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Ford vs Ferrari - The story of the Ford GT40

+Newbie+ — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 23:10:19 +0800

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The true story of the battle between Ford and Ferrari to win Le Mans in 1966.

Ford v Ferrari is an upcoming action biographical drama film directed and co-written by James Mangold

Starring Christian Bale, Matt Damon and Jon Bernthal

Looks like an interesting low profile movie.

Amazon Prime's Lord of the Rings Series

+Newbie+ — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 03:01:03 +0800

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https://www.radiotimes.com/news/on-demand/2...rs-prime-video/

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Back in November 2017, Amazon Studios won the rights to produce at least five seasons of a Lord of the Rings TV series. And given the sheer volume of material about Middle Earth that Tolkien produced during his lifetime, Amazon could approach the series from a myriad of directions…

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When is Lord of the Rings going to be released on Amazon Prime Video?
As part of the reported $250 million deal that Amazon struck, production on the series needs to start within two years — and given that they signed on the dotted line back in 2017, that means it’s likely that wheels will be set in motion in 2019.

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What will the Amazon Lord of the Rings TV series be about?
Amazon has assured fans that it won’t tread on the film franchise’s toes, focussing instead on other, as-yet unexplored narratives and backstories from Tolkien’s work.

According to TheOneRing.net, the series’ first season will show the backstory of a character beloved by fans: Aragorn (played by Viggo Mortensen in the original films), a ranger otherwise known as Strider who forms part of the Fellowship of the Ring, a motley crew who band together to help Frodo Baggins return the One Ring to Mount Doom.

Kinda excited and scared at the same time. I hope they don't cock it up.

Need help identifying music video

+Newbie+ — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:21:51 +0800

Hi everyone,

I need some help to identify a music video. I hope someone here would be gracious enough to help me out.

It has a guy bumping into a girl in a hotel. The girl is a housekeeper there.
The guy grabs her and they go partying the night away.
They party till morning and then the girl gets back to her job.
She ties her hair and just avoids getting caught by her boss.

Something like that lar.

Sadly I can't remember any lyrics from the song.

Anyone here can help me out with this?

Thanks.

Advice on buying new TV

+Newbie+ — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:09:27 +0800

Hi Guys,

I'm looking to buy a new TV and I was wondering if you guys could help advise on which models are good or what specifications to look out for.

I'm looking for some thing with:-

40 - 42 inch
Full HD
Direct LED (Edge LED might have uneven brightness, right?)
Able to link with mobile devices like tablet and smartphones (I think they call it Screen Mirroring?)
Able to play Youtube videos (optional, since Screen Mirroring can workaround this)
IPS panel (since they say viewing angles are better, right?)

Basically, I personally don't need a TV, but I'm looking to get a tv for my mom. She likes to watch shows on youtube, etc and she's doing it now on a Nexus 7 I bought her

Lately, she's been complaining that the screen is small and she looks very uncomfortable watching on the tablet. So I decided to get her a tv so she can use that instead.

So the TV must either be able to play Youtube directly or do so via screen mirroring with the Nexus 7.

Can anyone here help to recommend which model of TV and what the price range is for that TV?

Are there any other specifications or issues I should look out for?

That would really be very much appreciated.

Thanks.

Need some advice on desktop setup

+Newbie+ — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 15:36:16 +0800

I think I'm going to make some changes here to help clarify everything.

Let's focus on the desktop in this thread.

For RM3000, what kind of specs would you guys recommend based on the requirements I listed previously?

My main priorities are:-
1) Movies, music, surfing the internet, light gaming (is Football Manager, Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 with respectable settings considered light gaming?)
2) Future proof
3) Stability and reliability (I want to be able to use it trouble free for the next 3 - 5 years)

I've previously been looking at:-

Core i5 3450
8GB RAM
HD7850 OC
1TB WD Blue
DVDRW SATA
Gigabyte Z77P D3
Seasonic s1211
Samsung s23b350h
CM USP 100
Win 7 Home Premium
Belkin 4 port
Logitech MK200

Obviously I blow my budget with the above setup edi.

What do you guys think? Any comments on this setup would be much appreciated. I'm not really an expert so I may have made some mistakes in pairing up the equipment here.