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I've found having digital copies of all my movies and TV shows on an HTPC invaluable with toddlers. My son can watch any Pixar movie or episode of Yo Gabba Gabba anywhere in the house as many times as he wants (subject to Mommy's TV time limits, of course). And we just got an iPad, and can stream everything to it wirelessly using Air Video. Super sweet. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Scoobydo swza...@yahoo.com wrote: I think there may be 2 kinds of collectors. Those who leave the seals in tact as a future investment hoping the price will climb over time and those of us who like to repeat watch movies. Having a 1000 plus movies on disk seems to qualify as a collection.. On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:13:47 -0500, Rick Glazier rickglaz...@gmail.com wrote: From: Anthony Q. Martin clipped Does nearly 1000 discs make me a collector? :) I don't really consider myself a collector, though. IF you have watched them all, you are just a saver... A collector would not break the seals on the cases... Rick Glazier -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
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My answer was too concrete. (And tongue in cheek.) Here is a second opinion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collecting Rick Glazier From: Scoobydo I think there may be 2 kinds of collectors. Those who leave the seals in tact as a future investment hoping the price will climb over time and those of us who like to repeat watch movies. Having a 1000 plus movies on disk seems to qualify as a collection.. From: Anthony Q. Martin clipped Does nearly 1000 discs make me a collector? :) I don't really consider myself a collector, though. Rick Glazier wrote: IF you have watched them all, you are just a saver... A collector would not break the seals on the cases... Rick Glazier
Re: [H] AnyDVD
The reason I know how many disc i have is because I recently scanned them into DVDprofiler. I wanted to be sure I didn't buy something I already have. DVDProfiler has the mode where if you have a box set, then it counts each disc in the set. So, while I got 24 season 1, I don't think that is counted as one title. The same for the BattleStar Galactic set. One thing is for sure, I have a lot of discs! But I still dont' think I'm a real collector, as some of these people get all interesting in details I care nothing about. I like to repeat watch some movies way more frequently than others. But some movies are like new after 3 or 4 years of not having watched them. Isn't this whole Blu-ray 3D thing a scam (needed a 3D HDTV and a 3D Blu-ray player)? I can't see this catching on. But I wonder what others here think. On 8/11/2010 2:25 PM, Scoobydo wrote: I think there may be 2 kinds of collectors. Those who leave the seals in tact as a future investment hoping the price will climb over time and those of us who like to repeat watch movies. Having a 1000 plus movies on disk seems to qualify as a collection.. On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:13:47 -0500, Rick Glazier rickglaz...@gmail.com wrote: From: Anthony Q. Martin clipped Does nearly 1000 discs make me a collector? :) I don't really consider myself a collector, though. IF you have watched them all, you are just a saver... A collector would not break the seals on the cases... Rick Glazier No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3064 - Release Date: 08/11/10 02:34:00
Re: [H] AnyDVD
The World still has decades to go before the hardware and software become mainstream and cheap enough for even low income earners to afford. First you have to have a viewing technology that has perceptible depth without glasses of any kind and then you have to have the majority of movies past and future in that format. Think back to the 1980's when Video cassette's came out and over the years the bulk of Hollywood movies became available to watch at home for the first time. DVD's were again simple to implement because optical technology has been around since 1982. Those were simple transitions by comparison as existing movies will have to be computer processed to add the missing resolution and depth of view that true 3D will require. All of this will be very costly and only the well heeled will be early adopters. Mind you, this technology does not yet exist for consumers to purchase despite trade show demos. Hollywood support is going to be long in coming. I could possibly live long enough to see it happen. Maybe.. On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:21:44 -0500, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote: The reason I know how many disc i have is because I recently scanned them into DVDprofiler. I wanted to be sure I didn't buy something I already have. DVDProfiler has the mode where if you have a box set, then it counts each disc in the set. So, while I got 24 season 1, I don't think that is counted as one title. The same for the BattleStar Galactic set. One thing is for sure, I have a lot of discs! But I still dont' think I'm a real collector, as some of these people get all interesting in details I care nothing about. I like to repeat watch some movies way more frequently than others. But some movies are like new after 3 or 4 years of not having watched them. Isn't this whole Blu-ray 3D thing a scam (needed a 3D HDTV and a 3D Blu-ray player)? I can't see this catching on. But I wonder what others here think. On 8/11/2010 2:25 PM, Scoobydo wrote: I think there may be 2 kinds of collectors. Those who leave the seals in tact as a future investment hoping the price will climb over time and those of us who like to repeat watch movies. Having a 1000 plus movies on disk seems to qualify as a collection.. On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:13:47 -0500, Rick Glazier rickglaz...@gmail.com wrote: From: Anthony Q. Martin clipped Does nearly 1000 discs make me a collector? :) I don't really consider myself a collector, though. IF you have watched them all, you are just a saver... A collector would not break the seals on the cases... Rick Glazier No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3064 - Release Date: 08/11/10 02:34:00 -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
