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2007-04-21 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 21/04/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom C wrote: > > HDTV is major improvement for ALL MANKIND?. Wait, what have I been missing? > > Did anyone tell the folks in Bangladesh? > > > > The sets are so big, standing on them at monsoon time elevates the > survival rate by over 70%.

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2007-04-21 Thread mike wilson
Tom C wrote: > HDTV is major improvement for ALL MANKIND?. Wait, what have I been missing? > Did anyone tell the folks in Bangladesh? > The sets are so big, standing on them at monsoon time elevates the survival rate by over 70%. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml

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2007-04-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
> Does anyone really have to watch TV? Is it mandated in law? Why of course, to do otherwise would be ILLEGAL. Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL

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2007-04-20 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 19, 2007, at 10:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ... So the burning question is, where is the next Star Trek > series. Huh, huh, > huh? I think the next Star Trek series was Futurama. :-) That was my last Christmas gift, on DVD. ]'-) G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.n

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2007-04-20 Thread graywolf
"Oh yes, and a house to put it in..." Tom C wrote: > > Yes, I can imagine the average Bangladeshi thinking, "If I just had a big > screen HDTV home theatre and a big comfy chair, I'd have it made". -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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2007-04-20 Thread ann sanfedele
Juan Buhler wrote: >On 4/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I watch TV because I like it. So there. Nyah, nyah. (Not to you, Paul, to >>all these pretentious snobs who can't stoop to paying attention to popular >>culture. Which I think is valid just to keep in touch w

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2007-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Not always - my niece had a musical coloring book Shel > > > >Reading is reading and listing to music > > >is listening to music, and watching films > > >is watching films. > > > >JCO > > Mark! > > Tom C. (listing to the music) > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > htt

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2007-04-20 Thread J. C. O'Connell
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Loveless Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 2:43 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL J. C. O'Connell wrote: > HAR! you missed the entire point of my post, a typo > is definately not the

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2007-04-20 Thread Scott Loveless
J. C. O'Connell wrote: > HAR! you missed the entire point of my post, a typo > is definately not the same thing as a misspelling! > jco > > HAR! You missed the entire point of my post. A typo is definitely not the same thing as a misspelling! Your mailer probably has a spell check button. T

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
Definately. Tom C. >From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" >Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:30

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2007-04-20 Thread J. C. O'Connell
written word, hence my jest. Tom C. >From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" >Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >Date: Fri, 20 A

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
> >Reading is reading and listing to music > >is listening to music, and watching films > >is watching films. > >JCO Mark! Tom C. (listing to the music) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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2007-04-20 Thread David J Brooks
On 4/19/07, Norm Baugher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have running water or did you just shoot your TV one day? > Norm Why do you think he goes to GFM once a year. Live the easy life. Dave > > Mark Roberts wrote: > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > > > > >> I have time to watch about one-three

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2007-04-20 Thread Adam Maas
Somebody needs to introduce JCO to Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller and Alan Moore among others (Who do literature with pretty pictures. Often prettier than the ones that show up in the movie versions and all three have had movies made from their work. One [300] even does the original justice). -Adam

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2007-04-20 Thread Adam Maas
Juan Buhler wrote: >On 4/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I watch TV because I like it. So there. Nyah, nyah. (Not to you, Paul, to >>all these pretentious snobs who can't stoop to paying attention to popular >>culture. Which I think is valid just to keep in touch w

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
. >From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" >Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:05:49 -0400 > >look

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2007-04-20 Thread J. C. O'Connell
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Juan Buhler Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 1:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL On 4/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I watch TV because I li

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2007-04-20 Thread J. C. O'Connell
L PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom C Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 1:27 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL My mistake. That was 'roofread'. Tom C. >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
;J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" >Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:15:55 -0400 > >Sarcasm is not always n

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
My mistake. That was 'roofread'. Tom C. >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: pdml@pdml.net >Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:22:17 -0600 > >

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
Please please sir. May I have some more? Tom C. >From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" >Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >

