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137. I'm not hostile. I never said you were trying to control people.
I merely am responding to an off topic post meant to demean anyone with an interest in this hobby. The fact that it was written by you doesn't make it any less browbeating, or judgmental. In fact, because it's you, it's only too predictable.

EASY OUT? What about oven cleaners? :shrug:

No matter the cutesy emoticons you have, I'm still not buying anything you have. It's Buy Nothing From (lower case) omega minimo Day.
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  -To Blu Ray, or not to Blu Ray CatWoman  Dec-02-09 02:52 PM   #0 
  - I will when its cheaper  Taverner   Dec-02-09 02:55 PM   #1 
  - Define 'Cheaper'  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:01 PM   #15 
  - < than $200, and can be made region free  Taverner   Dec-02-09 03:05 PM   #20 
     - There are a LOT of good BluPlayers less than 200  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:08 PM   #28 
     - OK - when I get the new TV I'll get one  Taverner   Dec-02-09 03:10 PM   #33 
        - Heh, you and me both...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:15 PM   #39 
           - As well as my current obsession: "Ashes to Ashes"  Taverner   Dec-02-09 03:18 PM   #46 
              - yuppers.. love em both..  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:21 PM   #49 
              - That's what I love about LOM and A2A - besides the story of course - the MUSIC!!!  Taverner   Dec-02-09 03:45 PM   #71 
                 - Yes, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you haven't see it. n/m  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:46 PM   #72 
                    - Really? Is this the same show where she hung out with K-9?  Taverner   Dec-02-09 03:49 PM   #75 
                       - no no, all new show...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 04:32 PM   #96 
                          - She's OK - My Fave Doc was Baker, but I did like Leela  Taverner   Dec-02-09 04:35 PM   #100 
              - Love the Gene Genie.....  Cheap_Trick   Dec-02-09 03:56 PM   #79 
                 - I assume with a rising tone and inflection on BASTARDS!  Taverner   Dec-02-09 03:58 PM   #82 
     - Ooooh! Goal post moving. Love the tenacity.  Touchdown   Dec-02-09 03:59 PM   #83 
  - By then they'll be pushing the next format - "OPTIMOVISION!!" or some shit  baldguy   Dec-02-09 03:05 PM   #22 
     - GAH! I'm sick of this!  Taverner   Dec-02-09 03:07 PM   #26 
     - Oh god no  DireStrike   Dec-03-09 09:15 PM   #158 
     - see  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 05:41 PM   #118 
     - It's called "Emediatainment"  kentauros   Dec-02-09 06:13 PM   #121 
        - "Planned obsolescence" is another American invention.  baldguy   Dec-02-09 06:19 PM   #123 
           - and the rest of the world embraced the concept to a 'T'  kentauros   Dec-02-09 06:26 PM   #124 
  - Well, the picture looks better on Blu-Ray  FiveGoodMen   Dec-02-09 02:55 PM   #2 
  - Do you have an HDTV?  DJ13   Dec-02-09 02:56 PM   #3 
  - Will a blu-ray player make a difference with my non-blu-ray discs?  lukasahero   Dec-02-09 03:05 PM   #23 
     - Yes, if you get one that does upconverting your old DVD's will look somewhat better.. as for BSG..  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:11 PM   #36 
     - Blu-ray offers the best quaity and it does make your DVD's look better on HDTV  Better Believe It   Dec-02-09 03:48 PM   #74 
     - Thanks (and thanks to everyone else who answered)  lukasahero   Dec-02-09 03:56 PM   #80 
        - 'just a couple of DVD's....  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 04:33 PM   #98 
        - I know  lukasahero   Dec-02-09 05:15 PM   #115 
           - heh, well 'feels' ...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 05:59 PM   #119 
        - A few details about Bluray from someone in the AV industry  comtec   Dec-04-09 08:56 PM   #162 
     - Perhaps a little.  EOTE   Dec-02-09 03:13 PM   #37 
     - 100% correct. You can't get something for nothing.. but...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:16 PM   #40 
        - But TVs and projectors have built in scalers too.  EOTE   Dec-02-09 03:22 PM   #50 
