Hard to believe South Park is still going strong..I've still been watching it but it's been very inconsistent for years. Until the first 4-5 episodes this season - I don't know what happened but they were all outstanding.
I've still been watching it but it's been very inconsistent for years. Until the first 4-5 episodes this season - I don't know what happened but they were all outstanding.You need to start converting to mp4 or mkv and play off your home theater PC. :)
I'm on the fence about the ST:TNG movies, but might grab The Maltese Flacon.
My shelf space is getting low so I need to be choosy.
You need to start converting to mp4 or mkv and play off your home theater PC. :)Yeah, I really do. I have a NAS with a fair bit of space. I got the reference BD drive last year. I just haven't started putting in the work to patch the firmware and start the ripping process. I've bookmarked links about it etc. though.
You need to start converting to mp4 or mkv and play off your home theater PC. :)I just did that with my music collection. I'm using a small form factor Lenovo PC and JRiver for playback and file management. It supports video too if I'm not mistaken. I'll have to dig a bit deeper into the program.
I just did that with my music collection. I'm using a small form factor Lenovo PC and JRiver for playback and file management. It supports video too if I'm not mistaken. I'll have to dig a bit deeper into the program.I ripped my CD collection to mp3 in the early 2000s and then just a few years later, bit the bullet and redid the whole thing in lossless. That was a non-trivial project because I had around 2000 at the time. Fortunately I was working from home full time and not super busy so was able to complete it in several months. I have also been using JRiver MC for playback for most of that time. I recently tried Roon (got a 90 day trial on Black Friday sale) and there was a lot to like about it but there were a couple of key issues that were significant enough to me that, considering the recent increase in price for a monthly sub, made me decline.
I No longer have a music collection. Lol. 100% stream it now.I still play CD's for dinner parties. My " jazz supper club " - with a 6 CD player. Zero streaming here. ZERO. I do have a lot of digital downloads of House music for Burning Man though.
I still have and listen to CDs and I especially like sacds. They give the best sound. I also still have records but, more and more, the less I use them. I like streaming FM stations from around the country because my local FM stations no longer play anything I like. One day I will sell my Day Sequerra.there are streaming services that offer SACD quality and also HDtracks where you can purchase them. Streaming music has gotten so good the difference is negligible tbh
there are streaming services that offer SACD quality and also HDtracks where you can purchase them. Streaming music has gotten so good the difference is negligible tbhTrue, but I ahve the music I like on discs and records so I don't need to stream. I have the Aurender N100H and use if mostly for FM radio and Jazz stations. I also love that I can get the BBC.
True, but I ahve the music I like on discs and records so I don't need to stream. I have the Aurender N100H and use if mostly for FM radio and Jazz stations. I also love that I can get the BBC.Fair enough :)
My best story about playing CDs is from a poker night... that turned into something a little unexpected.WOW, I've never had that kind of experience with playing CDs. I must have been buying them from the wrong place. ::)
In 2010 I was getting married in the fall. A couple of weeks before the big date, I had my monthly poker group over. About an hour into cards, there's a knock at the door. Surprisingly so, as everyone was already present and playing. One of my friends said "oh that must be Sam, I invited a guest". So I go to the door and a burly dude is there... then steps back for Sam...antha. It took me a few seconds to click on what was happening. Poker quickly took a back seat as Sam started her routine.
Did I mention that I ripped all my CDs in the early 2000s? I wasn't playing physical CDs at this point, and didn't even have an actual CD player hooked up as I was playing all my music from a server using an Apple TV. Well, about 20 minutes into her routine Sam, at that point fully clad in her birthday suit (and a completely perfect suit I might add) pulls out a CD and asks me to play it. Holy shit... deer in the headlights... after a few seconds that seemed like a much longer time in the glare of the audience's expectations (I mean, I am the alpha A/V guy in our group) I realized that in this case a B was just as good as a C, and the Sony BD player would do the job. Whew.
Crisis averted, the show went on, Sam was spectacular and nobody remembers poker.