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    Bly Ray ready for Prime Time?

    It seems to be the consensus that the Playstation is the best Blu Ray player available. I read though a few pages of the very large thread on this forum covering that very topic. I know I will probably wind up getting into the game eventually, but wonder how it is that a game console is the...
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    Bly Ray ready for Prime Time?

    I have not bought a BLu Ray player as I think the movies are over priced and was waiting for the prices to drop to regular DVD levels. However, I have read many threads on multiple forums where people complain about Blu Ray performance. It's not to say that when the movies play back, they...
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    More information coming to light regarding Toshiba's new "Blu-ray killer"

    I purchased one of these units from Amazon. I too was impressed with the performance. My set is only a 720p and I think the Toshiba is designed to deliver optimal performance at the 1080p resolution. That being said, I was still very impressed with this unit's performance. It does make my...
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    Help! Caught in DirecTV upgrade scam regarding contract

    I making a guess here...but I'd say no. Unless you have a written contract stating there is no commitment, I think you're on the hook for it. Both Satellite companies seem to offer great deals to new customers but treat their current customer like crap. The best you can do is threaten to...
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    Advice on a new Plasma

    getting ready to pull the trigger on a new plasma. Decided on the Pioneer Kuro 60". Here's the question...I can get the PDP 6020FD for around $3900 delivered or I can buy the PDP 6010FD for around $2988 plus 6% tax. Is spending the $900 worth getting the newer model ? I...
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    Home Theater PC question

    I've been looking everywhere, and it appears there isn't anything reasonably priced that will do what I'm hoping to do. Apparently there isn't a big enough market or someone isn't wanting the consumer to be able to record HD Sat content to a HD or to a Blu-Ray disk. I really wanted to have...
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    Home Theater PC question

    I had thought about a DVR...and a Blu-Ray player...but I figured if I could build something that could do it all..I'd rather go that route. I've also been playing around with my laptop using it's wireless modem and stream Internet video to my TV...pretty nice as there are plenty of sources to...
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    Home Theater PC question

    I want to build a small HT PC... starting with a barebones AMD based MB, Shuttle case and PSU. I want to be able to record HD content from my Dish receiver to a hard drive I'd install in my HTPC. I'd like the capability of recording Hi Def movies and watching them later. The MB that comes with...
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    Thinking of building a HT PC....

    Many thanks for the link..that's perfect..get the board with video and HDMI port in one. Pick up a small case, CPU, add RAM, Network card, TV Card, Blu-Ray, HD and OS and I'll have a nice little HT computer. Regards Dennis
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    Thinking of building a HT PC....

    I getting a wild hair to build a HT PC. I was watching the web based TV series they have posted on the Internet and thought how cool it would be to watch these on my regular LCD TV rather than my computer monitor or Laptop. MY laptop had a S video out but with the poor graphics card I'm sure...
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    Comming of Age (Old TV Series)

    Well...I hope some studio guy reads this thread and sees that there may be a buck or two to be made by pressing a DVD or two with the episodes that were shot. My wife and I watched the show and never laughed so hard when they did the lip sync episode with Paul Dooley doing the singing in the...
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    Comming of Age (Old TV Series)

    Anyone know if this will ever be released to DVD? It was a great show that died before it's time...Starred Paul Dooley as retired Airline Pilot living with his wife and some wacky neighbors in a retirement community in Arizona run by Kevin Pollack. It ran for two short seasons....I think only 22...
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    Extended Warranties over 1 year - worth the money?

    I have never bought an extended warranty on any piece of electronics I've owned. Main reason..if a piece of electronics is going to fail, it's going to fail very shortly after you plug it in. Usually the first 24 hours..and surely within the first 30 days. Most places that sell offer a "no...
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    Looking for a nice 32'' lcd

    If you stuck with the sub-$800 price point, I'd say get a Vizio. For the money you can't beat their picture quality and connectivity. Sure, The Samsung's, Sharps and Sony's have better picture quality..but at a substantially higher price. Check out some places that have done reviews on the 32"...
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    Viewing distance for an LCD

    This may be a stupid question...but is there a minimum recommended viewing distance for an LCD TV (Sharp Aquos, etc.? I think I read something about three times the screen height or such..but can't recall now. I want to buy a new LCD to replace a 26" model I have in the kitchen ...viewing...
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