This simply is not worth worrying about. I picked up the exact same deal as you and am happy. Just remember:
* The format war is *not* over because a couple of 'experts' say so
* Until the war is over, don't build a large library (rent)
* The cost of the player for a few years use is modest
* Amazon started selling discounted Bluray players with the same 10 disc offer a couple of weeks after the HD-DVD offer, so it is not part of a dumping scheme by either format.
In the short term you get to enjoy 1080P video and TrueHD audio now for a low price. I see a lot of postings here about there not being a significant difference between SD and HD discs, but I see a huge difference. I was sceptical before I got the player, but now I am a believer and have no buyers remorse even *if* HD-DVD goes away after a few years.
I don't think most people believe the government has no role in regulating some aspects of technology, they just wish any such assertion of power is done with the consultation of experts and the consent of the people.
As for health care, if I had to choose between control by government or the current control by corporations that place profit above the provision of actual care, I would go with the government. They at least have some small accountability to the public.
When I was a young child I had disturbing nightmares about scary monsters and falling. Recently I had a dream about someone dinging my fender in traffic.
I guess that's the evolution of my reality: From Earth shaking terror to bored annoyance.
I assume an archival film copy would not be frequently played and would hopefully be used with specialized copying equipment that is kinder than the average projector. When I worked as a projectionist I never saw film burst into flame, but the mechanical wear (Century projector and Christie platters) would chew up a print quick enough. A year old print of Chainsaw Massacre (1974 version) I had to deal with was more splice than film after repeated repairs.
Yes, it's overkill for what you hear. But my understanding is the higher sampling rate helps the final product when processing the audio further. So maybe when a DSP in a receiver adds some effects it will sound subtly better?
Acknowledging that one option is less damaging than another says nothing absolute about that option such as it being 'OK'.
That's why some decisions are hard. The available options suck, but some options are better than others. If the choices are between 'good' and 'evil' the decision is trivial.
Take for example Aron Ralston, a hiker who cut off his own arm after being trapped under a boulder. Cutting off his arm was better than dieing of starvation or exposure. But nobody is saying that cutting off an arm is 'OK'.
So the law is fine so long as "it doesn't kill anyone".
No, it's clear he is saying that lame and corrupt leadership is better than deadly and corrupt leadership. There is nothing in that post supporting your interpretation.
You may be thinking of cat feces. To detect the glow you need to get a well filled litter box in a completely dark room and put your face right next to the material.
Mulching is one of the simplest and most beneficial things you can do for your home garden.
As mulches slowly decompose, they provide organic matter which helps keep the soil loose.
This improves root growth, increases the infiltration of water, and also improves the water-holding capacity of the soil.
As any parent can tell you, babies are an excellent source of organic material.
Check out that image of the determined manly man in a space suit working away while the young lady in a skirt and holding a Raggedy Anne doll looks on in wonder.
It reminds me of one early Star Trek episode where Kirk turns to a very short skirted Yeoman Rand and says something like "get me some coffee honey".
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This simply is not worth worrying about. I picked up the exact same deal as you and am happy. Just remember:
* The format war is *not* over because a couple of 'experts' say so
* Until the war is over, don't build a large library (rent)
* The cost of the player for a few years use is modest
* Amazon started selling discounted Bluray players with the same 10 disc offer a couple of weeks after the HD-DVD offer, so it is not part of a dumping scheme by either format.
In the short term you get to enjoy 1080P video and TrueHD audio now for a low price. I see a lot of postings here about there not being a significant difference between SD and HD discs, but I see a huge difference. I was sceptical before I got the player, but now I am a believer and have no buyers remorse even *if* HD-DVD goes away after a few years.
In short: Don't worry, be happy.
"... audio signals with 16-bit color per channel"
Man, give me some of what they are smoking.
I don't think most people believe the government has no role in regulating some aspects of technology, they just wish any such assertion of power is done with the consultation of experts and the consent of the people.
As for health care, if I had to choose between control by government or the current control by corporations that place profit above the provision of actual care, I would go with the government. They at least have some small accountability to the public.
When I was a young child I had disturbing nightmares about scary monsters and falling.
Recently I had a dream about someone dinging my fender in traffic.
I guess that's the evolution of my reality:
From Earth shaking terror to bored annoyance.
I doubt NASA would tell the rovers if there was a chance anyways.
Better to just allow the rover to see a shadow, look up, and emit:
0x68 0x6f 0x6c 0x79 0x20 0x63 0x72 0x61 0x70 0x21
I assume an archival film copy would not be frequently played and would hopefully be used with specialized copying equipment that is kinder than the average projector. When I worked as a projectionist I never saw film burst into flame, but the mechanical wear (Century projector and Christie platters) would chew up a print quick enough. A year old print of Chainsaw Massacre (1974 version) I had to deal with was more splice than film after repeated repairs.
It *is* Finland in the winter... maybe the stragglers think they are watching a snow storm.
Sounds like you may be in the market for a Mac.
Clippy in a switch ad? Oh, the humanity.
96 KHz sampling?
Yes, it's overkill for what you hear. But my understanding is the higher sampling rate helps the final product when processing the audio further. So maybe when a DSP in a receiver adds some effects it will sound subtly better?
Wrong again.
Acknowledging that one option is less damaging than another says nothing absolute about that option such as it being 'OK'.
That's why some decisions are hard. The available options suck, but some options are better than others. If the choices are between 'good' and 'evil' the decision is trivial.
Take for example Aron Ralston, a hiker who cut off his own arm after being trapped under a boulder. Cutting off his arm was better than dieing of starvation or exposure. But nobody is saying that cutting off an arm is 'OK'.
So the law is fine so long as "it doesn't kill anyone".
No, it's clear he is saying that lame and corrupt leadership is better than deadly and corrupt leadership. There is nothing in that post supporting your interpretation.
I've always read that cat blood glows in the dark
You may be thinking of cat feces.
To detect the glow you need to get a well filled litter box in a completely dark room and put your face right next to the material.
I seriously doubt you ever had a computer that ran in single digit Hz
Abacus?
Hour 642 is Hawaiian shirt hour.
So, you know, if you want to, go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt.
Bell bottom *genes*!
You missed a pun by one letter.
Mulching is one of the simplest and most beneficial things you can do for your home garden. As mulches slowly decompose, they provide organic matter which helps keep the soil loose. This improves root growth, increases the infiltration of water, and also improves the water-holding capacity of the soil.
As any parent can tell you, babies are an excellent source of organic material.
That will do no good, as the US will retaliate by sending an army of Twinkie wielding cockroaches to give you heart disease.
Sounds like SCO Unix.
As for justice, Principal Skinner said it best:
"There's no justice like angry mob justice!"
Doctor Who and the Handy Hooker... was that one of the Tom Baker episodes?
Oversized penis ruining your posture?
Act now to take advantage of Hacky Jack's new penis reduction kit.
* No doctor authorization required
* Endorsed by Lorena Bobbit
Don't worry, the local oil revenue will pay for the whole thing.
As long as it is not prime time and you use it as an exclamation instead of a reference to a sex act.
Observe:
"I fucked a sheep!?" - forbidden
"Fuck! That was a sheep?" - OK
Check out that image of the determined manly man in a space suit working away while the young lady in a skirt and holding a Raggedy Anne doll looks on in wonder.
It reminds me of one early Star Trek episode where Kirk turns to a very short skirted Yeoman Rand and says something like "get me some coffee honey".
Everyone here initially and wishfully read that title as "Dismemberment Trial".
Children don't need a virus kit.
They are already nasty little disease vectors that should only be handled with latex gloves and sterile tongs.