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    Best prices for Region 2,3,4 discs

    Mark_Wilson I agree with you on Amazon.de talking about the slow to boat China, these guys must drag the bottom hauling it over to the USA. IMO .de packages range from slow, extra slow, and damn slow, it's usually the 3rd damn slow and package has been trampled on, their usual fair. :frowning:
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    Please post reasons why should I get off of WebTV?

    Gentlemen you have all made good arguments Camp the trouble I have been hearing is with my 2 sisters, one a business woman the other A Senior Technical consultant that just came back from Germany as she teaches whole Theater audiences for her word wide company. The trouble both of these women...
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    Your favorite composer that the DVD disc wouldn't be the same without

    My favorite composer on the DVD I own would be Bernard Herrman, The upcoming DVD release "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth" are but two of his masterpieces you will hear when you rent of buy either of the above DVD releases. I also have Bernard in the...
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    Region 0 DVDs

    I buy R2 (UK) and R4 (AU), I know R9 are usally bootleg. I can't off the top of my head supply you with any cheap region 0, sorry. I fully agree the above responders, there are more mod players then ever. Blu-ray will be simular an just as easy to remove, hardwire a chip by soldering it. Beside...
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    Please post reasons why should I get off of WebTV?

    With all the bad news I read on this and other forums, you all have me scared to death of getting off of the securely protected WebTV I have been on for 6 years +? Can I unlearn WebTV and learn to use a computer at age 56, or am I hopelessly at the mercy of WebTV. I can do wonders, build...
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    Your choice do you like old or new version of The Time Machine?

    I like the 1960 Version with Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimeux. Which version do you like, optional why?
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    How many DVD discs do you own, how many DVD discs would you like to own?

    Matt Stone Since I am using WebTV equipment the HTF poll software will not recognize WebTV. I agree with you but until the forum recognized WebTV software, there is no poll I can can even vote in. I feel I have justified my actions, I hope you are satisfied with my with my topic, and will...
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    How many DVD discs do you own, how many DVD discs would you like to own?

    1,292 is my total owned if I could afford it I would like to own 3,000. A data base of seen often, once in a while and rarely seen DVD titles would be an ideal collection to have on hand, Yours
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    When or will Pink Floyd Delicate Sound of Thunder become a DVD?

    John I have seen DSOT at least 150 times, I like it as much as I seen it the first time. My Vhs tape is wearing out as is the Roger Waters. "Live in Berlin 1990" it's started by the mayor blowing a whistle. The Live concert is fully based on the songs played in "The Wall", only they have other...
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    Thrillers on level of "Sum of all Fears" what's your pick?

    First rate thrillers, what movie (s) of your thinking, should be on OAR disc? This is the start of my list: 1. Where Eagles Dare 2. Ice Station Zebra 3. Bear Island 4. The Enemy Below 5. Hell and High Water 6. The Bedford Incident 7. Operation Daybreak
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    Are the theatrical _Star Trek_ features finished?

    I have heard such bad reviews of the latest Star Trek movie Nemesis Nemesis which kills off Data, one of the *key* officers besides the best and 'only' cybernetic synthetic 'almost' human. . One of the stars killed off early in the series was Tasha Yar played by Denise Crosby in episode...
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    Remember "The Ventures" rock and roll group?

    Dirty Dancing Baby (Frances) Housman was trying to learn to dance using Wipeout by safaries/ventures to impress Johnny Castle, and to take over for Penny. The producer on the film Jimmy Ienner was so impressed by Jennifer Greys (Baby) dancing ability, on the song wipeout he cast her amonst...
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    Need DVD recommendations

    "Sum of all Fears" with Morgan Freeman, Ben Afleck, James Cromwell. has a nuclear explosion in america in it, plus what could happen to esculate World War 3 my best choice.
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    From Hell - any good?

    From Hell for trade IMHO it's nothing worth much than a one night rental!
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    How will you handle HD-DVD blu-ray discs?

