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Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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Surprising Picture Quality - Panasonic DVD-S54

Advantages: Incredible picture quality when compared to my old non-upscaling player with a scart lead
Disadvantages: Sometimes disc drive can be really noisy when DVD's initially load.

...At first I wasn't convinced by up-scaling DVD player technology but was persuaded after reading an article in "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision" magazine. Unable to afford a Blu-Ray player my sister and I bought the Panasonic DVD-S54 to match our parents brand new Panasonic TX-32LZD80 LCD television as their Christmas 2008 present. Admittedly it was a slightly selfish purchase as we both live at home and wanted to watch DVDs on the big new TV ourselves! We bought the player from the electrical retailer Comet for about £100 just before Christmas so there were no discounts applied. On Christmas day when opened we found a relatively small box tightly packed with the player in polystyrene packaging. All the components such as cables, remote and manuals were well presented in their own protective plastic bags, to keep them protected. The player...

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THREE HEARTY CHEERS FOR JONATHAN EDWARDS

Advantages: Couldn't happen to a nicer fellow.
Disadvantages: None.

...Going for Gold, and achieving it! Hearty congratulations to Jonathan Edwards on his truly magnificent achievement of the Gold Medal in the Olympic Games in Sydney. Whilst many of the pundits forecast glory for Jonathan, I was somewhat dubious, as he often just misses out on the ultimate glory of winning a major prize. This time, however, he reaped his just desserts with a triple jump which beat the rest of the World's best. He always comes accross as a very quiet, unassuming, very religeous person, who truly represents the very best of good old-fashioned character. It is therefore refreshing to see that the Good Guys do still win. He sets a shining example to the youth of today, and I for one am overjoyed with his success. Long may it continue!...

wiseoldowl 01.10.2000 · Read review
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Jonathan James

Advantages: All the basics plus more. Nectar Points!!
Disadvantages: Bit more pricey than other places

...Whilst browsing through various products on Ciao, I was flabbergasted to see this particular category, and well, I thought - who better to write a review on this lil Petrol Station than someone who knows it inside out. Someone who has been on both sides of the tills. Yes, that's right, this review doesn't just cover the delights of the petrol station in general - but has a dash of advice on being an employee! About Slade End Slade End, is one of two petrol stations in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire the other being West Park Street, both of them are Budgens and BP garages, ran by James Graven and Son, who also owns a garage in Ely, and a couple of Budgens stores in Soham and Dersingham. The owner, is the one and only Jonathan James, I met him a few times, and he was generous enough to pay for the wine at our Christmas Party in...

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Boy A

Advantages: Easy read, real page turner
Disadvantages: Based on tragic events

... Boy A As both a film broadcasted by Channel Four and a Book, Boy A has shocked me to the core, its shockingly realistic and naked representation of children in society is not hidden, however it amazingly portrays the other side to cruelty and violence from very young children against other children. Something that I had not considered ever wanting to understand or ever realised how deep and conflicted my opinions could become. I hope that readers can appreciate that this review is not just of a book and is also of a documentary/film and of the tragic reality that the book tells. The Book Boy A is a novel written by a British author called Jonathan Trigell and it was published in 2004. The novel tells the story of a young man released into society after being imprisoned as a very young boy, he has a new identity...

amyloop 16.09.2009 (24.09.2009) · Read review
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What did Delaware?

Advantages: A good plot and lots of twists and turns
Disadvantages: A bit too long and bulked out

... THE CLINIC Jonathan Kellerman Introduction The Clinic by Jonathan Kellerman, published in 1997, is part of the Alex Delaware series. Most of Kellerman's stories take place in a clinical setting, and feature the popular character of Alex Delaware, a child psychologist. This is the 11th book of the series. I usually enjoy these books as Kellerman's characters are very well developed, and the stories usually quite captivating. Kellerman's experience in psychology helps to make his characters, and especially his villains, more believable. Who is Alex Delaware? Delaware first appeared in the 1985 book 'When the Bough Breaks'; this was the first of 23 books (so far) that he starred in. He's a semi-retired psychologist who occasionally is asked to work with the police department. Usually...

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If you like a good mystery to solve this is for you!

Advantages: Brilliant acting, fascinating storylines
Disadvantages: None for me

...At Christmas I had a lovely surprise from my husband who bought me the complete boxed set of Jonathan Creek DVD?s. Dave insisted that I had told him that I wanted this set but all I had said was that I liked Jonathan Creek ? I didn?t actually realise that this set existed so it was a great surprise for me! The boxed set consists of five DVD cases ? each of the first four contains two DVD?s and covers each of the four series. The final one only contains one DVD on which there are the two Christmas specials from 1998 and 2001. The whole thing is classified as 15 presumably because there are a lot of murders! For those of you not familiar with Jonathan Creek each episode centres on a seemingly impossible crime which is eventually solved by Jonathan whose job is to design illusions for the magician Adam Klaus. Examples of the crimes...

SusanLesley 13.07.2009 · Read review
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YAMAHA DVD-S 557 this is THE DVD player of all time.

Advantages: Brilliant DVD player, perfect quality
Disadvantages: cant think of any

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plainpaul 22.02.2009 · Read review
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FREE DVDS

Advantages: up to date dvds, four weeks free hire with 3 dvds at a time,
Disadvantages: see review

...My recent quest for FREE DVD hire I visited and many DVD web sites that offered a free trial. Now call me tight (no that wasn?t an invite), but I like bargains and freebies and am not ashamed to say so. My quest took me to enough sites to hire DVDs for about four months so far (with plenty to come too). My latest free DVD site also happens to be the best I have tried for several reasons (see rest of op); the site in question is Blockbuster.co.uk. Other sites that I have had free rentals from and then cancelled have all been similar, two weeks free trial with two DVD?s per time ? which in effect gives you about four free DVD?s. With Blockbuster?s things are different slightly ? which add a great deal of benefit to us the customer. Firstly, you get FOUR whole weeks free rental, which equates to at double the length of time most...

dabmim 18.06.2004 · Read review
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Gone - but not forgotten.

Advantages: A quick and easy read
Disadvantages: guessed 'whodunnit' a bit too easily

... Gone - Jonathan Kellerman It's that time of year again. The time of year where I am on the look out for anything to read. I'm a bit of a book slut to be honest and anything goes!!! I picked up 'Gone' by Jonathan Kellerman in a bundle of book I bought from a local charity shop. I've never actually read one of Kellerman's books before but seemingly he is " the international bestselling thriller writer, best known for his series featuring psychologist Alex Delaware", and this book was one of the Delaware series. At one time I would never have chosen such a book to read, but I have noticed that I have been reading more and more crime thrillers over the last few months and beginning to enjoy them and also to become quite good at guessing ( not always correctly I may add) 'who dunnit'. Seemingly 'Gone' is...

oldchem 03.06.2009 · Read review
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