It would be as if the MPAA developed a DVD format that wore out after a certain number of plays.
It would be as if the MPAA developed a DVD format that wore out after a certain number of plays.
Someone has already figured out a way to prevent DVDs from playing on certain equipment, like PCs or drives that are capable of R/W. I wouldn't put that past them.
MRO wrote to Dumas Walker <=-
Someone has already figured out a way to prevent DVDs from playing on certain equipment, like PCs or drives that are capable of R/W. I wouldn't put that past them.
do people even use dvds anymore?
do people even use dvds anymore?
do people even use dvds anymore?
Yes! I do! It's the best way to get my movies on my computer without consuming too much disk space. And the cost overall is just better to
buy the DVD and digitize it to the hard drive. :-)
PS - I don't care about 4k-8k etc. Even the DVD rips look great over a projector. :-)
Someone has already figured out a way to prevent DVDs from playing on certain equipment, like PCs or drives that are capable of R/W. I wouldn't put that past them.
do people even use dvds anymore?
do people even use dvds anymore?
Yes! I do! It's the best way to get my movies on my computer without consuming too much disk space. And the cost overall is just better to
buy the DVD and digitize it to the hard drive. :-)
MRO wrote to Elf <=-
Yes! I do! It's the best way to get my movies on my computer without consuming too much disk space. And the cost overall is just better to
buy the DVD and digitize it to the hard drive. :-)
i just download it and delete it.
PS - I don't care about 4k-8k etc. Even the DVD rips look great over a projector. :-)
projector? wtf
Dumas Walker wrote to ELF <=-
I am starting to notice that the price for some DVDs is now higher than their blu-ray counterparts. Most still are not, though.
do people even use dvds anymore?
projector? wtf
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/epson-home-cinema-880-1080p-3lcd-projector- white/6428460.p?skuId=6428460&ref=212&loc=1&extStoreId=945&ref=212&loc=1 &ds_rl=1262659&gclsrc=ds
DVDs are also a fine way to share material with other people. A
friend was looking for a collection episodes from a TV show
available on YT, and some TED Talks on particular subjects. The
DVD provided the medium to do that.
** On Thursday 06.05.21 - 07:27, MRO wrote to Dumas Walker:
do people even use dvds anymore?
do people even use dvds anymore?
I do, and I still have plenty of blanks to record on.
Sometimes I use them to make install disks with such as the newer versions of Windows/Linux/etc. Sometimes I use them to burn videos I've streamed from lectures so I can have a copy offline as well.
They're media disks when you get right down to it. While they may not be able to carry the amount of data as the more modern USB thumb drives do they still have their place.
Re: Re: audio books.. game ch
By: Dumas Walker to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Wed May 05 2021 02:33 pm
It would be as if the MPAA developed a DVD format that wore out after a certai
number of plays.
Someone has already figured out a way to prevent DVDs from playing on certain
equipment, like PCs or drives that are capable of R/W. I wouldn't put that past
them.
do people even use dvds anymore?
MRO wrote to Dumas Walker <=-
Someone has already figured out a way to prevent DVDs from playing on certain
equipment, like PCs or drives that are capable of R/W. I wouldn't put that past
them.
do people even use dvds anymore?
Yes! I do! It's the best way to get my movies on my computer without consuming too much disk space. And the cost overall is just better to
buy the DVD and digitize it to the hard drive. :-)
Long live the DVD!!!!
PS - I don't care about 4k-8k etc. Even the DVD rips look great over a projector.
... Th-th-th-that's all, folks.
Re: Re: audio books.. game ch
By: Elf to MRO on Thu May 06 2021 09:10 am
do people even use dvds anymore?
Yes! I do! It's the best way to get my movies on my computer without consuming t
much disk space. And the cost overall is just better to
buy the DVD and digitize it to the hard drive. :-)
i just download it and delete it.
PS - I don't care about 4k-8k etc. Even the DVD rips look great over a projector
:-)
projector? wtf
Re: do people even use dvds anymore?
By: Ogg to MRO on Thu May 06 2021 10:35 pm
DVDs are also a fine way to share material with other people. A
friend was looking for a collection episodes from a TV show
available on YT, and some TED Talks on particular subjects. The
DVD provided the medium to do that.
usb flash drive?
They're media disks when you get right down to it. While they may not be able to carry the amount of data as the more modern USB thumb drives do they still have their place.
