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And even in the original Macross the pilots had homing beacons that activated on eject(if I recall, that was how they found Hikaru after the botched Daedalus attack shot him down). ... Except there was only one successful eject in the entire series, and a second that was intercepted during liftoff, as opposed to a dozen an episode.

Plug shape, mainly. HDMI also has audio and video on the same connector, while DVI doesn't, as I understand it. Short version: jus tmake sure the stuff you buy uses the connector you have. And swear at TV manufacturers for not settling this BEFORE the last minute. DVI and HDMI transfer video data in an identical manner, in a digital format. The only difference is that HDMI also transfers audio through the same cable. Component cables transfer data in an analog format. Below is the heirachy in order of quality best to worst: 1. DVI or HDMI 2. Component 3. S-Video 4. Composite (thru RCA connections) Followed by #5: The barbarism known as an antenna terminal.

Cannon fodders(vf-11) Well... you can't find "cannon fodders" more cannon fodder then the M7 white nameless vf-11, when a missile miss a vf-17 or vf-19 you can be sure that it will hit a poor vf-11. UN should have gone for the ghost X-9.... Don't need Ghosts. The VF-11 has a working auto-eject system.

Remember, Sony created the modern paradigm of no onboard save capability. They aren't going to back off now and give up the metric buttloads of cash to be made off proprietary Flash RAM cards(MemoryStick is semi-proprietary. No one but Sony uses it, though they use it on more than the PSP, so they have to be priced somewhat more competitively).

"All local content" means that all that's broadcast is digital. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.html "Television stations serving all markets in the United States are airing digital television programming, although they still must provide analog programming until the target date set by Congress for the completion of the transition to DTV - December 31, 2006. That date may be extended, however, until most homes (85%) in an area are able to watch the DTV programming. At that point, broadcasting on the current (analog) channels will end and that spectrum will be put to other uses." Note that at the completion of the transition, which is scheduled for 12/31/2006, the analog TV part of the spectrum is redistributed for other uses. Can't do that if there's still TV on it. Not according to the FCC. Odds are they'll just issue lots of waivers. Not on the grounds that you'll have lots of digital. Just on the grounds that you won't have any analog, unless you live in a market where more than 15% of people aren't deemed capable of recieving DTV. If I recall, they consider anyone with a satellite or cable subscription as digital-ready, evne if they only own a standard NTSC set. So the % ready is higher than it appears. If the FCC rolls things back again, I will be pissed. I'm sick of promises, I want results. The waivers are bad enough. Every TV for the past few years should have had an ATSC tuner integrated into it at the factory. The FCC should be forcing TV manufacturers to integrate them at every level now. The modern digital monitor sets shouldn't even be legal.

CRT is definately the way to go if you want a smaller TV. But if you want a bigger TV, CRT sets are simply to large and heavy, and the picture seems dimmer the larger you go beyond 36" Like I said, I care more about image quality than size. And that's the big strength of CRT.

Okay, granted M7 gives a nod towards classic Sentai styled robots that a nostalgic older fan might appreciate as sort of an in-joke. But as far as I know, the Sentai aesthetic was always aimed primarily at children. I'm 99.5% sure you're right. My tastes have insisted on resisting maturity every step of the way, though.

Oddly enough, I've grown more fond of the super robot style that Mac7 uses as I've matured... If there was one thing I could change, that would be it. We REALLY don't ned a DBZ-style power meter on Basara's singing.

Within the next 5 years, analog broadcasts are supposed to be ceased completely. Current schedule is at the end of 2006, NTSC ceases to air. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.html Hence why I wouldn't even consider buying ANY TV that wasn't at leat DTV-ready. Right on, which is exactly why I'm sticking with my good old fashion 27" CRT brute, the generic $10 a month cable, and S-Video hookups until I can afford to buy a nice 42"-50" Widescreen HDTV, in either RPLCD or DLP. I'm looking forward to something like a 25" CRT. Big screens never did it for me as much as good ones. And direct-view CRT is still the best. Best contrast, best color, and best handling of multiple resolutions(especially relevant given DTV specs multiple resolutions).

Plug shape, mainly. HDMI also has audio and video on the same connector, while DVI doesn't, as I understand it. Short version: jus tmake sure the stuff you buy uses the connector you have. And swear at TV manufacturers for not settling this BEFORE the last minute.

Within the next 5 years, analog broadcasts are supposed to be ceased completely. Current schedule is at the end of 2006, NTSC ceases to air. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.html Hence why I wouldn't even consider buying ANY TV that wasn't at leat DTV-ready.

I prefer this, personally. http://www.plustech.fi/Walking1.html Sure, it doesn't have a gatling, and it's a hexapod, but...

