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  1. AllanN

    Anyone else clearing out their SD-DVDs?

    When I upgrade to Blu-ray now that the war is over. All new titles purchased will be Blu-Ray only. If there is only a DVD and not a Blu-Ray disk ill wait. This should not be that big of a deal because most of the catalog titles I want I have on DVD. A few key titles such as Lawrence of Arabia...
  2. AllanN

    House season 4 thread

    Anyone else notice the obvious nod to the late great Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey on tonights opening of of House M.D.?
  3. AllanN

    New Apple TV device

    I for one am looking forward to the device. What has kept me from buying a set top digital media device is lack of iTunes support for music. Although the limited suport for Video codec's might be a hamper as most of the video I have now is MPEG-2 or DivX/xVid. Future productions and conversions...
  4. AllanN

    'Miami Vice' Details

    I hope they don’t change the beginning for the Director Cut. I liked how it just dropped you into the action. Of course this was a movie with characters we knew there backgrounds before even one frame was projected. I wonder how someone with no knowledge of Miami Vice would have liked the start...
  5. AllanN

    Is the TERK HDTVs just a Winegard SquareShooter in disguise?

    Yes I know its not a conventional antenna. What im wondering is if the Terk is just a rebranded Winegard or not. The photos of the "Terk" antenna on best buy have a Winegard logo on it. I guess ill just have to buy it and find out. I might try the radio shack bowtie antenna first. Is it safe...
  6. AllanN

    Is the TERK HDTVs just a Winegard SquareShooter in disguise?

    In my old apartment I had almost perfect line of sight to all the broadcast towers in my area. I was 6 miles away. I used a small Winegard directional with wonderful results. High 90’s signal strength. In my new place that is 11 miles away from broadcast towers and is completely obstructed my by...
  7. AllanN

    HOLY FLIRKING SCHMIDT! New Lord of the Rings releases!

    I can’t see how they could make a better transfer on a DVD-9. With just the DD 5.1 track I can see how it would be acceptable but not better. I also personally would prefer two DVD-9's over an DVD-18 solely because im in the minority that own a DVD changer and all I have to do is press disk skip...
  8. AllanN

    "THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut" to Street 09/14/04

    Well I just got this from netflix. I started watching it and something was wrong. Something just did't fit. Oh that is it modern looking effects in a early 70's movie. However new CG aside I think this is one of lucases greatest movies. A real Motion Picture. Just a glimpse into a world that...
  9. AllanN

    "Eyes Wide Shut" unaltered to come to US

    Well four pages later of mostly useless debate on censorship and Kubricks preferred AR but no real news on an uncut r1 release. :frowning: Maybe we can turn this around. Where is the best place currently to buy the R3 disk?
  10. AllanN

    Pioneer DV-578A

    Ok I just got this player as a floor model clearance at Best Buy ($80). I only have one DVD-A and now one SACD. The player plays CD's, SACD's DVD's fine but when I play DVD-A's it distorts the audio when it changes from one track to the next if I click back to the start of the track its fine...
  11. AllanN

    Q: How can I passowrd protect folders on my laptop computer?

    What OS are you running?
  12. AllanN

    Hey Guys! Your favorite shave....

    I converted from electric to the Mach3 about a year ago. I tried the turbo but it irritated my face to much and they cost more. I shave directly after my shower I alternate every other day between Neutrogena Razor Defense Daily Face Scrub and Nivea Face Scrub, to shave I use my Mach3 and...
  13. AllanN

    PAINT BALL...How much ammo?

    I see your point that in the closed range, where there is no woodland cover camo would be kind of useless and look silly. You have to admit that in a larger woodland based game blending in and not being seen greatly decreases your changes of getting hit. I usually wore regular summer weight...
  14. AllanN

    Unreal Tournament goes GOLD

    QuackXP im usually on a East server.
  15. AllanN

    South Park - 3/17/04 "Good Times with Weapons"

    Defiantly a good way to start the season off but by no means a classic like: Fat But and Pancake Head Trapper Keeper Bebe's boobs Destroy Society Krazy Kripples Chinpoko Mon Butters Very Own Episode Cartmans Silly Hate Crime Spooky Fish Cartmans Mom is a Dirty Slut Cartmans Mom is...
  16. AllanN

    Installing XP on my wife's notebook- Some questions.

