Film/Movie Recommendations

**KilljoyKlown** · 05-24-12, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by quadraphonics

Why not? You really notice any artifacts to speak of at the usual 3-4 MB/s rates? I don't.

The very bottom band width recommended for HD by Netflix was 7MB/s. But they said 3-4MB/s was good for standard resolution streaming.

Yeah, the studios are terrified of streaming because their existing revenue model is based on the physical discs. So they handicap the streaming services like NetFlix by refusing to license anything good.

They are only refusing to license anything good because Netflix doesn't want to raise it's rates to it's customers, so they won't pay the inflated prices being asked.

But you can stream better selections on other services like Zune or Amazon. Costs more, though.

My point exactly.

Anyway, that and better broadband deployment are the only things standing in the way of streaming replacing discs entirely.

All the major carriers are installing fiber-optics as fast as they can, starting in the highest population centers and working out in to the rural areas. But those out in the real boonies will only get satellite service maybe.

**KilljoyKlown** · 05-24-12, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by quadraphonics

Most HDMI cables are notoriously overpriced. Don't buy them at the electronics store where you get your HDTV or BluRay player, or you will get ripped off really badly. Search around on the internet - you can get 10' HDMI cables for like 5 bucks. There is nothing magic inside them that justifies them costing more than most any other type of cable - it's all just some marketting conspiracy to fleece ignorant people who buy a fancy HDTV. Don't believe the hype.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-...-are-the-same/

The "cable wars" in general are bullshit designed to fleece ignorant consumers. Here's a classic blind test compaing top-end Monster audio cables against a coathanger (guess which one is preferred by audiophile listeners?):

http://consumerist.com/2008/03/do-co...er-cables.html

All that said, it's worth spending a little extra to buy cables with solid build quality and good shielding. For an HDMI cables, that means you should spend like $10 instead of the $5 for the cheapest possible cable. If you're paying voer $20, you're being ripped off badly.

You mean those gold connectors aren't worth the extra cost? The price I quoted was a Radio Shack price. As with all cables it's the connectors that go bad most often. So well made connectors are worth a little extra. My Sony TV has 4 HDMI ports on it and I'm using two. One for the DVD player, and One for the satellite hook-up. Even though my PC has an HDMI port I'm not sure my video board has a TV out function, and I'm not real motivated to find out at the moment.

**NMSquirrel** · 05-24-12, 09:17 PM

I have Roku..for 50 bucks you get netflix (sub req) crackle (no sub) amazon (pay per) and a few others easy to hook up and has hi def option.
am checking now about zune.

**KilljoyKlown** · 05-24-12, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by NMSquirrel

I have Roku..for 50 bucks you get netflix (sub req) crackle (no sub) amazon (pay per) and a few others easy to hook up and has hi def option.
am checking now about zune.

While your looking into things check out the following site:

http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/

**~~Gustav~~** · 05-25-12, 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by KilljoyKlown

Even though my PC has an HDMI port I'm not sure my video board has a TV out function, and I'm not real motivated to find out at the moment.

/puzzled

this "tv out" is your hdmi port

**KilljoyKlown** · 05-25-12, 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by Gustav

/puzzled

this "tv out" is your hdmi port

I've known both video and audio cards to have ports that were not enabled for use. In any event I don't remember the specs indicating that my video card had the TV out capability and they usually tell you if they do. But if I can get a cheap cable to check it out with I will give it a try.

**NMSquirrel** · 05-25-12, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by KilljoyKlown

While your looking into things check out the following site:

http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/

that requires more money..

i had comcast..my bills were 150 a month..which is why i got rid of it.

**KilljoyKlown** · 05-25-12, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by NMSquirrel

that requires more money..

i had comcast..my bills were 150 a month..which is why i got rid of it.

Yes that would do it.

**KilljoyKlown** · 06-03-12, 12:53 PM

I'd like to recommend the following mini series. The 2 discs contain 2 episodes each. Great plot and great acting.

