Is there anywhere else in Canada besides DVDBoxoffice that sells them? Most of my movies so far consist of recordings from HBOHD etc, but I'd like to get a few Dtheater movies as well.

Marc.

See the following thread. It's a bit dated, but the information may still be good. Others can add to the list...

http://www.digitalhomecanada.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4075

Thanks! I sent JohnnyG an email.

Marc.

Looks like JohnnyG can no longer get them. Any other current sources?

bestprices.com has , like they say, the best prices, but they won't ship to Canada :(

Marc.

I have definitely seen them at FutureShop.

I don't have a Future Shop locally, but there;s one about 1 1/2 hours away I may check out.

Any DVHS'ers have any movies they want to sell or trade?


Marc.

I can't even find a dvhs deck, where do you buy those?

There isn't much choice in Canada.

DVDBoxoffice seems to have the best selection. The prices aren't anything like BestPrices.com (which only ships to the US). And many titles aren't currently available.

Videoflicks.ca started to carry DTheater early on, and seems to have stopped getting new titles.

Amazon.ca had titles listed early on, but I don't see them now.

Future Shop launched the sales of the JVC deck in Canada, so they had tapes early on. Last I looked they hadn't kept up with new titles either.

Gary

Is there any future in DVHS/DTheatre? Or is everyone waiting for HD DVDs?

More likely HDDVRs. Many think there's no future in tape, despite it's "superior PQ". Beta lost to VHS. Tape will lose to DVD or HDDVD or HDDVR. It will be a "niche" like DAT. There's a thread or two on this forum where this was debated

I too would like to find a place in Canada that can sell me some D-VHS tapes. The decks are available in the US and are on sale (refurbs http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?DPNo=285107&adcampaign=email,ECOSTPG) for $299.US with factory 90day warranty. I bought mine off ebay for $370. with all accessories and warranty. You can buy them brand new easily for $400.US if you look.

More likely HDDVRs. Many think there's no future in tape, despite it's "superior PQ". Beta lost to VHS. Tape will lose to DVD or HDDVD or HDDVR. It will be a "niche" like DAT. There's a thread or two on this forum where this was debated

But there is no HD-DVD yet. And you have to wonder how successful it will be if people are so willing to wait for it.

The difference in quality between VHS and Beta was significant but not huge. The difference between DTheater and DVD is **HUGE**.

I agree the D-Theater will disappear when an equivalent (hopefully superior) HD-DVD format comes available. But, there is no evidence to show that HD-DVD will become anything but a premium niche format too.

Gary

The decks are available in the US and are on sale (refurbs http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?DPNo=285107&adcampaign=email,ECOSTPG) for $299.US with factory 90day warranty.
THANKS!!! That offer was just too good to pass up!

I don't have a Future Shop locally
http://futureshop.com/

I did a search of the entire Future Shop website and came up with only two hits for D-vhs, and D-theater, every variation I could think of, both blank tapes from JVC. Is there some trick to finding the D-Theater tapes ? They don't seem to be available from Canada except at videoflicks, which charges roiughly an arm and a leg.

gn2

Try www.dvdboxoffice.com

On the home page click on "BROWSE-Product Categories"" and then click on "D-VHS" and you get a list of 27 titles ranging in price from $46 to $66. Most of them are priced from $46-$50.

I got a few from them but they didn't appear to have any in stock and thus had to wait a couple of extra weeks for the order to ship.

Ok, I've put an order in with them, not very good prices, compared to the US but better than Videoflicks. We'll see how long it takes to arrive. Hopefully my deck will get here first! Thanks for the link !!

Got my refurb JVC D-VHS deck yesterday! It's in mint condition and I'm certainly pleased about that. Can't complain about the $505 price tag either!

Now what the heck do I do with it? :)

Well, I can verify that my 4 year old D-VHS recordings (on S-VHS tapes) are still in great shape! They don't seem to have deteriorated at all.

I see there's a notice in the documentation not to use S-VHS tapes for D-VHS recordings - "S-VHS tapes may cause block noise". Back in the days of the Panasonic PV-HD1000, most people were using S-VHS tapes without problems, so I don't think the warning has much credibility. Since I've got a whole mess of Panasonic S-VHS tapes here, that's what I'll be using.

Got my refurb JVC D-VHS deck yesterday! It's in mint condition and I'm certainly pleased about that. Can't complain about the $505 price tag either!

Now what the heck do I do with it? :)

wow.... is this the deck with firewire and all then good deal? If it is you could hook it up to that nice samsung tuner you just bought for the store and see if you can record shows off of it. Or get some D-Theater movies (if the deck will read em) and play 'em in the store. 8)

BTW, where did you get the refurb deck?