Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...

I don't get why you'd start it at 18. What's wrong with childhood pictures? Presumably you're not perving out over this hypothetical book.

(I'm asking seriously, not casting aspersions.)

Julian, wrote:
I don't get why you'd start it at 18. What's wrong with childhood pictures? Presumably you're not perving out over this hypothetical book.

(I'm asking seriously, not casting aspersions.)

bou·doir noun \ˈbü-ˌdwär, ˈbu̇-, ˌbü-ˈ, ˌbu̇-ˈ\
: a woman's bedroom or private room for dressing or resting

so let me get this straight
You want me to periodically take boudoir shots of my own daughter starting at 18 and every few years after that to collect in some wank off book for her future husband?

Oh yeah, that would go real well for all the parties involved

…honey a little more cleavage, please try to look really slutty for some person 10 to 20 years in the future
…no these are not for me officer
(to my wife) 'this boardie had this great idea and I thought I'd pay it forward and do some random guy a solid'

Sidehatch  wrote:
You want me to periodically take boudoir shots of my own daughter starting at 18 and every few years after that to collect in some wank off book for her future husband?

You're a sick and cheap man.  Hire a professional….

I will take cheap…
but this was not my sick proposal to begin with

vansmack wrote:

Julian, wrote:
I don't get why you'd start it at 18. What's wrong with childhood pictures? Presumably you're not perving out over this hypothetical book.

(I'm asking seriously, not casting aspersions.)

bou·doir noun \ˈbü-ˌdwär, ˈbu̇-, ˌbü-ˈ, ˌbu̇-ˈ\
: a woman's bedroom or private room for dressing or resting

I understood that your fiancee sent you boudoir photos but I did not understand, in paragraph 3 where you lay out your idea, that those hypothetical photos were also supposed to be boudoir photos. You just made it sound like photos at different ages, unqualified.

I now find this idea weird, second Rhetorical-Question Sidehatch's sentiments, and cast aspersions.

Julian, wrote:You just made it sound like photos at different ages, unqualified.

What's the difference between that and say….Facebook? Or her mom's photo album?

I updated my new idea to be more clear for you.

vansmack wrote:but a book (or books) of boudoir photos of my new bride from when she was 18 years old, and 21 years old, and 25 years old and 30 years old - every 5 years

I will say with all the sexting kids are doing this day, this book might not be that hard to compile in 20 years

Sidehatch  wrote:
I will say with all the sexting kids are doing this day, this book might not be that hard to compile in 20 years

Now that's the attitude I'm looking for.  I just want to up the quality of the photos….

vansmack wrote:

Sidehatch  wrote:
I will say with all the sexting kids are doing this day, this book might not be that hard to compile in 20 years

Now that's the attitude I'm looking for.  I just want to up the quality of the photos….

maybe the revenge porn sites are the way to go then…

sometimes I'm glad i don't have girls… the whole American Princess and the way some parents dress their girls and take pictures of them and post on Facebook makes me want to puke.

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vansmack wrote:
Night 3 of Smackie's Stag Party
Sun 05/03/2015
London @ O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire

With Special guests: Social Distortion, Jonny Two Bags, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas

I would happily Rsvp, just waiting for the invite to arrive. Any day now, I'm sure.

I have revealed one of 4 nights in England for my stag and you're already in?  Bless you.

The fiancee and I will be in DC soon, so let's get you and your Mrs out for dinner so I can see her face when you ask to join the party.

Julian, wrote:

vansmack wrote:
On this day 10 years ago I hosted a Super Bowl Party.  Super Bowl XXXIX (Pats v Eagles) was the last Super Bowl I ever watched in 480p on a CRT.

Whoa, I adopted HD a year before Smackie did. This is a massive source of, unexpected, pride for me.

There really wasn't much HD content at that time - only over the air - which didn't work with my DirecTV DVR's.  If you recall, the HD TiVo on DTV couldn't record the local MPEG4 stream, just the national MPEG2 streams, so it was a mess I didn't want to get into.  Oct 2005 I bought a 42inch plasma and the Directv non-tivo HD DVR.

That being said, I bit the bullet on 4K UHD two weeks ago to replace that 10 year old Plasma.  Downloaded 4K content is crystal clear, but streamed content is the same as 1080p to my old eyes.

vansmack wrote:

Julian, wrote:

vansmack wrote:
On this day 10 years ago I hosted a Super Bowl Party.  Super Bowl XXXIX (Pats v Eagles) was the last Super Bowl I ever watched in 480p on a CRT.

Whoa, I adopted HD a year before Smackie did. This is a massive source of, unexpected, pride for me.

There really wasn't much HD content at that time - only over the air - which didn't work with my DirecTV DVR's.  If you recall, the HD TiVo on DTV couldn't record the local MPEG4 stream, just the national MPEG2 streams, so it was a mess I didn't want to get into.  Oct 2005 I bought a 42inch plasma and the Directv non-tivo HD DVR.

