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Are your HD-DVD titles still available ? I'm interested in purchasing "300" and maybe the matrix trilogy.

Yes, I have the DVD. I'm a Big Boss fan and I almost all his DVDs .

I can match yours. I ordered from Amazon.com ROTK EE on 17 Dec 2004 using standard shipping. At checkout, I was recommended to upgrade the shipping method if I wanted it delivered before XMAS. I declined. Shipped on 18 Dec 2004 and arrived in my letter box on 23 Dec 2004. Less than a week. Only orders from EzyDVD (on several occassions I received an order in 3 days) are faster.

Mine was super fast. I ordered the ROK EE on 17 Dec 2004 from Amazon.com. Shipped on 18 Dec 2004. Arrived in my letter box on 23 Dec 2004. Faster than my Australian orders ???

I have tried out a number of these softwares, and the best among these is Flip Album. Try it and you will see that it is far better than the others.

The greats of British, and particularly Liverpudlian, football united to say a sad farewell to Emlyn Hughes, the man they called Crazy Horse, on Wednesday afternoon. Sheffield Cathedral was packed to capacity with almost 2,000 mourners for the funeral of Hughes, who died last week aged 57 from a brain tumour. Thousands of fans, many sporting Liverpool or England shirts, braved the rain outside the cathedral to pay their own tribute to one of English soccer's most loved sons. Hughes captained Liverpool and England, winning 62 caps for his country, and became the only Englishman to lift the European Cup twice in back-to-back triumphs. Three former Liverpool managers - Graeme Souness, Kenny Dalglish and Roy Evans - were there to pay their respects, plus Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan, a former team-mate, and a host of former Liverpool legends. World Cup hero Roger Hunt, Ian St John, Ian Callaghan and former assistant manager Phil Thompson swelled the congregation. The tribute was read by John Toshack, Wales' new manager and Hughes' greatest friend. Toshack and Hughes shared eight glorious seasons at Anfield under Bill Shankly, winning the title three times and the UEFA Cup twice. The pair owned a sports shop together in Southport in those heady days, and Toshack said during his tribute: "Emlyn epitomised everything that Bill Shankly wanted from a Liverpool player. "The fans had their own song for him, 'come all without, come all within, you'll not see nothing like the mighty Emlyn', from a pop song of the day. And they were right, Emlyn was unique, there was only one of him."Hughes' death also united Merseyside's greatest rivals. Former Everton manager Colin Harvey was there, as well as ex-skipper Peter Reid, Joe Royle, now Ipswich's manager and another former Goodison Park boss. Peter Robinson, the club secretary who actually signed Hughes from Blackpool for Shankly, sat at the back of the congregation. Heavy traffic on the M62 delayed the main Liverpool party's coach, and chairman David Moores, chief executive Rick Parry plus a list of former Anfield colleagues, including Steve Heighway, all missed the opening 10 minutes of the service. Other greats from Liverpool's past attending included Jimmy Case, David Johnson, Brian Hall, Willie Stevenson, Dean Saunders, Alan Kennedy, Phil Neal and Chris Lawler. Another former England captain, Jimmy Armfield, attended along with former Manchester City player and chairman Francis Lee. Also there were ex-players Frank Worthington and Duncan McKenzie as well as former Test umpire Dickie Bird. Hughes forged a new career in TV after retiring from playing and a spell in management at Rotherham. He became a household name, appearing as a resident team captain in Question of Sport, and the show's presenter at the time David Coleman, was also in the congregation. Alan Kennedy, a match-winner against Real Madrid in Paris in 1981, remembered the man he replaced in the Liverpool side. After the ceremony Kennedy said: "He was one of the heroes I looked up to. When I wanted to play for England, Emlyn was in my position at left back. I always looked at him and said I wanted to follow in his footsteps. "And I did when I joined Liverpool from Newcastle in '78. In some ways I replaced Emlyn because he was allowed to move on to Wolves and I became the number one left-back. "I have great memories of him, when I first joined the club. He took me under his wing and said 'OK, if he's going to replace me then I am going to look after him.' "He certainly did that. He was never down, always a bubbly character and a great motivator. He was never a defeatist and felt we could beat anyone and that rubbed off on everyone who played alongside him." He added: "He had a charisma about him, he will be remembered as much for his character as anything else. He lived life to the full and loved his family, but he was always able to have a beer with the lads. "Whether at centre-back, full-back or midfield, he could play anywhere. He virtually started the tradition of the ball-playing centre half. "If there was anyone a kid could look up to it was Emlyn, because of what he achieved and what he was as a person." And Phil Neal, who shared title and European triumphs with Hughes, added his tribute, saying: "It was lovely to play alongside him week-in week-out, he was a great captain and led us all by example. "He was committed to everything he did, be it play or raising vast amounts of money for charity. He had that great smile and I have never seen anyone else always so bright and happy. In all the years I knew him he was never down, never low. Just always a great motivator. "A few of us would travel into the ground together for matches, me, Tosh and Emlyn. And in that 20-minute ride he would convince everyone that we could win the game by two or three and we nearly always did."

