Video and DVD - Week 9, 2005

Ghibli DVD mailin coupon : am i just too anal?

Ed Kim - 26 Feb 2005 10:08 PM - 32 messages

i bought the three Ghibli dvds that released tuesday and saw that there was a coupon to get one fo the previous Ghibli dvds free. *shrug* i then noticed that to send in the Proof of Purchase, yhou have to cut it ...

Can you play the new double layer dvd's on regular DVD players??

Chief Tecumseh - 26 Feb 2005 7:34 PM - 7 messages

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Netflix 3 at a time plan

Pat - 26 Feb 2005 6:45 PM - 5 messages

This is ONLY or heavy DVD renters who have been Netflix subscribers for 6 or months or longer. For the last two months (since Jan. 1, 2005): Under the normal 3 at a time plan, is anyone averaging more than 14 DVDs in ...

Back to the Future DVD booklet

ghost - 26 Feb 2005 5:56 PM - 18 messages

Hello, I just purchased the 'new low price' BTTF set with the fixed DVD's in them (no framing issues). However, it did not have the 6 page booklet that the earlier version had (which I found out after I bought this set). ...

1.85:1 movies that used soft and open matte

Tim923 - 26 Feb 2005 4:30 PM - 5 messages

Are/were most 1.85:1 movies filmed in soft matte for open matte 4:3 transfers? How about the popular '80s film "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"? Do any 1.85:1 movies use hard matte thruout? ...

Best DVD Experience Ever: Miyazaki

Tweek - 26 Feb 2005 3:06 PM - 11 messages

I am loving the new release of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. I discovered this movie at twelve years old, when I taped it off pay TV. Then when I was 16 I found a terribly abused VHS copy for $5. Both those ...

American Graffiti DVD Question

Aphelion - 26 Feb 2005 1:51 PM - 2 messages

Does the 1998 Collector's Edition DVD have the same transfer as the recent "Drive-In Double Feature" edition? I ask becasue I'd rather own the individual releases for these films, I think the packaging on the DIDF ...

CANADIAN DVD help needed

Anthony - 26 Feb 2005 1:39 AM - 5 messages

Hi from Australia. I want to purchase the new Warner Classic Comedies set being issued on March 1 (Philadelphia Story, Stage Door, Bringing Up Baby, To Be or Not to Be and Dinner at Eight). Because I'm a Fidelity Card member and ...

Why can't I play a .vob from a CD?

Ron - 26 Feb 2005 1:32 AM - 3 messages

I am curious as to why a .vob file is not played on a DVD player from a regular CD. The obvious anwer is economics. But is there an underlying, technical reason why the DVD and CD (oxymoron?) formats are so different? ...

DVD plays in player not in computer

Ali Syed - 26 Feb 2005 1:15 AM - 2 messages

Hi: I made a backup of a dvd that plays in the RCA dvd player I own wihtout any problems. But is not recognized by PowerDVD or by my Windows 98SE (windows explorer). Whe I try to view the contents of this dvd it gives me a message about ...

Meanwhile, in a secret red pillar-box outside Baker Street...

Derek Janssen - 26 Feb 2005 1:13 AM - 3 messages

At the risk of breaking Netiquette, thought I'd pass along an e-mail tidbit from A&E's Marketing manager, before the announcement goes public: --- A&E Home Video is indeed releasing DangerMouse on DVD in May. ...

DVD Player DVD 8X compatiblity this a problem ??

Paul M - 26 Feb 2005 12:25 AM - 10 messages

Just i just burnt a DVD for a newphew and it did not play n his DVD? Naybe it was becuas eit was 8X. The again a burnt him one before that worked fine ? Maybe just a DUD DVD or somthing else funny thing it worked fine on my ...

DVD Darkness

mimus - 25 Feb 2005 5:22 AM - 32 messages

Another question: I've noticed that movies played on my DVD player are generally darker than when they are shown on television. If there's a known problem there, why isn't it taken care of in pre- pressing processing, along the lines of gamma correction or something? ...

Is There a Good Introduction to or Reference Concerning . . . .

mimus - 25 Feb 2005 5:18 AM - 15 messages

The ills of DVDs? Another question: What *is* Deep Discount's deal? Do they deal in production runs-- basically, almost, "seconds"-- where QA showed an unacceptable number of faulty DVDs? I mean, I've had to return ...

Netflix vs. Blockbuster Online Rentals

Boo - 25 Feb 2005 1:33 AM - 29 messages

I've been a loyal Netflix customer for about two years now, but I decided to try Blockbuster's two week trial because it's $3 less per month. I have to say that Blockbuster SUCKS. I quickly realized the main ...

