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post #31 of 79
7/21/07 at 1:08pm

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Now if someone talks some smack about my Texas A&M Aggies-then all smiles are off-we're throwing down baby!

No wonder you have a better perspective on this red / blue battle: you're obviously aware that the far more important battle is maroon versus burnt orange.

Hook 'em, 'Horns!

Signed,
A "teasip"
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post #32 of 79
7/21/07 at 1:35pm
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Originally Posted by Paul.S
No wonder you have a better perspective on this red / blue battle: you're obviously aware that the far more important battle is maroon versus burnt orange.

Hook 'em, 'Horns!

Signed,
A "teasip"

...so true. And that's really THE reason I chose HD DVD for the Maroon cases!

Paul, come to College Station T+1 & I'll buy you a cold one. (or a diet coke)
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post #33 of 79
7/21/07 at 1:54pm

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Originally Posted by Tim Glover
And that's really THE reason I chose HD DVD for the Maroon cases!
I never thought of it til now. My HT room is an OU maroon, or crimson i think its called. Well, a good color is a good color!
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post #34 of 79
7/21/07 at 2:14pm

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Originally Posted by Tim Glover

Being defensive over a freakin' format! Never! Now if someone talks some smack about my Texas A&M Aggies-then all smiles are off-we're throwing down baby!


Tim! We went to the holiday bowl last year where all the aggie fans were wearing "kick a hippie's ASS!" shirts (due to the opposing team being from crunchy granola Berkeley) so it was a bit intimidating in the stands where we were (aggie side)
But we watched as the "hippie" team handed the aggies their ass to them, 45-10!!! Not bad for a bunch of hippies...!

(yep, I went there...)



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post #35 of 79
7/21/07 at 2:27pm

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Thx for the kind offer, Tim. Same thing if you ever come to L.A.

I haven't used the firmware upgrade 2.2 disc you were kind enough to send me yet. Is it gonna make my Tosh just say "howdy" and "please stay off the grass"?
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post #36 of 79
7/21/07 at 5:08pm
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Dave!!!!!! What happened to our "kindler & gentler thread" ...that game was UGLY! I was feeling pretty good up until halftime. Then....boom the talent for Cal was evident. Excellent team that probably should have been in the Rose Bowl. I think Cal took out their frustrations on us after losing to Tx. Tech a few years back. Ags are still fond of San Diego though.

to Paul, didn't know that was the same Paul and the FW disc. Actually the 2.3 disc will greet you with a big "Howdy", then a "Beat The Hell Outta t.u!"

Rick, Crimson is indeed a good color. I'm planning on a trip this fall to Norman. Ags are WAY overdue in this series.

You guys are awesome.

Ok, back to the format war lol.
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post #37 of 79
7/21/07 at 5:52pm

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If you look closely at my previous pic. you can see 2 Navy Seals who had parachuted in. Was very cool! Also four jets went screaming over, right near the top which was LOUD....!

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post #38 of 79
7/24/07 at 4:28pm

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o wonder you have a better perspective on this red / blue battle: you're obviously aware that the far more important battle is maroon versus burnt orange.

Hook 'em, 'Horns!
I dare say the OU game is more important to Horns fans.
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post #39 of 79
7/24/07 at 6:14pm

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Most bizarre thread hijack ever!
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post #40 of 79
7/24/07 at 6:40pm

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Originally Posted by LarryH
Most bizarre thread hijack ever!

LOL Tim's fault! Guess he better bury this hatchet as well.
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post #41 of 79
7/24/07 at 6:45pm

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I dare say the OU game is more important to Horns fans.

I wouldn't purport to speak on behalf of all Longhorns.

But I might be inclined to agree since any maroon-blooded, homegrown, born & raised Aggies, like any native, burnt orange-blooded Horn brethren, are still, ya' know . . . Texans.
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post #42 of 79
7/24/07 at 6:57pm
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Originally Posted by RickER
LOL Tim's fault! Guess he better bury this hatchet as well.

I can never bury THAT hatchet. Gig 'Em

The OU game has certainly been more important the past several years since OU really took it to Texas since 2000. Rilvaries are much more passionate when the hated opponent fields a competative team. Most Horn fans I've lived around would rather lose to OU than A&M since we have to live with each other 365 days a year.

That's probably one of the reasons this format 'rilvary' if you will is so passionate. Truthfully, BOTH are pretty dang terrific.


Some yells rumored to have been heard from the Blu-ray & HD DVD sidelines:

We've got more space yes we do...we've got more space how bout you?!

We've got attach rates yes we do...we've got attach rates how bout you!

Couldn't resist.
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post #43 of 79
7/24/07 at 7:07pm

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Substituting one war for another....
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post #44 of 79
8/4/07 at 6:30am

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Tim, excellent post. And I totally agree. This is why I have bowed out of the HD threads. What will be, will be.
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post #45 of 79
8/9/07 at 12:54am

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Those who bury the hatchet, find more time for the pow-wow.


Cees
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post #46 of 79
8/9/07 at 4:47am

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Originally Posted by Cees Alons
Those who bury the hatchet, find more time for the pow-wow.


Cees

Useless "which-format-is-better"-debates are pretty much - useless, but let´s not kill the discussion. We should be able to express our opinions in a mature way. We didn´t create this "format war" (studios, etc did) and nobody wanted it. Now we have to deal with it. If this also means a minor (mature) debates in the forums, I don´t see that it would be the end of the world. These discussions doen´t have to get "ugly". My 2 cents.

