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post #13231 of 28163
1/10/06 at 2:19pm
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Which film, anyone?
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post #13232 of 28163
1/10/06 at 2:21pm
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Reign of Fire?
"http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/2992/rof019zz.jpg"
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post #13233 of 28163
1/10/06 at 2:34pm
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The url does sometimes come in useful when you want to make sure eh?

ah yes Reign of Fire, a film whose poster promised ID4 level spectacle but with thousands of long dormant dragons instead of alien ships wiping out humanity, instead we get to see the aftermath of this holocaust, following a group of survivors, led by that kid from Empire of the Sun (so thats what happened to him!), as they try to find and kill the last remaining male dragon. What.. a.. cheat!
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post #13234 of 28163
1/11/06 at 5:29am
Oooooo, ahhhhhhh, lot's of nice looking DVDs...



http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...-of-fire2.html



http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releas...the-lambs.html

Oooooooooooooo, ahhhhhhhh!

Edited due to complaints by Sir Steve of Lancelot.
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post #13235 of 28163
1/11/06 at 6:00am
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One resized dvd shot for each film and a link would have done the job just as well Dale, check out my post on the upcoming Empire of the Sun dvd on the last page, classy eh? 4 huge shots of the new Harry Potter dvd is overdoing it just a tad no? so, bit of a Potter fan I take it?

Silence of the Lambs again? Well I like the film, and the last edition had plenty of extras, how much better can this be I wonder, especially with HD just round the corner, damn it, I must stop thinking of HD! Must not let it influence my buying habits!
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post #13236 of 28163
1/11/06 at 6:16am
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especially with HD just round the corner, damn it, I must stop thinking of HD! Must not let it influence my buying habits!
Exactly. I am anticipating the conversion from SD-DVD>HD-DVD to be similar to that of VHS>SD-DVD (only quicker). I am expecting to see the first HD releases as somewhat "barebones" similar to the first DVD releases. Not barebones as compared to DVD's (as HD will likely include much of the same) but barebones as in comparison to what HD will hold in just a few years.

Just as we have been re-purchasing old DVD releases becase transfer techniques and DVD content (extras,commentaries...) have progressed through the years, I have no doubt that HD early adopters will find themselves gradually re-purchasing "those old cruddy first HD releases"

This combigned with the fact that all HD hardware will be backwards compatible with SD hasnt really deterred me from gobbling up some of the existing and upcomming DVD sets.

Now one thing I did hold off on buying was the Indiana Jones 4Disc set that came out a year or two ago. With IJ4 "in the works" I am confident that a year or two from now will see a proper release of the then "Quadrilogy" (2 disc's per movie plus an extra disc...)

Same goes for StarWars. I havnt purchased a single StarWars movie except for my DUN DUN DUN LaserDisc "Faces" set.

*in the distance maniacal laughter from the DAC*
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post #13237 of 28163
1/11/06 at 6:35am
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Elijah, I'm impressed, you held off buying the Indy and Star Wars sets? You saw the boxes in the shops your hands trembling as you reached out to them and resisted the urge? And I assume you're more of a fan of those films than I am, amazing stuff, truly madly deeply amazing, maybe they'll put you on the next series of Ripley's Believe it or Not.

HD round the corner but don't forget the need for HD screens to get the best out of it, here in PAL land, HD is still in it's infancy. I bought a few of those Superbit titles and frankly I saw very little difference between them and the Standardbit editions, I don't want to go thru that again, So I'm not buying HD dvds until we change our tv sets and tv transmissions to HD too. Makes sense yes? But don't worry I'll be knee deep in HD well before I reach me viagra years.
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post #13238 of 28163
1/11/06 at 6:38am
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so, bit of a Potter fan I take it?


Nope. I've never read the books & only seen the films once each, my girlfriends a big fan though.

I've edited my above post now Steve, so there's no need to put that hit out on me

Talking of HD, I've got myself one of those HD TV majigs but I don't think I'll be buying myself a player for a couple of years yet -- I want everything to settle first me thinks.
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post #13239 of 28163
1/11/06 at 6:41am
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Mucho better Dale, neater too. I'll call off the hit.
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post #13240 of 28163
1/11/06 at 6:44am
Cheers Steve, much appreciated, I'm to young to die!

I think I got over excited at some new SD-DVD news, it seems to have been quiet on that front for a while now.
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post #13241 of 28163
1/11/06 at 6:54am
Do my eyes deceive me or do I see a new High Definition section?

