Trick series (1, 2, 3, SP, Movie, etc.)

Today's status:

Went to Best Buy to try to dig up an iLink/Firewire compatible cable... $30... No thank you.

And they didn't have any Firewire interface cards. Bleah. That's why I hate going to Best Buy...

It's off to Fry's tomorrow. They'll have what I need. Except for parking. :sweat:

Here's the Trick website, if you didn't already know: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/trick/ :)

I AGREE!!.... Parking is a biatch at Fry's... Every Fry's ive been too have parking problems... even when its like 10 am on a school day... :shakehead:

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:I AGREE!!.... Parking is a biatch at Fry's... Every Fry's ive been too have parking problems... even when its like 10 am on a school day... :shakehead:

Ever go to the original one in Manhattan Beach? The parking there sucks beyond all belief... And that's the one I go to. :mad:

Is that the one that you pass some railroad bridge? and the inside is like all tropical?... They have like tiny ass parking in the front but this gravel parking lot down the side of this hill... Im not sure if thats the one in manhattan beach but thats the only one I know of near hawthrone..

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:I AGREE!!.... Parking is a biatch at Fry's... Every Fry's ive been too have parking problems... even when its like 10 am on a school day... :shakehead:

hehehe not the one I go to. I go like 10am right after class and I park 2 spots next to the entrance! :hehe: :hehe:

Mr.ChoyBoi wrote:Is that the one that you pass some railroad bridge? and the inside is like all tropical?... They have like tiny ass parking in the front but this gravel parking lot down the side of this hill... Im not sure if thats the one in manhattan beach but thats the only one I know of near hawthrone..

Yep, that's the first Fry's in SoCal... It opened in the late 80's, I think...

That railroad bridge sorta parallel to Aviation Blvd. and crosses Rosecrans Ave.... :)

Great news:

Picked up a Firewire interface card (IEEE-1394 cable and Ulead VideoStudio DV 5.0 included :) ) and it works with the DVC... Sugoi..!! :applaud:

I can now download the Digital 8 video from the Sony... Now I gotta figure out how to edit and convert the data to MPEG2 so I can burn a DVD... :D

Oh, and now I've gotta get a bigger hard drive. At least 120MB. MAybe more... :sweat:

This Trick3 project is getting expensive. :rolleyes: :hehe:

Its gonna take that much space?? Dang.... I guess I couldnt use a DVC cause my hd only 80 gigs... :hehe: I hope a couple episodes fit onto a dvd... not just one.. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:Great news:

Picked up a Firewire interface card (IEEE-1394 cable and Ulead VideoStudio DV 5.0 included :) ) and it works with the DVC... Sugoi..!! :applaud:

I can now download the Digital 8 video from the Sony... Now I gotta figure out how to edit and convert the data to MPEG2 so I can burn a DVD... :D

Oh, and now I've gotta get a bigger hard drive. At least 120MB. MAybe more... :sweat:

This Trick3 project is getting expensive. :rolleyes: :hehe:

maybe just go for a dvd recorder? :hehe: :hehe:

Come over, spiritual phenomena! :hehe: :hehe:

eltinator wrote:

maybe just go for a dvd recorder? :hehe: :hehe:

Come over, spiritual phenomena! :hehe: :hehe:

hehehe.
i'm not picky, as long as it watchable and not on vhs, is fine by me. hehehe. although, watching trick series on HQ video format would be better (mpeg4 and mpeg2) and not mpeg1.

eltinator wrote:maybe just go for a dvd recorder? :hehe: :hehe:

If DVD recorders were around $100, I'd say yeah, but they're still like $300, neh??

Besides, this gives me experience with messing around with Firewire and video editing software... It's educational!! :hehe: :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
If DVD recorders were around $100, I'd say yeah, but they're still like $300, neh??

Besides, this gives me experience with messing around with Firewire and video editing software... It's educational!! :hehe: :hehe:

Yea, you actually might find one for like $200 at costco or something but there are some that go to about $800 :beaten:

I must say it's pretty handy though, amrayu will vouch for that too :mrgreen:

eltinator wrote:I must say it's pretty handy though, amrayu will vouch for that too :mrgreen:

Oh, I don't doubt it, Elt. But the prices will come down even more. And soon, I think.

Hey, do you know if you could use DVDRWs in 'em or only DVD+/-R discs?

bmwracer wrote:
Oh, I don't doubt it, Elt. But the prices will come down even more. And soon, I think.

Hey, do you know if you could use DVDRWs in 'em or only DVD+/-R discs?

I tried dvd-rw in mine and it didn't read even though the guy at best buy said it would work. I just use DVD-rams to record anyways though since they're rewritable as well and last longer.

eltinator wrote:I tried dvd-rw in mine and it didn't read even though the guy at best buy said it would work. I just use DVD-rams to record anyways though since they're rewritable as well and last longer.

Can you read a DVD-RAM in the Pioneer? I didn't think it could...

bmwracer wrote:
Can you read a DVD-RAM in the Pioneer? I didn't think it could...

yup it reads fine in the comp. Most dvd-roms will read dvd-rams nowadays. However dvd-rams wont always play in stand alone dvd players

eltinator wrote:yup it reads fine in the comp. Most dvd-roms will read dvd-rams nowadays. However dvd-rams wont always play in stand alone dvd players

Good to know. Now if those DVD recorder prices would just drop..... :rolleyes:

by the time blue-ray gets popular, im sure dvdrecoders will drop. hehehe

Yep, and then the blue ray dvd recorders will be hella expesnive and everyone will want to buy one... :hehe: