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1 minute ago, SFLUFAN said:

If having a bit of "creativity" in board names -- which contain a description of the board contents just below the name -- turns away newcomers, then I don't want 'em here anyway!

Cutsey names are turn offs for a lot of people.

9 minutes ago, legend said:

 

I remember liking Season 1 more. This one seems a bit too slowly paced. For example, too many "music video" moments where they are just doing a montage while they have some band in the club play.

Hopefully it’s like JJ S2 and just has a slow start.  

3 hours ago, Hurdyb1 said:

I'm really late and want to watch this before I jump into Cage season 2. I'm only 4 episodes into JJ but does it pick up? Damm this is slow as hell. If it wasn't for some of the humor, I may have dropped this.

It def picks up. I remember the first 3-5 episodes being suuuuuuper slow.

3 minutes ago, legend said:

I'm through the first 4 episodes. It's okay, but isn't hitting strong for me.

How’s it compare to Season 1?

6 hours ago, Jason said:

 

 

 

 

Having board names that are descriptive of their content and that won’t turn away newcomers?!?!? STOP THE MADNESS 

This released around the time the boards went down so I’m unsure if there was ever a thread about it... I actually only realized it came out a few days ago  

The few reviews I skimmed claim it’s one of/the best Marvel-Netflix shows yet. I only watched one ep so far, though.

4 hours ago, atom631 said:

$1750 from beach camera (authorized reseller) via eBay. If you’re not in NJ, no tax. so depending on where you live,  this might only be 40-75 bux more for brand new. 

 

https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/403879

Just came in to post this  

6 hours ago, atom631 said:

Looks like it states could’ve been refurbed by LG or another 3rd party refurbish supplier. 

 

Also, only 90 day warranty. Yikes. 

 

Can you purchase an extended warranty, like square  on a refurbished product? That would be the only way I would spring for this. 

 

Original sale is over (the price is up) - when I posted it was all LG refurbished.  

9 hours ago, sblfilms said:

If you have decent income and a score over 780, you probably get the best available rates for normies. I took my mom car shopping last year, she had an annual income of $60,000 and a ~760 score and got a 1.9% rate from the lender she went with.

 

And most banks will immediately refund fraud transactions pending the outcome of their investigation. That drawback of debit cards is pretty much void in 2018.

Yea, to my understanding, anything over 780 is ignored. As long as your score is at least 780 you *should* get the best possible rate.

11 minutes ago, johnny said:

The Stage is an awful name. What was wrong with Entertainment?

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!?!?

3 hours ago, Rodimus said:

I have seen them as cheap as $17 but those don't come with all the other old formats but include a digital copy with the disc. Also this all gets cheaper over time. and @number305 pointed out you can rent them like from Redbox. 4k is nice but HDR is what really interests me more.

The couple that I've gotten have been $15-19 and have come with a digital copy + HD-BD along with the UHD-BD (The Fifth Element and Die Hard - the former had a lightning sale on Amazon on Wednesday). If you look on eBay you can find tons of people dumping either the UHD discs or the digital codes for $10-15, btw.  

19 minutes ago, Bacon said:

“general video gaming” is kinda normal  

These are the worst fucking names ever. “The Red Carpet”? Really?

Wait, no, “Comfy Couch” was actually worse.

Just use normal names, like everywhere else.

16 minutes ago, TwinIon said:

So they enabled DV only for streaming services? That seems odd. I'm starting to buy some movies in 4K blu ray, but I don't yet have a player. I was thinking about upgrading my OG Xbox One mostly for that purpose, but it doesn't seem worth it if it doesn't support both formats.

I’m guessing it’s a “test” atm and hopefully UHD-BD DV support follows.

