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ValedaKor
Title: C-IV RSA
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Heard from Amidala today, and it spurred me to wonder about how everyone is doing since C-IV and our good times there! Let me know how you're doing with a post on our board here!
Happy holidays and best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year! Just think, we're a few days closer to C-V  .
All the best,
Your happy moderator VK AKA Helen
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JediJustin
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Hey Helen,
All is well here on the home front. My wife and I have been hitting up all the local (and not so local) Target, Wal-Mart, and Toys R Us stores for all the latest SW items and exclusives. We thought we spent a lot of $$$ on SW in 2007 - just wait till 2008 rolls around and all that new product hits retail shelves! And don't forget about all the pre-orders from GG, Sideshow, Entertainment Earth, and StarWarsShop.com.
Good thing I don't have a mortgage on my house and we don't have any children!! 
Thanksgiving was great, and we are pumped for Christmas like we are every year (its the best time of the year, right?). The tree and all the home decorations have been up since the Friday after Thanksgiving. Just got a little more gift shopping to do and we will all set to go.
I hope everybody here who frequents this board has a great holiday season and is equally excited as I am about the future of SW and what lays on the horizon!!
Justin
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Amidala081499
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It is wonderful that the three of us are still alive and well. Having not filed bankruptcy from all the Star Wars items comming out and all.
We are doing well, busy but well. Things have been maddening around here since the padawan was born in July. Three kids 3 and under is one hard job ill tell ya. Just having a moment to breath is hard to find...lol.
The decorations are up inside and out and all i have left is some baking and the tree. I have been on the prowl for some Star Wras ornaments, for we decided to make the tree sci fi this year, forget what the family has to say...they all think we are nuts...lol. My son is getting a boatload of Star Wars stuff for Christmas, including and OTC Falcon and an POTF AT-AT. He is going to go nuts come Christmas morning.
Hey Justin, if there is anything special you and your wife are looking for and cant find it, let me know and I will keep and eye open around here for you. Never hurts to have an extra set of eyes. Just let me know, you have my email addy.
Well, everyone have a great holiday season and a Happy New Year. May peace and joy be part of everyones lives and that everyoneis blessed for years to come. Also, pray for the soldiers abroad, that they are kept safe and sane!!!
Love ya everyone...
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Dark Lady Mara
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12/11/07 8:21am
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Well, the balance in my savings account is at pre-May levels at this point. I've taken this to be such a terrible thing that I've decided to start buying tickets for more cons immediately. 
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Things are swell. =) I think Pwinklespi has sworn off Star Wars. LOL! He's been seen muttering to himself something about Lucas and a sock puppet. Not sure what that means.
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Things are swell. =) I think Pwinklespi has sworn off Star Wars. LOL! He's been seen muttering to himself something about Lucas and a sock puppet. Not sure what that means.
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I saw Grumpy last week. I was trying to walk by and ignore him, but he kept waving his tin can in my face begging for money. The smell of urine was so bad I had to give him something just to get rid of him.
Merry Christmas everyone.
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Grumpy_Jedi
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Web stalker!!!
Yes, Merry Christmas to everyone. Any news about CV? I figure I'll start planning now then cancel a week before like last time. LOL!
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ValedaKor
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Great to see everybody! This is terrific.
Nope, haven't heard a word about C-V. Guess LFL is gearing up for all the big game releases and filming Indy LOL.
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JediJustin
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Yup, the regular gang's all here!
I'm really hoping we hear the official C5 announcement sometime next summer. I'm chomping at the bit waiting for any little tidbits of news that is revealed.
- Justin
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Great to see everybody! This is terrific.
Nope, haven't heard a word about C-V. Guess LFL is gearing up for all the big game releases and filming Indy LOL.
That Force Unleashed game looks incredible. I can't wait.
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ValedaKor
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You guys must forgive me but I know nothing about these games. Are these going to be the "be all and end all" of videogames? And is this going to take up all LFL's time so they can't hurry up with the animation and live action shows already??!!!??? 
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JediJustin
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Grumpy_Jedi posted:
ValedaKor posted:
Great to see everybody! This is terrific.
Nope, haven't heard a word about C-V. Guess LFL is gearing up for all the big game releases and filming Indy LOL.
