And I could never get it cause I'm a tech moron.
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
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erikaj - Jun 21, 2006 8:26:24 am PDT #2381 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
§ ita § - Jun 21, 2006 8:29:58 am PDT #2382 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I blanch at the idea of another set top box.
Kathy A - Jun 21, 2006 8:30:45 am PDT #2383 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
An even bigger issue with that downloading thing is that I've never figured out how to move something from my computer to my TV, and if I'm going to rent a film, I'd much rather see it on my 27" TV screen than my 19" monitor.
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2006 8:32:41 am PDT #2384 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The movies download to a box you hook up to your TV, not your computer.
Jessica - Jun 21, 2006 8:36:00 am PDT #2385 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If you download the equivalent of a DVD disc image, there's no reason you couldn't have commentary and extra features with this service.
An even bigger issue with that downloading thing is that I've never figured out how to move something from my computer to my TV
In Netflix's plan, you download movies to a set-top box that's hooked up to your TV (or, I guess, any other monitor you want). It'd be like having an extra DVD player.
I blanch at the idea of another set top box.
Yeah...it would have to be a very small set-top box. Also, I think I'm already maxed out on connections (I know I'm out of component video-in jacks), so I'd need an A/B switcher to go with it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 21, 2006 8:41:00 am PDT #2386 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I blanch at the idea of another set top box.
Isn't your home entertainment system already at risk of attaining sentience and naming itself SKYNet? I seem to remember a confusing array of devices being mentioned.
§ ita § - Jun 21, 2006 8:45:58 am PDT #2387 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Isn't your home entertainment system already at risk of attaining sentience and naming itself SKYNet? I seem to remember a confusing array of devices being mentioned.
I think I've dealt their plans a blow by disconnecting the VCR. That should buy me some time...at least until TiVO releases their new box.
Tom Scola - Jun 21, 2006 8:58:35 am PDT #2388 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'll probably be buying a HDTV soon. I plan on having exactly two things plugged into it; a cable box/DVR and my computer.
Having surround-sound makes things a whole lot more complicated. It's difficult, maybe impossible, to get a home theater system that doesn't come with an extra DVD player and a whole bunch of legacy ports that I don't need.
Gris - Jun 21, 2006 5:41:29 pm PDT #2389 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Most Onkyo Home Theater Systems do not come with a DVD player - they're just Onkyo receivers packaged with systems at a reduced price. Most receivers come with lots and lots of ports, true, because they'd rather you have too many than too few - I've appreciated that in the past. When you add something you didn't expect at buy-time, it's nice.
I've currently got the lowest-end of those systems, the 5.1 one, and I'm incredibly satisfied with it. $300 for the reciever and speakers, and it sounds fantastic (in my admittedly small Manhattan apartment). The receiver doesn't come with anything fancy - you can't route HD signals through it, or upconvert S-Video signals to 720p, for example, like you can with more expensive receivers - but it works. Some of the higher-end systems DO give you that capability if you need it.
Honestly, though, I think you're better off with a dedicated DVD player anyway. Fewer compatibility issues than you might run into with a computer. Just sayin'. The Onkyo L970 system comes with a nice DVD player and a very small, cute, few legacy-ports receiver. I don't know that it's good - check reviews - but it probably is.
sumi - Jun 22, 2006 5:10:44 am PDT #2390 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Eric Bana and Natalie Portman are going to star in a film adaptation of The Other Bolyn Girl.