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  1. GordonL

    Smallville season 6

    There have been 4 Flash characters in the DC Comics universe: Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Bart Allen. Bart Allen was initially known as "Impulse" and the Smallville writers simply chose to incorporate Bart into their storyline. The movie, however, is supposed to be about Barry...
  2. GordonL

    Should early adoptors fully support Fox with their higher priced BRD?

    Once the pond has been cleared of the fishies who are willing to nibble at the $39.99 price, the price will drop to $34.99 and the cycle repeats. That's how you maximize profits.
  3. GordonL

    Hot water heater question

    My parents just bought a new water heater from Home Depot. The owner's manual says that using a blanket voids the warranty so you should check your owner's manual.
  4. GordonL

    Whew...More than 1.5 million HD DVDs For Your Stocking

    Sure it will. They will be providing HDTV set top boxes with S-Video/Composite out for folks who can't afford HDTVs. The poorest folks will have their boxes subsidized.
  5. GordonL

    Smallville for sale, CHEAP!

    I paid $11.37 each. :D Took the Walmart ad to Circuit Ciy and they matched it + 10% of the difference.
  6. GordonL

    Whew...More than 1.5 million HD DVDs For Your Stocking

    The studios are committed to HD-DVD/BD replacing DVD because sales are down, margins are being squeezed by the 800 pound gorilla known as Walmart, and rampant piracy. The only thing coming down the line that I can see stunting it's growth is HD Video On Demand. But that's still a ways away. I...
  7. GordonL

    Help me understand Tivo features & price

    The first generation ReplayTV's also have no service fees. Another option is to build a HTPC. Depending on the PVR software, you could have 4+ tuners.
  8. GordonL

    If you get a parking ticket while visiting another state...

    Apparently it is. In Arlington, VA, they've automated that process to catch the deadbeats and scofflaws. They've hired tow truck drivers who go around with electronic license plate scanners and a laptop with a database of known offenders. If they find you, they tow you.
  9. GordonL

    If you get a parking ticket while visiting another state...

    If your parking ticket was from DC, they will double your fine and notify you by mail. If you have two or more delinquent tickets, they can boot your car. So if you really don't want to pay the fine, don't ever go back to DC or don't ever get caught for a motor vehicle violation again. I...
  10. GordonL

    DSS to PC. Can 5.1 audio be captured as well?

    I was thinking about doing this also. My motherboard has Coax S/PDIF inputs and my DirecTV Receiver has Toslink. Doh! So I picked up a Toslink to Coax converter this past weekend and I'll give it a try to see if I can capture DD.
  11. GordonL

    Getting XP to recognize a new drive/assign drive letter?

    You have to create a partition on it before you can assign a drive letter to it.
  12. GordonL

    Lucky to walk away.....

    First, glad you're ok. Second, sometimes, problems don't show up right away. Third, at least consult a lawyer so you know what your options are even if you aren't planning to sue. Fourth, from your story, it sounds like you might have also saved the life of the State Trooper. If she was still...
  13. GordonL

    iPod earbud search

    Scott, PM me if you're interested in the SuperFi 3 Studio's for $50 from a local (sorta) dealer.
  14. GordonL

    How to Archive from Directv +

    If you want to edit out commercials, capture to your computer. One of the cheapest cards is this but if you already have a TV Tuner card with A/V inputs, that will work as well.
  15. GordonL

    What makes Fox beholden to Blu-Ray?

    While it is possible, I'm beginning to think it's going to be very difficult. Especially when Walmart B&M is pricing BD at $25 and HD-DVD at $20 per movie. Not to mention the XBox 360 HD-DVD add-on at the $200 price point while Blu-Ray drives are $750. I suspect a lot of people will snap those...
  16. GordonL

    Microsoft To Bundle "King Kong" w/ Xbox 360 HD-DVD player!

    XBox 360 HD-DVD Add-on Product Page Info is kinda light.
  17. GordonL

    MusicMatch Jukebox -- Why Can't I Delete This Program!?!?!

    If you still have the MusicMatch installation program, just rerun it and install it in the same place as the previous installation. Then, run the uninstall from "Add or Remove Programs". That should clean it up.
  18. GordonL

    Need Gapless Playback .mp3 player, NOT iPOD

    For gapless, you could try the Rockbox firmware on your iPod. Not sure where in the development stage they're at though. Or you could pick any of the other supported makes/models. www.rockbox.org You didn't say what platform you use but for Windows, MediaMonkey is pretty good for organizing...
  19. GordonL

    trouble with tivo series 2

    Hinsdale's Instructions on backing up/upgrading your Tivo 120 GB drives are dirt cheap these days.
  20. GordonL

    trouble with tivo series 2

    Too bad you didn't make an image of the hard drive before this happened. You could've restored the image on a new hard drive. You still might want to try it - you never know, it might work.
  21. GordonL

    New Tivo DVR with current service?

    Depends. If your failing Tivo was purchased and activated before Jan 2000, then it can be transferred to any new Tivo. Any other Tivo (except DirecTivos) can be transferred to the new Series 3 Tivo up thru the end of the year. Your other option is to replace your hard drive.
  22. GordonL

    HD OTA DVR? Options?

    With a 4 tuner setup - 2 ATSC, 2 NTSC, MCE 2005 - you should be able to simultaneously record using all tuners while watching a previously recorded show. DVico has claimed up to 7 of their ATSC tuners with their software.
  23. GordonL

    Survivor: Cook Islands

    Appearances can be deceiving. Ibrehem from season 10 looked like he could handle tough challenges but he practically gave up. And he didn't even have to deal with Exile Island.
  24. GordonL

    Survivor: Cook Islands

    Do you mean send the person least likely to find the idol from the strongest team? Or from any team? Given that the Asians are the strongest team, how do you pick the one least likely to find the idol if you don't know anything about them? From any team, for that matter. Intelligence is not...
  25. GordonL

    Survivor: Cook Islands

    Under the circumstance, from their perspective, they made the right choice. They don't know the intelligence level of any of the other players so they had to choose the greatest physical threat from the strongest team.
  26. GordonL

    Survivor: Cook Islands

    Are you suggesting that women are less intelligent then men? Because 2 out of the 3 parts of the challenge required problem solving skills. ;)
  27. GordonL

    Survivor: Cook Islands

    They don't need to. The teams are always balanced out for the challenges and it's up to the teams to decide who to sit out.
  28. GordonL

    Survivor: Cook Islands

    Highly unlikely. The challenges are too elaborate to design and set up "on the fly". They have to be done well in advance.
  29. GordonL

    Star Trek TOS Special Edition Starts Sept 16th.

    According to the article here it'll be on the weekends.
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