Bears+snow+Xmas parties+ no students+weak opponent=

[LittleBrave]

The Braves are playing. It's simple. Be there. I'll be listening to Dave and the Dans and will be wearing red.

I won't be there, but I'm choosing to watch the Braves game (on BU TV) over the Bears game tonight (at least until the Braves game is over) - I'm a big Bears fans, but a bigger BU hoops fan.
I guess the difference between "big" & "bigger" is big for me to choose a non-conf. game with my 4-5 Braves when the 9-4 Bears have a chance to clinch the NFC North.
I'm excited about watchin' BU tonight after a 12-day lay-off. Don't care about the past 5 games - don't care about the last 3 mediocre seasons.
New attitude about the season starts tonight!

Ya' with me???

[LittleBrave]

You man they have machines that take TV shows and save them for you? I have something under my TV that I think you are supposed to put big black rectangle thingys in. Will that save a TV show for me?

Glad to know I'm not the only one that owns one of those, though it would be a valuable item thinking I had the last one on the planet.

[dogsrus]

You man they have machines that take TV shows and save them for you? I have something under my TV that I think you are supposed to put big black rectangle thingys in. Will that save a TV show for me?

Question.....we want to buy a Blue Ray to watch movies. How do I record games and such...do I have to keep my black box with those rectangle thingies?

(serious question)......

[Buesch N Chips]

Question.....we want to buy a Blue Ray to watch movies. How do I record games and such...do I have to keep my black box with those rectangle thingies?

(serious question)......

As far as I know, you either need a DVR, or a DVD recorder. Recording on Blue Ray I would know nothing about, although I know that blank Blue Ray discs are pretty expensive.

[thefish7]

You man they have machines that take TV shows and save them for you? I have something under my TV that I think you are supposed to put big black rectangle thingys in. Will that save a TV show for me?

For what it's worth these newfangled recordermabobs are a lot easier to use than a VCR ever was.

[thefish7]

Question.....we want to buy a Blue Ray to watch movies. How do I record games and such...do I have to keep my black box with those rectangle thingies?

(serious question)......

Prices on Bluray players have come down quite a bit... The recorders aren't cheap though. Options are a Bluray recorder or a media PC with Bluray burner as far as I know. Generally it's not easy to record from DVR onto media (though I'm sure there are some DVRs that have the feature, and plenty of workarounds of various difficulty).

[Buesch N Chips]

Prices on Bluray players have come down quite a bit... The recorders aren't cheap though. Options are a Bluray recorder or a media PC with Bluray burner as far as I know. Generally it's not easy to record from DVR onto media (though I'm sure there are some DVRs that have the feature, and plenty of workarounds of various difficulty).

That was my thinking. Recording a game is easy. Recording a game in HD is a little more work.

[lefty]

Well I can't come tonight since I'm picking up a dauighter at Bloomington airport..but people will be in my seats...and I am looking forward to Wed. night game...

oh...and who are these bears you all keep talking about

[Chico]

Its never smart to play a game the same time the Bears are playing...period!

Unless you're a Bradley fan and the Braves are playing at home.

[dogsrus]

Empty arena.

Any guesses......I'm going with 5900.

OK so I was a little high....was there even 5000?

OUCH....


I thought it was Snow bowl II and was waiting for them to tell the upper bowl they could come down and fill the lower bowl.

[BUFanatic]

Unless you're a Bradley fan and the Braves are playing at home.

Unless unless you're a Bears fan and you could return to the playoffs for the first time since '06 with a win tonight.

[Big Mike]

Unless unless you're a Bears fan and you could return to the playoffs for the first time since '06 with a win tonight.

[thefish7]

That was my thinking. Recording a game is easy. Recording a game in HD is a little more work.

Yes it requires setting the DVR to record the HD channel instead of the SD channel. AHHhhhh!

[ph]

Yes it requires setting the DVR to record the HD channel instead of the SD channel. AHHhhhh!

...On cable. Satellite can virtually map the HD channels to the same number as SD, so you then set 'hide SD duplicates'
But anyway, I think they were talking about archiving HD on a more permanent medium, (ie BlueRay) and that's more difficult as there's a limited number of ways to capture an HD feed via component or going through the trouble of getting a PC setup with a cable card...

[Chico]

Unless unless you're a Bears fan and you could return to the playoffs for the first time since '06 with a win tonight.

Just me I guess, but no matter who is playing for what, I'd rather watch college kids than millionaires.