    Just use F2 that way you dont have to change the BIOS back or eject the CD while XP reboots during setup.
  17. AllanN

    PAINT BALL...How much ammo?

    Is this more of a rule for playing at a course? I always wore camo when playing in the woods with my friends back in high school.
  18. AllanN

    Let's talk Beer

    I’m the Guinness drinker from the Anti-beer thread. It was commented by a few that Guinness was the Budweiser of stouts. So who here can recommend some easily obtainable competitors? The closest big city that I travel to semi-frequently would be Pittsburgh if someone wants to throw out some...
  19. AllanN

    Installing XP on my wife's notebook- Some questions.

    You don’t have to boot to DOS and format the drive. Change the BIOS to boot from CD, then during setup, delete all the existing partitions and tell XP to install in the unpartitioned space. XP setup will repartition and reformat the drive for you. For Dial up, write down the phone number...
  20. AllanN

    Jumping off buildings (very cool video)

    Defiantly impressive! These guys must have trained there asses off to be so agile flexible and strong. Reminds me of my martial arts training with how fluid there movement is and when they land they roll or otherwise let there kinetic energy keep them moving rather than impart that force into...
  21. AllanN

    I confess...I'm sick of beer. I hate it.

    I’m sure there are better stouts than Guinness. But in my completely culturally defunct town trying to get any beer that is not mass produced is a bit tricky. But I like it, it’s reasonably priced, and I can actually go to the store and buy it.
  22. AllanN

    Pierce Brosnan out as Bond? (UPDATE: Daniel Craig confirmed)

    I’m going to jump into the camp that Clive Owen would be the best choice. But it does not look like that is going to happen. Of the names floating around now Hugh Jackman I think would be the best fit. Then in ten years hand it over to Jude Law. By that time he might have manly good looks rather...
  23. AllanN

    Ever edited your own version of a movie?

    I have never edited a movie for content and never will. One out of respect for artist rights, even if it was just for my personal use. Two because I'm anal and any variation from the original would seem wrong to me. However once I get a DVD burner the first thing I’m going to do is take my A...
  24. AllanN

    How do you start a "Service" in W2k?

    Jay, I hate to sound like a prick here but you should respect the decisions of your IT staff. They have reasons for doing what they are doing. One of the things that annoys us(IT Staff) the most is users that think they know what they are doing, trying to undermine our security procedures. That...
  25. AllanN

    Unreal Tournament goes GOLD

    Is anyone interested in playing this together? I played SOCOM with the HTF clan back in the day and it was far better than joining public servers. I'm a bit new to the Onslaught mode, but im loving every minute. It would be great to get together with a team and just assume a grunt/gunner role...
  26. AllanN

    I confess...I'm sick of beer. I hate it.

    Mark Although I'm not a non-drinker I respect your decision. Anyone who doesn’t probably is not worth hanging around with. I felt the same thing among certain groups of people (of whom I no longer really associate with) but the subject was not drinking it was sex. Guys would brag about how...
  27. AllanN

    Is Anyone Else's Tax Refund Taking Long ?

    E-filed both my federal and state and had both returns in 10 days.
  28. AllanN

    My 'Stupid' Person of the Week Award

    We watched Schindler's List in high school, parental permission was required. However they fast forwarded through the sex scene. Not stopped and fast forwarded though. Everyone got a good laugh out of that.
  29. AllanN

    Got red squirrels congregating in my yard.

    Sounds like mabey we should create a squrrel exchange program with the US and UK. :)
  30. AllanN

    whats the deal with Ronin?

    Sam: "What’s in the case?" Deirdre: "Something where paying you for." Because the movie is not about the case, it’s about the people trying to get the case. It’s not really an important question like: What is rosebud? or Who is Keyser Söze I also got the impression the piece between the...
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