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2007-04-20 Thread Juan Buhler
On 4/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I watch TV because I like it. So there. Nyah, nyah. (Not to you, Paul, to > all these pretentious snobs who can't stoop to paying attention to popular > culture. Which I think is valid just to keep in touch with what a majority of > peo

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2007-04-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/20/2007 10:07:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm glad you understood what I'd written, because on rereading, I didn't... Dyslexia comes in handy sometimes. Marnie aka Doe ;-) ** See what's free

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2007-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I hate to challenge anyone's system of belief but, what ever would have made you doubt he could? Shel Belinkoff wrote: > I can't believe JCO actually posted that! My Gawd! I'll have to read the > full content of THAT message in the archives. > > Hey, JCO, get yourself some crayons and your book

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2007-04-20 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 12:15 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL I can't believe JCO actually posted that! My Gawd! I'll have to read the full content of THAT message in the archives. Hey, JCO, get

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2007-04-20 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/20/2007 6:59:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I thought that the "creators" managed to do with Enterprise was actually kill the franchise. Based on that reading I hope they did. Because if they didn't this will. Yeah. It sounds

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2007-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm glad you understood what I'd written, because on rereading, I didn't... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 4/20/2007 6:59:25 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I thought that the "creators" managed to do with Enterprise was actually > kill the franchise.

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2007-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I can't believe JCO actually posted that! My Gawd! I'll have to read the full content of THAT message in the archives. Hey, JCO, get yourself some crayons and your books can have pretty pictures as well. Shel > [Original Message] > >No, you have full right to stare at a blank wall > >every

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
ladesh? > >jco > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Tom C >Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:28 AM >To: pdml@pdml.net >Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL > > >HDTV is major i

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2007-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Tom C > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:28 AM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL > > > HDTV is major improvement for ALL MANKIND?. Wait, what have I been > missing? >

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2007-04-20 Thread J. C. O'Connell
C Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 12:16 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >From: Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who hav

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
List >To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" >Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:58:37 -0400 > >They dont have any HDTV's in bangladesh? > >jco > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PRO

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
>From: Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:53:10 -0400 > >Tom C wrote: > > HDTV is major improvem

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2007-04-20 Thread J. C. O'Connell
They dont have any HDTV's in bangladesh? jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom C Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 11:28 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL HDTV is major improv

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2007-04-20 Thread Scott Loveless
Tom C wrote: > HDTV is major improvement for ALL MANKIND?. Wait, what have I been missing? > Did anyone tell the folks in Bangladesh? > That's one small step for man. -- Scott Loveless www.twosixteen.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/list

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
> >No, you have full right to stare at a blank wall >every eveinng if you choose or if you prefer, >to read books all the time. But then again, books dont have the >pretty pictures HD home theaters provide do they? >jco > >-Original Message- They say the eyes are the windows to one's soul.

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
>From: "Digital Image Studio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >On 20/04/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think we are beginning to repeat ourselves > > on this topic,,, > >LOL, um, yeah. > >I bet you have a nice comfy chair too, good for reading in ;-) > >-- >Rob Studdert LOL! Tom

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2007-04-20 Thread Tom C
thru. >jco > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Cory Papenfuss >Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 7:19 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL > >

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2007-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
The first is a promise the second is a threat. mike wilson wrote: > Is that the reciprocal of "If you're not with us, you're against us"? > >> From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2007/04/20 Fri AM 04:49:39 GMT >> To: Pentax-Discuss Ma

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2007-04-20 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "P. J. Alling" Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >I thought that the "creators" managed to do with Enterprise was actually > kill the franchise. Based on that reading I hope they did. Because

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2007-04-20 Thread mike wilson
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > So the burning question is, where is the next Star Trek series. Huh, huh, > huh? Never mind Star Trek. What about: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/w/weirdalyankoviclyrics/islethinglyrics.html ? - Email sent from www.virgin

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2007-04-20 Thread J. C. O'Connell
TECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mike wilson Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 6:30 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL > > From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/04/20 Fri AM

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2007-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
Not law but custom... Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 20/04/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Guys, here's the key, get as many channels as you can >> and get a DVR/TIVO and learn how to use it. you will >> then go from the old way, having to watch the "garbage that happens t

