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• Not really Yay or Nay -- I'll ask my wife to get me one for X-mas. : marblehead
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  I dont really see whats wrong with regular dvds. : not work safe
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    they are missing the H and the D as well as being easily pirated.. they must be put down... : Str8Dog
    • also - tons of sunflowers. : not work safe
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    exactly. I think DVD's look great on an HD set. For a projector, it's probably nice to have HD-DVD resolu... : edgewise
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      have you not seen artifacts when you watch dvds on HDTV sets?? it drives me crazy. plus, why keep buyin... : vassili_zaitsev
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        It simply doesn't bother me enough to invest $500 in a player and $30 per disc from now on. I would ge... : EvilDolemite
        • Well you are in luck, as thats how much the xbox HDDVD player costs, if you have a 360 that is. : rhuntley12
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        :( It sucks to be one of those people who consider DVD to be bare minimum in terms of PQ. : DarkWolf5
        • bare minimun wrt me actually paying for it...yes. : vassili_zaitsev
      • I don't have to buy any new hardware to get HD. I can download HD stuff now and watch it on my TV with M... : rasputinreborn
      • i've said this to people who obviously dont get it and they've always told me I was standing too close to... : ultramega
• haven't pre-ordered, but will pick one up on launch day. : vassili_zaitsev
• Nay, no interest. : Damodred
• Nay - no hdtv to use it with. : sharkII
• Unless games are made for it, don't care. : Wolfanoz
• passing for now. i don't see a point : jedi_27
• pass. no interest. : edgewise
• yay -- i'm in the market for a 360 before january, and i just got an hdtv in my home. it may be a waste b... : dahanese
• No : Chris Remo
• I have concerns about video quality as well as noise. It also can not support any of the new audio format... : DarkWolf5
• How much is this thing coming in at? : devi| dog
• Nay. I'm somewhat interested in it (and have a 1080p LCD), but there are plenty of other things to buy b... : BoKnowsCS
• No Thanks... : c_man_tmt
• I'm more of a wait and see. I don't have a an issue with DVD quality on a progressive player so, if the d... : mancide
• When/if it's time to migrate to an HD optical format, everyone will know. For now, it'd be pretty nuts t... : rasputinreborn
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  Yay Cheapest way to get HD movies assuming you have an Xbox360. : exigence7
  • I believe the cheapest way would be a PS3 :D : aeg1x
• Nay -- not worth going HD for movies yet : Shadowdane
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  YAY I dident just get a 42" plasma tv so I could watch old school dvd's. This seems like just about the ... : godm0de
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    Do you know which movies so far are available in HDDVD? Are there that many? : AndyGoin
    • at least this much: http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/reviews.html : vassili_zaitsev
    • not many maybe around 20-30 - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_1/002-0966109-1712811?ie=UTF8&keywords=HD... : Shadowdane
• Waiting to see how the 'format war' plays out. : skinlab133
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  Nay not til someone wins format war. : Edges
  • ^^^ Correct, and my response as well. (nay) : genom
• No - not until BluRay gets * B E T A M A X ' D *. : metalremains
• waiting to see how the oncoming format war plays out. : klearlyunseen
• Nay - Waiting for a must-have title (LoTR HD, plz) : ChibiJosh
• YaY at Christmas : sixfoot6
• Yay at christmas for me. : sigpro
• Nay Format wars are horrible for the consumer and even though I'm getting my PS3 at launch, I will force ... : armybob
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  No. I don't plan on buying any HD movies until one format clearly wins and I still suspect both will fail... : SilverSnake
  • NAY : Silent Wolf
• no : Jayx77
• Nay for now, maybe after xmas : jonin
• Yay And hey, I haven't even seen King Kong yet so it should be a good way to first see it. Does Block... : Overbyte
• Negative I'll wait for the HD formats to settle for a while. : gatts
• No, I don't intend on getting one. : stump
• Nay - no hdtv : tashtego
• No - I'm going to wait for a combo player or for one of these formats to win. : Serpico74
• Nay... no HDTV first off. Also, it'd be nice if the format war would end buuuut that might not happen. ... : khaosman
• Nay DVDs still look great to me. As curious as I am about seeing HD-DVD in action, I'm going to wait and ... : Entity
• Nay, not here to fight a format war. : kingdepork
• Yay. : virus
• Nope : crewmaac
• nah, it's not like I can really use it for anything. : aaarrrgh
• Nay, vanilla DVD is fine by my tastes. : TreMetal
• Negative Ghostrider, pattern is full. : jackrabbit
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  yay probably sometime after the new year. : maulla
  • your the new normality. : Silent Wolf
• yay - already pre-ordered, getting it next week. wheee : sicko
• Nay, waste of money until the winner is decided. : FushigiDenki
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  nope - The miami vice demo at digital life 06 had more grain than a good wheat bread. It showed that jus... : festivalman