I remember when 30-something inches was considered a big TV. I have
never felt t he
need for bigger ones myself so that also means I have less of a need for high definition media.
projector? wtf
Hahaha, such a first-worlder thing to say.
It takes me ages to download anything meaningful. If I could get a film downloaded the same day I intend to watch it I might think differently, but when it takes half a month to get a file transfered you stop thinking of data as a disposable asset.
usb flash drive?
DVDs are still cheaper, plus they are less likely to act as vehicles for trojan horses and are more reliable in the long run if properly cared for.
Flash drives are better when you intend to share many small files that
On 07 May 2021, Brian Rogers said the following...
They're media disks when you get right down to it. While they may not be able to carry the amount of data as the more modern USB thumb drives do they still have their place.
their place is copied to a more reliable media and then trashed lol.
dvds are the worst.
On 07 May 2021, Arelor said the following...
I remember when 30-something inches was considered a big TV. I have never felt t he
need for bigger ones myself so that also means I have less of a need for high definition media.
people will buy huge tvs and then adjust their living room to sit further away.. silly imo
Yeah, but I would have to first shell out for an internal BluRay player
for my PC so I could rip those . . . I wonder for how much longer they
will continue to make DVDs and BluRays. Until they stop, I'll keep
collecting from DVDs...maybe BluRay later, but trying to avoid that for
now. :-)
MRO wrote to Elf <=-
why dont you just buy a large display? for the price of the projector
and the screen you would come out better ---
Arelor wrote to Elf <=-
I remember when 30-something inches was considered a big TV. I have
never felt the need for bigger ones myself so that also means I have
less of a need for high definition media.
Brian Rogers wrote to MRO <=-
I even still have cassettes of recorded radio shows I will never get
rid of. They are master copies of broadcast history that will never get repeated... yet good luck finding a cassette player now.
MRO wrote to Elf <=-
why dont you just buy a large display? for the price of the projector and the screen you would come out better ---
My screen, which I got for free, is 100" diagonally. The only 98" TV at
Best Buy that I see on their web site is $59,999.99. Hmmm....No
thanks. LOL :-)
Brian Rogers wrote to MRO <=-
I even still have cassettes of recorded radio shows I will never get rid of. They are master copies of broadcast history that will never get repeated... yet good luck finding a cassette player now.
Won't those lose their quality over time?
MRO wrote to Elf <=-
My screen, which I got for free, is 100" diagonally. The only 98" TV at
Best Buy that I see on their web site is $59,999.99. Hmmm....No
thanks. LOL :-)
yeah but your resolution is still shit because it's projecting at 1080p
Elf wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
Won't those lose their quality over time?
My screen, which I got for free, is 100" diagonally. The
only 98" TV at Best Buy that I see on their web site is
$59,999.99. Hmmm....No thanks. LOL :-)
Long live the DVD!!!!
PS - I don't care about 4k-8k etc.
Even the DVD rips look great over a projector. :-)
i lived in a tiny house with a girlfriend and she had to get the biggest tv and then later she just had to have a soundbar for it and the sound basically beat the shit out of us.
At 100", I'd have to back off to the other end of the house.
fusion wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
They're media disks when you get right down to it. While they may not be able to carry the amount of data as the more modern USB thumb drives do they still have their place.
their place is copied to a more reliable media and then trashed
lol.
dvds are the worst.
MRO wrote to Arelor <=-
DVDs are still cheaper, plus they are less likely to act as vehicles for trojan horses and are more reliable in the long run if properly cared for.
Flash drives are better when you intend to share many small files that
why would there be a trojan horse on it?
i've been around a long time. i've used floppies, cds, dvds.
i dont know why you guys prefer dvds over flash drives.
So, you think a USB drive is "more reliable" than a DVD?
dvds are the worst.For what? The purpose is the most important part of a sweeping generality like that.
Won't those lose their quality over time?
They will however how much quality is lost depends on
environment, grade of tape, and the player you're using. A
DBX encoded cassette on an audiophile grade player won't
lose as much as say a $25 portable player and low grade
tape :) It's not that difficult to convert the audio to
digital if you have the setup to do such.
They're media disks when you get right down to it. While
they may not be able to carry the amount of data as the more
modern USB thumb drives do they still have their place.
or you can just save a lot of time and money and use a usb
drive
DVDs are also a fine way to share material with other
people. A friend was looking for a collection episodes from
a TV show available on YT, and some TED Talks on particular
subjects. The DVD provided the medium to do that.
usb flash drive?
