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quote:Originally posted by qvack_82

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I couldn't have said it better myself.  

I agree, and the uncut stranger is much more of a good read than the original release.  So much more RAH's style.

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I'm not sure about best SF book to movie conversion, but I will say that Starship Troopers was butchered.  I can think of several SF/fantasy books that should be made into movies and have not.

RADAggie

Starship troopers the movie should _not_ have been called that.  It has very little to do with the book.  But despite that was a reasonable if somewhat cheesy movie (IMHO).  One of heinleins best books-> movies is Destination Moon.  Probably because he wrote the screenplay.  Although it does seem a bit outdated 50 years later.

With other movies, I think Blade Runner is up there as one of the best book-> movie conversions.  The directors cut anyway, kept all the major themes of the book, and toned down some of PKD's rather `insane/tripped out/just plain weird`ness.

Cheers

Paul Warren

Blade Runner is my choice as well (and certainly what I had in mind when asking the question).

Believe it, or not, I have not read the unedited Stranger in a Strange Land.  That will be remedied in the next couple of days.  I'm a commuter these days - the book and my Neuros will make a great combination for making the riding time seem too short as opposed to too long.

Thanks for bringing that to mind,
Ed

PS - While I'm thanking - Tim/Tom, I really appreciate the service regarding the problem I was having with my unit after its return from USB 2.0 upgrade.  DI/Neuros "Where the customer counts."

quote:Originally posted by kborn(at)neurosaudio.com

We looked into what was causing the delays, and there was a glitch. For those of you considering it, you may want to wait a week or two, eventually, it won't take 4 weeks, but not today...

K

Neuros Support

OK! - My Neuros is on its way back:

Thanks Kathryn, Tom and Tim.  I know that I've been a real pain in the **s.  The forums have been absolutely correct in that the unit is great, the service is great and as a result the customer satisfaction is great.  I've been working at getting my tune database in shape to re-load on my Neuros on Tuesday.

Thanks again, I can't wait,
Ed

quote:Originally posted by qvack_82

quote:Originally posted by RADAggie

Waterbrother,

I have to say that I like the alias.  I go by Valmis on some other boards.  Are tehre any other RAH fans out there?

RADAggie

Yes indeed there are.

Theres only a few books of his I haven't read, and a half dozen or so which I don't own.  I also have a fair collection of first editions.

Do we need a flame war on which his best book? []

Cheers

Paul

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Only one hardbound here, Paul - the rest are paperbacks:

I have, however, met Arthur Clark and Ursula LaGuin here in New York at book signings.  But back to RAH, sheer influence and universality make Stranger his best book.  Others may be better literature (perhaps "The Cat..." or "Time Enough..."), but as a phenomenon, landmark and some say, "bible of sci fi", none beat it.  Please, in the spirit of VMS, lets not flame.  Instead, exchange and converse.  How about another question: Best sci fi novel made into the best sci fi film(feature length)?

On topic here - one more query: Best soundtrack for a sci fi film? (and where to download it? - Utilizing the speedy USB 2.0 in my Neuros - when it is returned to me.)

Peace, love and R&R;,
Ed

quote:Originally posted by RADAggie

Waterbrother,

I have to say that I like the alias.  I go by Valmis on some other boards.  Are tehre any other RAH fans out there?

RADAggie

RADAggie:

So you grok my screen name.  I just wish I had the saintly patience of Valentine Michael Smith while waiting for my Neuros upgrade to be finished.

Peace,
Ed

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Ed,

Why is it unreasonable for DI to expect you to wait 4 weeks when they told you before you sent it in that it'd take 4 weeks? If I'm told I should expect a refund in 4-6 weeks, do I have a right to get mad if I don't have it back before 4 weeks? Not at all.

Chris:

Just to be clear.  A turn around time for upgrading was not mentioned prior to the actual beginning of the program.  If it had been posted at the time I purchased, I really don't know if I would have gone with the Neuros or not.  I truly believed that the 3-4 weeks mentioned in the upgrade order process was an "outside" parameter.  But you live and learn.  I don't want anyone to get the idea that I am scrounging for freebees.  My interest, as a business person, is to provide input to the DI folks.  Surely there are a large number of other folks out there who are as frustrated (yes, I am frustrated - I want my Neuros back - 128MB on my Nomad II is not cutting it.) and would be appeased by a little "tshatchkie".  I have a marketing background and know that customers will forgive and forget an awful lot when given something for nothing.  "Oh, my children suffered through food poisoning from your product, but Toasty Oats still are the greatest 'cause you sent them each free decoder rings!"

Make no mistake about this.  I am still very happy with my decision to purchase the Neuros.  Its performance and features are what make me anxious to have it back.  The service and customer care levels for DI are still excellent in my estimation.  I just thought my comments would be viewed as constructive criticism from an effected customer.  (Frankly, I also hoped that as a squeaky wheel - I might get the process greased to get my unit finished and returned.)

Finally, I can't wait to use my newly acquired Shure E3's on my Neuros.  They make the music sound like it's coming from your thoughts.  BTW these are strongly recommended by me to all Neuros users who feel they can plunk down $146.50 to MicrophoneSolutions.com (thanks to Flavio - for matching an Ebay store price), including 2nd day shipping.  Great price because Shure discourages discounting the $179.00 price.

There Webkid, I hope that you are satisfied that I am neither a rabblerouser or a jerk (I do not type expletives - but I speak them regularly).  And direct from the sixties...

I wish you peace and love,

Ed

quote:Originally posted by kborn(at)neurosaudio.com

There might be a slight delay, but not much. Some of the problem is that people heard about other people having a shorter turnaround time than 4 weeks, and sent theirs in. We have a lot of calls from people after 2 weeks, asking about their upgrade.

As for not knowing the exact status, remember that hardware upgrades are relatively unprescedented in technology. Call Apple and ask if they'll upgrade your iPod hardware from a year ago, and convert it to the mini model for a nominal fee, and see what they say.

This hardware upgrade is a one-time thing, and not worth the time or expense to set up an entire tracking system between our shipping partner and ourselves.

So please have a little patience, I know there is NO lockup and they are moving along and shipping out units every day.

Kathryn

Neuros Support

OK Kathryn:

So sue me for liking my Neuros so much and wishing that I had it back.  Yes, the upgrade offer is unique.  However, the offer was promised on these forums.  In my case, I bought on the basis of that promise (and, of course, on the features and quality of the Neuros, as well as the support and history of great service portrayed on these forums).  You and Joe should have known that the demand for the upgrade would be great and devoted sufficient resources to sustain a speedy turn-around.  I now recognize that this is water over the dam and that nothing can be done to expedite the process underway.  What I suppose I would like, is an apology.  It is unreasonable to expect your customers to wait four weeks for return of the product they enjoy using so much.  An acknowledgement of your oversight and perhaps a token premium would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Ed

quote:Originally posted by AreBee

Neuros received my order four weeks ago. It's not ready yet. All they said was soon. Be prepared for a longer than four week wait.[V]

Yes RB there seems to be a bit of a bottle neck here.  What's worse is that Customer Service doesn't seem to have a handle on the process.  They tell me that the upgrades are handled elsewhere and that they are unable to give me an estimate of how much longer it will be until I get my Neuros back.  The way this upgrade process is going is not a good thing for Neuros' customer relations, which has been great up to now.  They are taking happy customers and giving them a reason to complain.

Good luck to all of us,
Ed

PS - Neuros folks - please respond to this thread.