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I own three R-10s and they're the best. However, one of them is sick. All I get is a full-screen message that says "recorder must reaquire information from satellite" and "0% complete". It's been that way for days. I tried all the usual things like resetting it. I unplugged it for about 48 hours...

I've gotten tired of reading about all my favorite British films that aren't available in the U.S. so I'm thinking of getting a multi-region player with PAL/NTSC converter. Any suggestions on good sources for DVDs in Britain? I know of Amazon's U.K. sight, but that's about all.

Both the New York Attorney General and his counterpart in Connecticut are investigating Media Play's tactics regarding their going out of business sale. It's claimed that they've received hundreds of complaints from consumers stating that MP raised their prices before the sale started so that...

Heard on the news today that Media Play is shutting down all 61 of its stores sometime after the holidays. Doesn't surprise me as the stores around here never seem to be doing much business and their prices are always higher then other stores.

Last tuesday,I placed an order with Deep Discount DVD. As usual I had it shipped for free via Media Mail. They confirmed that it was shipped on Wednesday and, if you can believe it, I received it on THURSDAY! Now it usually takes 7-9 days to get here via Media Mail. I asked the mail carrier...

Just got an e-mail from Deep Discount DVD saying my order for "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" has been cancelled because it's been discontinued. It's no longer on their website or DVD Empire for that matter. Anybody know what happened? I'm usually pretty patient about these things, but would love to...

It was announced a week or so ago that a company from Texas called Rave Theatres wants to build an 18-screen multiplex in our city. It would be their first in NY state. This might be a good thing because all of the first-run houses are owned by one company (Regal) and they've closed the smaller...

Here's something to ponder. Do you think that theatres schedule too many showings a day of hit films? For example, I live in a medium-sized city with a population of about 160,000 and maybe another 100,000 in the suburbs.We have four major multiplexes with a total of 48 screens. Right now...

A few days ago, there was a brief article in the local paper about talk of a Circuit City opening a store in our major mall just a few doors from Best Buy. Seems to me that I had read someplace that Best Buy was buying Circuit City. Any truth to this? I can see them going head-to-head like this...

A year or two ago I read an article about a flat coax cable the was good for running under carpets and places the regular kind won't fit. Sadly, I can't remember were I read it. Has anyone heard of this? Is it any good? If so, were can I get it?

I use Deep Discount DVD as my primary source and while I was a pretty good customer of DVD Planet, a while back, I hadn't used them in some time. I sent an order to them and it just happened to arrive on the same day as one from Deep Discount. I was surprised to see that they both came from Deep...

I just read in a New York paper that something like 14 executives of AMC, including the president, have been let go because of "financial irregularities". I guess they'll be adding more commercials to make up for it. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch.;)

I know many people look down their noses at PD films, but there are some excellent titles out there. I use to go nuts trying to find a good copy of various PD films on VHS (I must have had 10 different tapes of "Our Town" over the years) and I'd like to save myself from doing the same with DVD...

Hoyts which owns 57 of the 59 first run screens around here just sold out to Regal. I've been reading that in some cities they've started running 20 minute blocks of commercials before the films is this true? If so the 4 or 5 minutes that Hoyts ran doesn't looks so bad.

I've been seeing interesting ads for the 9 disk "Ed Sullivan Rock 'n Roll" set. Anyone know where I can find a complete list of what performances are on it. They all list the Beatles but not much more. Thanks.

Having only been into collecting DVDs for less than two years, I've been working hard at replacing many of my favorite VHS titles. Recently, I went to buy the movie "West Side Story" and nobody has it anymore. I always figured it was a catalog title that would always be around. Does anybody...

I'm still steaming about this. After dark on July 4th, as I took my dog for a walk I had heard firecrackers going off in the next block. Now, fireworks are illegal in New York State, but that's not my point. As I got down to the source of the noise, I saw several little kids, the oldest couldn't...

After not yet receiving the LBX "Willie Wonka" I preordered from a company I've bought from many times, I checked and they told me that delivery was delayed from Warner Bros. I believe this is true because none of the stores in this area have it yet either. What's the story WB?