my new computer

[Joe Redifer]

Fortunately I now get my Final Cut Studio upgrades from work.  But if you are serious about video editing and whatnot, $1000 for Final Cut Studio isn't bad.  They used to charge that much for Final Cut Pro alone.  And DVD Studio Pro was $500 by itself I think.  But now it comes with DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Livetype, Soundtrack and Compressor.  I agree that all of the "frills" on DVDs are annoying.  What I hate are unskipable things like long animated intros/outros to menus and whatnot.

[esteban]

What I hate are unskipable things like long animated intros/outros to menus and whatnot.

I could fast forward past the "do not pirate" warning on VHS tapes. All of my DVD's, though, force me to watch this crap. Evil.

[Keranu]

Arrrr, DVD!

[nat]

What I hate are unskipable things like long animated intros/outros to menus and whatnot.

I could fast forward past the "do not pirate" warning on VHS tapes. All of my DVD's, though, force me to watch this crap. Evil.

Yeah, and it seems to me they have expanded what used to be one-screen warnings on the VHS to now span like two or three screens that appear long enough for you to read each one three times over.

Usually when I watch a DVD these days I put it in like 20 minutes before I actually want to watch it and then go take a shit or something. When I come back it's usually to the menu and I can just hit PLAY.

[Joe Redifer]

These DO NOT PIRATE THIS DVD screens actually make you want to pirate the DVD just to get rid of those annoying things!  On many DVDs you can press the chapter skip forward button to get through them (as well as menu intros and outros) but other DVDs force you to watch them.  Paramount seems to think if you see all of this stuff, you won't copy.

[Turbo D]

Ya, when I copy dvds from blockbuster, I always take out those annoying screens.

[2X4]

Wow, I can't believe all the mac users here.  The  mac mini sounds cool,  a gig of ram and 2GHz processor, almost up to par with the Dell I bought 5 years ago.  This may be a setup for a hellish firefight but, seriously, Apple doesn't even make the best iPods anymore. 

Ya, when I copy dvds from blockbuster, I always take out those annoying screens.

Really?  I tried doing that with Nero and it makes the damn disc unusable.  I suppose you have to go in and recreate all of your folders and basically build the DVD from scratch?

[Joe Redifer]

Apple is the ONLY company that makes iPods, and I'm pretty sure the processor in the Mini is a dual core.  Of course, more RAM can be added.

[SignOfZeta]

Nobody said Macs were cheap. Its worth the %50 mark up (more like %100 on Mac Pros) for the OS.

[Kitsunexus]

Apple is the ONLY company that makes iPods

Don't be so idiotic. He was OBVIOUSLY using "iPod" in the "Walkman" sense of the word. 

And it's true, Apples new iPods have NO advantages over competing mp3 players.


Mac Mini might be cool, I'd rather blow the dough on a Fantom XR, however.

[esteban]

Apple is the ONLY company that makes iPods

Don't be so idiotic. He was OBVIOUSLY using "iPod" in the "Walkman" sense of the word. 

And it's true, Apples new iPods have NO advantages over competing mp3 players.

I'm glad you're enjoying the Zune you purchased with the money you saved up from your christmas and birthday gifts.

[Turbo D]

Zunes not bad, but nothing beats the original 

[2X4]

Actually, I don't think there are many media players out there nowadays that don't beat the original, except in the price department.

[Turbo D]

what other media players are there besides ipod and zune? I mean, besides those cheapo ones with gay amounts of memory.

[Joe Redifer]

Don't be so idiotic. He was OBVIOUSLY using "iPod" in the "Walkman" sense of the word. 

And it's true, Apples new iPods have NO advantages over competing mp3 players.

Well, thanks for berating me.  I still think you are a 'tard, though.   

But I agree, the iPod sucks.  I got one for free once.  It had a 4 Gig hard drive in it.  I think it was an iPod Mini or something like that.  Anyway I hated it.   HATED IT!  So I gave it to my uncle.  I imagine most MP3 players are indeed better than the iPod.  Hell, they can't be worse!