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  1. Dave Ringkor

    Should I upgrade?

    I buy all new movies on Blu-ray. I already have a significant collection of DVDs amassed since 1997, and my Blu-ray "upgrade" policy has been: 1. If there's something [I]wrong[I] with the DVD I have, such as a poor transfer, wrong aspect ratio, scratched or otherwise unwatchable, then I'll...
  2. Dave Ringkor

    Revolution season 1 thread

    I liked the new map of North America, with the land divided up among the Monroe Republic, the Georgia Federation, the Plains Nation, the California Commonwealth, Wasteland, and (naturally) Texas. :D
  3. Dave Ringkor

    Home theater help

    You want the Hot Link Pro, $68 on Amazon right now.
  4. Dave Ringkor

    American Idol - Season 9

    Hanson, quite right about the canines. My mistake. Crystal looks so much better in your touched-up shot. I wonder why anyone would ever have her canines removed?
  5. Dave Ringkor

    American Idol - Season 9

    I too couldn't believe the negative reaction to Siobhan's performance. I'm generally not a fan of these "inspirational" songs, but Siobhan took a song by Whitney and Mariah and completely nailed it, I thought beautifully. She has a sort of controlled power to her voice. Crystal is just...
  6. Dave Ringkor

    American Idol - Season 9

    Mike was the best, for me, tonight. "Beautiful." Shiobhan could have been better, but wasn't as bad as the judges said. Crystal took a risk, and while I prefer her in her natural setting, the fact that she did what she did tonight gives her major points. Casey and Lee were good. Didi had a...
  7. Dave Ringkor

    American Idol - Season 9

    I thought all the girls except Katie actually sang well tonight. Siobhan and Crystal were tops for me though. Katie and Katelyn will be going home.
  8. Dave Ringkor

    American Idol - Season 9

    I am happy with three of the four going home tonight. I would rather have seen Todrick go home than John but, otherwise I think America got it right. Gokey didn't do anything for me, though I liked him last year. He was all up in Seacrest's grill, touching his jacket and talking...
  9. Dave Ringkor

    The Office - season 6

    Holy crap, that was classic. So many series that are otherwise funny screw up wedding and baby episodes, but tonight the Office nailed it. This may be my favorite episode of the entire series so far. I laughed out loud so many times that I had tears at the end. All the little throw away...
  10. Dave Ringkor

    The Office - season 6

    Anyone notice Michael's "Dick in a Box" costume when he was greeting the local children at the top of the show.
  11. Dave Ringkor

    *** Official STAR TREK (2009) Discussion Thread

    I loved the movie for what it was. I was thoroughly entertained and pleased with the plot, direction, acting, effects, and music. I do consider myself quite educated in Star Trek, having seen every episode of every TV show and every movie multiple times. I grew up on this stuff. I am a bit...
  12. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    I don't know about you guys, but for me this episode was "crystal cool." Loved the company picnic with all the other branches. I would like to have seen Karen though. Loved Dwigt's best friend and Dwigt's defense of Angela and her reaction. Yeah, I was tired of them too, but this was good. I...
  13. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    Oh, I am on. Like a prawn, who is yawning at dawn.
  14. Dave Ringkor

    American Idol - Season 8

    Interesting that Matt got the "coveted" judges' save. But I don't think it has anything to do with him. Simon even said he sees no way for Matt to win the competition. Why, then, save him? Why waste the save? Well, if you accept that the save was initially created to rescue potential winners...
  15. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    I liked the camera work at floor-level, with Michael's army crawl and Pam working on the copier. I want her to come and work on our copier! "Finally, Michael has a story that we all want to hear, and... He knows." Kevin on the phones and Stanley as the Productivity Czar?! I liked how...
  16. Dave Ringkor

    American Idol - Season 8

    Wow, Michael failed to impress on Country night and Lil failed to impress on Motown night... I wonder how Adam will do if there's an Aerosmith night this season? To me, Adam looked like Desi meets Elvis. Sounded good though. On an intellectual level I appreciated last week's "Ring of Fire"...
  17. Dave Ringkor

