Blockbuster to favor Blu-ray HD discs over DVD format

[Mr Peabody]

Wow, reading certain recent posts gave me a Charles Winchester III, flashback.

[pixelthis]

Why do I feel like Lex and SVI were cloned into one person?

Let me ask you, if some inbred south american questioned your education without knowing anything about you how would you feel?
My electronics classes were awhile ago, and I've been out of the field for some time,
but I HAVE taken apart a television and for my "final project" built a three stage
fet transistor amp. And I have "dabbled" in this hobby of HT for 20 years,
and audio for about 40 (I'm fifty years old)
Basically I had an audio only system composed of denon, genesis, NAD, pioneer,
and Thorens BEFORE mr. peruvian was a wet spot on his mothers side of the bed.
I have forgotten more about this stuff than he will ever learn.
He might have a "10k AUDIO SYSTEM " as he likes to brag about, but he also has a ten cent head to go along with it

[PeruvianSkies]

Let me ask you, if some inbred south american questioned your education without knowing anything about you how would you feel?
My electronics classes were awhile ago, and I've been out of the field for some time,
but I HAVE taken apart a television and for my "final project" built a three stage
fet transistor amp. And I have "dabbled" in this hobby of HT for 20 years,
and audio for about 40 (I'm fifty years old)
Basically I had an audio only system composed of denon, genesis, NAD, pioneer,
and Thorens BEFORE mr. peruvian was a wet spot on his mothers side of the bed.
I have forgotten more about this stuff than he will ever learn.
He might have a "10k AUDIO SYSTEM " as he likes to brag about, but he also has a ten cent head to go along with it

I don't recall ever mentioning how much my audio system cost...nor do I recall 'bragging' about it. I am not a price-dropper unlike yourself. Besides 10K would actually be LESS than what I have wrapped up in my gear, so I would actually be modest in my bragging. Oh and who is South American ????

[Mr Peabody]

I realize that sometimes things can get heated on a thread but race or cultural slurrs are totally inappropriate. One of the assets of this board is the fact that we can communicate and exchange ideas with those in other countries.

[kexodusc]

Why do I feel like Lex and SVI were cloned into one person?

Oh my %#@*in gawwddd....that thing...should not be...just imagine, all the poorly spelled, unintelligible, incomprehensible sentences with every third word CAPITALIZED!

(vocalized shudder)

To be fair, I think SVI was somewhat innocent. Lex was just a complete woman-hatin' moron.

[SlumpBuster]

Oh and who is South American ????

People living in Peru are South American. Peru is in South America. Glad I could help.

To be fair, you did mention $10,000 in audio equipment next to a 30" HDTV

[PeruvianSkies]

People living in Peru are South American. Peru is in South America. Glad I could help.

To be fair, you did mention $10,000 in audio equipment next to a 30" HDTV

When was that? I honestly don't recall.

[SlumpBuster]

..meanwhile, they wouldn't say the same thing if they saw my 30" HDTV flanked with nearly 10K worth of audio stuff.

I only noted it because I read this thread for the first time today.

[PeruvianSkies]

I only noted it because I read this thread for the first time today.

Yeah, but the purpose of me posting that was not to make myself look good or to brag about it, it was simply to emphasize my point about audio and video and what people perceive as being important and such.

[GMichael]

Oh my %#@*in gawwddd....that thing...should not be...just imagine, all the poorly spelled, unintelligible, incomprehensible sentences with every third word CAPITALIZED!

(vocalized shudder)

To be fair, I think SVI was somewhat innocent. Lex was just a complete woman-hatin' moron.

Yes, SVI was innocent. Information just didn't seem to be able to find away to get into his head.
Lex, knew a few things. Just enough to get himself into fights about it. His biggest downfall was that he wouldn't back off once he ran into someone who knew more. He'd just keep spouting off about how stupid the other person was.
Pixledick is a great combination of both of them. Granted, he's more like Lex than SVI. But there is a little SVI inside him, no doubt. (pun intended)

PS, PD keeps messing with you because he sees that it upsets you. He's having fun at your expense. IE: You keep feeding the trolls.