Blockbuster late fees

kr0 - 24 Feb 2005 3:30 PM - 43 messages

So apparently Blockbuster has changed their policy on late fees for rentals. A lot of people have had issues with this, especially because they may not have been informed of the changes. If you check out [link] there is some ...

Two movies vobs on one DVD how does that work ??

Paul M - 24 Feb 2005 3:25 PM - 5 messages

I just like to convert Xvids to DVD. But the movies sometimes come on two files. Thus you convert them to DVD you have two lots of vobs and files. So if you copy them all to a DVD and asuming they fit woudl they play ...

Region 3 DVDs

Brendan O'Reilly - 24 Feb 2005 8:18 AM - 3 messages

Anyone know a good site where I can purchase Region 3 DVDs? Tried cd-wow but they don't have what I want! Cheers! ...

Will dual-layer DVD die before it's "born?"

RichA - 24 Feb 2005 6:39 AM - 19 messages

Seems like with the media still costing $8 each or so, it could be dead in the water soon with the introduction of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. How much time does it have before they hit the shelves? Especially ...

Nero Defaults to 12X for my 8X DVDS ??? why ?

Paul M - 24 Feb 2005 1:46 AM - 2 messages

I burnt one at 12X as well :) Before i relised it. It burned fine and as far as i know the stuff i burt is ok, erified the disc and said it was ok. My Drive is a Pioneer 109 with latest bios. ...

Miyazaki Bummer

Jordan - 24 Feb 2005 1:03 AM - 9 messages

So I was expecting to just get one Miyazaki movie on Tuesday, surprise surprise when 3 came out WITH a special offer... Buy all 3, get another DVD for $2. Cool... Check out the coupon... guess which DVDs you can get for free? ...

Half-Baked New Disc - Full Screen Only?

Tweek - 23 Feb 2005 9:44 PM - 5 messages

I bought the new Half Baked DVD because I think it's a classic movie. Turns out to be a full screen copy. Store says they don't have widescreen. Anybody know if there's a widescreen version of this? The old DVD is ws... ...

Buy DVD Movies at only $6 each!

orderikev - 23 Feb 2005 8:50 PM - 13 messages

Buy the latest DVD movies for only $6 each. This is your chance to own great movies such as Shall We Dance, Mr 3000, The Grudge, Shark Tale and many more. To know more, please email me at orderikev @ yahoo . com ...

Looking for horror movies..

go_widescreen - 23 Feb 2005 5:22 PM - 23 messages

Anyone have any suggestions for some good old 70's and 80's horror movies that kind of have a "Night Gallery" feel to them? (Kind of a dark, brooding terror that slowly builds). If anyone saw the pilot to Night Gallery and saw the segment with Roddy ...

Any Market for Used DVD's?

Rob - 23 Feb 2005 3:16 PM - 12 messages

Does anyone know where I may sell previewed DVD's, other than places like eBay? I have a few hundred movies in my collection that I will probably never watch again and I would like to free up some space. ...

Digital and/or RCA Connectors - do I need both ?

Speedcheese - 23 Feb 2005 3:11 PM - 11 messages

Apologies in advance if this appears to be a simple question. I have a DVD Player which supports analogue (L/R RCA) sound output as well as digital (coax/optical) output. I also have a receiver which can decode dolby, DTS etc. ...

Thinking of splurging and wondered about DVDSoon

Bratboy - 23 Feb 2005 1:12 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, Was thinking I might blow some spare coin on the 5 season Southpark set and the 2nd season of Wonder Woman, Okay I know their not titles everyone would like but I do hehe, and seems the cheapest online for both of ...

TV programs may be copy protected - by hardware requirement

Alpha - 23 Feb 2005 4:24 AM - 47 messages

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Great DVD's on censorship in the USA

JA - 23 Feb 2005 4:15 AM - 8 messages

Great DVD's on censorship: The Fog of War - Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2004) [link] ...

info needed on tv progs put onto dvd..inside please

truetrek - 23 Feb 2005 12:50 AM - 5 messages

my wife (bless her) has just bought 100 episodes of prisoner cell block h off e-bay. and there all off tv>video onto dvd.even has the channel 5 logo on them.the advert does not say anything about them being a copy or anything at all just that there on dvd.so i want to know how does she stand law wise when she has watched them all ..can she just resell them or could she attract the law and the knock on the door..my thoughts are to do wilth copyright and things.. ...

MP3 to DVD

Stuart - 22 Feb 2005 9:24 PM - 5 messages

Is there a program out there that will let me put MP3s to DVD and play them on a DVD player ? ...

