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Score 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 ...
Score Dinosaur Movie DVD:
David Johnson - 26 Feb 2005 7:36 PM - 1 message
Hello Everyone, I remembered when I was a teenage time that I watched old dinosaur movie through 8 mm or type of film used by library.   I want this movie converts in DVD that I want purchasing.  It includes a closed captioned, so please ...
Score 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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Score 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 ...
Score 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). ...
Score 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? ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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 ...
Score combining video with subtitle file
sammyk64 - 26 Feb 2005 5:43 AM - 1 message
I have a video file in the .AVI format, and along with it came an .SRT (Subtitle) file.  In order to understand the video, I need the subtitles on the screen.  How do I combine the video with subtitles and make it 1 video ...
Score Re: Used DVD's For Sale
bleclair - 26 Feb 2005 3:33 AM - 1 message
Hey Mike... I sold all DVDs to whoever won the auction. I just posted here because I wanted more people to see the auctions. So go be judgmental somewhere else. (Yep, I know this is a few years old.  I just found it by accident on ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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? ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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. ...
Score 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 ...
Score Japan's NEC claims first disc drive to play 3-G and current DVDs.
Allan - 25 Feb 2005 10:28 PM - 1 message
[link] Technology News TOKYO (AFP) Wednesday December 22, 2004 Japanese high-tech giant NEC Corp. said it has developed the first ...
Score DVD Verdict reviews: KING SOLOMON'S MINES, WIMBLEDON, and more!
DVD Verdict - 25 Feb 2005 9:12 AM - 1 message
Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of BRUM: SNOW THIEVES AND OTHER STORIES, CAB CALLOWAY SWINGING AT HIS BEST, CASTLE KEEP: FULL SCREEN EDITION, DOPPELGANGER (2003), FROSTBITE, KING SOLOMON'S MINES, OH GOD! BOOK II, PAULY SHORE IS DEAD, SEASON OF THE HUNTED, SWITCHKILLER, ...
Score 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? ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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 ...
Score NIEUWE DVD SITE !!!
moviesam - 24 Feb 2005 11:46 AM - 1 message
[link] voor al uw dvd's vanaf 4,95 euro ...
Score DVD Verdict reviews: EXTREME MAKEOVER FITNESS: WEIGHT LOSS WORKOUT FOR BEGINNERS and more!
DVD Verdict - 24 Feb 2005 9:11 AM - 1 message
Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of 11,000 CLICKS: MOLOKO LIVE, AMERICAN HOT ROD, BLONDIE: LIVE (EAGLE VISION RELEASE), A CLAY AIKEN CHRISTMAS, CYBERTEAM IN AKIHABARA: CYBER GE (VOLUME 1), THE DAICHIS: EARTH'S DEFENSE FAMILY: DYSFUNCTIONAL HEROES (VOLUME 1), ETHICS AND THE ...
Score 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! ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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. ...
Score 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? ...
Score 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... ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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 ...
Score test
test - 23 Feb 2005 5:08 PM - 1 message
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Score 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. ...
Score 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. ...
Score OT: The Inevitability of HD.
Allan - 23 Feb 2005 1:15 PM - 1 message
The Inevitability of HD  This is it: HDTV Is Here, Now, Really   By Charlie White We've been watching HDTV coming around the corner for the better part of a decade. Some are fed up with all the waiting. Is it really ...
Score 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 ...
Score Rival technologies vie to dominate disc-player market.
Allan - 23 Feb 2005 1:11 PM - 1 message
[link] Article Last Updated: 2/21/2005 07:52 AM Rival technologies vie to dominate disc-player market By Francine Brevetti, BUSINESS WRITER Inside Bay Area YOU'VE JUST paid for, or almost paid for, your state-of-the-art home ...
Score DVD Verdict reviews: SOUTH PARK: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON and more!
