ordering Futurama DVDs in the US?

Hi all. Were is a good place to buy the soon to be released Futurama DVDs (UK, region 2), if you live in the US? Any decently priced and/or reliable retailers? Thanks in advance!

Aaron

"Aaron R. Schnuth" wrote in message news:[email]...

Try AMAZON.CO.UK Get a � 5 refer coupon sent to you and use that. VAT will be taken off as well.

Trevor S

Trevor S wrote in message news:9vq2gj$gvs2e$[email]...

Futurama

will

Isn't FOX going to release the first season of "Futurama" on Region 1, NTSC DVD sometime in 2002?

Hi. As soon as this set is released in the UK, we will have it for a very fair price at:

http://www.DiabolikDVD.com

We also carry the FAMILY GUY Season One DVD, which is fantastic!

Thanks and take care, J.

Joseph DiabolikDVD.com ExhumedFilms.com

Trevor S wrote in message news:9vq2gj$gvs2e$[email]...

Futurama

will

The "L" on your computer has a funny minus sign through it. You might want to get that checked out.

"Ian Boothby" schrieb

Maybe it's a virus. I've got two minus signs in my ?.

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I get mine at www.play147.com . It is really cheap, I just bought FAMILY GUY Season 1 (for �17) and FARSCAPE season 2 final.

On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 04:25:11 -0500, "Aaron R. Schnuth" wrote:

You probably know this, but to anyone else: you have to have a region-free (or changeable) player to view it if you're in the US. If you don't know if you have one, you probably don't.

In article , Alan Hamilton wrote:

I'm due to get a DVD player this Christmas - nothing too fancy, a roughly $200 model at Best Buy or Target, likely a Panasonic or a Sony. I think I picked up from usenet that *most* DVD players have remote codes to change the region or set it to zero. Is this right or just flat out wrong? I've never seen this feature advertised; how can I find out this information about various models?

I specifically want to get the Futurama set; what else has been released in other regions that hasn't hit region 1 yet?

David Z Houston TX

"David" wrote in message news:[email]...

Very few big name brand players such as the sony you mentioned will have a code built in. This is usually only found on cheaper brand players. The sony would need to be chipped to make it play other regions. There is also the problem of whether a US NTSC television will accept a UK PAL signal. I'd suggest looking at the FAQ in a us DVD or home cinema group

"David" schrieb

It's quite risky to officially produce a Region-Free DVD player.

"Michael Herzog" wrote in message news:9vskli$qtk$03$[email]...

It is also illegal to sell them region locked in some countries AFAIK. eg New Zealand.

Trevor S

"Trevor S" schrieb

That's why there is often a method of soft-unlocking them without modification in the hardware. ;)

But I think the worst problem will be the US-TVs.

Most TVs in the PAL-part of the world support a mode called "PAL60", where the color is PAL but with the original 60 half-frames per second. I never heard about an NTSC50 mode that works the other way round.

"Michael Herzog" wrote in message news:9vsr08$gcs$04$[email]...

My Apex AD-660 (which was easy to region hack) does PAL to NTSC conversion. I haven't had a chance to see how this works yet though since I don't have any UK DVDs. But I've read posts over on www.nerd-out.com that say it works very well. Futurama will be my first import DVD, so we'll see what happens. :)

Thanks to everyone who responded to my post btw. I appreciate the tips and websites.

Aaron

In article , "Michael Herzog" wrote:

Sweet. Thanks for the response, this is just what I needed.

David Z Houston TX

Alan Hamilton wrote:

It's not just a question of "region-free"; you need one to convert the 25 frames/second on the DVD to the 30 (well, 29.97) the TV is expecting (usually referred to as "PAL to NTSC", although I think those refer to the way the colors are put into the signal more than anything else).

