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blash
11/27/09

In reply to TV Calibration: The Easy Route
What about computer monitors? Some of us watch this stuff on our computers but would rather use free programs than pay for a disc.
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techguy78
11/27/09

@blash: i am sure there are programs for that. i would give you a list but i am too lazy . :D
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blash
11/27/09

@techguy78: pwetty pweaze?

I'd offer a cherry on top but I hate those and I'm not going to offer what I wouldn't want offered to myself.
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zeroprime
11/27/09

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Thanks for posting this on Black Friday, perfect timing to link to the previous articles with some updated info. I know it's going to be useful for me this weekend :)
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heruluingul001
11/27/09

In reply to TV Calibration: The Easy Route
Halo 3 Limited and Legendary came with an optimization program I think. You could get the blue-filter free from bungie.
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elryry
11/27/09

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Doing your own TV calibration via this THX method is by no means a legit way of doing it. You'll probably see no difference from this stuff..
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pettiblay
11/27/09

@elryry: I thought the same thing when I got my TV. It really depends on the set, but in my case it makes a REALLY big difference when I'm watching movies or shows. Skin tones are just so much... better-looking?
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Wilson Rothman
11/27/09

@elryry: We wouldn't have posted this—twice—if it had no value. Trust me, you can see the difference.
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elryry
11/27/09

@Wilson Rothman: I'm not at all discouraging the idea of TV Calibration. It's just every time I've seen someone do it themselves, it looks worse than it did right out of the box. On the other hand, I have seen it professionally done and had mine professionally done; this is on the other hand very impressive. A lot of people don't even know what contrast or a contrast ratio is (probably explaining why so many people purchased Walmart's Emerson special), yet alone adjusting it themselves.
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GC
11/27/09

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Are the blue filter glasses anything special? Could I make my own using some blue cellophane and some frames/cardboard?
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pettiblay
11/27/09

@GC: You probably could, but you wanna have a blue that's as close to the glasses as possible. Just don't pick up some azure stuff or w/e.
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laser712
11/27/09

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I ended up using a cheap DVD I bought off ebay made by Monster Cable ($2.50). It was incredibly corny, but really made a big difference.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/23/09

In reply to Terminator 2 Complete Collector's Set Proves Technology Is Man's Downfall
"Collect me if you want to live.."
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ZLevee
03/23/09

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The Family Guy set with the giant Stewie head is more obnoxious looking, though at least there wour not getting the same dame video in 4 ways.
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ZLevee
03/23/09

@ZLevee: "wour"=you're, "dame"= damn
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Kaiser-Machead
03/23/09

@ZLevee: I'm disappointed that you weren't somehow referencing vintage porn.
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ZLevee
03/23/09

@Kaiser-Machead: LOL "dame" 4-way.
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Monty
03/23/09

In reply to Terminator 2 Complete Collector's Set Proves Technology Is Man's Downfall
Apparently the time machine technology broke down a bit, and the best they can do is send back a head and some how-to DVD's on destroying the planet.
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BloggyMcBlogBlog
03/23/09

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I'm totally not buying this if they don't include the laserdisc as well.
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bosskev
03/23/09

@BloggyMcBlogBlog: And Chinese-approved knockoff VCDs.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/23/09

In reply to Terminator 2 Complete Collector's Set Proves Technology Is Man's Downfall
I understand that the endoskeletal head is an iconic piece from the movie, but there's got to be something else that can carry over the Terminator theme.

I SO WANT a liquid metal case, with the screaming face of the T-1000 sticking out of it, making the same expression when he was dunked into the molten steel. I would buy that in a New York minute.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/23/09

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For me, it's a tough sell, these "special" DVD thingies. Now, the entire LOTR set in a leather-bound book-like package with a very well made strap and latch, then you have yourself a deal.
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Purple Dave
03/23/09

@Kaiser-Machead:
Which version? All three releases have completely different bonus features. The 4-disc packs look pretty nice in the over-sleeve, like a set of antique books. I'm not sure if an actual leather-bound case is a good idea, though, as that could end up going moldy in humid environments. Also, if the strap/latch stick out from the surface, they could damage any case that it's located next to on the DVD shelf. If it was mold-resistant and the strap/latch could be set into the surface so it wouldn't press into the next case, it might be a nice idea. You know other than the fact that they'd probably get animal rights protests.
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Is my Avatar inappropriate?
03/23/09