Brian Rogers wrote to Elf <=-
They will however how much quality is lost depends on environment,
grade of tape, and the player you're using. A DBX encoded cassette on
an audiophile grade player won't lose as much as say a $25 portable
player and low grade tape :) It's not that difficult to convert the
audio to digital if you have the setup to do such.
fusion wrote to Gamgee <=-
So, you think a USB drive is "more reliable" than a DVD?
i don't recall making a recommendation for something more
reliable.
dvds are the worst.
For what? The purpose is the most important part of a sweeping
generality like that.
you take life a little to seriously i think lol
DVDs are 480 lines (SD, or Standard Def). I have a 1080p
projector on a 108" screen and even 720p is noticeably
degraded from 1080p on it. Even my kids are like - what the
hell is this crap, Dad? when I project anything less than
720p on it.
And yes, I have a 4K TV too, but I'm not eager to upgrade
all the bits needed to support 4K everywhere. --
DVDs are still cheaper, plus they are less likely to act as vehicles for trojan horses and are more reliable in the long run if properly cared for
Flash drives are better when you intend to share many small files that
why would there be a trojan horse on it?
Brian Rogers wrote to MRO <=-
I even still have cassettes of recorded radio shows I will never get rid of. They are master copies of broadcast history that will never get repeated... yet good luck finding a cassette player now.
Won't those lose their quality over time?
... You aren't here forever, enjoy each day as a miracle.
It takes me ages to download anything meaningful. If I could get a film
downloaded the same day I intend to watch it I might think differently,
but when it takes half a month to get a file transfered you stop
thinking of data as a disposable asset.
just move where you have decent internet. i couldnt live like that.
Ogg wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
I still play the occassional cassette that I've produced (circa
mid-80's to mid 90's) from when I purchased LPs (to preserve
them). I enjoy my collection of "themed" cassettes and/or full
albums. They sound a bit different since I don't have the
original cassette recorder anymore, but with little tweeks of
treble and bass, they still sound pretty good.
Elf wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
Yeah, I converted all my tape cassettes - well, the few I had left - to digital in 2007. Man. Time flies.
Re: Re: audio books.. game ch
By: MRO to fusion on Fri May 07 2021 12:46 pm
i lived in a tiny house with a girlfriend and she had to get the biggest tv and then later she just had to have a soundbar for it and the sound basically beat the shit out of us.
You had to pay extra for a volume control?
--
digital man
I don't have unlimited highspeed internet at home.
And, I don't have a tv that supports usb directly. I solved that
And the connection to the tv is by using composite
video.
video. The tv is also connected to a dvd player. I'll flip
I don't have unlimited usb drives at the ready either. But I
and take that home with me. When home, I copy the .mp4 to a usb
drive that cooperates the best with my media player, and reuse
But loading up a rw-dvd and then later transferring the files I
want to watch on a reliable usb (which I keep plugged in to the
media player) is the best solution.
for trojan horses and are more reliable in the long run if properly cared for
Flash drives are better when you intend to share many small files that
why would there be a trojan horse on it?
Back in my college days, it was common to share notes and college related executables using USB drives. Some person, often the professor, would prepare the drive and give it to a student, who would download the contents
just move where you have decent internet. i couldnt live like that.
We don't all live in a trailer home! <g>
Dumas Walker wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-
Someone has already figured out a way to prevent DVDs from playing on certain equipment, like PCs or drives that are capable of R/W. I
wouldn't put that past them.
Dream Master wrote to MRO <=-
My father-in-law. He believes that the government is tracking him when
he uses a Blu-Ray that connects to the internet. I told him to remove
the wireless configuration from his Blu-Ray player; he did.
Afterwards, he told me that the Blu-Ray disk reactivates the wireless adapter.
I give up.
Elf wrote to MRO <=-
Yes! I do! It's the best way to get my movies on my computer without consuming too much disk space. And the cost overall is just better to
buy the DVD and digitize it to the hard drive. :-)
Dumas Walker wrote to ELF <=-
I am starting to notice that the price for some DVDs is now higher than their blu-ray counterparts. Most still are not, though.
