Recent content by Scott Merryfield

Same here.

A circular polarizing filter may also help with the reflections. It works well with reflections on water.

Personally, I almost never buy discs upon their initial release anymore, as the initial prices are higher than I am willing to pay. The days of first week discounts are long gone. I wait for a price drop or sale instead - - or opt for the digital streaming version if it hits my price point first.

The BD of the Russia tour and concert is very good. The included documentary was very interesting.

I have 10K points, so enough for 10 movies. There is just nothing I have any interest in with the April offerings (I already have Everest). Hopefully Universal will be true to their word and offer a decent selection of films in June.

The email states that Universal will be offering extra movies under the rewards program in June. I would rather wait to see what is offered than use rewards points on films I have no desire to watch.

Today, I received an email from Universal informing of the end of the Universal Rewards program. Here is the text from the email: Dear Valued Members, We regret to inform you that the Universal All-Access Rewards Program will be closing on June 30th, 2024 with points redemption opportunities...

Nice, @Sam Posten !

Ya hoser.

We were at our beach club in SC during the eclipse. Several folks had glasses, so we did get to see the 70% peak. It was pretty cool. Didn't get dark at all, but the temperature did drop -- but that was probably more because the afternoon wind picked up coming in from the ocean at that time.

It's only supposed to be 70% here in South Carolina, so it's nothing for me to get excited about. If we were back in Michigan, it is supposed to be 98% at our house, and 100% within about a 30-45 minute drive.

I got bit by that same issue during a previous Fanflix sale

I feel the same way about Android Auto. The last four cars we have bought (two for me, two for my wife) have been GM vehicles. However, their announcement of abandoning AA & Carplay in their EVs for their own home grown system is a no-go for me. If they do not reverse their position by the time...

Are you sure you have Dolby Vision enabled on your Sony X800m2? With that player, it has to be turned on/off manually, and when it's on, DV is active for all video -- even non-4K material.

Yeah, AA acted different in the Hyundai Tucson rental car we had in Hawaii than in my 2018 GMC Acadia, so some of it may be the peculiarities of different car manufacturers. Personally, as long as I can get Google Maps navigation with traffic routing, I am happy. I never use it for music (have a...