[78-L] A word of warning concerning playback of Warner "Big Band" set Re: They are practically Giving away the Vitaphone DVD set!

[Martin Fisher]

Just a note concerning the playability of this set.

The back of the box is flagged with this statement, verbatim.

"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices, and 
may ot play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."

So far, disc 1 plays back in a Coby and Toshiba DVD player and Plextor DVD 
PC drive.  Other PC DVD drives come up as not recognizing the region code. 
I also have a Sony DVD recorder that will not load the discs.

Martin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] They are practically Giving away the Vitaphone DVD set!


> From: "Steve Shapiro" <steveshapiro1 at juno.com>
>> When you order the 6 dvd set, a code comes up which says MOD.
>> The company says that MOD dvds are not mass-produced, but Made On Demand.
>> I presume this is each time someone orders such items.
>
> Yes, this was discussed when the Warner Archive series was first
> introduced back a year or two ago.  I mentioned in my discussions here
> that these are DVD-Rs but are nicely printed so that you wouldn't
> notice.  It is designed to allow for items of limited interest without
> having to warehouse quantities or distribute them to stores.  This is
> similar to what Greenwood Press is doing for some of its discographies,
> and what the Smithsonian does with the Folkways and Cook recordings.
>
>> Perhaps our business is keeping someone in job./steve
>
> That is a nice thought in this economy, and I am happy to support this
> end of the commercial disc business because it is giving the company a
> clear denotation of what materials ARE of interest.  Each sale here is a
> definite sale, while sending them to stores can often result in returns
> from the store.  If films like these sell well enough to support their
> production, hopefully more will be released.  I have a feeling that this
> set is partially a result of the interest in the Jazz Singer box, both
> in sales and in word of mouth/internet.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
>
>
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