Hi Everyone:

With apologies to Joanna, our Contest Czar, I wanted to tell everyone about a new contest we have going here on Card Talk and the Non-Sport Update website. 5 very luck website visitors will will the brand new New Avengers: Season One 4-DVD set AUTOGRAPHED by Patrick Macnee. The DVD's are being released on July 29th from A&E Home Video.

If you'd like to enter, click on this link to go directly to the contest page. Once you've entered, come back here and tell us about your favorite New Avengers episode.

Also, I'd like to thank Card Talk member Paul Russell for arranging this contest. Thanks a ton Paul!

Harris

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[This message was edited by H_Toser on July 10, 2003 at 10:39 AM.]

Cool contest!

And I'm sure Joanna won't mind since she's on holiday right now

Lessa
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A nice idea, and I'm entering! (well, I might get a multi-region DVD player some day soon!)

It IS clearly noted in the prize description, but I feel I ought to remind people thinking of entering from outside ot fhe USA - these are Region 1 DVD's and so you will either need a Region 1 or Multi-region DVD player to play them!
Au REs.,
Paul

Sometimes, one pack is not enough...
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I have seen alot of talk concerning the regions for DVDs but have never seen any kind of breakdown about it... would you, or anyone else familiar (<cough>Paul Russel<cough> with this give us a short rundown on this?

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It's been a long time since I've seen any episodes but any episodes with Purdy giving a kicking to the bad guys is a good episode.

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Originally posted by mtlhddoc2:
I have seen alot of talk concerning the regions for DVDs but have never seen any kind of breakdown about it... would you, or anyone else familiar (<cough>Paul Russel<cough> with this give us a short rundown on this?

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I'm no Paul Russell, but hopefully this will suffice. From the dvddemystified website:

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There are 8 regions (also called "locales"). Each region is assigned a number. Players and discs are often identified by the region number superimposed on a world globe. If a disc plays in more than one region it will have more than one number on the globe.
1: U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East (including Egypt)
3: Southeast Asia and East Asia (including Hong Kong)
4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean
5: Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
6: China
7: Reserved
8: Special international venues (airplanes, cruise ships, etc.)

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Hope this helps!

-Bob-

"Future events such as these will affect YOU in the future!"

I haven't seen the show since it was originally on the air back in the late seventies. If memory serves me right, CBS (or perhaps the local equivalent) played in on Fridays (Saturdays? No, I think Friday) in a late night slot. I'd always stay up to watch it. I think I actually saw this before I saw the original Avengers! The only episode I have any vague recollections of is the Cybernaut one which was a rare piece of continuity with the old show.

I just remember that this show seemed much more serious and less whimsical than the original, but that Joanna Lumley sure made an impression. I still think of her as Purdey, even though that's being slowly edged out by Patsy on AbFab.

-Bob-

"Future events such as these will affect YOU in the future!"

Thanks for the mention Harris - it was my pleasure to help out

As requested, I wrote a long-wided explanation for Region Coding in the chatter area. If you're interested in finding out more, click here.

Good luck to all with the contest!!

Regards,

Paul Russell

"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand things with alloys and compositions and things with...molecular structures." -- Ash, Army of Darkness

Oh, I almost forgot to thank A&E Home Video, Harris and the rest of the NSU family and, of course, Paul Russell for this great contest!

Thanks you very much!

-Bob-

"Future events such as these will affect YOU in the future!"

Any DVD marked as Region 0 will (should) play on any DVD player regardless of Region setting.

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Originally posted by Raj:
Any DVD marked as Region 0 will (should) play on any DVD player regardless of Region setting.

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That is sort of true. An NTSC Region 0 DVD will only play on your UK PAL player if you have a converter.

Regards,

Paul Russell

"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand things with alloys and compositions and things with...molecular structures." -- Ash, Army of Darkness

you can make just about any dvd player a multi-region player with some downloading and a cd writter.





"No Amount of therapy will ever make this moment ok."

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Originally posted by Raj:
Any DVD marked as Region 0 will (should) play on any DVD player regardless of Region setting.

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That is sort of true. An NTSC Region 0 DVD will only play on your UK PAL player if you have a converter.

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Fair enough. The 2 TV formats I know are NTSC (North America) and PAL (Europe and the rest of the world - I think). My DVD player plays NTSC discs and has been hacked to play all regions - I've only tried Region 1 & 2 mind.

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An NTSC Region 0 DVD will only play on your UK PAL player if you have a converter.

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Or if you have a NTSC compatable TV - usually means a SCART enabled TV.

Au Res.,
Paul

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Originally posted by starwolf1001:
you can make just about any dvd player a multi-region player with some downloading and a cd writter.

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That's true - you can upgrade the firmware, but you immediately void your warranty.

Regards,

Paul Russell

"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand things with alloys and compositions and things with...molecular structures." -- Ash, Army of Darkness

maybe, but i can get a pretty good dvd player for under $50.

and how much does it cost to send one back if it's damaged?

my last one was a sanyo, that lasted less then a year, and it was going to cost me nearly $30 to send it back to get repaired.

but that's not what this post is about.
sorry Harris


to answer your question Harris,
i can barely remember watching the Avengers when i was little, so if i were to win, i would be seeing them in an all new light





"No Amount of therapy will ever make this moment ok."

I have never seen a episode. Do I get kicked out of the thread now?





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Originally posted by starwolf1001:
maybe, but i can get a pretty good dvd player for under $50.

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Hmmm, do I spot an oxymoron? The word "good" doesn't usually go with "under $50" when talking about DVD players. I'd say a more accurate word would be acceptable.

There are substantial reasons why players go up to $2000 and beyond

Regards,

Paul Russell

"Don't touch that please, your primitive intellect wouldn't understand things with alloys and compositions and things with...molecular structures." -- Ash, Army of Darkness

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I have seen alot of talk concerning the regions for DVDs but have never seen any kind of breakdown about it... would you, or anyone else familiar (<cough>Paul Russel<cough> with this give us a short rundown on this? --- Mtlhddoc

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--- Guess you guys must've missed when it was first explained (CLICK) HERE, in Dec.

And ANY AVENGERS episode with Patrick Macnee is great.


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It's a long time since I've seen any of them but the two that stick in the memory are the one with giant rats in the sewers and the other one they get trapped in a tower block by a malfunctioning security system.

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