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Originally Posted by Robert56@NitrousDirect
Is that 55inch big screen, or 55 widescreen? I assume it's WS. I have a little 34inch WS, but was an early adopter and that was just about as big as they had in HD WS at the time. Currently looking at 42 inch LCD 1080i/1080P for the new BlueRay HD DVDs. The 1080 progressive pic is absolutely mind blowing, real close to 3D on a good set-up. I also built a HTPC so I can do ls1tech from my easy chair on the 34". 
Oh, yea, they called off the drags, couldn't get the track dried off, so got a pass for next Sunday.
Robert
Oh, yea, they called off the drags, couldn't get the track dried off, so got a pass for next Sunday.
Robert
and I absolutely LOVE this tv!
Originally Posted by Robert56@NitrousDirect
I don't think your really recording HD 16:9 widescreen on a 4:3 standard def TV. More likely it's a letter boxed pic into the 4:3 ratio. They do have a true hi-def Tivo out theses days, but hasn't been on the market for to long, which may be the one you have?
If someone want's my TiVo for cheap, it's yours. remote, manual, cables included, and works great for standard def 4:3 tv shows.
Rain forcast now says 60% day then 30% night, so it's getting better.
Robert
If someone want's my TiVo for cheap, it's yours. remote, manual, cables included, and works great for standard def 4:3 tv shows.
Rain forcast now says 60% day then 30% night, so it's getting better.
Robert
I've had a true HD TiVo for a number of years now, so that doesn't make much sense to me... Dual Tuner both satellite and OTA high def.
Too bad DirecTV is moving towards the MPEG4 codec which this doesn't support for the new satellites coming into service, but that's mostly for local HD feeds which I can get via antenna anyway..
And yes, it records both satellite and OTA just fine in whatever format it was broadcasted (16:9 up to 1080i or 4:3 480p for FOX).
TiVo is getting squeezed out as apparent by the series 3... The satellite providers kicked them out and you have to get those "CableCard"s for the new one which are limited on cable, and what a pain it is getting Comcast to admit they exist. Cable seems so much more compressed too. Shame with all this new true technology the media providers are still taking shortcuts at our expense to fatten their own wallets...
Sorry... the beer hasn't kicked in yet...
The one thing that's nice about the direct tv DVR is you can download your recorded HD movies and such. Set up a HTPC with big gigabit storage and archive HD movies. The Comcast DVR does not allow any down loading of recorded HD, damn bastards.
Oh yea, on the HD TiVo being out for x amount of time, I said not to long , remember, the older you get the quiker time passes, so not to long could be a year or two.
Robert
Oh yea, on the HD TiVo being out for x amount of time, I said not to long , remember, the older you get the quiker time passes, so not to long could be a year or two.
Robert
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Originally Posted by Robert56@NitrousDirect
I didn't hink we were arguing. Just from what you posted it sounded as though you had a 4:3 set, no worry. You will love the new set-up, WS and HD for sure. One thing I might add, when looking for a new set, maybe get one capable of the HD DVD, and that'll be 1080i1080p capable, not just 1080i. The HD DVD is great (1080p), best pic available. The PS3 plays the new BlueRay HD Dvd format, or ya can get a seperate unit.
Robert
Robert
I am reallllllly looking forward to getting the widescreen HD TV and upgrading my satellite to be able to view and record in HD........ya know, for football season next year.
Oh and thanks for the advice/info......I am always open to learning more.
Rott, you fokkin a-hole.
If you plan on getting a 360, or already got one for xmas, it has a hd-dvd add on player for 200 clams.
I'm still waiting a bit to see if the powers that be can choose a standard between bluray and hd-dvd. Probably not.
If you plan on getting a 360, or already got one for xmas, it has a hd-dvd add on player for 200 clams.
I'm still waiting a bit to see if the powers that be can choose a standard between bluray and hd-dvd. Probably not.
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Originally Posted by Rokko
Rott, you fokkin a-hole.
Originally Posted by Rokko
If you plan on getting a 360, or already got one for xmas, it has a hd-dvd add on player for 200 clams.
I'm still waiting a bit to see if the powers that be can choose a standard between bluray and hd-dvd. Probably not.
I'm still waiting a bit to see if the powers that be can choose a standard between bluray and hd-dvd. Probably not.
Originally Posted by Rokko
Rott, you fokkin a-hole.
If you plan on getting a 360, or already got one for xmas, it has a hd-dvd add on player for 200 clams.
I'm still waiting a bit to see if the powers that be can choose a standard between bluray and hd-dvd. Probably not.
If you plan on getting a 360, or already got one for xmas, it has a hd-dvd add on player for 200 clams.
