Russian films

[lynne debenedette]

russiandvd.com's multi system player:
<http://www.russiandvd.com/store/helpwm.asp>

And, in response to another question, it is region-free as well as
multi-system. Tim Sergay's suggested option would be cheaper, of course, but
if you're the sort of person who quails at the prospect of setting the clock
on your VCR, let alone programming it to record something, this may suit you
better.
-- 
Lynne deBenedette
Sr. Lecturer in Russian
Dept. of Slavic Languages
Brown University
Providence RI 02912
email: lynne_debenedette-at-brown.edu (replace -at- with @)




> From: Nicholas LeBlanc <nicholas.l.leblanc at GMAIL.COM>
> Reply-To: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
> <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:04:52 +0400
> To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Russian films
> 
> Exactly where on russiandvd.com can one buy a multi-system player?  I've
> looked over the site and searched it without any luck.  Thanks!
> 
> Nicholas LeBlanc
> Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures
> University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
> 
> 
> On 6/14/06, lynne debenedette <lynne_debenedette at brown.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> If you're buying a DVD player for the first time and already know that a
>> lot
>> of your DVDs are going to be from other countries, particularly those in
>> central/eastern Europe (including Russia), you might consider buying a
>> multi-system player that will deal with both NTSC and PAL formats. While
>> you
>> can get many Russian-produced films from US distributors like
>> russiandvd.com
>> in (our) NTSC format, there will inevitably be some available only in PAL;
>> moreover, if you make trips to Russia and buy media there, it will pretty
>> much all be in PAL. I got my multi-system player from russiandvd.com and
>> it
>> works fine with every DVD I have.
>> 
>> Lynne
>> --
>> Lynne deBenedette
>> Sr. Lecturer in Russian
>> Dept. of Slavic Languages
>> Brown University
>> Providence RI 02912
>> email: lynne_debenedette-at-brown.edu (replace -at- with @)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> From: "Brewer, Michael" <brewerm at U.LIBRARY.ARIZONA.EDU>
>>> Reply-To: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
>>> <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
>>> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:34:35 -0700
>>> To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
>>> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Russian films
>>> 
>>> Deborah,
>>> 
>>> Check out this site.  It describes format and regional encodings issues.
>>> NTSC is what plays on US machines.  You also need to watch out for
>>> regional encodings, however.
>>> 
>>> http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/users/brewerm/sil/tech/video.html
>>> 
>>> mb
>>> 
>>> Michael Brewer
>>> Slavic Studies, German Studies & Media Arts Librarian
>>> University of Arizona Library A210
>>> 1510 E. University
>>> P.O. Box 210055
>>> Tucson, AZ 85721
>>> Voice: 520.307.2771
>>> Fax: 520.621.9733
>>> brewerm at u.library.arizona.edu
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Slavic & East European Languages and Literature list
>>> [mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Deborah Hoffman
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 12:29 PM
>>> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
>>> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Russian films
>>> 
>>> Keep in mind this question is coming from someone who doesn't own a DVD
>>> player (yes, in 2006!) but is considering getting one:  I notice the
>>> DVDs on russiandvd.com seem to be marked NTSC.  Is this the format that
>>> will play on a US-purchased player?  What is the format common in Russia
>>> so I know what to avoid (i.e. if I see something on Ebay, etc.)?
>>>   Thanks! Deborah
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:40:50 -0700
>>> From: "Brewer, Michael"
>>> 
>>> Subject: Re: Russian films
>>> 
>>> Klawa,=20
>>> 
>>> http://www.russiandvd.com is a good place to start to look for films.=20
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Deborah Hoffman
>>> Information Services Chair, Graduate Student Senate
>>> Modern and Classical Language Studies
>>> Kent State University
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>>> 
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