I was going to respond to this but only after finding a fanatic definition of 'ethics'. Didn't get a chance so far.

In the meanwhile, DragunR2 clarified the term 'ethics and DVDs', exactly as I would have.

Rana

P.S.
Note for Prof Monizam:
Do you agree with DragunR2's use of the term ethics??

DISCERNING or CARING consumers have expectations. Most Indian DVD buyers (or VHS renters or audio cassette buyers...) have no standards. Perhaps I wasn't entirely clear above.

Care to explain how using VHS masters on DVDs is ethical? I'm looking forward to this one. If you are going to constantly rag on only DEI, be fair and call the other companies on their problems, which they are still doing and are far worse than what DEI has done.

Yaar monizam, u r so touchy with a freezing free be, if u had to pay for that to watch, it would be another september 11, man!!ha ha..just joking, ofcourse.

I did originaly, offered u rationale alternative, and i swear, if i would have tamil version, of that dvd, i would send u FREE to watch..but u left rationality out, and just made this thread beating up the BEI bush thread!

Thats not my bush, so, beat it to death, i dont mind!!
ur rational, alternative was, as u decided, watching tamil version, with sub titles, if u were really desperate watching the entire, damn film..and u dont know the language..

I watched KK that way

I think the thread developed like this when you responded to Arsh's suggestion for finishing the film:



His suggestion was perfectly fine, if one wants to finish the film. I'm not sure what you were expecting by starting this thread in the first place, especially since there were threads about this issue from a long time ago. It seems to me that you were fishing for complaints about BEI.

I am glad dragun, you being his friend as monizam claims, have reasonably figured out, that my suggestion was wishful/sincere!
thnx

I know the first post was from a friend, but again, what is the point of posting it when there have been a few threads about this title specifically in the past? And why couldn't your friend post it himself if he wanted it posted here? The retort "Is this your answer for another BEI screw up" is your own, and it is quite obvious from that response that you weren't satisfied that Arsh didn't say anything bad about BEI in his response. Nobody was "locking horns" about BEI until you responded rather callously to Arsh's suggestion as to how to finish the film.

Neither Rana, Arsh, nor I have ever been one sided in our postings about BEI and their problems. We have acknowledged numerous times that they have used bad media in the past and that their new BEI transfers aren't up to their usual standards. Tell me what company is doing a better job with their DVDs or has ever done a better job.

Welcome aboard sweetfriend. I am.... well as you can see........please be gentle with me on this here forum

here we go again, lol, freezing abhay!

Search button, man!

viewtopic.php?t=2650&highlight=abhay

viewtopic.php?t=2116&highlight=abhay

Say it sweetly man! We don't want to scare our sweetfriend off!

8 years later, I still can't get hold of Abhay on DEI/BEI DVD that works! Same freezing problem at the same scene mentioned in hotel room.
Can someone sell me a working copy please?

Found a Back Up copy of DEI Abhay on 2 DVD-Rs. (Just checked and as expected, back up copy does work all the way thru).

Yes, there was a time when Rotting/ Time-Bomb DVDs was a common occurrence and I wouldn't open a sealed case until I was ready to make a back up copy. Can't find my orig, must have thrown when it rotted ??

Even now, there are certain brand old stock that if I want, my first task is to back it up as soon as as I open the seal. Sure enough, some of them are the type that works for a few hours/ days and then stop working. Some I find rotten as I open the case and luckily some keep working if not from the old in-famous batches.

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brownboy05, PM me your mailing address if DVD-Rs OK.

Oops! Spoke too early. I had checked it, not playing at regular speed but scanning and ch advancing, and it seemed to be OK. Now, when I played it in full, it showed trouble signs. Still trying to assess playability. I would say, it's mostly playable but it does get stuck at many places, picture pixelates etc. Still trying to see if it plays till end, with some 5-10 min segments where it does get stuck.

Still it may very well be the most survived content of Abhay DVD.

BTW, sound in the DEI DVD is a killer. Excellent.

I would love a copy of that ranaji! I remember back in the day when this was first released, there was a pirate DVD of this. It had a picture of Hey Ram on the front but the DVD was watchable. I don't know where that DVD has disappeared to and neither I can find it. I would pay money to find that DVD again mainly because the DEI has the freezing problem and I really wanted to watch this film again.

I vaguely remember that my copy was a bomb copy too but possibly got that replaced before Bei got extinct . I am out of town so when get back shall check and report if replacement done and if still works;(