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    it's supposed to be gritty and grainy. it's how it's shot, meant to be, and shown in theaters. nothing ... : vassili_zaitsev
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      Do they even need to do a transfer, like 90% of the film was shot using HD cameras. : snowwolf
      • I saw the movie in the theaters, and I don't remember it being that grainy. We're talking a whole screen... : festivalman
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  i am on the fence for this one. my HDTV can't do 1080P, so there's no real point in my getting it. but th... : gdestiny
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    There is a big point in getting it if your tv does 720 or 1080i. Huge difference between 1080i and 480... : EvilDolemite
    • i have a samsung 26" HDTV and it does 720p/1080i. thing is, i went to bestbuy to check out the bluray/HDD... : gdestiny
• Nay Think about this: you watch some HD-DVD and are in awe of the clarity etc. Then you can't bear to wa... : paravis
• Nay - I have a $100 gift card to Best Buy that I'll be using for Wii accessories instead. : angrytaxman
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  Nay - The hybrid drive players will be $250 next Christmas. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Do you have any source for this? I mean that sounds amazing if true. : angrytaxman
    • Well, I'm anecdotally looking at past new tech drives and how fast they drop. Usually they debut at $1 : Lunatic Angelic
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    Yea right. The regular drives won't even be that cheap by then. : FushigiDenki
    • They are already selling one for $200 HD-DVD and $499 BluRay, the price is dropping as every month goes b : Lunatic Angelic
• Yay- I'm also going down to blockbuster and rent a couple movies too. : ultramega
• No - I'll buy it when it beats Blue-Ray ... if it ever does. I have my 360 hooked up to my TV via VG... : ThomW
• Nay Waiting for the dust to settle in the format war. : unlurker
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  Yay for sure. Didn't know you could pre-order already. : Bull
  • Based on the responses in this thread, you don't need to :) : FushigiDenki
• Nay. I am so uninterested in HD-DVD that I can't reliably sum up the intense malaise in words. : Sexpansion Pack

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  http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-0610270007oct27,0,1876006.story?coll=mmx-movies_heds : EvilDolemite
  • A tracking survey Monday by National Research Group showed that 27 percent of respondents were aware of : feek
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  meh does not seem funny at all. i'm getting old? : metalremains
  • It will sell a lot of tickets around here. Fox are retards for pulling it from this market. : EvilDolemite
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  "Fox had hoped to open "Borat" in more than 2,000 theaters. Instead, the film will start in about 800 loc... : scent.less
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    They are trying to intentionally kill it. : mancide
    • I will crush their krums with the rage of 1,000 gypsies : scent.less
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      Why is Fox trying to kill it? They've never been afraid of offensive things that aren't funny before. O : tedv
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        I wish I could link the story, but here's what I remember. Borat tested poorly, and so Fox expected bad r... : sammyl
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          I don't think so, there's been a lot of buzz for this movie and they just decided to rollback the release... : mancide
          • I hate this political correctness thing, here's finally a movie that doesn't depict third world countries... : melt_core
      • they usually don't get entire foreign nations pissed at them :D : Clay
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      that makes perfect business sense... : DonkeyPopsicle
      • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4wZ13KIqE : tomservo
  • The Alamo is a hugely popular string of indie theaters here that specialize in events like the Borat open... : EvilDolemite
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    Internet Huge ≠ Real World Huge see: SoaP : speon
    • I think Borat is a more legitimate film than Snakes. : EvilDolemite
    • Soap wasn't going to make any money if it were not for teh web. Too many people said "omg that looks stu... : rosewood
    • See http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/borat/ 91% @ 32 reviews. : Hiro
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      Except Cohen's comedy is popular. : mancide
      • all valid points above...believe me, I hope I'm wrong...looking forward to laughing myself silly :D : speon
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  I think that might just be the Lamar one. The Lake Creek one is still listing it for Friday. Though I hav... : lplasmatron
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    The Lake Creek midnight showing is canceled, but it's still showing as playing the next day - though if m... : EvilDolemite
    • Yeah that is why I am waiting on buying the ticket, just in case it really IS cancelled there. : lplasmatron
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  No theatres here have movie times yet for Friday :( : rosewood
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    I know :\ It better show in Olathe, KS. : wykd