That Force Unleashed game looks incredible. I can't wait.
Me neither, GJ. I have been eagerly anticipating this game since it was first announced a year ago. I've held off my PS3 purchase just for this game. The panel that they had at CIV as well as all of the video documentaries on StarWars.com really have me convinced that TFU will indeed be the next official chapter in the SW saga. It takes places during such an interesting time period in the saga, and we are going to be in for a real treat.
- Justin
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Yeah, not only does it just look like a good game, but from what I understand, Lucas is using a new type of technology that I'm not sure I understand. All I know is that the movements in the game look remarkebly natural in ways that no one has been able to do so far. Don't get me wrong, some games look great, but in this particular game they've been able to reproduce the way a body moves. Each joint, each limb moves independatly from one another yet affected by each other the way a person or animal actually moves. Check out the trailer for it. I don't have a link handy.. maybe Justin does. I'm sure a quick Google search would turn it up.
And Justin, don't hold off on getting a PS3...the Blu-ray player alone is worth the $400. There have been rumors going around for some time now about all 6 Star Wars films coming out on Blu-Ray... should be fantastic.
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Grumpy_Jedi posted:
Yeah, not only does it just look like a good game, but from what I understand, Lucas is using a new type of technology that I'm not sure I understand. All I know is that the movements in the game look remarkebly natural in ways that no one has been able to do so far. Don't get me wrong, some games look great, but in this particular game they've been able to reproduce the way a body moves. Each joint, each limb moves independatly from one another yet affected by each other the way a person or animal actually moves. Check out the trailer for it. I don't have a link handy.. maybe Justin does. I'm sure a quick Google search would turn it up.
And Justin, don't hold off on getting a PS3...the Blu-ray player alone is worth the $400. There have been rumors going around for some time now about all 6 Star Wars films coming out on Blu-Ray... should be fantastic.
GJ, the new technology that TFU will be utilizing is called DMM (Digital Molecular Matter). Is allows for items to move within the game independently of other items. It also gives items "real world" properties, such as wood splintering and glass shattering.
Here is the link: http://lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed/gameinfo/news/technology.html
Oh when I said I was holding off on getting a PS3, I meant I wanted to get the system and the TFU game at the same time. That way I can christen my PS3 with TFU right from the get-go. I've also held off because the price keeps coming down, and after the Christmas season it might drop even a little bit more. I haven't had a dire need to get a PS3 before TFU is released, so late March (when TFU is released) is when I will purchase my PS3.
And rest assured I will be the first on line standing outside my local Best Buy on the day that the complete SW saga is released on Blu-Ray. 
- Justin
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Ok, I am a retard when it comes to technology...lol, and yes I am a Star Wars nerd...lol, what an oxymoron. Anyway, what is the difference between a regular dvd and a blue-ray one?
-Connie
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JediJustin
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Amidala081499 posted:
Ok, I am a retard when it comes to technology...lol, and yes I am a Star Wars nerd...lol, what an oxymoron. Anyway, what is the difference between a regular dvd and a blue-ray one?
-Connie
Hey Connie - standard DVD's have a resolution of 480i, also known as 720x480 pixel resolution. We all know how crisp a well-produced DVD image is.
However, a Blu-ray high definition DVD has a resolution 1080p, also known as 1920x1080 pixel resolution. As you can see by the increased pixel count, Blu-Ray DVD's have a much sharper and clearer image than standard definition DVD's. In addition, Blu-Ray DVD's have uncompressed audio soundtracks on them, making for a more immersive and expansive sound quality to the movie you are watching. A Blu-Ray soundtrack will make your home theater speakers roar and your subwoofer boom like nothing you have ever heard before.
To put it in a non-technical manner, just look at the display resolution on your computer monitor. Try messing around with the different screen resolution settings and you'll see exactly what I mean (right-click on your Desktop, select Properties, and click the Settings tab). Higher resolution settings make your computer screen look sharper and clearer - lower resolution settings make the images blurry and not as detailed.
In a nutshell: Get a Blu-Ray high definition player and wait for the Saga to be released on Blu-Ray. The experience will blow you away!
- Justin
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