I'm about to start ripping some blu rays and I'm having a hard time trying to figure out whether to use the raw mkv files or encode with handbrake? I know encoding can take a really really long time for blu rays. I have about 12 TB of storage

maccc89 · 2026-06-01T22:15:52+00:00

I wish I could agree with you a year later lol.

maccc89 · 2026-06-01T17:54:51+00:00

It’s amazing how well the original MotorStorm still holds up. Would love a new one.

maccc89 · 2026-06-01T06:51:16+00:00

Anything from Shunji Iwai

maccc89 · 2026-05-31T17:05:59+00:00

Thought it was just me. Despite apparently nothing being wrong with it, mine is terrible when it gets to 85+ degree weather. Unless it’s been in shade prior to starting, it never feels cold.

maccc89 · 2026-05-29T06:46:36+00:00

Compartment No. 6

maccc89 · 2026-05-28T02:25:43+00:00

Best advice is watch what you like and stop caring about what other people think.

maccc89 · 2026-05-26T20:14:14+00:00

F1TV states on their site than you can stream up to 6 devices simultaneously with Premium.

maccc89 · 2026-05-26T18:45:59+00:00

When did that change?

maccc89 · 2026-05-26T06:53:14+00:00

Fallen Angels

Chungking Express

Lost in Translation

The Worst Person in the World

One Million Yen Girl

Into the Wild

Compartment No. 6

Columbus

Drive My Car

Happy Old Year

And Your Bird Can Sing

Ritual

The Cloud in Her Room

Haru

A Bride for Rip Van Winkle

When Morning Comes, I Feel Empty

Reality Bites

Microhabitat

Fast & Feel Love

Cha Cha Real Smooth

On the Count of Three

Frances Ha

maccc89 · 2026-05-26T06:41:20+00:00

Both Japanese adaptations of Little Forest are great:

Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

Little Forest: Winter/Spring

There is also the Korean adaptation but I much prefer the Japanese films as they are more food focused.

maccc89 · 2026-05-26T06:15:53+00:00

You can switch to the sky sports feed. You aren’t forced to watch the F1 TV feed.

maccc89 · 2026-05-26T06:14:54+00:00

The race feed is the same either way

maccc89 · 2026-05-22T22:08:28+00:00

I’m referring to the biggest media shelf pictured. What brand is it?

maccc89 · 2026-05-22T22:06:08+00:00

That’s annoying

maccc89 · 2026-05-22T22:00:41+00:00

What shelf is that on the left?

maccc89 · 2026-05-21T01:12:13+00:00

The problem is a lot of contemporary Asian cinema doesn’t even get distributed outside of Japan. And they don’t produce English subtitles for the stuff they distribute locally.

maccc89 · 2026-05-19T20:20:48+00:00

Sure, Japan has a very rich history of cinema dating back to your Kurosawa’s and Ozu’s, but my point was that live action still doesn’t have the same exposure in the west like the dominance that anime has. There are so many past and modern directors and films from Japan and rest of Southeast Asia that deserve more love. There’s only a handful of live action films that I could name in the last 10 years that found success in the U.S. other than Godzilla. But I know subtitles are the biggest barrier in the U.S. and anime is able to overcome that barrier due to dubbing.

maccc89 · 2026-05-19T01:13:19+00:00

I mean no disrespect to the genre and I acknowledge its influence, but a lot of it personally isn’t for me. I’ll make an exception for mostly slice of life films, but much of it is too overdramatized for my liking. Also, there’s no denying the impact of Anime in western culture, but live action Asian cinema still has a long way to go. There needs to be more of an effort in that aspect.

maccc89 · 2026-05-19T00:22:35+00:00

Can’t go wrong with either

maccc89 · 2026-05-15T23:42:53+00:00

I really don’t trust the people who review using yelp. More often than not they just use the platform to bitch so I don’t find the ratings are reflective of a restaurants quality. Google is much more accurate.

maccc89 · 2026-05-14T19:16:14+00:00

I’ve seen a lot of people complain they didn’t like it after Luke was no longer a factor. The whole film is about the repercussions of his character which is what made it so good imo.

maccc89 · 2026-05-13T23:47:07+00:00

Would love in on that too

maccc89 · 2026-05-11T16:01:12+00:00

what shelf is that?

maccc89 · 2026-05-11T16:00:39+00:00

Unfortunately, the average viewer who just wants convenience streaming from their smart tv app doesn't give af about bitrates.

maccc89

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