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Forum: DVD Talk
03-26-14, 06:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,409
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: Anyone ever see tiny circular deformities on DVD surface?

In all likelihood, that is a pressing error. The only errors I have seen on pressed DVDs I bought are hairline cracks which make the disc unplayable. And that happened twice that I recall and could...
Forum: DVD Talk
08-23-11, 07:10 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 20,605
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: How to spot bootlegs

It is easy to spot bootlegs. First, take a Sharpie, then draw a . . .
At www.dvdinfo.pro, a programmer named Nic created a now ad supported program that gives you media information, including the...
Forum: DVD Talk
04-09-11, 09:04 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,227
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: Help with rare DVD!

Your DVD of Scarface is worthless. What makes movie DVDs valuable are limited printings or a DVD getting pulled off the market. The Image DVD of Farewell, My Lovely was pulled from stores on the...
Forum: DVD Talk
01-12-11, 01:08 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,384
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: Starting my DVD collection back up

How can you start back up a DVD collection you already have? Once you have a DVD collection, you can increase or decrease its size, but a DVD collection is an inanimate object, you can't step on its...
Forum: DVD Talk
01-04-11, 07:23 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,986
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: How much do you have invested into your blu-ray/dvd collection?

As the previous poster noted, zero is the correct amount if you buy DVDs for entertainment purposes or as your hobby, not as a business investment. All these lame questions by posters, about what...
Forum: International DVD Talk
12-28-10, 03:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,737
Posted By gerrytwo

At Amazon.co.uk, new Chinese Ghost Story DVD (HKL) Going For £9,999.99

The reseller's price of almost £10,000 for a new copy of the Hong Kong Legends DVD "A Chinese Ghost Story" represents quite a mark-up from the
£16.48 used price for this DVD from another reseller. ...
Forum: DVD Reviews and Recommendations
12-03-10, 10:04 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 352
Posted By gerrytwo

DVD Talk review of 'Perry Mason - Season Five, Volume 2'

I read Stuart Galbraith IV's DVD review of Perry Mason - Season Five, Volume 2 at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=45954 and...
For the first time, Paramount had .srt type subtitles...
Forum: DVD Talk
11-07-10, 03:02 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,745
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: WB Archive Lon Chaney Films

The Warner Archive burnt DVD-Rs I bought all played but they are still overpriced for what you get. For example, "The Man Who Loves" (1928) with John Barrymore uses a telecine version of the movie,...
Forum: International DVD Talk
11-06-10, 10:03 AM
Replies: 578
Views: 91,267
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: What´s HOT in Asian cinema right now?

If you get the chance, see Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Director Tsui Hark in fine form presenting how Detective Dee solves the case of the spontaneously combusting people in...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
11-06-10, 09:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,820
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: DVD stuck in LCD/DVD combo set

If the DVD is jammed in the slot, try turning off the unit and before starting it up, put another CD in the slot to put a little pressure on the stuck DVD for a second or so as the unit starts up. ...
Forum: DVD & Home Theater Gear
10-13-10, 12:43 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,674
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: CRT Still Outshines the Rest

The only remaining area you will see CRT displays is where the display has to be resistant to changes in air pressure, as in military aircraft. Saying CRT's have better pictures than new flat panel...
Forum: DVD Talk
10-06-10, 08:04 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,262
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: Longest Unopened DVD ?

Hardboiled, bought around July 1998.
The Devil's Advocate (1999), a promo copy that came as a free mail-in offer bundled with the DVD player.
Matilda (1997), the first release in a CD jewel case, a...
Forum: DVD Talk
08-18-10, 12:21 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 28,971
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: Rare VHS Database?

That 35mm film print was made of highly inflammable cellulose nitrate film, so the fire code would prevent a theater from playing it without an inspecor present. Further, there would be a problem...
Forum: DVD Talk
08-17-10, 11:58 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 28,971
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: Rare VHS Database?

