Oihan

I was just skimming through some of the posts. I keep seeing the GeForce 8000 series card brought up. There's no real need to get a DX10 card right now. I don't know of any applications that require DX10. If anything, I'd wait till DX10 is more mainstream and there are actual programs that require DX10. Also, SLI is a gimmick, don't buy into it!!! Wouldn't waste my time buying a pre-built PC either. One could get the exact same PC from Dell from...say NewEgg.com...at a much cheaper price. I'd never pay more than $150 for a mobo, and never more than $250 for a video card. Also, there's no real point in upgrading to Vista either. It's pretty much a face lift to XP; plus I've heard there are lots of driver problems with Vista, and not every thing works as it should. If anything, wait till there are applications that require DX10 and till Vista has ALL the bugs worked out. All of my colleagues in the IT department, at the college I go to, all agree that Vista isn't worth it right now. There's nothing Vista can do that XP can't do...other than use DX10. Forgive me if I've repeated a lot of what someone else has said...like I said I've just been skimming the thread. I do have a question for you other tech gurus though. I'm looking to buy a new case for a PC I'm building. I'd prefer if it weren't tool-less for I've been reading a lot about how flimsy some of those tool-less cases are. ATX is the form factor...Full Tower or Mid Tower would be great. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Are you serious? She gets sexually assaulted? Macross 7 is the only one of the series I have yet to see. ...I would have never thought there'd be something like that in any Macross series. Wasn't Macross 7 geared more towards teenagers and younger or something?

My 360 gets A LOT of use and I don't have too many problems with it. When I leave a game in there, boot up to the dashboard and then start the game from there, I get "dirty disc" errors sometimes...and sometimes the 360 doesn't even recognize that there's a disc in there...but those two problems don't occur often...if at all. Moreover, I've never had a problem when I've inserted a disc...nor have I ever had over-heating problems...nor the 3 red rings. I'm not trying to dismiss your friend's problem or anything...just that I don't know of a single piece of hardware that doesn't have it's problems. Be it gaming consoles...PCs...or Macs...they all have problems one time or another. Hell, I consider myself a computer nerd...and so do my friends. I maintain my PC very well...defragmenting often...making sure I have the latest updates...clean installs....AV...no spy/malware...you name it. Yet, I have problems with my PC every now and then because the software and hardware is never perfect. So to you nay-sayers about the 360...wake up and realize that there isn't a single piece of hardware out there that doesn't have it's problems.

Do you have the numbers to back up this claim that it's a "major flop" and quotes from Kawamori that he thought "that Macross II...really really sucked"? As to why Macross II isn't canon...already been covered. All of these "it really sucks" and "they didn't like it" remarks shouldn't even be in these responses as an answer. They're just biased opinions...not facts. Just like me saying Macross II 0wnz! is not a fact but rather an opinion. There's no need for those comments.

I'm kicking myself in the ass right now (and have been for some time now) because I never grabbed a copy of the FX Perfect Edition DVD. Any updates as to where one could find a copy? I don't have any Region Free DVD players, so the official R2 release is out of the question for me. The NLA fansubs just don't cut it for me anymore...I want to cry!!! Thanks.

So you're gonna get your money back only to spend that plus $200 more for a paperweight? Why not just send in your 360 and get it repaired? I'm sure it's still under warranty. I've had mine for 3 months now and God only knows how many hours I've spent on it...yet it still runs perfectly fine. It's one of the older models too.

You must have been watching the filler crap. Naruto isn't all that bad if you've watched the manga-adapted anime...not the filler crap. I've said once and I'll say it again: Fillers - the worst idea/invention ever. Naruto is a lot better than DBZ...in terms of plot/story/animation/action/etc.

Haha, the game can be tough. The only Live games I have are Halo 2, Gears of War, Rainbow Six: Vegas, and Call of Duty 3. Ashmedai is my gametag; always looking for someone to game with. (Gaming by yourself is not that much fun if you ask me).

