Battles that were/will never be won

[fmctm1sw]

I've been around for some time and I see a lot of things bounced back and forth on a weekly or monthly basis. Anyway, some battles that won't be won...

1] +R vs. -R: Epic wars have been fought here in the past. No need now with dual format burners.

2] Intel vs. AMD: Each certainly has it's advantages and disadvantages.

3] PC vs. MAC: Lots of good natured kidding on this one, but the MAC converted to a PC post did ruffle some feathers a while back.

4] Capturing at D1 vs. Half D1: More of a matter of preference and capture equipment behavior.

5] VHS vs Beta: Uhhhh, OK. I can't think of any more off the top of my head...

*edit* Forgot one: The Sharpie vs. stick on vs. direct printing methods of writing on DVD/CDs

[bokkasrealm]

1] +R vs. -R: Epic wars have been fought here in the past. No need now with dual format burners.

2] Intel vs. AMD: Each certainly has it's advantages and disadvantages.

3] PC vs. MAC: Lots of good natured kidding on this one, but the MAC converted to a PC post did ruffle some feathers a while back.

4] Capturing at D1 vs. Half D1: More of a matter of preference and capture equipment behavior.

5] VHS vs Beta: Uhhhh, OK. I can't think of any more off the top of my head...

*edit* Forgot one: The Sharpie vs. stick on vs. direct printing methods of writing on DVD/CDs

1-4 certainly wont be solved anytime soon.

Beta is handsdown better than VHS, there is no question. If someone can argue against this I would like to see that.

As for labelling DVD's/CD's, the direct printing is the best way to go and I dont think there is an argument about that.

[lordsmurf]

6. MPEG capture vs AVI capture

7. PC capturing vs DVD recorder

8. TMPGENC vs CCE vs MainConcept vs Procoder

9. DV devices (and camera pass-through) vs capture cards

10. Nero vs RecordNow

11. PowerDVD vs WinDVD vs WMP9

12. DVDShrink vs DVDXCOPY vs CloneDVD vs IC vs DVD2ONE

13. DVD Decrypter vs Smartripper

14. Ritek vs Princo vs ... etc etc etc

... all I can think of ...

[bokkasrealm]

6. MPEG capture vs AVI capture

7. PC capturing vs DVD recorder

8. TMPGENC vs CCE vs MainConcept vs Procoder

9. DV devices (and camera pass-through) vs capture cards

10. Nero vs RecordNow

11. PowerDVD vs WinDVD vs WMP9

12. DVDShrink vs DVDXCOPY vs CloneDVD vs IC vs DVD2ONE

13. DVD Decrypter vs Smartripper

14. Ritek vs Princo vs ... etc etc etc

6. Avi is better in my opinon but yes, that is arguable with a good editing program.

7. PC Capturing is better. (You can edit it down to the precise amount)

8. This is arguable,

9. Theyre both good if done right.

10. Nero destroys RecordNow. But again, this is opinion.

11. No opinion.

12. DVD SHrink and DVD Clone are ahead of the rest.

13. Yea.....

14. Ritek baby but still arguable

So all in all, the only one that isnt debateable is the PC Cap versus DVD Recorder. Until DVD recorders can do all that a PC app. can do then this one if put to rest.

[holistic]

Battles that were/will never be won

The French vs (all contenders) :P

[gitreel]

go-bots vs. transformers vs. voltron vs. robotech

[iooi]

WIndow's / Linux

[glockjs]

mike ditka vs. the hellz angels... well i say ditka by 2 only because da hellz angels dont do well in the cold...da bears

[jeex]

1) at first i was all for -R, but now i'm leaning towards +R because of the bitsetting abilities. not to mention, they're gonna be coming out with dual layer recording first.
2) intel
3) pc, warex just arent nice enough for the mac
4) D1 for movies/events, half D1 for television series.
5) who cares anymore?
6) avi, of course
7) standalone dvd recorders do eliminate alot of hassle
8 ) CCE
9) DV
10) nero for CD's, recordnow max for DVD's
11) powerdvd
12) clonedvd, if i can remove extra's without touching video quality, IC if compression is needed
13) are you crazy? dvdecrypter
14) MCC & ricoh, cheap & great

[glockjs]

startrek vs starwars

[sacajaweeda]

My way -vs- whatever the hell you thickwits are doing. :P

[Nilfennasion]

My last girlfriend's left boob versus her right boob?

