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£5 off your own bespoke calendar - great x mas present for your fussy granny or dodgy auntie

Not a huge bargain but a cracking idea for a Christmas present. I never know what to buy my fussy Gran for Christmas but I just came accross this website which lets you upload your own digi photos and make comments about special dates eg. kids birthdays.

They`re offering £5 seasonal discount so I ordered one for my Gran for Christmas and just got it through, it looks brilliant! I`m gonna make one for myspef with all my favourite film posters


www.myperfectcalendar.co.uk

This item was edited on Thursday, 23rd November 2006, 14:33

RE: recording NTL in isolation

Not one lock up.
Have you had a firmware upgrade?

recording NTL in isolation

Yes you can do this. There is an extra scart so you can get signals from VHS/DVD or seperate cable box. I`m really pleased with my machine. The 10hours capacity is adequate, functionality is excellent. The only downside for me is the menus are all now and next even though it shas capacity for 7 day advance promgrammes. When you set the timer to record you have to manually do it on a timer clock instead of just highlight the programmeyou want on the programme guide and hitting record like on sky. This method only works for now and next.
Its also a pity that the remote can`t learn to operate your tv too. Plus the remote is a bit awkward to use . One great feature though is that you can skip through a programme by jumping 60 seconds ahead or in reverse. This make cruising through commercial breaks a doddle.
Once a programme is recorded, you can`t edit it to remove add breaks to free up space on the hard drive - oh well. All in all this is a great bit of kik - you will not be dissapointed!

This item was edited on Monday, 16th February 2004, 09:33

Out of Stock

Dang - Am I too late

Just got mine heres my two penneth worth

Don`t hesitate folks this is a great little box. The only down side for me is the EPG menu. It is capable of handling seven days but the broadcasters are only showing now and next so you have to manually set times via the remote for timer records beyond whats showing now and next. When the timer recording takes place it does however retrieve all the programmes titles information which is usal when looking at the programme list in the library

The other downer for me is when a recording is made, say a film of 2 nours in length its not possible (i don`t think) to delete the commercials in order to save space.

I bought a phillips dvdr 70 for recording programmes but was very dissapointed by its reliability . This has been a great replacement.

Sure 20 gb is only 10 hours bit if you record and erase programmes regularly like me its plenty of memory. Any films I want to archive i`d prefer to buy on dvd anyway.

£198 is a reasoniblle price for this nice peice of kit. If you r tempted to upgrade to sky + then this is still pretty good for use in another room.

RE: Rio Riot 20GB Jukebox, over half price off!

I bought one of these from DABS recently and I would highly reccommend it to anyone fed up with minidisc. Sure its a bit more clunky looking than the I-pod but its a fraction of the price. The sound quality is awesome but ditch the headphones you get with it and by some decent ones.
I`ve loaded about 200 albums so far and I`m not even half way on the memory.
The built in FM radio isn`t the greatest but other that this is truly worth having for a couple of years until mobile phones can incorporate jukebox style mp3 storage space.

RE: PS2 Package at Argos

Great thanks alot. i ordered mine yesterday got the console steering wheel, extra control, eye toy/game + extra game all for 148.99. Absoloute bargain. Ordered overnet and picked up from Balham branch of Argos. Silver consoles out of stock though

RE: Anyone know cheapest Matrix Reloaded?

Yeah, The bargain bin in woolies in about three months when this feeble film is past its sell by date

Philips DVD R 70 @ John Lewis

Its been knocked down to 299 pounds

R2 of course.
The best multi region DVDR 70 is at prcdirect.co.uk for 339 including delivery

Blockbuster Super Pass

Its not very well publicised but if you go to Blockbuster and buy a super pass for just under 30 squid you get 15 rentals over a 3 month period. Thats 2 squid a film, hell of a lot cheaper than paying 3.75 per night. You`ll never look back

Big Pockets DVD+R cheap but expensive postage and packing warning

The so called bargain DVD blank media isn`t such a bargain after you pay for it and realise a hefty shipping charge has been slapped on.
I bought a trial pack for 4.99 yet the postage on top of this is 5.75. There is no way of checking the total without proceeding the order process
Watch out bagain hunters

Playstation 2 where is the cheapest

Where can I get the cheapest priced? play.com come have one for £149 with no accessories

Play Station 2 - your help sourcing the cheapest please

My girlfreind has finally caved in so I`m in the market for a PS2. I have two questions which I was woondering if you folk can help answer

1. Where is the cheapest place to buy one from.

2. Can they be chipped or add ons be bought so that back up`s of PS" and PS1 games work

Looking forward to endless hours on the couch drooling over my videogame addiction

Exorcist Trilogy £14.99 in HMV Sale at Oxford Street branches

Is it `the version you`ve never scene` or the box standard Warner? Anyone no before I splash out

There were hundreds of these when I went in unlike the blinkin` Godfather box

This item was edited on Thursday, 26th June 2003, 14:38

RE: HMV Sale Godfather Trilogy on DVD for a tenner

Nope I missed out too. Damn HMV.
I however did manage to bag

In Line of Fire, Pret O Porter , The River, Riff Raff for £1.99 each and Deer Hunter and League of Gentlement live in Dury Lane for £3.99 each so I`m chuffed

Marilyn Monroe Diamond Collection £44.99 CDWOW

£44.99 is the cheapest I`ve seen. Can Anybody beat this before I splurge on this 11 disc beauty?

HMV Sale Godfather Trilogy on DVD for a tenner

There is going to be limited quantities of Godfather trilogy in the HMV Sales on Thursday for the wicked price of 10 squid but I think its only applicable at the large London West End Stores.
I`ll be there at 9am to claim mine. Hope you get there too.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 25th June 2003, 14:04