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TVFactFan · 11-12-2004, 12:10 PM

I haven'ty bought season 3 yet but when i bought season 2, there were several times the scene freezes and skips which can really take the enjoyment out of watching your favorite show. Now i have heard someone mention that there are several times on the season 3 DVD when there are frozen scenes and lots of skipping. What is the problem with the three's company dvd's? I so hesitant to buy season 3 because of this problem.

Terri Cardellini · 11-12-2004, 12:16 PM

I didn't have any trouble with either one

vashti1999 · 11-12-2004, 12:21 PM

I haven't had any problems either.

I Love John Ritter · 11-12-2004, 04:02 PM

I haven't had any problems with the first or the second, but the thrid one, I have. On the episodes "Good Old Reliable Janet" and on "The Older Woman", there are some very noticable yellow lines. However, I think this problem is on everyones DVDs.

MoonFlower · 11-12-2004, 06:42 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
I haven'ty bought season 3 yet but when i bought season 2, there were several times the scene freezes and skips which can really take the enjoyment out of watching your favorite show. Now i have heard someone mention that there are several times on the season 3 DVD when there are frozen scenes and lots of skipping. What is the problem with the three's company dvd's? I so hesitant to buy season 3 because of this problem.

maybe u should get another dvd player.

TVFactFan · 11-12-2004, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by ~*~ I Love TC ~*~
maybe u should get another dvd player.

Buy another dvd player because ONE show doesn't play right?

Sean Snow · 11-12-2004, 06:54 PM

I haven't had problems with any of the seasons, although when I bought season one from Best Buy their entire supply seemed to have things wrong with them. However, aside from that, they play fine on my player.

By the way, the faint yellow lines seen in some of the season three episodes are also in the Nick @ Nite versions. The masters that the remastered episodes were transferred from must've been damaged at some point or something along those lines.

MoonFlower · 11-12-2004, 06:58 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Buy another dvd player because ONE show doesn't play right?

but u know just maybe where u bought. u should've taking it back.

TVFactFan · 11-12-2004, 07:03 PM

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Originally posted by ~*~ I Love TC ~*~
but u know just maybe where u bought. u should've taking it back.

I haven't purchased season 3 yet because I had so many problems with season 2. Season 2 was purchased from amazon.com Maybe I will try best buy.

Sean Snow: I don;t recall any yellow lines on my n@N versions. What eps

Sean Snow · 11-12-2004, 07:13 PM

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Sean Snow: I don;t recall any yellow lines on my n@N versions. What eps

I'm not sure which episodes it can be seen in. There was a topic about it around two years ago, and someone said that it probably had to do with the way the episodes were stored. They're very faint and not all that noticeable. The main times you can spot them is when a scene is taking place in the apartment.

Terri Cardellini · 11-12-2004, 09:41 PM

i didn't notice any lines, or maybe i just ignored them and didn't notice that i was doing that.

spunkygirl · 11-13-2004, 04:04 AM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
Buy another dvd player because ONE show doesn't play right?

One show? You mentioned in another thread about having problems with another set giving you problems. It's your DVD player

I Love John Ritter · 11-14-2004, 09:26 PM

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Originally posted by Sean Snow
I haven't had problems with any of the seasons, although when I bought season one from Best Buy their entire supply seemed to have things wrong with them. However, aside from that, they play fine on my player.

By the way, the faint yellow lines seen in some of the season three episodes are also in the Nick @ Nite versions. The masters that the remastered episodes were transferred from must've been damaged at some point or something along those lines.

Yes, I noticed that too. I have every single episode taped (Including "The Charming Stranger") and I have noticed that on a few episodes as well. You're probably right. It's probably from when the episodes were transferred.

BillyK · 01-06-2005, 04:37 PM

I think the reason why the yellow lines are so noticable in a couple of episodes of Season 3 is due to the tranfer from analog to digital (or DVD).

Because of the high quality picture (supposedly) the viewer can see more of the nuances (sp?) of the original/master videotape - or videotape used.

TVFactFan · 01-06-2005, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyK

I think the reason why the yellow lines are so noticable in a couple of episodes of Season 3 is due to the tranfer from analog to digital (or DVD).

Because of the high quality picture (supposedly) the viewer can see more of the nuances (sp?) of the original/master videotape - or videotape used.

I haven't even bought season 3 because i was so pissed by the problems i had with season 2

11-12-2004, 12:10 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,035	Why are the Three's Company DVD sets filled with so many problems? I haven'ty bought season 3 yet but when i bought season 2, there were several times the scene freezes and skips which can really take the enjoyment out of watching your favorite show. Now i have heard someone mention that there are several times on the season 3 DVD when there are frozen scenes and lots of skipping. What is the problem with the three's company dvd's? I so hesitant to buy season 3 because of this problem.

11-12-2004, 12:16 PM	#2
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11-12-2004, 06:54 PM	#7
Sean Snow moo Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,408	I haven't had problems with any of the seasons, although when I bought season one from Best Buy their entire supply seemed to have things wrong with them. However, aside from that, they play fine on my player. By the way, the faint yellow lines seen in some of the season three episodes are also in the Nick @ Nite versions. The masters that the remastered episodes were transferred from must've been damaged at some point or something along those lines.
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11-12-2004, 09:41 PM	#11
Terri Cardellini Me and Priscilla :) Senior Member Join Date: Oct 11, 2003 Location: PITTSBURGH, PA Posts: 2,033	i didn't notice any lines, or maybe i just ignored them and didn't notice that i was doing that.

01-06-2005, 04:37 PM	#14
BillyK Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 23, 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 122	I think the reason why the yellow lines are so noticable in a couple of episodes of Season 3 is due to the tranfer from analog to digital (or DVD). Because of the high quality picture (supposedly) the viewer can see more of the nuances (sp?) of the original/master videotape - or videotape used.