What is "pow-wow" btw?
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post #47 of 79
8/9/07 at 6:24am

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What is "pow-wow" btw?

Wow, a "pow-wow" being discussed by persons from Helsinki and Amsterdam. Ain't the internet grand?

Jari, a "pow-wow" is a Native American (American Indian) term for a meeting or gathering, to plot a strategy, to practice diplomacy or to celebrate.
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post #48 of 79
8/9/07 at 6:41am
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I'm guessing the pow-wow might be that we chumps just actually enjoying the WOW factor right in front of us....not the format?
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post #49 of 79
8/9/07 at 6:58am

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hey Tim, very nice thread

you can always count on your Jedi-friend

Marek alias Marek the Jedi (on theforce.net forums )
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post #50 of 79
8/9/07 at 7:39am

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Is someone going to break out a peace pipe?
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post #51 of 79
8/9/07 at 7:42am

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Wampum belts anyone?
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post #52 of 79
8/9/07 at 10:01am

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Good work on the new war-free HTF policy. I was sick to death of those threads and posts; I hope the policy holds up.
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post #53 of 79
8/9/07 at 1:12pm

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Originally Posted by Mark Zimmer
I was sick to death of those threads and posts; I hope the policy holds up.

In this forum also? Really? I have read several forums (different sites) now (when it comes to HD) and HTF has been always very mature, even when there have been minor "debates" and such. Let´s hope that we still have some strong opinions/arguments among the forum members and experienced/knowledgeable comments also.
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post #54 of 79
8/9/07 at 3:03pm

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Great idea with the new policy . I hope it works . A year ago we were all just movie buffs , now its more important to some people that their 'pet format ' wins
the war . Hopefully , this will restore the balance.

I was interested to read Warners claim to 30% of Hd market overall which they attributed to supporting BOTH formats ; wouldnt it be nice if we could all buy all our movies on the format of our choice ( a choice forced on us by the industry ) and just mark time till the next ( downloading ? ) revolution ??

~M~

P.S. Can I still mock the Vinyl and Vhs people ?? I mean they really need our help
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post #55 of 79
8/9/07 at 5:12pm

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The new policy was long overdue and HT deserves no kudos for implementing it at this point in time. This forum doesn't realize just how much damage was done to its credibility. I lost major respect for HTF as a result of allowing a blatantly flamebaitish thread to continue on for such a long time. Even the most the juvenile of videogame forums would've closed that type of thread a day or two after it was posted. The fact that this forum allowed that thread to linger on for such a long time, blows my mind.
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post #56 of 79
8/9/07 at 6:39pm

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If you're referring to the thread I think you are, Peter, then I think it should be said that there was/is some good information shared there. I'd like to think my links to trade stories others might have missed falls into that category. There were/are some knowledgeable--albeit contentious and with whom I often disagreed--people there.

I'd be wary of using too broad of a brush and painting it all juvenilia.
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post #57 of 79
8/9/07 at 11:43pm

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Originally Posted by PeterMano
The new policy was long overdue and HT deserves no kudos for implementing it at this point in time. This forum doesn't realize just how much damage was done to its credibility. I lost major respect for HTF as a result of allowing a blatantly flamebaitish thread to continue on for such a long time. Even the most the juvenile of videogame forums would've closed that type of thread a day or two after it was posted. The fact that this forum allowed that thread to linger on for such a long time, blows my mind.
You really think it got that bad? Tim's thread caused alot of us to rethink how We respond to each other Here.Even at the worst parts of threads Here You find respect for others and apologies for over reacting if that's the case.Look at the community Here and compare it to other audio/video forums....That's right! You Can't! No other forum can touch This place! I've made posts where I've been wrong about My veiws in regards to advise others,posters who come after mine don't write stuff like"F-U" or "You're Stupid" or some other 3rd grade garbage.What has happened is they have disagreed respectfully and went on to expain why.I've done it Myself also.Sometimes I get passionate about My veiws and I show it.We all love This stuff so It's hard not to have Your heart in it,at least for Me.
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post #58 of 79
8/10/07 at 1:49am

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It's nice to see the gingers and the smurfs getting along!

















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post #59 of 79
8/10/07 at 1:58am

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Originally Posted by Paul.S
I'd be wary of using too broad of a brush and painting it all juvenilia.

Indeed. I don't know what thread you're referring to (haven´t been member for that long), but there are two competing formats in the markets. We should be able to discuss their "good" and "bad" sides (yes, both formats have both of those sides) and speculate that what´ll happen.

I have seen "blatantly flamebaitish threads" in some other forums, but not really in HTF. But I guess "debate" or "differing opinion" means a bit different things to some than to others.. I just feel that we went from "minor, isolated incidents" to "overreacting" (my friendly opinion, that´s all). The "format war" and its numerous issues won´t be solved by staying "silent". Companies need strong (healthy, mature and respectable manner, of course) opinions and proper feedback from their customers.

Well, at least we have a few "official threads" where we can have some proper speculation and such (when it comes to these two HD-formats), even some healthy debate every once in a while. It might work just fine in the end.
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post #60 of 79
8/10/07 at 5:56am

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Originally Posted by Dave Mack
It's nice to see the gingers and the smurfs getting along!


You know I didn't know what a ginger was until I saw a news report about discrimination against red heads in the UK a few weeks ago.

Doug
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