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#171064
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LCD TV Questions
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171064/action/topic#171064
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In an odd way, that makes sense. I can't really recommend an LCD TV (I'm still using a flat CRT monitor because I'm concerned about pixel death in LCD displays), but most so-called hi-def displays will interpolate an HD signal to make it fit within the resolution of the display. BTW, a 720p HD signal should have a resolution of 720x1280, which means that any 1024x768 display would have to do some interpolation of the vertical resolution.
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#171063
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hot like fire thread
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Originally posted by: Hot.like.fire
Hey folks, thought i'd update since it's been a while. I ws gonna go to bed but then i was kinda sitting in bed listening to the music from my computer and decided wow its been a while since i've posted lets see whats new. did anyone ever watch the show Clone High? it was a cartoon that used to come on teletoon. i seriously miss that show. it was so ridiculous.... yeah so in other news i've decided this semester is gonna be a bi-otch. UGH


It's still on Teletoon. Fridays @ 10:30 and 2:30.
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#171025
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Video Games - a general discussion thread
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Originally posted by: JediSage
I too, am eagerly waiting for Revolution. I left console gaming after Sega Saturn in favor of pc gaming. Last year I bought a GC for the family. Nintendo by far has many more family friendly titles. It's a shame the GC never took off.

Nintendo's philosophy on the current state of the industry is spot on, IMO. Cramming graphics chips into a box that supports HD when only like 25% of people with HD are actually using it is NOT innovation. Nintendo is keeping development costs down by not supporting HD, but is giving people tech they can actually use, with WiFi and USB support, as well as that controller that I'm DYING to get my hands on.

*edit* IMO the pc as a gaming platform is all but dead. The pc section at stores like EB and GameStop are almost non-existent.

Which is precisely why I bought a GameCube. I don't have a lot of time for gaming myself, but I wanted a console that my kids could play on, that was durable, and that I could still find games for, if and when I had the time. The GameCube is all that, even if I had to wait nearly 6 months for Lego Star Wars.

I'm looking forward to the Revolution, and so are my kids.

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#171024
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Best movies of 05
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171024/action/topic#171024
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
I don't belive a movie's lenght has anything to do with it being a good film or not. I could easily watch a 5 hour movie, if it's enjoyable and I have the free time for it.


And your last comment says it all. A lot of directors are getting to the point where final cut is all-important, and while I do agree that a director should have final say, I also believe that a responsible director will try to bring some objectivity to his work. In other words, he will ask his editor to be brutally honest, if necessary, and tell him which scenes advance the story and which are window dressing.
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#170963
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Best movies of 05
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170963/action/topic#170963
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I read an article in the New York Times last week about the bloated length of films recently, largely referring to Terrence Malick's The New World, which he has since taken and trimmed to about 2 hours and 14 minutes. The article also mentioned Brokeback Mountain as an egregious offender in this regard, stating that it spent way too much time on the pretty vistas and took forever to get going.

Yet this is what the Hollywood foreign Press (an organisation of dubious merit, in any event) chose as Best Picture, which goes to show what hype will buy.


In case anyone was wondering, yes, they did mention King Kong as another offender, as well as Munich.

Here's a link: Films in Need of a Little Nip and Tuck .
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#169812
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Comics Fans
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/169812/action/topic#169812
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Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
Didn't know if I should put this here or give it it's own thread, but... aw hell I'll just stick it here.

There's a new He-Man & The Masters of the Universe film adaptation slated for 2006 so says Internet Movie Database, to be directed by John Woo, starring John Glover as Skeletor, and at the moment simply titled He-Man. It was rumored that a fellow named Jason Lewis was up for the role of He-Man but so far no one seems to be officially pegged for the part.

So... will this be a great return for one of the great icons of the 1980s or will it just be a horrible mess?


I predict "horrible mess", for 2 reasons:
1) Anyone here actually see the original Masters of the Universe movie, with Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor? I did. It's good trashy fun, but I don't think it warrants a remake. Did I mention Courteney Cox was in this as well?
2) John Woo has yet to make film in North America that holds a candle to his Hong Kong output.