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Posted by Orpheus on Tue Jan 11th at 8:59pm 2005

It royally pisses me off when i buy fairly top grade electronics only to find out they do not preform as expected.

most of you know my viewing library, well i bought all new video equipment for Christmas this year. i have a new DVD/VCR combo and a home surround sound system with its own DVD player.. neither plays SVCD's

i had to purchase this today, and try to tie it in with all those other DVD players and make it work.. yeah i got it but man was i pissed.. 3 freaking players :/

anywho's, the moral is, sometimes its not quality that gives you the service you deserve.

i recommend this cheapo player for anyone who collects SVCD's

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Posted by Crono on Tue Jan 11th at 9:02pm 2005

... Or you could CHECK. They only play them if they say they do, not otherwise. It isn't a standard feature or something like that.
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Posted by Orpheus on Tue Jan 11th at 9:08pm 2005

? quoting Crono
... Or you could CHECK. They only play them if they say they do, not otherwise. It isn't a standard feature or something like that.

no doubt, but when i bought the other players, the store wouldn't open the box.

before you say it, the last purchase didn't say it either, but the woman was nice and let me read the documentation inside.

i could have looked online, but the store didn't have a connection, and i was to lazy to wait till i got home.

still, its odd the cheaper player has all the perks.

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Posted by Crono on Tue Jan 11th at 9:15pm 2005

It will say it on the box on all modern DVD players. Seriously.
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Posted by Orpheus on Tue Jan 11th at 9:30pm 2005

? quoting Crono
It will say it on the box on all modern DVD players. Seriously.

it may say it will sometimes, it will not say it won't any time.

the cheap player i posted, did NOT say it on the box anyplace.

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Posted by azelito on Tue Jan 11th at 9:55pm 2005

Heh, yea sounds wierd it wouldnt show on the package.
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Posted by Orpheus on Tue Jan 11th at 10:01pm 2005

? quoting azelito
Heh, yea sounds wierd it wouldnt show on the package.

my thoughts?

SVCD = Pir8'ed

funny though, each box clearly says MP3, which can also mean the same thing.

also, SVCD is new, or newer than the other formats so, perhaps they think "if we support it, we support thievery" *shrugs*

a good copy of SVCD, is nearly as spotless as DVD.

DVD is 4.5 gigs per movie. SVCD is 1.4 gigs.

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Posted by SuperCobra on Tue Jan 11th at 11:25pm 2005

They dont support that it is for the people who want to make a back up of their movies that they already own. Also my DVD player was only 70 bucks plays jpegs mp3's backed up movies and others.
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Posted by rs6 on Wed Jan 12th at 2:06am 2005

I always get the cheap DVD player (expecially the ones for liek 5$ on black friday )

They seem to wear out a lttle faster though, nothing a little opening up and cleaning the lens can't fix [addsig]



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Posted by Crono on Wed Jan 12th at 2:11am 2005

Orph, VCD and SVCDs are sold around the world as a retail product. (Or rather, were sold, before DVD was mainstreamed)

They never made it big here, that's all.

Also, SVCD has noticable compression, so I don't know what you're talking about ... maybe you need thicker glasses
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Posted by Gorbachev on Wed Jan 12th at 2:18am 2005

I find that videos with compression look fine on my TV (I have smaller TVs) but they look like crap on my computer. I.E. Star Wars: Phantom Edit. Although that's compressed and it's from a tape source...but it looks fine on my TV, on my computer I can't tell what anything is at all.
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Posted by Orpheus on Wed Jan 12th at 2:23am 2005

crono couldn't make it through the night without some sort of a discrepancy comment

i have a spotlessly clear SVCD of the last resident evil movie..

personally though, i find .avi's on my comp to be the best overall viewing. of the *taboo* variety i mean..DVD is pretty hard to beat, it has far better sound.. could be though, i have a cheap SB card in my comp.

[edit] i know that the "Lisa Simpson" in crono won't let him quit, so i will say uncle first..

Good Night all..

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Posted by Crono on Wed Jan 12th at 2:27am 2005

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crono couldn't make it through the night without some sort of a discrepancy comment

i have a spotlessly clear SVCD of the last resident evil movie..

personally though, i find .avi's on my comp to be the best overall viewing. of the *taboo* variety i mean..DVD is pretty hard to beat, it has far better sound.. could be though, i have a cheap SB card in my comp.



The evening is young (here).

Why in God's name do you need a clear or any copy of Apocalypse? Seriously.

DVD gets bitch slapped by laser disc. Laser disc is uncompressed. So, the only thing that happens is stretching. DVD actually has a lot of compression, but it's at a higher resolution so it makes up for it (or some weird thing like that).

Orph, you need to decipher when I'm arguing and when I'm talking.


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Posted by Orpheus on Wed Jan 12th at 2:28am 2005

good night crono..

XXXOOOXXX

[edit #2]

wanna know the truth? i never consider anything you say as an argument. most times you give a satisfactory impression that you know what you are talking about.

someday however, you will stumble upon something i specialize in.. then we will see how you fare..

seriously though, i have a long day tomorrow.. i must bid you all a fond goodnight.

be good

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Posted by Cash Car Star on Wed Jan 12th at 9:29am 2005

? quoting SuperCobra
They dont support that it is for the people who want to make a back up of their movies that they already own. Also my DVD player was only 70 bucks plays jpegs mp3's backed up movies and others.

Why would you need a DVD player that plays Jpegs?





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Posted by Orpheus on Wed Jan 12th at 9:33am 2005

? quoting Cash Car Star

Why would you need a DVD player that plays Jpegs?

personally, i think its one of the best features.

i put those 400 pictures of the grand canyon on a disk, and watch the slide show on my 32 inch TV..

the pics look great and they just scroll by.

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Posted by Gorbachev on Wed Jan 12th at 9:35am 2005

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The evening is young (here).

Why in God's name do you need a clear or any copy of Apocalypse? Seriously.

DVD gets bitch slapped by laser disc. Laser disc is uncompressed. So, the only thing that happens is stretching. DVD actually has a lot of compression, but it's at a higher resolution so it makes up for it (or some weird thing like that).

Orph, you need to decipher when I'm arguing and when I'm talking.




Are we talking major oldschool laser disc...the ones that were the size of vinyls? Those were awesome, in the quirky sense.
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Posted by Crono on Wed Jan 12th at 9:48pm 2005

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The evening is young (here).

Why in God's name do you need a clear or any copy of Apocalypse? Seriously.

DVD gets bitch slapped by laser disc. Laser disc is uncompressed. So, the only thing that happens is stretching. DVD actually has a lot of compression, but it's at a higher resolution so it makes up for it (or some weird thing like that).

Orph, you need to decipher when I'm arguing and when I'm talking.




Are we talking major oldschool laser disc...the ones that were the size of vinyls? Those were awesome, in the quirky sense.


Yes. The film quality was only dependent on the stock footage and not the medium it was presented on (not considering the resolution it's at). However, we've surpassed the sound that was on LDs. (Since we have things like DTS now, which actually separates the channels, what a concept)

Orph ... uh ... thanks?


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Posted by Orpheus on Wed Jan 12th at 9:58pm 2005

my comment was meant with the utmost respect. if you are confused, its only you who is [addsig]



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Posted by Crono on Wed Jan 12th at 10:08pm 2005

? quote:
my comment was meant with the utmost respect. if you are confused, its only you who is


Don't worry, I'm not confused.
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