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• This is great for those people you mention. I think it's especially great for those who have noticed the VGA output the video card has. Most of the higher-end Vcards have two of them. Or you can easily and inexpensively add another video card so you can play HD movies on the big TV, run your cable through the PC that way too(with media center), use your computers XP or VISTA on the other moniter and not lose any functionality, etc.... In reply to: "Sony bows $200 Blu-ray player"

  January 11, 2008

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• Why don't you try this. DON'T change the movies while driving if that's not what you want to do. Just pay attention to the road instead of trying to kill your kids, or somebody else for that matter.
  
  But I completely see your point and agree about the silly format war. In reply to: "Sony bows $200 Blu-ray player"

  January 11, 2008

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• Just leave the DVDRW drive that you have in your computer for writing discs, problem solved. I'd be more worried about the BluRay ripping and burning, if that's what you want to accomplish In reply to: "Sony bows $200 Blu-ray player"

  January 11, 2008

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• "Alienware also said it was running off only a single, midrange ATI Radeon HD 3870 graphics card."
  
  it's probably just one large screen, but it's easy enough to fake it if you want that effect In reply to: "If you're a gamer, you want this monitor"

  January 10, 2008

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• I tend to enjoy the silly sight of somebody walking around/jogging with $150 Bose headphones on their head that are larger than industrial hearing protection earmuffs. It's just an MP3, but at least it's not BT stuf In reply to: "Is the 'I can't hear the difference' myth killing the speaker business?"

  January 3, 2008

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• I agree with the both of you, but also think it's important to note the difference.
  
  When I listen to Floyd, Clapton and Miller, I want the best sound I can get. So for these things, acabtp is correct.
  
  On the other hand... If I'm jogging and listening to 'random rock band' or the "R" word, then it really doesn't matter how good the source is.
  
  Simply enough, when the audio content isn't impressive enough to the listener, then what's the point of having a high-end, blow-out system? But for action movies and timeless music, I want the good stuff because that matters and truly makes a difference in the quality. In reply to: "Is the 'I can't hear the difference' myth killing the speaker business?"

  January 3, 2008

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• Very well-put In reply to: "Is political correctness screwing up the workplace?"

  November 30, 2007

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• Right = ignorant hicks => right wing can only call names and point fingers because the ignorant hicks only understand that language.
  -"cut and run"
  -"bleeding-heart liberal"
  
  Left = whiny pricks => they only know how to whine, so that's all they do.
  -"Politicalally Correct"
  -abuse of wellfare In reply to: "Is political correctness screwing up the workplace?"

  November 30, 2007

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• I realize what you're saying. But to what extent should the correction go? it's not a "Do whatever it takes" thing. If someone calls me crakker or squid or something like that, I can choose to get pissy or let it slide. I can even choose to sling some poo just like the rest of the monkeys.
  
  But when it comes down to crunch time, what should a person pay me if they offend me. Yes, money is what it boils down to. I either end up getting a monetary apology or cost the other person their job, which costs them money. If someone hurt my feelings, should I get a $100 reward so I can go to chili's with my wife and daughter? That's going to make me feel better, right? Or maybe I should be able to move right into that person's house.
  When it goes all-out, things end up in a fight, or in court.
  
  No, I don't think it's right for people to be saying "oink,oink" or "chingaling" but the fattie can get off of their ass and do something about the spare tire they carry. They definitely should if they are going to get upset when others comment about it. The asain people are made fun of because they are less common in our culture and that's just our ignorance. But have you ever been to japan? I have. Try being white and walking into a restaurant. If you have then you would know the first thing you hear is "NO AMERICA! NO AMERICA!" So maybe I should hire a lawyer to walk around with me and spout american law if I want to go to chinatown and get some authentic chinese food.
  
  As with everything else, there needs to be a common sense factor. We just don't have that in our system. So the ignorant hick and the whiny prick are both just as wrong as the other one.
  
  I feel bad for those who get made fun of constantly, nobody deserves that. But they also have the opportunity to get back at or to set things right with everybody around them.
  
  Yes Equal Opportunity belongs in the workplace. Black people, asians, women, arabians, mexicans, indians, and all other diverse cultures deserve the same chances and rights. But that also means equal responsibility. As of now, EO is just a shield to hide behind when you can't deal with your own problems. When a person screams 'PC,PC!' and forces everybody to be completely shut up, that's no different than harrasment, and it makes 100% of the office upset instead of 1%. I guess that's equal. If I can't be happy, then everybody else should be unhappy. That's what PCness brings to the table. In reply to: "Is political correctness screwing up the workplace?"

  November 30, 2007

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• BRD is lucky to have survived, but now thriving.
  The primary reason BRD is still existing is because of the PS3. Yes, there are people who own blu-ray players, but the herd of hard-core playstation fans bought up the PS3s without even flinching. They just hoped that their PS3 wouldn't burn out in the first day like many of the store models did.
  
  However, in this economy, the one who should win is HDDVD because the players and discs are cheaper. When you're talking about two very similar products, people go for the cheaper one. But some videophile with a lot of money, which is not the majority of us, will buy the player that has the more impressive specs. So the BRD is hanging on fairly well
  
  I am hoping that the blu-ray disc will win the format war. SONY and Microsoft are both industrial giants, but Sony and others who have backed the BRD have made a format that will hold more information than the red-laser technology. In another 5 or 10 years, 1080p won't be the highest resolution that the middle class consumer can afford.
  
  If HDDVD put BRD out of the picture, then the next higher video resolution will just cause a cluster-fornication to find a medium that will support that much more data. While the HDDVDs aren't quite maxed out, they don't have enough room to support the high-def 7.1 sound. So that tells me there's not enough room to support a higher screen resolution.
  
  To be honest, I own an XBOX 360, so if HDDVD wins, I'll buy one of their XBOX 360 HDDVD players. Or if I see either format with a 5-disc changer that's proven reliable, I may jump for that. But as for now, I'm one who is "on the fence."
  
  I agree with many others. I think the issue about certain studios going exclusive just makes it harder for a consumer to make a choice. If you were to really like a studio that is on one format or the other, you could end up torn between spending the extra $200-$700 on the BRD format and not be sure if it's going to make the long run. I am not rich, so I won't buy until I can get all the movies I want on one format. I'd prefer that the format be blu-ray. The technology is very ingenious and it will support any future resolution upgrades.
  
  The real question comes from the fact that most people skip over the studio-brag portion of the disk if possible. And if they can't skip it, they just ignore it. So my opinion is that if a company goes exclusive with one or the other, they're just losing money. The reason I think that is I honestly can't remember half of the names of the major studios out there and I couldn't name a single movie and know which studio makes that movie. I'm sure 98% of people are the same way. So the question I propose is, will it matter?
  But another question comes up. We call this a format war. In many ways it is. But can these two formats co-exist? If they do, or if blu-ray can keep from going under for long enough, they will win when the next resolution upgrade comes out and that's the new HD and 1080 is the standard.
  
  Best of luck to blu-ray. In reply to: "Paramount and DreamWorks give HD DVD a boost"

  August 24, 2007

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