Info and forum posts by 'gezvader'

RE: LiteOn DVD+-R/RW/RAM 20x IDE Black - Drive plus Nero £16.79 inc vat

is this a dvd recorder or what ?

and where is it sold ?

RE: The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King [Collector`s Edn] is just £3.97

yeah, just had an email saying min`es on the way too , I was actually expecting them to say they couldn`t honor it .

Woo-hoo!

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RE: Are the R2 Die Hard movies cut ?

Thanks for that .

Don`t think `ll bother buying them then .

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Are the R2 Die Hard movies cut ?

I see the Die Hard trilogy going quite cheaply , I like these movies but heard in the past that the R2 versions are cut .

is this true ?

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Macrovision Hacks ?

Are there any dvd players currently on the market that can be Macrovision hacked?

I mean - switch off the macrovision .

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The Abyss - only available in Letterbox version ?

The Abyss is one of my favorite films, but as far as I can tell it`s only available in Letterbox version .

Has there ever been an Anamorphic version of this film ?

RE: Fight Club - Definitive Edition.

Is there any new footage in this "uncut" edition ? compared to the R2 version from a few years ago. I mean is the film itself actually longer?

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Need region hack for: onnDS8643

Does anyone know a region hack for this DVD recorder which Asda are selling -

onnDS8643
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RE:

How are they going to complete Donner`s Superman 2 cut?

I mean it had huge chunks of different story some of which wasn`t even filmed.
And then there`s the FX - have they just done them ?
And then there`d be all the foley work etc. Reeve is dead, and what about Hackman et al?

RE: Complete Thunderbirds £29.99

there`s something iffy about that offer - at the bottom it lists the running time as 999 minutes .
well 32 episodes x 50 minutes = 1600 minutes and that`s without even counting the extras .

From what I know the complete series is in two box sets, so this may be only one box set containing half the episodes .

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RE:

yeah i know the old edition was letterbox that`s why i never bought it, but i looked at the new 2 disc version and it does say letterbox on the back of that one too.

thanks for the virgin link, but what is on the extra 3 discs in the 5 disc version ?

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RE:

4 Disc version ??
5 disc version ?

I haven`t seen this, what`s on the extra discs?

I did look at the 2 disc version but it said on the back that it was Letterbox so I didn`t buy it, is this correct - is it still letterbox and not anamorphic ?

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Panasonic TX28DTM1 tv sound problems

I just bought this panasonic tv from Argos. The picture is great, but the sound is awful, and I`m not one of these people who demand `pro-logic 7.1` etc.

It`s worse than my old mono set, I`ve gone into the sound menu but when I turn up the bass there`s no difference, it`s as if the speaker is missing or something is smothering it .

This is a Nicam tv with integrated freeview .

Has anyone else heard of any problems with this model?

RE: If a TV has integrated Freeview can I record from it?

Merriman,

do you think it`s a good tv ?
And does it have both analog and digital tuners?

I`ve heard that panasonic tvs are very good .

If a TV has integrated Freeview can I record from it?

This may sound like a daft question but -

If a tv has integrated Freeview can I record from it onto the video ?
In other words - does the Digital tuner in the TV have an "OUT" ?

You see I`m thinking of buying a panasonic tv - TX28 PN1 - for £299 , but for another £50 I can buy one with Freeview integrated in it .

btw - do these tvs have both analog and digital tuners?

Are There any DVD players which are Macro-free ?

Are there any dvd players on the market at the moment that are without macrovision ?

Or ones that can have the macro disabled via a hack etc.

In the UK .

Panasonic TVs

I want a new widescreen tv, and by all accounts Panasonic is the best .

My main requirements are that it has a great picture. I`m not really bothered about things like Dolby Surround or whatever.

Thing is - the Panasonic tvs vary quite a bit in price . I`ve seen 28inch panasonic tvs from £260 to £600 or more . Is there really any difference in pic quality between them ?

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RE: Panasonic DMR-E55 - £169.99 at John Lewis with 2 yr gtee

So are these panasonics good?

cos I heard that there`s an issue of compatability with other players -- are they DVD-RW or +RW ?

I want a machine that is hassle free, I want to record stuff then play it on my other machine or lend it to a friend etc.

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RE: Freeview Boxes

Well I know I`m in a good area, I checked that out.

But now I need a digi aerial ? Jeez.
So do i have to replace my analog aerial? How will that affect my analog pics ?

I`m reluctant to change my aerial cos it`s in the loft and it`s so difficult trying to figure out if it`s pointing at the right angle etc. If I get someone in to do it how much could that cost?

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Freeview Boxes

Can anyone recommend a good Freeview Box?

I was bought an Echostar T-101 for Xmas, but it`s only good for certain freeview channels, the others keep breaking up .
My signal on the analogue channels is very good, so I don`t think it`s my aerial .

So what are others` experiences ?
And what do you think are the best Boxes?

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RE: Ultimate Matrix Collection

Damn.
Well I`ll probably give it a miss then. I mean I love the matrix films, but I was l aready borderline about whether to buy it, and £40+ is a lot of money .

I think the cuts do matter, the fights in the matrix are so beautifully choreographed, there`s several cuts to the morpheus fight and the Neo - smith fight and it does distract.

If it was just one cut like in aotc then i wouldn`t care.
The BBFC make no sense, it`s a 15 rated movie, why should head butts be cut?
Terminator 3 had some very gruesome violence - a guy smashes his fist all the way through a cop`s body and it got a 12 rating !

I don`t like NTSC versions, the picture quality is never as good.

I could hunt down a R4 copy i suppose, but it would depend on the price.

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RE: Ultimate Matrix Collection

I did mean the Ultimate Collection - If M1 has been left cut then that would put me off buying it .

Thing is - it must have been resubmitted because it has a commentary on it and they have to be classified as well .

Has anyone actually bought , or know anyone who has actually bought the R2 version and checked.

It`s crazy because channel 5 have shown the matrix about 4 times uncut . bloody bbfc!

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RE: Ultimate Matrix Collection

Can anyone confirm whether the R2 version has the full version of the Matrix (head butts) or not.

How do you guys get the R4 version ? Where from?

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RE: Manual for old Akai Video ?

Yes it`s LP.
It`s got 2 scarts on the back, plus a red-white-yellow set of jacks on the front (there are more of those on the back too! But I can`t figure out how to use them since there`s only 2 AV channels according to the remote.)
It also has two manual knobs on the front for Rec level and Headphone levels.

I pressed the RC button once and I couldn`t operate the video at all. I pressed it a few more times and got control back, so it does sound like what you`re talking about.

It even has a 16:9 widescreen mode! So quite ahead of it`s time. altho I still can`t figure out what this actually means on a video, I had another video with that function but it never changed anything when I used it. someone told me that it`s merely an interface with sattellite broadcasts, but I still don`t get it. on a dvd 16:9 basically means anamorphic, but that`s not the case with videos.

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Manual for old Akai Video ?

Okay, first off - apologies if this is off-topic, but I couldn`t think where else to post it.

I was just given an old Akai VHS recorder VS-G815, it`s about 10 years old . I have the remote but not the manual. Can anyone tell me how I can get a manual or download one?

I emailed Akai but never got a reply.

Or - if anyone is familiar with these machines - do you know what the "RC Code A-B" button does on the remote?

gerald

RE: DVD Rent by Post Promo Codes - ?

I found Screenselect to be pretty good.

Blockbuster kept telling me that they couldn`t find any titles to send (even tho I had over 25 on my list!).

Dvds365 are okay, altho I never seem to get the titles at the top of my list.

Lovefilm were okay.

I can`t complain cos I`ve had 4 weeks free from all of them, but obviously the trial also tells you how they operate. The main problem is that you can`t decide what you`ll get, they all just send out the next title available and that tends to preclude the most recent titles.

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DVD Rent by Post Promo Codes - ?

I`ve been using some of the sites that rent movies by post -
ScreenSelect, Blockbutser, Lovefilm etc.

I`ve had a 4 week trial from each of them.
Does anyone know of any other sites offering 4 week free trials ? And the appropriate promo codes?

cheers.

gez

RE: The Official Star Wars Trilogy Thread - all others will be closed !

Has anyone had problems opening the Poster Gallery on disc 4?

It just won`t open on mine.

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RE: DVD Burners

"1 Yes"

Do you mean "yes it works the same as a CD burner" or "yes there`s more to it" ?

Could we go thru it in baby steps -

say I buy a DVD Burner, I put in a DVD, it reads it, then where does it store it? In my computer`s hardrive? Won`t that require a lot of memory space? How much? Tell me if I`ve gone down the wrong track here.

Then I put a blank disc in the burner and tell the computer to give the file to the burner which then burns it on the disc. Am I close?

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This item was edited on Wednesday, 18th August 2004, 21:36

DVD Burners

In simple terms - how does a DVD burner work?

I`ve noticed that they only cost about £60. But is that all you need?

1. I`ve got a CD Burner, do they work the same way? Put a disc in, computer reads it, put in blank disc and the computer writes on it. Or is there more to it?

2. Does the DVD Burner have a hard drive in it which records the DVD ?

3. Does the DVD burner strip out macrovisison?

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