The Long Kiss Goodnight (R4)
Murray Blakeman
before purchasing.
Any info would be great.
Thanks in advance.
Murray B.
craig doherty
I have a Toshiba SD2108 which I am very happy with. Long Kiss Goodnight is
one of my FAV movies so I bought the reg 4 dvd. Took it home and the thing
went beserk, funny kinda digital blocks all over.
After recovering from acute anxiety I tried ALL my DVD's and they all
worked fine. I am taking the disc back tomorrow and I will let you all know
what the outcome is.
Craig
Lawrence Tan wrote in message <36E446B4...@comtech.com.au>...
craig doherty
Well I never jumped on the bandwagon of critizing ROADSHOW but on the wagon
I firmly plant my feet!
I bought long kiss goodnight, and it would not work in my machine (Tosh
sd2108), so I took my machine to the shop I bought the disc from and guess
what? None of the four discs worked.
The nice guy down at Mirrabooka then gave me the option of getting another
disc, eager to support the local industry I picked TURBULENCE reg4 and it
did the same thing!
Interesting that these disc state they don't work on PC DVD, perhaps
ROADSHOW should just produce these discs with a sticker saying they don't
work at all.
The only use for these two discs are as reusable shiny arse wipes LOL!
Just so that you know I had My DVD player checked and everything is fine
with it. How the hell are we supposed to support the local market when
ROADSHOW are putting out discs that will only work on certain machines?
Perhaps Roadshow could answer these questions?
Craig.
craig doherty wrote in message <36e95...@news.highway1.com.au>...
Michael D
> I bought long kiss goodnight, and it would not work in my machine (Tosh
> sd2108), so I took my machine to the shop I bought the disc from and guess
> what? None of the four discs worked.
>
> The nice guy down at Mirrabooka then gave me the option of getting another
> disc, eager to support the local industry I picked TURBULENCE reg4 and it
> did the same thing!
Village held onto these discs for 6 months because they were known to be
incompatible with DVD-ROM drives. Obviously, they are also incompatible with
your player. There are three possible scenarios that VR could have taken with
these discs;
1. They should have never released these discs in the first place and scrapped
the entire production run. This would have cost them a lot of $$$, and I have no
doubt would have set them back considerably financially in the DVD arena.
Considering the films they have the rights to, I don't like this idea at all.
2. They should have released them as they have done with the warning sticker on
them to recoup their costs. There were plenty of people demanding this option.
3. They should have got a second pressing done as they did with The Wedding
Singer with the problem fixed. This would have created the same mess as it did
with this title.
In an ideal world, the entire pressing should have been scrapped. We don't live
in an ideal world. Consider the fact that they are making significant progress,
and learning from their mistakes; other than these discs which are 6 months old,
all of their recent releases have been impeccable.
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Cheers
Michael D
http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~mdem - Region 4 DVD news, reviews, and where to
rent.
Damon Bailey
and exhibiting the same PC-compatibility problem was also incompatible with
Toshiba players. Lots of other discs are incompatible with Toshiba players.
Some discs come big warnings on them saying they won't play on toshiba
players. Gee, did it maybe occur to someone that the problem is perhaps
Toshiba's??
D.
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craig doherty wrote in message <36ebc...@news.highway1.com.au>...
Julian Thomson
have the R4 DVD rights to ?
Last I heard, Warners was trying for Buena Vista's business to add to theirs
& MGM's,
Colombia Tristar had formalised a distribution deal to handle Universal
releases,
And Roadshow had released some New LIne titles.
Of the larger studios, this leaves.....um...... Fox, Paramount & Dreamworks
without offical R4 representation.
Anyone got a crystal ball ? Or a shiny RSDL disc ?
Michael D wrote in message <36EC010F...@labyrinth.net.au>...
Michael D
> Interesting point. What films (or studio agreements) DO Roadshow actually
> have the R4 DVD rights to ?
New Line Cinema
Mandalay
Miramax
and others
The example I give is - take a look at a video top 10 rental listing, and see
how many titles are on DVD. The last time I did this 4 out of 10 titles were
available on DVD, ALL from Village Roadshow.
> Last I heard, Warners was trying for Buena Vista's business to add to theirs
> & MGM's,
> Colombia Tristar had formalised a distribution deal to handle Universal
> releases,
> And Roadshow had released some New LIne titles.
All correct
> Of the larger studios, this leaves.....um...... Fox, Paramount & Dreamworks
> without offical R4 representation.
> Anyone got a crystal ball ? Or a shiny RSDL disc ?
Rumours are for Fox to enter the R4 market mid year. Paramount maybe later this
year. Dreamworks - nothing at this time.
PETER MCALEER
I viewed my copy of Long Kiss Goodnight on a Panasonic DVD A350-A last
night, I had no problems. So far (touch wood), I havn't had any problems
with any other DVDs...except for Die Hard 3, but who didn't! Is it my
imagination or does the playing side of L.K.G. have a gold tinge to it?
Given the little gliches I have read about the Toshiba SD-2108, sounds like
the Toshiba SD-2108 might be a little touchy.
I am renting my machine, it might be more exy but it gives me time to sus
out (with the help of newsgroups like this one), just exactly which machine
or brands to focus on + DTS is on the way and despite what some people say,
an A-Turn type system would be nice.
Finally, I don't whish to sound ignorant, but what is the attraction with
playing DVD movies on a PC. I'm still scraching my head about that one. I
would of thought a good movie is worth sharing...say on a big screen...with
family or friends...lights out and sound really loud.
Regards,
Shane
Thudd
> Finally, I don't whish to sound ignorant, but what is the attraction with
> playing DVD movies on a PC.
Coz a PC can be connected to your tv, projector, whatever. And a pc dvd
player + decoder (either hardware or software) is WAY cheaper than a
standalone player - assuming you've already got the pc, of course.
Potentially better output, too. Unless you want to watch Long Kiss
Goodnight (bastards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) :(
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Brian Kelty
Th...@tassie.net.au.nospam <- remove nospam to reply
www.parsol.com.au
Everybody has to believe in something - I believe I'll have another
drink.
Michael D
> Is it my imagination or does the playing side of L.K.G. have a gold tinge to
> it?
It is an RSDL disc, so it is gold-coloured.
> Finally, I don't whish to sound ignorant, but what is the attraction with
> playing DVD movies on a PC.
The playback is not necessarily on the PC, just the DVD-ROM is used as a
standalone player and plugs into the usual Home Theatre gear. One of the
benefits is the double speed or greater of the DVD-ROM and the extra buffer RAM
leading to smoother layer transitions, and a seeming immunity to audio sync
problems that some discs have.