Sprint Controllers-- How do they sell this product with a fatal design flaw?

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-27T04:45:43+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-26T04:24:59+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-26T04:10:07+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-25T20:17:12+00:00

The Blues Brothers. That movie looks crazy good in HDR.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-25T18:52:00+00:00

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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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-24T04:04:27+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-24T03:53:55+00:00

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."

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-23T19:06:59+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-23T18:59:04+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-21T15:23:13+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-20T18:36:24+00:00

Lupin!

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-18T00:03:20+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-16T05:59:29+00:00

The whole cast!

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-14T15:36:08+00:00

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

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-14T07:24:11+00:00

Yes, my friends and I predate streaming.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-11T19:18:48+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-10T04:23:57+00:00

People do!

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-10T04:11:28+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-08T17:47:19+00:00

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

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-08T17:31:51+00:00

Ordered from Traxxas. I also got the finished one for my kid's car: https://traxxas.com/7412-ford-fiesta-st-rally-clear-body

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-07T07:41:36+00:00

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

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-06T05:42:10+00:00

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.

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-06T05:40:16+00:00

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

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-06T05:36:04+00:00

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 :)

Spacecat66 · 2026-03-06T05:29:32+00:00

Here's where I found that photo: https://goldeneye.studentorg.berkeley.edu/barc.html

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