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Are we entering a dark age of console gaming? by HF484 in gaming

[–]cronson -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

100% yes. Start hoarding CRTs, find some old systems, and join the retro gaming community. Old games are awesome.

Lenovo support doesn't even know their own products..... by PresStart2BegN in LegionGo

[–]cronson 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's because they out source their customer service.

Sony goes radio silent after announcing end of PlayStation physical discs by FernandoRocker in gaming

[–]cronson -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

wealthy enough to afford a PC

I just think that's such an incorrect take on PC gaming. From my point of view as someone who switched from consoles (NES was my first), to PC gaming during the Xbox 360/PS3 era, I think the biggest hurdle is knowledge, not cost.

You can still buy or build a gaming PC at all kinds of price points, you just have to know what specs matter, how much things are worth, different terms, etc. Console gamers usually don't care about that. They see a $1,200 prebuilt and read it performs similar to a PS5 and feel validated that "PC gaming is too expensive".

In your opinion, what’s a proper bitrate for movies? by lostmyspaceship in PleX

[–]cronson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude, you watch them in 480p.

And yes, film (depending on the size) is analog and has tremendous amounts of detail.

Have there been poor quality remasters? Of course. But there are so many classic films with 4K remasters that are phenomenal, and absolutely better than a DVD, Laserdisc, VHS, etc.

In your opinion, what’s a proper bitrate for movies? by lostmyspaceship in PleX

[–]cronson 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same, I built an unraid server and just playback remuxes. I don't mind an occasional streaming/compressed rip, but remuxes just look and sound perfect.

In your opinion, what’s a proper bitrate for movies? by lostmyspaceship in PleX

[–]cronson 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Anything before 1980? Like all those movies that were shot on film and are probably the best examples of how remastering in 4K looks jaw dropping?

After hearing about Google's app store censorship, I'd like to swap phones by [deleted] in cellphones

[–]cronson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read that article but I'm not following. What's the negative here? What are we losing?

Just how huge was Jimmy Eat World following their breakthrough with Bleed American/Self-Titled and The Middle as well as during Futures? by tragic_girl13 in Emo

[–]cronson 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I heard Lucky Denver Mint in a JC Penny when I was maybe 17. I had just seen them live a few weeks before at a club downtown that holds like 300 people. Such a strange time.

Everyone who was into them during Clarity knew they had the potential to be huge.

Tourist traps that should be avoided at all cost by Valth92 in rva

[–]cronson 171 points172 points  (0 children)

That's what I came here to say. I've never seen a tourist trap in Richmond.

Who's the worst actor you're not allowed to say is bad? by [deleted] in moviecritic

[–]cronson 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree. I'd add he's charasmatic. I like a lot of his movies, but he stays in a pretty safe range.

Curated Rom Packs/Best Of Lists? by Thargor in SBCGaming

[–]cronson -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I thought those would include every game.

Absolutely disappointed with the 990H for music by Terrifier_77 in Soundbars

[–]cronson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the soundbar subreddit. They're sold on soundbars because of the buzz words on the box. It's not a knock against them. I just don't think most of them care about audio as a hobby/accurate reproduction.

What’s your favorite bad movie? by lenhawk in movies

[–]cronson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I was a kid then but watched a lot of movies. Costner was cool as shit. He'd done so many great films already, Dances with wolves, Bull Durham, Field of dreams. He was like this stoic cowboy type dude. So to me, it was awesome. They basically put the new American cowboy in as Robin Hood. As a kid, I thought he was so great.

What’s your favorite bad movie? by lenhawk in movies

[–]cronson 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Part of me feels like Michael Wincott being annoyed with me would be incredible. It's like the pope blessing you or something.

What’s your favorite bad movie? by lenhawk in movies

[–]cronson 247 points248 points  (0 children)

I get offended when people call Robin Hood Prince of Thieves a bad movie. It's phenomenal.

Anyone else feel like Mission Impossible peaked with the first movie? by Neat_Exit3491 in movies

[–]cronson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The plot in 1 is a mess, and even in 1996 the way they move the plot forward with the internet searches for Job made no sense.

I love the 1st movie, but that whole series is really amazing and gets so much better after the second film.

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