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captainsolo

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#478316
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getting in and out of TIE fighter
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You use the hatch on the top-it opens by splitting down the middle. (At least according to my Kenner TIE..)  I guess you would use tubes like mentioned before but there probably would have been an X-wing type ladder if there had ever been the need to show TIE pilots taking off or landing.

These were simply meant to be space cannon fodder. No shields, no advanced weapons, no hyperdrive, no real life support capability and total disregard for the pilots.

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#478312
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"I am wondering.....why are you here?"
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I started by looking for information on preservations of the 97SE and OOT. Then I found this place. Other forums simply don't have our close knit little band of awesome. The people, diversity, and freedom are what makes this place tick.

And where else in the world can you honestly talk about Star Wars in such nauseating detail? Nowhere. Not even at Lucasfilm, where George probably doesn't even remember anything about our "beloved" GOUT.

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#478080
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Last movie seen
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Yes I know-triple post.

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Blu-Ray. This little best buy exclusive is only 10 bucks. Holy crap-John Frankenheimer is in HD!! Brilliant transfer and simply amazing to see the paranoiac cinematography in 1080p. You start to notice the heavy grain and almost verite type surrealism that was apparent on first viewing. Only downside is that the original mono is not included. Still, the DTS-HD isn't distracting.  An absolute must! (Criterion-can we have Seconds now?)

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#476908
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Question: DVD-AUDIO (24 bit - AOB file) Playback?
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There's not a way to playback dvd-a on pc that I know of. However I did find this tutorial on how to rip and convert with some software:

http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/How-Rip-DVD-Audio-DVD-Video-Audio-And-HDAD-Discs

The software used does convert to FLAC, but costs about $33. There's a freeware program also mentioned but I'm not sure how well it works.