Russian films
John Isham
jfi1 at COLUMBIA.EDU
Thu Jun 15 18:53:37 UTC 2006
Hello all,
Note that that particular DVD player (the Philips DVP642 Progressive
Scan) is grossly overpriced on the russiandvd.com site. Go to
amazon instead and save $80:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000204SWE/ref=pd_bbs_null_1/104-9183214-0442341?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130
John Isham
Quoting lynne debenedette <lynne_debenedette at brown.edu>:
> 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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