14 minutes ago, Chris- said:

Damn, wish I could spring for this right now. I'm pining for the moment OLEDs get to the $1,200ish range.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Refurbished-LG-55-Class-4K-2160p-HDR-Smart-OLED-TV-OLED55B7A/391157205?athcpid=391157205&athpgid=athenaItemPage&athcgid=null&athznid=PWVAV&athieid=v0&athstid=CS002&athguid=466001f5-981f26eb-ffb98bf2b85ee724&athena=true

10 minutes ago, atom631 said:

I think you are missing some of the actual statement. While this is great news (and I had posted about Xbox getting DV support before the great D1P collapse of 2018).... I believe only streaming services, read: netflix will now support DV. There is no word whether or not blu-ray support for DV will happen. We can only hope. 

No I saw that, I was commenting on the wish of it being enabled for games/UHD-BD playback.  

9 minutes ago, number305 said:

I use my TV's native apps for streaming - so I have had this for a while. 

 

If MS would enable this for games and 4k bluray then I would be happy.

Same; I’m interested in game and UHD-BD support.

11 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

It's good. I currently have 0 forms of HDR.

I’ve noticed that Dolby Vision HDR tends to look a bit better/clearer than HDR10 content.

35 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

As the only guy around here who cares about Dolby Vision I'm happy for you.

You don’t think it’s good to support both forms of HDR?

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/07/11/new-preview-1810-system-update/

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Xbox is committed to bringing rich entertainment options to our fans. Today we are excited to announce our latest entertainment option, Dolby Vision video streaming support across Xbox One S and Xbox One X! Dolby Vision enables select TVs to take HDR up a notch with scene-by-scene precision and accuracy versus standard HDR which uses one setting for the entire movie/show you are watching. If you have a TV that supports the latest version of Dolby Vision and a Premium Netflix subscription jump in and experience Dolby Vision for yourself in the coming weeks!

31 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

But it was witty.

It legit made me lol  

42 minutes ago, mikechorney said:

The $1,800 monitor (at Microcenter) is a premium 144Hz Quandum-Dot IPS panel with a 384 zone FALD backlight (don't you love the marketing terms?) and the $400 one is a budget 60Hz TN panel.  I wouldn't want to pay $1,800 for a monitor....  But I still want one of these...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078GRM2MV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_oI.rBb13A3TH7

144hz @ 4k w/HDR will only be available via GSync at the moment due to the physical module compensating for the required bandwidth to do it through a cable. Honestly, though, VRR tech shines when framerates are below 60.

1 hour ago, mikechorney said:

Then my G-Sync monitor must have been almost free.  All reports I have ever read claim a premium of $150-$200, and that has been pretty consistent with what I paid.

 

Card releases 2-3 years away is forever in technology...

The only GSync HDR monitor on the market is a paltry 27" with a 4ms response time, yet costs $2000. The previously linked Freesync HDR monitor is 28", has a 1ms response time and is only $400... So, with HDR capable GSync modules, while we don't know the exact cost for said module, it's likely more than a $150-200 premium over Freesync HDR monitors.

1 minute ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:

I don't want to carry large balances on my CCs. I just don't like debt. I use my CCs like a debit card. I don't charge more than what I'm willing to pay at that time. 

 

It's a pretty good policy. 

Same. The only exception is on my BB or PayPal store cards with 0% interest if paid in x amount of months. (Ie: I want it “now” but can 100% pay it off in the next month   )

16 minutes ago, sblfilms said:

I have an Amex charge card that I can defer payments up to 6 months with no interest. My Amex blue card allows you to create payment plans up to 24 months with fixed payments and zero interest (as long as you make all the payments on time).

 

Once you graduate from more basic Visa/MasterCard cards, there are a lot of CC products that allow you to carry balances with no interest.

I only use my Amazon card for the 5% back, otherwise, I never use CCs.  

17 minutes ago, nacthenud said:

 

I would not expect so.  In almost every instance the difference between HDR10 and Dolby Vision is nominal, where Dolby Vision cranks things up just a hair better than the HDR10.  Were you watching it off a disc or streaming?

Stream. Same place I watched Game Night.

May just be a not-so-great HDR movie.