I've found some new women's soccer videos. One is from the 1991 Women's World Cup! (see below) My whole list is at www.DaveBrett.com. If you want copies of the tapes, please email me at DaveBrett@msn.com (Please don't reply to this thread.) - 1991 Women's World Cup Quarterfinal - USA vs Taiwan "The Michelle Akers Game" (She scores five goals) - 1994 USA vs China - Foudy gets the game winner - 2003 USA vs Germany - German broadcast from China MEDIA TAPE #2 -- Two hours, 40 minutes - Trading Spaces with Jen Tiejten, Erica Iverson, Mary-Frances Monroe & Karyn Hall of the Philadelphia Charge (2002) - In The Spirit with Julie Foudy during the week of Founder's Cup 2002 - Oxygen special on the NY Power (2001) - The Weakest Link with Brandi Chastain (2002) - Brandi on "Lights, Cameras, Athletes" a Bay Area program that shows athletes in their houses (2003) - Dave www.DaveBrett.com
More Tapes I now have tapes of every 1999 Women's World Cup match that doesn't involve the USA... GROUP A June 20 Nigeria 2 vs North Korea 1...at Pasadena June 24 North Korea 3 vs Denmark 1...at Portland June 27 Nigeria 2 vs Denmark 0.......at Landover GROUP B June 19 Brazil 7 vs Mexico 1...at E Rutherford June 20 Germany 1 vs Italy 1...at Pasadena June 24 Brazil 2 vs Italy 0....at Chicago June 24 Germany 6 vs Mexico 0...(missing last 13 minutes) June 27 Germany 3 vs Brazil 3..at Landover June 27 Italy 2 vs Mexico 0....at Boston GROUP C June 19 Japan 1 vs Canada 1...at San Jose June 20 Norway 2 vs Russia 1...at Boston June 23 Norway 7 vs Canada 1...at Landover June 23 Russia 5 vs Japan 0...at Portland June 26 Russia 4 vs Canada 1...at E Rutherford June 26 Norway 4 vs Japan 0...at Chicago GROUP D June 19 China 2 vs Sweden 1......at San Jose June 20 Australia 1 vs Ghana 1...at Boston June 23 Sweden 3 vs Australia 1...at Landover June 23 China 7 vs Ghana 0.......at Portland June 26 China 3 vs Australia 1...at E Rutherford June 26 Sweden 2 vs Ghana 0......at Chicago ---------------------------------------- June 30: Quarterfinal - China 2 vs Russia 0 June 30: Quarterfinal - Norway 3 vs Sweden 1 July 1: Quarterfinal - Brazil 4 vs. Nigeria 3 (OT) Sissi scores the first golden goal in women's world cup history. Unfortunately, ESPN started broadcasting 35 minutes into the first half. -------------------------------------- July 4: Semifinal - China 5 vs Norway 0 July 10 Third Place - Brazil 0 vs Norway 0 DaveBrett@msn.com
It was $440. I got a Panasonic model. It works very well. I've heard bad things about the Phillips models. Some blank DVDs aren't compatible with those machines.
DVD Recorders Here are three sites where you can find out all you need to know about DVD recording... http://www.dvdrhelp.com http://www.masterdvd.com/index.html http://www.dvd-cd-r.com Hope that helps. Dave
Panasonic Thanks for bumping. I forgot about this thread. Update on the Panasonic DVD Recorders: they don't like plenty of blank discs either! It's very frustrating. Dave
Advice: DVD recording is not an exact science yet. The industry hasn't settled on one format; sort of similar to the days of beta vs. vhs, except there are even more problems. If you are buying one for your own personal use, then there shouldn't be any problems. But if you're buying one to record and share with friends, I would hold off for at least another year. The links Dave Brett provided you are useful, just be prepared for a lot of research and reading.
Blank Discs I learned my lesson: don't use generic discs in a Panasonic recorder. Someone told me to stick to TDK and Fuji, and it was great advice. Those discs are more expensive, but they work great. I haven't had one failed recording with either brand. Dave
Another problem with DVD recorders: they tend to add brightness to the picture. So if you record a soccer match on a bright sunny day, the DVD will probably have some glare on the screen. I compensate for it by using a Sima Video Editor. It is a device that lets me lower the brightness level. However, most people don't have this kind of device. So this is a clear limitation of DVD recording. Dave