5ive Days to Midnight

2004 NR 2 discs

Prof. J.T. Neumeyer (Timothy Hutton) gets his hands on a police file, dated five days in the future, that recounts his own murder. At first, Neumeyer thinks it's a joke, but when strange events begin to occur, he believes his days are numbered. Neumeyer suspects everyone, even his own girlfriend (Kari Matchett). Det. Irwin Sikorski (Randy Quaid) thinks Neumeyer's nuts, but eventually believes him, and the duo sets out to alter future events.

Cast:Timothy Hutton, Randy Quaid, Kari Matchett, Hamish Linklater, Angus Macfadyen, Gage Golightly, David McIlwraith, Giancarlo Esposito

Director:Michael W. Watkins

Genres:Thrillers, Supernatural Thrillers, Suspense, Sci-Fi Thrillers, TV Miniseries, Made-for-TV Movies

This movie is:Suspenseful, Scary

**Buddha12** · 06-03-12, 02:11 PM

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

Henry David Thoreau

**NMSquirrel** · 06-03-12, 04:33 PM

Just watched "Last of the Dogmen"

excellent movie..

set in modern times about a lost tribe of Chyanne Indians..

**~~davekm~~** · 06-07-12, 04:44 AM

Living in oblivion is excellent

**KilljoyKlown** · 06-07-12, 07:16 AM

Just watched this last night, and I can say I sure wouldn't want to wake up in that Cube. Also, the main characters name in the movie is Wynn (I was just surprised).

Cube Zero
2004 R 97 minutes

A group of men and women are forced to venture through a deadly maze in this prequel to the sci-fi thriller Cube, but the third installment of this film franchise is mainly from the perspective of Eric (Zachary Bennett), a Cube technician who himself becomes trapped. In this exhilarating tale about a stranger-than-fiction space, only those who locate the labyrinth's exit emerge from the experience alive -- because every room promises danger.

Cast:Zachary Bennett, Stephanie Moore, Michael Riley, Martin Roach, David Huband, Mike 'Nug' Nahrgang, Richard McMillan, Terri Hawkes, Tony Munch, Jasmin Geljo

Director:Ernie Barbarash

Genres:Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi Horror, Sci-Fi Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers

This movie is:Violent, Gritty, Suspenseful

**Buddha12** · 06-12-12, 08:16 AM

**Buddha12** · 06-12-12, 04:25 PM

I saw Prometheus in 3D IMAX today and it was well done but really didn't get going until about halfway into the movie. A good plot with some twists and turns but the main thrust is about belief about where we came from. Some nice special effects but nothing that was new or mind blowing. Acting was good by all and the story held together fairly well. I'd give it a 6 out of ten and would recommend to see it if your really into sci fi movies but wait if your not that hyped up about them until it comes out on DVD.

**spidergoat** · 06-12-12, 06:04 PM

I was kind of disappointed. It was formulaic, and I couldn't relate to the faith aspect they were pushing. The religion one was Aliens 3.

**Buddha12** · 06-12-12, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by spidergoat

I was kind of disappointed. It was formulaic, and I couldn't relate to the faith aspect they were pushing. The religion one was Aliens 3.

I can understand that for compared to Aliens this movie didn't come near that movies suspense or thrilling events that it had. I too was expecting more but that could be why I was not as enthused when I saw it. Again it isn't a bad movie but rather a OK movie that doesn't live up to what it could have been.

**Buddha12** · 07-07-12, 06:38 AM

**KilljoyKlown** · 07-07-12, 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by Buddha12

Below is the Netflix description. Not much to get excited about here.

Pleasantville 1998 PG-13 124 minutes

David and his sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville." But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

Cast:Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, Giuseppe Andrews, Jenny Lewis, Marissa Ribisi, Jane Kaczmarek, Denise Dowse, Don Knotts, Robin Bissell, Harry Singleton, Paul Walker, Dawn Cody, Maggie Lawson

Genre:20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Romantic Comedies

**Buddha12** · 07-07-12, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by KilljoyKlown

Below is the Netflix description. Not much to get excited about here.

If you think that is what this movie is all about then that's up to you. I saw it and was very impressed by the way it handled bigotry, racism and understanding of others that are different than everyone else. It showed how bigotry starts and grows into hate but also shows how this can be dealt with through the use of knowledge and understanding. It doesn't beat the racism out of people it instead lets them see themselves for who they really are and makes them want to change into more caring people.