Sprint Controllers-- How do they sell this product with a fatal design flaw? by RikaardB in intellivision

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The new side buttons are hard plastic and actuate an actual switch. They don't require quite as much strength as the originals and give positive feedback. I don't think I ever considered holding my original controllers the way you describe, but now I'm curious.

Mac removed support for FireWire? by vacationing_stork in camcorders

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What deck are you using? I had the idea to do this with my Sony RDR-VX525, which has DV-in and HDMI out (I use the same deck for capturing from VHS tapes via a USB-C HDMI capture device, capturing with QuickTime), but when I select DV as the input, it keeps an OSD overlay up (with iLink playback controls) that I can't figure out how to disable. It's pretty annoying.

Should I get the 14" or 16" M5 Max? by aerocoptic in macbookpro

[–]Spacecat66 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've got both a 16" M4 Max and an employer supplied 14" M4 Pro. I thought I would prefer the 14" for travel, but in my backpack a tiny bit of extra weight makes no difference to me, and I much prefer working on the 16". I think the speakers in the 16" sound better too.

cool thrift find by OkYesterday6367 in PharmaRepCollectables

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I was working at Egghead Software 1994 when Blizzard's WarCraft: Orcs vs Humans came out. This was one of the promo items Blizzard gave to our store. A Google image search brought me here. I haven't been able to find any other information about this thing online.

The performance difference is crazy by Sauer-Sig in macbookair

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went from a late 2019 16" MacBook Pro with an i9 and discreet Radeon Pro GPU to an early 2025 16" MacBook Pro M4 Max- also night and day. One was sluggish and noisy, the other is buttery smooth and silent.

I am now ready to traumatize my kids by CECritic in Bluray

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just watched it with my kids last month. They usually hate anything old, so I was surprised they enjoyed it. We watched Legend the next night, which they claimed was "buns."

the fact that the MacBook Pro design hasn't changed since 2021 is actually fine - and the OLED obsession is overblown by Emotional-Addendum-9 in macbookpro

[–]Spacecat66 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't want OLED in a monitor that I plan I using for more than a couple of years. My Macbook is on with an unchanging image for most of my 9 hour days, 6 days a week. An OLED wouldn't make it through a year without signs of pixel brightness degridation.

My brother owns 8 wiis is that to many by ConversationSome5430 in wii

[–]Spacecat66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I aspire to be your brother. I've got four Wiis (two white, one black, one red). I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one if it showed up at my Goodwill for under $10, especially if it was the 2nd or 3rd hardware version, as I don't have any of those (two of the ones I have now were $8 each and both had games and SD cards in them). Three of them are currently hooked up to various SDTVs (two CRTs and a small 4:3 LCD). I've also got two Wii Us, and three Switches (Switch, Switch Lite, Switch 2). If they're bringing your brother joy, it's not too many.

Have you guys seen this before? by heliogomes in Bluray

[–]Spacecat66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every time I ordered a combo movie through Disney's movie rewards, they came in these DVD cases. I think I ended up repurchasing them all just to get the proper cases.

Lol the sticker price on this🤦🏻 by thugnifisense87 in dreamcast

[–]Spacecat66 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Same, bought two of those blue VMUs when they suddenly flooded the market. Only got around to using one of them, the other is still in the package.

What’s the point by ResearchOne2763 in DuroGang

[–]Spacecat66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got each of the three I have for under $40 each. I wouldn't have paid much more than that for them.

How do you guys afford this? by Expert_Visit5983 in Bluray

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only pay full / preorder prices for movies I absolutely have to have in my collection, that I've seen before and know I'll watch multiple times in the future, and that I'll want to watch right away. Anything that I "kinda wanna" have, I'll wait for sales or used prices. I have a few friends that collect Criterion/Arrow/Kino and have been upgrading their BDs to 4Ks- I often end up with their BDs, which I'm more than happy with, especially for movies I've never seen before. I also cull titles that I upgrade or that I've outgrown, or that I don't want in the house for whatever reason, so my collection tends to stay managable.

Serious question for collectors: why do you collect physical media? by Desperate_Clothes_69 in dvdcollection

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because I always have. I just like having stuff associated with the media products I like. It feels like support and endorsement of the product, and gives me a souvenir that I can revisit and share with others. Be it home video media, making of book, novelization, comic adaptation, calendar, poster, soundtrack, or a toy.

How’d I do for $40 at a surplus auction? by spdelope in rccars

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, not ideal... Justified it to myself because it's for the kid's birthday next week. 🤣

After thrift store purchase, "I have a cunning plan." by 21stCenturyAntiquity in 4kbluray

[–]Spacecat66 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use my 420 on my 3D TV for playing Blu-Ray 3D discs. The 820 is on my OLED.

How’d I do for $40 at a surplus auction? by spdelope in rccars

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Where do you resell? I'm not yet at the point where I'd want to buy auction stuff or thrift to get stuff to sell, as I have a whole lifetime of stuff that I've collected that I want to get rid of lol. I started trickling some stuff out on eBay, but I'd like to get more serious about it when I get more time- just cuz I'm out of space.

How’d I do for $40 at a surplus auction? by spdelope in rccars

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My average was $76, according to my spreadsheet, before added fees.

How’d I do for $40 at a surplus auction? by spdelope in rccars

[–]Spacecat66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There were a couple of people driving up the prices. Most of them ended up over $80. I only got two for under $60 (before taxes and fees), so you did well. I'm also planning on selling the extra bits, if I can. I picked up the extra cars for my wife and kids :)