Thanks Thanks:  0
Likes Likes:  0
Needs Pictures Needs Pictures:  0
Picture(s) thanks Picture(s) thanks:  0
Results 1 to 3 of 3
  1. 30th November 2005, 04:41 PM #1
    macklin
    macklin is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Victoria
    Posts
    218

    Default american comedy shows

    I have searched a number of australian sites for american comedy shows
    (dvd or tape) but no luck

    such as

    victor borge
    george burns and gracie allen
    dean martin
    johny cash
    jack benny
    laugh in
    or any of the old tv comedy shows
    however no luck, has anybody got a site I can go to to get any of them.

    ALSO we recently sent away for a dean martin video tape however found we could not play untill we had it reformatted to the australian system cost $50 for the tape and $45 to have it altered !!!!!!!
    I have been told you can put in a code on your recorder to get region 1 which is american and then you can play it on region 4 which is australian. How do you do this. exydvd in east gippsland sell one of the shows from above but it is in region 1.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 30th November 2005 04:41 PM # ADS
    Google Adsense Advertisement
    Join Date
    Always
    Location
    Advertising world
    Posts
    Many





     
  3. 1st December 2005, 09:46 PM #2
    scooter's Avatar
    scooter
    scooter is offline

    Super Moderator

    Dodgy brother
    Join Date
    May 2004
    Location
    Pakenham, outer Melb SE suburb, Vic
    Age
    55
    Posts
    4,158

    Default

    Most dvd players these days are multiregion I thought? :confused: This should mean they would play the region 1 disc no worries.

    If your player is older it may be region "locked", dunno how you'd suss that out, maybe ask a few repairers, email "The Repairman" column in Silicon Chip, or do a serious bit of research on the web.

    The region coding only applies to dvd I think.

    The other tape you got may have been NTSC, which is the North American (read USA) TV standard, we use a standard called PAL.

    Most video recorders these days support NTSC as well I reckon, which would mean just selecting a option on a menu rather than getting every US tape you buy converted.

    The only place I have seen those old shows was late one night where they were flogging celebrity "roasts" of some of the old stars you mentioned, was a few years ago tho'.

    Go the Gippslanders

    Cheers...............Sean


    The beatings will continue until morale improves.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 2nd December 2005, 09:03 AM #3
    Iain's Avatar
    Iain
    Iain is offline Drop Bear Master
    Join Date
    Jul 2000
    Location
    Drop Bear Capital of Gippsland (Lang Lang) Vic Australia
    Age
    74
    Posts
    6,518

    Default

    If you have a DVD burner on your PC try dvd decrypter or dvd shrink and see if you can reformat yourself, save a few bob.
    Both are free downloads and the former works very well.
    Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. Golden Ash - American Ash ???
    By Harry Atkinson in forum TIMBER
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 3rd June 2005, 04:59 PM
  2. An American in England
    By Barry_White in forum WOODIES JOKES
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 22nd December 2004, 10:55 AM
  3. American Woodworker Magazine
    By Wongo in forum WOODWORK - GENERAL
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 20th February 2004, 12:02 PM
  4. Woodworking Shows
    By Template Tom in forum WOODWORK - GENERAL
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 19th April 2003, 01:04 PM
  5. SHOWS?????
    By symtec in forum WOODIES EVENTS
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 22nd May 2001, 11:10 AM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules