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<DIV><FONT size=2>Womble,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> What is your experience with DVD-R? I want to get
a DVD recorder, but again we have so many formats and many incompatibilities,
and HDTV DVDs on the way, I'm not sure which model to get.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> How could you throw away your Mads? I hope you
haven't trashed your Groo.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Gene</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Chris.Emmett@uk.standardchartered.com
href="mailto:Chris.Emmett@uk.standardchartered.com">Chris.Emmett@uk.standardchartered.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=groop-bounces@groo.com
href="mailto:groop-bounces@groo.com">groop-bounces@groo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=groop@groo.com
href="mailto:groop@groo.com">groop@groo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 25, 2004 9:06 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Groop] Comic Formats</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>> My insignificant
opinion is that our capitalistic society is structured to<BR>>squeeze the
maximum amount of profit out of any piece of
"intellectual<BR><snip></FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>>reproduced quality stuff from the past (Sopranos soundtrack,
Peanuts).<BR>> But my basement is
full.<BR>>Gene<BR></FONT><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Hmm, I think
the problem may be that you're collecting the new issue whatever the
originality.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>I wouldn't buy a trade
paperback for a comic I already own. I've kept all my vinyl and only buy CDs
for new material. I DVD-R recorded the VHS tapes I wanted and binned the rest
(all originals I might add :).</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>I threw
away my MADs :-)<BR>Womble</FONT> <BR>
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