Elf wrote to MRO <=-
PS - I don't care about 4k-8k etc. Even the DVD rips look great over a projector. :-)
projector? wtf
Elf wrote to Dumas Walker <=-
Yeah, but I would have to first shell out for an internal BluRay player for my PC so I could rip those
fusion wrote to Arelor <=-
people will buy huge tvs and then adjust their living room to sit
further away.. silly imo
Elf wrote to Arelor <=-
Agreed. We have a 100" projector screen we use when we want the movie feel. The flat panel TV is 55" for regular family viewing. But, most of the time we find ourselves watching shows on computer screens or 10" tablets. I don't need super high definition content. I'm glad though
since it also saves disk space. :-)
Digital Man wrote to Ogg <=-
At 100", I'd have to back off to the other end of the house.
Nah, it's surprisingly awesome even within 10 ft. But you do need a darkened "theater room" for the right experience. --
Ogg wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
I still play the occassional cassette that I've produced (circa
mid-80's to mid 90's) from when I purchased LPs (to preserve
them).
Ogg wrote to MRO <=-
I rarely produce a playable dvd anymore; that was when usb
drives were still rather expensive.
Arelor wrote to MRO <=-
Back in my college days, it was common to share notes and college
related executables using USB drives. Some person, often the professor, would prepare the drive and give it to a student, who would download
the contents to his computer and then hand the drive to another
student, and so on until everybody had a copy of everything.
do people even use dvds anymore?
DVDs Don't Crash.
Take care of them and they'll last a lot longer than a hard drive.
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Elf <=-
DVDs Don't Crash.
Take care of them and they'll last a lot longer than a hard drive.
poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Elf <=-
Lately, going out at work to lunch, getting takeout, eating in my car
and watching movies on my 6" phone mounted on the dash seems more the norm. I've somehow managed to keep my car clean this whole time.
Quoting Poindexter Fortran to Elf <=-
I got a tiny little LED projector for Christmas last year. We just finished landscaping the garden and have a perfect patch of wall for having outdoor movies for the kids. Looking forward to it, but don't
know how bright these new projectors are. We'll find out soon!
I got rid of my cassette collection as I picked up CD or
MP3 copies to replace them. The last one I replaced was a
TDK MAR/90 tape from 1985 or so, the kind that had the
metal frame and plastic faceplates screwed into it.
http://realitycheckbbs.org/images/mar90.jpg
Big old heavy hunka thing, it took a good push of the
eject button in my car stereo to get it out. But, it
sounded great 20+ years later.
Vintage Check: Side 1 was Tear for Fears "The Hurting",
side 2 Roxy Music, "Avalon".
I rarely produce a playable dvd anymore; that was when
usb drives were still rather expensive.
I went through a fun phase where I'd make playable DVDs.
Making the top menu, including graphics and music was an
enjoyable hobby. For the life of me, I can't think of what
app I used - maybe that Roxio app that came with old DVD
burners?
Dumas Walker wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-
Someone has already figured out a way to prevent DVDs from playing on certain equipment, like PCs or drives that are capable of R/W. I wouldn't put that past them.
If only they spent their time and energy making original content instead...
... The plains of Leonis are burning.
Ogg wrote to MRO <=-
We don't all live in a trailer home! <g>
Yep. We are watching movies (and other videos) all over the place now,
not just in our home, definitely not just in a theatre. Although my
family is now fully vaccinated, we still have not returned to the movie theatre. Not sure when we will - probably need a compelling reason to
go back. For now, we are enjoying movie night at home.
Someone has already figured out a way to prevent DVDs from playing on certain equipment, like PCs or drives that are capable of R/W. I wouldn't put that past them.
If only they spent their time and energy making original content instead...
Priced an MFM drive lately? PC-100 memory? :)
There's a point where it's cheaper to get a generation previous to the top
of the line, but wait too long and it gets expensive. I had an old computer that had more then enough CPU to spare, but not enough memory. I could buy a new barebones computer for the price of the memory.
Instead of getting 12 years out of it, I think I'll get 2 years, then buy something new and hand this one down to my wife as her system is now too expensive to upgrade. :)
We don't all live in a trailer home! <g>
Please don't disrespect trailer homes...
after all Vicky Bartelomo is quite babalicious <BEG>
Quoting Mro to Elf <=-
the whole movie theater deal is a bad business model. i thought things were going to improve when they added alcohol and food but no... it
was expensive alcohol and food. -!-
Digital Man wrote to Ogg <=-
At 100", I'd have to back off to the other end of the house.
