Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-04 Thread Colin Hunter
/2006/05/pornhd.html Best wishes, LEE -------- Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 03:22:59 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU A little more history: Fall 1976: Sony brings to market a TV with a built in

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-04 Thread Jeff Potokar
/50627/2006/05/pornhd.html Best wishes, LEE Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 03:22:59 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU A little more history: Fall 1976: Sony brings to market a TV with a

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-04 Thread martin s
MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > A little more history: > > Fall 1976: Sony brings to market a TV with a built in Betamax for > $2,300 > Spring 1977: Sony sells just the Betamax VCR for $1,400 > Summer 1977: RCA introduces

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-04 Thread Colin Hunter
A little more history: Fall 1976: Sony brings to market a TV with a built in Betamax for $2,300 Spring 1977: Sony sells just the Betamax VCR for $1,400 Summer 1977: RCA introduces the VHS Selectavision for $1,000; Panasonic sells their equivalent VHS for $1,095 November 1977: Zenith's Beta

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY -- final??

2008-03-03 Thread Michael B
thanks to those?who responded on MOPO and privately i am still confused since i learned so much more than i needed to know, but are we agreed to 1.??Blue Ray Only (&&& i would do a Sony or Panasonic) 2.? wait for the price to come down?(but i am paying a rental fee from the cable comp

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-03 Thread Craig Miller
r any manufacturer to make. Ipods from Apple are a glaring exception...for every rule, there is an exception...or two. Patrick On Mar 1, 2008, at 12:24 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: Profile MoPo List [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Saul H. Chapman, Ph.D Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 2:06 P

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-02 Thread Colin Hunter
inferior to Betamax but available for any manufacturer to make. Ipods from Apple are a glaring exception...for every rule, there is an exception...or two. Patrick On Mar 1, 2008, at 12:24 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: Profile MoPo List [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-02 Thread Craig Miller
or two. Patrick On Mar 1, 2008, at 12:24 PM, Doug Taylor wrote: Profile MoPo List [<mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Saul H. Chapman, Ph.D Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 2:06 PM To: <mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-02 Thread Michael B
thanks ira, for addressing the orig post 3+ yrs ago, i purchased my first plasma. added a panasonic $800 on sale for 440 panasonic dvd recorder. returned the recorder because i thought to use the cable system recorder (10 per month or so) until i decided. (((if i do the mathcable

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-01 Thread Jeff Potokar
more precisely, Sony was the FIRST to introduce the betamax format, in may of 1975... jeff On Mar 1, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Colin Hunter wrote: Just off the top of my head, Pioneer, Akai and Zenith sold Sony- manufactured Betamax VCRs under their own names, while NEC, Sanyo and (ironically in

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-01 Thread Colin Hunter
Just off the top of my head, Pioneer, Akai and Zenith sold Sony- manufactured Betamax VCRs under their own names, while NEC, Sanyo and (ironically in the context of this discussion) Toshiba were licensees who manufactured their own range of Betamax VCRs. Wherever did you get the information

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-01 Thread Patrick Michael Tupy
aul H. Chapman, Ph.D Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 2:06 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY If I remember correctly, a few days ago (or perhaps it was last week), Toshiba threw in the gloves and declared they would no longer pursue their HD DVD pla

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-01 Thread Doug Taylor
PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY If I remember correctly, a few days ago (or perhaps it was last week), Toshiba threw in the gloves and declared they would no longer pursue their HD DVD platform. This in essence yielded the crown to SONY

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY MGM-HD

2008-03-01 Thread Michael B
this is on topic -Original Message- From: Jeff Potokar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 2:10 pm Subject: Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY MGM-HD lets keep this on the subject of movie posters... PLEEZE!! whats good for one i

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY MGM-HD

2008-03-01 Thread Jeff Potokar
lets keep this on the subject of movie posters... PLEEZE!! whats good for one is good for all, i say... heh. jeff On Mar 1, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Kirby McDaniel wrote: Michael and all: I have been watching older films in HI-DEF on the MGM-HD channel (255) on DirecTV. Films like: REBEL IN TOWN

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-01 Thread Richard Del Belso
I own a Blu Ray player and I love it. i believe the prices are coming down...check out J&R.com. RDB Richard Del Belso Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 13:06:20 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU If I reme

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-01 Thread Saul H. Chapman, Ph.D
http://my.earthlink.net/article/tec?guid=20080219/47ba6250_3ca6_15526200802191110856345 Saul - Original Message - From: Franc To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY Since this is your first, I would

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-01 Thread Franc
h 01, 2008 11:07 AM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY i want to buy a DVD recorder. my first. they are cheaper than 100.00 BUT the Blue Ray technology is closer to 700.00 since i would be recording primarily the classics of the 40s and 50s off TMC c

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY MGM-HD

2008-03-01 Thread aaroncbates
I am with you Kirby, MGMHD has been a revelation in regards to their movie selections. They have been running some really great stuff. I hope they continue in their current style of programming. If only TCM would get on board with HD soon. -Aaron Kirby McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr

Re: [MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY MGM-HD

2008-03-01 Thread Kirby McDaniel
Michael and all: I have been watching older films in HI-DEF on the MGM-HD channel (255) on DirecTV. Films like: REBEL IN TOWN TOPKAPI RED RIVER REAR WINDOW PSYCHO THE INDIAN FIGHTER THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH The schedule for today includes hi-def masters of DIE MONSTER DIE and THE LAST MAN O

[MOPO] DVD RECORDERS -- BLUE RAY

2008-03-01 Thread Michael B
i want to buy a DVD recorder. my first. they are cheaper than 100.00 BUT the Blue Ray technology is closer to 700.00 since i would be recording primarily the classics of the 40s and 50s off TMC channel etc.. is the extra blue technology worth it of course, i really do want that