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2007-04-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I thought that the "creators" managed to do with Enterprise was actually kill the franchise. Based on that reading I hope they did. Because if they didn't this will. William Robb wrote: > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: R

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2007-04-20 Thread mike wilson
Is that the reciprocal of "If you're not with us, you're against us"? > > From: graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/04/20 Fri AM 04:49:39 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL

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2007-04-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
I've heard about reading. I saw an ad for it on television. Sounds like phun ;-)) Shel > [Original Message] > From: Digital Image > I bet you have a nice comfy chair too, good for reading in ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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2007-04-20 Thread mike wilson
> > From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/04/20 Fri AM 12:59:49 GMT > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" > Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that canplayPAL > > You're full of doo do

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2007-04-20 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Behalf Of Digital Image Studio Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 12:43 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL On 20/04/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Guys, here's the key, get as many channels as you can &

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2007-04-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/04/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we are beginning to repeat ourselves > on this topic,,, LOL, um, yeah. I bet you have a nice comfy chair too, good for reading in ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2007-04-19 Thread J. C. O'Connell
riginal Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Digital Image Studio Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:41 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL On 20/04/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

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2007-04-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/19/2007 10:50:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > So the burning question is, where is the next Star Trek series. Huh, huh, > huh? > http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/04/06/could-a-new-star-trek-tv-series-be-on-t he-horizon/ William Robb

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2007-04-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL > > So the burning question is, where is the next Star Trek series. Huh, huh, > huh? > http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2007/04/06/could-a-new-star-tr

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2007-04-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/19/2007 7:35:08 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I watch television because it's my job. I have to be in synch with popular culture, and I have to watch the commercials that are airing. I need to see what's being broadcast at its best. I subscribe

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2007-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
It seems that JCO does ... sheesh! Sio much noise about watching TV and DVDs. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Digital Image Studio > Does anyone really have to watch TV? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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2007-04-19 Thread graywolf
What is not forbidden is compulsory, didn't you know that? Digital Image Studio wrote: > > Does anyone really have to watch TV? Is it mandated in law? > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

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2007-04-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/04/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Guys, here's the key, get as many channels as you can > and get a DVR/TIVO and learn how to use it. you will > then go from the old way, having to watch the "garbage that happens to > be on at the moment" to the "Best of ALL TV being shown o

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2007-04-19 Thread graywolf
They just spend millions lobbying for them, like all the other special interest groups. Me I wish I had come up with that 3rd brake light and got it legislated into law. Talk about a way to make money. Then there are the insurance companies that have gotten most states to pass a law that you ha

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2007-04-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
I watch television because it's my job. I have to be in synch with popular culture, and I have to watch the commercials that are airing. I need to see what's being broadcast at its best. I subscribe to both satellite providers and cable providers, and I view them on the largest HD Plasma te

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2007-04-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/04/07, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > NO, the major problem is most people think its still > too expensive ( when they dont even know the price ) > or havent actually watched anything in HD like > a good movie from beginning to end. HDTV is > a no brainer home entertainment majo

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2007-04-19 Thread J. C. O'Connell
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Norm Baugher Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:53 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL And Shel, I'm actually with you guys Norm Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Hey, Norm, I&#x

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2007-04-19 Thread J. C. O'Connell
pay "expensive price" to get it. The horse pulls the cart, the cart doesnt push the horse. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cory Papenfuss Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:45 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: OT -

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2007-04-19 Thread Norm Baugher
And Shel, I'm actually with you guys Norm Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Hey, Norm, I'm pretty much like Godders and mark. No cable, an old, old > set used only for watching DVDs and one PBS station, which is pretty much > all the reception I could get from where I was located. 'Twas just fine > fo

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2007-04-19 Thread Cory Papenfuss
> NO, the major problem is most people think its still > too expensive ( when they dont even know the price ) > or havent actually watched anything in HD like > a good movie from beginning to end. HDTV is > a no brainer home entertainment major improvement > for all of mankind, just like silent mov

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2007-04-19 Thread J. C. O'Connell
Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL > you never had an HDTV then, if you arent > seeing your show, films, and events, in HD, > then the replacement is already overdue no matter > what year it is. HDTV is not just improved

