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Re: Universal players can be had for as low as $29

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Victor Khomenko

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In Reply to: Re: Universal players can be had for as low as $29 posted by David Aiken on September 19, 2006 at 21:54:31:

You probably have different specifics in Australia, here if you buy a "universal" player, say, on ebay, it is fully universal, including the regions. I bought two recently and they play everything.
If you loved those films, you should definitely also consider his Mirror and the Sacrifice. His other works might be harder to appreciate for a foreigner.

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Ah, terminology� - David Aiken 14:51:05 09/20/06 (1)
Over here, a universal player is one that plays CD/DVD V & A/SACD. Players that play all regions tend to be called 'all region' players from what I've seen. I guess it's possible that some universal players play all regions.
I'm slowly starting to build a movie library after years of avoiding video. The thing that made the difference for me was the purchase of a Loewe 32" HD LCD TV. All of a sudden the picture quality was enough to excite me and hold my attention. That triggered an upgrade of my DVD player and lots of movie viewing. I wonder if becoming an audiophile is somewhat similar: exposure to sound quality sufficient to trigger the appropriate response.
A lot of my viewing is simply commercial, escapist fodder but I do keep an eye out for films which moved me when I was attending film festivals in my mispent youth. Unfortunately those films often seem unobtainable on DVD here.
David Aiken
- Sorry about that... - Victor Khomenko 15:58:31 09/20/06 (0)
  I was a bit loose with words... the standard term here would be multi-system, multi-region, or something like that.
  Loewe is great, and if your local market is not flooded with good films, so much more reason to ebay!
  I too started late on that multi-system stuff, but now doing it more and more.
  Except... last night I put on the "Rebelion" DVD that Patrick gave me... and... a bummer!
  The player played it alright, no problem... BUT... it was in Japanese with French subtitles!

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