[bobsticks]

Let me ask you, if some inbred south american questioned your education without knowing anything about you how would you feel?

Wow. All this because "PennsylvaniaSkies" wasn't as good of a song title.

Damn, why's he gotta be inbred?

[PeruvianSkies]

Wow. All this because "PennsylvaniaSkies" wasn't as good of a song title.

Damn, why's he gotta be inbred?

Omgoodness....bobsticks...I have been looking for just the perfect compilation disc title...I think that's gonna be it!!! Sweet.

[GMichael]

Wow. All this because "PennsylvaniaSkies" wasn't as good of a song title.

Damn, why's he gotta be inbred?

Just my luck! I'm planning to to take a few friends and a few canoes down a PA river in two weeks. Why do I keep hearing a bango?

[bobsticks]

Just my luck! I'm planning to to take a few friends and a few canoes down a PA river in two weeks. Why do I keep hearing a bango?

Hey G, you been practicing your pig squeels?

[GMichael]

Hey G, you been practicing your pig squeels?

That's it! I'm setting a trap. A couple of razors up my b.t should slow them down.

[Rich-n-Texas]

My oh my, what course has this thread taken? I think Wooch needs to come along and right the ship again. And... when oh when will PD get the message?

PS, PD keeps messing with you because he sees that it upsets you...

I disagree. For the most part this guy is absolutely unwilling or unable to admit it when he's wrong. You'll never read: you're right, or, my mistake... ever. He'll do whatever it takes to either side-step the fact that someone's proved him wrong, or he'll throw up a smokescreen to steer the point into a direction favorable to him. That's it. I know this because I work day in and day out with a "thinks he knows it all" personality just like him.

BTW, what's a "bango"?

[nightflier]

What was this thread about, anyhow?

[GMichael]

What was this thread about, anyhow?

It's about..............




.........3 pages too long.

[Woochifer]

My oh my, what course has this thread taken? I think Wooch needs to come along and right the ship again. And... when oh when will PD get the message?

Right the ship? Uh, sleep deprivation (baby's now 11 weeks in, and I'm getting 6 hours of sleep a night instead of 3!) and getting lost while trying to find my way back across the border from Kex's 6k celebration kinda disqualifies me from playing navigator on this voyage!

As for PD, I think you're giving him a little bit too much credit! Lot of his posts are prototypical flame bait, and it would not surprise me if he's a reincarnation of any number of past muckrakers who've passed through these parts.

BTW, what was the topic again?

[pixelthis]

My oh my, what course has this thread taken? I think Wooch needs to come along and right the ship again. And... when oh when will PD get the message?


I disagree. For the most part this guy is absolutely unwilling or unable to admit it when he's wrong. You'll never read: you're right, or, my mistake... ever. He'll do whatever it takes to either side-step the fact that someone's proved him wrong, or he'll throw up a smokescreen to steer the point into a direction favorable to him. That's it. I know this because I work day in and day out with a "thinks he knows it all" personality just like him.

BTW, what's a "bango"?

Just because you dont like what I say doesnt make it "wrong".
As for the current "disagreement" with ol peruvian skier, well, this elitist nutcase started
it. Where I come from if you dont defend yourself you are just as guilty as the one throwing
the crap.
As for comments about being "inbred" and a few others (pixeldick comes to mind) I have a thick skin but to then turn around and say I am the one who started throwing slurs?
Got it a bit backwards dont we? Probably the way you're HT is wired considering what you know about electronics.
The truth is that most on this pitiful "forum" know next to nothing save the myths and
nonsense that has somehow managed to migrate over from audio to video.
Audiophiles claim that obsolete tube designs are better, turntables with half the dynamic range are "better", and a lot on this site claim that CRT'S are "better", in spite of the
obvious that even the great unwashed can see, mainly that the day of the CRT is over,
and thank god, I have put up with these beasts for decades, not out of choice but nessesity.
Oh and KEX theres a reason your plywood speakers arent half as good as a pair
of Cerwin Vegas, but I wont bother to tell you, since you obviously already know everything
Rich on paper (and not for long the way the market is going) I used to think you were a pretty nice guy, but you have turned pretty hostile since I have pointed out the obvoius,
mainly that the day of the microprojection DLP are numbered.
When you can get a 50in DLP for 998$, and the cheapest 42in lcd is a grand,
and nobody is buying the dlp, well, do I have to paint you a picture?
As for being a "troll", if that is what intruding upon this comfortable little circle jerk is,
then thats what I am.
Sit around and keep mouthing the same nonsense, and agreeing with each other about basic untruths, ignorant about everything but your own greatness, which is largely a delusion, and wonder why the numbers on this forum keep shrinking.
I posted a few radical ideas, trying to ignite some form of debate, hell, ignite SOMETHING,
BUT HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT HOSTILITY.
So I will leave you bunch of clueless "inbred" know-nothings and return to some of the REAL forums out there, some that actually entertain a few new ideas every once in awhile.
And from you're posts peruvian skier I know the truth, that you are 12 years old or less, you're folks need to give you a spanking