I dunno if you've found the answer to your question but I think the track is Mou-Ichido-Love You. It's the song Ishtar sings to her people at the end...that's the one you're looking for, right?. The very last song they play on MII is Promise. I forget the name of the song played before Promise. I have a question of my own! I've been listening to Dogfighter a lot lately...almost religiously. I haven't been able to find out who the guitarist is, nor who composed the track. Would anyone know who the guitarist is and who composed the track? Thanks!!!

If your computer (screen) is under warranty then by all means send it back in and get it replaced. As for screen protectors...never used 'em.

I guess no one here is familiar with SD Project or Dattebayo then? Supposedly "Shippuuden" means 'hurricane.' Dunno if that's correct or not...anyway. As others have mentioned, it's just a 3 yr time jump with the anime being back on track with the manga. (Fillers - the worst idea/invention ever.) ...Episode three is out.

I may be going to "The Who" concert here in Reno.... I'll try to make it this time around if not. Edit: I will be going to "The Who" concert after all. Don't suppose you guys could push the date back by one day (joke)? I guess I'll have to catch you guys at another time.

I'd like to come, not sure if I'll be able to cause of work.... That's going to be one long ass drive for me (I'm up in Reno, NV). This is something too good to pass up though. Edit: Just thought about how I'd love to hear Mari Iijima sing "Angel's Paints" in person.

I don't know how many of you watch Naruto, but the anime is back on track with the manga. The first (two?) Shippūden episode(s) came out on the 15th of this month. After watching the episode(s) I can already tell I'm hooked. I stopped watching Naruto after episode 135...so I dunno how bad the filler is/was...but this new episode makes Shippūden look promising (I haven't read the manga). I do have a question though.... As I was doing a search for the new episode I came across two fansubbers: Dattebayo and SD Project. Regarding fansubbing in general: who's subs are generally seen as more accurate...Dattebayo's or SD Project's?

I agree with you and others that the story in TV is much better...for it's more fleshed out and there's more to it...but the animation in DYRL? is just superb.

You guys got together again on GoW w/o ME? :/

I just wanted to chime in about Vista. From my understanding, Vista is pretty much XP with a face-lift. The only real good thing about Vista is DirectX10...but there aren't any DirectX10 games out there so there really isn't a need to upgrade just yet.

I voted for Do You Remember Love? because the detail in the animation is better than it is in TV. ...From the part where we see the Valkyries taking off at the start...the battle sequence where we first see Hikaru, Max, Kakizaki, and Roy...the battle sequence with the Destroids (I love the sound effects) all the way up to the haul breach...the battle sequence where Roy's drunk...all eye and ear candy!! The music and BGM...! Btw, anyone know where I can find the altered version of "Dogfighter" where drunken Roy comes to save Hikaru/Minmay and Hikaru yells "Sempai!"? Thanks.

Dattebayo I've been getting all of my fansubs from them.

Well, hopefully we can all get together again at some date and play some GoW. I missed the last chance. I've read that the Intercooler has been known to start fires.... How's it working out for you so far?

They're up to episode 115 now. Some pretty good stuff thus far.

If there is a new Macross series coming out I'd hope for it to be a TV series. I'd like something my brain could be completely immersed in (like Macross TV). If it is a new Macross series...my guess would be that it'd be a continuation from what happened in Macross Zero...but in a different time frame perhaps as a result of the events that took place in Zero. I mean, with the way Shin and Sara just disappeared like that with no explanation as to why they disappeared and/or where they went.... One of you might bring up the fact that we don't know what happened to Hikaru and Misa...but we do know that they took off into space on a colony mission; we don't get that with Shin and Sara. My two cents.

I'm getting goose bumps...!

I had to take care of a few things, that's why I wasn't able to make it. Hopefully I can make the next one.

Count me in! I've been checking my e-mail and so far no Halo beta e-mail yet. :/ I was hoping to see Crackdown as a demo on the marketplace but no such luck (I haven't checked recently however)...so I don't want to spend $60 on a game I may or may not hate.