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Joined on: Monday, 4th June 2001, 19:07, Last used: Monday, 4th June 2001, 19:07
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About this user: I am a major film buff. Movies are my life 24/7/365 and I also work as a part-time film critic for the Sun-Sentinel`s Teentime section (The newspaper is based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in the U.S.A.). I absolutely love the movies and hope to work as a full-time film critic in Orlando, Florida.
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RE: VHS/DVD trades - Want to trade my VHS`s somehow for DVDs, but want to find a way that is good.
Grunt boy, I don`t swing that way first of all. Second, I do have another update. I am so lucky I have such understanding parents. I just found out that delivery for the TV and the DVD player will take place THIS SUNDAY!!!! I am so damn happy about all of this. DVDs may be expensive, but I know they will be worth it.
Rory
RE: VHS/DVD trades - Want to trade my VHS`s somehow for DVDs, but want to find a way that is good.
I just wanted to thank everyone that helped me with my dilemma and even took jibes at me. I admit it, I deserved them being that I was so far behind in the techology. I just wanted to give an update on the progress.
First off, my Mum has decided to delay the delivery of the 24-inch flatscreen TV by a week so that she and my Dad can go to Brandsmart (An appliance and electronic superstore `round here in Florida) and order the GPX DVD player that they wanted...the one with all of the good features. This way there won`t be 2 separate delivery charges. I know many of you would be asking, "Why can`t you just load it up in the trunk and haul it home?". First off, as anyone knows, a 24-inch screen TV is too big to fit in any trunk and there is no way I would approve of having a DVD player in a car trunk in 88 degree weather.
As to the DVDs, here`s how it goes. Recently, my newspaper editor (I work part-time for a newspaper here...I write for their Teentime sections...movie reviews mostly) offered me 4 DVDs. Now 3 of them are not the best titles, but I decided that I would test out the DVD playerr with them. And if I don`t like them..I`ll use them as drink coasters. The titles are AntiTrust (That Ryan Phillippe movie about the computer genius who joins a mysterious computer corporation which doesn`t seem as it is..yada, yada, yada), Dude, Where`s My Car? (A movie I never wanted to see in my life, but I am taking a huge risk here. If this one is as bad as I think it is, I am going to bypass the "drink coaster" route and just light a match to it), Bachelor Party (A 1984 Tom Hanks film), and Rocky (Not the 5-pack, just the first one). The Rocky DVD does help because that knocks out one VHS to replace and 83 more to go.
As to how I am going to afford the rest, I found this wonderful website run by eBay (The auction company) called half.com which sells DVDs for bargain prices. If needs be, I will also go to amazon.com to see what they sell for used prices there. Then after all of that is completed (Which will probably take about 2 years once I get my job at Blockbuster or the movie theater near my house), I will sell off my VHS collection. Hey, as one of you said, maybe those VHS`s can be used for electricity.
Anyway, I just wanted to thank you all for replying.
Sincerely,
Rory L. Aronsky
RE: VHS/DVD trades - Want to trade my VHS`s somehow for DVDs, but want to find a way that is good.
Aaron, do you possibly have the numbers from these companies? I unfortunately do not subscribe to any film magazines such as those or any DVD magazines as of yet. The only entertainment magazine I do subscribe to is Entertainment Weekly. Or are they on the web?
I would really appreciate this.
Thank you!!!
Rory
VHS/DVD trades - Want to trade my VHS`s somehow for DVDs, but want to find a way that is good.
Hi there. Recently, my parents (I am 17) purchased a 24-inch flatscreen TV. And with this came the promise from them to me that they would get a DVD player as well. Being an incurable film buff, this was a major development for me and I nearly fell on the floor. The problem with this is that it rips open a whole new dilemma for me.
I have 88 VHS tapes and want to try to find a way to trade them in for a copy of the same movies on DVD (Not copying from VHS to DVD, but rather get a whole new copy of the movie). One theory I had was to find any sites that buy used VHS`s and see that in lieu of the money that they would pay me, for me to pay a few extra bucks and if they had that DVD, that they would send it.
The reality is that if I actually bought these DVDs retails just to refit my collection into DVD, it would cost me probably over $3,000 dollars which is money I don`t have at this current time. I don`t really want to wait that long because I am highly anticipating this DVD player and am so excited about it (An example would be when I was in BrandsMart, a store that supplies appliances, TVs and other things, and I looked at the DVD of Licence To Kill, one of my favorite James Bond films. When I saw the features on there, I was just amazed).
I hope any of you out there can help with this or suggest any people or any companies that could help me with trading my VHS`s for DVDs or something of that nature. If any of you could help me, I would be eternally grateful.
Thank you to all who read this and I look forward to your replies.
Sincerely,
Rory L. Aronsky