new to me as I have watched anime there before. I also customized my TV's CC settings so the lettering is larger and has no black box at all with a proper drop shadow so it tends to look a lot nicer on my end. I don't know if every TV these days can do that but if so, consider it, I think it helps a lot for presentation. I can't offer much for timing as that's usually out of the user's control but at least on 7 I haven't seen any problems yet.