Nah, it's surprisingly awesome even within 10 ft. But you do need a darkened "theater room" for the right experience. --
Have you (or anyone here) read up on backlighting? It seemed like having the TV backlight the wall it was on was supposed to help improve the look of the picture.
the whole movie theater deal is a bad business model. i
thought things were going to improve when they added
alcohol and food but no... it was expensive alcohol and
food. -+-
Quoting Mro to Elf <=-
the whole movie theater deal is a bad business model. i thought things were going to improve when
they added alcohol and food but no... it
was expensive alcohol and food. -!-
Agreed. Going out to the movies has become an expensive, with almost amusement-park-like fees. I mean
. . yeah, just too expensive.
... (C)ontrol (A)lt (B)ye
___ Blue Wave/386 v2.30
Ogg wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
after all Vicky Bartelomo is quite babalicious <BEG>
Ok.. I don't get the reference, but.. whatever.
Brian Rogers wrote to Ogg <=-
Hey Ogg;
Ogg wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
after all Vicky Bartelomo is quite babalicious <BEG>
Ok.. I don't get the reference, but.. whatever.
You've never watched the show "America's Got Talent"? She was one of
the comics and her theme was "Trailor nasty". If you search for her on YouTube you'll find some of her bits. Very funny - and even funnier
live OFF of the TV cameras :)
Arelor wrote to Elf <=-
I thought the point of cinemas wasn t watching the movie, but making
out with your girlfriend in the backrow :-P
You've never watched the show "America's Got Talent"? She was one of the comics and her theme was "Trailor nasty". If you search for her on YouTube you'll find some of her bits. Very funny - and even funnier live OFF of the TV cameras :)
Vicky Barbolak is her name... my bad there.
We don't all live in a trailer home! <g>
Please don't disrespect trailer homes...
Not at all! MRO probably has a very nice one. ;)
after all Vicky Bartelomo is quite babalicious <BEG>
Ok.. I don't get the reference, but.. whatever.
Quoting Mro to Elf <=-
the whole movie theater deal is a bad business model. i thought things were going to improve when they added alcohol and food but no... it
was expensive alcohol and food. -!-
Agreed. Going out to the movies has become an expensive, with almost amusement-park-like fees. I mean . . . yeah, just too expensive.
Hello MRO!
** On Monday 10.05.21 - 15:35, MRO wrote to Elf:
the whole movie theater deal is a bad business model. i
thought things were going to improve when they added
alcohol and food but no... it was expensive alcohol and
food. -+-
I did not realize that theatres had add booze. Is that
throughout an entire chain? ..or is it in select states as
well?
I thought the point of cinemas wasn t watching the movie, but making out with your girlfriend in the backrow :-P
Ogg wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
found and watched one where she gives an answer to simon when he asks "what would you do with a million dollars if you won (AGT)?" answer:
i'd buy a trailer and move closer to you (simon)"
yes.. the whole bit was very funny. will settle down with vickie and watch her stuff from 2018 shortly.
MRO wrote to Elf <=-
the whole movie theater deal is a bad business model. i thought things were going to improve when they added alcohol and food but no... it was expensive alcohol and food.
Dumas Walker wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-
In the case of blu-ray, I would not mind buying one expect (1) I have never really noticed a quality difference (but the price difference
could nullify that)
Ogg wrote to MRO <=-
I did not realize that theatres had add booze. Is that
throughout an entire chain? ..or is it in select states as
well?
Having a beer or glass of wine is nice, rather then 64 oz. of ice and flavored water for 5 cents more than the 48 oz. cup.
The movie theaters are going to find that unless they raise their game, they're going to have a harder time than before, since we all upgraded our TVs in 2020.
The RIAA is horrendous when it comes to licensing music. Google WKRP and
WKRP? The only WKRP that comes to mind is that sitcom from the 80's, WKRP in Cincinnati.
Exactly. They had such a hard time releasing it for syndication, because they had to license every song playing in the background.
are you sure about that because you can legally play x seconds of any video or
ong on a tv show. especially with context of the show, it is arguable it's not
eing used wrong.
are you sure that's just not some made up internet myth? i've seen it in syndi
tion just fine.
There is a full series DVD version out now that has most of the music restored, but not all of it. Pink Floyd's "Dogs" no longer plays as big a role in the Thanksgiving episode, for example. Ironic, because I believe it was present in an earlier syndicated version that had other music missing.
