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Info Wanted: The 1997 Special Edition on DVD? — Page 2

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So which version of the SEs are these then?

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That's definitely one of the LOOK sets, but I don't know if it's DVD-5 or DVD-9.

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I thought that was an entry for the "Worst SW Covers in the World" thread.
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Well I know that they're DVD5 as I own them, but they don't mention LOOK anywhere (the previous LOOK DVDs I had plastered it everywhere). They'll do for the SEs unless anyone wants to trade for the 'TB' versions mentioned earlier. I could do with a better transfer so I can update my Star Wars articles to more accurately represent colours etc.
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Originally posted by: Rikter
REIVAX = Only has ANH so far and French subtitles over the crawl (correct?)


There are also french subtitles on the Greedo / Han and Jabba scenes.

I was unable to find ESB and ROTJ so far, but I'm quite convinced the Reivax set includes the three films.

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So I did some reading on how to use the newsgroups for binary downloads and I grabbed a trial copy of NewsBin Pro (seemed like it had the best reviews) and connected to my ISP's (Rogers.com here in Canada) newsgroup server. Being the first time I had used the newsgroups I set up NBPro to subscribe to alt.binaries.starwars and had it download all posts, this ended up being like 234,000 posts dating back to early May of this year. So I'm reading through the posts and low and behold what do I see there, just like Karyudo said, but the TB releases of SW SE. And not only are they there but they're complete! So I start to download and I'm only getting like 60KB so I decide that if my ISP's newsgroup server still has the files then for sure the commercial usenet servers must still be hosting them. So I do some reading and decide on NewsFeeds.com for 2 reasons, they get excellent reviews (rated #1 for usenet services in many reviews) for both retention & speed and they accept PayPal for payment (doesn't hurt that they're rates are pretty good too). So I grab a 25GB/30 days package and set off to download the SE TB set at 380KB from NewsFeeds.com and what do you know, they don't have the files! In fact not only do they not have the files they're retention doesn't go back more than 2 weeks on a.b.starwars! Yes, I do get excellent speeds from them but they're retention is only about 25% of what my ISP offers for free. So I'll try and use up my 25GB on new stuff from a.b.starwars and then let my service expire since my ISP (even though its newsgroup server is slow) offers better retention and I don't have to pay for it. Lastly, I don't know if its just my DVD player or what but all three of the TB releases have this annoying green line flashing at the top of the screen just above the letterbox portion of the picture, has anyone else experienced this video quirk with this set? Other than that they look and sound fantastic, 2 thumbs ways up! Anyway, thank you to Karyudo for pointing me towards a.b.starwars for this set and thanks to everyone here for your comments and suggestions as they are much appreciated. Also, a big &%$@#& to NewsFeeds.com for having crappy retention on a.b.starwars! Oh well, live and learn.
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Originally posted by: Hanwhoopedgreedo
Do you have the password for these archives?
For the TB release, do you mean ?

The passwords are in the NFO files.

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The new SE transfer should be coming in about 2 weeks or less - again NOTHING super fancy and I will pass on further details as the set nears completion

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Originally posted by: 88keyz
[T]hank you to Karyudo for pointing me towards a.b.starwars for this set...


Great to hear you got it sorted! I'm a big fan of people who can take an idea and run with it... Also cool to hear Rogers doesn't suck. I'm on Telus, which also doesn't suck, but it doesn't not suck quite as much as Rogers. I think what I'm trying to say is that I doubt I'd have been able to get everything from Telus at this late stage.

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Originally posted by: Karyudo
I'm a big fan of people who can take an idea and run with it.

Thanks, always considered myself a self-starter.

Originally posted by: Karyudo
Also cool to hear Rogers doesn't suck.


Yeah, I was kind of suprised about the whole 'Rogers NNTP server doesn't suck situation' myself but apparently the Rogers NNTP service is supplied by Giganews. When Rogers customers access the Rogers NNTP they are in fact connecting to the Giganews servers. Rogers imposes a limit of 2 connections and 512 kB/s (approx. 60 KB/s) download speeds due to their deal with Giganews but you can download all you want up to the 60GB cap on your Rogers service. So any fellow OT.com'ers out there that have Rogers should really check out their newsgroup service, for free its hard to beat.
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