Transformers Cybertron: The Ultimate Collection DVD to be Released on July 22nd

This is fantastic news! I just bought a bootleg set of RID and I was getting ready to buy energon and cybertron, but now I'll hold out for an official release!

And as far as RID/Disney/saban goes, we still haven't seen a release of the 90's X-Men and Spider-Man series. So I wouldn't count on RID. They're all in the same crap filled boat.

Count me in on the "will buy it" group. I didn't particularly love the voices, or the animation honestly, but still it's a transofrmers cartoon and the few episodes I saw had some decent action.

Really? I was always under the impression that if the DVD was PAL even if it was region free you'd still need a PAL converter to play them properly. Well, if that's the case I may very well just import the region free version.

True enough, but I can dream right?

I don't really consider RID obscure, but you may be right. I guess I just remember it a lot because it's what brought me back into Transformers after skipping over Beast Wars/Machines (which I original disliked).

Ah, duh! Don't know why I was thinking Paramount released the G1 Movie last year (was it last year? don't remember...), but it's strange that the rights would stay in limbo for so long.

So, with the broadcast masters being of such poor quality I guess the ones used by Kid Rhino are the best we're going to get huh?

Wonderful news! I sure there are episodes I haven't seen yet.

Don't quote me on all of it, so to speak. All I know is I purchased the Metrodome Headmasters series and it seems to play fine and it's Region 0 (region free). Maybe it's just my luck that my various DVD players play it, but it works without any problems. I also purchased the Metrodome Masterforce series (Region 2)--this sucker will only play on my region free dvd player--both of these are PAL. I'm just guessing that if the complete series of RID (the region 0/region free one) is region free, it should play on any dvd player. I'm sure others know more about this than I do.

I might get it. I imagine watching them back to back, no commercials would be much more enjoyable than it was on TV for me sometimes.

Congratulations to those who want it I don't like it and won't be picking it up, but it is nice to see it finally get released in one box set.

in the uk 99% of all new tv's can play both ntsc and pal signals and usually if a tv has a scart socket it should be able to play both. also alot of dvd players have the ability to switch between ntsc and pal signals as their output.


to find out if your equipment will work the best thing to do is use google. if you enter the model number and name of your dvd player and TV into google you should be able to find the specs and whether you can region hack your dvd player.

if you have bought a dvd player or tv in the last 2 or so years it should be able to do both pal and ntsc.

hope this helps

Some TVs can play PAL, alot of older ones can't. My problem it seems is that Blu-ray players don't play PAL discs at all. On the other hand, the Blu-ray format it's self doesn't use PAL at all (from what I understand). So if Metrodome puts out BDs of other TF series that are region free (like the animated movie) they will work perfectly on US Blu-ray machines.

OT

I'm really glad to be getting more Transformers on DVD. Any series that comes out in boxset form is for me pretty much definate buy. I didn't much care for either Energon or Cybertron, but I will buy them if given the chance.

The real good news here is, it gives hope that we will see Animated boxsets come from Paramount.

Sari > Kicker

I will buy it... Cybertron is ok. But I have never really gotten to watch it front to back in order in that 6am timeslot.

I would *REALLY* like to watch energon front to back in order. Maybe I would like it more.

bout effin time now if they would just do the same for energon

I actually, unknowingly, got a really inexpensive region-free DVD player when our old DVD/VCR died on us. It's a Philips, cost maybe $40 and I discovered online that through a few keypresses, it can be made region-free. Once I did that, I imported RiD and the Japanese G1 series' from Amazon UK. So, it's not as expensive to do it as you might think and I think it was totally worth it.

Eh. I'll buy it, simply because the CGI TFs were so damn awesome.

This series got me back into Transformers since G1. Had to get the whole line including some Galaxy Force only guys. Enjoyed watching the whole series and want to see Galaxy Force now. Got RID from Sendit last year and Armada Japanese collection. Saw most of Energon online. Can't tell if my Sony G1 More than Meets the Eye Pilot Series is different than the Rhino one. Haven't watched them at the same time to tell a difference. The Sony one was a Costco exclusive that was free with the 20th anniversary movie.

Hmmm, I've already got the overseas version, however if the price is right I'll buy this set also.

Joe Moore explained the rights went back to Hasbro after Sony shut down Sony Wonder. Evidently Hasbro hasn't found somebody to release a set yet, or nobody is asking.

Yeah, the Kid Rhino masters are the best we have in terms of visual quality, and would probably be the basis of any potential HD release (though I would question why anybody would bother, given how low-detail the G1 cartoon is).

Good news. Cyb is the best of the AEC trilogy IMO. Now they just need to release Energon...

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!! Woooooot

Cool. I just recently bought a $40 up-converter DVD player to go with my HDTV... I'm going to have to go online and check to see if it can be made region free.

Just for reference though... you have no problem with the RID & Japanese G1 sets being PAL?

Ah, good to know. I'm going to guess the later on that one though.

Well, than unless there's something better somewhere there really wouldn't be any point in buying a new set.

Now we need Energon. What would be REALLY nice is to have the missing episode from Energon... Though I think it was never dubbed... Hrm...



Chris

I have to get this, my favorite series and always will

This is awesome. Doubt it'll have the Japanese audio or any worthwhile extras,though. Being on the anime box-set buying rampage I've been on as of late, this is especially nice.

I do find it somewhat funny that out of the Unicron Trilogy shows, the only two to have full series DVDs are the worst (Armada) and the best (Cybertron).

No love for poor, mediocre middle-child Energon?

The Japanese Headmasters (Metrodome) version is PAL (Region 0) and played fine. As for the RID set, I have no idea. The Masterforce series is PAL (Region 2) and it will only play on a hacked DVD player or pc that is set to region 2.

What is your DVD player's make/model? I'm still ticked off that my Panasonic DVD recorder doesn't have a region hack.

I think the AEC Trilogy is awful for the most part, so this Cybertron box set is a very easy pass for me, unless I see it on clearance for $20 sometime. Nevertheless, I'm glad to see another TF series make it to DVD.

Really Energon, mediocre, Armada the worst?

In my opinion, Armada started off quite slow and sluggish, but slowly gained momentum, and became awesome, much akin to Gundam SEED. Energon, on the otherhand, started off somewhat awesome, but about half way through became sour, and bad, as the show changed focus. Which is quite reminisant of Gundam SEED Destiny, which started off good, and about half way through, became shiiiii.....tttttterrible(Energon definately did not have the same kind of drop of quality as GSD though).

Yeah, I was gonna buy the Armada sets from Rhino, forgot, and next time I went to the store, they were sold, same with all of Rhino's releases. So I definately gonna pick up the Cybertron release once I see it.

Count me in the "will buy" group.

And yes, I too would like to see Energon and RID on DVD someday.

I actually liked the characters on armada, and felt the end of that series was pretty good. The worst thing about armada was the beginning of energon that tried to tie Emo space death prime into new happy earth fat prime.

Word. I'm gonna set this up for pre-order so it'll get here quick. also, the quicker paramount gets my money, the more likely they'll release an Energon set, which I would also like to see all the way through.

And Witchblade too? Awesome.

Can't wait until July 22nd

I just recently got the Armada Box sets and I have the Energon DVD's that had Super Optimus Prime one,Megatron on another an third energon Omega Supreme!

I liked the series. Wasn't super-mega-awesome, but I found it enjoyable. I'll be trying to pick this up if the wallet allows.

I never saw how Cybertron ended... Jetix Latinamerica started with reruns after Starscream's plot to overthrow Megatron and Thunderblast/Chromia's introduction. So consider this boxset bought.

-airfox

I'm purely sold!