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I'm about to get around to posting on their forum. On one computer that will be difficult, because as soon as I turn on logging, it can read the disk! So guess what the log will tell them. LOL. I have to do due diligence and search the forum for people with similar problems. And, no, I'm not a movie collector at all, I've basically had people shoving movies at me in return for my help. On 8/9/2010 10:46 PM, Scoobydo wrote: I'm not a big movie fan anymore like I was in years past but I've been using AnyDVD and now AnyDVD HD for years. In fact, I bought into the unlimited forever updates when they changed to yearly subscriptions or whatever it is they're doing now. Having said that, there has only been one movie that I've ever had problems with. A real movie collector would of course run into problems more often but have you contacted Slysoft support and let them know about the problems you're having? They probably want to fix whatever it is that's going on anyway. I also bought CloneDVD from them and it kicks ass as far as copying is concerned. Bought it when DVD Shrink stopped being supported.. On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:21:18 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, in amongst the sarcasm is really a desire to know what I'm doing wrong. It's just too trite to say that every disk that AnyDVD can't read is absolutely and totally someone else's fault. On 8/9/2010 9:09 AM, Scoobydo wrote: Personally, I like the great support. It has to be frequently updated to counter the latest anti-copy schemes on the latest releases. Hey, I bought it why shouldn't I be able to rip or copy it? DRM is anti-consumer IMHO and does nothing to stop the real pirates profiting off the work of others. On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:48:40 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, that's why I sent a message to the list, the new version does the same thing. Amazing how such a perfect program has to be updated! Now I've found a different way to get it to work, I followed their directions on trying to rip the disk with Imgburn first. It ripped all the way successfully, then surprise! All of a sudden, AnyDVD could read the disk! [extreme sarcasm]. The first run through Imgburn complained that the disk was protected, and I could try anyways. I did, was successful, then tried it again and it didn't complain and neither did AnyDVD. On 8/8/2010 11:06 PM, Scoobydo wrote: Maybe a stupid question but have you updated it to the latest build? I download and install a new version 1 or 2 times per month. That's how rapidly they evolve it. On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:23:43 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have any experience with AnyDVD? In short, on two different machines, it refuses to read these BBC disks, despite being able to play the discs on these same machines. It gives a long-winded message about the disk is dirty, bad, or your drive is not on the right region. Then, of course, their forum is pretty darn arrogant about it, that it is unequivocally your fault, non AnyDVD. I probably would not have been bothered if it were one disk, but it's disks from two different sets. The rather funny part is, on one computer, if I enable AnyDVD's logging, then it will read the disk. Thanks...Steve
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I have both the lifetime AnyDVDHD and CloneDVD. The reason I like AnyDVD HD is because it breaks the copy protection so you can play on any system regardless of whether it meets the HDCP stuff. Of course, it enables ripping too, but even though I have nearly 1000 discs I don't bother doing that much. Does nearly 1000 discs make me a collector? :) I don't really consider myself a collector, though. On 8/10/2010 5:54 AM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: I'm about to get around to posting on their forum. On one computer that will be difficult, because as soon as I turn on logging, it can read the disk! So guess what the log will tell them. LOL. I have to do due diligence and search the forum for people with similar problems. And, no, I'm not a movie collector at all, I've basically had people shoving movies at me in return for my help. On 8/9/2010 10:46 PM, Scoobydo wrote: I'm not a big movie fan anymore like I was in years past but I've been using AnyDVD and now AnyDVD HD for years. In fact, I bought into the unlimited forever updates when they changed to yearly subscriptions or whatever it is they're doing now. Having said that, there has only been one movie that I've ever had problems with. A real movie collector would of course run into problems more often but have you contacted Slysoft support and let them know about the problems you're having? They probably want to fix whatever it is that's going on anyway. I also bought CloneDVD from them and it kicks ass as far as copying is concerned. Bought it when DVD Shrink stopped being supported.. On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:21:18 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, in amongst the sarcasm is really a desire to know what I'm doing wrong. It's just too trite to say that every disk that AnyDVD can't read is absolutely and totally someone else's fault. On 8/9/2010 9:09 AM, Scoobydo wrote: Personally, I like the great