I'm still waiting a bit to see if the powers that be can choose a standard between bluray and hd-dvd. Probably not.
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Originally Posted by DrEvyl
Personally, I think HD-DVD is the one that will take off.
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Originally Posted by 00Vette
Okay, I've seen his car plenty of times. He's a disgrace to the Vette comunity. 
Anyone know what kind of times he has produced?
Anyone know what kind of times he has produced?
It looks as though BluRay may pull the rabbit out of the hat. More movie companys are going their direction. Also, BluRay is out selling HD DVD in players and movies. The PS3 is mucho better that the 360 over the long hall, imo. Anyway, one company just released a combo player, so both may end up surviving.
Kinda like SACD and Hi Res DVD (music), which everyone thought the same which will win. They are both still going and mostly you'll find combo players. I run dedicated SACD, sounds like 3-D holographic imagery. Very cool.
Robert
Kinda like SACD and Hi Res DVD (music), which everyone thought the same which will win. They are both still going and mostly you'll find combo players. I run dedicated SACD, sounds like 3-D holographic imagery. Very cool.
Robert
IMHO, both DVD-A and SACD lost... sales have never taken off and some places are trying to eliminate their inventory. (FWIW I prefer DVD-A since you can still change the signal in the digital domain [bass management, equalization, channel delay, etc] whereas SACD presents in a format that degrades if you try the same thing).
Anyhoo, I got the HD-DVD drive for my 360 so I gotta root for that. The biggest difference is that Sony & BluRay are refusing to license any pr0n *******! err I mean titles!
Let's see... pr0n decided that DVDs > VHS... pr0n was the first to use DVD multi-angle feature and also first titles to feature DTS sound.
pr0n decided we needed more bandwidth. pr0n made the WWW popular...
pr0n isn't available on either SACD or DVD-A -- both dead end formats (but they sound sooo good, dammit)
pr0n is coming to HD-DVD..
pr0n isn't on BluRay...
HD-DVD wins!
But... in retrospec... do we really want those vericose thighs in high definition?
Maybe we need to think this thing out a bit more...
Anyhoo, I got the HD-DVD drive for my 360 so I gotta root for that. The biggest difference is that Sony & BluRay are refusing to license any pr0n *******! err I mean titles!
Let's see... pr0n decided that DVDs > VHS... pr0n was the first to use DVD multi-angle feature and also first titles to feature DTS sound.
pr0n decided we needed more bandwidth. pr0n made the WWW popular...
pr0n isn't available on either SACD or DVD-A -- both dead end formats (but they sound sooo good, dammit)
pr0n is coming to HD-DVD..
pr0n isn't on BluRay...
HD-DVD wins!
But... in retrospec... do we really want those vericose thighs in high definition?
Maybe we need to think this thing out a bit more...
Originally Posted by SeaHawk
IMHO, both DVD-A and SACD lost... sales have never taken off and some places are trying to eliminate their inventory. (FWIW I prefer DVD-A since you can still change the signal in the digital domain [bass management, equalization, channel delay, etc] whereas SACD presents in a format that degrades if you try the same thing).
Anyhoo, I got the HD-DVD drive for my 360 so I gotta root for that. The biggest difference is that Sony & BluRay are refusing to license any pr0n *******! err I mean titles!
Let's see... pr0n decided that DVDs > VHS... pr0n was the first to use DVD multi-angle feature and also first titles to feature DTS sound.
pr0n decided we needed more bandwidth. pr0n made the WWW popular...
pr0n isn't available on either SACD or DVD-A -- both dead end formats (but they sound sooo good, dammit)
pr0n is coming to HD-DVD..
pr0n isn't on BluRay...
HD-DVD wins!
But... in retrospec... do we really want those vericose thighs in high definition?
Maybe we need to think this thing out a bit more...
Anyhoo, I got the HD-DVD drive for my 360 so I gotta root for that. The biggest difference is that Sony & BluRay are refusing to license any pr0n *******! err I mean titles!
Let's see... pr0n decided that DVDs > VHS... pr0n was the first to use DVD multi-angle feature and also first titles to feature DTS sound.
pr0n decided we needed more bandwidth. pr0n made the WWW popular...
pr0n isn't available on either SACD or DVD-A -- both dead end formats (but they sound sooo good, dammit)
pr0n is coming to HD-DVD..
pr0n isn't on BluRay...
HD-DVD wins!
But... in retrospec... do we really want those vericose thighs in high definition?
Maybe we need to think this thing out a bit more...
Then we have the Hi Res music on the BR and Hd DVD coming, as soon as some equipment comes with the decoders.
Yea, varcosous veins are not to good, neither is a coutchie with pimples.