           - Absolutely correct...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:23 PM   #53 
              - You can get one now on eBay for around $600.  EOTE   Dec-02-09 03:30 PM   #60 
     - The player has built-in DNR and compression artifacting algorithms. Plus, as it's motion video,  Deja Q   Dec-02-09 04:16 PM   #91 
     - BSG looks A LOT better on Blu Ray  WildEyedLiberal   Dec-03-09 01:12 AM   #135 
  - Blue Ray >>>  Bluebear   Dec-02-09 02:56 PM   #4 
  - smart ass  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 03:04 PM   #19 
  - actually this is correct...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:18 PM   #45 
     - ....  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 03:25 PM   #55 
  - LOL nt  Deep13   Dec-02-09 03:09 PM   #30 
  - Do you have a wide-screenTV with 1080p resolution?  TrogL   Dec-02-09 02:56 PM   #5 
  - There is no 4000p resolution, and no 3D standard as of yet.  EOTE   Dec-02-09 03:05 PM   #21 
  - Which will be great on your 200"+ screen.  Statistical   Dec-02-09 03:57 PM   #81 
  - That human eye is much more capable than any current TV technology can give.  Touchdown   Dec-02-09 04:06 PM   #86 
     - Educate yourself and you will look less foolish.  Statistical   Dec-02-09 04:17 PM   #92 
        - Message board comebacks! How, high minded of you!  Touchdown   Dec-03-09 12:39 AM   #130 
  - i've got a 60-inch 1080p plasma, and i'm not interested in blu-ray at this time...  dysfunctional press   Dec-02-09 04:35 PM   #102 
  - Here is a sight which address the viewing distance for 720p and 1080p:  elocs   Dec-02-09 05:09 PM   #114 
  - No. I've already gone from Lps to CDs, & back to LPs again!  Echo In Light   Dec-02-09 02:57 PM   #6 
  - I don't know, but I wish one or the other would just go away already.  NYC_SKP   Dec-02-09 02:57 PM   #7 
  - All Blu Players will play standard DVD's also.  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 02:59 PM   #11 
  - Oh, that's great to know.. Thanks. n/t  NYC_SKP   Dec-02-09 03:18 PM   #44 
  - The powers that be need to just get on with it and sell downloads.  phasma ex machina   Dec-03-09 12:53 AM   #133 
  - If you have an HD television, it's probably worth it to upgrade.  EOTE   Dec-02-09 02:58 PM   #8 
  - I have no idea what the fuck you're talking about  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 03:06 PM   #25 
     - He's talking about the lines available for the picture  Occulus   Dec-02-09 03:15 PM   #38 
     - In simpler terms, you can sit half as far away from a 1080 TV before you see the line structure  FarCenter   Dec-02-09 04:06 PM   #85 
     - I means interlaced and P means progressive.  EOTE   Dec-02-09 03:17 PM   #43 
        - LOL  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 03:26 PM   #57 
           - Then you're probably best waiting a while.  EOTE   Dec-02-09 03:38 PM   #70 
  - Why is that Amazon's fault?  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 02:58 PM   #9 
  - Your kidding, right?  Deep13   Dec-02-09 03:00 PM   #13 
     - Except in this case... you need to do some research before you sound off...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:05 PM   #24 
        - I'm not saying "anything" is "Amazon's" fault  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 03:07 PM   #27 
        - Ahhh.. yes you did.  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:20 PM   #48 
           - um  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 03:27 PM   # 
              - EEEPPPPP!!!!  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:28 PM   #59 
                 - LOL!!  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 03:33 PM   #65 
                    - Cinematic Titanic is a good successor.. it's got a lot of the same feel...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:34 PM   #68 
        - So Target just opened their loading bay and there they were.  Deep13   Dec-02-09 03:08 PM   #29 
           - Precisely my point...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:22 PM   #51 
              - Guess they should have made a better offer.  Deep13   Dec-02-09 03:31 PM   #63 
                 - The people on Amazon are :)  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:33 PM   #66 
