Re: DVD's---a question--please help
"wbenkert" <[email protected]> Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:38:36 -0000
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--l46H0BZBiKerBRK3gY8EW8Q0zpyfyIxNg1PGGUs Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm 99% sure that the content is the same on each of those DVDs are=20 the same. I think it is just a packaging difference. The "old school"=20 packaging did kind of waste a lot of room and cardboard. I recently=20 bought a slim packaging of Angel Season 3, and it was exactly the=20 same as the bulky one that I had borrowed from a friend a while back.=20 Actually, I like the new style better. It's easier to access each=20 disc, and not have to be an expert of oragami to put the packaging=20 back together. --- In [email protected], "Mark" <barley_shpc@...>=20 wrote: > > Hi all, >=20 > Is there anyone who might be able to answer a question about the=20 > different DVD sets available? >=20 > I logged onto Amazon, and on the first page of listings, through=20 the=20 > second, there are two basic types of sets for individual seasons-- > there is one, with a price range of around $35-40, then there is=20 > another with pricing about $19.99; th only difference I see in the=20 > listing is the cheaper one has in parenthesis "slim case". >=20 > Does this mean the only difference is in the way the DVD's are=20 > packaged? I find it hard to accept that given the difference in=20 price. >=20 > I e-mailed Amazon, and as I expected, they were absolutely no help=20 > (they took 3 paragraphs to tell me they couldn't tell me anything!) >=20 > Can anyone here help me out? >=20 > Thanks in advance... >=20 > Mark (aka Barley_SHPC) > --l46H0BZBiKerBRK3gY8EW8Q0zpyfyIxNg1PGGUs Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html> <head> </head> <!-- Network content --> <body style="background-color: #ffffff;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStartT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-mlmsg" style="width:655px; position:relative;"> <div id="ygrp-msg" style="width: 490px; padding: 0 15px 0 0; float:left; z-index:1;"> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlEndT|**|-~--> <div id="ygrp-text"> <p>I'm 99% sure that the content is the same on each of those DVDs are <br> the same. I think it is just a packaging difference. The "old school" <br> packaging did kind of waste a lot of room and cardboard. I recently <br> bought a slim packaging of Angel Season 3, and it was exactly the <br> same as the bulky one that I had borrowed from a friend a while back. <br> Actually, I like the new style better. It's easier to access each <br> disc, and not have to be an expert of oragami to put the packaging <br> back together.<br> <br> --- In <a href="mailto:buffyandfriends%40yahoogroups.com">buffyandfriends@<wbr>yahoogroups.<wbr>com</a>, "Mark" <barley_shpc@<wbr>...> <br> wrote:<br> ><br> > Hi all,<br> > <br> > Is there anyone who might be able to answer a question about the <br> > different DVD sets available?<br> > <br> > I logged onto Amazon, and on the first page of listings, through <br> the <br> > second, there are two basic types of sets for individual seasons--<br> > there is one, with a price range of around $35-40, then there is <br> > another with pricing about $19.99; th only difference I see in the <br> > listing is the cheaper one has in parenthesis "slim case".<br> > <br> > Does this mean the only difference is in the way the DVD's are <br> > packaged? I find it hard to accept that given the difference in <br> price.<br> > <br> > I e-mailed Amazon, and as I expected, they were absolutely no help <br> > (they took 3 paragraphs to tell me they couldn't tell me anything!)<br> > <br> > Can anyone here help me out?<br> > <br> > Thanks in advance...<br> > <br> > Mark (aka Barley_SHPC)<br> ><br> <br> </p> </div> <!--~-|**|PrettyHtmlStart|**|-~--> <span width="1" style="color: white;">__._,_.___</span> <!-- Start the section with Message In topic --> <div id="ygrp-actbar"> <span class="left"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/message/18229;_ylc=X3oDMTM2Y281YXBpBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BG1zZ0lkAzE4MjMxBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTE3Mzc1MjcyOAR0cGNJZAMxODIyOQ--"> Messages in this topic </a> (<span class="bld">3</span>) </span> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxaXZuNTdyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BG1zZ0lkAzE4MjMxBHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTE3Mzc1MjcyOA--?act=reply&messageNum=18231"> <span class="bld"> Reply </span> (via web post) </a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZGJwMTBhBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTE3Mzc1MjcyOA--" class="bld"> Start a new topic </a> </div> <!------- Start Nav Bar ------> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <div id="ygrp-vitnav"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/messages;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMWxkMTJtBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA21zZ3MEc3RpbWUDMTE3Mzc1MjcyOA--">Messages</a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/files;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdDNmbTRlBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2ZpbGVzBHN0aW1lAzExNzM3NTI3Mjg-">Files</a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/photos;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNHViczBpBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Bob3QEc3RpbWUDMTE3Mzc1MjcyOA--">Photos</a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/links;_ylc=X3oDMTJmaWtnYWswBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2xpbmtzBHN0aW1lAzExNzM3NTI3Mjg-">Links</a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/database;_ylc=X3oDMTJjZm1kbXM5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2RiBHN0aW1lAzExNzM3NTI3Mjg-">Database</a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/polls;_ylc=X3oDMTJmYWQ1dW5tBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3BvbGxzBHN0aW1lAzExNzM3NTI3Mjg-">Polls</a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNTNqM2EwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA21icnMEc3RpbWUDMTE3Mzc1MjcyOA--">Members</a> | <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buffyandfriends/calendar;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcmEyOGNhBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2NhbARzdGltZQMxMTczNzUyNzI4">Calendar</a> </div> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <!-- Do not have place to put it yet --> <div id="ygrp-grft"> </div> <!-- yahoo logo --> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <div id="ygrp-ft"> <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcnFnanBjBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzUxMTgxNTEEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDM2MzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA2dmcARzdGltZQMxMTczNzUyNzI4"> <img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/yg/img/logo/ma_grp_160.gif" height="15" width="106" border="0" alt="Yahoo! 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