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• Why 1080i?
  If it is 1080i it is NOT HD! When are people going to figure this
  out. I do not want high definition that flutters. Why in the world
  would I take a 1080i signal and deinterlace it, with all the junk that
  creates, when progressive format already exists? A 540 line
  progressive signal is better than a 1080i deinterlaced to 540 lines
  anyday. I will stick with my DVD until they get it right. By that time
  the idea of physical media will have already passed and I will have
  everything on a data array. In reply to: "Cheap HD DVD player coming--format war rages on"

  August 29, 2007

  2 replies

• Perhaps for you
  I'm glad if that is how it works where you are from, but in the
  major cities like New York and Philadelphia, where I spend most
  of my movie time, This will do nothing. I have tried to be very
  nice and bring such problems to the attention of an "usher", and
  I use that term losely as they usher nothing. I have told the
  managers, this is usually met with comments of "I'm sorry there
  is nothing we can really do.", or "What do you expect me to do
  about it?" . Therefore, many in the theatres I have gone to have
  found it more effective to make it clear to the individual
  themselves to shut-up, etc.
  
  Used to be that theatres would give you a free coupon for a
  movie or a discount on concessions, not any more. There are
  exceptions to the rule. A good example is the Ritz chain in
  Philly. This small local chain is very concerned about treating
  their customers right. AMC, UA, and Loews, can get stuffed.
  
  What ever happened to the days of assigned seats, helpful
  ushers, reasonable priced concessions. Think about it, the
  movies were a place that people used to go to escape their blues
  during the depression. The most difficult financial period in
  American history and people went to the movies. Today a family
  can only afford to go as a treat. Just like Hollywood had to adapt
  with Color and Cinerama when TV came out, they need to re-
  adapt, and make the theatres enjoyable again. In reply to: "Movie theaters meet to save themselves"

  March 15, 2006

  0 replies

• Perhaps for you
  I'm glad if that is how it works where you are from, but in the
  major cities like New York and Philadelphia, where I spend most
  of my movie time, This will do nothing. I have tried to be very
  nice and bring such problems to the attention of an "usher", and
  I use that term losely as they usher nothing. I have told the
  managers, this is usually met with comments of "I'm sorry there
  is nothing we can really do.", or "What do you expect me to do
  about it?" . Therefore, many in the theatres I have gone to have
  found it more effective to make it clear to the individual
  themselves to shut-up, etc.
  
  Used to be that theatres would give you a free coupon for a
  movie or a discount on concessions, not any more. There are
  exceptions to the rule. A good example is the Ritz chain in
  Philly. This small local chain is very concerned about treating
  their customers right. AMC, UA, and Loews, can get stuffed.
  
  What ever happened to the days of assigned seats, helpful
  ushers, reasonable priced concessions. Think about it, the
  movies were a place that people used to go to escape their blues
  during the depression. The most difficult financial period in
  American history and people went to the movies. Today a family
  can only afford to go as a treat. Just like Hollywood had to adapt
  with Color and Cinerama when TV came out, they need to re-
  adapt, and make the theatres enjoyable again. In reply to: "Movie theaters meet to save themselves"

  March 15, 2006

  0 replies

• Fun, but dangerous
  This sounds really fun, and I would love to see a real set up to
  allow this to be done safely. I know that someone is going to
  say, "listen to this dork". But think about this for a minute, I
  mean seriously think about this. A mother is driving down the
  street, with a kid in the back seat. All of a sudden something
  darts out in front of her vehicle. A lot of people's first reaction
  would be to either slam on the brakes or swarve to miss it. The
  mother than, trying to miss the animal or thing that ran out in
  front her swarves and hits a nother car and the mother and child
  are seriously injured. SHAME on the cops that saw it and didn't
  stop it. Personally, if I were a driver that had damage done
  because of this, I would sue the hell out of everyone that was
  there, and the town and Police Dept. And, yes such a lawsuit
  could and have happened.
  
  The game has potential, but it needs to be safe! Lets see if we
  can figure out a way to make it so. What would be fun is doing
  it on a NASCAR track. I bet if you were to set this up right, you
  could get a big game set up at Disney's race track in Orlando.
  Just an idea, KEEP IT SAFE!

  March 15, 2006

  1 reply