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      The website for the Warren theaters here in town show it as opening friday but don't list show times yet ... : rosewood
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        Yeah, it probably will. They usually show all of the 'rare' movies. : wykd
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          The one theater in Manhattan, KS is showing it, so I'm POSITIVE that Studio 30 will be showing it at the ... : sgtsanity
          • If it doesn't open on friday in wichita I may make a road trip. : rosewood
• fox fucked up. : virus
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  It saddens me that probably 80% (oh fuck it, 95%) of the jackanapes in this country won't get the bit whe... : Phil
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    Yea no shit, how many kinds of cheese do we really need? I buy store brand anymore, tastes the same. I me : mancide
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      You people make me die a little bit on the inside. : rosewood
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        Why's it gotta be you people? : mancide
        • Damn cheesists gorgonzola or nothin' : EvilDolemite
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        You have to admit that the 88 different kinds of pre-shredded cheeses(that borat pointed out) are pretty ... : sweat
        • Yes, most of those cheeses were the same. : rosewood
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En1C31NsdSs : EvilDolemite
• say what you will about fox news, those people really know a thing or two about producing quality enterta... : Snicker-Snack
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  what the heck, everyone I know is talking about this movie : mr brown
  • "Middle America" isn't even aware of the character so that's why Fox slashed the theatres it's opening in... : Super Sparker
• I live in oklahoma and know tons of people talking about it. My dad even mentioned it to me : AllYourBase
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  so that's what happened. I looked last night and it was off the calendar and all the ads on the drafthous... : wtf242
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    I'd be willing to bet it shows up elsewhere here in Austin. : Athlon7
    • if i can't watch a movie at the drafthouse, I don't. I can't remember teh last time i saw a movie in a no... : wtf242

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  grr, anyone get the new WMP11/MEDIACONNECT2 crap working? Can't get the 360 to find my PC now... and a... : johnny nada
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    mp11 has the media connect built into that. : mp7rox
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      still weird that the 360 can't find his PC though. : Trepex
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        My 360 can't find my PC either since installing WMP11. I'm hoping the Dashboard update today will fix tha... : sharkII
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          Same here. Media Connect is on, sharing with he 360....the 360 just times out looking for it. Here's hopi... : Damodred
          • If you have Media Connect, you don't have WMP11. If you have the new dash update, try installing WMP11... : sharkII
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      yea, I have everything setup correctly. Just got the 360 to find my PC. It was that I had an empty fol... : johnny nada
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        I can't say I'm too keen on using WMP11 for connectivity... I think I'll avoid it. I've never liked WMP t... : Trepex
        • ahhh found it. Add to Library > Advanced Options > point to directory you want. Whew. : johnny nada
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  Whats interesting is now there is really no reason to ever use Windows Media Center. : bozer
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    unless you want to stream divx/xvid, dvd video, listen to NPR broadcasts on demand, etc.... : MikkleThePickle
    • True I guess. I barely used my MCE as is though. One of those things that was cool at first but didn't ge... : bozer
  • TV Tuner? : sharkII
  • Streaming HDTV from your MCE Box to a different room? : supertech68
• Needs more pics from the My Arcade Games chick. : Izakhar
• GET BACK TO WORK!!! :) : jedi_27
• amazingly, I was streaming those HD WMV's of Gears of War Multiplayer - WIRELESSLY. With no lag - I dont... : bagelcc
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  so what all can I play off a cd now? wmv? avi? : Clay
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    avi in your dreams only : OrkO
    • avi from Cameras? : Optimus Prime
• 1080p certainly looks nice on my Dell 2405. With VGA cable too : moshman
• Anyone have a link to a video that should work with this? I updated the Xbox, can connect and view pictu... : kek
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  LAME! My TV only supports 1080p over HDMI, not VGA like I currently have it connected. :( : ChibiJosh
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    Same for me. What TV is yours? Mine is a Sony. It only accepts HDMI for 1080p. : Faluzure
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      The same. Sony A-2000. : ChibiJosh
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        It's a PS3 conspiracy. : Patch-e
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          hah, my samsung accepts 1080p over VGA just fine : dopefish
          • Haha! SHUT UP! :( : ChibiJosh