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2007-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hey, Norm, I'm pretty much like Godders and mark. No cable, an old, old set used only for watching DVDs and one PBS station, which is pretty much all the reception I could get from where I was located. 'Twas just fine for 20+ years. Now, because of my new location, I can get several stations, a

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2007-04-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/04/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have neither time nor interest for the puke that comprises the vast > majority of television broadcast and cable programming. There's no cable in our home either, so it's just the six channels of free to air puke that constitute our TV

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2007-04-19 Thread Cory Papenfuss
> you never had an HDTV then, if you arent > seeing your show, films, and events, in HD, > then the replacement is already overdue no matter > what year it is. HDTV is not just improved analog > TV, its an entire order of magnitude better all > new system and viewing experience. > jco > ...

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2007-04-19 Thread Adam Maas
Cory Papenfuss wrote: >> Ditto, for the new HD-DVD and BLuRay disc formats, >> no rentals available yet, even though these HD >> players have been out for over a year or more. >> >> > HD-DVD and BluRay can both kiss my a$$. DRM'd to where they won't > output high-def out the analog. Yeah,

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2007-04-19 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 05:25:02PM -0400, Cory Papenfuss wrote: > > Ditto, for the new HD-DVD and BLuRay disc formats, > > no rentals available yet, even though these HD > > players have been out for over a year or more. > > > > > HD-DVD and BluRay can both kiss my a$$. DRM'd to where they w

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2007-04-19 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/19/2007 2:16:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Particularly annoying since Eragon (the movie) is nowhere near as good as Eragon (the book)... ! G === It was a book?!? I thought it was just another Hollywood fantasy. Not bad, but not grea

RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread Cory Papenfuss
> Ditto, for the new HD-DVD and BLuRay disc formats, > no rentals available yet, even though these HD > players have been out for over a year or more. > > HD-DVD and BluRay can both kiss my a$$. DRM'd to where they won't output high-def out the analog. Yeah, I know they aren't doing it *

RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL

2007-04-19 Thread J. C. O'Connell
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:38 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL On Apr 19, 2007, at 1:21 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> I have time to

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2007-04-19 Thread Norm Baugher
Do you have running water or did you just shoot your TV one day? Norm Mark Roberts wrote: > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > >> I have time to watch about one-three hour's worth of television a >> week >> > > I have no idea how much time I have to spare for watching TV - we don't > have a te

Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Particularly annoying since Eragon (the movie) is nowhere near as good as Eragon (the book)... ! G On Apr 19, 2007, at 1:38 PM, drew wrote: > > Many of us folks in the UK that care about the region coding feel > it is > a cynical attempt to make us pay extortionate prices and control the >

Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread drew
Many of us folks in the UK that care about the region coding feel it is a cynical attempt to make us pay extortionate prices and control the market instead of allowing a competitive market to develop. For example, the movie Eragon has recently been release here, the MRP is 23 pounds, that is

Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL

2007-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 19, 2007, at 1:21 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> I have time to watch about one-three hour's worth of television a >> week > > I have no idea how much time I have to spare for watching TV - we > don't > have a television. haven't had one since about 1988. I base that calculation on the amou

RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL

2007-04-19 Thread J. C. O'Connell
On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:22 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >I have time to watch about one-three hour's worth of television a >week I have no idea how much

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2007-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Perish the thought. ;-) G On Apr 19, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Norm Baugher wrote: > Obviously you don't have HDTV! > >> There is a huge difference in the >> presentation of a movie on a big screen in the theater compared to >> watching that same show on a television screen, -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

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2007-04-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >I have time to watch about one-three hour's worth of television a >week I have no idea how much time I have to spare for watching TV - we don't have a television. haven't had one since about 1988. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailma

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2007-04-19 Thread Norm Baugher
Obviously you don't have HDTV! Norm Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > There is a huge difference in the > presentation of a movie on a big screen in the theater compared to > watching that same show on a television screen, > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread ann sanfedele
why you cant just go buy one at Circuit Shitty? >>jco >> >>-Original Message- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>Norm Baugher >>Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:08 PM >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>Subject: Re: OT - for th