@Purple Dave: Naysayer!!! I ban thy pessimistic commenter of all negativity who's cup hath run half empty!!
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Purple Dave
03/24/09

@Is my Avatar inappropriate?:
The what now? All I'm saying is that if I'm going to add a fourth set of the LotR trilogy to my DVD shelf, I don't want it damaging any of my other pretties. Or decomposing.
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bandit
03/23/09

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Why is this environmentally devastating? I disagree. Since the consumer is likely to keep the decorative head for decades, this is far more environmentally friendly than standard packaging which almost always gets tossed right away.
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Kaiser-Machead
03/23/09

@bandit: I don't really know of anyone who buys jewel cases for their DVD's and tosses out the actual packaging/sleeves. It really doesn't make any sense.
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bosskev
03/23/09

@Kaiser-Machead: I'm with you, K-M. I treasure my prodigious piles of polyethylene packaging.

While I have heard of the occasional oddball out there who will transfer their DVDs to sleeves and then actually discard all the hard shell storage cases--arghhdkkk--oops, sorry, involuntary spasm just at the thought--I not only am proud of how much volume the DVD cases command in my apartment but am actually designing extensive shelving just to showcase them.
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timak
03/23/09

@bosskev: I seriously don't see the point of owning movies or even music for that matter.

When I walk into somebody's house, and I see huge shelves full of disks, I can't help but to hear the giant CHA CHING sound from all that wasted money. I also start seeing the word "sucker" showing up on the person's forehead..
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Kaiser-Machead
03/23/09

@timak: I wholly disagree with this. Some people enjoy having a library that's readily accessible for repeat views/listening, and some people do not want to rely completely on Netflix rentals to come in the mail, or rely on rental music or random streaming, torrents, or our crackwhore friend, FM radio.

I own all of my music and movies, because I listen/watch these things with enough frequency to justify the prices I paid for them, and that is the point. Perhaps owning is less of a priority to others, but this doesn't automatically make those other people, who do find it higher priority, suckers.
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bosskev
03/23/09

@timak: "When I walk into somebody's house, and I see huge shelves full of disks, I can't help but to hear the giant CHA CHING sound..."

Exactly the point! Nothing says "I'm cool" like needless extravagance. Say, you wanna see my Rolex?

(OK, so it's not a Rolex, it's a Ralex, just don't look that closely. But I'll still impress you with my breathtaking DVD collection!)

(From which, of course, I've carefully cleaned off all remnants of the Blockbuster Previously Viewed stickers...)
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Kaiser-Machead
03/23/09

@bosskev: Indeed.

Spending $15-20 every couple of weeks months on new releases is a serious waste of money. I could've spent it on cocaine!
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bosskev
03/23/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Well, uh, sure, I guess...

Just remember, kids, nose candy is no substitute for John Candy. Stay in school. Drink your milk. And save your lunch money to pre-order Spaceballs, now in Sony HD on Blu-ray Disc™.
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Purple Dave
03/23/09

@bandit:
I've only ever seen one DVD collection that was rolodexed instead of left in their original cases, and to me, that means that this head-case is more environmentally friendly than the carbon-neutral cardboard crap-cases that the Futurama and Wall-E movies were released in, which are damage-magnets, and which leave me wanting to replace all five of them with _real_ DVD cases (you know, ones that won't scuff up the DVD read surfaces).
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Kevin Kronic
03/23/09

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Id buy this just for the head.
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bosskev
03/23/09

@Kevin Kronic: "...just for the head."

For $120, that head better be pretty damn satisfying!
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crashedpc - Haifisch
03/23/09

@Kevin Kronic: But it'd be painful getting he- OOOH...
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
03/23/09

@Kevin Kronic: That's usually why I pay for dinner.
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weatherman
03/23/09

@Kevin Kronic: I bet the head is just crappy chromed plastic though. The only reason they're doing this is they have a bunch of extra discs around from previous printing, and somebody said "I know a good way to get rid of them, let's put 'em in a box set! Never mind that a box set generally has a series of movies, people love T2 so much they'll want to own four copies of it!"
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
03/23/09

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The jaw should open and the whole head should become a DVD player. Then it might be cool.
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zenpoet
03/23/09

@RattedOutAnneFrank!_GitEmSteveDave: Or at least have a slot loading area at the back of the skull for a dvd player. And everytime you put in a disc, it could say "My CPU is a neural net processor, a learning computer."
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