There is a full series DVD version out now that has most of the music restored, but not all of it. Pink Floyd's "Dogs" no longer plays as big a role in the Thanksgiving episode, for example. Ironic, because I believe i
was present in an earlier syndicated version that had other music missing.
i dont even remember much music being played in that show.
i dont even remember much music being played in that show.
You're kidding, right?
Re: Re: audio books.. game ch
By: Dumas Walker to MRO on Sat May 15 2021 10:33 am
i dont even remember much music being played in that show.
You're kidding, right?
i remember the bumper music being played when they'd walk into the dj
room.
i've seen the show a lot. it's a shitty show. it's not exactly recorded
OGG wrote to <=-
do people even use dvds anymore?
I do. I don't have streaming services as an option. DVDs
(purchased or my own burned discs) are the only solution for me.
DVDs are also a fine way to share material with other people. A
friend was looking for a collection episodes from a TV show
available on YT, and some TED Talks on particular subjects. The
DVD provided the medium to do that.
FUSION wrote to ARELOR <=-
I remember when 30-something inches was considered a big TV. I have
never felt t he
need for bigger ones myself so that also means I have less of a need for high definition media.
people will buy huge tvs and then adjust their living room to sit
further away.. silly imo
POINDEXTER FORTRAN wrote to ELF <=-
PS - I don't care about 4k-8k etc. Even the DVD rips look great over a projector. :-)
projector? wtf
I got a tiny little LED projector for Christmas last year. We just finished landscaping the garden and have a perfect patch of wall for having outdoor movies for the kids. Looking forward to it, but don't
know how bright these new projectors are. We'll find out soon!
POINDEXTER FORTRAN wrote to OGG <=-
I rarely produce a playable dvd anymore; that was when usb
drives were still rather expensive.
I went through a fun phase where I'd make playable DVDs. Making the top menu, including graphics and music was an enjoyable hobby. For the life
of me, I can't think of what app I used - maybe that Roxio app that
came with old DVD burners?
ELF wrote to <=-
Agreed. Going out to the movies has become an expensive, with almost amusement-park-like fees. I mean . . . yeah, just too expensive.
DIVARIN wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-
The RIAA is horrendous when it comes to licensing music. Google WKRP and
WKRP? The only WKRP that comes to mind is that sitcom from the 80's,
WKRP in Cincinnati.
POINDEXTER FORTRAN wrote to <=-
The movie theaters are going to find that unless they raise their game, they're going to have a harder time than before, since we all upgraded
our TVs in 2020.
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to ELF <=-
Agreed. Going out to the movies has become an expensive, with almost amusement-park-like fees. I mean . . . yeah, just too expensive.
There are still things I plan to experience on the big screen,
preferably opening night. :-)
Yep - that's what he is referring to... In the original broadcasts they
used 'real' music, but they didn't have/buy the rights to perpetual streaming, or DVD's, which didn't exist at the time.
So now if you stream them they don't have the original music.
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to DIVARIN <=-
So now if you stream them they don't have the original music.
On 05-14-21 09:51, JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-
And with services like HBO Max showing movies WHILE they are in the theater... That's a game changer too!
Vk3jed wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Now that would be great to have here. My partner isn't one for cinema trips these days (long story), so we're effectively discriminated
against by the media companies. Paying (even with a premium) to see something that's still in cinema release while at home would be a great option for us.
On 05-20-21 07:13, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I would love to be able to pay $100 or so to stream a new release at my home. You could make it play at a certain time, lock it down however,
make it so it wouldn't rewind/pause like a movie theater, or do
whatever to separate it from plain old pay-per-view, anything - but to
be able to have a moviehouse-like experience with friends would be
great.
ELF wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Agreed. Going out to the movies has become an expensive, with almost amusement-park-like fees. I mean . . . yeah, just too expensive.
There are still things I plan to experience on the big screen,
preferably opening night. :-)
Agreed. For what I consider "blockbuster" movies, yeah. The theatre is fun. I am not ready to go back yet, but I think I will be by fall of
this year depending on what the world looks like in relation to this pandemic.
Our family has a long history of attending the theatre for big, fun
family movies especially sci-fi movies or big Disney releases. I'm sure we'll want to get back to reliving those memories soon despite the high financial cost. :-)
ELF wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
It also allows a certain amount of Quality Control.
I know some people don't like that, but I have no problem with it.