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2007-04-19 Thread ann sanfedele
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >Ann, > >I have time to watch about one-three hour's worth of television a >week, aside from 15 minutes of news and weather while I'm cooking >breakfast. TMC, TCM, Discovery, etc might be nice but paying for more >than basic extended cable service (already $50/month,

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2007-04-19 Thread Norm Baugher
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > P. J. Alling > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 3:09 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL > systemDVD's > > > And immoral and fattening as well. But you know, I happ

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2007-04-19 Thread J. C. O'Connell
then you dont understand the reasons why, see my later posts. jco -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 3:09 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that

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2007-04-19 Thread Norm Baugher
buy one at Circuit Shitty? > jco > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Norm Baugher > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:08 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip t

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2007-04-19 Thread David J Brooks
On 4/19/07, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Now I'm glad he did... but I still don't get most of the > cultural references to > the 60's and 70's from pop culture... I think it is useful to know some > of this stuff too. All i remember is taking an asprin and smoking a hand rolled ciggy

Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread ann sanfedele
Shel Belinkoff wrote: >Ann ... > >Maybe I missed something here, but Viva Zapata (that is what you were >looking for, right?) is available from numerous US sources on DVD. Here's >one ... http://tinyurl.com/3bdzq5 > >I don't quite understand why you decided to buy from a foreign source on >eBay.

Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Ann, I have time to watch about one-three hour's worth of television a week, aside from 15 minutes of news and weather while I'm cooking breakfast. TMC, TCM, Discovery, etc might be nice but paying for more than basic extended cable service (already $50/month, $600 a year) seems insane ...

Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Ann ... Maybe I missed something here, but Viva Zapata (that is what you were looking for, right?) is available from numerous US sources on DVD. Here's one ... http://tinyurl.com/3bdzq5 I don't quite understand why you decided to buy from a foreign source on eBay. Shel > [Original Message]

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2007-04-19 Thread ann sanfedele
Bob W wrote: >>>I am surprised it took you this long to learn this, >>>this month is the 10 year anniversary of DVD >>>in USA and this region coding system was there from day 1. >>> >>>jco >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Nothing I ever needed to know - >> >> > >"You say that we go round the sun. If w

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2007-04-19 Thread J. C. O'Connell
: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's Illegal? How? I can do anything I want to my frickin' DVD player. Some Hollywood prick going to show up at my door and tell me I can't play the

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2007-04-19 Thread ann sanfedele
Cotty wrote: >On 19/4/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > >>I have neither time nor interest for the puke that comprises the vast >>majority of television broadcast and cable programming. >> Pardon moi - Turner Classic Movies isn't puke, Godders - Harumph! (Maybe ya don'

RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread Bob W
> > >I am surprised it took you this long to learn this, > >this month is the 10 year anniversary of DVD > >in USA and this region coding system was there from day 1. > > > >jco > > > > > Nothing I ever needed to know - "You say that we go round the sun. If we went round the moon it would not

Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread Cotty
On 19/4/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >I have neither time nor interest for the puke that comprises the vast >majority of television broadcast and cable programming. I find there's always one or two decent chopped carrot handfuls for every cubic foot of bilious ejection. --

Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 19, 2007, at 8:25 AM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > Well you're one up on me, we don't even have a DVD player attached to > the main TV (though a few devices in the house can play them I think). DVD films are about the only things that ever get played on the television in my home other t

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2007-04-19 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 20/04/07, ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am a rare bird, and I pride myself on it ;) > I've never bought a tape for the VHS either - only own about 20 CD's > I see no need to own things like that. The only things I buy retail are > paper products and groceries, pretty much. But

Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread ann sanfedele
; > >jco > > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >ann sanfedele >Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:54 AM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL >sys

RE: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's

2007-04-19 Thread J. C. O'Connell
: Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:54 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT - for those of you who have DVD equip that can playPAL systemDVD's J. C. O'Connell wrote: >Not only do DVDs come in different video formats, even >ones that are same format may not play >in your