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Wendell R. Breland · 08-13-2023, 07:11 PM

Thought I would share with you all part of my office space. On the left is the Zappiti NAS server, under it is a Synology DS-220j with a 1TB SSD used only as a music server. Next to the laser printer is a Synology DS-440j (3 2TB drives), it is used for data storage and video server. Two 4TB disk drives used to store edited A/V programming is connected to the DS-440j. To the right of my desk is a Windows 10 Pro PC, a second 2TB drive is used for recording DVB-S2 satellite programming and other video uses. This drive is shared (UPnP [DLNA] & SMB) so all the media players on the LAN can use it.

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Vilya · 08-13-2023, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Thought I would share with you all part of my office space. On the left is the Zappiti NAS server, under it is a Synology DS-220j with a 1TB SSD used only as a music server. Next to the laser printer is a Synology DS-440j (3 2TB drives), it is used for data storage and video server. Two 4TB disk drives used to store edited A/V programming is connected to the DS-440j. To the right of my desk is a Windows 10 Pro PC, a second 2TB drive is used for recording DVB-S2 satellite programming and other video uses. This drive is shared (UPnP [DLNA] & SMB) so all the media players on the LAN can use it.

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Very nice gear, but the room with its blank white walls looks too sterile. It needs some fuzzy blacklight posters, or movie posters, or funko pops, or something, to give the room some personality.

Steedeel · 08-13-2023, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Vilya

Very nice gear, but the room with its blank white walls looks too sterile. It needs some fuzzy blacklight posters, or movie posters, or funko pops, or something, to give the room some personality.

I have this obsession with grand pictures of Sirens luring fishermen and ship members to the rocks with their beautiful sounds. Don’t know why, it’s just always enchanted me. Think it’s the mystery of the ocean and the enchanting but deadly creatures of the sea. So, that’s where I’m going in terms of wall art over the next few months.

Random post I know, but just wanted to share.

cheez avenger · 08-13-2023, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bhampton

Wow, .... I must try this .. maybe with Cocaine Bear, X, Promising Young Woman. I have read you got great prices.

Yeah, the prices are great and you get even lower prices/free shipping as a subscriber.

Wendell R. Breland · 08-13-2023, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Vilya

Very nice gear, but the room with its blank white walls looks too sterile. It needs some fuzzy blacklight posters, or movie posters, or funko pops, or something, to give the room some personality.

Well OK (Please keep in mind the wife and I did all the construction including tapping, muddying, sanding, painting, electrical, plumbing, suspended ceiling, insulation, etc.)

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Popcorn Room:

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bhampton · 08-14-2023, 10:30 AM

Disney has become a haunted mansion and is trying to charge it's fans to infinity and beyond.

But these aren't my words. I read this today in the Wall Street Journal.

Quoted from the article ...

Is Disney a haunted mansion? Squishy earnings. Writer and actor strikes. Indiana Jones bombed, and Marvel is mostly milked. But these are nothing compared with the age-old trap Disney has voluntarily walked into: When growth stops, raise prices to make up for lower volume.

The company’s earnings release last week says it all: “Lower affiliate revenue resulted from a decline in subscribers, partially offset by higher contractual rates.” And after losing subscribers, Disney raised Disney+ and Hulu ad-free streaming prices 20% last week. You can’t raise prices to infinity and beyond. Consumers eventually break.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-...ts_pos3&page=1

Wendell R. Breland · 08-14-2023, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bhampton

Indiana Jones bombed, and Marvel is mostly milked.

That one will definitely be a rental to see if worthy of purchase because it was directed by James Mangold. Have Cop Land and 3:10 To Yuma both directed by Mangold, Land is good, 3:10 almost unwatchable in places because of handheld cameras.

cheez avenger · 08-14-2023, 06:48 PM

Dial of Destiny on streaming 8/29. Disc release dates to be revealed at later time.

Vilya · 08-14-2023, 06:49 PM

I received a Region B German import of a Humphrey Bogart movie that I have long wanted:

The Left Hand Of God

"Fleeing the clutches of a Chinese warlord in 1947, American flyer Jim Carmody dons the robes of a recently murdered Catholic priest and makes his way to a remote village. Arriving at the local mission, "Father O'Shea" is pressed into service by the needy people. His plight is complicated by a beautiful nurse, who believes she is committing a mortal sin by falling in love with a man of God."

I am a big Bogie fan, so retiring my VHS copy that I taped off of cable TV decades ago in exchange for this blu-ray should make for a revelatory upgrade.

gotmule · 08-15-2023, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

That one will definitely be a rental to see if worthy of purchase because it was directed by James Mangold. Have Cop Land and 3:10 To Yuma both directed by Mangold, Land is good, 3:10 almost unwatchable in places because of handheld cameras.

Liked Cop land and loved 3:10, but shakey cameras don’t bother me. I think Ben Foster stole the show in Yuma. Just remembered that Mangold also directed Ford vs Ferrari which was outstanding in my mind, and he also did Logan which was better than any previous attempt with that character I thought. Hell, I even enjoyed Knight and Day as well as Identity. I have them all but identity is on dvd so not sure that counts as much.

Ender14 · 08-15-2023, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Vilya

I am a big Bogie fan, ...

Hey, me too!

Lee A Stewart · 08-15-2023, 01:47 PM

https://www.mediaplaynews.com/super-...te-top-seller/

Wendell R. Breland · 08-15-2023, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Vilya

I received a Region B German import of a Humphrey Bogart movie that I have long wanted:

The Left Hand Of God

I am a big Bogie fan, so retiring my VHS copy that I taped off of cable TV decades ago in exchange for this blu-ray should make for a revelatory upgrade.

