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DVD BASICS
- Introduction to DVD-Video
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 CAPTURING
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- Audio sync and dropped frames

 EDITING
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RESTORING QUALITY
- Introduction to restoring video
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- Introduction to restoring audio 
- SoundForge software audio filters

ENCODING & CONVERTING
- Introduction to video conversion
- Encode MPEG with TMPGEnc
 - Convert VCD to DVD
 - Convert PAL/NTSC standards

 AUTHORING/BURNING
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DVD COPYING
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 BUYER'S GUIDE
- Introduction to buying video stuff
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- Where to buy DVD media
MISC VIDEO INFO
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 - DVD player troubleshooting
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BUYER GUIDES -> Sales and deals of the week 

List of online deals and weekly sales that site visitors may want to take advantage of. This information comes from USA newspaper ads and online deals discovered while searching. New items will be added as they are found or reported. Main updates are done on Sunday or Monday as time allows. If you are an advertiser wanting to advertise your products, please see our advertising services. 

Shopping times: Remember that many stores sell out on Sunday, using limited stock from the previous week. If you're not a weekend shopper, know that many stores re-stock mid week, often Tuesday or Thursday. Smart shoppers will avoid both the crowd and the high prices.

Rebates: Be careful when dealing with products that require a rebate. Sometimes rebates are not worth the hassle. This is a "buyer beware" situation. Keep copies of you rebate forms/UPCs/receipts/etc, as you may have to call a few times to get your rebate processed. What ever happened to good old-fashioned sales?

Abbreviations key:
"AR" means "after rebate".
"B1G1F" means "buy 1 get 1 free"
"OM" means "Office Max"
"OD" means "Office Depot"
"FE" means "Fry's Electronics"
"BB" means "Best Buy"
"CC" means "Circuit City"



Sales for the week of May 22, 2005

VIDEO HARDWARE 
COMPUTER HARDWARE  

 ITEM: WD hard drive 120GB 7200rpm
PRICE: $49.99 AR
LOCATION: BB
DEAL ENDS: 5-28-05
WHY BUY? More space, good brand, good price

ITEM: WD hard drive 200GB 7200rpm
PRICE: $74.88 AR
LOCATION: OM
DEAL ENDS: 5-28-05
WHY BUY? More space, good brand, good price

BLANK DVD MEDIA 
ITEM: Verbatim 16x DVD+R and DVD-R 25 packs
PRICE: $9.99
LOCATION: BB
DEAL ENDS: 5-28-05
WHY BUY? 1st class media

ITEM: TDK DVD-R 50-pack
PRICE: $17.99
LOCATION: CompUSA
DEAL ENDS: 5-28-05
WHY BUY? 1st class media

ITEM: Sony DVD-R
PRICE: $17.98
LOCATION: CC
DEAL ENDS: 5-28-05
WHY BUY? 1st class media

ITEM: 200 slim jewel cases
PRICE: $24.99 B1G1F
LOCATION: OM
DEAL ENDS: 5-28-05
WHY BUY? cheap storage

VIDEO SOFTWARE 


More online deals
ITEM: Pioneer 109 DVD burner
PRICE: $56-59 shipped
LOCATION: newegg.com
DEAL ENDS: unknown
WHY BUY? One of the best burners, can burn R/RW/DL media with good results.

ITEM: JVC HR-S9911U S-VHS VCR with DNR/TBC
PRICE: $359.00 plus shipping
LOCATION: bhphotovideo.com
DEAL ENDS: regular price
WHY BUY? One of the best VCRs currently made
ITEM: TVOne AVT-8710 TBC
PRICE: $193.95
LOCATION: bhphotovideo.com
DEAL ENDS: regular price
WHY BUY? Good TBC

ITEM: AVToolbox AVT-8710 TBC
PRICE: $206.00
LOCATION: dvwizards.com
DEAL ENDS: regular price
WHY BUY? Good TBC, okay price (used to be as low as $185 from this store)

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If this page has any dead links, or the online deals are now gone, let us know.

 











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