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    this site should solve any problems you have http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/DVI-hdmi_adapt.html#dvico... : valcan_s
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      Holy crap that's going to be pricey. I have to get an adapter from Component to DVI and then DVI to HDMI... : Faluzure
      • Only if you want to use the HDMI connection, but there is no point if you have a Component cable (it does... : valcan_s
    • I'm not sure converting from HDMI to VGA is going to give you 1080p. If it does, there is yet another con... : mystifier
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  what's the difference between 1080i and 1080 p? I treid p and no image came up but it works fine for i. : mp7rox
  • unless you have a rather new TV, it's probably not going to accept 1080p input : Clay
• Still no new VGA resolutions besides 1080. What a load of bunk. I really wanted native 1680x1050. Jerk... : rudds
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  I saw a transcoder out there for MCE, but I assume that'll take a while to make for Media Connect. Anyone... : hardfl1p
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    How about microsofts own tool: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx... : Beady
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      Have you used it? I may actually need to read the help file for this one. : thaperfectdrug
      • it's got lots of wizards and guis and help stuff in it, but It's still not able to do what I want from a ... : sigpro
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      Trying it right now.. doesn't seem to be any way to specify resolutions in the wizard, and converting a v... : hardfl1p
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        Ah: Select not to run the encoder after the wizard, then go to properties and you can mess around with cu... : hardfl1p
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          yeah I wish it had an option for a 1:1 copy of the file you have bitrate and res wise into WMV w/o having... : sigpro
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            Yeah. Just one more question: It did the first pass quite quick (10-15 mins or so) but it seems to be goi... : hardfl1p
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              Second pass is to meet the filesize target, I believe. Use dvd-wmv though. : rasputinreborn
              • I'm converting avi files atm. But thanks. WM Encoder seems to take about an hour (1st + 2nd pass) to conv... : hardfl1p
          • See below :) : rasputinreborn
          • That's all I want too. If Windows Explorer can read the meta data to know the bitrate, frame rate, width,... : DOOManiac
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          Guys!!! http://dvd-wmv.com : rasputinreborn
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            It's a front end for WMEncoder + other tools to give you a wmv with 5.1 sound. Do NOT try to use WME all... : rasputinreborn
            • Looks promising, thanks! : sharkII
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            does it only work on DVDs or does it work on other files also? : sigpro
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              DVDs. For other files I recommend AVIVO encoder (artificially made to only work with newer ATI cards but : rasputinreborn
              • hmm I do have a ton of dvds archived so this would free a ton of space. I'll check it out. : sigpro
              • Oh DVDs and if you have VOBS in a folder on your HDD that works too. : rasputinreborn
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            that looks pretty cool, whats the file size end up being for a DVD ripped to a 720p or 1080i WMV with 5.1... : Jayx77
            • Well you can't make the source material higher def than what it was.. Just play around with it and see wh... : rasputinreborn
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  the interface to the videos stored on a windows pc leaves a lot to be desired. it doesn't even show a ps... : FrayLo
  • no other thoughts on the video interface? : FrayLo
• 2 More days till mine is back. Such a LONG WAIT! : mavmavv
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  Oh god. UPS had better hurry up and deliver my 1080p LCD set already. :| : smackpiece
  • Hahah, not in good condition it won't. : d0gbert
  • Hahaha..UPS.. : 5150Joker
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  Is this the update that sends mine back to the shop makes it fun? : Wolfanoz
  • not diggin' the 360? : vault 03
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  Will the VGA cable do 1080p?? Please say yes bitches! My Westy doesn't support 1080p over component. : 5150Joker
  • Same here, my Westy does 1080p on DVI-1 input only. But I did get to set VGA to 1920 by 1080 widescreen. : CplBeaker
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  <sigh> well so much for hoping my 1080p tv would at least except 1080p via component. sony really screwed... : smacknca
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    what TV do you have? does it only do 1080p through HDMI? : scent.less
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      first gen sony sxrd - sony claimed at the time that no one would need 1080p inputs and thus they had no r... : smacknca
      • yeah, i'm in that same boat - i've got a first gen SXRD. don't get me wrong, the tv is fantastic. : Clay
  • im guessing an SXRD like i do...its still an AMAZING tv : mankeroo
