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M
DVD's sure have their own unique drawbacks, but point for point it's better than VHS as both have problems and potential screw-ups but when they each work DVD delivers a better quality viewing experience, for me anyway, but I do HATE the animated menus on DVD's, really bad and annoying how quickly they repeat.
M
I suppose it depends what you're going for. DVDs do mostly have superior picture quality, but for me, their pros don't outweigh the cons. The simplicity, ease of use and (in my experience) less playing problems make VHS the winner for me. That plus nostalgia, of course. I even get excited when there's a line across the screen and I have to get down and adjust the tracking. I've also got my Windows startup and shutdown music as the 80s BBC video ident: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq4ftiByb6M
But that's just me.
Oh, one more thing that I hate about DVDs: the region coding! Why must the customer be punished for buying a perfectly legal DVD and then be restricted to only watching it in the region of origin? Of course, there are incompatibilities between coutries with lots of products, but when they made DVDs they easily had the capacity to make them universal. So why didn't they?
But that's just me.
Oh, one more thing that I hate about DVDs: the region coding! Why must the customer be punished for buying a perfectly legal DVD and then be restricted to only watching it in the region of origin? Of course, there are incompatibilities between coutries with lots of products, but when they made DVDs they easily had the capacity to make them universal. So why didn't they?
M
I can certainly see the argument for VHS, although I was glad when the days of adjusting the tracking began to fade into memory, the memories are just fine, don't need to mess with that again. 
But region coding is definetly the unforgiveable sin of DVD's, the modern obsession with policing digital media these days has gotten so stupid it actively encourages piracy because people are determined to get around it, people cracked their DVD players to break the region codes and so they made multi region players something you could buy outright, quite funny to see them joining in once the little trick was undone by the basement dwellers.
But I treasure my memories of watching Button Moon and Fantastic Max on VHS, great days!
But region coding is definetly the unforgiveable sin of DVD's, the modern obsession with policing digital media these days has gotten so stupid it actively encourages piracy because people are determined to get around it, people cracked their DVD players to break the region codes and so they made multi region players something you could buy outright, quite funny to see them joining in once the little trick was undone by the basement dwellers.
But I treasure my memories of watching Button Moon and Fantastic Max on VHS, great days!
G
Actually u cant compare that 2 seeing things differently to what he said and what u said, bc instead of just simply sayin " I remember DC Talk" he obviously just wanted to throw the "negro" part out there. I mean I could flip what he said and give u an ex using the guys from DC Talk but unlike some ppl I dont really get into the whole racial name calling. And yes what u two both said was ignorant and i dont feel bad about i said either...Just like he doesnt feel bad about "labeling" ppl as negros which was to be honest wasnt even necessary, I mean come on u can lie if u want but u know it wasnt...and DC Talk was the best 4 anyone wondering.
M
1. That's a rather bold assumption. Personally, I see no reason to believe that that was his intention.
2. The term 'negro' is not universally considered 'racial name calling' (and most certainly not where I'm from). In the strickest sense of the word, yes it is ignorance, but I'm certainly not ashamed of being uneducated in the details of foriegn politcal correctness fads.
2. The term 'negro' is not universally considered 'racial name calling' (and most certainly not where I'm from). In the strickest sense of the word, yes it is ignorance, but I'm certainly not ashamed of being uneducated in the details of foriegn politcal correctness fads.
G
hmm faultless? U agree with callin ppl negros and find it faultless. Ooook..Mmn not buyin it. I did come up with some pretty good points in which u avoided which proved my point to the fullest, thanks. I mean if thats how u r then ok. So back to 90s...I also remember station wagons hahaha. Man those things were rediculous.
I mean if thats how u r then ok. So back to 90s...I also remember station wagons hahaha. Man those things were rediculous.
M
Yes. It's not part of my usual vocabulary, but neither do I consider it offensive.
Why not? Because I don't share your opinion? The least you can do accept that I'm expressing my honest opinion, even if you disagree with it.
What good points? You mean:
All you did was reiterate your assertion that we're ignorant, and when you admit that you're just going to dismiss my opinion as a 'lie' what's the point of saying it?
But if you really want an answer, yes, I believe it was necessary for Ben to use that phrase because that was his entire point. As I understand it, DC Talk self identified as 'two hunks and a negro'. Therfore, what he said was factual and honest and there's no reason to believe he was trying to cause any offence.
Why not? Because I don't share your opinion? The least you can do accept that I'm expressing my honest opinion, even if you disagree with it.
What good points? You mean:
All you did was reiterate your assertion that we're ignorant, and when you admit that you're just going to dismiss my opinion as a 'lie' what's the point of saying it?
But if you really want an answer, yes, I believe it was necessary for Ben to use that phrase because that was his entire point. As I understand it, DC Talk self identified as 'two hunks and a negro'. Therfore, what he said was factual and honest and there's no reason to believe he was trying to cause any offence.
G
Riiiiight.....
As far as remembering the 90s .....I remember that the 90s was seriously the last decade to have just regular
cartoon animation, for animated movies. Now everything is Pixar animation, like the Incredibles and Cars.
Except for that movie that Frog Princess movie but the producers were just trying to recreate a disney princess and add
her to the collection of the other disney princesses that were in regular cartoon animation. I kind of miss cartoon seeing those
cartoon movies, but I kind of like the Pixar animations now too.
As far as remembering the 90s .....I remember that the 90s was seriously the last decade to have just regular
cartoon animation, for animated movies. Now everything is Pixar animation, like the Incredibles and Cars.
Except for that movie that Frog Princess movie but the producers were just trying to recreate a disney princess and add
her to the collection of the other disney princesses that were in regular cartoon animation. I kind of miss cartoon seeing those
cartoon movies, but I kind of like the Pixar animations now too.