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nklr - dvd question
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 2:31 pm
by Hans Koenig
Trusting the proven superior intelligence and cosmopolitan mindset of the
KLR listers, I am asking for technical advice:
Is the U.S. DVD technology the same as the one used in Europe,
specifically in Germany? That is to say, would it make sense to send a DVD
from here to Germany and, more importantly, would the recipient be able to
play it on his DVD player (and, actually, hear and see something -
provided he's NOT blind and deaf)?
TIA!
Hans in Minneapolis
nklr - dvd question
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 3:44 pm
by Chris
They are region encoded here for sure, meaning that 'gray' market
Japanese DVD's won't play on our players. I'm not sure if the EU
standard is the same, but I would guess it is. They do this so they
can price them up to whatever the designated market can afford to pay.
http://www.dvdoverseas.com/ sells 'region free' as well as
macrovision free players that will play anything and also allow you to
dupe them to a VCR as well....just a piece of trivia.
On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 02:31:52PM -0600, Hans Koenig wrote:
> Trusting the proven superior intelligence and cosmopolitan mindset of the
> KLR listers, I am asking for technical advice:
> Is the U.S. DVD technology the same as the one used in Europe,
> specifically in Germany? That is to say, would it make sense to send a DVD
> from here to Germany and, more importantly, would the recipient be able to
> play it on his DVD player (and, actually, hear and see something -
> provided he's NOT blind and deaf)?
> TIA!
> Hans in Minneapolis
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nklr - dvd question
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 4:52 pm
by dooden
Yes if they can swith there DVD player to region 1 (us/can)
Most computer DVD players allow switching regions easy, even thou some
restrict how many times you can.
Dooden
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Hans Koenig" wrote:
> Trusting the proven superior intelligence and cosmopolitan mindset
of the
> KLR listers, I am asking for technical advice:
> Is the U.S. DVD technology the same as the one used in Europe,
> specifically in Germany? That is to say, would it make sense to send
a DVD
> from here to Germany and, more importantly, would the recipient be
able to
> play it on his DVD player (and, actually, hear and see something -
> provided he's NOT blind and deaf)?
> TIA!
> Hans in Minneapolis
nklr - dvd question
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2003 5:00 pm
by KLR Rider - Scott Adams
1 - it depends on whether you are talking about a DVD that you recorded yourself - it has no region encoding on it, and
2 - Actually Chris, the "official reasoning" is so that they can RELEASE the DVD in one market earlier than another - they "say" it has nothing to do with pricing. Ya RIGHT!
-Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris
They are region encoded here for sure, meaning that 'gray' market
Japanese DVD's won't play on our players. I'm not sure if the EU
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nklr - dvd question
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:30 am
by Mark St.Hilaire, Sr
> Is the U.S. DVD technology the same as the one used in Europe,
> specifically in Germany? That is to say, would it make sense to send a DVD
> from here to Germany and, more importantly, would the recipient be able to
> play it on his DVD player (and, actually, hear and see something -
> provided he's NOT blind and deaf)?
Hans, there is a "country code" issue that could give you problems. (If
you're talking about a DVD that you've burned yourself, then that this
shouldn't apply.)
If the recipient has a computer with a DVD player, it's possible. All they
would need is something like Slysoft's AnyDVD:
http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvd.html Also, with this software running, DVD
copies can be made that normally can't be successfully created.
I hope that helps,
Mark
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kawasaki good times credit
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:30 pm
by Hawk Windryder
Just be carefull with the card and not using it. The issuing bank
will "close" the card after a period of inactivity (they didn't tell
me exactly *how* long it is though) by making your credit limit $0 but
it will still be on your credit report as an active account. Didn't
make me very happy to find that one out.
Rich
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Mike T" wrote:
> Actually, the card I have gives me) down, and 3.9% for 36 months on
any bike
> purchase, up to $15k. I expected to pay the new KLR off before the
36th
> months, so it would have been good for me, but I never used the
card. It
> seems Kawasaki is always tweaking a special promotion or two, so I
guess it
> depends on which promotions are active when the bike hunt begins.
You are
> correct, however, in the high standard rate on this card. USER
beware! Read
> the fine print ALWAYS!!!!!!
>
>
>
> Mike T
> A16
> Las Vegas
>