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Bigperm




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PostPosted: Mon, 7th May 2007 17:40    Post subject:
Parallax_ wrote:
Uh... divx vs. dvdrips... that's no option at all. Crap vs. Great quality. Alright, I can understand some people don't have the patience to download 5 gigs for a movie or watch their movies at a shitty 17" screen, but divx ain't "cool" when it comes to movies.


You bring the argument up Again? A good 720p Divx Rip stomps all over Any DVDRip(480P). Period!!

720P divx or DVD9, and i only download DVD9 i have a Toshiba A1 that does very nice upconversion. And i do my comaparisons on 2 1080p Native TVs (XBR3 and Grand Wega SXRD) and my 720p Projector @106 inches.

@LanceBullet

Are you sure your plasma is only 480P, is it like one of the very first plasmas? IT should atleast be EDTV capable.


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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Mon, 7th May 2007 17:54    Post subject:
Bigperm wrote:
Are you sure your plasma is only 480P, is it like one of the very first plasmas? IT should atleast be EDTV capable.


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480p is not high enough to qualify as HDTV; it is considered Enhanced-definition television (EDTV)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/480p


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LanceBullet




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PostPosted: Mon, 7th May 2007 17:56    Post subject:
Bigperm wrote:
Parallax_ wrote:
Uh... divx vs. dvdrips... that's no option at all. Crap vs. Great quality. Alright, I can understand some people don't have the patience to download 5 gigs for a movie or watch their movies at a shitty 17" screen, but divx ain't "cool" when it comes to movies.


You bring the argument up Again? A good 720p Divx Rip stomps all over Any DVDRip(480P). Period!!

720P divx or DVD9, and i only download DVD9 i have a Toshiba A1 that does very nice upconversion. And i do my comaparisons on 2 1080p Native TVs (XBR3 and Grand Wega SXRD) and my 720p Projector @106 inches.

@LanceBullet

Are you sure your plasma is only 480P, is it like one of the very first plasmas? IT should atleast be EDTV capable.


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My plasma is 42" and I've since bought a 32" lcd hidef for consoles, and I recently bought a PS3 which came with a free copy of the latest Bond movie on Bluray, and tbh It didn't really leave me thinking, fucking hell I'm missing out....
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Mon, 7th May 2007 20:19    Post subject:
Parallax_ wrote:
We live in 2007 and you are afraid of using your credit card online? Laughing


Credit Card fraud is still a big thing even now in 2007 Wink

Its just I dont feel safe giving a site that supplies access to warez my card details...

If they accept PayPal, I would use them..


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Parallax_
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PostPosted: Mon, 7th May 2007 20:36    Post subject:
It's extremely low compared to the amount of people who use their CCs. Also, Giganews is 100% secure when using a CC with them.


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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Mon, 7th May 2007 20:53    Post subject:
Steve-O 2004 wrote:
Its just I dont feel safe giving a site that supplies access to warez my card details...


these companies aren't 'supplying access to warez'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giganews

headquarters in the USA ... 10 million users in 180 countries ... you think there is perhaps a reason they have been in business for almost 10 years?


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imaginary.number
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PostPosted: Mon, 7th May 2007 21:01    Post subject:
Does anyone know a good usenet service that accepts Paypal ? (yes i'm one of those that prefer not to use a credit card over the net, i know i know in 2007 Smile )


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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Mon, 7th May 2007 21:08    Post subject:
http://www.binaryboy.com/server.php
http://www.shemes.com/index.php?p=usenetservice&act=order&account=10750&currency=USD
http://usenet-news.net/index1.php?url=faq

all take paypal ...

btw, http://www.google.ca/search?q=usenet+service+paypal works wonders Razz


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KillJoyh




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PostPosted: Tue, 8th May 2007 00:04    Post subject:
Thanks all, im a member of giganews now and very happy with it.
Being a moviefreak, owning a projector and loving quality (especially 720p x264) im in heaven for only 18€/month. Smile
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Phluxed
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PostPosted: Tue, 8th May 2007 01:11    Post subject:
powerusenet for me.

Been with em for a long time.

Anyway, usenet all the way Smile Newest version of grabit is FANTASTIC btw. AutoPar and UnRaring of files! Fabulous!


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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Tue, 8th May 2007 01:30    Post subject:
never worrying about uploading or download speeds ftw! Razz


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Unauthorized




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PostPosted: Tue, 8th May 2007 01:33    Post subject:
Gig@news here too.


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tainted4ever
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PostPosted: Tue, 8th May 2007 01:49    Post subject:
So, all of these peeps who use Usenet, how many of you are from the USA?


