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- Not a single helmet was seen. They had those in the 70's! - VW Bugs should not be allowed on a race track. They obviously roll over very easily - Most of those cars had seat belts. Can't at least wear one while RACING AT A TRACK??!! - The cars that belong on a track never rolled over - imagine that - Why all the shit in those cars? Especially when at the track. Things were different back then.

No, I want to use the Sony Blu-ray remote in our bedroom, and the Harmony in the living room. They are back-to-back, with an HDMI switch and wall fished HDMI cables; I use one PS3 for both rooms.

I score a 6.3 with four 7200RPM Samsungs in RAID-0 using the onboard controller of my motherboard. I get a 7.7 for the CPU, yet I watched the whole time and never saw the test put it past 70% useage - I'd love to know how they come up with that score. 7.8 on the Memory. My 460 gets 7.5 on both tests on its own (saw it hit 98% useage at least), but goes down to 6 if I test in conjunction with my 7600GT's.

Partly - looks like the the Coupon Code for $21 is expired, but that's it. The Visa deal didn't work for me - I even contacted Visa, but they said they were forwarding the info on the blew me off. So you can still get it for $113.74 shipped after mail-in rebates. Here is the card: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6589096&CatId=3670 Rebates: http://static.highspeedbackbone.net/rebates/SIC-6057%20(US).pdf http://static.highspeedbackbone.net/rebates/SIC-6059%20(US).pdf

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Combo of 1 and 2. Get yourself a suit and save the rest.

The listing could be the best ever, and no one would bid. Who the he'll would pay 5k for a 14 year old Caravan with 300k on the clock.

I just scored a GTX 460 for $93 after rebates.

Just got my Harmony 890 + PS3 adapter tonight (and finding the software, like all other Logitech stuff I own, to be complete bloated, half assed, f'ed up garbage). But anyway, I discovered that my PS3 will only allow one remote to pair. I have the Sony Blu-ray remote, but when I pair the Logitech adapter, it removes my Blu-ray remote. Any tricks to make both pair/work? Didn't turn up anything with a Google search. I am probably SOL, but perhaps there is a way around being stuck to just one remote.

I don't, never have, never will.

Have you checked into seeing if your deductable at 1k is really saving you any real money? I know the difference on mine between $250 and 500 would take almost 12 years to add up to $250 - so I would only save money if I didn't make a claim in over 12 years. I have never went a span that long without a claim.

Why didn't he press charges right then and there? I'd be calling 911 and having that guy arrested on the spot. Regardless, he should be contacting a lawyer ASAP.

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Buy a better receiver. I have a Harmon Kardon I will sell for a fair price.

Your system should be up to par to compress movies efficiently. Video card won't make a difference, as the software doesn't utilitze it at all. If you are overclocking at all, make sure you are monitoring your temps, as you will be maxing out that CPU for extended periods of time.

