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Actually, he probably DOES want to cut that in half, but... There ARE HD Laserdiscs. They were branded Hi-Vision, and have 1035 visible lines(interlaced). I suspect that they used true RGB outputs, since neither composite nor s-video is spec'ed for anything more than standard NTSC/PAL. I don't THINK the DYRL LD was Hi-Vision, though. MOST LaserDiscs only offer 480 lines of resolution. Also, at least for standard Laserdiscs, the disk itself actually contained composite-encoded video. Whether s-video was better or worse than composite depended ENTIRELY on whether the LD player or TV had a better comb filter circuit. So if your TV had a good comb filter, or your LD player had a bad one, you could actually see a WORSE image by using s-video instead of composite to connect the two. Upscaling will never be as good as a proper HD source. Not that a standard laserdisc can provide that source, but... And if the original masters are in bad shape, it may require an extensive remastering process to generate something worth putting on BluRay.

As I understand things, a trademark does NOT denote that you own the copyright to a product. Merely that you're using that brand. Especially since trademark is not restricted to the media. We've all seen the infamous Robotech pool cleaner. No one would argue that they own the Robotech cartoon/merchandise amalgamation. Or that Harmony Gold is claiming ownership of a pool cleaner. Now, I'm not denying that the Macross trademark would get ugly fast if anyone felt obliged to argue the point. But it doesn't denote that they're claiming they own the Macross copyright. In fact, HG has consistently designated Macross as a copyright of Tatsunoko Productions. They're certainly attempting to confuse the issue, but not in the way you claim.

Yeah. He's long shown himself as one of the more intelligent people in the japanese gaming market. He's not the only one to make statements like that, but he's one of the more visible. A LOT of the established japanese developers have grown frustrated with the way their companies conduct business. Clover Studios is probably the most visible example. Capcom got all their big-name developers out from under their roof and into a semi-independent company so they could make games without getting into arguments with their corporate overlords. And then they all left because Capcom's corporate overlords were coming in and telling them what to do anyways. Still waiting to see their new company put some software out.

Let's rock it oldschool with the USS Hammertime!

Kaifun and Gepelnitch. Lung cancer in both cases.

The day they start talking about a USS Britney Spears is the day I join the throngs of people threatening to move to Canada. And just like all the rest of them, I probably won't do it. ... Probably.

Voltron and Robotech. Age: 3. Subtle details missed: all. Robot toys wanted: all. Also watched the american stuff that gets mistaken for anime, like Transformers and Thundercats. ... And the first anime I knew WAS anime... was the Sailor Moon dub. Please don't hurt me.

Then he's still the 4th. "Is he only the second voice actor from the original SDF:M series... " Not that Gepelnitch's death doesn't matter, but... it doesn't count. And I now know what all 5 dead Macross VAs died of(if Wikipedia can be trusted for Eiji Kanie/Britai). ... Okay, I'm falling into creepy stalker fan territory now. I scare me.

Pfft, Macross Plus is just a 2001 ripoff anyways. Sure, sHAron appLe. We believe you.

Well, not until the rest of the mech goes up like a firecracker...

Because borg shields can't adapt to melee weaponry.

"Monsters from teh id? You mean we're fighting our subconscious?" "No, monsters from Id, the parallel universe! They're made of dark matter, so we can't see them! Really, learn your science better!"

Actually, it doesn't affect projectiles(which go molten when they hit anyways, at the class of firepower we're talking about). It affects shaped-charge warheads, which use explosives in a special layout to create essentially a large powerful blowtorch for a brief period of time. It's designed to disrupt jets of flaming gasses, not solid projectiles..

The Zentradi never DID seem to care much for pilot comfort. Regulds, Glaugs, QRaus, QReas, it doesn't matter what you fly. It's not gonna be a really comfortable ride.

*claps* I do have to say, though... As hard as I've been on the movie before, I don't want anyone getting the impression I hate it. It's a fun movie, it's just doo dependent on the TV series. And even within the limits placed on it as a remake requiring prior knowledge, there IS still a fairly ambitious plot. And they really care about the characters, even if they don't have enough time to develop a lot of things. They try very hard to avoid turning into raw mechaporn. And it seems like that was hard to do in the mid-80s.

Britai's VA was the first. Seems he died in 1985. And Kaifun's VA was all over the internet, but not as Kaifun's VA. His "big" role was Gundam's Noah Bright.

I demand the Ford class be equipped with a PINTO missile system.

PROTOCULTUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4th. Him, Britai, Hikaru, and Kaifun.

They could do something with Southern Cross. I think there were some helicopter robots no one made toys of.

It's awesomely silly. ... I called the Tigers to ask about the fanclub rates. They were confused.

Well, if they could make enough food for full-size meltrandi engaged in heavy manual labor post-war, I'm sure they have a solution. ... Hopefully a better one than throwing turkey drumsticks in the micloning chamber. Edit: Whoops, I meant zentradi. I blame that lost 2 years summary with it's giant wrestler chicks.

Ya know, I think it's VERY obvious that the one who got Alto was KLAN. Really, she passes him Micheal's gunpod and everything. It's CLEARLY symbolic of her "letting go" of his memory and moving on, and passing it to Alto is signifying that he's carrying on Micheal's legacy. And his acceptance of the gun is, well, an acceptance of all it means. It's like an engagement ring, only more awesome and with more emotional baggage.

Ah. I'd assumed it was an offhand remark at a con or something. One too many people asked "What happened to Hikaru, Misa, and Minmay? You know, AFTER Hikaru married Misa and they all left on the Megaroad?" "They all fell in a black hole or something. Can we talk about something else now?" More politely than that, of course, but... 'Course, the late-80s/early-90s games were all non-canon anyways. Fun though they may be. Kinda odd that Komillia's only MENTION as something larger than a football is non-canon video games, but... I've had that happen to me before too.

I meant what's the story on the blackhole. I know Kawamori doesn't want to write more of them(for obviosur easons, IMO).