Advantages: Multi-Region, Low Cost
Disadvantages: No Scart Output, Missing functions on Remote Control

...You may ask the question "What is the REC DVD-R800C?" and "Who are REC?" Well I asked those same questions when I was looking for a reasonably priced multi-region player adn the REC fitted the bill. The REC is manufactured in China and when it was first released in Sep 1999 it retailed at around £300. Now that price has dropped to around £180 making it a very attractive player. The REC supports the standard DVD functions plus it has some karaoke features. Playback of DVDs is as good as any other machine I've seen and it seems to cope with all the films I tried to date (The Matrix, Notting Hill, Twelve Monkeys, Sixth Sense, Tarzan, Blade Runner, and The Mummy). Playback of CDs is also very good. On the negative side 1) It doesn't have a Scart output instead it provide S-Video or AC-3. 2) The remote control is adequate, but for some... Read review

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Advantages: wide selection of activities
Disadvantages: quite small, can get _TOO_ busy

...Idle Rec is not really a park or a garden. In fact, its basically just a recreation ground that happens to be very popular. There are three entrances to Idle Rec', these are the bottom entrances and the two side entrances. The bottom entrance is on Cross Rd, the left (side) entrance is on Railway Rd and the right (side) entrance is on the snicket which runs from Cross Rd to Idle Parish Church. I don't reccomend using the right (side) entrance as the snicket is a bit dingy and I wouldn't reccomend going down there alone. Maybe if you were coming from idle Parish Church it would be OK as its quite wide (as wide as one of the arches on a railway viaduct in fact) but from the bottom entrance on Cross Rd theres barely enough room for one person to fit down it so someone would have to back up if you bumped into someone. This may be OK during... Read review

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Advantages: Seriously scary stuff
Disadvantages: Timing of conversion

...After an abysmal March for movies, April kicks off with a great big bang courtesy of Spanish horror movie [Rec]. [Rec] is nothing new neither does it claim to be, it's kind of like what Diary Of The Dead should have been, with just a subtle (subtle my eye) splattering of The Blair Witch Project. It's a quiet night in Barcelona and local TV reporter Angela and her cameraman Pablo have been sent to do a piece for the TV show "While You're Asleep". Tonight's assignment, doing a shift with the Barcelona fire department, whom openly state their nights are often very dull; pet rescues and people trapped in lifts being the order of the day. Thankfully for our reporting duo they get what they want, a call out even if all it transpires to be is someone trapped in their apartment. Having arrived at the beautiful period property converted... Read review

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Advantages: Good Price, Friendly Staff
Disadvantages: Not all balls are 100% round

...These paintballs are a very good for the price. You pay £30 for 2000 balls at most tournaments in the UK. The balls come in 2 different grades: Tournament Recreational and Site Balls The first grade, Tournament, is by far the most brittle. This is best to be used in markers like Autocockers which are light on balls. The next grade down is Recreational. This is supposed to be used for Rec Ball play but I think it can still be used in tournaments but with markers that are harder on balls, eg Angels. This ball is a bit harder. The hardest ball is the Site Grade. This is to be mainly used on Paintball sites but like the Rec Balls can be used in tournaments. Overall I think these paintballs are great value for money and are definatly worth using if you are a small or large team and would prefer to pay around £30 a box instaed of other... Read review

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Advantages: Good layout
Disadvantages: Difficult to remember which competitions already entered!

...Competitions online has been an added extra benefit for me. I regualarly use the newsgroup uk.rec.competitions but I find that this web site is well organised and simple to use. Although there are many other competition websites out there I believe that this one is better than average. I particularly like the new additions section which can make sure that I am up to date with my competition entries. I have recommended this site to many friends and collegues and now at work whenever we have spare time we are on the website and entering competitions. Good luck to everyone! :-)... Read review

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Advantages: modern , stores
Disadvantages: price varies from store to store

...I have found that JJB out of town superstores are on the whole cheaper than the town centre stores. I guess this is because of the fact the high street prime locations cost a premium and therefore the prices are slightly higher to reflect that difference. Superstores also have a bigger choice of stock and often have a great end of range section that offer even bigger discounts off the normal retail price. I have bought Reebok trainers for twelve pounds and ninety nine pence instead of the full rec retail price of forty four pounds . This is well worth getting hold of . JJB is a top store though especially if you watch out for the superstore bargains.... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap prices
Disadvantages: bad if products go wrong

...tests by me found that stuff rec on another VCR played ok but stuff rec on the new 830 was poor,now I have had a few pannys in my time so I know what the picture should be like, so I sent it back, and they say there is nothing wrong with it and are going to charge me £24 ish for the collection and are going to deduct 15 per cent from my refund, and none of it is my fault, only thing I am guilty of is choosing techtronics.com in the first place. My advice to you all is ok it may be more money but go to COMET they don't treat you like this, I would have been back home with a new vcr or my money, in 30 min if I had gone there, so think before you buy from web sites you know little about, they have the prices but not the customer service!!!!!!!!!.... Read review

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Advantages: none
Disadvantages: customer services staff need to get their act together.

...back albeit the points took nearly 9 months and many phonecalls. The latest saga was I rec'd a letter telling me they were putting me on a single bill with a single direct debit unless I rang them which I did straight away and was told things would stay as they were . I have now received 2 new direct debit letters both with new customer numbers even changing the date of one payment to match the date of the other.I also rec'd a gas bill of £114 which has no payments shown and no balance brought forward. I have been informed that all powergen customers had been put on one bill and that all my payment credits had been put on my electricty account.I was very angry and am awaiting statements in the hope that this will be sorted out. This will of course result in powergen losing another customer. I... Read review

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Advantages: Absolutely terrifying, novel camera style
Disadvantages: Story isn't anything special

...I'm going to be honest and say that I haven't written any new reviews for about a year. The ones I've uploaded recently have been sitting around on my computer for a while. Perhaps since then I've matured as a movie critic! Who knows. Anyway, my point being that I just haven't been inspired to review any films lately - until today, that is. Last night I watched [REC], a Spanish horror film which has garnered muchos critical buzz; Total Film calling it "gripping, unsettling and truly horrific", and one reviewer on the poster declaring it "the scariest movie ever". Just as cinemas are being flooded with lame, American horror movie remakes such as "The Eye" and "One Missed Call", this seemed like the real deal. The title refers to its faux-documentary style, since it is filmed from the perspective of a camera man, Pablo, and his... Read review

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Advantages: Looks good on applications, really fun, gets you outdoors.
Disadvantages: Must be willing to put time into it - only open to those aged 14 - 25.

...or tennis. EXPEDITION - Must be done in groups - walking, canoeing, sailing, etc. RESIDENTIAL PROJECT (Gold Only) - Helping your community. THE LEVELS (time committment) For Bronze you need to do Service, Skills, and Phys. Rec. for 3 months each (an hour a week) with the exception of one, which must be done for 6 months. It's your choice which of these you choose to extend. The expedition, if done on foot is 24km, with 1 night camping. For Silver you must do 6 months service. One of either skills or Phys. Rec. can be done for 3 months, while the other must be done for 6. Expeditions if on foot are 48km with 2 nights camping. For Gold you must do 12 months service. Either skills or Phys Rec. can be done for 6 months, while the other must be done for 12. Expeditions (if on foot) must be 80km with 3 nights camping. In addition you must partake... Read review

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