Birthdate: 28.08.1947 Birthplace: Barrow-in Furness, England Other clubs: Blackpool, Wolves, Rotherham, Hull, Mansfield, Swansea Bought from: Blackpool Signed for LFC : £65,000 February 1967 International debut: 18.04.1970 vs. Wales International caps: England 62/1 Liverpool debut: 04.03.1967 Contract expiry: August 1979 LFC league games/goals: 474 / 35 Total LFC games/goals: 665 / 49 Player Notes: Shanks saw Emlyn play in one of his first games for Blackpool and offered 25,000 pounds for him immediately. He got his man the following season for a considerably higher fee. Kop took him quickly to his hearts and he got the nickname "Crazy Horse" after he rugby-tackled Newcastle's forward Albert Bennet who was slipping through his grasp in his fifth game for Liverpool. Emlyn started out as a midfielder and played there until 1973/74 when he moved to centre-half alongside Phil Thompson. They formed an innovative partnership, building Liverpool's attacks from the back by passing to the midfield instead of hoofing the ball upfield. Hughes was made captain instead of Tommy Smith. Hughes' will to win was incredible and he was a great leader on the field. He was voted FWA's player of the year in the 1976/77 season. Hughes was also made England captain and wore the armband in 23 matches, an inspiration on the international scene as well as with Liverpool. Hughes was a truly successful captain, holding aloft; 3 championship titles, the FA cup, the UEFA cup and two European cups. The only cup missing was the League cup, which he won as captain of Wolves in 1980.

I had some DVDs shipped on 31 Oct and received on 09 Nov.

From the Straits Times: ON AN eerie night, when a red moon passed through Earth's shadow for a total lunar eclipse, the Boston Red Sox beat the St Louis Cardinals 3-0, won their first World Series and scored a historic trifecta. First, they became the only team to come back from a three-game deficit to win the American League pennant, a feat attempted 25 times before and never achieved. Then they became the first professional baseball team to ever win eight straight play-off games. And finally - but most importantly for everyone swarming the streets of Boston on Wednesday night - they finally broke the Curse of the Bambino to become the best team in baseball after an agonising 86 years. And the Red Sox did not just beat the Cardinals, owners of the best record in baseball, they swept them in the seven-game series despite being a wild-card pick. Wednesday's win was the easiest of the lot. Johnny Damon started with a solo home run, and then Trot Nixon's two-run double in the third inning sealed it behind a brilliant seven-inning, three-hit performance by pitcher Derek Lowe, as the more than 57,000 fans chanted 'Thank you, Red Sox'. Relievers Bronson Arroyo and Alan Embree worked the eighth and Keith Foulke finished it off for his first save. Even before Doug Mientkiewicz caught Foulke's toss on Edgar Renteria's grounder for the last out, the Red Sox were rushing out of the dugout. Boston players streamed in from the bullpen, and they all came together in a pulsating pile between the mound and first base. 'Unbelievable," Lowe said. 'No more going to Yankee Stadium and having to listen to '1918'. ' Memories are long in Boston. The franchise won the first World Series in 1903. But back then, the team, appropriately enough, were named the Pilgrims. The Red Sox, with Babe Ruth, won the series in 1915, 1916 and 1918 - giving the club five of the first 15 titles. After that auspicious start, the team's fortunes turned. It all came crashing down on Jan 3, 1920. The world famous slugger was sold to the Yankees by Boston owner Harry Frazee for US$125,000 (S$212,500) and a US$300,000 loan. Ruth predicted angrily that the team never would win again. Boston played in four World Series after his departure, losing all in seven games each time - twice to the Cardinals in 1946 and 1967. The Yankees, meanwhile, won 26. But on Wednesday, the curse was no more.