I ran all Apple gear from 2004 to 2015. It really is just one of the
Their M1 chip is one development that would temp me back to a Mac,
POINDEXTER FORTRAN wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
So now if you stream them they don't have the original music.
Hold me closer, Tony Danza...
VK3JED wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
It has been their MO for sure. The EU is investigating them now for
some of these practices.
It also allows a certain amount of Quality Control.
I know some people don't like that, but I have no problem with it.
For a phone, I don't mind it. I want my phone to "just work", and
Apple is really good at that. For a desktop or a laptop, I want more flexibility to be able to install software from wherever I want. Of course, if I choose to use that flexibility to shoot myself in the
foot, that's my own stupid fault. :D
Quoting Jimmy Anderson to Elf <=-
Yeah - I recently replaced my work MacBook Air with an M1 chip model - WOW! Better performance as far as the chip, but also on the battery!
Quoting Jimmy Anderson to Elf <=-
Our family has a long history of attending the theatre for big, fun
family movies especially sci-fi movies or big Disney releases. I'm sure we'll want to get back to reliving those memories soon despite the high financial cost. :-)
Well, you get what you pay for. :-) So if you're paying for the
experience and it is worth what you pay, then there you go. :-)
On 05-21-21 10:03, JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to VK3JED <=-
For a phone, I don't mind it. I want my phone to "just work", and
Apple is really good at that. For a desktop or a laptop, I want more flexibility to be able to install software from wherever I want. Of course, if I choose to use that flexibility to shoot myself in the
foot, that's my own stupid fault. :D
Like I said to someone else, I get that, and there was a day I would
have felt the same way, so more power to you. :-)
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to ELF <=-
Yeah - I recently replaced my work MacBook Air with an M1 chip model - WOW! Better performance as far as the chip, but also on the battery!
We may be kicking off a cross-platform desktop initiative at work - and by "We", I mean "I". Right now, we're all Windows but we have an opportunity to open things up to Linux, BSD and Mac. I need to get familiar with MacOS
An interesting survey would be to inquire about the oldest sort of read/write medias people still have :) Ediphone wax/tubes? Open reel tape? 8-tracks?
We may be kicking off a cross-platform desktop initiative at work - and "We", I mean "I". Right now, we're all Windows but we have an opportuni to open things up to Linux, BSD and Mac. I need to get familiar with Ma
It seems like you're a bit late to the party here... BUT, you may be right o time. When we first pushed non-windows in my corporation, the hipster mac guys (I use a mac, but don't tell anyone... oops)... all told everyone about their macs, but everyone of them needed `fusion` or something else to run th killer windows apps. So, at least for a few years, we were "no longer microsoft", but every alternative was running just as many microsoft apps.
Today, with so much cloud-based SAAS, I can get away without fusion, vmware, etc... but I still ocassionally run into another killer app that needs me to fire up a copy of weendoze.
lol
Minimal Investment. There are just two windows computers in premises, one managing radiodiagnostics equipment that supports nothing else, and anothe dealing with Government web programs that understand Internet Explorer onl
Lupine Furmen wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
The oldest I have are some 8-track tapes (even still have a player),
then I have audio cassettes (and a player) as well regular audio CD's.
As for DVD's, I use them because I can take them to work with me to
watch them since I can no longer plug in my portable HD or a thumb
drive to my computer at work.
... I look better on a woman!
As for DVD's, I use them because I can take them to work
with me to watch them since I can no longer plug in my
portable HD or a thumb drive to my computer at work.
You can watch movies at work?!? What AREN'T you doing when
you're watching a movie? :D
Lupine Furmen wrote to Ogg <=-
You can watch movies at work?!? What AREN'T you doing when
you're watching a movie? :D
I'm a gate guard, so there is a lot of down time. Mostly spent
watching YouTube, at least until I can get a new laptop so I can
play my games while there. :)
I'm a gate guard, so there is a lot of down time. Mostly
spent watching YouTube, at least until I can get a new
laptop so I can play my games while there. :)
But..... if you're doing that stuff, are you actually
"guarding the gate"? Does the employer know of these
activities, and allow it?
Ogg wrote to Gamgee <=-
I'm a gate guard, so there is a lot of down time. Mostly
spent watching YouTube, at least until I can get a new
laptop so I can play my games while there. :)
But..... if you're doing that stuff, are you actually
"guarding the gate"? Does the employer know of these
activities, and allow it?
