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Redbox free rental codes don’t work

In Annoying, Business, DVD on 14 January 2008 with 2 comments

In Annoying, Business, DVD on 14 January 2008 10:15 pm with 2 comments
(ID: #1235)

I tried three Redbox codes tonight that should have worked: NEWYEAR, OOPS, and HDU942. They all expire at midnight. But, none of them worked.
I already complained to Redbox after NEWYEAR didn’t work. Then, they sent all Redbox users an apology email and a new code: OOPS.
Redbox, fix the system. I don’t care that it’s a [...]

Goodbye Blockbuster Total Access

In Business, DVD, Movies on 24 October 2007 with no comments

In Business, DVD, Movies on 24 October 2007 5:32 pm with no comments
(ID: #1168)

Since I haven’t mentioned Blockbuster in awhile, I felt that I should update on that - we switched to Netflix.
Reasons:

Our local Blockbuster on Live Oak (Arcadia, CA) got closed down. The manager said it was a corporate decision. That one is 0.4 miles away from home. Now, the closest one is 2 miles away. Boo.
When [...]

Ask the Readers: How do you create a menu for a DVD?

In DVD, Software on 21 February 2007 with 2 comments

In DVD, Software on 21 February 2007 9:26 pm with 2 comments
(ID: #1024)

I just burned my first DVD, which now contains 10 various Xvid videos, as a multisession disc. (It’s a drama series.) The slight problem is that I have to go to the clunky Data CD Menu in my Philips DVP-642. Not too clean.
Can you point to inexpensive, free, or open source software that I can [...]

Philips DVP642 goodness

In DVD, Gadgets, Video on 21 December 2005 with 1 comment

In DVD, Gadgets, Video on 21 December 2005 9:56 pm with 1 comment
(ID: #831)

No longer will I need to play downloaded TV shows through my laptop, fumbling to change the connections from the DVD unit to the laptop. No more wires strewn all over the place. I’m the proud owner of a Philips DVP642 DivX-Certified Progressive-Scan DVD Player! (Well, it’s for my mom, but I’ll reap the benefits, [...]