That being said, I bit the bullet on 4K UHD two weeks ago to replace that 10 year old Plasma.  Downloaded 4K content is crystal clear, but streamed content is the same as 1080p to my old eyes.

I can't wait until 4K UHD becomes a thing.

vansmack wrote:
That being said, I bit the bullet on 4K UHD two weeks ago to replace that 10 year old Plasma.  Downloaded 4K content is crystal clear, but streamed content is the same as 1080p to my old eyes.

My next TV will be 4K but I'm not going out and upgrading until one of my current ones bite it because of lack of content. (TiVo's 4K device being a year away supposedly also has me dragging my feet.)

Other than like Netflix's 4K programming, where are you getting programming from?

vansmack wrote:
If you recall, the HD TiVo on DTV couldn't record the local MPEG4 stream, just the national MPEG2 streams, so it was a mess I didn't want to get into. 

I was a (proper) TiVo honk already at that point and would use antenna to watch broadcast network stuff, then record things thru the TiVo Series 1. Never had DirecTV so not super familiar with their old hardware.

Julian, wrote:
My next TV will be 4K but I'm not going out and upgrading until one of my current ones bite it because of lack of content. (TiVo's 4K device being a year away supposedly also has me dragging my feet.)

Other than like Netflix's 4K programming, where are you getting programming from?

grateful wrote:
I can't wait until 4K UHD becomes a thing.

Mostly legal downloadable content via Bit-Torrent (documentaries and demo's).  It will be a while before OTA broadcasts are in 4K (or if ever considering 720p is still the standard despite 1080p being around for a decade).

Netflix, Amazon, Youtube and UltraFlix offer 4K content, but you should have at least a 25mpbs internet connection to see any difference between 1080p and 4k.

Sony and Samsung are flirting with downloadable movies onto Hard Drives/players that are played on the TV via the USB 3.0 port.  I've tried Samsung's version (M-Go) and it was pretty damn good.  Sony's "Video Unlimited" required a separate player that I wasn't going to shell out $700 for.  Samsung's 1TB hard drive came with my UHD TV. 
 
4K Blu-Rays will be out this summer, but I won't be going down that road.

DirecTV and Comcast offer On Demand rentals of 4K movies, but neither are my provider so I haven't tried them out. 

Hey Smackie, do you have any anecdotal experience with MLB.tv?

I usually buy MLB Extra Innings but the drawback on my cable system is only 2 of the 14 channels are in HD so most games are not in HD. TiVo's recent MLB.tv app is making me considering trying out the cheaper .tv option this season especially since they promise home/road HD feeds.

If you've used it, is the picture quality pretty consistently HD if I have above-average internet speed coming in and the TiVo hardwired? Is the GUI fairly good on the TiVo app? Is it worth the extra $20 to get MLB.tv Premium with the at bat app or whatever its called? Any feedback appreciated.

Julian, wrote:
Hey Smackie, do you have any anecdotal experience with MLB.tv?

I usually buy MLB Extra Innings but the drawback on my cable system is only 2 of the 14 channels are in HD so most games are not in HD. TiVo's recent MLB.tv app is making me considering trying out the cheaper .tv option this season especially since they promise home/road HD feeds.

If you've used it, is the picture quality pretty consistently HD if I have above-average internet speed coming in and the TiVo hardwired? Is the GUI fairly good on the TiVo app? Is it worth the extra $20 to get MLB.tv Premium with the at bat app or whatever its called? Any feedback appreciated.

I've used it exclusively for the past 3-4 years , orignally for precisely the reason you cite. The west coast HD games were constantly screwed by east coast and Midwest games not finishing on time. It was making a mess of my recordings as well.

I'm now with uverse and Extra Innings is not an option, so MLB.TV is my only option.  I buy the Premium version for streaming radio to my phone for my commute. There was talk about including that in the regular version at some point….

It has turned out to be much better for me. I watch it at the office,  listen in my car (don't get me started on the SiriusXM merger issues) and watch when I travel. I'll probably never go back at this point.

The picture quality is dependent on the speed of your internet connection, but generally, I get somewhere between 720p and 1080p with a wired connection to my TV. Wireless is closer to 720p, but an up-res TV can clear it up.

The UI is hardware dependent - I've used Samsung TV and Blu-Ray player, Chromecast streaming from the MLB app, Roku, and TiVo, but I haven't used TiVo in over 2 years.  Theyre all different and have different features.  What's important to me is the ability to hide scores when I see the list of games and to start from the beginning as I rarely watch live, catching up around the 7th inning.   FF and RW are not nearly as slick as any DVR out there, however.

So long as your favorite team is not your local market, I couldn't recommend MLB.TV over cable more.  If you have DirecTV, Dish or FiOS with a Slingbox or Vulkano, then I can make an argument for Extra Innings.

As I mentioned, with Uverse its not a decision as MLB.TV is the only option, but I'm very satisfied with its flexibility, especially with the radio feed option for my commute.