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imaginary.number
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PostPosted: Tue, 8th May 2007 11:46    Post subject:
nouseforaname wrote:
http://www.binaryboy.com/server.php
http://www.shemes.com/index.php?p=usenetservice&act=order&account=10750&currency=USD
http://usenet-news.net/index1.php?url=faq


Many thanks noUSEforaname Smile Smile Smile Smile Smile

Last time i visited some usenet service sites i didn't find anyone with paypal accepted ... probably i didn't look very well ...


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all take paypal ...

btw, http://www.google.ca/search?q=usenet+service+paypal works wonders Razz


... and probably i forgot to use the most basic thing that divides noobs from the not noobs ... wow in only a day a gaffe and a noob figure ... prolly it's best to stop posting today Smile

Thanks again anyway !


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nouseforaname
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PostPosted: Tue, 8th May 2007 15:50    Post subject:
tainted4ever wrote:
So, all of these peeps who use Usenet, how many of you are from the USA?


on another forum I frequented before it got shutdown (dvdrs.net), lots of 'mericans were complaining about getting TOS letters from IPs etc ... I think downloading is still downloading right? I think at least though the MPAA/FBI are more concerned with P2P for now ...


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WhiteBarbarian




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PostPosted: Tue, 8th May 2007 19:26    Post subject:
news.astraweb for me. I am on pay-by-download plan. Good thing - they don't expire at the end of the month. For $25 got 90GB, 81 GB still unused.... I have unlimited 4400 Kbit/s UP and 4400 Kbit / s DOWN connection.
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Parallax_
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PostPosted: Tue, 8th May 2007 19:41    Post subject:
nouseforaname wrote:
on another forum I frequented before it got shutdown (dvdrs.net), lots of 'mericans were complaining about getting TOS letters from IPs etc

They are just scare tactics. Perhaps in the US they hold more weight, though.


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Dandos




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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Sep 2007 16:46    Post subject:
whats the point of paying for warez?
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Parallax_
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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Sep 2007 16:49    Post subject:
Dandos wrote:
whats the point of paying for warez?

This question was answered in this very same section of the forum in one of the Usenet theads. Go find it.


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Dandos




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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Sep 2007 17:02    Post subject:
Sure thing sir. im not judging btw im really asking.

EDIT: thing i meant is why paying for a thing that is allready free? didnt see the topic.
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SpykeZ




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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Sep 2007 17:20    Post subject:
Dandos wrote:
Sure thing sir. im not judging btw im really asking.


it's not the point of paying for warez. It's a matter of how easy you like your access, quick and hassle free. Sure private torrent sites are good but chances are their ratio strict. You can't download to your hearts content unless you have a quick upload to get your ratio back into place. If your on a capped connection, you have to worry about wasting your BW on something you end up not wanting as well as part of your ratio. And unless your on a good torrent site, chances are their unreliable. Hoping that material has enough seeds to make the wait worthwhile. Hoping it doesn't have a virus. If your on an FTP however then usually it's limited to the amount of users on it so you won't always find a platoon of material.

Now with that, usenet has more material on it than any public/private torrent site. If you don't mind paying then you won't really see a problem when subscribing, especially when your downloading 500+ gigs a month without a worry, so in the end it pays off for itself. Usenet is also one of the safest ways to download as the goverment can't touch usenet. So for me that's a big plus since I live in the home of the...."free?". MY server offers free SSL encryption on my line as well.

People that bash paying for warez, well their close minded about it. 1) We're safer than any ftp, http, torrent site. 2) What we want is in one convenient spot. 3) fast and convenient.

Theres plenty free trial places to try out, and from what I've seen, people are always skeptical about paying for what they normally never had to. I've let about 5-6 people now use my account to try it and those 5-6 people now own their own subscription.

[edit] I also forgot to mention that most private torrent sites doesn't keep old stuff, only new. Usenet also has a huge archive of old scene releases all the way back from the dos game days with the original nfo and original rars.


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Dandos




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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Sep 2007 18:19    Post subject:
thanks alot for your answer. i get it. people like thier warez fast without the hussle and slow speeds could really hurt believe me i know, thats understandable, for me as of now i was blessed with great FTP axx, free and 0sec so i wont fully understand although i never really had problems getting warez, i had hard times but i allways managed to get what i want through public torrents public FTP's etc without spending money, ofcourse its only testing and i do buy warez i like Wink . i never really got into the all newsgroups thing and i dont know where they get their releases from or do they share the profits with people who deserve it so sorry for that i should read about what newsgroups actually are lol. anyways warez is free and should remain free, its ilegal. working for my warez (waiting 1-4 days for a release) is what id do if hard times would come. thats just me. progress shows us that if people need it faster and better other people will sell it but i dont think it should be the deal with warez Very Happy dont waste ur money .
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edweird13




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PostPosted: Sat, 29th Sep 2007 18:35    Post subject:
My ISP provides usenet access. But it is slow only 2 threads at 1Mbit but it is free. I have tried usenetserver and it does a good job and the retention is good.
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