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G0dofNothing t1_j1bea56 wrote
Reply to comment by DontTreadOnBigfoot in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
Well hey now you can finally start watching those old blu rays you got laying around with it!
Tallerhalf t1_j1bdz9w wrote
Reply to ASUS's Noctua Edition GeForce RTX 40 Series Graphics Cards To Launch At CES 2023 by Avieshek
Are these guys still supplying the Russians?
roninXpl t1_j1bdr9r wrote
Reply to Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
But someone must rip BR movies for torrent!
fish_in_a_barrels t1_j1bdi1n wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
I agree.
edit: I looked for a physical copy of halo infinite for 3 days yesterday in a city of 500,000 to no avail.
dzsimbo t1_j1bd07p wrote
Reply to comment by not_a-button in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
You could, but the resolution would probably be worth due to longer wavelength.
But if you go through the hassle of making one, I'd really recommend getting a used or bricked blue ray player.
Woodrow999 t1_j1bcshd wrote
Reply to Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
What do I turn my laser-scanning microscope into when it starts to collect dust?
lemlurker t1_j1bc802 wrote
Reply to comment by not_a-button in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
Yes, ang compact disc optical system will work
elton_john_lennon t1_j1bbkb9 wrote
Reply to comment by zerpified in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
Not owning a copy and being able to play it whenever you want is what makes me sad as well.
Streaming platforms can take down whatever they want at any moment, HBO Max is taking down Westworld from the platform, and I feel like the newest season was uploaded yesterday..
Theory-of-Everytang t1_j1basl7 wrote
MaybeMayoi t1_j1b9une wrote
Biannual launches of A series phones makes sense to me to be honest.
MoneyMik3y t1_j1b9en5 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
Consistency too!
crazy_gambit t1_j1b92tb wrote
Reply to comment by zerpified in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
Right...
I mean I can't think of another way it could possibly be done...
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zerpified t1_j1b8pjf wrote
Reply to comment by crazy_gambit in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
That's all well and good, but to rip a disk, you still need the disk in the first place lmao. I do take your point though, I just like actually owning things when I can. Standing up won't kill me, if anything I should do it more
crazy_gambit t1_j1b8ezi wrote
Reply to comment by zerpified in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
Physical media for me is a terrible experience. Like I'm not getting up to change a disk. You can rip physical media to an HDD with the same quality and a nice interface to watch all your movies. That seems like a better experience to me.
[deleted] t1_j1b8ctj wrote
thethrillman t1_j1b7z2n wrote
A lot of r/Android and r/Googlepixel fans will love the idea of a smaller phone.
Though it's very interesting to see how Google is trying mimic Apple specifically.
marklein t1_j1b7wyf wrote
Reply to comment by eobardtame in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
My problem is that I never want to watch anything twice.
_baundiesel_ t1_j1b759v wrote
Reply to ASUS's Noctua Edition GeForce RTX 40 Series Graphics Cards To Launch At CES 2023 by Avieshek
I'm going to struggle to buy another GPU with EVGA out of the game. The only cards I could stand aesthetically.
zerpified t1_j1b6zut wrote
Reply to comment by Seth_Imperator in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
Oh absolutely, I understand that
Seth_Imperator t1_j1b6sc0 wrote
Reply to comment by zerpified in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
Forgot to add, i try to get only 4k BR with actual 4K scans, which is far from 100%. Sadly, we cannot get all the movies when you see the BR prices.
zerpified t1_j1b6h3m wrote
Reply to comment by Seth_Imperator in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
I mean, that's absolutely a valid opinion, but to me there is a ton of value in it. Some of my favorite 4ks are older movies, like Blade Runner, others are modern action flicks like John Wick that benefit from the wider color pallet of HDR. I'd say, for me, 9 out of 10 times a 4k disc is a notably better experience than streaming the same movie. Plus I just appreciate actually owning the movie. Its always a bummer when I want to watch a comfort movie that I thought was on Netflix, onky to find out that its gone. But that said, if it's not worth it to you, that's cool, I understand it doesn't matter to everyone. I just find it sad that it's becoming difficult to find physical versions of some movies.
zzzxtreme t1_j1b62jl wrote
Still irks me they don’t sell phones in malaysia
1980techguy t1_j1b5we1 wrote
Reply to comment by M3at_Waffle in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
That laser microphone demo is wild.
Tidesticky t1_j1bewdg wrote
Reply to comment by Woodrow999 in Blu-ray player gathering dust? Turn it into a laser-scanning microscope | Not as powerful as a commerical one, but thousands cheaper. by chrisdh79
Anyone make a list of things to scan with my laser scanning microscope?