    I am seeeing a pattern here that you all think HD-DVD is years away. The licences to manufacture blu-ray have already been paid by quite a few of 9 that will put a blu-ray wide sleeve into a HD-DVD player A number of believe it will be red laser backward compataible, this would be true if the...
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    Gumball Rally and Corvette Summer on DVD: When?

    If you like Michael Sarrazin look for movie "The Groundstar Conspiracy" with George Peppard being the heavy.
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    From Hell - any good?

    I own it and I am trying to trade it, if you want a good thriller with Johnny Depp try "The Ninth Gate" anamorphic 2.35:1 with 5.1 and English Dolby Surround, since buying it I have watched over 75 times now. I was reading another home forum on this movie and got to know what to look for, bought...
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    How will you handle HD-DVD blu-ray discs?

    Dwayne I am asking for guesses you got a guess?
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    Do most DVD players generate close captions nowadays?

    Congratulations on your SD-4800 I have one, I like the disapearing icon on zoom. Now on my Bee-Gees: One Night Only Vhs will do captions, but the disc will not. I used CC on concerts, many tunes you don't quite catch, the correct words that the singer is singing. I have only used them for a...
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    DVD, players with no chroma bug and no layer change pause?

    Brian you looking for some 23 century technology to be present in the 21st century, laser must 'swing' inwards from how far out it went. Unless you can buy a light speed 'pause' your going to be disappointed when you find out that I am correct. Brian the disc plays from the center outwards...
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    PAL Progressive Scan

    Mark I have a JVC SVS500BK with a ICOS (Intelligent Code Operating System), a mediamatics chip, and a hardwired 'not' software progressive scan. I have it all in viewing PAL, internal mod gives the player x, y, scaling in PAL discs. Total number of R 2 & 4 discs 93, one on order. JVC device...
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    How will you handle HD-DVD blu-ray discs?

    Steve I have a $3,000 HDTV for nearly 2 years now. I have enjoyed over 1200 Discs since 1997, over and over. I have mastered my HDTV thru constant fiddling. I am no match at just going from one format to another in 6 or so short years. Vcr has had a wide amount of time. We were all told...
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    What's the most on DVD software you spent in a day?

    $620 plus 6% sales tax Region 1, 3 Region 4 and what ever all of us have to pay on international shipping. I guarantee you if I can't unload my red laser collection there will be no breaking of my record for a single day. I have $20,000 plus invested in software, I can't do the same in a too...
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    How will you handle HD-DVD blu-ray discs?

    I am no super rich guy that can thow away for a few bucks that $20,000+ of dollars took to buy my over 1,200 red laser DVD discs, not counting disc players. This post has festered in my brain for some time. I can afford what I have in my red laser collection but to have the same amount of HD-DVD...
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    Any word on the NEXT 007 movie?

    Hold on I haven't seeen DAD yet, all I seen was Halle Berry on the front cover of Home Theater Magazine in an orange bikini bathing suit,:yummy:!
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    what is this "redbook" and what it is about?

    Redbook AKA A Guide To U.S. coins by R.S. Yeoman first edition 1947, the book publised annually always has a red hard cover. I have no idea what in music, other than what I read in previous posts, ONTH I have seen it about HDTV and a Red 'push'.
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    Remember "The Ventures" rock and roll group?

    ^^bump^^ Gentlemen I was interested in DVD discs not laser discs. If Rachael wants to speak on his laser disc collection that's fine, but he should do it on his own thread IMO. Rachael I know your not a woman that's your choice to post under a female name. I am just trying to get this thead...
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    Remember "The Ventures" rock and roll group?

    I got a lot of feedback seems you all know the group. The group which was second to my collecting the Beach Boys. I was hoping you could tell me about their DVDs, that's why I put their URL on. The website has the prices and info when you 'click' on merchandise on their website most are $60 one...
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    Remember "The Ventures" rock and roll group?

    If you like me Rock and Roll has meant something to your life as it has mine. I was surfing and my eyes went wide. The Ventures an all music no vocal band, they played the old Hawaii 5 0 TV series with Jack Lord. Here is a URL of their website and let's see if we can stir few memories as this...
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