The singles are available as data in MOV format
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A lot of people mentioned that they can't find the songs of the singles in the CD. The interface in the CD is not very clear. The best way is to use Explorer on the CD. The song files are in Quicktime MOV format in the folder D:\DATA\QTS. I opened the files on Itunes and converted them to audio format. These files CAN'T be played from the original CD on a CD player.
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The Honestech VIDBOX for Mac is a hardware/software product combination that makes converting VHS tape contents to digital files very easy. The hardware is a small plastic enclosure that connects the video/audio outputs from a VCR, camcorder, TV/antenna, game console, DVD player, etc. to a Mac computer using a USB interface. This kind of conversion is analog to digital.

For simplicity perhaps, the only conversion output file format is QuickTime, and there is no adjustments for scene brightness, contrast, or color saturation (this is available in the PC version called VHS to DVD Deluxe 7.0).

Although users of this product mainly intend to copy/convert home-made VHS movies to a digital format (QuickTime movie file or DVD), I have read that this "analog capture box" may be able to override the copy protection mechanism (Macrovision and others) on commercial VHS movie cassettes, if you still have them in good condition. I have not tried this yet, but I will update the review in this respect in the near future.

[...]

Although the video resolution of VHS can't compare with DVD or Bluray, and the quality after the analog to digital processing can't be better than before, what we primarily want is to retain memories of the past in a more preservable format.

The VIDBOX for Mac does the job well, albeit a bit short on features and flexibility. I expect it to catch up with the functionality of the PC version in the future.
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I bought this product as a simple way to record meetings online.  It worked well for a day or two, but after that, any time I tried converting the file to a MOV or AVI file, it would do one of the following: a) refuse to convert because the file was "corrupt" b) convert successfully, but after spending several hours doing so, the resulting file was unreadable and would not open in quicktime pro or VLC media player c) convert and open successfully, but everything that came out was mysteriously mirrored.  All of these were different results from three separate tries each at converting several files and there were no settings on the program that I fiddled with, so I was dismayed to see it go from working well to this utter crapshoot.
1719778
I wish these had been released as separate DVDs, but the most important thing is that this is the first time many of these films have been released on video in their original aspect ratios!

Since Amazon's listing can only handle one aspect ratio, the films are presented as follows, and all are anamorphic presentations:

Bombers B-52 - 2:35:1
Cash McCall - 1.85:1
Splendor in the Grass - 1.85:1
Gypsy  - 2.35:1
Sex and the Single Girl - 1.85:1
Inside Daisy Clover - 2.35:1

Note that this is the first time Cash McCall has been seen in its original aspect ratio since its theatrical release; even Turner Classic Movies only has a pan & scan 1.33:1 copy.
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A previous post said the file was broken. It must be fixed now. I downloaded it and it works fine. I played it all the way through. It's a great recording.
316037
This is a good singles collection for the casual fan.
1266735
I bought this device a couple of weeks ago, and so far have tested out playing mkv files and music from my media library.  The mkv files played great, no problems there.  I also tested out playing VOB files from a DVD, and it worked fine.  The ability to fast forward 10 minutes helps a lot when you want to skip around.

The only thing I didn't realize when buying this product is that it does not read the metadata for m4a (apple itunes) files.  It plays them fine, but without the metadata, the search feature for the audio files is useless as well as browsing by genre or artist (they all go into the "others" folder).  So right now I am in the process of converting my m4a's to mp3's which is a pain but I will be free of Apple's proprietary format at least.

I had a couple of strange issues with the device crashing and rebooting itself (while playing music, strangely enough).  The software still seems pretty buggy, but at least WD is listening to its customers and frequently releasing updates (with new features).

My biggest complaint is shared by many other reviewers on Amazon.  The user interface is awful.  When browsing media (music, movies, etc), only a very small portion of the screen is actually taken up by the files you are viewing.  There is a lot of wasted screen real estate.  Browsing a large collection of music is a tedious process.  They have a search function which is supposed to mitigate this, but the search in my opinion is currently useless.  For example, say I am trying to find a certain album by an artist name I can remember (I want to play the entire album from start to finish).  I can't however remember the album name.  I search by artist, and the results that I get back is an alphabetized list of all songs by that artist.  This does nothing for me since I want to play a specific album in the order that it should be played.  I really hope they are working on this because this is highly annoying.  So since the search is useless to me, I need to go through the tedious process of scrolling down the huge list of artists (in the folder mode) to get to the album I want.

Despite my complaints, for the price this is a very capable device.  I am glad that I bought this, and hopefully WD will continue releasing updates.
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It plays dvd/cd/cdr etc. as well as data dvd/cd.
It connect and plays ipod/iphone music and video.
It plays files in SD cards.
It probably displays standard component TV.

It is pretty good at playing files up to 720x480 size (standard dvd) and convert to its screen size.
Virtually, it is 720x480 display with pretty good quality.

Unfortunately, files such as .avi and .mp4 contains various different compression as well as .mkv .flv files that are not supported.

Fortunately, you can always convert bigger file/720p/1080p or unsupported compression etc to smaller size and select divx compression.

Unit has "cheap plastic" feel.

Control require firm long press (0.5-1.0 sec?) and somewhat clumsy feel.

It come with remote too.

It seemed to be designed to lean against something in back, such as wall behind a desk.  It does not stand in its own.
Laying it flat works but it is LCD so you have to view it close to top rather than from something like comfortable 45% angle.
Of course it is a GOOD alternative to clamshell design, giving buyer choice depending on their need.

These things are MINOR.