support. It has to be frequently updated to counter the latest anti-copy schemes on the latest releases. Hey, I bought it why shouldn't I be able to rip or copy it? DRM is anti-consumer IMHO and does nothing to stop the real pirates profiting off the work of others. On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:48:40 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, that's why I sent a message to the list, the new version does the same thing. Amazing how such a perfect program has to be updated! Now I've found a different way to get it to work, I followed their directions on trying to rip the disk with Imgburn first. It ripped all the way successfully, then surprise! All of a sudden, AnyDVD could read the disk! [extreme sarcasm]. The first run through Imgburn complained that the disk was protected, and I could try anyways. I did, was successful, then tried it again and it didn't complain and neither did AnyDVD. On 8/8/2010 11:06 PM, Scoobydo wrote: Maybe a stupid question but have you updated it to the latest build? I download and install a new version 1 or 2 times per month. That's how rapidly they evolve it. On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:23:43 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have any experience with AnyDVD? In short, on two different machines, it refuses to read these BBC disks, despite being able to play the discs on these same machines. It gives a long-winded message about the disk is dirty, bad, or your drive is not on the right region. Then, of course, their forum is pretty darn arrogant about it, that it is unequivocally your fault, non AnyDVD. I probably would not have been bothered if it were one disk, but it's disks from two different sets. The rather funny part is, on one computer, if I enable AnyDVD's logging, then it will read the disk. Thanks...Steve No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3061 - Release Date: 08/09/10 14:35:00
Re: [H] AnyDVD
Yeah, that's why I sent a message to the list, the new version does the same thing. Amazing how such a perfect program has to be updated! Now I've found a different way to get it to work, I followed their directions on trying to rip the disk with Imgburn first. It ripped all the way successfully, then surprise! All of a sudden, AnyDVD could read the disk! [extreme sarcasm]. The first run through Imgburn complained that the disk was protected, and I could try anyways. I did, was successful, then tried it again and it didn't complain and neither did AnyDVD. On 8/8/2010 11:06 PM, Scoobydo wrote: Maybe a stupid question but have you updated it to the latest build? I download and install a new version 1 or 2 times per month. That's how rapidly they evolve it. On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:23:43 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have any experience with AnyDVD? In short, on two different machines, it refuses to read these BBC disks, despite being able to play the discs on these same machines. It gives a long-winded message about the disk is dirty, bad, or your drive is not on the right region. Then, of course, their forum is pretty darn arrogant about it, that it is unequivocally your fault, non AnyDVD. I probably would not have been bothered if it were one disk, but it's disks from two different sets. The rather funny part is, on one computer, if I enable AnyDVD's logging, then it will read the disk. Thanks...Steve
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Personally, I like the great support. It has to be frequently updated to counter the latest anti-copy schemes on the latest releases. Hey, I bought it why shouldn't I be able to rip or copy it? DRM is anti-consumer IMHO and does nothing to stop the real pirates profiting off the work of others. On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:48:40 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, that's why I sent a message to the list, the new version does the same thing. Amazing how such a perfect program has to be updated! Now I've found a different way to get it to work, I followed their directions on trying to rip the disk with Imgburn first. It ripped all the way successfully, then surprise! All of a sudden, AnyDVD could read the disk! [extreme sarcasm]. The first run through Imgburn complained that the disk was protected, and I could try anyways. I did, was successful, then tried it again and it didn't complain and neither did AnyDVD. On 8/8/2010 11:06 PM, Scoobydo wrote: Maybe a stupid question but have you updated it to the latest build? I download and install a new version 1 or 2 times per month. That's how rapidly they evolve it. On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:23:43 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have any experience with AnyDVD? In short, on two different machines, it refuses to read these BBC disks, despite being able to play the discs on these same machines. It gives a long-winded message about the disk is dirty, bad, or your drive is not on the right region. Then, of course, their forum is pretty darn arrogant about it, that it is unequivocally your fault, non AnyDVD. I probably would not have been bothered if it were one disk, but it's disks from two different sets. The rather funny part is, on one computer, if I enable AnyDVD's logging, then it will read the disk. Thanks...Steve -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
