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Well I ended up going with the Apple TV. I can't really take full advantage of the airplay because all we have is an iPad and iPhones but once I get a Mac it will really be useful. The netflix and Hulu apps are much faster and easier to navigate than the ones built in my surround sound receiver. Overall I am happy with it.

  I also agree with this but I like netflix FOR the old stuff. I like to find an old TV series that has run it's course and watch it all the way through without waiting a week in between episodes (Battle-star Galactica, Lost, etc.). All the new movies are remakes of the old movies anyways. :rofl:

Yeah Krull has a more elaborate setup than what I want. I will have over-the-air antenna wired up to the living room and bedroom TV's and will only have netlfix ($7) and probably one or two shows I will buy the season pass for. I will come out WAYYYY cheaper than $1000 a year for DTV.

Oh yeah SOME of it is that. I just paid it today actually but it was only $75. Not sure where the extra $30 or so dollars came from but glad to have it. I know I'm not actually SAVING $100 but it sure feels better than having to pay $160 on top of this months bill. haha

Wow just got some good news. Apparently I have about $100 worth of prorated charges on my DTV account that will be credited back so I only have to pay around $50 to cancel the service. I was scared it was going to be astronomical since my past dealings with cell service providers have been that way. Will probably go to best buy and see if I can play around with the Roku's and the Atv.

On the phone with DTV now cancelling! They are only taking me for $160 on the cancellation fee........ I did "sign" on the dotted line though.

Yeah the main thing I like about the Apple TV is the ability to use airplay and stream the ipad or mac to the tv. If it wasn't for that I'd be looking at the roku. I only need one box so I don't mind springing the extra $50 for the Apple TV. I think you answered this but you DO have to wait usually around one day for the shows to show up? From what I looked at the season pass or individual shows are offered from itunes.

As the title states I am looking to get some opinions on the Apple TV service. I am getting ready to cancel my DirecTV service as I just can't stand paying $100 a month for three or four shows that I watch. It looks like with this box not only can I watch netflix streaming but I can buy season passes for my shows and reasonable prices. I am wondering if anyone who uses these knows if the shows are available to watch the same time as they are available on DirecTV/Dish. I don't mind waiting an extra day for them to be available but don't want to wait months for them to release them. Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks!

MAD MEN!

Just awesome.

That is debatable for me now after that "Finale" if you can call it that. :squint:

To me the whole Zombie thing is just a fun way to talk about preparing for real world disasters. Most of the skills or stuff that you would need in a Zombie apocalypse would be beneficial in most any other disaster situation. Zombie are just the hot topic right now but if I had to describe the fascination in one phrase it would be "Different strokes for different folks."

Yeah I liked that part too. Shows he is coming out of his craziness. If he gets back to "normal" I think it will improve the show alot. With him all crazy for most of this season it left me looking for a "lead man" in other characters and they just weren't doing it.

All the towns people will be mass slaughtered in the next season. Probably first episode. By zombies or the gov.

Chances R it was something to do with the load. (See what I did there? :pleased: ) Not saying it wasn't the gun but it's awful coincidental that he was using reloads and is a new loader. Mistakes happen even to non-idiots.

You mean those pickups aren't going to make me play better?? CRAP!   I did a lot of reading last night about how folks like to learn the fretboard and one guy recommended learning where one note is all over the fret board one note at a time (if that makes since). So basically start with E and learn where it is everywhere on the board. The play some scales off of it and once I get it down move to the next note. Sounds like a good "structured" way that would work well with my brain haha. I want so badly to take lessons but it just isn't in the cards at the moment. Not really a money issue as lessons are about $100 a month. All of the well known teachers in the area are booked up in my available time slots.

Now all of the large's are starting to show up! haha

Lot's of good advice so far. Anyone have any good sites for play along tracks? The one JGunner mentioned looks nice but I'd like to have as many options as possible.

I don't really have any problem learning the scale "forms" it's just piecing it all together that I am having trouble with. I think maybe I just need to sit down with a jam track or something and play till something clicks. I learn better by doing  haha.

I have been blown away by the amount of knowledge some of you guys have on home recording from my other thread. I am now hoping for some tips on my guitar playing/practice. I have read it's a common occurrence for a musician to "plateau" on his/her playing ability and that is just what I have done. I have been playing for ten years and can read a tab and learn a song fairly quickly( not so much on solos) but am really wanting to get to a level where I can improvise some lead stuff and really know what I am doing on the guitar rather than just learning chords and tabs. I have a hard time following along with books but can't find the time/money for private lessons. The fretboard logic book is what I have been using but am getting nowhere with it.   Can anyone give me any general tips as to what I should be focusing on or other avenues I can take? I know there is no substitute for practice I just don't know where to begin.

Welcome from a fellow westerner! :wave:

This reminds me of some C Movie Zombie flick I watched recently. All of the characters thought they were humans going up against some type of super fast "enemy" but in fact they were zombies and didn't know it.

Just to make some interesting discussion on this. If this WAS all a dream, do you think he would actually be able to stay married to Lori and/or even function in society? That's a pretty messed up dream.haha

That FocusRite looks like it would fit the bill perfectly. I 'd rather spend and get a good one to begin with.

:rofl:  I'm the same way. I kind of know how it works but not really. It's kind of like guns I guess. I will buy a Taurus first then once I get a feel for what I want buy a 1911/Glock/M&P.