The "What's on your mind?" thread

[Mighty Max]

Depression is a *****.

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

So I've had my tv and internet cancelled for a month of so now to save the amount in bills each month. I've been relying on friends, my collection, and the library for things to watch. The library has a massive collection of movies, but unfortunately most are DVD. Being that they are free to borrow DVD is OK with me. However I'm watching Get Smart and it is a Fullscreen DVD and I'm having a really really hard time getting past that. I can deal with the lower resolution just fine, but Fullscreen bugs the hell out of me. I have black bars on the sides and it's annoying because there is actually information missing. I don't understand why Fullscreen was ever a thing. Did nobody understand that to take a widescreen movie and make it Fullscreen you need to lose some of the information on the sides? Luckily this isn't a pan and scan though....Those should be burned.

Just a small venting a guess. I really shouldn't complain though because it is free. It's a nice library with nice people that work there. Maybe when I get the money though I'll get them a normal widescreen copy haha.

[Jett Rink]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

So I've had my tv and internet cancelled for a month of so now to save the amount in bills each month. I've been relying on friends, my collection, and the library for things to watch. The library has a massive collection of movies, but unfortunately most are DVD. Being that they are free to borrow DVD is OK with me. However I'm watching Get Smart and it is a Fullscreen DVD and I'm having a really really hard time getting past that. I can deal with the lower resolution just fine, but Fullscreen bugs the hell out of me. I have black bars on the sides and it's annoying because there is actually information missing. I don't understand why Fullscreen was ever a thing. Did nobody understand that to take a widescreen movie and make it Fullscreen you need to lose some of the information on the sides? Luckily this isn't a pan and scan though....Those should be burned.

Just a small venting a guess. I really shouldn't complain though because it is free. It's a nice library with nice people that work there. Maybe when I get the money though I'll get them a normal widescreen copy haha.

Thank you for supporting your local library.

[llj]

It just occurred to me, while looking at a recent pic of Leonard Maltin, that he looks almost exactly the same now as he did in 1996.

[llj]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

So I've had my tv and internet cancelled for a month of so now to save the amount in bills each month. I've been relying on friends, my collection, and the library for things to watch. The library has a massive collection of movies, but unfortunately most are DVD. Being that they are free to borrow DVD is OK with me. However I'm watching Get Smart and it is a Fullscreen DVD and I'm having a really really hard time getting past that. I can deal with the lower resolution just fine, but Fullscreen bugs the hell out of me. I have black bars on the sides and it's annoying because there is actually information missing. I don't understand why Fullscreen was ever a thing. Did nobody understand that to take a widescreen movie and make it Fullscreen you need to lose some of the information on the sides? Luckily this isn't a pan and scan though....Those should be burned.

Just a small venting a guess. I really shouldn't complain though because it is free. It's a nice library with nice people that work there. Maybe when I get the money though I'll get them a normal widescreen copy haha.

I'll tell you what annoys me most about my library movies...they have a habit of ordering BD+DVD combos and just chucking out the BDs. What a waste!

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by llj

I'll tell you what annoys me most about my library movies...they have a habit of ordering BD+DVD combos and just chucking out the BDs. What a waste!

A lot of times my library only has the DVDs. But I think cause that's all that's donated is DVD. With a few blus.

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by llj

I'll tell you what annoys me most about my library movies...they have a habit of ordering BD+DVD combos and just chucking out the BDs. What a waste!

Originally Posted by Jennifer Lawrence Fan

A lot of times my library only has the DVDs. But I think cause that's all that's donated is DVD. With a few blus.

My library has several DVD's in Blu-ray cases with the Blu-ray and digital copy part covered up. I believe though it's just the way it was donated. They have 70 or so Blu-rays so I can't imagine they would chuck anything out. DVD wise they have well over 1,000. I was actually impressed how many they had. Seemed like most blockbusters were there. I was in the mood for Coach Carter and Get Smart and they had both.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

My library has several DVD's in Blu-ray cases with the Blu-ray and digital copy part covered up. I believe though it's just the way it was donated. They have 70 or so Blu-rays so I can't imagine they would chuck anything out. DVD wise they have well over 1,000. I was actually impressed how many they had. Seemed like most blockbusters were there. I was in the mood for Coach Carter and Get Smart and they had both.

Sometimes they have a photocopy of the artwork. So it leads me to believe someone had the combo pack and donated just the DVD. But they sometimes have the newer releases.

[Batman1980]

Well the local library here is right next to work so maybe someday if I'm not in a hurry to get home and get to the gym, I'll look and see if they have any movies worth checking out.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Mine is right down the road from me. A less than 5 minute walk. Only bad thing is its across the street from a bad intersection.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

So I've had my tv and internet cancelled for a month of so now to save the amount in bills each month. I've been relying on friends, my collection, and the library for things to watch. The library has a massive collection of movies, but unfortunately most are DVD. Being that they are free to borrow DVD is OK with me. However I'm watching Get Smart and it is a Fullscreen DVD and I'm having a really really hard time getting past that. I can deal with the lower resolution just fine, but Fullscreen bugs the hell out of me. I have black bars on the sides and it's annoying because there is actually information missing. I don't understand why Fullscreen was ever a thing. Did nobody understand that to take a widescreen movie and make it Fullscreen you need to lose some of the information on the sides? Luckily this isn't a pan and scan though....Those should be burned.

Just a small venting a guess. I really shouldn't complain though because it is free. It's a nice library with nice people that work there. Maybe when I get the money though I'll get them a normal widescreen copy haha.

I used to work at my local library. Best job I ever had. Pains me to see them suffer through budget cuts. Glad to see someone supporting theirs.

[MazeRunner]

Wondering if I should take Christmas day off or not.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by TakeApartYourHead

Wondering if I should take Christmas day off or not.

Wonder no more, take the day off.

Personally, I am considering going to bed right after I finish American Hustle so I can try to get a bit more than 7 hours of sleep tonight!

[Gamma_Winstead]

I don't understand why people lie about things for attention. Especially when it takes like two seconds of fact checking to see they aren't telling the truth. It's very weird to me. What's the point?

[Mighty Max]

Originally Posted by Gamma_Winstead

I don't understand why people lie about things for attention. Especially when it takes like two seconds of fact checking to see they aren't telling the truth. It's very weird to me. What's the point?

You answered your own question...

[llj]

Originally Posted by Jennifer Lawrence Fan

A lot of times my library only has the DVDs. But I think cause that's all that's donated is DVD. With a few blus.

My library system has over about 50+ branches throughout the city (it's a big city) and the system often gets multiple copies (like over 20) of new films--sometimes even on the day it is released on DVD/BD. I'm 90% sure they are ordered and not donated. The cover slips are often originals and not photocopied. So I'm pretty sure they must have got the BDs with them and threw them out.

I also remember reading a local interview about 2 years ago where the library board members here said that they don't think much of blu-rays and that they're still just a "fad". I mean, WTF? Really gets my blood boiling that one of the largest library systems in the world (if not the largest) is so backwards in their POV about blu-rays.

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by llj

My library system has over about 50+ branches throughout the city (it's a big city) and the system often gets multiple copies (like over 20) of new films--sometimes even on the day it is released on DVD/BD. I'm 90% sure they are ordered and not donated. The cover slips are often originals and not photocopied. So I'm pretty sure they must have got the BDs with them and threw them out.

I also remember reading a local interview about 2 years ago where the library board members here said that they don't think much of blu-rays and that they're still just a "fad". I mean, WTF? Really gets my blood boiling that one of the largest library systems in the world (if not the largest) is so backwards in their POV about blu-rays.

How can they think it's a fad? It's been around 10 years now. A DVD and a Blu-ray serve the exact same purpose except...Not sure why they would willingly toss a disc that plays the movie. If you think that's what they do did you ever think about asking them? If they legitimately toss them they might give you the BD.

[Captain Flint]

Considering going out and starting my car because it's been so cold outside. Then agin, it's been through worse and my battery is a monster. I'm sure it'll be fine.

[llj]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

How can they think it's a fad? It's been around 10 years now. A DVD and a Blu-ray serve the exact same purpose except...Not sure why they would willingly toss a disc that plays the movie. If you think that's what they do did you ever think about asking them? If they legitimately toss them they might give you the BD.

I haven't asked, but I have complained about their attitude on blu-rays. No response.

And if you find it unbelievable that BDs would get tossed, I can tell you that back when I was working in Blockbusters (waaay back in the day), many perfectly working DVDs would get tossed when they scaled back the new releases. They don't always ship them off or donate them or sell them at discount prices, especially if the discount disc bin is ALREADY full. Sometimes if you need to make room it's just easier and faster to toss them.

Some EB Games/Gamestop outlets also have a habit of tossing games in the garbage when they need to scale back a section in the store. They don't sell ALL their unsold games. I remember a friend of mine who worked at EB Games once showed me a whole bin full of perfectly working games that was going to go to the dump or being prepared to be "destroyed" by the employees. I'm talking like a 100 games in the bin. This is apparently standard practice.

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/03/0...umpster-diving

So forgive me if I'm a bit cynical, having seen how many places would toss perfectly working merchandise just because they couldn't be bothered with reselling them or sending them elsewhere. And logically...where in the world would the library send their loose blu-ray discs if they're not going to use them? Even Goodwill centres don't always take loose discs.

We're an incredibly wasteful society.

[C. Anton]

Sometimes movies are written so well and the actors have done such a great job, the formate becomes secondary.