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Buying DVDs - What's O-Ring??

littlestar1981
littlestar1981 Posts: 1,595 Forumite
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I'm trying to do some Christmas shopping and want to buy a DVD on Play website. Thing is, it's coming up twice - one says 3 Discs (self explanatory) and the other says O-Ring?

What is O-Ring?? Just because the 3 Discs version of this DVD is double the price!

I have put the links to the 2 products so you can see what I mean...

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/6182500/Taxi-Driver-Casino-Mean-Streets/Product.html O-Ring

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3437989/Taxi-Driver-Casino-Mean-Streets/Product.html 3 Discs

TIA ;)
OU Student! - ED209, SDK125, DSE212, SK124, DSE141, SD226, DXR222, DD303, DD307 = BSc Psychology

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  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
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    A fine question. Unfortunately I dont have a clue
    I was thinking maybe the disc is a 'flipper' (2 on one side and casino on the other). But the 2 would be highly compressed for that to happen so I seriously doubt it
    :idea:
  • 4743hudsonj
    4743hudsonj Posts: 3,298 Forumite
    Beats me?

    O-ring is a little gasket thing used on cars and the likes.

    Oring has several uses however, non that seem to relate to DVDs.

    Unless its the Nigerian language? but that wouldn't explain the hyphen.
    Back by no demand whatsoever.
  • i8change
    i8change Posts: 423 Forumite
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    edited 1 December 2009 at 7:06PM
    "O-Ring" just refers to the cardboard slipcase that they come in.
  • Marty_J
    Marty_J Posts: 6,594 Forumite
    See here.

    It's just a cardboard or plastic sleeve that slips over the box.

    "O-ring" is a complicated name for a very simple thing.
  • littlestar1981
    littlestar1981 Posts: 1,595 Forumite
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    Perfect, just saved myself £6 to get a cardboard sleeve!!
    OU Student! - ED209, SDK125, DSE212, SK124, DSE141, SD226, DXR222, DD303, DD307 = BSc Psychology
  • KimYeovil
    KimYeovil Posts: 6,156 Forumite
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    Dig out your bongos and commune with the spirit of Richard Feynman.
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