Recent content by PatrickM

Jason, for reference since I'm in that business, if your condo is worth at least $250 per square foot, it typically is high enough to warrant electric radiant heat.

If you are going to the trouble of a big reno, don't forget to get electric radiant heat in your tiles. Your significant other will love it and it allows you to leave out the little mats because the tile is cold.

It depends on what type of wines you like. If you want something with a bite the Australian Shiraz's are great. A very cheap one to try right of the bat would be the Yellow Tail. If you want something smoother you can try the California Zinfandel's. For some reason most wineries beginning...

nbtelectronics.com or Next Best Thing Electronics is no longer in operation as all you see from John is calibration information. Patrick

Sorry, just found this post. I went from a Canon SLR to a Digital Rebel in January and I am completely enthralled with it. I also owned a cheap Kodak 3MP point and shoot and although the convenience of the digital P&S was great I just couldn't handle the lack of quality that I could get with...

Its interesting the similarities between Smarty Jones and Seattle Slew. Undefeated going into the three triple crown races and I believe the two horses even have the same number of wins. I don't believe Seattle Slew was that heralded a horse at birth either just like Smarty Jones but I could...

Check out www.acuramdx.org if you want owner's opinions. I checked it out and its a nice vehicle. Great three rows of seats and very easy to drive for a SUV. Gas mileage is typical of a SUV of its size. Patrick

If you care a lot about audio the most recent issue of the absolute sound has a review of the 2200 and the reviewer, Robert Harley I believe, said it was very good. It wasn't the best in any given format (CD, SACD or DVD-A) for a sub $1000 player but was near the top of each format making it an...

I think one of my friends put it best after hearing a demo from an eager salesman who thought he had another sucker. "So what did you think?" "Very underwhelming and basically craptacular!"

Scott, the other differences are: 56 key back lit A/V remote Virtual Dolby Surround Sound Controllable SVM and the amplifier difference you noted. The remote is better and useful. THe Virtual Dolby Surround is border line at best and the controllable SVM is nice but can be achieved on...

Max, people in China most certainly do eat dog. Its actually on the menu of quite a few restaurants. The high end hotel I was staying at in Guangzhou had it on there menu in its own little section. You know how the menues show beef, seafood, chicken, etc. Well, one section was for varied ways to...

Andrew, if you can drop Bondra now for Samsonov and then pick up Bondra again later it might be worth doing. Bondra and the rest of the Caps have sucked lately and I suspect Cassidy will be shown the door soon. Samsonov is playing well as are the Bruins and could produce quite well. BTW, I...

Kevin, I'm in the same boat as you but I'm willing to wait a little longer. After reading as much as I could about it here, online and at the AVSForum I've finally decided (of course this could change) that I'm going to wait for a LCoS type RPTV. The 1080p capability just pushes it ahead for...

Paul, congratulations. You'll love Vancouver even though its not cheap to live here. You should be able to rent a place for $700 without a problem. Amazingly, even though our housing prices are extremely high, the monthly rental rates are not proportionally as high.

Paul, the are around SFU and Lougheed mall is usually pretty good. They have apartments and condos and of course houses all around there and it is close to the Skytrain line that brings you downtown. Yaletown is a district in downtown Vancouver. Its basically part of the old Expo 86 grounds...