Having actually transferred a ton of VHS tapes to DVD-R, I will say the following:
1. While there is wide variation in VHS tape playback quality and longevity, I have found that Fuji tapes are the...
Forum: DVD Talk
01-28-10, 07:54 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 31,134
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: "Warner Archive" DVD-R Discs

Warner Archive movie DVD-Rs are cheaply made and mastered and usually sold at near list price except for infrequent sales. From the few I bought, I think their image quality is no better than when...
Forum: DVD Talk
01-14-10, 11:37 PM
Replies: 1,474
Views: 177,594
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: Weinsteins (w/ Tarantino) announce new asian line: "Dragon Dynasty"

Dragon Dynasty is on life support, The Killer DVD will probably be one of its last releases that includes substantial extra features. Like a sine wave, the companies that release Hong Kong movies go...
Forum: DVD Talk
01-14-10, 11:50 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 24,679
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: Universal Vault Series (Amazon.com exclusives)

Leaving aside the lack of features on most burned DVD-Rs, stuff like subtitles and complete menus, the longevity of these DVD-Rs has to be less than pressed DVDs. Dyes wear out faster than...
Forum: International DVD Talk
08-08-09, 12:23 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,583
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: A question out of curiousity -- "authorized for sale only in the U.S. and Canada.

Techncally, the reseller is violating a condition of the sale by allowing the DVD to be a parallel import. Gray market goods like electronic products made for the Canadian market and sold in the USA...
Forum: DVD Bargains
08-07-09, 11:53 PM
Replies: 1,116
Views: 145,366
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: (DEAD) DeepDiscount Official Notice: 25% Off from 7/17 Through 8/2, 2009

Could be 4% PAL speedup if the the source of the UK DVDs was an NTSC master. Then again, PBS hasn't had an hour long documentary that was at least 58 minutes in 10 years. Usually, PBS DVDs that...
Forum: DVD Bargains
08-04-09, 02:07 PM
Replies: 1,116
Views: 145,366
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: (DEAD) DeepDiscount Official Notice: 25% Off from 7/17 Through 8/2, 2009

You're right, September 1 for the 240 minute version. Worse, I just found out the UK PAL version runs 285 minutes and costs about $19 plus shipping at Amazon.co.uk. And I just bought the first four...
Forum: DVD Bargains
08-03-09, 09:12 AM
Replies: 1,116
Views: 145,366
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: (DEAD) DeepDiscount Official Notice: 25% Off from 7/17 Through 8/2, 2009

I go to NetFlix at about 1:30 AM, checking whether the PBS documentary The Ascent of Money, is still marked as Very Long Wait on my queue. No, now it is Unavailable. So at 1:30 AM or thereabouts, I...
Forum: International DVD Talk
07-17-09, 09:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,591
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: "The Hurt Locker"

Maybe you should have checked out Italy, where there was a DVD release the end of last year according to IMDb. You should find that the bootleg DVD you probably bought has a shorter running time...
Forum: DVD Bargains
07-17-09, 11:09 AM
Replies: 1,116
Views: 145,366
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: DeepDiscount Official Notice: 25% Off from 7/17 Through 8/2, 2009 (IT'S LIVE!!!!!

Ordered just before midnight to get Douglas Fairbanks boxset A Modern Musketeer and TCM Forbidden Hollywood William Wellman boxset. No problem with 25% discount, but no BING confirmation so far.
Forum: DVD Bargains
07-01-09, 12:54 PM
Replies: 1,116
Views: 145,366
Posted By gerrytwo

Re: DeepDiscount Official Notice: 25% Off Sale Runs From July 17 Through August 2, 20

CDs are not part of this sale.
From the small print at the bottom of the orange notice:
Offer valid on currently available DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, Storage Units and "Fun Stuff" only. Pre-release...
Forum: DVD Bargains
06-30-09, 08:55 PM
Replies: 1,116
Views: 145,366
Posted By gerrytwo

(DEAD) DeepDiscount Official Notice: 25% Off from 7/17 Through 8/2, 2009

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