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  anyone else not digging the new ugly button images (the girl, the controller, marketplace, etc)? : johnny nada
  • I've found they look a hell of a lot nicer on my projector that my old TV. But I can see what you're sayi... : red2lucas
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  Does the dashboard update allow you to play divx files from other media (ie burnt onto DVDs)? : Milleh
  • I'm gonna let you answer this question on your own : red2lucas
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  Great, where the fuck is Halo 3? : GeorgeB3DR
  • 11/1/2007 :( : FushigiDenki
  • When its done. : not work safe
  • Where the fuck is DNF? : Bill Gates (#1640) « : ThomW
  • Look who's talking : red2lucas
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    No Halo 3 until DNF ships. -management : Durandal07
    • Good news for the PS3. Bad news for the PS9. : Dynotaku

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  I wore this last year and the year before, since I didn't dress up this year: http://img55.imageshack.us... : tomservo
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    here's my girlfriend and I: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakanoodle/283263619/ This was at a party on... : bakanoodle
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      hey! Is it just me or do you have some similarities to Javier Bardem?? not gay : PlanetPerfecto
      • haha, had to google that dude, never gotten that before. I guess from that pic I can see it. People hav... : bakanoodle
• http://imagesocket.com/view/IMG_0001d88.JPG : industro
• you know what's really awesome is showing up at a bar with a bunch of people in costume thinking there is... : mikecyb
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  hahaha, a pirate with a girly drink, lol : slickdoody
  • Ajax is gonna kick your ass for insulting cranberry juice and vodka. : sigpro
  • Girly drink? Quickest way to meet the floor in my opinion. Many a times has it been my downfall. =( : LexLuther
  • Yeah, should have had pink gin... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_gin : alphane
  • cranberry/vodka gets me wasted. if thats girly, then call me Sally. :D : virus
  • It's not girly.. it's my drink of choice! oh wait.. im a girl : Weklys
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  http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1584/burroveticawb1.jpg Some of other people in the office today ar... : helvetica
  • haha I missed the photochop repost : Patch-e
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    Wow, you look exactly as I pitcured you! : ArtilleryMarker
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      *pictured Kind of a girly voice that comes with that face though. : ArtilleryMarker
      • Yeah, I get made fun of for it all the time. Can't be helped! : helvetica
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    Pictures from the crappy camera of the Kill Bill crew, the quality ones have to wait until tomorrow: h... : helvetica
    • awesome : drucifer
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  i'd refuse to serve a pirate not drinking rum. : porp
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    Grog Grog Grog!!! : raija
    • ^^^knows what's up in pirate world. : porp
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  www.maartengoldstein.com/ahoy.jpg : Maarten Goldstein
  • I thought that was a lightsaber at first. That would have been better. Also.. why is everyone a pirate? I... : K1Bond007
• I was gonna go as Jack Abramhoff, but I look too damn good.... http://k1bond007.shackspace.com/Shack/H... : K1Bond007
• need more pics of the girls behind that girly drink. : metalremains
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  http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k78/pandastrong/IMG_0115_resize.jpg : pandastrong
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    you went out as Degenerate? : redfive
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      nah degenerate would have a pile of about 15 or 16 broken xbox's behind him : Crimsonbeak
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        those are in the yard on concrete blocks : Degenerate
        • hahahah at least you play along well :) : jrock
  • I dun get it. : Moonbase Commander
  • that shirt is fucking perfect. camo and the never forget 3 all together. : [fry]
  • haahahahhahahaha : filtersweep
  • hahaha that;s awesome : wtf242
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  http://picasaweb.google.com/lplasma/Hitman My costume, Agent 47. : lplasmatron
  • This looks like a mix of Steve and Degenerate sitting beside you http://picasaweb.google.com/lplasma/Hitm... : kgargonmagrix79
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    who's dressed up as the balif from night court? : mp7rox
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      Or could that be the merchant from RE4? : d0gbert
      • Yeah that is the merchant. He just took off his mask. : lplasmatron
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    You may want to pull down 2 of those photos, unless of course all that metroid concept stuff is fine. : Crimsonbeak
    • It's all from the first game. We put all that stuff up ages ago. But I might as well. : lplasmatron
  • That's awesome. : freshyk
  • As a side note, LPlasma will kill you. I've ridden in a vehicle with him. Sup LPLasma. :D : DOOManiac
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  fiancee is an evil pixie/fairy. i'm a G. http://picasaweb.google.com/fallschirmjager/Halloween06/photo... : vault 03