Oh wait, we're talking about wars that will never be one, not silly questions.

Okay, brand-name versus no-name?

[arrived03]

Dolby Digital vs DTS
DVD Audio vs SACD
Ford vs Holden(Australian)
Playstation vs Xbox
Nvidia vs ATI

[Nilfennasion]

Dolby Digital vs DTS

Won the day that Mad Max was released in Region 4 (at long last). DTS came out so far ahead in that comparison that DTS usage in Australia has gone up hundreds of percent.

DVD Audio vs SACD

They've both lost because the companies pushing them are not interested in giving the consumers what they want, but rather telling them.

Playstation vs Xbox

I sold my X-Box and bought media with most of the money I got. When I reviewed it in 2002, I said that if Microsoft can bring out software that matches the supposed capabilities of the machine, they're in with a chance. They haven't. I got tired of waiting for a game I liked to appear on this machine.

The one we're in at the moment is Freedom Of Choice versus Legally-Sanctioned Monopoly. And so far, the latter is winning.

[LanEvo7]

VHS vs Beta

I think the winner of this was decided over a decade ago.

[indolikaa]

Tactical nuclear warheads versus strategic nuclear warheads,

Vinyl goats versus vinyl sheep,

Wanking versus shaving,



And in all seriousness...

ATI All-In-Wonder versus Canopus ADVC-100

[Capmaster]

Tactical nuclear warheads versus strategic nuclear warheads,

Vinyl goats versus vinyl sheep,

Wanking versus shaving,



And in all seriousness...

ATI All-In-Wonder versus Canopus ADVC-100

Strategic. Bigger bang
Vinyl sheep. Banging against that fur is easier on the nuts. Oh, wait, that's real sheep ......
Wanking. Who shaves for fun?

[indolikaa]

Tactical nuclear warheads versus strategic nuclear warheads,

Vinyl goats versus vinyl sheep,

Wanking versus shaving,



And in all seriousness...

ATI All-In-Wonder versus Canopus ADVC-100

Strategic. Bigger bang
Vinyl sheep. Banging against that fur is easier on the nuts. Oh, wait, that's real sheep ......
Wanking. Who shaves for fun?

I love it! You hit the three questions that really mattered.

[gitreel]

tivo vs. replaytv

[makntraks]

the battles between me and my ex.....

makntraks

[indolikaa]

Jeex versus profanity.

[gitreel]

jeex is cool though

[indolikaa]

jeex is cool though

True, but that dipshit still needs to work on his ******* language skills. You can't have a ******* conversation with ******** who use profanity and shit every third ******* word.

[gitreel]

you have a valid point

[Defcon]

Ticker tape (16x9) vs. (4:3) fullscreen

[Capmaster]

Ticker tape (16x9) vs. (4:3) fullscreen

Fullscreen. If I want to peer through a gun slit I'll drive my tank around the block a few times

[VCDHunter]

Ticker tape (16x9) vs. (4:3) fullscreen

Fullscreen. If I want to peer through a gun slit I'll drive my tank around the block a few times

You would say that, goat porn only comes in 4:3 display.

16:9 though, as who the heck wants half the freakin screen missing.

[lordsmurf]

jeex is cool though

True, but that dipshit still needs to work on his ******* language skills. You can't have a ******* conversation with ******** who use profanity and shit every third ******* word.

My grandmother called this an illness ... she said it was "diarhea mouth".

Many of us tend to have this in our younger days.

[indolikaa]

jeex is cool though

True, but that dipshit still needs to work on his ******* language skills. You can't have a ******* conversation with ******** who use profanity and shit every third ******* word.

My grandmother called this an illness ... she said it was "diarhea mouth".

Many of us tend to have this in our younger days.

If that's true, then I've got a case of potty-mouth that would make Andrew Dice Clay blush.

These ARE my younger days. I'm only 32, I'm not a fossil like Will Hay or Capmaster.

[Capmaster]

jeex is cool though

True, but that dipshit still needs to work on his ******* language skills. You can't have a ******* conversation with ******** who use profanity and shit every third ******* word.

My grandmother called this an illness ... she said it was "diarhea mouth".

Many of us tend to have this in our younger days.

If that's true, then I've got a case of potty-mouth that would make Andrew Dice Clay blush.

These ARE my younger days. I'm only 32, I'm not a fossil like Will Hay or Capmaster.

There are quite a few whelps on the board that would lump us all together as methuselahs.