DVD Catalogues?

[ringsider]

Not sure if I am in the correct subject zone, but here goes anyway.



My brother has asked me whether anyone knows of any commercial DVD/Video sellers that have printed catalogues of their items for sale. Don't ask me why he can't browse the various websites online, its a long sad story. Suffice to say he can't/won't.



MovieMail used to send me a monthly booklet, but have stopped doing so. Any others?





Regards - Bernard

[dpgmel]

Simply HE certainly issue printed ones and you can order them from their website:



simplyhe.co.uk

[yankfilmbuff]

Well, if you want what must be the largest DVD catalog, I'd suggest going to TCM's U.S. website TCM.com and click on "shopping" at the top of the page. They have a partnership with a company called Movies Unlimited which is one of the oldest and largest movie retailers in the U.S. The 2009 catalog just came out and it's over 800 pages and and has discriptive listings for over 30,000 titles of just about any genre you can think of. It has many illustrations (either case covers or old movie ads). They charge $14.95 plus shipping for it.



I know that it's sounds pricey just for a catalog and they only sell region-1 discs, but if you are a collector of movies, it makes a great reference book to see what's out there. Sure you can browse their website for free, but I'm one of those folks who loves to have a printed catalog in hand. I can't tell you how many times I found some hidden gem that I didn't know was available and would have never even thought to search for on line.

[ringsider]

name='yankfilmbuff']Well, if you want what must be the largest DVD catalog, I'd suggest going to TCM's U.S. website TCM.com and click on "shopping" at the top of the page. They have a partnership with a company called Movies Unlimited which is one of the oldest and largest movie retailers in the U.S. The 2009 catalog just came out and it's over 800 pages and and has discriptive listings for over 30,000 titles of just about any genre you can think of. It has many illustrations (either case covers or old movie ads). They charge $14.95 plus shipping for it.



I know that it's sounds pricey just for a catalog and they only sell region-1 discs, but if you are a collector of movies, it makes a great reference book to see what's out there. Sure you can browse their website for free, but I'm one of those folks who loves to have a printed catalog in hand. I can't tell you how many times I found some hidden gem that I didn't know was available and would have never even thought to search for on line.

Yank, Many thanks, I'll let my brother know. Funnily enough, I have done business with Movies Unlimited in the past, but only for videos as I can't play Region1 DVDs.

I personally used to find it interesting, but very frustrating, to browse a list of DVDs I might want to watch, but couldn't. Perhaps I need a new DVD.



Regards - Bernard

[johng]

Why not convert your DVD to multi region - it isnt all that difficult or expensive. Most DVD players can be altered apart from some of the older ones which were made for a specific region. A short search on the net will soon tell you whether your player is convertable or not.

[ringsider]

name='johng']Why not convert your DVD to multi region - it isnt all that difficult or expensive. Most DVD players can be altered apart from some of the older ones which were made for a specific region. A short search on the net will soon tell you whether your player is convertable or not.

Thanks John, but our DVD machines are both rented from Boxclever, so altering their equipment is not on. Also, and without being too righteous, is it legal? Boxclever reckon its now illegal to own a Region 1 DVD machine because of US copyright laws.



Regards - Bernard

[marker]

name='ringsider']Thanks John, but our DVD machines are both rented from Boxclever, so altering their equipment is not on. Also, and without being too righteous, is it legal? Boxclever reckon its now illegal to own a Region 1 DVD machine because of US copyright laws.



Regards - Bernard

I dont know about Usa laws but you can buy a multi region player/recorder in the uk perfectly legally.

[Steve Crook]

name='ringsider']Thanks John, but our DVD machines are both rented from Boxclever, so altering their equipment is not on. Also, and without being too righteous, is it legal? Boxclever reckon its now illegal to own a Region 1 DVD machine because of US copyright laws.



Regards - Bernard

Boxclever are wrong. If anything, it's putting region coding onto DVDs and having players that recognise those restrictions that's illegal. It's a probable violation of WTO free trade agreements. The EU has voiced concerns that region coding is purely to impose illegal price differentials.



But as the player is only rented you can't change anything on it permanently. However, many DVD players let you play DVDs from other regions just by entering a code from the remote control. Check the make and model of the player and Google that along with "region coding"



Steve

[johng]

Does it matter if the player is rented? Most but not all recorders merely contain a hidden menu and when you feed in the appropriate code you are presented with a menu which shows all regions from 1 to 0 with a tick against region 2. All you have to do is to change the tick to "0" and when you return the machine you just change it back again to show region 2!



You are not altering the circuitry in any wayor harming or altering the machine itself you are just making a different selection from a menu.



Those machines which require a special remote to hack in are different since once changed there is no practical way of returning the player to Region 2.

[eric7885]

in the United States,a company,Movies Unlimited,releases a catologue every year. Region one dvd and video tapes. The company usuially list just about every dvd that is in production in that country. If you should order anything from them,make sure your equipment plays region one ,the ntsc standard for north america.

[bertie]

I bought some stuff from Movies Unlimited a few years ago and took the chance to add their catalogue to my order. It's a pretty hefty tome but does give a huge range of titles and I certainly saw some that were of interest and which I had never heard of. Trouble with catalogues is that, like Telephone Directories, they are out of date as soon as they are printed!