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by DrFrag
1 week ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: 2 missing episodes of 1963 series found
Replies: 3
Views: 60

Re: 2 missing episodes of 1963 series found

Great news! But ... I didn't even know there were missing episodes. :unsure:
by DrFrag
2 months ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: World's first Astro Boy Convention
Replies: 7
Views: 3944

Re: World's first Astro Boy Convention

I've love to go to this but it'd be $500+ just for my airfare and accommodation.
by DrFrag
4 months ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: Official releases/videos
Replies: 23
Views: 61523

Re: Official releases/videos

Right Stuf released the 1963 series on VHS a long time ago, but I don't know much about them. You can find them pretty easily on eBay. The Right Stuf tapes came out in 1991 on NTSC VHS. Initially there were 12 tapes, each with 2 episodes in random order. Then they released 6 more tapes, one called ...
by DrFrag
5 months ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: Questions about the SIREN ENTERTAINMENT VHS's
Replies: 10
Views: 38689

Re: Questions about the SIREN ENTERTAINMENT VHS's

The Siren version looks pretty bad, but the Manga VHS version has ghosting too. Here's an untouched frame from the Siren version (25fps 720x576). SirenVHS.jpg Here's the Manga VHS version (29fps 720x480). MangaVHS.jpg And here's the Japanese version (23fps 640x464 but might be resized/cropped). Not ...
by DrFrag
5 months ago
Forum: Astro Boy Discussion
Topic: Questions about the SIREN ENTERTAINMENT VHS's
Replies: 10
Views: 38689

Re: Questions about the SIREN ENTERTAINMENT VHS's

No, they're different. Another interesting thing they did was reconstruct the opening and closing credits. The font is slightly different, most noticeably the letter W. The Astroboy title no longer "zooms" onto the screen. I think I got this bit wrong. I've checked the Siren version and th...
by DrFrag
5 months ago
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New members, please introduce yourselves here
Replies: 1036
Views: 518435

Re: New members, please introduce yourselves here

I'm here every day, but maybe not much in the next two weeks as I've just boarded a plane to Japan. :w00t: :tezuka: :tenma: :astro: :ocha:
by DrFrag
6 months ago
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WINDOWS 10 problems-- why I hate W10! (so far)
Replies: 13
Views: 8044

Re: WINDOWS 10 problems-- why I hate W10! (so far)

I'm in the same struggle right now. My 11-year-old desktop PC has been getting a lot of bluescreens lately, all different error codes so maybe a RAM fault. Sometimes the graphics on one side glitches out, and just a few minutes ago it froze up with a screen full of grey patterns, so maybe a video ca...
by DrFrag
6 months ago
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WINDOWS 10 problems-- why I hate W10! (so far)
Replies: 13
Views: 8044

Re: WINDOWS 10 problems-- why I hate W10! (so far)

Are you still getting screen blackout problems?

I would try to isolate the problem first. Maybe borrow a screen and cable if you can, because a bad screen won't be fixed by replacing the rest of the PC or video card.

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