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I asssume you're talking DVD and not Blu-ray, right? BDs seem more prone to fingerprints and such... On 8/9/2010 5:52 AM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: The First Season and the 2nd Season of Doctor Who. Or rather the first and second 'new' season. Just to make things more interesting, the initial disk I copied from the 1st season box was the confidentials and that had no problem, it's when I got to disk 1 that the fun started. Although I did get all the disks of season 1 copied by using the AnyDVD logging work-around. Steve On 8/9/2010 1:50 AM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Which BBC set? It always works for me. Sent from my Droid Incredible. - Reply message - From: Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com Date: Sun, Aug 8, 2010 8:23 pm Subject: [H] AnyDVD To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Does anyone have any experience with AnyDVD? In short, on two different machines, it refuses to read these BBC disks, despite being able to play the discs on these same machines. It gives a long-winded message about the disk is dirty, bad, or your drive is not on the right region. Then, of course, their forum is pretty darn arrogant about it, that it is unequivocally your fault, non AnyDVD. I probably would not have been bothered if it were one disk, but it's disks from two different sets. The rather funny part is, on one computer, if I enable AnyDVD's logging, then it will read the disk. Thanks...Steve No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3059 - Release Date: 08/08/10 13:57:00
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I'm not a big movie fan anymore like I was in years past but I've been using AnyDVD and now AnyDVD HD for years. In fact, I bought into the unlimited forever updates when they changed to yearly subscriptions or whatever it is they're doing now. Having said that, there has only been one movie that I've ever had problems with. A real movie collector would of course run into problems more often but have you contacted Slysoft support and let them know about the problems you're having? They probably want to fix whatever it is that's going on anyway. I also bought CloneDVD from them and it kicks ass as far as copying is concerned. Bought it when DVD Shrink stopped being supported.. On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:21:18 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Actually, in amongst the sarcasm is really a desire to know what I'm doing wrong. It's just too trite to say that every disk that AnyDVD can't read is absolutely and totally someone else's fault. On 8/9/2010 9:09 AM, Scoobydo wrote: Personally, I like the great support. It has to be frequently updated to counter the latest anti-copy schemes on the latest releases. Hey, I bought it why shouldn't I be able to rip or copy it? DRM is anti-consumer IMHO and does nothing to stop the real pirates profiting off the work of others. On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:48:40 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, that's why I sent a message to the list, the new version does the same thing. Amazing how such a perfect program has to be updated! Now I've found a different way to get it to work, I followed their directions on trying to rip the disk with Imgburn first. It ripped all the way successfully, then surprise! All of a sudden, AnyDVD could read the disk! [extreme sarcasm]. The first run through Imgburn complained that the disk was protected, and I could try anyways. I did, was successful, then tried it again and it didn't complain and neither did AnyDVD. On 8/8/2010 11:06 PM, Scoobydo wrote: Maybe a stupid question but have you updated it to the latest build? I download and install a new version 1 or 2 times per month. That's how rapidly they evolve it. On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:23:43 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have any experience with AnyDVD? In short, on two different machines, it refuses to read these BBC disks, despite being able to play the discs on these same machines. It gives a long-winded message about the disk is dirty, bad, or your drive is not on the right region. Then, of course, their forum is pretty darn arrogant about it, that it is unequivocally your fault, non AnyDVD. I probably would not have been bothered if it were one disk, but it's disks from two different sets. The rather funny part is, on one computer, if I enable AnyDVD's logging, then it will read the disk. Thanks...Steve -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
[H] AnyDVD
Does anyone have any experience with AnyDVD? In short, on two different machines, it refuses to read these BBC disks, despite being able to play the discs on these same machines. It gives a long-winded message about the disk is dirty, bad, or your drive is not on the right region. Then, of course, their forum is pretty darn arrogant about it, that it is unequivocally your fault, non AnyDVD. I probably would not have been bothered if it were one disk, but it's disks from two different sets. The rather funny part is, on one computer, if I enable AnyDVD's logging, then it will read the disk. Thanks...Steve
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Maybe a stupid question but have you updated it to the latest build? I download and install a new version 1 or 2 times per month. That's how rapidly they evolve it. On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:23:43 -0500, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have any experience with AnyDVD? In short, on two different machines, it refuses to read these BBC disks, despite being able to play the discs on these same machines. It gives a long-winded message about the disk is dirty, bad, or your drive is not on the right region. Then, of course, their forum is pretty darn arrogant about it, that it is unequivocally your fault, non AnyDVD. I probably would not have been bothered if it were one disk, but it's disks from two different sets. The rather funny part is, on one computer, if I enable AnyDVD's logging, then it will read the disk. Thanks...Steve -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
