what is the difference (cartoon releases)

[Addl]

I would like to buy the G1 series, so what is the difference between

1)
the 25th Aniversary Edition from Shout Factory in 2009 (US and Canada)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers.../ref=pd_ybh_18

2)
the More than meets the eye complete series from Shout Factory in 2011 (US and Canada)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers.../ref=pd_ybh_25

3)
the Complete Series Deluxe Edition from Maverick in 2002 (Europe)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers.../ref=pd_ybh_20

4)
the Transformers complete box set from Metrodome in 2006 (Europe)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers...S/ref=pd_ybh_6

5)
the Rerelease of Metrodomes Seasons in 2009 (Europe)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers.../ref=pd_ybh_10

in terms of completenes, video and audio quality and error corrections in cutting scenes?

The price is not interesting as a difference... and I guess the only difference between 1) and 2) is the mercendise / bonus from the 25th ani version?
 

[Denyer]

Rhino's releases have sloppy, noticeable errors (as do the Chinese sets that copied them). Metrodome and Madman both have the added sound effects Rhino added, as far as I know [at least on the 5.1 track], and Maverick didn't get very far with their releases before going bust. There's an old comparison between Rhino and Maverick at http://kenshiroh.tripod.com/dvd/transformers_s1/ that illustrates some of them.

Shout Factory haven't fixed everything, but have tried to match to the broadcast material.

Given that there isn't a perfect set out there, and probably never will be, you may as well just get 2) and a copy of the movie. 1) apparently has some more scripts and some additional interview material, which I think is the Disc 16 contents given here;

http://tformers.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=1077

Can anyone confirm that the other 15 discs are as per the four season sets Shout Factory released earlier [and that the difference is the sixteenth disc]? That tallies with what the wiki's saying.
 

[relak]

I can confirm that at least the entire season 1 on the 15 disc boxset is exactly the same as the season 1 individual boxset release. (I bought the former, my friend picked up the latter)