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Old 09-12-2006, 10:41 AM
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OK, so I'm back after a quick google search.

Good news is: You can convert the signal.

Bad news is: The converters can be $300 and up. I did find one for $53 plus shipping that looks like it would do the job:

http://www.merconnet.com/product_inf...roducts_id=453

It'* still too much to spend to just view one DVD, though.
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you could buy a DVD burner for less than $50, rip it, re-author it and re-burn it in region 1 NTSC format
Old 09-12-2006, 10:57 AM
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Lol!

Or I could just pay $15 for the US version to be shipped to my door from BestPrices.com.

I think I'll send the PAL version to my wife'* cousin in Scotland. They should enjoy it...maybe. From what I hear, Neil Young is an aquired taste.
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Originally Posted by toastedoats
you could buy a DVD burner for less than $50, rip it, re-author it and re-burn it in region 1 NTSC format
Or send it to a member with one and only pay freight both ways
Old 09-12-2006, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Logan
Originally Posted by toastedoats
you could buy a DVD burner for less than $50, rip it, re-author it and re-burn it in region 1 NTSC format
Or send it to a member with one and only pay freight both ways
Hmmmm.....now there'* an idea.
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Originally Posted by lash
From what I hear, Neil Young is an aquired taste.
You got that right!! I don't care much for him but hope you find the solution to your dilema.
Old 09-12-2006, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SSE14U24ME
Originally Posted by lash
From what I hear, Neil Young is an aquired taste.
You got that right!! I don't care much for him but hope you find the solution to your dilema.
Try Harvest Moon. It'* more accessible than many of his albums.

IMO, he is a true minstrel in the classical form. A musical storyteller and always a questioner of times, compelling one to question who and where we are. But I am also well aware that people either like or hate his style and voice.
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Originally Posted by lash
IMO, he is a true minstrel in the classical form. A musical storyteller and always a questioner of times, compelling one to question who and where we are. But I am also well aware that people either like or hate his style and voice.
His voice doesn't bother me as much as Bob Dillon'* does. I don't have to question where I am because people are always telling me where to go :P
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Do they give you directions? :P
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Originally Posted by lash
Do they give you directions? :P
I think the location they tell me is pretty easy to find. :(
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