VT-102

If I recall, CDs and DVDs are officially immune to moisture. Aside from scratching/cracking, the only natural thing I know of that can damage them is a particular strain of fungus in Belize that eats the disk. Actually, CD/DVD are susceptible to damage by moisture/humidity. If you get a CD/DVD that is scratched deep enough (It usually happens on the label side more so than the data side) But a scratch that reaches the data layer can allow moisture and oxygen to exasberate damage to the data layer and the adhesive that holds the disc togehter. Delamination and oxidation are two of the long term problems that occur with mistreated discs. Again, these are very extreme examples I am referring to and I know I'm suggesting overly precautious measures (removing inserts). But, part of what I do is archiving so it has become more of a habit than a nuisance for me personally.

Actually, I'm pretty sure those where there when I got the disc's. Then I'd chalk it up to the specific batch of plastic used, I guess. *shrugs* Are the clear swirl marks that you see on the the hub? Because that is most likely just the adheisive that was used to seal the discs. This might explain it better: http://www.memorexlive.com/data/dvd_hubs.pdf Does it look like PDF slide #4?

Until stress of use causes them to snap/break in the middle of the "M" so they have no tension and utterly worthless for holding the disc in... Cyc True it's possible. Fortunately, I have yet to have that problem. But I consider myself an extremely careful when it comes to handling my discs and their packaging. Also it really depends on how much one watches a particular DVD. I don't watch my movies so regularly that my DVD's are constantly being taken in or out. Finally, I figure it's cheaper to replace a case than an out-of-print DVD. What I would suggest is get a dual M-lock DVD case. they are the same size as a regular DVD case and hold two discs on each side. One side can hold the original for asthetics the other side a DVDr backup to play from. I only watch the DVDr backup, and can't notice any quality difference. If the DVDr ever does get damaged I will just make another backup from the original. All of the paper inserts I remove and store elsewhere since they can capture moisture/humidity and help in damaging discs. (This is only a concern if you live in a very humid enviornement to begin with.) Which I am for the next year or so (top floor/attic appartment). Eventually, as someone else pointed out Blu-ray backup is the way to go.

Dvd's can get damaged at the hub because of the type of dvd cases that is used (As someone suggested earlier). Bellow is a link to an excellent DVD cases that I use for all my DVD's. They are called M-locks. By far the best dvd storage case. They also offer a two dvd case holder. You can use it to hold the original and a back up all in one. Check it out for yourselves. http://www.american-digital.com/prodsite/p...leM-LockDVDCase

If you can find a timed subtitle script for it, I can show you how to create the substream from scratch. But, at that point, we would probably want to take it over to "other anime." My membership at scriptclub.org should be coming through in a few days. I'll look for a script for you when it does. And now. . . back to Macross. . . If you don't mind me asking, what program did you use for editing the subtitle stream?

Macross: DYRL Region 2 is NTSC for all who are wondering. Japan works on NTSC just like the US does. Maybe it was due to the USA occupation after WWII, that they adopted this format. Honestly I'm not sure for certain. The only difference between USA and Japanese DVDs is that one is region 1 and the other is region 2. But again, both are encoded in NTSC format. Also the region 2 version; in my opinion, is much better quality than the FX. I've seen some region 2 version for sale on ebay occasionally. The price was around $35.00. I was puttering around adding subtitles to a Region 2 DVD. However, that has been placed on extended hold (Think of Yamato YF-19FP delay) because of my graduate program. So, I'm sure Hurin will beat me to the punch. If I ever do finish, I will make my subtitles available. Hope this info helped.

My personal preference is for the cockpit design. My First choice would be B without "macross plus" on top. My Second choice would be A without "macross plus" on top. I Edited the original post because it sounded more like I was stating what the available choices were rather than what I preferred.

Hello: Got mine today. The seat is a little crooked. But oddly the figure sits straight. Whereas my vf-1j the seat is fine, but hikaru always looks to have his eye on 4 o'clock. Can't tell if skulls are crooked because this is my first skull ever. Both skulls look the same as each other on their respective tailfin. However, I can tell you that I'm missing a backpack antenna. There's nothing but a hole. So, what should I do? Since I'm new here I'm not sure how the parts exchange works? Does one just post a request and hope someone can help out? Also, If I could get an extra antenna, is it difficult to install? All in all, I like this valk, the joints are perfect and the transformation and locking is the best of any I have had so far.