Movies added, removed, and coming soon at Redbox – June 29, 2021

Movies added, removed, and coming soon at Redbox – June 29, 2021

Hi everyone, Today is the final Tuesday of June 2021. This week, we got 3 movies on DVD. Let’s see them below: Movies added DVD Death in Texas Meander The Paper Tigers Also, on Friday, we got Lansky (2021) on DVD and Blu-Ray. Movies that can no longer be reserved DVD 14 Cameras Blue Iguana Death Race: Beyond Anarchy Gotti Hocus Pocus Leave No Trace Mad Max: Fury Road Occupation Sicario: Day of the Soldado S.M.A.R.T. Chase Solo: A Star…

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2 UGREEN products: USB 3.0 6ft Extension Cable and a 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub

2 UGREEN products: USB 3.0 6ft Extension Cable and a 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub

Hi everyone, Today, we will be seeing 2 UGREEN products. These are a USB 3.0 6ft Extension Cable and a 4-Port USB 3.0 Hub. These 2 products have been with me since last summer and they’ve been working great. These products are being used right now as a middle point between my PC and other USB Hubs that are connected to the 4-port hub. We will be seeing those other hubs on future posts. The USB Extension cable is very…

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Burning a ValueDisc 25GB Blu-Ray Disc in the Pioneer BDR-2212 drive – Part 2

Burning a ValueDisc 25GB Blu-Ray Disc in the Pioneer BDR-2212 drive – Part 2

Hi everyone, In this post, we will see how well the Pioneer BDR-2212 drive can burn a ValueDisc 25GB BD-R disc at a speed of 6x. This time, I used ImgBurn to initiate the burn: The disc was burned and verified successfully: Here is how the surface looks when burned at 6x in this drive: The surface looks very smooth. Overall, this drive seems to burn Blu-Ray discs with really smooth-looking surface. Quality Scan The disc scanned better than the…

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Amazon Orders never shipped?

Amazon Orders never shipped?

Yesterday, I ordered 2 USB 3.0 Hubs to use in a project I’m working. Today, I woke up with a notification of an undeliverable order, while the other one has a tracking code, yet it shows as not shipped but that would be delivered today: The only order I actually received is the 3 Vantec 12.7mm enclosures I ordered in the week. It’s interesting that when I click on the “Undeliverable” USB Hub, it says the order is being prepared:…

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What happened to the AmazonBasics Standard 6-Outlet Power Strip?

What happened to the AmazonBasics Standard 6-Outlet Power Strip?

That is the question I ask myself. I was going to order an extra 2 of those, but it seems they are no longer available. I originally ordered these power strips back in 2017. They have been working as they should and even the “Protected” light is still up. I even ordered one bundle last year! Now, clicking on the items from the order history brings a 404 page. It seems that these item listings have been removed: It’s a…

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Burning a ValueDisc 25GB Blu-Ray Disc in the Pioneer BDR-2212 drive

Burning a ValueDisc 25GB Blu-Ray Disc in the Pioneer BDR-2212 drive

Hi everyone, Today, we will be burning a ValueDisc BD-R disc in the Pioneer BDR-2212 drive: This drive is able to burn these discs at up to 12x. This will be the speed used on this post: Burning a disc in this drive at its maximum speed takes less than 12 minutes: Disc verification is successful: Overall, it takes less than 23 minutes to burn and verify a single disc at 12x. Here is the disc burned surface: Quality Scans…

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A Turtle and a Snake

A Turtle and a Snake

Hi everyone, Today, I’m sharing more photos of wildlife I’ve seen in my backyard. This time, it is a turtle and a snake that both came on May 19, 2020. The Turtle The Snake Both animals stayed a while, but left afterward. It was nice seeing both taking a break in my yard. The above photos were taken with a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with the firmware ending in ATD6. Post Views: 5

Movies added, removed, and coming soon at Redbox – June 22, 2021

Movies added, removed, and coming soon at Redbox – June 22, 2021

Hi everyone, Today is the fourth Tuesday of June 2021. This week, we got 4 movies on DVD, 1 in Blu-Ray, and 1 in 4K UHD. Let’s see them below: Movies added DVD Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1 Night Of The Sicario Nobody The Unholy Blu-Ray Nobody 4K UHD Nobody Movies that can no longer be reserved DVD Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-Ray Mad Max: Fury Road Rogue One: A Star Wars…

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A Transparent Blue Refurbished Nintendo DS Lite

A Transparent Blue Refurbished Nintendo DS Lite

Hi everyone, In the past few months, I got a “refurbished” transparent blue Nintendo DS Lite and wanted to share it with you. The unit is really beautiful, really transparent and cool to look at the insides. The shipping experience was really positive and even through it is marketed as a refurbished unit, it actually looks and feels like new. The unit came without a console box. Instead, it came wrapped inside a small shipping box along with a USB…

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Burning a ValueDisc Blu-Ray Disc in the Panasonic UJ-260 drive

Burning a ValueDisc Blu-Ray Disc in the Panasonic UJ-260 drive

Hi everyone, Today, we will be looking at the 50-disc spindle Blu-Ray Recordable discs from ValueDisc and burning it in the Panasonic UJ-260 drive. These are White Inkjet Printable discs, so they have a printable surface: The data side from these discs are dark grey colored: Here is a quick comparison of the disc compared with the previously-reviewed SmartBuy BD-R discs: As you can see, there is a significant difference in the data surface. The media code of these discs…

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