Recent content by PatrickJames

Mains: Carver Amazing Platinum Center: Infinity Surrounds: Athena/Energy (2 pairs) Dedicated Sub: currently disconnected - instead, using ButtKicker LFE units, one for each couch. I get enough bass from the Carver's to keep bass balanced in my living room. I still love my Carvers - they're a...

Home Theatre in the living room: mains: Carver Amazing Platinum, Infinity center; Wharfedale side & rear surrounds Bedroom: mains: Axiom m22ti, Energy center, Wharfedale surrounds Buttkicker bass-shakers in living room in the main sofa; and one attached to my IKEA platform bed ;) Living Room...

you might think any advice I would give you might be overkill. I work at a fully digital HDTV transitioning tv station. What I can tell you from a consumer point of view is that you are better off with a miniDV camera. Don't bother spending the money on a lot of effects or extras that you...

check out the following: www.avsforum.com and then choose the "digital projectors under 5,000" forum. You can do a further search for either of these projectors and come up with a whole pile of good/great information. I have the PLV-Z1 and love it. Great projector, and not just for the...

you would have to look very closely to find much of a difference between Digital 8 and DV - both produce the required DV Stream format for editing purposes on a computer, and the differences would be more about the chips in the camera, the optics, etc. and to do what we are talking about...

beg, borrow or steal *smile* an Apple computer with firewire, iMovie, iDVD, a "SuperDrive" (Pioneer) DVD burner, and a Digital 8 camcorder. that would be the full-meal-deal. for simple archiving you just need the Apple computer, a Digital 8 camcorder and iMovie. play back your old 8mm tapes in...

Chuck, that *was* a great read. Allowing yourself to be who you are, and how easy or profound or traumatic that can be depends on where you live. So much of the experience of my American friends who come out mirrors the experiences that Chuck mentioned. But the majority of my American friends...

I'd prefer that anyone who *is* gay, comes out. Then auditions for gay roles. I think a lot of the straight actors are doing a great job - honestly I do. Still.... if you are queer, it's great to know you are connecting with a character on more than one level. I hope that makes some sense...