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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

A friend has given me two VCD's for an old Japanese Animation. Is there any software out there that will play these movies? Thanks.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

I think they should work in any DVD player ...

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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

That is, if I had a DVD player.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

They're getting rather cheap. I saw one at Best Buy for $190 or so.

I dunno about VCD software, although I am sure it exists ... (unless VCDs are meant only to play on DVD players, which could be). Try CompUSA maybe ...

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Can you access the CDs via My Computer and see what files are there? Because if you can locate the actual movie file (the largest file on the disc, usually), sometimes a .dat file (I think - going by memory here) you can open & play it manually from Media Player.

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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

Mostly some *.dat and *.vcd files

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

I bought my RCA DVD player for $130 at Radio Shack. Too bad DVD's are expensive, $20 - $30 each.

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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

There are a number of programs that can read those formats, Tahna. Go to your favorite search engine and do a search for vcd software or variants.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Depends on the DVD, Hobbes. A lot can be found for $14.99 -- Fallen, LA Confidential, Batman, etc.

Also, the prices have fallen considerably. I remember when they first came out -- average new release price was $24.99 - $34.99 ... today, they're mostly $19.99 with special edition box sets going for higher.

And compare that to laserdiscs, which were usually $39.99 to $100 for a special edition.

DVDs are cheap.

Posted by Lee (Member # 393) on :

Try opening the .DAT files using Media player. I've just checked a VCD I have, that's the video file.

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

I've seen a few for under $20, yes. But most of the movies I want costs in the 20-30 range, and I've tried looking at different places, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Saturday Matinee.

Take X-Men for example, I got it on VHS for $9.99 while the DVD version is about $20 iirc.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Yes, BUT ...

The VHS version will wear out over time. Every single time you put in the VCR or rewinder, it's degrading. Also, you've got few (if any) extras. Now, if you bought the DVD ...

The copy would pretty much last forever.

You'd have an extra couple of hours of footage to watch.

You'd have:

-Interview w/ Bryan Singer ...
-Hugh Jackman Screen Test
-Still Gallery, Animatics, Trailers & MORE!
-Anmorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Cool, huh?

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

I don't watch a single movie enough to wear it out. I but Pre-viewed movies from Blockbuster buy the armful, and it's quite cheap and I've got a large enough library (175) I won't watch the same movie too often.

I can live without that godawful Hugh Jackman test.

Sweet Black Jesus! That = boring.

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Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

DVD's won't last forever, but they'll last longer than a few 100,000,000 years. At least if they're taken care of for that long.

And even the crappy DVD's are better than most of the VHS versions I've seen.

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Assuming DVDs are anything like CDs, the plastics in them will begin to break down in fifty to one hundred years no matter how well you take care of them.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Damn. And I was hoping to still be able to watch my Dr. Strangelove DVD on my 120th birthday...

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