All DVDs (in theory) should be playable in the computer's DVD drive, whether it is PC friendly or not. It is similar to playing the DVD on your DVDP. The main problem is the region coding, which can be easily defeated. There are some DVDs that cannot be played on certain DVD drives, most likely due to compatibility issues. For example, the R4 The Fugitive (Special Edition) could not play on my cousin's Sony DVD-ROM but no problem with my Pioneer DVD-ROM. If a DVD has a PC friendly sign, it has contents that can only be viewed using a computer with DVD drive. For example, screen savers, desktop wallpapers, demo games, web content etc. It would likely come with its own software DVD player that has only the basic functions.

Not to mention Soft Cell, Wham, Blondie, Air Supply, Kool and the Gang and on the side of rock like Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Bob Seger, Mr Mister, Bryan Adams, Sting, Tina Turner, Prince

China. I saw them going for RMB9 (S$1.90) in Beijing and RMB6 (S$1.25) in Shanghai.

Finally, after 2 months, the results are out for the five DVDs that I ordered from Amazon.UK. Three passed and two were rejected, and will be sent back. >:(

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Definitely Yes, in size XXL or even XXXL.

I'm using the V-Gear PCI TV card.

To me, the extras complement the movie and makes it a more complete experience. I would not buy a superbit version unless it is the superbit special edition etc., where all the extras are present.

Yup, I am still waiting for the DVDs that I ordered in End August to be delivered to me. They are stuck somewhere between Citipost and MDA.

I wanted the Sony G420 as well. However, there was none at hand that was available immediately. I bought the Viewsonic P95+, which also uses the Triniton tube, and have no complaints about the picture quality.

I have stopped using IE. Currently using Mozilla Firefox. It has a far superior cookie management system. You can use it to define how cookies are handled for a particular web site. For example, I could enable or disable cookies permanently for a site. The Cookie Manager shows all cookies stored on your computer, even those from IE, and allows you to manipulate as you wish.

I have been mulling over one year on which DVD Recorder to buy. There is not much quality shows on TV, and I do not want to spend $1,000 to record the few shows and movies that interest me. I finally bought this : http://vgear.com/products/list.asp?ProdID=AMVG1-003-030 I have used it several times already to record such movies as MI2 and The Perfect Storm as well as TV shows as EPL highlights, Friends, 24, etc. The picture quality and the sound quality is good, not DVD quality but good enough. I record to my hard disks, which total more than 200GB, in PAL with DD2.0 224kb/s.

The difference between R1 and R4 is that R1 has audio commentary, and R4 has the DTS soundtrack.

I have ripped on my hard disk the entire commentry by the actors and the director from the criterion edition. I also own the code 4 special edition version of the Silence Of the Lambs. One day, when time permits, I'm going to rip the code 4 version and merge it with the audio commentry. I do not know if this will work successfully, or if there would be a synchronisation problem, as the audio commentry is code 1 NTSC and the movie code 4 PAL. Still, it might be worthwhile to create my own personal Ultimate edition of the Silence of the Lambs - with anamorphic transfer and DD5.1 and the audio commentry.

I bought Sleeping Beauty - 2 Disc Special Edition (DTS)) from EzyDVD for A$21, which was about S$25.