Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Arthur Entlich
Jim Snyder wrote: on 6/5/01 7:01 AM, Larry Berman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just read in PC World Magazine (July issue page 58) that there is going to be a shortage of CDRW's and prices will triple this summer by July. Buy em while you can. or wait until September when the

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Arthur Entlich
Larry Berman wrote: I can't be the only one with this magazine. The shortages are blamed on three things: Soaring demands Consolidation among CD manufacturers High patent royalties Larry Well, it is pretty obvious they have been dumping them on the market. The prices here in

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Lynn Allen
Larry wrote: I can't be the only one with this magazine. The shortages are blamed on three things: Soaring demands Consolidation among CD manufacturers High patent royalties There was another signifficant reason listed: a lot of small companies geared up their factories and went b*lls-out to

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Lynn Allen
Hi, Art-- This is a test, and actually has nothing to do with CD RaW Deals. :-) You said my earlier msg was nearly unanswerable, because of the curious wrapping. In my limited experience, Reply's generally follow the original formatting (e.g. if the mode is set at Replace rather than Insert,

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Larry Berman
Hi Lynn, Do you live near Columbus? We'll be exhibiting at the Columbus Arts Festival this week that starts tomorrow. The article did say that despite the rock bottom prices, the companies still had to pay an 8.3 cents per CD royalty for every CD made. Larry The shortages are blamed on

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Lynn Allen
On Wed, 06 Jun 2001 09:17:36 Larry Berman wrote: Hi Lynn, Do you live near Columbus? We'll be exhibiting at the Columbus Arts Festival this week that starts tomorrow. DARNIT! We'll be down that way in 2 weeks, (we're closer to Cleveland), and we have immutable plans for this weekend.

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Lynn Allen
I think that everyone here can see that this is another Ooops! I'm trying to sort out a new email address, since the last one crashed badly. Mia Culpas all around, and I'm sorry I helped clog your mail boxes. (and boy, my face is red--again!!) Best regards--LRA -- On Wed, 06 Jun 2001 10:27:32

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Richard N. Moyer
You can get Kodak CD-R Ultima 80 (Gold/Silver 700MB, 80 Min) with InfoGuard (with printable surface) in 100 pack spindles for $59. $65 delivered. Sure others can quote equal to or better. From: Lynn Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mine are costing me about $1.50 (for CD-R's) to $3.50 (for RW's), and

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Hersch Nitikman
Larry, et al, it is my understanding that the 'tripling' of cost is from the 'fire-sale' prices currently in existence. However, that appears to also be primarily in the 'junk' CD-Rs now selling as low as 10ยข each. They might be useful for temporary storage. Tripling those numbers brings one back

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Jim Snyder
on 6/6/01 1:30 AM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Snyder wrote: on 6/5/01 7:01 AM, Larry Berman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just read in PC World Magazine (July issue page 58) that there is going to be a shortage of CDRW's and prices will triple this summer by

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Arthur Entlich
Lynn Allen wrote: There was another signifficant reason listed: a lot of small companies geared up their factories and went b*lls-out to produce discs without purchase orders. Then they were stuck with inventories which they sold at bankrupcy prices (in fact the case with many

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-06 Thread Arthur Entlich
Lynn Allen wrote: There was another significant reason listed: a lot of small companies geared up their factories and went b*lls-out to produce discs without purchase orders. Then they were stuck with inventories which they sold at bankruptcy prices (in fact the case with many

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-05 Thread Larry Berman
I just read in PC World Magazine (July issue page 58) that there is going to be a shortage of CDRW's and prices will triple this summer by July. Buy em while you can. Larry *** Larry Berman http://BermanGraphics.com http://IRDreams.com

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-05 Thread Maris V. Lidaka, Sr.
Was that CD-RW only or also CD-Rs? Maris - Original Message - From: Larry Berman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 6:01 AM Subject: Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal | I just read in PC World Magazine (July issue page 58) that there is going

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-05 Thread Larry Berman
My mistake. It's CDR's but I'm assuming it's CD's in general that there's a shortage of. Larry Was that CD-RW only or also CD-Rs? | I just read in PC World Magazine (July issue page 58) that there is going | to be a shortage of CDRW's and prices will triple this summer by July. Buy | em

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-05 Thread Arthur Entlich
Larry Berman wrote: I just read in PC World Magazine (July issue page 58) that there is going to be a shortage of CDRW's and prices will triple this summer by July. Buy em while you can. Larry Did they say why? Is there a sudden demand, has a company stopped production, is there a

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-05 Thread Johnny Deadman
on 6/5/01 4:09 PM, Arthur Entlich at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did they say why? Is there a sudden demand, has a company stopped production, is there a shortage of tellurium (if they still use that) or some other component, are the manufacturers trying to increase profits??? Should I invest

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-05 Thread Larry Berman
I can't be the only one with this magazine. The shortages are blamed on three things: Soaring demands Consolidation among CD manufacturers High patent royalties Larry I just read in PC World Magazine (July issue page 58) that there is going to be a shortage of CDRW's and prices will triple

Re: filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-05 Thread Jim Snyder
on 6/5/01 7:01 AM, Larry Berman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just read in PC World Magazine (July issue page 58) that there is going to be a shortage of CDRW's and prices will triple this summer by July. Buy em while you can. ...or wait until September when the first DVD+RW drives come

filmscanners: CD RW Deal

2001-06-04 Thread Walter Bushell
Given the propensity of scanners to make large files, eg, 35mm at 2700 with VueScan at 64 bits 50 meg *each*. OTOH I've seen pre orders being taken for 24x writers. thought this might be of interest here. at http://www.us.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=70002669 TDK VeloCD 12x/10x/32x CD-RW