Betty Hutton double feature--Bad Transfer

Bill Davison - 22 Feb 2005 7:16 PM - 8 messages

If there are any Betty Hutton fans still around (like me), a word of warning about a "new" release that features two of her movies--The Stork Club and Perils of Pauline. This release on one DVD by Alpha Video and called Critics Choice Classic ...

(Pro) Netflix story that even surprises a fan...

SoHillsGuy - 22 Feb 2005 6:13 PM - 22 messages

Okay, here's a pro-Netflix story that even surprises a supporter. I mailed out a movie on Saturday afternoon, and damned if I didn't receive its replacement today (Tuesday). Not too bad, considering the only days in between mailing and receiving the replacement were a ...

MEDIA censorship and propaganda inthe US

JA - 22 Feb 2005 7:34 AM - 36 messages

How is it that more than 40 percent of Americans still believe Iraq has weapons of mass destruction even though President Bush personally has admitted there are none? How is it possible that millions of Americans believe the recent election in ...

Can security devices harm DVDs and electronic devices?

curious - 22 Feb 2005 7:10 AM - 13 messages

A few days ago I was at Best Buy and bought a couple of DVDs and a vacuum cleaner. The security guy at the exit had this large handheld device, and he rubbed it around my DVDs and then rubbed it on just one part of the box that ...

I/O Magic 16x: Any Good?

sdlomi2 - 22 Feb 2005 1:53 AM - 2 messages

Staples has an 'Easy Rebate' deal on this 1DVD16DD burner--2-layer & 16x+/- performance. All for $40 US. I need one primarily for MP3's and computer backup--no movies. Can I expect it to give satisfactory ...

Convertable dvdplayer for no regions?

Beowulfie - 22 Feb 2005 1:12 AM - 2 messages

I was told that the cyberhome 300 could be converted to a regionless player so you could play any dvd. I'm figuring that that is an older model since the local Target has cyberhome 320 right now. Does anyone know if this model can also be converted or if any other player ...

Removing Macrovision for VHS

Mike - 21 Feb 2005 9:14 PM - 4 messages

I do a lot of work at home and currently have a couple T-160 VHS tapes with some loved movies and TV shows on them in EP. Thier purpose is to play mostly uninterupted in the background when I do work so I'm not ...

Hunter S Thompson dvd Question

TB - 21 Feb 2005 9:01 PM - 4 messages

A bit bummed the guy took his own life and thought about picking up the recent "remaster" or whatever the latest dvd release is called of "Where The Buffalo Roam" with Bill Murry. I've had an old vhs tape of this (personally) ...

Good Old Paramount Does It Again

Rob - 21 Feb 2005 8:00 PM - 30 messages

Not satisfied with the gazillions of dollars they have already made by selling overpriced tv dvd sets, Paramount has just announced they are RE-RELEASING-releasing Season 1 of CSI with a few extra gimmicks. If you want these few extra gimmicks and have already purchased the 'original' CSI ...

- Multi Disc DVD Player - Recommendations?

Ken Coghill, WB4ZOH - 21 Feb 2005 1:22 AM - 2 messages

Hello Group - My ancient Sony S500D appears to be failing - some commercial DVD will not play. Also, I would like to have the capability of play MP3, JPG , and +/-R DVD media. I have a set limit of $200 for the change out and my receiver, TV (not ...

Donnie Darko - Director's Cut

Frohike - 20 Feb 2005 9:37 AM - 5 messages

Is it worth buying this? I love the movie and I have the standard release. I don't know how it can be improved story-wise. How are the commentaries? Thanks. ...

Format Wars Redux: Blu-ray Disc vs. HD-DVD

Ablang - 20 Feb 2005 6:55 AM - 3 messages

Format Wars Redux: Blu-ray Disc vs. HD-DVD The future of high-def recording rests with two competing optical formats: Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. Here's why both matter. Melissa J. Perenson, PC World Tuesday, February 15, 2005 ...

Re: Distubing Trend "Rental only DVDs"

Ed Kim - 20 Feb 2005 1:23 AM - 4 messages

FAQmeister wrote: i can imagine a world where the studios produce a rental only dvd with BUGS in the corner saying things like "For Rental Only" or "20th Century Fox Rental dvd" and with a big forced RENTAL ONLY logo at hte ...

failed dvd burning

bill - 20 Feb 2005 12:30 AM - 19 messages

I am now getting many dvd's that I have burned stop playing in my dvd player half way through, I have tried different disks, I have tried slower speeds, a friend suggested that I don't put labels on to my disks, as he ...