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Thanks for the replies. I've looked at the Panasonic multiregion you recommended. The reviews seem good, but it does seem a cheap price though. Do you know if it is good quality. I also wanted to be able to play my home made dvd's (of weddings, holidays, old films I've recorded from TV, etc). I...

I've just tried to buy a region free bluray player but the shop said it would be locked to a region regarding dvds. I wanted to still play my region 1 and 2 dvds. Does anyone have any suggestions as to the best way I can do this. It sounds like I might have to buy 2 players, one British and one...

Thanks for the tips. I've just downloaded the bitdefender free 30 day trial. Fortunately it didn't find a virus, but I won't be chancing watching any more films on that site just in case. What about watching stuff on youtube though, is there a potential there for spyware etc to get through.

Is streaming old movies in real time safe if I haven't downloaded anything? I recently watched an old public domain b/w film online that I simply streamed on a site called <removed by moderator>, I didn't download anything, I just pressed play. I've never been one to get viruses, so I haven't...

I've been checking all my burned cd's and dvd's. Most of them are nearly 10 years old and all seem perfect. One friend says he has a lot over 15 years old and all are fine. I do look after mine, out of daylight, away from heat, etc. I'm wondering if these cd-r's and dvd-r's are more hardy than...

Thanks. Do I need to keep all the chapters in documents? I've noticed one chapter of one disc contained all the data, while other chapters were repeats containing just part of the whole disc. Can I burn a new disc from just the one chapter that contains the whole programme, or do I need to keep...

Thanks for the replies! I've tried backing up a few dvd's to my laptop hard drive. If I copy roughly 20 of these to my hard drive, each one lasting 2 hours or so, will this slow my laptop down a lot? Also when I've downloaded the video_TS to my hard drive, there's sometimes as many as 18...

Thanks, I'll try that. I'm backing everything up, so I can replace the discs when they eventually become unreadable. How do I burn a new disc from the saved video_TS file on my hard drive. I've never done this before, so I'm hoping it's easy! Thanks.

I've got several burned dvd's containing rare stuff that I'm trying to back up to my hard drive. One or two were easy, as they are single files, but several have 2 files, audio_TS and video_TS. Do I have to convert them to an avi before I can back them up in on my hard drive. Is there a free...

I've been reading up on disc longevity on the net. I did know that manufactured cd's and dvd's should last roughly 100 years. Though no one knows anything for sure yet. What did surprise me was that burned cd's and dvd's do not last that long. No-one seems to know how long, but I've read as...

I bought the Roger Moore box set (region 2) containing all 7 of his Bond films. They've been fine for 2 years, but have recently started to ooze a sticky substance from within the disc onto the surface which made them unplayable. None of my other box sets have done this. I have been able to...