  - DVD already is sharper than human vision.  Deep13   Dec-02-09 02:58 PM   #10 
  - nope  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 03:09 PM   #31 
  - Yeah, and they want us to do it again!  Deep13   Dec-02-09 03:17 PM   #42 
     - Me either...and yes I have an HDTV...  truebrit71   Dec-02-09 04:36 PM   #103 
  - That really depends on where your display is.  EOTE   Dec-02-09 03:11 PM   #35 
  - I never sit that close to the TV . Bad for ones eyes.  Deep13   Dec-02-09 03:19 PM   #47 
     - That's a wives' tale. Parents made that up to get their kids out of the living room.  Touchdown   Dec-02-09 04:33 PM   #97 
  - You need your eyes checked.  Touchdown   Dec-02-09 04:24 PM   #94 
  - Not only is it not true. Resolution is only half the issue.  Statistical   Dec-02-09 04:31 PM   #95 
  - "Did you fret over the low resolution of VHS when that was first available?"  Warren DeMontague   Dec-02-09 04:51 PM   #107 
  - No, not even! Witha great TV you get much better imaging.  grahamhgreen   Dec-03-09 10:20 AM   #146 
  - Get the sting-ray...  TCJ70   Dec-02-09 02:59 PM   #12 
  - Sting-ray?  Deep13   Dec-02-09 03:01 PM   #14 
     - We're calling blu-ray's sting-ray's...  TCJ70   Dec-02-09 03:04 PM   #18 
     - That's got digital artifacting and 8 bit color resolution. It's also oversaturated with blue cast.  Touchdown   Dec-02-09 04:35 PM   #99 
  - Much higher resolution  Occulus   Dec-02-09 03:02 PM   #16 
  - Well...  Andy823   Dec-02-09 03:03 PM   #17 
  - I bought a PS3  Johonny   Dec-02-09 03:09 PM   #32 
  - Do you have a 1080p HD TV?  Lone_Star_Dem   Dec-02-09 03:11 PM   #34 
  - WELL  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 03:24 PM   #54 
     - Ya know, the next 3 weeks will be prime buying time...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:31 PM   #62 
     - perhaps when I get my tax refund......  CatWoman   Dec-02-09 03:34 PM   #67 
     - You may want to watch for a deal where they combine a blue ray player with a new HD TV purchase  Lone_Star_Dem   Dec-02-09 03:48 PM   #73 
  - Star Trek DOES have a 2 disc standard DVD  Cheap_Trick   Dec-02-09 03:17 PM   #41 
  - Yes, the BD-LIVE that connects you to NASA is quite neat... n/m  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:25 PM   #56 
     - Sadly, I have a profile 1.1 player.  Cheap_Trick   Dec-02-09 03:54 PM   #77 
  - My parents can't tell the difference, but it's a huge difference to me.  jesus_of_suburbia   Dec-02-09 03:23 PM   #52 
  - Even my wife was blown away...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:27 PM   #58 
     - I won't even buy regular dvds anymore when the blu is available.  jesus_of_suburbia   Dec-02-09 04:08 PM   #87 
        - www.gohastings.com  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 04:35 PM   #101 
           - thanks! i'll keep an eye on it.  jesus_of_suburbia   Dec-03-09 08:47 PM   #153 
  - PS3 makes a good Blu Ray player, if you have a gamer in the household. nt  Romulox   Dec-02-09 03:31 PM   #61 
  - Yup, I have a PS3 and a Panasonic player... both are good...  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 03:32 PM   #64 
  - *sneeze*ownload it *cough*  951-Riverside   Dec-02-09 03:38 PM   #69 
  - LOL  harun   Dec-02-09 03:55 PM   #78 
  - I've never been a big fan of extras on DVDs  fujiyama   Dec-02-09 03:54 PM   #76 
  - all I need to know about blu-ray is my home theater geek gf doesn't give a fuck  Sen. Walter Sobchak   Dec-02-09 04:01 PM   #84 
  - Depend on when it was purchased the projector might not support 1080p.  Statistical   Dec-02-09 04:36 PM   #104 
     - The projector is 1080p  Sen. Walter Sobchak   Dec-02-09 04:49 PM   #106 
        - Well that explains it.  Statistical   Dec-02-09 04:55 PM   #111 
           - she is paying for the service, just using alternative hardware  Sen. Walter Sobchak   Dec-02-09 06:03 PM   #120 
              - ever notice sat channel like hbo cost a lot less than sum of dvds  Statistical   Dec-02-09 06:18 PM   #122 
                 - "time-shifting" is perfectly legal  Sen. Walter Sobchak   Dec-02-09 06:48 PM   #126 
  - Not yet. Here's why:  Deja Q   Dec-02-09 04:14 PM   #88 
  - er... couple points in there....  Rosco T.   Dec-02-09 04:55 PM   #112 
