Video Playback / Recording Devices

To think that there was a time when movies didn't come on disc... strange. DVD has been the mainstay of movies for the better part of a decade. However, there was a time when VHS ruled as the movie format of choice for a long, long time. Many of you still have that VCR hooked up, but I doubt it gets as much play time as it used to.

DVD has been around since 1997, but only the early adopters picked up DVD players back then. When did you take the DVD plunge?

I Have windows vista and for the life of me I can not figure out how to copy a movie dvd or even a regular cd to another dvd, cd. And if the file is to big what can i cut to make sure i get the movie and not the adds?

When I connect this player to my Samsung rear projection HDTV using a HDMI to DVI cable, I am getting a blue haze around the bottom and left edges of the screen. I have tried 2 different cables, so it's not the cable. When I switch to an S-Video connection, I do not get the haze. I have tried different settings on the dvd player but nothing fixes it. Anyone have any ideas why I get this blue haze only with the HDMI to DVI connection?