Recent content by Nick Pudar

Regarding the "all content always available on the network with no hard drives" concept. It reminds me of a conversation I had a few years back with Jay Forrester of MIT (he invented the original core memory used by computer). He described to me a project he worked on in the early days that used...

Malcolm, Thanks, I really thought I did a search, but didn't see it. Nick

I started watching this intruiging film last night to check its suitability for family viewing and have a few questions. 1. The case says that the film is 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, but the film started with a banner that said "This film has been modified to fit your screen." What was the...

The most comprehensive one I have seen is: http://videoeta.com/dvd.html Click on the month names to see the (very) comprehensive release schedule. Did you know there will be 141 DVDs released on April 6? Nick

As far as I'm concerned, the DVD of the year is hands-down Star Trek: TNG Complete Series (all seven seasons). The studio did an outstanding job with the whole delivery. Considering they were all released this calendar year, they are a serious contender. Nick

Another idea is to show something that is widely known and already has a widescreen ratio. That object is a business card. The standard North American business card has an approximate ratio of 1.73. Using a computer screen, you could show what the business card looks like shown in its entirety...

DVDs are influencing how people talk about things in other industries. Here's a snippet someone emailed me... "BMW's Easter Egg A hidden feature launches the M3, but faster in Europe. Popular Science, October 2002 There's a cheat code in the software running the BMW M3s sequential manual...

Sony DVP-FX1 (portable player): No Monster Song glitch. Noticeable layer change at 84:01, but I can live with it. Nick

My receiver is getting repaired, so I can't test my Monsters, Inc. disc. I haven't seen anyone describe their experience with a Sony 7700. Anyone out there to comment on how the disc plays on this machine? Thanks. Nick

For those interested in linking their Profiler database with their Palms, I do a two-stepper that suffices for now. First, I export my database to a CSV file format. I then use a Palm based database application (I use HanDBase 3.0) to import the data in. Since I generally have my Palm with...

1. When there are only two things to choose from on a menu (such as choosing between DTS or DD), when the highlighting of the selection is not obvious. 2. DVDs without English subtitles. 3. Forced looking at anything before the main menu. Nick

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Ditto on my Sony 7700. Nick

I never heard of this one. Is it a good family film? (kids are 7 and 10) Are there extremely scary moments? Thanks for any help. Nick

Hunt For Red October and any James Bond film Nick