  - Wait a year when Blu-Ray is the same price as regular DVD hardware.  DainBramaged   Dec-02-09 04:15 PM   #89 
  - I just started watching prices. Here are my requirements.  Gold Metal Flake   Dec-02-09 04:15 PM   #90 
  - Buy Nothing Day or no Buy Nothing Day  omega minimo   Dec-02-09 04:17 PM   #93 
  - Hmmmm. Sounds like it's "Buy Nothing Week", now.  Warren DeMontague   Dec-02-09 04:54 PM   #110 
  - Priorities, Sir DeMonague  omega minimo   Dec-02-09 05:36 PM   #116 
     - Well, if you want to get technical about it, it's more like being led by the eyeballs.  Warren DeMontague   Dec-02-09 08:37 PM   #127 
        - Your second attempt  omega minimo   Dec-03-09 12:22 AM   #129 
           - And amazingly enough, it's still there.  Warren DeMontague   Dec-03-09 02:34 PM   #148 
  - Agreed! I just decided not to buy your browbeating bullshit.  Touchdown   Dec-03-09 12:48 AM   #131 
     - There's no browbeating or bullshit, except yours.  omega minimo   Dec-03-09 01:19 AM   #136 
        - I'm not hostile. I never said you were trying to control people.  Touchdown   Dec-03-09 01:49 AM   #137 
           - Yet you're claiming the post was ""meant to demean anyone with an interest in this hobby."  omega minimo   Dec-03-09 02:04 AM   #138 
              - I don't need a lesson on GD etiquette. You are thread farting.  Touchdown   Dec-03-09 02:21 AM   #139 
                 - I didn't claim anything about anyone or cast any judgment  omega minimo   Dec-03-09 02:23 AM   #140 
                 - Why do you keep bringing up oven cleaners?  Touchdown   Dec-03-09 02:30 AM   #141 
                    - Pure projection  omega minimo   Dec-03-09 02:40 AM   #142 
                       - Actually... this is pure projection...  Touchdown   Dec-03-09 02:48 AM   #144 
                 - "self importance to the extreme"  Warren DeMontague   Dec-03-09 08:38 PM   #151 
  - I just got rid of over 100 DVDs, so probably not.  bbernardini   Dec-02-09 04:40 PM   #105 
  - Yes, Blu-Rays have far superior image and sound.  Starbucks Anarchist   Dec-02-09 04:51 PM   #108 
  - Hell Yeah. But get a good HDTV first.  Warren DeMontague   Dec-02-09 04:53 PM   #109 
  - If you don't have a problem with the fact that it will be obsolete  cornermouse   Dec-02-09 04:59 PM   #113 
  - I have Blu-Ray, rarely watch the extras  HipChick   Dec-02-09 05:39 PM   #117 
  - Blu ray  Robbins   Dec-02-09 06:41 PM   #125 
  - We've had BluRay since it came out. It was a gift to my husband  Shell Beau   Dec-02-09 08:52 PM   #128 
  - I kind if disagree. SFX films are fun on BD, but i like the people discs on this.  Touchdown   Dec-03-09 02:44 AM   #143 
     - We have bought many BluRay movies that would have been  Shell Beau   Dec-03-09 07:52 PM   #150 
        - Yeah, I got burned on a couple.  Touchdown   Dec-04-09 12:24 AM   #159 
  - We went vertical, the price was good more movies and that works just fine  bridgit   Dec-03-09 12:53 AM   #132 
  - Im skipping Blu-ray - its not going to last in its current form  FreeState   Dec-03-09 12:56 AM   #134 
  - It won't until 25+mbps downloads are available to 50% of the population.  Touchdown   Dec-03-09 02:55 AM   #145 
  - Check the Sony PS3, it plays blu-rays and you get the game console.... IF you have a good HDTV,  grahamhgreen   Dec-03-09 10:25 AM   #147 
  - the PS3 is better than most (if not all) standalone blu players.  jesus_of_suburbia   Dec-03-09 08:49 PM   #154 
     - I am loving my PS3 with my 1080p 42" screen.  L0oniX   Dec-03-09 08:56 PM   #156 
        - the Ps3 is soooo good.  jesus_of_suburbia   Dec-03-09 09:09 PM   #157 
  - Whatever you decide, don't base your decision on  chaplainM   Dec-03-09 07:35 PM   #149 
  - 3 out of the 4 Trek movies I got on black friday are 7.1  Rosco T.   Dec-04-09 03:03 AM   #160 
     - Err, umm, uh  chaplainM   Dec-04-09 03:28 PM   #161 
  - Our collection is online  Omaha Steve   Dec-03-09 08:42 PM   #152 
  - Buy a PS3 and get a great gaming console as well as a Blue Ray player.  L0oniX   Dec-03-09 08:55 PM   #155 
  - Blu-Ray is Quadraphonic in a sexier disguise.  VOX   Dec-04-09 09:09 PM   #163 
  - Welcome to capitalism.  Bucky   Dec-04-09 09:11 PM   #164 
  - It pisses me off they charge so much more for Blue Ray disks  yodoobo   Dec-04-09 09:36 PM   #165 
 

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