GA Russell Posted June 13, 2011 Author Report Posted June 13, 2011 Well, I note that the link shows a region-free Toshiba Blu-Ray player on sale for $149. That's pretty good for a Blu-Ray player, isn't it? http://www.regioncodefreedvd.com/Region_Free_Blu_ray_dvd_players.html Quote
vodka Posted June 13, 2011 Report Posted June 13, 2011 Au contraire, mon frere. It is extremely simple to find region free DVD players (or do the simple hacking that makes most players region free) and also most players and TVs can handle PAL vs. NTSC conversion. I suppose maybe it would look funny on a hi-def TV, but on my set-up it looks fine. I would guess about 15% of my DVD collection is Region 2 with a tiny number of region 5s thrown in as well. Last week I bought a new BR player and HDTV. I guess I'm going to ask the guys from the site GA Russell provided if they can modify my unit. Would be great. I know it's doable. Quote
Dave Garrett Posted June 14, 2011 Report Posted June 14, 2011 The Lone Ranger - Seasons 1 & 2 (13 DVDs) - $16.99 http://www.amazon.com/Lone-Ranger-75th-Anniversary-Seasons/dp/B001DJ7Q0E/ref=pd_ys_qtk_general_recs_4?pf_rd_p=1286318242&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_i=home&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1GR616AB147ZYK8KH5WB Unreal. This set has only been out for about two and a half years, and it was list priced at $120 when it was released. I got it at a pretty decent discount, but I still paid a hell of a lot more than $16.99. Anyway, if you're even a casual fan of the series or of TV Westerns, you should jump on it - it's a really nice set and beats all of the previous releases hands down. Quote
GA Russell Posted June 14, 2011 Author Report Posted June 14, 2011 The Adventures of Superman - The Complete Second Season (5 DVDs) - $4.49 http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Superman-Complete-Second-Season/dp/B000BT96FA/ref=pd_cp_d_2 Quote
GA Russell Posted June 14, 2011 Author Report Posted June 14, 2011 This link should give you a Borders coupon for 40% off DVD and Blu-Ray boxes (limit 2), valid 6/14 through 6/16. http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/20110614sa40.html?cmpid=SL_20110614 Quote
GA Russell Posted June 16, 2011 Author Report Posted June 16, 2011 Here's a question for you: An hour's worth of a color movie has more bits of data than an hour of a black and white movie, right? So, can more hours of black and white fit onto one side of a DVD than color? Quote
GA Russell Posted June 18, 2011 Author Report Posted June 18, 2011 Stingray - The Complete Series (5 DVDs) - $6.41 http://www.amazon.com/Stingray-Complete-Nick-Mancuso/dp/B003XMKU3Y/ref=pd_ys_qtk_general_recs_5?pf_rd_p=1286318242&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_i=home&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=08ZAEH6A3VQFVSC5V488 Quote
Shawn Posted June 18, 2011 Report Posted June 18, 2011 Here's a question for you: An hour's worth of a color movie has more bits of data than an hour of a black and white movie, right? So, can more hours of black and white fit onto one side of a DVD than color? No. It doesn't relate in the same way audio does (mono vs. stereo). Takes up identical space (video+audio). Quote
GA Russell Posted June 18, 2011 Author Report Posted June 18, 2011 OK, thanks guys. An enquiring mind wanted to know! ***** Honey West - The Complete Series (4 DVDs) - $15.73 http://www.amazon.com/Honey-West-Complete-4pc-Full/dp/B001B0H7DG/ref=wl_mb_recs_24_dp I Spy - Season 1 (5 DVDs) - $7.00 http://www.amazon.com/I-Spy-Season-Bill-Cosby/dp/B0012EBV88/ref=pd_cp_d_3 Quote
ejp626 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Posted June 18, 2011 Here's a question for you: An hour's worth of a color movie has more bits of data than an hour of a black and white movie, right? So, can more hours of black and white fit onto one side of a DVD than color? I'm not sure that an hour's worth of color move has more bits of data than an hour of a black and white movie, as far as transferring to digital is concerned. Really it depends on the bitrate that is used in the mastering. I've seen 2 hour movies in B & W as well as color squeezed onto one side of a DVD, but it is more typical that either type will take up 75% or so of both layers (most DVDs being dual-layered). It is true that older source material that hasn't been painstakingly restored (and which would generally be b & w) is more likely to be encoded at a lower bitrate. Quote
GA Russell Posted June 18, 2011 Author Report Posted June 18, 2011 Police Woman - The Complete First Season (5 DVDs) - $9.49 http://www.amazon.com/Police-Woman-Complete-First-Season/dp/B000E1EHPY/ref=pd_ys_qtk_general_recs_5?pf_rd_p=1286318242&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_i=home&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=179CBXK8YXE32KVS56H7 Quote
GA Russell Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Posted June 21, 2011 (edited) Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Vols. 1-5 (5 DVDs) - $16.66 http://www.amazon.co...08629045&sr=1-5 Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Vols. 6-11 (5 DVDs) - $20.55 http://www.amazon.co...08629253&sr=1-4 The Best of the Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (4 DVDs) - $8.56 http://www.amazon.co...C/ref=pd_cp_d_3 The Essential Ozzie & Harriet Collection (12 DVDs, 100 ep.) - $15.99 http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Ozzie-Harriet-Collection/dp/B000SBAVIW/ref=pd_sim_d_2 Edited June 21, 2011 by GA Russell Quote
