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B&W fan · 06-16-2003, 01:53 PM

ok, I'm speaking tongue in cheek (sort of, but I'm half serious too). Someone needs to buy a dvd recorder and get LITB on dvd before TVLand does something crazy like not renew the show. Then, that same someone can offer me the dvd's at a nice low price.

In all seriousness, I wish the price of the dvd recorders would come down a bit more, and I'd buy one and start recording right away. I have all the TVLand episodes on vhs, but those tapes start to lose quality (especially sound quality) so quickly that it's frustrating. I'm hoping that the price of these recorders will drop below $300 soon. Right now, the best price I can find for a dvd recorder is $499. Still too rich for my blood (even though I desperately want to record and transfer many beloved shows to dvd).

B&W "of course, Universal could solve the whole problem by getting off their keisters and putting the show out on dvd themselves. But hey, why put out classics like LITB when you can put out modern crap instead ..." fan

BrandonS · 06-16-2003, 09:42 PM

The worst thing about the DVD recorders isn't the price, but the fact that they have about four competing formats. Just like with VHS and the now defunct Betamax, one of the formats will probably prevail in the end. One is liable to get a nice collection going and then, a few years down the road, find the format he chose becoming extinct.

06-16-2003, 01:53 PM	#1
B&W fan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 09, 2002 Location: USA Posts: 589	What someone needs to do is this... ok, I'm speaking tongue in cheek (sort of, but I'm half serious too). Someone needs to buy a dvd recorder and get LITB on dvd before TVLand does something crazy like not renew the show. Then, that same someone can offer me the dvd's at a nice low price. In all seriousness, I wish the price of the dvd recorders would come down a bit more, and I'd buy one and start recording right away. I have all the TVLand episodes on vhs, but those tapes start to lose quality (especially sound quality) so quickly that it's frustrating. I'm hoping that the price of these recorders will drop below $300 soon. Right now, the best price I can find for a dvd recorder is $499. Still too rich for my blood (even though I desperately want to record and transfer many beloved shows to dvd). B&W "of course, Universal could solve the whole problem by getting off their keisters and putting the show out on dvd themselves. But hey, why put out classics like LITB when you can put out modern crap instead ..." fan
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06-16-2003, 09:42 PM	#2
BrandonS Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 8,824	The worst thing about the DVD recorders isn't the price, but the fact that they have about four competing formats. Just like with VHS and the now defunct Betamax, one of the formats will probably prevail in the end. One is liable to get a nice collection going and then, a few years down the road, find the format he chose becoming extinct.