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#131795
Topic
CD
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/131795/action/topic#131795
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Has anyone here ever microwaved a CD? I've been having problems with my burner lately so it keeps spitting out coasters. Rather than breaking them and then spend the next two years finding CD parts I microwave them. Put then into the microwave (silver side up) and cook for 3 seconds.

When you get done with them it's like art and they all come out different. It is quite neat. A friend of mine told me about this and I must say it kicks a little ass.

OK that's the stupid microwave trick of the day.
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#128167
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Info: The Frighteners - Signature Collection laserdisc preservation thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/128167/action/topic#128167
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The fact is we don't know. There isn't really any point wondering or debating about what will be on the official DVD. This was just announced yesterday so as ReverendBeastly said we might not be able to get our money back on this laserdisc now.

This isn't really a concern to me. My donation is going into the transfer fee and shipping. So I'm actually one of the people not getting money back on this disc. I'm still fine with this and ReverendBeastly asked me if I'd be cool with this before this project even started. No problem, however I know there are a few people who will be breaking even on this disc based on if this sells for the same price on eBay or not. That could get sketchy now that this DVD has been announced.

In the best interests of those people getting their investment back soon I just wanted to restate that any compression or DVD authoring work I can help with I would be glad to throw down. I know that ReverendBeastly has good people working on this but if I could help get this done faster I would be glad to help.

In the mean time I wish everyone involved with this project the best of luck in getting it completed. I know all to well how much a pain in the ass putting a DVD together can be.

Oh and don't forget to go and check out my squished laserdisc cover I made for this project.

http://b.1asphost.com/mackey256/FDC.jpg
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#127966
Topic
Info: The Frighteners - Signature Collection laserdisc preservation thread
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/127966/action/topic#127966
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http://www.horrorchannel.com/dread/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2341

We have wasted time and money. For shame

At least we will have the extras from the laserdisc. So that is totaly kick ass in my book. So I guess I'm happy both ways. Yeah me!!

I'll end up with a studio quality cut of the film and a great transfer of the bonus stuff.
Post
#126507
Topic
Space Shuttle
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/126507/action/topic#126507
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Yeah Freon isn't banned at all. It is just not available like it used to be. You can't go into a store and buy Freon like you could in the old days. Now you have to take your car in to the shop and have them pump the Freon into your cars A/C. (Special note you used to be able to huff Freon and get really high)

Anyway the space shuttle did quite using Freon because of budget cuts and not because of environmental reasons. The problem with Freon was that it would be handled poorly and that would lead to ozone depletion. It didn't have anything to do with the gas itself. If you go to fill up your car with Freon and spill half of it then you kill the ozone. If you do it right you don't have a problem. To help solve this they stopped the sale of it the public.

You actually might be able to still get it but it comes in special containers now so you can't spill it into the air. I'm not positive about that though. But I do know that mechanics and people who work on heating and air conditioning can still get it.
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#123042
Topic
THX Ultimate Demo Disc
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/123042/action/topic#123042
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I understand you thinking that THX Ultra 2 is such a gold standard. Then why is the B&K AVR307 A/V Receiver, arguably one of the better high end receivers out there, not THX Ultra 2 certified? In fact there quite a few high end receivers that aren't THX certified.

Rikter - Any input? What does it actually take to be certified THX? Why isn't true top of the line stuff THX cerfified? (I'm talking the 20,000 bux stuff)
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#122808
Topic
THX Ultimate Demo Disc
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/122808/action/topic#122808
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Exactly the can of worms I wanted to open

Obi-wonton and Rikter both make good points. I think I actually fell a little short of what I wanted to say originally and I thank both of you for pointing that out. Let me try to be a little less monosyllabic.

First and foremost I understand that THX is not a sound format. I just wanted to get that out there.

What I was trying to say with the varying degrees of THX was that to the average consumer they will not know the difference between a “Select” setup and an “Ultra” setup. With that in mind I think that THX really messed up by introducing these nomenclatures. Of course to the audiophiles the THX naming system is very simple. But to an uneducated Best Buy shopper it’s just another bell or whistle that they can say they have. When in all actuality it isn’t a bell or a whistle at all. They just have a certified piece of equipment.