Will be interested in that one, color and 2.55.

Wendell R. Breland · 08-15-2023, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by gotmule

Hell, I even enjoyed Knight and Day as well as Identity. I have them all but identity is on dvd so not sure that counts as much.

Forgot about that one, like it and have it on BD.

Wendell R. Breland · 08-15-2023, 10:39 PM

For Jason Statham fans, rented Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and will procure add to the collection.

ADD: The Blu-ray had a pretty good Atmos track.

alchav21 · 08-15-2023, 11:21 PM

Sound and Vision had a good Interview on this Home Theater, and I'd like to know how many of you aspire for that perfect Home Theater Experience? If Projection Display with a matching Sound System is the ultimate presentation is that a true Disc Collectors Dream? This HT also had Kaleidiscape System to get that perfect Bit for Bit Presentation. If this is the ultimate what would be the bare minimum!

https://www.soundandvision.com/conte...aker-spotlight

Vilya · 08-15-2023, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by alchav21

If this is the ultimate what would be the bare minimum!

What you are using.

cheez avenger · 08-16-2023, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

For Jason Statham fans, rented Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and will procure add to the collection.

ADD: The Blu-ray had a pretty good Atmos track.

The 4K disc is great. I rented from GameFly, but am waiting for a price drop.

Vilya · 08-16-2023, 12:02 AM

An avalanche of titles arrived today! 32 all at once!

This has got to be a personal record.

There are so many that I put them behind spoilers:

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PenguinInfinity · 08-16-2023, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Vilya

An avalanche of titles arrived today! 32 all at once!

This has got to be a personal record.

I'm surprised that with a collection as big as yours you've never got more than 32 in one day.

08-14-2023, 10:30 AM	#42926
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Disney makes a mistake Disney has become a haunted mansion and is trying to charge it's fans to infinity and beyond. But these aren't my words. I read this today in the Wall Street Journal. Quoted from the article ... Is Disney a haunted mansion? Squishy earnings. Writer and actor strikes. Indiana Jones bombed, and Marvel is mostly milked. But these are nothing compared with the age-old trap Disney has voluntarily walked into: When growth stops, raise prices to make up for lower volume. The company’s earnings release last week says it all: “Lower affiliate revenue resulted from a decline in subscribers, partially offset by higher contractual rates.” And after losing subscribers, Disney raised Disney+ and Hulu ad-free streaming prices 20% last week. You can’t raise prices to infinity and beyond. Consumers eventually break. https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-...ts_pos3&page=1 Last edited by bhampton; 08-14-2023 at 12:06 PM.

08-15-2023, 11:21 PM	#42936
alchav21 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2009 Location:ST George, Utah Blu-ray collection:1 Digital collection:2 iTunes collection:2 Trading Score:52	"The Hahn Theater" Sound and Vision had a good Interview on this Home Theater, and I'd like to know how many of you aspire for that perfect Home Theater Experience? If Projection Display with a matching Sound System is the ultimate presentation is that a true Disc Collectors Dream? This HT also had Kaleidiscape System to get that perfect Bit for Bit Presentation. If this is the ultimate what would be the bare minimum! https://www.soundandvision.com/conte...aker-spotlight

08-13-2023, 07:11 PM	#42921
Wendell R. Breland Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:140 Blu-ray collection:841	Thought I would share with you all part of my office space. On the left is the Zappiti NAS server, under it is a Synology DS-220j with a 1TB SSD used only as a music server. Next to the laser printer is a Synology DS-440j (3 2TB drives), it is used for data storage and video server. Two 4TB disk drives used to store edited A/V programming is connected to the DS-440j. To the right of my desk is a Windows 10 Pro PC, a second 2TB drive is used for recording DVB-S2 satellite programming and other video uses. This drive is shared (UPnP [DLNA] & SMB) so all the media players on the LAN can use it. [Show spoiler]

08-14-2023, 06:48 PM	#42928
cheez avenger Blu-ray Champion Member since:Dec 2009 4K collection:806 Blu-ray collection:1585 Trading Score:9	Dial of Destiny on streaming 8/29. Disc release dates to be revealed at later time.

08-14-2023, 06:49 PM	#42929
Vilya Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 Location:In the gloaming 4K collection:772 Blu-ray collection:5292 DVD collection:3918 Digital collection:1696 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:17	I received a Region B German import of a Humphrey Bogart movie that I have long wanted: The Left Hand Of God "Fleeing the clutches of a Chinese warlord in 1947, American flyer Jim Carmody dons the robes of a recently murdered Catholic priest and makes his way to a remote village. Arriving at the local mission, "Father O'Shea" is pressed into service by the needy people. His plight is complicated by a beautiful nurse, who believes she is committing a mortal sin by falling in love with a man of God." I am a big Bogie fan, so retiring my VHS copy that I taped off of cable TV decades ago in exchange for this blu-ray should make for a revelatory upgrade.

08-15-2023, 01:47 PM	#42932
Lee A Stewart Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jan 2019 Location:Albuquerque, NM	https://www.mediaplaynews.com/super-...te-top-seller/

08-15-2023, 10:39 PM	#42935
Wendell R. Breland Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:140 Blu-ray collection:841	For Jason Statham fans, rented Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre and will procure add to the collection. ADD: The Blu-ray had a pretty good Atmos track.

08-16-2023, 12:02 AM	#42939
Vilya Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 Location:In the gloaming 4K collection:772 Blu-ray collection:5292 DVD collection:3918 Digital collection:1696 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:17	An avalanche of titles arrived today! 32 all at once! This has got to be a personal record. There are so many that I put them behind spoilers: [Show spoiler]

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