I've heard that the Daewoo 5000N can show PAL DVDs on an NTSC TV, and has a hidden region selection menu (which gets past the new DVD technology that supposedly prevents "all-region" players from playing certain discs, probably by trying to play in an "unintended region" and, if successful, locking up the player) - is this true, or was that just the 3000N? (I ask because there's a Sam's Club near where I'm moving to pretty soon, and they have the 5000 but not the 3000.)

Do these region restrictions and frame-rate incompatibilities apply to computer DVD players as well?

• Jordan Eisenberg

On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 20:00:41 GMT, [email] (Jordan Eisenberg) wrote:

No except sort of yes.

You can change the region on computer DVD players, but there may be some limits. My Utobia allows me to change the region 5 times. After that, I'll have to send the card in to be reset. It can be reset 5 times. However, there are a number of hacks available to bypass these restrictions. You can check on the web for details on each product.

All the frame rate and format problems do not matter on a computer. The refresh rate of a computer monitor can be changed in software. Almost all TVs are set to either 50HZ or 60HZ depending on region. Most new monitors support multiple refresh rates up to 100HZ.

You can also copy the contents os a DVD to your hard drive, then decode it. You can then burn SVCDs or DVDs directly, or convert to MPEG-1 and burn VCDs, or record the playback on a VCR. Remember, this may violate copyright laws, especially if you don't own the original DVD. Don't violate copyright laws or the children of studio execs will go hungry.

Here is what I am currently working on:

I got a Pentium-200 machine with 64MB RAM and about 10GB hard drive (impressive huh?). I will add a DVD drive, Fast ethernet card, cheap PCI video with TV output. [address] card and the Utobia MPEG hardware decoder. I am going to attach the computer to my home entertainment system.

Then with a bit of software, I can play DVDs (all regions), DivX, AVIs VCDs, SVCDs, MPEG-1 and 2 files etc. In addition, I can play back MP3s, MP3PRO, Real Media, WMA, WAV, CD Audio etc. all from one unit. With the ethernet card, I can play streaming audio, and move files downloaded from the net, without having to burn them to CD.

The autoswitch from my old Nintendo or Genesis with switch between the video card and DVD playback. So I won't need a monitor. It will need a cheap keyboard to boot up, but not to run. Lastly, I think, a wireless mouse to act as a remote.

--Larry

On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, Flexo [don't let the beard fool you] wrote:

What rights?

Matt

On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 14:28:35 GMT, "Flexo [don't let the beard fool you]" wrote:

I agree, the region system is weapons grade bullonium. Although there are modifications available to make most players region free.

Some giant companies are, others are not. There are many companies that are losing the tariff protections that allow them to over charge for items that are cheaper to import. Most of the giant mega-conglomerates like globalization, since their markets get bigger.

Region control, like globalization, is good for profits. Also, some countries do restrict material and region control allows movie companies to release different versions to account for different laws, ratings systems and cultural preferences.

I would certainly understand a warning if you are playing an out of region disk. But, you should have the right to override it.

Unfortunately, there are some places that this would be a real problem. In Lebanon, the movie "Independence Day" had to be re-edited. They were fine with earth being invaded by aliens and millions of people dying, but having a Jewish character save to world was too far fetched. So, they trimmed out the scenes that emphasized religion to make the movie more acceptable to the government.

You can get adapters to allow you to use European appliances including DVDs, TVs or VCRs here in the US. I was checking into that a while ago, but then I found bootleg converted Red Dwarf videos and didn't need it.

There are also region free players that will convert PAL to NTSC which will allow you to play your DVD on an American TV.

Another option is to use a computer with a DVD drive and TV output. I have an inexpensive card that outputs PAL or NTSC to a computer monitor or American TV.

There are more ways to get around the region codes with a DVD than it is with video tape. Multi format VHS decks are much more expensive than region free DVDs.

Still, the bottom line is the region concept is a pain in the whole lower back region.

--Larry

On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 14:28:35 GMT, "Flexo [don't let the beard fool you]" wrote:

Just make sure you buy a DVD player that has a region code hack and which can convert PAL to NTSC, like the Apex or the Malata.