[GMichael]

Just because you don't like what I say doesn't make it "wrong".

You have this bass ackwards. We don't think you're wrong because we don't like you. We don't like you because you are wrong and can't see the light. You spout off about things that are utterly stupid and then back them up by attacking anyone who doesn't agree with your nonsense. You are welcome to your point of view up until you start putting down other's POV. Then you get responses in kind.

As for the current "disagreement" with ol peruvian skier, well, this elitist nutcase started
it. Where I come from if you dont defend yourself you are just as guilty as the one throwing
the crap.

You say things like "elitist nutcase" and then wonder why you get called PD.

As for comments about being "inbred" and a few others (pixeldick comes to mind) I have a thick skin but to then turn around and say I am the one who started throwing slurs?
Got it a bit backwards dont we?

Your putting the cart in front of the horse again. You had started this long ago. Way before anyone had anything to say about you, you were already putting everyone else's ideas down. Pay attention to what you are saying will ya.

Probably the way you're HT is wired considering what you know about electronics.
The truth is that most on this pitiful "forum" know next to nothing save the myths and
nonsense that has somehow managed to migrate over from audio to video.
Audiophiles claim that obsolete tube designs are better, turntables with half the dynamic range are "better", and a lot on this site claim that CRT'S are "better", in spite of the
obvious that even the great unwashed can see, mainly that the day of the CRT is over,
and thank god, I have put up with these beasts for decades, not out of choice but necessity.

CRT's do have a better picture than LCD's. I agree that they are a dying breed, but the picture can not be argued by anyone who really pays attention to quality. Tubes & turntable? Yeah, another couple of problematic ways of doing things. But again, the quality is there. You just need to pay attention more. (this keeps coming up doesn't it?)

Oh and KEX there's a reason your plywood speakers aren't half as good as a pair
of Cerwin Vegas, but I wont bother to tell you, since you obviously already know everything

Just another attack from some who hasn't made any sense yet on a person who has proven to know what he's talking about. Take a step back and (here it comes again) try to pay attention.

Rich on paper (and not for long the way the market is going) I used to think you were a pretty nice guy, but you have turned pretty hostile since I have pointed out the obvoius,
mainly that the day of the microprojection DLP are numbered.
When you can get a 50in DLP for 998$, and the cheapest 42in lcd is a grand,
and nobody is buying the dlp, well, do I have to paint you a picture?

You said this to Tex on about your 3rd post. So when was it that you thought he was a nice guy. And if DLP is so bad, why is it that their sales keep going up?

As for being a "troll", if that is what intruding upon this comfortable little circle jerk is,
then thats what I am.

You come here and stir up the pot just to see who will get sucked into an argument with you. Look up the definition to the word troll. It fits. Aren't you paying attention yet?

Sit around and keep mouthing the same nonsense, and agreeing with each other about basic untruths, ignorant about everything but your own greatness, which is largely a delusion, and wonder why the numbers on this forum keep shrinking.

Agreeing with each other? Are you fricking kidding me? Now I know you aren't paying attention. Go back and really read a few of the threads about cables, or speaker wires, or speaker break in, or planners vs cones, CD's vs LP's, tubes vs SS, Yamaha vs Denon vs HK vs Marantz, etc etc etc. These people will debate just about anything. The only difference is that they actually know something about what they are fighting about.

