The Turk
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Norm on 2003/08/01:
„Now meet the Turk, a turbaned automaton from the 1770's that not only played the game but also defeated virtually everybody it came up against in matches across Europe. In Raymond Bernard's highly entertaining 1927 silent classic "The Chess Player," released this week on DVD and VHS by Milestone, the vanquished include Catherine the Great, who has the device shot shortly before dawn for the crime of lèse-majesté.“
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Posted at August 31, 2003 09:21 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Does this mean they're done making those goddamn Pokemon movies?
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pete on 2003/07/30:
„Disney and Columbia TriStar somehow survived the poor performances of "Super Mario Bros." and "Street Fighter," respectively, probably becase they didn't spend an obscene amount of money in the first place. Either keep your budget in the $20-30 million range, a la "Resident Evil" - that way even if the theater run isn't that great, you cans still recoup in DVD sales and rentals - or just make a low budget film that might as well go straight to video anyway. I'm talking to you, "Double Dragon."“
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Posted at August 29, 2003 01:29 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
This-or-That: Audience Potpourri
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stef on 2003/07/29:
„Decided to play last week's This or That since I was away: 1) DVD or VHS? DVD because it's clearer and available through Net*flix. 2) Best Literary/Movie Villan: Voldemort (Harry Potter) or Sauron (LoTR)?“
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Posted at August 28, 2003 08:35 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Hi. Yummy yummy peanut butter
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Faith on 2003/07/27:
„Hmm...I got called off work from the beach today because it was really windy so instead I went to WalMart and got some containers. I came home and packed up just about everything except my clothes, tv, dvd player, vcr, stuff like that. Everything else is ready to go. It's so soon.“
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Posted at August 26, 2003 12:56 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
This or That::Audience Participation
julie on 2003/07/23:
„1) DVD or VHS? DVD 2) Best Literary/Movie Villan: Voldemort (Harry Potter) or Sauron (LoTR)? Who?“
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Posted at August 22, 2003 09:30 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Hack the Planet
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michael on 2003/07/21:
„I knew what it was, it was Macrovision. Macrovision is a technique used on VHS tapes and DVDs to prevent people from copying movies. Basically, Macrovision makes the sync signal of the picture vary enough that it's almost unwatchable. A good TV can pull the signal out of the mess, but VCRs typically can't.“
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Posted at August 20, 2003 10:02 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
DVDs to buy but not keep
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JD Lasica on 2003/07/21:
„NY Times: DVD's Meant for Buying but Not for Keeping. To help consumers avoid [rental late]fees, while trying to develop new revenue, the Walt Disney Company's home video division plans to test market a new type of DVD that will...“
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Posted at August 20, 2003 12:51 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Wireless Japan 2003 - Vodafone
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chriskk on 2003/07/21:
„That's right .control your TV, VCR, and DVD player from your phone. Why!?! Any case it's an awesome phone.“
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Posted at August 20, 2003 10:31 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Making the connection
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Dave on 2003/07/21:
„p.9: Alternatively, if you have no VCR or SAT, you can connect any other compatible components like TAPE player, TV to your DVD receiver via the VCR/SAT input.“
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Posted at August 20, 2003 09:37 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
For that which we are about to receive ...
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Dave on 2003/07/18:
„So we picked up at CostCo a small RCA home theater system . The receiver can tie together not just our CD and tape deck, but the TV, DVD, VCR, and cable box. It also has its own DVD player in it, so we can move the other one down to the basement for Katherine. And it comes with a variety of speakers, so that we can set up some actual stereo sound (and retire the humongo speakers we have up on the hearth).“
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Posted at August 17, 2003 05:40 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Kill your monitor
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Hal on 2003/07/16:
„In the first case, a live TV broadcast can be arranged to have the feature imbedded simply by slightly pulsing the illumination of the scene that is being broadcast. This method can of course also be used in making movies and recording video tapes and DVDs.“
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Posted at August 15, 2003 03:31 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Hot
michael on 2003/07/14:
„I did my part and at Michele's request put in a DVD/VCR combo up front. The girls are all excited about this because now they don't need to use the Playstation to watch DVDs.“
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Posted at August 13, 2003 07:22 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Finding Nemo
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ccoupe on 2003/07/12:
„Seems like it's been forever since I did a movie review. Chris and I went to a matinee Friday for "Finding Nemo" because you can say a dollar or two on a matinee (and even more if you wait for it to get to the video/DVD rental place). "Finding Nemo" completely doesn't suck. I won't bother with the story line; you can find that in any movie review, Suffice to say you get all the basic emotions of the human condition and none of that "what did it really mean?" over-intellectualizing.“
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Posted at August 11, 2003 03:06 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
We only came here tonight to rock your f***ing socks off
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Xkot on 2003/07/10:
„Comedy/rock duo Tenacious D has compiled its short-lived HBO series, music videos, short films, a 90-minute concert from London's Brixton Academy and a tour documentary for the double-DVD set "The Masterworks." The project will be released Sept. 9 by Epic.“
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Posted at August 09, 2003 11:12 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
PAL to NTSC DVD Conversion
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david on 2003/07/05:
„You can change the motion search precision on the Video tab to high quality, depending on the material, and you can set the Rate control mode to Automatic VBR (CQ_VBR) if you want to squeeze more onto a DVD.“
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Posted at August 04, 2003 03:26 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Thursday Threesome
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sarah on 2003/07/03:
„Do you go out for a meal at a nice restaurant or head out to the local bars and blow off some steam with your friends and a few drinks? Or maybe something quiet, like a nice meal at home with the movie of you choice in the DVD player or VCR? Or something completely different? Tell us!“
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Posted at August 02, 2003 10:07 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
This is