I love that this thread is still around.I just returned to the Alberta prairies after a couple of weeks at various (humid) western coastal cities.I think I know how a silica packet feels. All the moisture has been leached outta my skin by the dry prairie wind. :)
It arrived today.
Packaging blew me away... much less the machine. :)
Got it hooked up in no time... and the setup was a breeze. (Had to get into the advanced settings to generate sufficient base... very pleased with the flexibility!)
So far... it's a beautiful machine. Fast, feature-rich...
After several years, I just pulled the trigger on the Oppo BDP-93.
To date, we've had a pretty poor experience with Blu-Ray.
We have a fairly humble setup (46" Sharp Aquos with a fairly decent amp & 7.1) ... but our experience with BD players has been .... meh.
Bought a Panasonic BD unit, and it...
Disagree on that. While I don't think it's their finest season, I'm still enjoying this. I've been arguing with my wife since the start of the season if Gellar was real since the beginning. She was convince he wasn't... I said "no, we've seen him interacting with physical stuff now and then."...
So, what we have in a nutshell is this: Studio wants a remake/sequel/prequel to a successful cult-hit. Writers & crew do their damndest to provide a worthy successor. Studio suits make/demand changes that remove character development, increase the pace, and put more CG in.. Thus pretty much...
Hantz is disturbing. Not to mention hypocritical. Good lord, you're going to vote someone off because they're a temptation? Really? I'm thinking there is some history of unfaithfulness there. His uncle was at least clever and entertaining, even if he was a villain. Brandon is neither. He's just...
Thanks Marko!
It was close. I unpacked a new Christmas tree a couple seasons back... there were HUGE silica packets in there.. and I was close to my fish tank at the time.
It was like getting caught in opposing g-forces... almost didn't make it.
Luckily, my wife came out of the kitchen with...
I couldn't believe they dropped the price of a dog-n-drink to $1.50! Like it wasn't a good deal at 1.99! :) Costco has a separate chain of liquor stores in Alberta. (They sit outside the main stores.. almost like the tire centers, but with a totally separate entrace.) Provincial law requires...
I'm cautiously optimistic about this. HUGE fan of the 82 flick... Hope this is worthy of it. I read somewhere that they reverse-engineered the sets from the destroyed base in Carpenters film. Hope so.. Was always curious about the frozen body with the slashed wrists... Wonder if we'll get...
They actually DO Russell.
It's just that those little packets allegedly also contain a small access point into N-space, so that the moisture is wicked away into another dimension, thus preventing the contents from swelling and maintaining the space/time continuum.
Except it doesn't work on...
Y'know... Costco sells giant tubs of salsa. I wonder if they come packed in boxes with silica?
Or would that just open a singularity?
Off topic a bit.... does anyone know what those little packets REALLY do? I fear I've forgotten...
Got mine a few days ago. So far, I love it. No issues.
That said... since I got my MBP, I find I'm not spending much time at my iMac! :) So I haven't used the MagicMouse a TON yet. So many Apple products in the home... :D
What's the issue Sam?
I briefly worked for Costco... and I know for a fact that DVD/CD/BD theft is HUGE for them... due to not having any theft-prevention systems other than people checking receipts at the door. I've only heard rumours of numbers, but the RUMOURED values I've head staggered...
Picked up the "gift set" that included the 4 Starfleet division badges. (Available at HMV in Canada... didn't know!) Didn't want the Steelbook, and I knew my wife wouldn't want a model of the big E sitting in the living room. (Unlike my office... where there are starships, phasers and various...
Can't wait to add this to my collection! An all-time favorite, but I still have the original (non-deluxe-version) DVD. Looking forward to the upgrade. Thanks for the review! :)
Loved the two original mini-series (except for rubber-lizard-baby...gah). Hated the original series.
That said, I enjoyed this. I think there is potential there. I *did* enjoy the twist that the Visitors have been among us for some time. Thought the lizard reveal was a little too fast, like...
Ordered one from Apple today. Looking forward to getting it... the ball on my Mighty Mouse hasn't been working well for a while (I blame the cats), so a mouse with no balls (oh stop it) will be very welcome! :)
The "space cowboy" costume (and banter afterwards) was some of the most fun I've had with a TV show in a long time. "It's been five years"... I was on the floor. Caught the Buffy statement, and gotta agree with Castle... Beckett talking about Frank Miller was damn sexy. LOL
Might hafta check out the Magic Mouse! Looks pretty damn cool.
I caved.. I'm now surfing HTF on my new MBP. Prices dropped at the Apple store this very morning. (Dropped about 150 Cdn)
No more PCs in this house! WOO!
Thanks guys!
I'm guessing that the D90 still has about 6-10 months before it's eventual replacement comes out... just based on the length of time it took for the 90 to replace the 80. Don't wanna wait quite THAT long. I was thinking more like... next week. :D
(Part of the reason I'm doing...
Hi all!
So last december, I bought my brother's D70s. Love it. Great unit, and I've been having a blast with it. My wife has been using it a ton too.
We've come into a little unexpected cash... and we're both having so much fun learning photography, we've decided to get another body... or...
Oh goody. Another thread of Star Wars yet again descending into "Lucas owes us the originals" and/or "Lucasfilm is a business".
Bottom line. They are his creations.
Yes, I want the originals. I also enjoy the newer cuts. I'd like BOTH on BD.
Some people love the Special Editions...
Well if you turkeys wait a few YEARS, I'm guessing your market penetration before streaming is going to get increasingly smaller.
Jeezuz.... this ain't rocket science... is it?
I can't understand why they don't at least have a 2010-2011 release planned. (...and what about the Indiana Jones...
That Joesph guy was a total tool, and a complete embarrassment. "I ain't no bitch." He was just asked a simple question? WTF? If this guy thinks he can cut it in a professional kitchen, he's kidding himself. Not with an attitude like that.
Is Ramsay a jerk? Sure. However, he's one of the...