    Opinion: The demise of satellite radio

    Just today we canceled our SiriusXM subscription. My wife had enjoyed Sirius for years, and really did want to keep it. But the sound quality seems to have gone downhill, and hey there's a recession on and who wants to pay for crappy-sounding music, inasmuch as they even played music anymore...
  18. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    Adam brings up an interesting point. When will Michael's incompetence get him fired? His employees aren't even pretending to respect him anymore. In the British Office, David Brent got fired at the end of the second series. Michael hasn't been let go yet because he was a good salesmen, and then...
  19. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    Pretty good episode tonight. Kevin stole the ending, approaching a woman he wants to ask out after having listened to conflicting advice from Andy, Pam, and Jim. Kevin: I am just going to tell you everything I'm thinking. Woman: Okay. Kevin: I think you have the best smile. I would like to...
  20. Dave Ringkor

    American Idol - Season 8

    My favorites were Danny, Adam, and Alexis. I think Sarver is going home, and unfortunately I think Anoop may join him. Anoop is one of my favorites, but his version of "Beat It" bit it. Kris surprised me by not being forgettable.
  21. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    I really liked this episode: - Angela licking her cats on the web cam, and Oscar and Kevin's reaction. - Jim and Dwight trying to come up with a "theme" for Kell(e)y's birthday party. I loved the look Phyllis gave the camera after Kelly storms off because Jim and Dwight didn't know that a...
  22. Dave Ringkor

    American Idol - Season 8

    Okay, who has a screen cap of the Bikini Girl panty shot?
  23. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    And Michael's phone call to tell his mother he was getting married. "Mom, how come you never believe me when I'm getting married?" "Are you getting married." [Pause] "No."
  24. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    Best line belonged to Darryl. "He's not engaged. I was there. I haven't been big on therapy, but I'll go into my own pocket for his copay." I loved the practice sales call between Dwight and Jim, moderated by Michael. I loved how worked up Dwight got, and then when he handed the phone over to...
  25. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    I liked Dwight testing the stroller. I liked Angela and Andy trying to photograph Astrid in a cornucopia. Nods to Angela's fetish for pictures of babies in odd positions, like the one of jazz babies that Oscar hates. "Ass turd." JAN to Michael: "Don't date Holly." MICHAEL to Holly...
  26. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    Not as great as the premier episode, and Pam doesn't appear. Coincidence? I still thought it was funny though. I liked Jim's stopwatch fun with Dwight. I loved the Battlestar Galactica stuff with Andy. "Is it me, or is every episode a scene-by-scene remake of the original?" And then when Jim...
  27. Dave Ringkor

    Calibrating LCD TV's Hue and Saturation

    I did a bit of Googling and searching here and didn't find exactly what I'm looking for. Pardon me if it has been answered before. I just upgraded my old Panasonic rear projection CRT HDTV to a Sharp LCD. I have the old Video Essentials DVD that I used to calibrate my old TV. In Video...
  28. Dave Ringkor

    The Office season 5

    Toby left Scranton to go to Costa Rica, where he apparently suffered a zip line injury. I liked the goatee thing: Michael grew one to match Ryan's, so Ryan shaved his off, so Michael shaved his off, leaving Dwigt with the goatee he had just grown. I liked Angela explaining to the cameraman...
  29. Dave Ringkor

    U-verse anyone?

    I have a Harmony 890 remote and it works just fine with the U-Verse DVR. The DVR is a Motorola and its model number is like VIP1216 or something. Works great.
  30. Dave Ringkor

    U-verse anyone?

    Holy crap, the U-Verse installation experience was pleasant and the service works great, no glitches or anything. The tech neatly installed everything and even neatly wrapped up the power cables for the Charter cable DVR and receiver box he disconnected. He set up both our TVs for U-Verse and...
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