There are plenty of posts on this board that are upset with the Netflix policy but I say it is the lesser of 2 evils. Blockbuster (I don't know about Hollywood Video) has had a policy of screwing their customers, assessing late fees on the hapless movie renter, people like our moms who would rather just pay the fine and avoid the confrontation. Anybody remember the class action lawsuit?
Not to mention that Blockbuster carries special "family friendly" versions of major films, force feeding us their own version of morality. And yes, they do have their films guaranteed, all 50 that they carry and god forbid you want anything interesting, but of course their name covers that topic, maybe they should be "Blockbusters Only."
If you don't like Netflix (which I believe has been one of the greatest online services yet), support your local mom and pop video stores and stop supporting the extortion and cencorship of Blockbuster, the true evil empire. And yes, I am bitter (but not hapless).
Why not hack apart a VCR or tape deck? That is what many people have done on mini-itx.com? This one is particularly cool. And as a previous post stated, rack mount cases are the same size as standard A/V components (19").
I have been using the EPIA board (in a 1U case which btw is the same size as almost all home stereo components, 19") and a similar wireless 2.4Ghz video transmitter and I get a ton of interference from my 802.11b node. I think their frequencies are too close. If I want to watch TV in another room, I have to turn off my wireless access point.
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There are plenty of posts on this board that are upset with the Netflix policy but I say it is the lesser of 2 evils. Blockbuster (I don't know about Hollywood Video) has had a policy of screwing their customers, assessing late fees on the hapless movie renter, people like our moms who would rather just pay the fine and avoid the confrontation. Anybody remember the class action lawsuit? Not to mention that Blockbuster carries special "family friendly" versions of major films, force feeding us their own version of morality. And yes, they do have their films guaranteed, all 50 that they carry and god forbid you want anything interesting, but of course their name covers that topic, maybe they should be "Blockbusters Only." If you don't like Netflix (which I believe has been one of the greatest online services yet), support your local mom and pop video stores and stop supporting the extortion and cencorship of Blockbuster, the true evil empire. And yes, I am bitter (but not hapless).
Why not hack apart a VCR or tape deck? That is what many people have done on mini-itx.com? This one is particularly cool. And as a previous post stated, rack mount cases are the same size as standard A/V components (19").
I have been using the EPIA board (in a 1U case which btw is the same size as almost all home stereo components, 19") and a similar wireless 2.4Ghz video transmitter and I get a ton of interference from my 802.11b node. I think their frequencies are too close. If I want to watch TV in another room, I have to turn off my wireless access point.