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    how odd, we have the same name. : ra1n
    • kyle is the name of champions. handsome ones! : vault 03
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    That's just Icy Hot. : Wolfanoz
    • stop, collaborate and listen! : vault 03
  • G= Guido? lol, if so you got the lip pucker down in that second pic! : edgewise
• Gayest. Pir8. Evar. : Wolfanoz
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  Leave it to virus to be the first openly gay pirate. : skynet
  • shut up you jealous bitch : virus
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    more like butt pirate, am I rite? : Wolfanoz
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      you're jealous too. go sit with your wife. :D : virus
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        I'd rather sit with my wife than sit on cock, Captain Swordswallower. ;) : Wolfanoz
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          fine jerk. here's my wife too: http://virus.shackspace.com/pirates.jpg also, hate u. : virus
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            Get your ass to Mahhhs on Live so I can whip your pathetic Sharks. : Wolfanoz
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              whatever. you're one of those faggots that only plays with the team that won the championship last year.... : virus
              • Your wife plays with the Blues. : Wolfanoz
              • And actually, I play with the Eagles and beat people with a two-pt conversion at the 4th quarter gun. So... : Wolfanoz
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      u r quite rite good sir. we shall call him Captain Cockboat. : skynet
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        if i ever see you here in the bay area, you're totally dead. srsly. : virus
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          dead from A.I.D.S., rite? : Wolfanoz
          • dead from his cock shaped hook arm to my head : skynet
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  http://img423.imageshack.us/my.php?image=myspacestuff068mediumyz4.jpg : edge198
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    edge198, I saw your pic and thought, "Hey, it's me!" http://static.flickr.com/122/284893923_5eec400ed... : knirb
    • haha that is weird! : SenorSpine
    • One is good. One is evil. : sharkII
• any sexy cats/tigers/mustard bottles up in here? so i can make fun of them? : industro
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  me and three friends were the ghostbusters. http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/111/img0217largefh5.jpg ... : FrayLo
  • Helllllllloooooooooooo Ladies : kgargonmagrix79
• Thanks to some asshat that won't send me the picture that includes our respective wives dressed as hoes . : hatelull
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  Not the best pic of my outfit: http://dante.shackspace.com/images/me%20n%20megan.jpg : Dante
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    how did you convince a girl to stand near you? : Degenerate
    • The rest of the costume has to be seen, then you'll understand. Maybe. : Dante
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  • how in the fuck did you get into space? : Degenerate
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    • Jesus, Where's by Eye Brillo. : RookieCAF

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  I'd be really good at this. I already somewhat do it, it's a shame you live in dc ;) what's the pay li... : Silent Wolf
  • It is primarily commission-based, so a small base salary and the bulk of income is based on commision, li... : jrock
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  i hate most recruiters.... some of them take like 40% or more of your hourly rate just for spending 15 mi... : El Tigre
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    No, you are making the apples-to-oranges comparison of independent contractors. Most folks hired by compa : jrock
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      recruiters are still basically just parasites. : skryte
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        or your personal job finding assistant, depending on the company. are they working for you with your best... : jrock
        • this is true, my buddy has is own firm doing this for banks, he's got a LOT of long term clients who he's... : Silent Wolf
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          again, in my experience, there are very few staffing places that are simply just trying to place warm bod... : El Tigre
          • oops, typo! i need coffee.. again, in my experience, there are very few a lot of staffing places that ... : El Tigre
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      The pay received by a contractor from a staffing firm is generally MORE than what a FTE direct hire perso : Phreakin
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        "HAHAHAHAHAHA. Uhhh no.", as you said. Way to make bold statements when you DKWTF. =) That's why a con : jrock
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          I know why the caged bird sings :( : kgargonmagrix79
          • yeah there are some shady companies out there. i can't imagine being paid less as a contractor than you'd... : jrock
        • in my experience (and I do know WTF =) is that as a W-2 contractor at agencies you are offered a health c... : El Tigre