Robert
"Audiophiles" are picking the format with the highest distortion (1 bit delta-sigma modulation has much distortion over 20kHz as well as a shifting reference level -- as well as inability to manipulate in the digital domain as I stated before), much like they swear about $1000/ft cables and wooden pucks under their preamps... More likely SACD sees more releases since the owner of the format also happens to own a good percentage of the recording industry as well...
lol... it's all good though as it's definitely a consumer's paradise, it's just dismaying to see that a lot of this will turn out to be short-lived much like quad was in the 70's (which was quite a decent system for its time). I think the format wars will only hasten massmarket rejection of both (DVD-A/SACD and BluRay/HD-DVD).
*rant* That and Sony has left a rather sour taste in my mouth after they fucked over my computer with that CD protection **** they had (rendered the DVD drive in both my computer and my wife's laptop inoperable until we figured out wtf was going on). That in itself has indebted them to me and I haven't received so much as an apology while they are still taking truckloads of cash to the bank... I think I'll withhold paying into the RIAA trust fund via Sony purchases for a while, anyway... */rant*
Anyway, wtf happened at PR?
lol... it's all good though as it's definitely a consumer's paradise, it's just dismaying to see that a lot of this will turn out to be short-lived much like quad was in the 70's (which was quite a decent system for its time). I think the format wars will only hasten massmarket rejection of both (DVD-A/SACD and BluRay/HD-DVD).
*rant* That and Sony has left a rather sour taste in my mouth after they fucked over my computer with that CD protection **** they had (rendered the DVD drive in both my computer and my wife's laptop inoperable until we figured out wtf was going on). That in itself has indebted them to me and I haven't received so much as an apology while they are still taking truckloads of cash to the bank... I think I'll withhold paying into the RIAA trust fund via Sony purchases for a while, anyway... */rant*
Anyway, wtf happened at PR?
Originally Posted by SeaHawk
"Audiophiles" are picking the format with the highest distortion (1 bit delta-sigma modulation has much distortion over 20kHz as well as a shifting reference level -- as well as inability to manipulate in the digital domain as I stated before), much like they swear about $1000/ft cables and wooden pucks under their preamps... More likely SACD sees more releases since the owner of the format also happens to own a good percentage of the recording industry as well...
lol... it's all good though as it's definitely a consumer's paradise, it's just dismaying to see that a lot of this will turn out to be short-lived much like quad was in the 70's (which was quite a decent system for its time). I think the format wars will only hasten massmarket rejection of both (DVD-A/SACD and BluRay/HD-DVD).
*rant* That and Sony has left a rather sour taste in my mouth after they fucked over my computer with that CD protection **** they had (rendered the DVD drive in both my computer and my wife's laptop inoperable until we figured out wtf was going on). That in itself has indebted them to me and I haven't received so much as an apology while they are still taking truckloads of cash to the bank... I think I'll withhold paying into the RIAA trust fund via Sony purchases for a while, anyway... */rant*
Anyway, wtf happened at PR?
lol... it's all good though as it's definitely a consumer's paradise, it's just dismaying to see that a lot of this will turn out to be short-lived much like quad was in the 70's (which was quite a decent system for its time). I think the format wars will only hasten massmarket rejection of both (DVD-A/SACD and BluRay/HD-DVD).
*rant* That and Sony has left a rather sour taste in my mouth after they fucked over my computer with that CD protection **** they had (rendered the DVD drive in both my computer and my wife's laptop inoperable until we figured out wtf was going on). That in itself has indebted them to me and I haven't received so much as an apology while they are still taking truckloads of cash to the bank... I think I'll withhold paying into the RIAA trust fund via Sony purchases for a while, anyway... */rant*
Anyway, wtf happened at PR?
PR got wetted out, next Sunday now is the day.
Robert
How much more off track could it get? 
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well my hemeroids started acting up ... when I sat on the couch to watch my new HD WS TV they started to leak so I had to get up and actual MOVE ... omg what a rough time that was ... it was ok though cuz I had my TIVO programmed to record it and an extra backup on the HD DVD ... then I sat on the toilet and got some relief ... now I decided to move my TIVO and HD WS TV into the bathroom where I can give my roids some room to grow ... but now I have the worst *** ring ... omg where will it end
well my hemeroids started acting up ... when I sat on the couch to watch my new HD WS TV they started to leak so I had to get up and actual MOVE ... omg what a rough time that was ... it was ok though cuz I had my TIVO programmed to record it and an extra backup on the HD DVD ... then I sat on the toilet and got some relief ... now I decided to move my TIVO and HD WS TV into the bathroom where I can give my roids some room to grow ... but now I have the worst *** ring ... omg where will it end