Here is my guide I have been creating, but it is unfinished. Here is what I have thus far: Guide to Blu-ray compression / burning Blu-ray burning - it is not only possible now, but the available tools are good enough that you can do it with relative ease, once your rig is setup for it. The following guide is based on the equipment I use, so there may be some differences if you are using other equipment (such as Windows XP, or a non-PS3 Blu-ray player). I will also NOT cover any sort of ripping techniques, as I don't need all the legal BS for that. There is software out there to do it, such as AnyDVD, DVDFab, etc. My setup: Intel Core i7 920 on a Asus P6T Motherboard, overclocked to 4.2GHz (stock is 2.8GHz) 6GB 1600Mhz Ram, four 160gb 7200 RPM hard drives in a RAID-0, all running all Windows 7 Ultimate LG BH08LS20 Blu-ray burner (8x), plus a couple of DVD Burners PS3, updated to latest firmware. Mitsubushi 73" DLP, Harmon Kardon AVR 254 (7.1 with HDMI audio processing) If you are attempting any of this with a single core PC, don't even bother. You will barely get away with a dual-core rig, and won't be happy with the extensive amount of time it will take - I was spending 30-40 hours per movie with my old dual-core AMD setup. If you are hoping for an all-in-one program, like DVD Shrink, it doesn't exisist. The following is the list of software you will need installed on your PC: BD Rebuilder: http://www.jdobbs.net/freeware/BD-RBV03404.zip FFDSHOW: http://www.jdobbs.net/freeware/ffdshow_rev3326_20100319_clsid.exe Matroska Splitter: http://www.jdobbs.net/freeware/MatroskaSplitter.exe AVISYNTH Version 2.57: http://www.jdobbs.net/freeware/Avisynth_257.exe Image Burn: http://www.imgburn.com/ AVCHD Patcher 1.04: http://www.videohelp.com/download/AVCHD-Patcher_1.04.rar AVCHD Patcher 1.06: http://www.videohelp.com/download/AVCHD-Patcher_1.06.rar Install all of the above. Just copy the BD Rebuilder into your main drive, then create a short cut for the executable on your desktop. Just copy the AVCHD patchers to your desktop. The rest just install like normal programs. The first time you run BD_Rebuilder, right click it and run as administrator (unless you are still rolling old-school with XP – you shouldn’t be). The basics: Most Blu-ray movies are made on dual-layer discs, in the mid-40GB size. A lot of the 5+ year old film rips (and an occassional new rip) will fit on a single layer disc. Because I am not going to get into restructuring movies, streaming, etc., I will avoid going over all of the file types, demuxing the video files, etc. 90% of all Blu-ray films have the entire movie in one file, usually the largest file in the BDMV/STREAM folder. It is a .m2ts file, which is a container file (similar to a .zip file) that holds the video, audio streams, and subtitle streams. The video can be in VC-1 or h.264, and the audio can be in any of the AC3 and DTS configurations (and usually several flavors of them). A dual-layer Blu-ray disc is very expensive (about $10/disc if you shop around), so that's out of the question. A BD-25 (single layer blank Blu-ray disc) can be had for a tick over $1/disc if you shop around. I You can also burn Blu-ray movies onto single layer DVD's (DVD-5) and dual layer DVD's (DVD-9). Now you have probably seen the "HD" content on things like Netflix or Apple's streaming video, and noticed that their 4-5GB movies are basically DVD quality. Not the case with this at all. I have burned Blu-ray movies on DVD-5 discs that look FAR better than the same movie in DVD that is on the original dual layer DVD disc. This software is THAT good. When Blu-ray is burned on these DVD's, they are refered to a BD-5 / BD-9. Now let's talk about compression a bit. All digital movies are compressed, be it DVD, Blu-ray, HD-DVD, etc. I've seen feature length films on Blu-ray discs (new stuff) anywhere from 18 GB up to 46 GB. So however the studio authored the disc has everything to do with how highly compressed the film is out of the gate. I have compressed a 40 GB move down to 4GB, with barely any noticeable loss of video quality. Let's talk audio. Both Dolby Digital and DTS have their flavors of HD Audio. The ONLY way you can get this audio is through a receiver with HDMI audio processing - your little optical cable won't cut it, even if your Blu-ray player processes the HD audio. What is cool about both formats is that they down convert automatically. So if you have a non-HD receiver, you can still get the standard AC3 or DTS signal, as those are the "core" components of the HD audio...you just miss the rest of the audio content the HD audio has to provide. HD audio streams aren't small - usually 5-7GB, and you can't compress them, otherwise you are back to standard AC3/DTS. So any time you put a movie on a DVD-5/DVD-9, you lose the HD audio, and just get the standard AC3/DTS surround. You can keep it with BD-25. BD-5 / BD-9 limitations: - If the BDMV/BDJO folder has a file named 00000.bdjo, you can only do a movie-only backup. You CAN NOT do a full back up - don't waste your time trying. If you want a full back up, you will have to use a BD-25 disc. This is fully true with a PS3;l perhaps other players don't have this limitation. - You have to process the index.bdmv and MovieObject.bdmv files using AVCHD in order to play a BD-5 / BD-9 disc. If not, it will just show as a data disc in your player. Let's setup BD Rebuilder: Mode: - Choose Full Backup or Movie-Only Backup - "Quicker" Encode for extras should be unchecked Settings: - Click on setup - Make sure to check the "limit to one" check boxes under the Audio and Subtitle boxes, and make sure both boxes are setup for English(eng) - Under General Encoding Options, check the remove WORKFILES after rebuild, and the Strict AVCHD for BD-5/9 Movie-Only - Leave Video Encoding Options as default - Under Audio Encoding Options, check "Don not convert DTS to AC3", "Do not reencode AC3", and "Keep HD Audio for BD25 encoding" Here are the sizes I use for different discs, as BD Rebuilder is too conservative on disc space, and doesn’t use up all the disc. BD-5 = 4490 BD-9 = 8152 BD-25 – 23866 up to 24300 (depending on the BD-R – the Optical Quantums work with the higher number).

