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aussie

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dvd jukebox's
« on: October 30, 2007, 01:30:48 pm »
Hey me again people Just wondering if i made a motherboard with heaps of drives in it and plugged it into the network would it read them all? and have the same effect as in the video?

if not can someone show me other then fiire where to buy one thanks
dane. / aussie

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2007, 02:06:14 pm »
I think it would be cheaper and easier to buy the Sony VAIO VGP-XL1B3 (used in video) for between $100 and $200. I bought one last week from vanns for $100 shipped, but they are "Coming Soon" now  :-\. Do a search online and you should come up with one.

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2007, 04:09:16 pm »
yeah, get the XL1B3...much easier... I have 3 now.

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2007, 06:36:40 am »
Thanks for the info have tried everywhere to buy one but have had not luck since amazon dont ship it overseas ebay has nothing can anyone suggest a place which will ship to australia?
Thanks dane/aussie

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2007, 07:14:48 am »
no sonystyle australia?

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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2007, 07:24:19 am »
Or Norway for that matter.
Not available here either, for some weird reason

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2007, 09:38:53 am »
here we go people found one. but for the price might aswell goto america to get it myself.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/489034-REG/Sony_VGP_XL1B3_VAIO_VGP_XL1B3_Media_Changer.html

$208 US for the shipping.
plus $99 for the unit.   i am willing to pay for it but was wondering if theres a better way of doing this
Dane out

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2007, 10:23:51 am »
Interesting Device...
Is it possible to view the dvds in the sony on our mds? Do I have to connect it locally or could I use the dvds in the whole house?

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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2007, 12:18:38 pm »
i believe it can be run through out the whole house if its connected to the core. however only one disc may be used at one given time.
Please someone correct me if i am wrong since i  am a newb to this kinda stuff. i have a collection of over 300 movies and so many more gbs of episodes i think this device is tops for the job at hand...

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2007, 01:21:16 pm »
Any device, connected to either the cores or to the media directors, will be replicated throughout the house. You use Manage Drives to get at any of these devices throughout the house. period.

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2007, 01:39:17 pm »
Wow, that's sounds great. HDDs with space for all my DVDs would be much more expensive. Now I need only a shop that ships to germany  ;)

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2007, 02:46:56 pm »
Or a German shop...
I calculated shipping price at the previously posted link...
208$ in shipping and 99$ for the actual product...
I don't think so...

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2007, 03:53:56 pm »
It looks like the VGP-XL1B3 is not available in europe, at least I didn't found any shop  :'(

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« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2007, 04:19:05 pm »
Looks like all the shops listed in this article will send to Europe, but at a price (208$ to 222$).

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Re: dvd jukebox's
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2007, 04:56:16 pm »
Does anyone know of a good equivalent that we europeans can get hold of without having to pay twice the cost of the unit in shipping?  ???