I guess what would have made me happy is instead of having THX on everything and then having a “Select” or “whatever” after it I would have been happier if they had come out with another name altogether. Now, I know, I know I’m just being nit picky but I have talked to way to many people who go to show me their set up and then tell me, “Oh it has THX sound too.” NO IT DOESN’T! If THX hadn’t added the different levels of THX I wouldn’t have to hear that again. When it was just THX, people who wanted to get into home theatre couldn’t afford a THX certified piece of equipment.

In the end I’m just mad I guess. It’s good because now people who couldn’t afford THX equipment in the past can. To me it’s bad because I have to hear stupid uneducated things about THX every time I’m in Best Buy picking up a DVD.

Does this make my last post make sense? Who cares it’s 8 in the morning…

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#122683
Topic
THX Ultimate Demo Disc
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/122683/action/topic#122683
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I'm going to come right out and say this but I fell it is necessary at this point in time.

I think THX is a useless system now.

Ok I said it. Now let me explain that a little bit. Back in the day when I was buying my first home Receiver (in Dolby Surround) I couldn't afford the top of the line THX receivers (also in Dolby Surround). They were a pipe dream that us budget audiophiles could only dream of back then. As time went by I got older and made a lot more money. I could finally afford this certified piece of audio goodness. Then a few years back THX decided that it wasn't going to stand for the best stuff anymore. It was now going to have degrees of THX. Suddenly in my mind THX meant a whole heck of a lot less. It was like they came out and said "this receiver is good but not as good as this one. Then with that one it's not as good as this ultra one over here."

It just seemed like a way to slap a brand name on a bunch of stuff that wasn't up to spec. If it is up to the THX standard say so. If it isn't don't. I mean why have a "THX select?" Just because it meets a few standards for good audio. I want something that meets all of them. Of course this is one of those audio things that can be debated till the cows come home. So I digress.

As for receiver advice, or home audio advice for that matter. Buy some good equipment and then stop looking at other audio stuff. You will only end up finding something else that is better and more expensive to spend your money on.
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#121579
Topic
THX Ultimate Demo Disc
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/121579/action/topic#121579
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Where do you get a THX disc?

Did you have to pay money for it?

Not that I'm putting it down but I don't think I'd ever want to pay money for something like that when I can buy a kick ass movie for a demo.

I personally use "The Fast and the Furious." I know this movie isn't cool, in fact it sucks ass, but it's DTS track is great. And I didn't have to pay for it. My brother gave it to me.

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#121445
Topic
Info Wanted: ? The "cursedgame" "No Jar Jar" Phantom Edit?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/121445/action/topic#121445
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Damn 52 emails!!! Now I feel bad for emailing you. Sorry man.

Anyway great looking out there JohnnyRay. It's always nice to see a new edit enter the race to win fans hearts. I think no matter what you cut out of these movies there will always be someone standing around saying something like, that is cool but it would be better if this or that was gone.

Long live the fan-edit
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#120976
Topic
What about you? The moment when you "divorced" from the Lucas policy about SW?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/120976/action/topic#120976
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When the 97 SE came out I was pissed. Then the prequels came out and I didn't really like them either. When the 2004 DVD's came out I just seemed to not care anymore. I kinda liked star wars again. For the first time sense 97 I was happy just to be watching star wars again.

So I don't think I really care either way any more. Don't get me wrong though. I would love to see the OT on DVD rather than what we got but I'm just as happy these days to watch either.
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#119550
Topic
Breakfast
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119550/action/topic#119550
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Yeah soap is a big no no. I had a friend of mine do that and man was it nasty after that. Everything he cooked on it was horrible. When I'm doing a frozen pizza I have this really great pan I use. For some reason it just cooks them better than the stone. What I do is cook them on that pan with the stone in the oven. Then I pull out the stone and place that on top of the stove. I then pull out the pizza and put the pizza on the now warm stone. It keeps the pizza warm when it's out of the oven.

Damn I need food.