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          it's as low as $19.56/week Is that for the $80k a year job? Kinda sounds like a car ad a little. Payme... : Phreakin
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            Is that for the $80k a year job? It's for any contractor working through this staffing firm, actually.... : jrock
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              What about the rest? How does a recruitor make money off of hourly workers if they are paying them more t... : Phreakin
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                there is no way a staffing agency would pay an hourly worker more than what the client pays the staffing ... : El Tigre
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                  Ya, that's my point but he seems to be saying otherwise. : Phreakin
                  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13150511 and its reply. : jrock
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      A person can get hired by a staffing company as a FTE. That means they are paid a base salary, receive go : El Tigre
      • ETKWTF : kgargonmagrix79
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        I'm surprised you ended up at your current place, as they are notorious for trying to lowball the shit ou... : riptyde
        • I lucked out... had someone here playing the inside game for me. : El Tigre
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        REPLIES HERE There are now too many posts in this thread for me to keep up with and beginning to take up : jrock
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          oh and corp-to-corp 1099 is ideal for the contractor but 95%+ of contractors are not in the position to d... : jrock
          • yeah the 1099 thing is indeed a lot more work to get going... I did the w-2 contract thing for 2.5 years ... : El Tigre
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          ahhh I did confuse FTE direct hire versus FTE direct placement. So what does your place do more of? FTE d... : El Tigre
          • W2 is still the lion's share of work out there. Many companies today though are trying to retain talent s... : jrock
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          clarity update: FTE person receives the same identical FTE salary, but if found through staffing firm ins : jrock
          • the "approved vendor list" is definitely something that I see happening more and more like you say. Its s... : El Tigre
    • As a contractor I'll argue this fact. They will pay you the least possible. Around Boston they'd like you... : peter
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  Hmm. A few months back, a company contacted me to see if I was willing to do this for them. I declined ... : Faluzure
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    Agree'd, Most likely i am not built for a job where a majority of my take home can fluxuate that much :(.... : kanix
    • I really considered it because it was where I lived. Right now I commute 2 hours to/from work and it suc... : Faluzure
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  There are some recruiting agencies here that follow the "throw enough resumes at the wall and something w... : Topaz
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    There are some like that here too. The worst are the ones who see a resume posted online and talk to the ... : jrock
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      "here" being the DC/Baltimore area. : jrock
      • I am in Northern VA so I am know all about the fun. Granted most shit now is OMG U HAVE CLEARENCE? $ : kanix
• I'm in IT recruitment, its a lot of fun in my opinion : ) in my office anyway... : Virginia4

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• Play me! Name on GPG = Pall : LordPall
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  Isn't it great to finally be getting a RTS game that's actually about strategy? : Arcanum
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    Well, that would be great and all but I'm really not seeing the whole "risk-esque" strategy that they've ... : SatansFist
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      It's not really Risk-esque (which is horribly simplified anyway), but the strategy is more akin to what y... : Arcanum
      • you can do that??? thats brilliant! : bradsh
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        What do you mean by your last comment "try having other factories of the same type "assist" the factory y... : SatansFist
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          Say you have a few land unit factories. Take one of them and set up a nice, long construction queue. No : Arcanum
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            Oh crap, that's badass. Will have to try. Does "Coordinated Attack" work yet? I heard it's not workin... : SatansFist
            • I'm honestly not sure. I think it may be buggy. 1) For it to trigger at all, you have to've created ... : Arcanum
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        Also, I've basically ignored T1 and T2 units altogether (except for bombers)and am doing just fine, howev... : SatansFist
        • Yeah, based on the replays I've watched Spar tends to rush a lot of T1 ground units and generally tries t... : Arcanum
        • LOTS of t1/t2 units will beat the AI much quicker then going T3 too early! : Liquid
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        yea wahts this assist shit? i read about it in one of the context menus but have no idea what it is or ho... : sexninja!!!!
        • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13154047 :D : Arcanum
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      you can play the game without a beta key? : conandan
      • yes. : project13
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    how isn't Starcraft or Warhammer not about strat? : zagzig32
    • thats more tactics than it is strategy : sexninja!!!!
    • its mostly just basic unit counters in small groups along with tons of micromanagement of individual unit... : derelict515
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    LOL Sounds like you got your ass beat a couple times at another strategy game by a superior player. ... : boomstickah
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      I usually do fairly well, thanks, I just don't find most of them very interesting. : Arcanum
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        well good for you. I just don't understand why you make such a huge deal about strategy games not being a... : boomstickah
        • I'd say there's definite strategy but with Warcraft/Starcraft it's more about APM (actions per minute), i... : SatansFist
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      its just that warcraft and such (as awesome as they are) deal heavily with rock/paper/scissors counters a... : derelict515
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        Clicking speeds and build orders are still just as important in supcom. Instead of insane micro of indiv... : boomstickah
        • well I certainly wasn't denying WC's greatness, I've loved every one of them. There's just a huge differe... : derelict515
        • Here's the thing: While clicking and memorization and the unit counters may be part of Supreme Commander... : Arcanum
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  just got it last night and i hit skirmish, then select map and it goes to trying to connect and it just s... : EagleSweet
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    Are you on version 3.0? Skirmish doesn't work in the newest update. You need to be playing 2.7 and have i... : SatansFist
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      this is bordering against the rules I think.... : conandan
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        GPG said they don't care : derelict515
        • WUT!?? OMG SOMEONE SM the way to do this Pronto! : conandan
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  From the sounds of things, I hope GPG adjust the difficulty for the retail release. Sounds a little too ... : EvilDolemite
  • I'm guessing it'll be tweaked quite a bit. We aren't technically supposed to be playing against the compu... : SatansFist
• I am so jealous! : hirez
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  I can't believe there's no attack-move (at least, not yet) in this game. Selecting dots and telling them ... : FiReaNG3L
  • The move command is basically the same as an attack move command, ie your units will attack any enemy the... : SatansFist
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    ctrl+alt+click attacks move with multiple units in formation : ballystix
    • Thanks. Thats so intuitive not : FiReaNG3L
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    A regular click "Move" is basically "move here as quickly as possible and shoot any enemies you see, but ... : Arcanum
    • they definitely need to integrate that into the UI somehow so people know it exists. : bradsh
• I tried that Turtle AI but the only thing that does is make them attack me more. I want an AI that turtle... : eldiablo01
• This game is so fucking complex that I can't even imagine the tutorials they are going to need to include... : bradsh
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  Do you find the gameplay very stone-siccors-papery? I had read that it wasn't supposed to be that way, bu... : forktaileddevil
  • Well that's just like real life. What would be the point of an RTS if one unit could do it all? There... : aeg1x
  • The elements are there. Some units are definitely more effective against aircraft (for instance) than ot... : Arcanum