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Re: WC4 mpeg2 DVD

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From: mghe... Mattias Hembruch
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 23:29
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In article <l1L5c.16332$zP2....@bignews5.bellsouth.net>,
Death  <noh...@mail.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:51:12 +0000 (UTC), mghe...@ecexh.uwaterloo.ca
>(Mattias Hembruch) wrote:
>
>> In article <70qc505nc5esde0kp...@4ax.com>,
>> TC  <T...@blacklance.org> wrote:
>> >If it isn't clear from the picture in the auction that it is, in fact, the
>> >double sided MPEG2 version of the game be sure to email the seller
>and confirm.
>> >There have been instances where, even if it's listed in the
>description as the
>> >MPEG2, double sided version, the item has actually been the single sided
>> >non-MPEG2 version and vice versa.  Sellers sometimes get confused and
>copy and
>> >paste descriptions from other places that don't realize describe a different
>> >version of WC4 DVD.
>> 
>> How can one tell the difference? I have a WC4 DVD that doesn't have any real
>> labelling on it, except on the inside rim of the DVD. The movie files on it
>> have a .vob extension..
>
>The one that requires the DXr2/3 card is silver on both sides, with
>the only printing being around the hole in the center.  The one that's
>just the 6 CDs combined onto one DVD has the CD label design on the
>one side, with various verbiage about "not for resale" (oops :) ).
>
>SubCrid Death

Thanks. Guess I have the DXr2/3 one then.. Just no DXr2/3. Anyone selling
one cheap? :-)

Mattias
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From: mghe...@ecexh.uwaterloo.ca (Mattias Hembruch)
Newsgroups: alt.games.wing-commander
Subject: Re: WC4 mpeg2 DVD
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 23:29:11 +0000 (UTC)
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