DVD Verdict - 23 Feb 2005 10:16 AM - 1 message
Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of BREAKOUT, DARK SHADOWS: DVD COLLECTION FIFTEEN, DARK SHADOWS: DVD COLLECTION SIXTEEN, HOMELESS TO HARVARD: THE LIZ MURRAY STORY, MACGYVER: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON, SEX AND THE SINGLE MOM, THE SIMPSONS: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON, SOUTH PARK: ...
Score TV programs may be copy protected - by hardware requirement
Alpha - 23 Feb 2005 4:24 AM - 47 messages
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Score 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] ...
Score 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.. ...
Score 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 ? ...
Score Betty Hutton double feature--Bad Transfer
Bill Davison - 22 Feb 2005 7:16 PM - 1 message
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 ...
Score 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 ...
Score (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 ...
Score DVD Verdict reviews: ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER and more!
DVD Verdict - 22 Feb 2005 10:19 AM - 1 message
Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of AVALON, DANNY DECKCHAIR, EARLY SUMMER: CRITERION COLLECTION, I HEART HUCKABEES, KITCHEN STORIES (SALMER FRA KJOKKENET), LA COMMARE SECCA: CRITERION COLLECTION, LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, A LETTER TO THREE WIVES, ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER, ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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 ...
Score New Releases: James Dean, Blade Trinity & Phantom: Updated complete downloadable R1 DVD DB & info li
Doug MacLean - 22 Feb 2005 5:35 AM - 1 message
Columbia/Tri-Star has some titles being released for the Sony PSP Hand Held. All have a release date of April 19th and except where noted list for $19.98: Hellboy (Director's Cut) House Of Flying Daggers ($29.98) ...
Score PIONEER DVR 530H QUESTION
Mickey Mouse - 22 Feb 2005 4:21 AM - 1 message
After moving your movie to another group, is it possible to remove/delete it from the ALL group screen in Navigator. Seems not ........dissapointing! TIA Mickey ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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 ...
Score alt.video.dvd Last Updated 2/20/05
altvideodvd FAQ - 22 Feb 2005 12:42 AM - 1 message
alt.video.dvd Frequently Asked Questions Last Updated 2/20/05 Where can I get this FAQ? The most current version is on the Web at: [link] What is the purpose of alt.video.dvd? ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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) ...
Score 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 ...
Score Wicker Park Maddeningly Entertaining Redux
phaedrus8@hotmail.com - 21 Feb 2005 5:05 PM - 1 message
spoilers So I meant to ask this in my other post but since I was confused at what was going on for some of the movie it was never clear to me what happened and what timeline it was during the two years that Lisa was ...
Score Looney Tunes Dvd Question
John P. Mitchell - 21 Feb 2005 4:07 PM - 1 message
Does anyone know if the episodes offered by Columbia House are different than the ones sold by Warner Brothers? Thanks for any help. ...
Score Pointer to DVD Frequently Asked Questions List
Stan Brown - 21 Feb 2005 2:34 PM - 1 message
[link] Please note: Jim Taylor is the author of the FAQ; I have no connection with it other than as happy reader. ...
Score DVD Verdict reviews: ANGEL: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON and more!
DVD Verdict - 21 Feb 2005 10:18 AM - 1 message
Today, DVD Verdict posted reviews of ANGEL: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND: COLLECTOR'S EDITION, EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE, HENRY ROLLINS: SHOCK AND AWE, THE PETRIFIED FOREST, PREDATOR 2: SPECIAL EDITION, SAW, THE ...
Score - 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 ...
Score samsung dvd p345 multi region hack
mike o neill - 20 Feb 2005 5:32 PM - 1 message
any one know a hack for the samsung p345 dvd player? its the one with the memory card slots on the front... ...
Score 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. ...
Score 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 ...
Score 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 ...
Score Convert PS2 - DVD - Karaoke?
Roger Green - 20 Feb 2005 12:48 AM - 1 message
Hi, is it possible to convert a playstation 2 karaoke disk to a dvd that will play in a dvd player? if not any programs out there that will read and extract the ".pak" files that are on the PS2 disk? T.I.A. ...
Score 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 ...
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