Recent content by Dave Anderson

I picked up a lot of the last laserdisc releases back in 1999/2000. The last two domestic releases were Bringing Out The Dead and Sleepy Hollow; I had both, but sold them and picked up the Japanese LD to Bringing Out The Dead (beautiful gatefold). The DVD versions blow them away but they...

No, the enthusiast market is large enough and dedicated enough where we would pay $39.99-$49.99 for titles - excluding the discounts that would be available online. We like to think we wouldn't, but most of us would. We may not buy as much, but they would sell enough titles to support the...

The difference is, should the market become niche, we could have some great companies step in to continue getting us product. It would still not sell very well, yes. Laserdisc never sold very well. Didn't stop me from enjoying laserdisc. Did studios care about LD not selling very well...

I disagree. Elite, Pioneer, Image, and Criterion all did this for many years. For 3 of the 4, film restoration and release onto laserdisc was their only business for quite some time. Image branched out; Elite and Criterion followed the market to DVD. The LD market was tiny. Prices were high...

Or the studios go back to licensing their films out to companies like Image, Anchor Bay, Pioneer, etc., to do the transfers and releasing. Then the studios will just get a cut of the sales for basically no work on their part. Sure, we'll pay a premium, but I'll gladly pay for quality releases.

Got ya. Thanks for the clarification. I've always had the Japanese DVD with the DTS track, so I never realized. It is unrated and has the breast shot in question. Missing it for the HD-DVD wouldn't bother me much.

You guys do realize there is a lot more censored than just the shot of the topless zombie? I suppose that is the easiest way to identify cut/uncut, and perhaps that is what you are all referring to. But there are several extended gore shots in the unrated version.

Still on the sidelines myself. Yesterday's announcement was disappointing. I was hoping to see blu-ray win only because of its larger capacity. But I've always known that if I were to buy into HD, I would get both. No argument for me to one side or the other. It's about the software. I want The...

My work has issued me one, plus I never use this one. It's an Inspiron 6000, 1.6 Centrino w/768mb RAM, 60gb 7200 RPM hdd, ATI Mobility Radeon X300 w/128mb, dual layered DVD burner, onboard + wireless lan, and the WUXGA widescreen LCD - highest res you can get. It's pretty sweet and is like new...

Is the R2 set available with the corrected discs now? I'd like to get the R2 discs for DTS tracks, but never did due to them having the same framing issue.

I'm only a casual Stern fan, but I've decided to switch to Sirius - primarily because of Stern. I've recently become more interested in listening to music, so the two will go well together I believe. The $500 million is of course about getting new listeners over - no doubt. But remember all...

Man, I'm glad I don't think like some of you guys. Who cares if a nuclear plant can't be controlled by remote? This is TV!!! I mean, we could pick apart 90+% of movies out there in terms of realism. All that matters to me is that the show and Jack are kicking ass!

The mb + cpu + ram have been sold on ebay. Tom: I can sell you the hdd. It's actually 7200RPM; I was wrong about the speed. This drive sells for ~$40 on ebay, brand new. Mine has little use - guaranteed no bad sectors or anything. I'd give it to you for $18 shipped. Let me know.

Selling an extra system I have here. I just upgraded mine. This is a mid-tower black case with gray slots on the front. Specs: Intel P4 motherboard + 2.53 CPU (533 buz) 1gb RAM (512 x 2 - 333mhz DDR Crucial) Ge-Force 3 Ti-200 64mb RAM 1.44 fdd (black) WD 40gb hdd (5400 RPM) -NO OS...

That's unfair Ron. I think we could ask the same of you in regards to XM. What is your affiliation with XM? I recently read through this forum because I'm considering Sirius, though it's tough for me to commit to an extra bill each month. A few things I've noticed: 1) Most of the discussions...