Never trust the electronics store guys. They're there to sell you something, not to think. We had the opposite problem when we had cable. On-air feeds were better than the cable. We also had a lot of cable dropouts. ... But darn it, we liked the extra channels. Yah. Voom's big marketing thing is "We carry actual DTV signals! And lots of them!"

Fair enough. It sounded like you were saying they ghosted and had static. Quality degradation as opposed to choppy reception. With very few exceptions, direct feed sources don't give you digital TV signals, though. It's a common misconception that they take advantage of at every opportunity. We use an amplified antenna in my house But really, most of my area's analog TV problems are interference and ghosting, as opposed to low signal strength. Exactly the kind of things DTV fixes.

Except most digital cable and digital satellite carriers DON'T carry digital TV signals. They carry analog TV signals that have been sampled into digital then heavily compressed. Digital TV is all or nothing. If you pick it up, it's perfect reception. There is no degradation as with conventional analog signals. More have progressive scan than have anamorphic widescreen, in my experience. XBox supports higher resolutions. It's the only system to go above progressive-scan analog, though.

No. Over-the-air digital broadcasts are free, including high-res HD signals. See the word monitor next to HDTV? It doesn't have a built-in digital tuner. You'll pay an extra... I think 200$ right now for a digital tuner. But given the analog signals are scheduled to be shut down in the near future(next few years), it's a good investment. I wouldn't buy a set without digital inputs at this point in time. I personally think that it's criminal to even be selling TVs without digital tuners in them at this point, but TV manufacturers think it's criminal to not milk every last dollar out of the consumer, and that means using the cheapest parts possible for as long as possible. Tuner prices should go WAY down once every TV watcher in America has or needs one.

I wear glasses and I hate Harry Potter. But I like Macross 7. Though I hate Teletubbies. ... Maybe it's because Basara wears glasses. I always thought Max was better than Hikaru, too.

Awww, C'MON!!! You're really pushing it with this one. Why are you trying to compare the 1/65 M7 toys to the newer and more intricate 1/48 Yammies? Why not actually compare the M7-toys to the older 1/55 VF-1 series from the same maker Bandai? First line. But still simpler than modern VF-1 toys. The original 1/55 VF-1 had an elegantly simple transformation. It's one of it's best features, toy-wise. Even compared to toys from the same period, it stands out. And transformations've been getting more complex in the modern toys as near as I can tell. I haven't bought a Transformer in years, but it's not obvious to me how the transformation proceeds in the new ones just from looking. The cost of robots with moving legs and hip joints, I guess.

Far more popular? In what universe is this, Keith? I'm sorry, I must have missed the major motion picture, toyline, and other series spun off of Macross 7. Care to point them out of me? Well, there was teh macross 7 "movie" The OVA series The manga spin-off The toys and models The video game The best selling musical CDs in the Macross series? Maybe not more popular than the original, but damn close. LOL, Macross 7 movie. Completely on par with DYRL. Ah yes, the OVA about naked kids and space whales... which has been seen by a fraction of the people who have seen Plus. Toys, models, and video games? You surely are not talking about that Gameboy game, are you? Or the two crappy Bandai hunks of plastic that are supposed to pass as toys? Oooo!, and the pink Valkyrie model with the tits! I mean, come on, lets be serious here. Your attempt was laughable. What exactly is WRONG with the Gameboy game? And what does it matter anyways? The point was they cranked one out. Much like they did for the original series on the FamiCom, only with 15 years of evolution in the industry between the two. And the toys are... well, they're no worse than the 1/55 VF-1. While they do pale in comparison to a 1/48 VF-1, the 1/48 isn't a mass market toy. It's the Macross equivalent of Masterpiece Prime. The Mac7 toys are INTENDED FOR CHILDREN. They don't care if it's accurate to the line art, or how much metal content it has. Just that it bears a vague resemblance to what they see on the TV, and can be transformed without asking mom for help. To that end, a big hunk of plastic is PREFERABLE to something with intricate detail, articulated hands, and a complex transformation.

I was expecting at least one Space Gandam V screenshot. I'm mildly disappointed.

Definitely. It's a little-known fact that the first AC unit in recorded history was installed by Jesus in Mary and Joseph's house.

Right. As I mentioned before, the surface of the front of the PSP isn't actually the LCD surface. Rather, most of the unit's face is under one uniform layer of plastic. As long as you're careful around the buttons and the UMD drive, you should be alright to wipe the front with a damp cloth. Most electronic devices I've seen recommend a damp cloth, regardless of how well sealed the case is.

He has tentacle hands. Seriously. Tentacles that end in balls with 5 mini-tentacles coming off of them. ... I hate DYRL-style zentradi. Why can't they just be people with wierd skin colors?

Then does that mean Macross 7 fans = meltran. and the m7 haters = zentran. :D For the record, the meltran are hot. And the zentran are covered with nasty gangrenous boils, and led by a tentacled head in a jar. So sayeth DYRL.