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#194950 - 24/12/2003 17:35 "The" Honda Commercial
tanstaafl. carpal tunnel Registered: 08/07/1999 Posts: 5539 Loc: Ajijic, Mexico	That fantastic "Isn't it nice when things Just Work" Honda commercial was supposedly available as a free DVD, but I was never able to obtain one. Does anybody know where I could get one? tanstaafl. _________________________ "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"
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#194951 - 24/12/2003 19:02 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: tanstaafl.]
ninti old hand Registered: 28/12/2001 Posts: 868 Loc: Los Angeles	It was only officially available to UK residents. _________________________ Ninti - MK IIa 60GB Smoke, 30GB, 10GB
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#194952 - 24/12/2003 19:14 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: tanstaafl.]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14478 Loc: Canada	There's still Quicktime copies of it floating around. Need one?
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#194953 - 24/12/2003 19:19 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: tanstaafl.]
tman carpal tunnel Registered: 24/12/2001 Posts: 5528	I've put a 20MB MPEG2 copy of the advert up on my webpage here. Edited by tman (24/12/2003 21:52)
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#194954 - 24/12/2003 21:57 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: tman]
tman carpal tunnel Registered: 24/12/2001 Posts: 5528	It's a rip of the DVD so it's better quality than the one off the website. I may have actually gotten it off this BBS... I seem to remember somebody making it.... [edit]Ahh. I was right. PhilipOHare did it[/url] Edited by tman (24/12/2003 21:59)
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#194955 - 25/12/2003 04:51 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: tanstaafl.]
CrackersMcCheese pooh-bah Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 2489	I MAY have a DVD lying about. I sent several to the US. Tony Fabris never got his - I forgot to ask him again. Let me have a look.
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#194956 - 25/12/2003 23:51 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31565 Loc: Seattle, WA	Tony Fabris never got his - I forgot to ask him again. Still never got it. From what I remember, you verified that you'd had the correct address to send it to, so it wasn't a problem there. Not a big deal any more, I'm happy with the high-rez DVD-rip of the movie. Still got that file on my hard disk. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#194957 - 27/12/2003 02:48 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: tman]
tanstaafl. carpal tunnel Registered: 08/07/1999 Posts: 5539 Loc: Ajijic, Mexico	I've put a 20MB MPEG2 copy of the advert up on my webpage here. Downloading now. Thanks! But I'd really like something I could pop into my DVD player and play on my 27" TV set... I'd happily PayPal the postage and a bit extra for the trouble if somebody had one they'd part with. db _________________________ "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"
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#194958 - 27/12/2003 08:37 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: tanstaafl.]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14478 Loc: Canada	So, make a VCD from the file!
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#194959 - 27/12/2003 10:16 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: tanstaafl.]
CrackersMcCheese pooh-bah Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 2489	I found one! Pm with address and I'll send it on.
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#194960 - 27/12/2003 10:43 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
pgrzelak carpal tunnel Registered: 15/08/2000 Posts: 4859 Loc: New Jersey, USA	Greetings! If you have any way of duplicating that DVD before you send it... _________________________ *Paul Grzelak* 200GB with 48MB RAM, Illuminated Buttons and Digital Outputs
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#194961 - 27/12/2003 10:49 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: pgrzelak]
CrackersMcCheese pooh-bah Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 2489	Sure thing Paul - I'll make up some copies if anyone is interested? Everyone who wants a copy please pm me with a mailing address. Cheers
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#194962 - 27/12/2003 10:58 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: pgrzelak]
CrackersMcCheese pooh-bah Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 2489	Just an extra thought.... the DVD is PAL. Can you guys in the US play PAL discs on standalone players? I know I can play NTSC discs on my Pioneer player, but just thought I'd check that one before copying.
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#194963 - 27/12/2003 11:21 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
pgrzelak carpal tunnel Registered: 15/08/2000 Posts: 4859 Loc: New Jersey, USA	Valid point. I cannot play PAL here - my regular DVD cannot handle it. I think I better stick with the file... Sorry about that. _________________________ *Paul Grzelak* 200GB with 48MB RAM, Illuminated Buttons and Digital Outputs
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#194964 - 29/12/2003 18:00 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
tanstaafl. carpal tunnel Registered: 08/07/1999 Posts: 5539 Loc: Ajijic, Mexico	Just an extra thought.... the DVD is PAL Ooops... can't deal with that. But thank you for the offer. tanstaafl. _________________________ "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"
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#194965 - 29/12/2003 18:18 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
ninti old hand Registered: 28/12/2001 Posts: 868 Loc: Los Angeles	You could always convert it then reburn on another DVD (or SVCD). Changing PAL to NTSC is not too hard with the right software, just drop a couple of scan lines. _________________________ Ninti - MK IIa 60GB Smoke, 30GB, 10GB
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#194966 - 29/12/2003 19:06 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: ninti]
tman carpal tunnel Registered: 24/12/2001 Posts: 5528	Different refresh rate as well though. Just dropping scan lines as well gives you an odd picture and you'll end up with jagged lines. To do it properly you need to do interpolation over the whole frame.
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#194967 - 30/12/2003 05:43 Re: "The" Honda Commercial [Re: ninti]
CrackersMcCheese pooh-bah Registered: 14/01/2002 Posts: 2489	Yeah, thats possible. I have an 8000kbps mpg of the advert. I could convert to NTSC and make something. Wouldn't have all the content of the original DVD, but if anyone wants that I'll do it.
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