#1: They are Blu-ray discs, not Blu-Ray DVD's #2: You will need to buy some BD-R's. I HIGHLY recommend the Optical Quantum BD-R's, you can score them right now on NewEgg for $9.99 shipped for a 10-cake pack. Good luck finding discs cheaper than that. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817607024&cm_re=optical_quantum_bd-r-_-17-607-024-_-Product #3: Imgburn, the only burning software you should use. It is free, simple, effective, and excellent: http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download #4: If you are ripping Blu-rays, you will needed DVD Fab or AnyDVD HD. I used to use DVD Fab, but pretty much it is thought that the software isn't as sorted out and is less consistent. I have great luck with AnyDVD HD: http://www.slysoft.com/en/download.html #5: If you don't want to buy AnyDVD HD, you will need to run Novakiller 1.7, which you can find on various torrent sites (Piratebay, Demonoid, etc). This resets the 21 day trial. #6: If you want to compress Blu-ray movies that are on dual layer discs (90% of them are), by far your best best is BD Rebuilder. http://www.videohelp.com/tools/BD_Rebuilder and http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=143716 should get you going. You will need to also install: FFDSHOW: http://www.jdobbs.net/freeware/ffdshow_rev3326_20100319_clsid.exe Matroska Splitter: http://www.jdobbs.net/freeware/MatroskaSplitter.exe AVISYNTH Version 2.57: http://www.jdobbs.net/freeware/Avisynth_257.exe How good is your PC? If are running a single core anything, don't even bother. If you are runnning a low-end dual core, you can bother, but you better have about 2 days to compress a single movie. It takes my i7 920 @ 4.2GHz a good 3-4 hours to compress a single movie - more for TV shows.

Suck...I sold a car on there during that time, but I don't think I sold any parts - and if I did it wasn't for much money.

Burn your Netflix movies, so you have a stockpile to watch later.

Why don't you have health insurance? I don't recall ever having a job where I couldn't get insurance.

Hmmm, I'm thinking my wife didn't give me those gift cards, and has never given me a gift card - ever. We put a little more thought into what we get eachother.

I have three gift cards - two unused cards @ $50/each and one that has been used with $7.99 left on it. Price: $100 cash. I will be throwing them on E-bay very soon if no interest here, as they go for near face value on there.

I ended up scoring a refurb Harmony 890 on E-bay for $107 shipped - couldn't find it anywhere cheaper. Should be here in a couple days. Just ordered the PS3 adapter as well. I looked at the URC's, but chose this because: - The RFS20/200 was cheaper, but I wanted something a bit nicer. - R50 fit the bill, but by the time you purchased the RF blaster, it was more expensive than what I got the 890 for - No PS3 adapter, so I'd still have to use my PS3 remote (which I will be keeping in the bedroom now, so it won't go to waste). The 890 is a bit older, but they are still being sold new, and is as fancy as the newer 900 (and can be used with additional RF extenders, like the 1000/1100 where the 900 can't).

$15 co-pay.

I am running Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate. 4.2GHz i7 920 w/ a GTX 460 video card at a native resolution of 1680x1050, works perfectly. It does use a bit more system resources than expected. It was showing about 15% of my video card and 10% of my CPU, which is more than I would expect for such a simple game. Didn't have any impact on my secondary video card, though I wouldn't expect it to.