Recent content by Scott Voth

RIP, Joe, Thanks for the laughs - you were part of when TV was actually funny unlike today.

I have two X800, v1s and one all of a sudden decided it didn't want to play certain UHD discs anymore. Not all of them but some of them. I tried them in my other X800 and they played fine. I replaced the Sony with a Panasonic DP-UB820 which plays everything fine. I didn't want to take a...

The only problem with that is you might lose some sound quality since Apple incorporates the sound and camera into the monitor. $1,600 is ridiculous for a 27" monitor you can get for 1/3 of that from someone else. What i do like is the Mac Mini is relatively cheap so once you have the monitor...

It could just be that the apps I run don't show the speed increase. I use my Mac for basic stuff like managing my finances and surfing the web. For that it doesn't seem faster. If I was playing games that use a lot of graphics that might be different.

I upgraded to the new M3 iMac from a 2014 27" Intel iMac because Apple is dropping support for the operating system. Until they came out with the M3 I was going to go the Mac Mini route myself but that $1,600 27" monitor is really expensive. There was really nothing wrong with my old iMac -...

The Walking Dead got a few of their original cast members from this movie.

That's the version I have. Found it right next to my Invisible Invaders / Journey to the Seventh Planet DVD. The great movies of my childhood.

I'm hearing that the M&A activity at least for the next year in entertainment is going to be minimal. Law firms and banks specializing in M&A in entertainment have been laying off staff.

If you want to get the polarity right the first time, leave a little wire coming out of the plug when you cut it off. You can then cut back the insulation to expose the two separate wires. Hopefully you have a multimeter or just buy a cheap one and set it to continuity. Then just connect one...

But 50 bucks never killed anybody and don't forget about that protective yellow primer. I loved this movie when it came out and we were quoting it all the time. I have it on DVD and it's time for a view.

I replaced it with a Panasonic DP 820P. I figured I'd try a different brand and the reviews on this model were good although it is considerably more expensive. Initial impressions are it is of cheaper construction but in a rack who cares as long as it works as advertised. The picture looks...

I'll have to get this - this is one of those quirky movies that I really liked when it came out since I was just starting a chemistry career at the time. The Nineth Gate with Johnny Depp is another one.

Don't forget Tears for Fears - Everyone Wants to Rule The World at the end. Great movie for us science types.

I did install a firmware update but some discs still won't even spin up. I have another X800 V1 that is probably a year newer and everything that doesn't play on the older one works fine on the newer one. I see Sony just dropped the price on the X800 V2 so maybe i'll pick one up. Its about...

I have 2 Sony UBP X800 (Gen 1) players and and am having problems with my first one not even recognizing some 4K discs but they play fine on the other player. I first noticed it with No Time To Die but in checking some of my other discs I found others too. Blurays play fine. The disc never...