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First things first- I’ve been away from this forum for many years, but now am back after recently upgrading most of my system. Regardless of the merits (or demerits) of my system (yes, I’m aware of most of them-and too late), I’m having issues that are really upsetting to me because I can’t...

Seems like no matter what I do with the remote during setup, I can't get it off this setting. The readout says: Speaker A, PL II Movie, with PCM and ProLogic II in small lettering. It will NOT auto-detect the DTS setting. How do I get it back? I normally have it on the PL II Movie setting, but...

So everything was fine until I started playing .. I have my blu-ray player connected to my (now antique) Toshiba 50" rear projection tv that only goes to 480p. I was screwing around with the video settings in the player and hit "720p". The on-screen instructions from the player stated that if...

I've owned a Toshiba 50H81 50" widescreen and a Panasonic RP56 DVD player for several years now and everything was great. I just got a Samsung BD-P1500 Blu Ray player for Christmas, and thought we'd enjoy some wonderful movies for the day - but a problem came up that I desperately need help...

Found this quite unintentionally tonight while perusing the stand-alone displays. I'd been wanting this for a while, just couldn't bring myself to ante up for it. ...Well, in the rack was the older version that I've had for a while. What caught my attention was the wording in the shelf sales...

It's been a long time since I've been to this section of HTF (spend most of it in Software), but I find myself needing help with convergence/geometry of my Toshiba 50H81. Yes, it's about 5 yrs. old now, but still great. However, a couple days ago I noticed that any lettering on the screen was...

Every October I try to add a Halloween movie or two to my collection and last week I ran across something I had to think about. Wal*Mart has The Howling for $14.96. I had just come from our local Kroger grocery store where they have a Halloween DVD display and ran across the same movie without...

So I'm in Wal-Mart today and run across this title from Fox. I looked for the Elite Edition at Best Buy and they don't seem to stock it anymore. Have I waited too late to get this? If so, what's the general opinion of the 20th Century Fox edition?

I've been a little lax in updating my Profiler, so I've just gotten around to it and nothing comes up. I tried entering by title, and an older, different "Million Dollar Baby" from back in the '50's (I think) is there but no Eastwood "Baby". Similar problem w/ "Sling Blade:CE" ... the profile...

I know, I know, don't rush a good reviewer! I thought I'd never be one to be anxious and 'get ahead of the game', but I LOVE this movie and would like to read a reputable review. I live very near (5 minutes away) where the majority of this was filmed and remember watching (from a distance)...

We had a power outage last night that reset everything. So, I went in today and got everything recalibrated w/VE and all other settings but this one. The receiver shows the "A" and "B" speakers on and it shows "DVD:Stereo"; when I push the surround mode button on the remote, the display shows...

I saw this at Wal*Mart the other day for a heck of a deal ($198.) and was wondering if anyone had the lowdown on it?

I'm considering getting VOOM before the end of the month to take advantage of their special deal. I know Food Network is not included, so not counting the "premium" channels (i.e. "basic" only)what do they not have in their lineup? Thanks!

I saw this disc at Wal*Mart today and almost bought, but there was no info on the back of the case. DD5.1? DTS? Widescreen?(probably not...) and most of all: how's the performance of the group? I'm a Hornsby fan from WAY back, but didn't bite on this just yet ... Thanks!

I rented this disc over the weekend and just finished watching it. The movie itself plays fine. Flipped it over to watch the extras, and it would not play in my machine. I have a Panasonic RP-56. When the tray closes, it seems like it's having trouble reading it ..."click-click" .."click-click"...

I asked this sometime last year and never got a response, so I thought I'd try again. Here's what happened: While doing a 56 pt. convergence, I hit a wrong button somewhere along the line and now I do not have regular audio coming from my Toshiba while watching a movie. Complete silence. Yes, I...

I've noticed lately that when viewing a movie on my Toshiba 50H81 with all lights out that I tend to get very tired and sleepy. So I did the research here and realized that I was straining my eyes when doing this. I want to go over to Wally World and get an inexpensive setup, but don't know what...

In the haste of cleaning up the house for Thanksgiving Day company, my wife set seven LARGE books on top my JBL PB-12. When I demoed my system last night using Jurassic Park III something unusual happened. I went to the part where they're taking off in the plane (towards the beginning of the...

I want to add this to DVD Profiler but still haven't figured it out ... a past post mentions something about a "made up" code, but I don't want to do that and haven't found the right UPC for the entire collection.

I have one of those Magnavox amplified antennas and it does a better than average job of pulling in signals from most OTA stations. Can't I just use this when I get ready to get a high definition receiver, i.e. Samsung SIR-T151 or -T160? I have a Toshiba 50H81 thats 2 yrs. old and I'm gettin'...

One night last week as I was on this forum, I heard my wife and daughter talking about LOTR:FOTR. Mind you,I own the EE that they really enjoy ALL the time. But this time while channel surfing, they happened upon it on TV. Encore was showing it. After about 10 minutes viewing time, I overheard...

... for a Christmas gift, as I'm trying to do some early shopping. They have a 32" TV and have absolutely no interest in anything other than "watching movies"- read:no HT. Simple operation is a BIG plus. The old Emerson(!)VCR has bit the dust. This will be their introduction to the world of DVD...

I confess that I haven't been to Best Buy in a while, but during a trip there last week, I noticed movies such as Cast Away and Planet of the Apes in a new cardboard sleeve. I'm sure there are others, but what's going on with this? Surely there are no differences in the DVD's - or are there? Is...

Hey guys- Approximately one year ago our church purchased the LP-500 for the use of PowerPoint projection during worship service. We have also purchased a Samsung DVD/VCR combo player to use with the system. About three months ago, we noticed that the projected image began to 'flicker'. The...

I normally don't listen to regular tv broadcasts that much through my HT, but my family has really gotten hooked on American Idol. For the past several weeks we've listened to it through the system and I've noticed that "S's" are coming through sounding pretty harsh; it's a kind of...

I've had DirecTV for 3 yrs. and my Toshiba 50H81 for close to a year. Last week I learned that DirecTV is to start carrying our local channels by the end of the year. At first I was overjoyed, but then it got me thinking. All our locals (except the WB affiliate) are broadcasting in HD. I do not...

When I launch the program, it goes immediately to "Owned" and jumps to Terminator 2. I want it to go to ALL and be at the top of list alphabetically. This wasn't a problem until reinstalling it after having a major crash on my computer and reformatting :frowning:

I've read here before that this movie is in DD 2.0, but I keep seeing copies of the movie that say it's in Dolby Digital 5.1 - is this incorrect or what? I've really wanted to buy it, but I keep remembering about the previous post some time ago. Thanks!

I noticed several of these last weekend packaged with a 'one-movie-star' theme. Example: One set that I'm really interested in is a Harrison Ford set that contains The Fugitive, Frantic, and Presumed Innocent in the pack. All of these sets are priced at ~$29. My question: has anyone else seen...

I've had my Toshiba 50H81 for almost 6 months now and never noticed this until last night. I put in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (black and white) and noticed immediately that the left side of the screen has a blue tint to it. Objects such as a white picket fence have a bright...