Monthly Archives: February 2010

Public Service Announcement

IMAX vs. IMAX Digital

IMAX Corporation in their infinite wisdom have chosen not to differentiate between (film based) IMAX and IMAX Digital.  More information on the differences can be found on Wikipedia.  In the San Francisco bay area the following cinemas have IMAX and their type:

IMAX (film based)

AMC Loews Metreon 16 – 101 Fourth St. San Francisco, CA 94103

Regal Hacienda Crossings IMAX – 5000 Dublin Boulevard, Dublin, CA

Digital IMAX

AMC Mercado 20 – 3111 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95054

AMC Cupertino Square 16 – 10123 N. Wolfe Road Cupertino, CA 95014

AMC Eastridge 15 – 2190 Eastridge Loop San Jose, CA 95122

AMC Bay Street 16 – 5614 Shellmound Street Emeryville, CA 94608

Update: Here’s a link to lookup theaters in your neighborhood.

Hardware

Don’t Use Coolmax CD-350-COMBO Multifunctional Converter

From reading the reviews of this product on Amazon I likely inserted the Molex connector in the wrong orientation into the converter.  Instead of the female-corded end being made of hard plastic, it’s made of soft rubber.  I didn’t even realize it was being inserted incorrectly because there was enough give in the connector to give the user a false sense of correct insertion.  Of course I can’t test my hypothesis as getting it wrong will result in another fried motherboard. Buyer beware.