Over all it is a great product for under $150.
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If you have boxes of video8, Hi8 and/or DV tapes that span the years, this is a great way to back them up to a easy DVD format without spending hours at the computer.  Sure, the menus are generic, but you can set it all up quickly,  push the buttons and walk away while it does its magic.  Great for making DVDs of kids and grandkids to distribute to relatives.  Excellent way to archive memories of 10-20 years ago without the worry of connecting an old camcorder to your new HDTV.

Simple to use; blank DVDs are cheap.  No need to connect to a computer or monitor.  It's all here in one box.
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I purchased this drive to be able to install MS DOS 6.22 and DOS programs to my Windows 8.1 PC running Oracle Virtual Machine. Convenient and works for most floppy media, but gives a "Disk May Not be Formatted" error message with my ancient 3M 720 KB DS DD floppies when I attempt to copy the files. Strange, since I CAN "DIR" the floppies. I am not familiar enough with floppy disk formats to know why this happens. Fortunately, I still have an antique MS DOS PC with both 5--1/2 and 3-1/4 floppy drives, allowing me to copy the original programs (e.g, TBASIC, MuMATH, etc.) from the original 5-1/2 inch 360 KB floppies to 1.44 MB 3-1/4 media and then to my DOS Virtual Machine.
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Unit plays every video file I have thrown at it so far. MKV, AVI and MP4.  AVI files are surprisingly beautiful on hd tv.  MP4 and MKV naturally are of superb quality.  The optical audio output was the main reason I got it and it seems to work although I haven't gotten a change to test it as yet.  The only  issue I have with the unit is that the build quality feels cheap, light, and fragile.  So it has to be treated gently.  Otherwise I'm loving it and everybody I know that has seen what it does now wants me to get them one too.
2420664
plays mp3 and wma file type, bright display plays well with my pioneer spaekers, however the search is a bit complecated when searching for files on a usb drive especially if you have tons of music on a drive
4041469
This TV is an excellent choice for those who want to play movies, pictures and music from an external hard drive.
I like to share some features that are difficult to find in other reviews.
This information is in the Owner's Manual.

Tips for using USB storage devices

--Video--

>Supported File Format: MPG, MPEG, DAT, TS, TRP, TP, VOB, MP4, MOV, MKV, DivX, AVI, ASF, WMV, M4V

>Max bitrate of playable movie file: 20 Mbps

>Bit rate of audio format: 23 kbps to 320 kbps

>Supported external subtitle format: *.smi, *.srt, *.sub (MicroDVD, SubViewer 1.0/2.0),
  *.ass, *.ssa, *.txt (TMPlayer), *.psb (PowerDivX)

>Supported external subtitle format: only XSUB (It is the subtitle format made in DivX files),
  Text UTF-8, SRT, ASS, SSA (It is the subtitle format used in DivX-Plus HD files)

--Photo--

>2D: jpeg, jpg, jpe

>3D: mpo

--Audio--

>Supported File Format: MP3, AC3

>NOT SUPPORTED FILE FORMAT: DTS
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It's a song track.  I like it, I wanted it, I bought it.  It is a quick way to get a single you want.  I use these as practice aids for band work.  The MP3 format is not optimum for real listening enjoyment.  In order to compress the data, a lot of tones are left out.  Even a good cassette tape outperforms this storage medium.  But it has its uses, and is inexpensive.
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Works great for still photos. BUT, I bought this product to be able to play video clips. While mov. and Avi. are recognized as a file, when I select a video file,, a blank screen comes up. So, I gave this a half rating. Still disappointed about not being able to play video clips. Might be the unit is defective. ...BUT, I'll still use it for stills.

I followed your instructions and was able to play the sample clips.
The most upsetting part is the lack of an international standard codec...like .mp4. Unlike the standard for photos (jpg, bmp etc) it seems that video formats are not standard. While this is arbitrary definition is advantageous for manufacturers of certain products, it is absurd for the customer to store things for the future. .mov is not .mov to everyone, .mp4 is not .mp4 for everyone. Hence...these codecs are NOT standards. They are mainly proprietary standards. I sure would like a codec standard that is a standard .

Thank you.
I will insert this in my Amazon review, and upgrade my com.ent to 5 stars....It is not your company's fault that these "standards" are arbitrary.
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Needed way to archive many gb of data and archival dvd were simply too small.

After considering options including m-disc (proprietary reader), tape (proprietary device) and online storage (fees forever), the dual layer bluray seems like the best archive media today. M-Disc seems like a great product but cannot be read by most consumer readers. Unlike dvd and some single layer bluray which rely on dye that loses information with age, a dual layer bluray writing involves physically changing the disc so is expected to last for 100 years (if stored in ideal conditions.) Reality is that this data will be moved to some future storage in a decade, it just needs to last until the next media.

Some things to know:

If your writer supports it you can get BD-R XL 100gb discs but as of 2015 those discs are >$20 each so 10x the cost of these (in $/byte) for only 2x increase in density.

Writers support up to 8x writing but these discs are only certified for 4x write speed. Understand that 1x bluray means up to 36mbps, so 4x is up to 144mbps (mega BITS per second) which is only 18MB/second (mega BYTES per second). To write a 50gb disc at 4x takes about 50 minutes. I'm not going to chance disc errors or format problems so stick to 4x write speed but wish the discs wrote faster.

These are the discs I'll use until the disc factories start making 100gb 8x bd-r.

Purchased this 50 pack, spindle is great for compact storage and the discs are white so easy to label. I've written 25 discs so far at 4x and all have worked perfectly.

The discs are thick and quite sturdy feeling.
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Since the external terabyte drive with the features I wanted was formatted for the Apple computer, I had to reformat.

It is delightful to have so much available storage space with the portability.

If I had one disappointment, it would be that I could not find an external terabyte drive that also had an IDE or high speed network connection so the read/write access time could be speeded up a great deal.

Also, time will tell how dependable this drive is, so I guess I should maintain backups on CDs or DVDs.