Recent content by Richard Meadows

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    Problem With NEW DVD Players...

    I've been running into this with several recently purchased DVD players. Even though they state they will play DVD+R discs (such as those put out by Warner Archives) they freeze, skip or don't even load. I know the problem isn't the discs because they play flawlessly on my other older (5 years...
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    What Is A Decent DVD Player That Will Last More Than 4 Weeks...?

    Ok, my last big and heavy DVD player finally died and it isn't coming back. Since then I've purchased 5 different DVD / Blu Ray players and each one was a giant POS. First I started out with the $40 Sony stuff from Wal Mart. I quickly learned I need a front display and a remote that is large...
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    Do They Still Make Full Size 5 Disc DVD Players...?

    I have a Sony 5 disc player (DVP-NC875V) which is probably about 5 years old. I've been to three stores today, and done a lot of online searching, and it seems all DVD players today are cheap little tinny boxes about the size of a clock radio with a mini remote. I don't need Blu Ray, I don't...
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    Showgirls: Camp Classic or Complete Crap?

    I dug it but I dig Gina Gershon. Wasn't the greatest film or anything but I enjoy a good T&A fest and it did deliver.
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    Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

    I'm sorry I find Burton movies completely disturbing. I wouldn't let my kids watch them.
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    Directors What Are Your Favorite Movies...?

    For me it has to be the Universal Horror classics. From Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Mummy (1932), The Invisible Man (1933) The Wolf Man (1941) and all the related sequels. I grew up watching these movies with my Dad as a kid Friday nights on "Creature Features" from the mid...
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