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bought a new dvd recorder thingy cos the old one broke down, but we are going to get it repaired and use it in the bedroom. I consequently ordered 140 quids worth of DVD's from Amazon to watch over Christmas with our friend Andy who is coming up from New Zealand on holiday. The new machine doesn't play any of the DVD's :curse::curse::curse: is there any way round this? I am absolutely furious with him :curse: and as for taking it back, he has thrown the box away ![Sad](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif)
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Had the same experience here. Bought an expensive DVD player / recorder that played off half the DVD's I had bought. Guess what? Bought the cheapest piece of DVD machinery I could find and it plays them all!!!
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I may be mistaken, but I think the DVD in question is a recorder, not just a player. they are not a couple of hundred AED. But, hey, we all make mistakes and that's an easy one to make. Go easy on him, BC, it's a man and gadget thing.
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I know that software, works great. This Asus laptop came with a Home Media Center (TV & Radio antenna / DVD player & Recording software / Radio receiver. You can also buy it separately. It works great for me, doesn't demand that much as the Microsoft package does running under Vista.
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right we are all sorted
thanks to the link Insellafen posted and not the photocopied instructions we got from Phillips!! I didn't have to make any phone calls so all is sweet
now I can watch my Still Game Christmas Special and Little Britain Overseas in the luxury of my living room.
Yes this isn't just a player it is a recorder with a hard drive etc.
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Yes this isn't just a player it is a recorder with a hard drive etc.
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