I posted a few radical ideas, trying to ignite some form of debate, hell, ignite SOMETHING,
BUT HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING BUT HOSTILITY.

Radical ideas are welcome. But as soon as someone disagrees with you, you fly off the handle and start the hostility. Then you blame them for fighting back. Where we come from if you don't defend yourself you are just as guilty as the one throwing the crap.

So I will leave you bunch of clueless "inbred" know-nothings and return to some of the REAL forums out there, some that actually entertain a few new ideas every once in awhile.

No hostility there huh? Are you paying attention to what you are typing yet?

And from you're posts peruvian skier I know the truth, that you are 12 years old or less, you're folks need to give you a spanking

You say your 50 huh? You have yet to say anything that would make anyone believe that. You are more like a little spoiled brat who never found a way to get along with anyone else. Are you going to take your ball and run home now?

[Rich-n-Texas]

Boy I've been sooooo waiting for someone to put it right on the table for this guy and you hit every nail squarely on the head GM. Let me see if I can award you a green chicklet yet.

Can't give GM one, can't give PS one, can't give Wooch one, can't even give PD a red one (He's on my ignore list...). WTF???

[Mr Peabody]

Pix, when we hadn't heard from you in a couple days I thought you might have gotten your feelings hurt and left, I should have known you'd want one last word before exiting. You need to be more open minded. You may be 50 but you can't tell anyone a turntable, tube amp or anything else is not as good as something unless you have some experience. Cerwin Vega at one time may have been a decent speaker but now they are a budget line. In this hobby there is no black & white, right or wrong, when it comes to what one prefers. If we all liked the same thing there would only need be one system. I used to run 250x2 of Krell power but not have 100 watt tube monoblocks, these each have their own strengths and things I wish were better but I prefer the tube amps. You having no idea of either can't say tubes are an inferior technology. This is where you stick your foot in your mouth and piss people off. You need to stick with what you know. Everyone has an opinion and like arm pits, some stink, but it helps if you base your opinion on some experience or knowledge. Your center costed $300.00, mine costed around $1,800.00. This doesn't make me right and you wrong, but it gives me a perspective on what the difference is between one costing $300.00 compared to one costing $1,800.00. Some may not hear that much difference to warrent letting go that much money and that's their choice but don't damn some one who does think it's worth it. And certainly don't comment one way or the other unless you've had the opportunity to hear a $1,800.00 speaker for yourself. The same with tubes, turntables or any other product. I believe at one time you did mention you heard some high end tube gear but if you maintain your receiver sounds better well then something is wrong, either with your hearing or the tube gear set up. Many here have budget gear so you can't say everyone is elitest. It's alright to have opposing opinions. If you think LCD is going to take over fine. I have a DLP and your opinion don't bother me. In fact, if I had to buy in today's market, I most likely would not buy DLP.

You can read a number of posts here, not all of us agree. Read, "what's up with HD radio", for example. Woochifer, myself and Nightflier were exchanging opposing opinions yet no one got mad or started name calling. It was a good debate. In many of the discussions opposing ideas bring up something maybe I haven't thought of or didn't know. If you were a man you'd stick with it and try to improve your style some. You can't always be right. In most opposing discussions, you just have to agree to disagree. As the above example, Wooch didn't change my opinion and I'm sure I didn't change his. Who knows though, maybe we both came out with a better understanding of each side or maybe learned something. And the fact that you had a falling out isn't the end of the world either. There have been some here in the past that got under my skin and made me go places I wish I hadn't. We are all only human.

[GMichael]

There have been some here in the past that got under my skin and made me go places I wish I hadn't. We are all only human.

I like the way you said it better than I did. Now I feel bad for being so mean to him.

I'm sorry Pix. Come back. But be nice.

[PeruvianSkies]

I like the way you said it better than I did. Now I feel bad for being so mean to him.

I'm sorry Pix. Come back. But be nice.

You know we audiophile-types are hard to get along with....geesh we are a difficult breed. Maybe our social skills and etiquette are lacking because of too much listening to music???