He's probably not the gun-toting variety. But even if so, I
can imagine there's probably a lot more non-action going on
than some steady stream of traffic. So.. if you all you can
otherwise do is stare into space, why not have a tv or
something.
Ogg wrote to Gamgee <=-
I'm a gate guard, so there is a lot of down time. Mostly
spent watching YouTube, at least until I can get a new
laptop so I can play my games while there. :)
But..... if you're doing that stuff, are you actually
"guarding the gate"? Does the employer know of these
activities, and allow it?
He's probably not the gun-toting variety. But even if so, I
can imagine there's probably a lot more non-action going on
than some steady stream of traffic. So.. if you all you can
otherwise do is stare into space, why not have a tv or
something.
Well.... because if you're watching TV, you'll likely miss the person sneaking past the gate.
If you're being paid to guard a gate, that's what you should be doing.
... All hope abandon, ye who enter messages here.
But..... if you're doing that stuff, are you actually "guarding the gate"? Does the employer know of these activities, and allow it?
Well.... because if you're watching TV, you'll likely miss the person sneaking past the gate.
I finally found a copy of the movie FM, which a lot of the characters in WKRP seem to be cribbed from. Great live performances in the movie, great 70s rock soundtrack, and the theme song by Donald Fagen.I want to watch more music related movies. I got the movie 24 hour party
MATTHEW MUNSON wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-
I want to watch more music related movies. I got the movie 24 hour
party people about the music scene in Manchester UK (Happy Mondays/New Order) which was pretty good.
I'll likely put a movie wish list of stuff i need to get physical or digital copies of.
ELF wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Yeah - I recently replaced my work MacBook Air with an M1 chip model - WOW! Better performance as far as the chip, but also on the battery!
Yeah. I'll probably just wait for the same type of tech to trickle down
to the PC gear. :-) Apple. Everyone's RD department. ;-)
ELF wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Our family has a long history of attending the theatre for big, fun
family movies especially sci-fi movies or big Disney releases. I'm sure we'll want to get back to reliving those memories soon despite the high financial cost. :-)
Well, you get what you pay for. :-) So if you're paying for the
experience and it is worth what you pay, then there you go. :-)
Yeah, I told my family for my birthdays and holidays, I don't want "things" i want memories. So now they usually give gifts like movie
gift cards, dining gift cards etc and then I use those to go out and
have fun with the family. Best use of money. :-) I got enough "stuff".
POINDEXTER FORTRAN wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
Back when I worked in a Mac shop, people complained about the MBA's
lack of ports. Now, everyone's caught up. :)
We may be kicking off a cross-platform desktop initiative at work - and
by "We", I mean "I". Right now, we're all Windows but we have an opportunity to open things up to Linux, BSD and Mac. I need to get familiar with MacOS again, maybe I should use that to justify getting a Mac in the office this summer. :)
ARELOR wrote to LIGHTMAN <=-
Cheap Hardware With Minimal Investment. There are just two windows computers in premises, one for managing radiodiagnostics equipment that supports nothing else, and another for dealing with Government web programs that understand Internet Explorer only.
Quoting Jimmy Anderson to Elf <=-
Now 'stuff' that also makes memories... We like to purchase and use firearms, I'm a big game player - those are still "stuff" things, but
have memories tied to them. :-)
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to ARELOR <=-
That's a big issue here too - coding for IE instead of universal
or generic...
JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to ARELOR <=-
That's a big issue here too - coding for IE instead of universal
or generic...
I'd hoped those days were gone. We ended up rolling out VMWare Fusion, a remote desktop farm and excess Windows licenses because our home-brewed HR system relied on running on IE. This was 2011 or so, and by 2014 everything was browser-agnostic with a preference to Chrome and Safari.
Re: do people even use dvds a
Quoting Denn to Lupine Furmen <=-
Re: do people even use dvds a
I buy DVD movies cheap then put them in MKV or MPEG4 and put them on
my home server.
I have close to 1000 movies I can watch on any TV in my home via home network streaming.
ELF wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
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Quoting Jimmy Anderson to Elf <=-
Now 'stuff' that also makes memories... We like to purchase and use firearms, I'm a big game player - those are still "stuff" things, but
have memories tied to them. :-)
True! Yes, we do need some "stuff" to build memories with. Good example
if your family likes to go shooting or hunting. We like to go camping
and that requires a lot of "stuff" hahaha. :-)
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