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from: Glenn Meadows
date: 2007-02-16 09:41:58
subject: Re: More join the DRM backlash

From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Nope, walk in, browse the bins, pick what you want.  These are no frills
DVD's, many in cardboard slip sleeves.  Out of curiosity, I purchased a
"set" that had over 100 old TV shows, on 25 discs, for $9.99. 
They were fun to watch.

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Glenn M.
"Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote in message
news:45d57924{at}w3.nls.net...
> Glenn Meadows wrote:
>> Don't know about in the UK, but here stateside, most of that old film
>> stock
>> is on DVD you can buy for 2.00 or less in many discount chain stores.
>>
>
> Do you have to order it?
>
> Here if it ain't on TV & it's more than a few years old then either you
> get lucky by pure chance or you have to jump through all sorts of loops.
>
> e.g. recently I was talking to a teacher who was doing a term on WW2 &
> wanted to get hold of films from that period ("brief encounter" etc).
>
> Apparently not easy.
>
> Adam

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