David Hingtgen

787 seems more "production issues" than "design". While the majority of airliners get to "first flight" without anything needing re-design, it's not that uncommon. 737 and A330 both needed their rear spars redesigned/strengthened, so the 787 needing its center wing box (basically the front and rear spar connection) strengthened is not unusual---it's the most common "fix" needed for a new airliner. I think the 787's real issue is still lack of quality/assembly from the subcontractors. Design is fine on 99% of the plane, they're just not building it right. Plus the infamous "fastener shortage". A380 is still mostly "backlog" AFAIK---nothing much more to redesign, but it still has to be implemented---just a trillion man-hours of labor to re-do what's been done (mainly wiring-wise), and it's slowing down the whole line.

Saw Premium Prime, Megs, Blackout today. Still planning on getting a JP Prime. I need chrome. Blackout---toy's gimmicks still hinder the figure too much. And the coloring's still really wrong. Both Barricade and Blackout could have had significantly better toys given their price-point, if their gimmicks didn't compromise the Transformation. Note concept BB---no gimmick, and he's awesome. Blackout just has WAY too much "non-transforming tail kibble" in robot mode. Barricade has the entire sides of the car as his arms. Barricade is almost certain to return, and thus will get/deserve a new toy. Blackout--maybe/hopefully.

I've always found it funny that of all media/things in the world, the GI Joe line is one of the few that seems to realize people with blond and red hair have matching eyebrows.

Quick confirmation/question: What color hair does Wave 9 Hawk have?

It's the TV. Just IMHO. From reading a zillion posts about various Sony/Toshiba/Samsungs before buying---weird HDMI audio issues that "fix" themselves with resets etc. A lot of the time, updated firmware fixes it. Though many Sonys cannot be updated without a service call, etc. As for component---1080p is possible, however---many TV's won't accept it, and Hollywood etc won't allow it for many things----kind of like how a TV won't output more than 2 channels from itself to a HTS even if it's getting a 5.1 signal through HDMI--it may be perfectly capable, but it's not allowed. And remember the "won't upscale via component due to HDCP" debacle? I'm pretty sure a PS3 won't allow 1080p via component, even though it is physically possible. (Because HDMI allows secure/encrypted stuff, while component is not so easily "controlled" by the studios) It's all about how the studios don't want you upscaling/converting anything you own. Because according to them, you don't own it.

On that note, this TV has WAY better speakers than the old one, even though they are downwards-facing/hidden (as is the trend---pointless, as it's purely aesthetics but can't be good for sound). A bit tinny, tweaking that too. (TV has an adjustable equalizer, but it's hard to check "all sounds" at once) Maybe I'll just wait until someone at AVS posts some sound tweak settings.

Well, I got my TV yesterday, but didn't even have time to try it out on anything more than a DVD player until today. Been tweaking backlight/brightness constantly trying to optimize it. (Did use SW Ep 3, now using Mass Effect) No hot/stuck pixels (they're easy to spot), haven't found any dead ones yet. I got a BRAND new one, they were literally re-stocking them off the truck when I got there, so mine is an April build. It seemed HUGE when I first got it in my room (seemed so much smaller when I measured things, actually being there in 3D makes a big difference) but it seems more "normal" now.

And brunette is the new black...

Target report: WTF. Same as last week, which is the same as the week before that. 6x Scarlett comic packs, not a single thing else. Yeesh.

But as a "just started" person, I don't have any of the figs in the DVD set.

How will that Lady Jaye be different from the "cartoon" one in the DVD set? Repaint only?

Even brunette doesn't help----Baroness has BLACK hair. Brown is not black. They may have colored her hair, but it's still the wrong color.

The sad thing is, that's also exactly how the FAA operates when it comes to requiring new safety features on planes----and they don't have the "profit-minded evil corporation" excuse to justify it.

Still doesn't say "Baroness" to me. "Generic movie chick in leather".

There's a big difference between it sounding good on a 5.1 channel surround sound system, and sounding horrible on a simple TV. Most DVD's can sound good on both---but watching Transformers on a simple TV utterly ruins the audio. That means there's something wrong. 90% of my DVD's sound ok on TV, but even better when I hook them up to my stereo. Transformers is just godawful on TV, and only "meh" on a stereo. It takes a FULL setup for Tranformers to be good apparently, and then it's really good. But that's not how it should be. Being "really amazing under optimal conditions" does not excuse it for being sucky under most conditions.

I'm pretty "collectoritis-proof". There are lines/groups of which I may have 5--and the whole line is only 6 or 7. I bought only the ones I like---no matter how close I may be to "completing" some category etc. When it comes to planes, I may have 19 of the 20 models made of a certain airline--but I'm picky, so I'm not buying that 20th one. I have NO desire to "complete" anything. Buy only exactly what I like, not "sets" of stuff I like that includes stuff I may not like.

Half the Joe toys already come with oversized masks/helmets... Hmmn. A repaint Wild Weasel wouldn't be that far off.

Insanely cool (IMHO) news: Matt Trakker (as in, the guy in M.A.S.K. with the flying Camaro) is going to be "Specialist Trakker" in an upcoming wave.

Fixed.

Gaijin, thanks for your experiences. I was going to pick up my TV this week anyways, but now I just got a 12% off coupon (even better than the 10% off I was going to use) and your comments help "ease my fears" a bit. And yeah---the opening Blackout scene in Tranformers is just "dead", sound-wise. I have old Saturday morning cartoons on DVD with more bass.

I have Thundercracker, that's enough for me on that mold. I'm just waiting for a leader-class movie SS from the second movie now... (And hopefully a leader Barricade, and a $100 "perfect" Prime)

No, I've looked at and "played with" Leader Brawl many times in the store though. He just "looks weird" to me. Especially with his main gun hanging off his hip. He's got most of his armor plates behind his legs instead of on the sides, but visually, dlx Brawl looks better to me in every other aspect. Leader Brawl just has funky proportions, especially his upper torso/back.

6 cars that will save the world and cause you to lose your manhood: http://www.davesdaily.com/funpages/Environ...ndly%20Cars.htm

I'd just like to restate that Dlx Movie Brawl rocks. Fixing the shoulders is quite simple, and just like Dlx vs Ult Concept BB---I think the Dlx one looks better than the leader. PS---Deep Space Starscream at Target.com, says it ships in 24 hours: http://www.target.com/dp/B00102V2ZY/ref=t_th_em_is

I'd like to re-state that I went through the past month+ of email---there was nothing. I didn't do the standard "click on an email link to my ebay account"--I didn't even GET any emails from ebay (real or fake) other than my daily favorite searches. And those don't even ask for your account info nor for you to log in, they just take you right to the search results. Can I have more info about this firefox keylogging? I run my net browser fairly "locked down" and don't allow that much (activex, script, java, etc) by default--nearly every site is personally added by me to trusted sites before it's allowed to do anything----but I'd need to know exactly what settings do/don't allow that to know if I have it already prevented.