Hmmm. Hard to think of too many. Many fantasy series are so long its not doable in a single movie, and I don't see too many more multi-parts in the near future.
How about Silverlock by John Myers Myers? That story would provide a wealth of classic roles, and might make for a hilariously good movie!
I'd still like to find an mp3 player suitable for stationary home use. Basically, I and others in my household really like to go to sleep to music. My wife is so addicted to ocean waves, she brings a boombox and ocean CD to hotels when we travel. My son always crashes to something called "delta sleep system", nice ambient music which helps him get deeper sleep. The problem is that moving parts make noise, so even a hard-drive-based player is distracting in a quiet room. We're currently using the original Creative Labs Nomad, a 6GB hard-drive player which we found on eBay for $100 new.
It would be nice to simply build 1 GB flash memory into a clock radio with decent speakers. Then you could load whatever sleep tunes you wanted, and have them repeat all night. You could also have whatever music you wanted to wake up to.
Call it the iCrash - are you reading this, Steve Jobs?
Oh, but SACD and DVD-A *are* an attempt to replace the CD. Look what it brings for the record company - the opportunity to sell us all our favorite music - again - on a copy-protected disc.
What do the new formats offer to the music lover? Better resolution and surround sound. These technologies can increase musical enjoyment significantly if done well. They will soon be mainstream; already there are $179 universal players that handle both new formats and more and more DVD players are capable of playing one or more of the new formats. Also, there are an increasing number of compact discs which contain hi-res versions of the music if your player supports it. So eventually the proverbial Joe 6-pack will end up with a hi-res player and discs whether he wants them or not.
I have a similar system, Asus P4B533 with onboard C-media sound. However, the noise level of the C-Media was unacceptable, especially for video capture. I added a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz and have enjoyed blissful audio since. I was using high-end speakers (Acoustic Energy Aego2), so maybe that's the difference.
wonder if your thinking would be adjusted if they smacked you with a gajillion dollar lawsuit
I would fight it in court, because I suspect they do not own the rights to electronic distribution of most artists' work. There was no such thing as internet music when most of these contracts were drawn up. They may own the rights to electronic transmission (radio), but electronic distribution is a different matter, one I strongly suspect is not covered in 30-year-old contracts.
I recall in the Napster case, that when it looked like the RIAA would actually have to show the artists' contracts in court, they completely changed tactics. Or maybe they just didn't want contract terms in the public record because it would show how badly they screw the performers.
RAID isn't really necessary if you do one simple thing...just back stuff up onto CDR before adding it to your media server. It's cheap, reliable, and you can stick the whole spool of CDs in a closet. If the hard drive dies, reloading your collection is a bit of a pain, but in 8 years I have never had to do it...I've periodically migrated the whole collection to larger and newer drives and servers, and so far none has ever failed on me.
It was I who as an adult recalled the incident to my Mom and she was astounded that I could remember it. It was at the County Fair, and I vividly remembered the bright lights and the carnival smells and being pushed in my stroller by my brother who had just turned two. I was 11 months old.
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How about Silverlock by John Myers Myers? That story would provide a wealth of classic roles, and might make for a hilariously good movie!
It would be nice to simply build 1 GB flash memory into a clock radio with decent speakers. Then you could load whatever sleep tunes you wanted, and have them repeat all night. You could also have whatever music you wanted to wake up to.
Call it the iCrash - are you reading this, Steve Jobs?
Legibility would suffer?
Oh, but SACD and DVD-A *are* an attempt to replace the CD. Look what it brings for the record company - the opportunity to sell us all our favorite music - again - on a copy-protected disc.
What do the new formats offer to the music lover? Better resolution and surround sound. These technologies can increase musical enjoyment significantly if done well. They will soon be mainstream; already there are $179 universal players that handle both new formats and more and more DVD players are capable of playing one or more of the new formats. Also, there are an increasing number of compact discs which contain hi-res versions of the music if your player supports it. So eventually the proverbial Joe 6-pack will end up with a hi-res player and discs whether he wants them or not.
I have a similar system, Asus P4B533 with onboard C-media sound. However, the noise level of the C-Media was unacceptable, especially for video capture. I added a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz and have enjoyed blissful audio since. I was using high-end speakers (Acoustic Energy Aego2), so maybe that's the difference.
I would fight it in court, because I suspect they do not own the rights to electronic distribution of most artists' work. There was no such thing as internet music when most of these contracts were drawn up. They may own the rights to electronic transmission (radio), but electronic distribution is a different matter, one I strongly suspect is not covered in 30-year-old contracts. I recall in the Napster case, that when it looked like the RIAA would actually have to show the artists' contracts in court, they completely changed tactics. Or maybe they just didn't want contract terms in the public record because it would show how badly they screw the performers.
RAID isn't really necessary if you do one simple thing...just back stuff up onto CDR before adding it to your media server. It's cheap, reliable, and you can stick the whole spool of CDs in a closet. If the hard drive dies, reloading your collection is a bit of a pain, but in 8 years I have never had to do it...I've periodically migrated the whole collection to larger and newer drives and servers, and so far none has ever failed on me.
You can get the original 6GB Nomad Jukebox for $100. I recently bought 2 brand new units on eBay. For the price, they are fantastic.
Not so!
It was I who as an adult recalled the incident to my Mom and she was astounded that I could remember it. It was at the County Fair, and I vividly remembered the bright lights and the carnival smells and being pushed in my stroller by my brother who had just turned two. I was 11 months old.