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...s=&forumid=127

Much needed I think, it will be nice to separate the SD-DVD and HD-DVD releases
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post #13242 of 28163
1/11/06 at 6:54am
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I'll call off the hit.
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Steve, a contract is a contract, I dont offer a 30 day return policy pal. I will let you know when it is finished...and you still owe
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post #13243 of 28163
1/11/06 at 6:57am
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Elijah, whatever he's paying you, I'll pay you double...
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post #13244 of 28163
1/11/06 at 7:06am
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Dale, havnt you watched the movies; Offering a counter offer (aside from being horribly pathetic) simply means that I now have to keep both ends of the deal and get double paid for two completed jobs
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post #13245 of 28163
1/11/06 at 7:19am
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Hey, it was worth a try, in that case I will have to perform that other cliche of trying to leave the country...
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post #13246 of 28163
1/11/06 at 7:36am
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I have made a decision to stop purchasing all DVDs now that Blu-Ray & HD-DVD have been announced, except Anime, since anime will probably be the last to make the transition.

Now thats what you call an early adopter. A bit premature if you ask me as there will most likely be sets released in the meantime that will potentially take years to be re-released on HD.
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post #13247 of 28163
1/11/06 at 8:39am
Yeah, uh, I don't have an HDTV, so I don't want to touch HD DVD until I get one. Well, that and I want to see whether Blu Ray or HD DVD wins the format war.
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post #13248 of 28163
1/11/06 at 9:16am
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Woohoo! Elijah started the very first HD thread in the very first HD area of the HDF! I was very tempted to post something in there but changed my mind, aren't you lucky?!


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A bit premature if you ask me


Yep but ChrisDAC has him beat by a mile. We may all have the last laugh on the early HD adopters if another even better format gets announced within the next few years, and than it's every man for himself. Format Wars? Format Apocalypse more like. The bide-our-timers will win in the end.
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post #13249 of 28163
1/11/06 at 9:26am
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erm I spoke to soon about Elijah starting the very first HD thread in the HD area, an admin just dumped all the old HD threads from the Software area into it, oh well!
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post #13250 of 28163
1/11/06 at 9:54am
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We may all have the last laugh on the early HD adopters if another even better format gets announced within the next few years, and than it's every man for himself. Format Wars? Format Apocalypse more like. The bide-our-timers will win in the end.
AWW HELLZ YEA!
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post #13251 of 28163
1/11/06 at 10:31am
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The bide-our-timers will win in the end.
As long as there is an "end". You might find yourself waiting forever... Heck my grandfather still owns an extensive phonograph collection and is holding out until these silly CD things give way to a truly superior format...God rest his soul we are going to miss him
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post #13252 of 28163
1/11/06 at 10:48am
He's not alone. E.g. many people are convinced that Vinyl is better. Maybe they have a point...
{keeping low, sneaks away from opened can of worms, heh, heh}


Cees
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post #13253 of 28163
1/11/06 at 10:51am
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erm I spoke to soon about Elijah starting the very first HD thread in the HD area, an admin just dumped all the old HD threads from the Software area into it, oh well!
Yeah, I tried to get Parker to change the title of the thread to "Definitely not first post" but I guess he didnt like the idea

Oh, and has anyone noticed that Bluejeanscable.com has gone bye-bye? Methinks someone forgot to renew their domain name.
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post #13254 of 28163
1/11/06 at 11:26am
Elijah:

I liked First Post.

Also, Blue Jeans Cable is working just fine.

Parker
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post #13255 of 28163
1/11/06 at 11:30am
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Also, Blue Jeans Cable is working just fine
Arrrrrrgh! I know isnt it terrible Looks like my offices' DNS has been hijacked, and as an IT guy it also looks like I'm going to have a busy evening *sigh*

Allright, keep the cofee and screengrabs coming
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post #13256 of 28163
1/11/06 at 12:06pm
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[belches into frame] My how that new area has mushroomed, there was only one thread there a few hours ago now it's HD this and HD that... I think you're onto something here chief, call the presses![stumbles out of frame]
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post #13257 of 28163
1/11/06 at 2:36pm
Will the D-VHS threads and my "Big-Ball-o'-Wax MUSE Thread" get moved over? That would make searching easier.

Meanwhile, I've got a fourth speaker to rewire. I moved everything but the speakers the other day, so I have to string new wire -- I have to say, for the cheap push-in type of terminals, the Radio Shack "flat-pin connectors" work great. They're an immense improvement over bare wire, they fit in the holes rliably [unlike bannana plugs] and they don't tend to short like the round-pin connectors.
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post #13258 of 28163
1/11/06 at 4:47pm
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post #13259 of 28163
1/11/06 at 6:11pm
MISSION TO MARS bizatch!
I think.
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post #13260 of 28163
1/12/06 at 4:45am
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Mission to Mars it was Ray, luverly film innit.

Quickie Quiz: In which film did Michael "Dumbledore" Gambon play rapper LL Cool J's dad?
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