mikelz777 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Posted June 23, 2011 I stopped in the f.y.e store in the Mall Of America and picked up The Ultimate Oliver Stone Collection on sale for $14.99 !! It's a 14-disc set containing the following movies: Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Heaven & Earth, The Doors, Wall Street, Any Given Sunday, Natural Born Killers, U-Turn, Talk Radio, JFK, Nixon, Salvador and the documentary, Oliver Stone's America. There's also a bonus disc containing Looking For Fidel, Persona Non Grata and On The Set Of "Alexander". The clerk there even commented, "That's a nice bargain! It would have even been a bargain at the originally marked price of $29.99." Quote
GA Russell Posted June 24, 2011 Author Report Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) For those with teenage daughters in the house! Gossip Girl - The Complete First Season (5 DVDs) - $9.99 http://www.amazon.co...rd_i=2425255011 One Tree Hill - The Complete Fourth Season (6 DVDs) - $5.49 http://www.amazon.co...8928981&sr=1-12 Gilmore Girls - The Complete First Season (6 DVDs) - $7.99 http://www.amazon.com/Gilmore-Girls-Complete-First-Season/dp/B002BJGYUS/ref=pd_bxgy_d_text_b Gilmore Girls - The Complete Second Season (6 DVDs) - $9.99 http://www.amazon.com/Gilmore-Girls-Complete-Second-Season/dp/B002BJGYU8/ref=sr_1_35?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1308929190&sr=1-35 also... La Femme Nikita - The Complete First Season (6 DVDs) - $15.00 http://www.amazon.com/Femme-Nikita-Complete-First-Season/dp/B00008ZL4Q/ref=pd_cp_d_1 Edited June 24, 2011 by GA Russell Quote
crisp Posted June 27, 2011 Report Posted June 27, 2011 Car 54 Where Are You: Complete First Season: $22.49 (44% off) at Amazon. One of the funniest sitcoms ever! Quote
GA Russell Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Posted June 27, 2011 Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Season One (3 DVDs) - $12.95 http://www.amazon.com/Alfred-Hitchcock-Presents-Season-One/dp/B000AL733G/ref=pd_cp_d_3 Quote
GA Russell Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Posted June 30, 2011 Mad Men: Season Two (4 DVDs) - $10.24 http://www.amazon.com/Mad-Men-Season-Jon-Hamm/dp/B001GCUER0/ref=pd_cp_d_2 Quote
GA Russell Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Posted July 3, 2011 The Texan (10 DVDs) - $33.99 http://www.amazon.com/Texan-Rory-Calhoun/dp/B001FRNB62/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1309664772&sr=1-1 Quote
crisp Posted July 10, 2011 Report Posted July 10, 2011 Errol Flynn Adventures (Desperate Journey / Edge of Darkness / Northern Pursuit / Uncertain Glory / Objective Burma): $21.45 (57% off) at Amazon. Quote
Quincy Posted July 11, 2011 Report Posted July 11, 2011 $4.99 for the 4 hour Peter Bogdanovich directed Tom Petty documentary Runnin' Down A Dream which comprises 2 DVDs. Also an additional DVD of a 2006 concert, plus a CD with 9 songs mostly from the late '70s to early '80s. Available at Best Buy. Quote
GA Russell Posted July 11, 2011 Author Report Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) The Spy Collection Megaset (The Prisoner/The Persuaders/The Champions/The Protectors) (14 DVDs - $7.07 http://www.amazon.co...8/ref=pd_cp_d_4 ***** The Protectors Season Two (4 DVDs) - $11.97 http://www.amazon.co...W/ref=pd_cp_d_2 ***** The Persuaders! Set 1 (4 DVDs) - $13.06 http://www.amazon.co...E/ref=pd_cp_d_3 ***** Remington Steele Season 1, Vol. 2 (2 DVDs) - $1.48 http://www.amazon.com/Remington-Steele-Season-Stephanie-Zimbalist/dp/B00096S46M/ref=sr_1_34?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1310358120&sr=1-34 Edited July 11, 2011 by GA Russell Quote
GA Russell Posted July 11, 2011 Author Report Posted July 11, 2011 The Rockford Files - Season Five (5 DVDs) - $9.44 http://www.amazon.com/Rockford-Files-Season-Five/dp/B000XJD3K2/ref=pd_ys_qtk_general_recs_5?pf_rd_p=1286318242&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_i=home&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=19S86Z5N7F2127R9YPZ5 Quote
ejp626 Posted July 11, 2011 Report Posted July 11, 2011 The Spy Collection Megaset (The Prisoner/The Persuaders/The Champions/The Protectors) (14 DVDs - $7.07 14 DVDs for $7. What an insane bargain. However, looking at the details, you only get a small taste of The Prisoner (3 episodes out of 17). They seem to have included the entire first season of The Persuaders (a little hard to tell), and it is probably worth $7 for that. Also, the first 15 episodes of The Champions, which equals "Set 1". I don't really need any more large DVD sets, but this is kind of tempting, mostly to see Roger Moore and Tony Curtis together. What an odd pairing (in The Persuaders). Quote
felser Posted July 11, 2011 Report Posted July 11, 2011 $4.99 for the 4 hour Peter Bogdanovich directed Tom Petty documentary Runnin' Down A Dream which comprises 2 DVDs. Also an additional DVD of a 2006 concert, plus a CD with 9 songs mostly from the late '70s to early '80s. Available at Best Buy. Great documentary. I was thrilled when I got the package for $25 when it came out, let alone $5. Quote
Dave Garrett Posted July 13, 2011 Report Posted July 13, 2011 It's Garry Shandling's Show - complete series 16-DVD set for $49.98 at Daedalus Books. Quote
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