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My biggest gripe with the new transfer are the colors. If you look at the comparison shots on the DVD, it appears they cooked the brightness and this lead to colors looking more washed out. The Rhino release was darker, but to me the colors looked better.

I tried to score a ticket to the Botcon screening last night in Lexington, KY. Unfortunately I would have had to register for the entire Botcon conference to see the DVD. Oh well just one more month until it hits stores.

My mom taped Transformers: The Movie off of Fox for me when I was a kid. They actually showed this music video at the end to fill in the two-hour time block. Nice trip down memory lane!

Neil, Our department has a Sharp copier that has network printing and scanning features. The main panel on our copier has an Image Send function that allows you to scan images (from the bed or auto sheet feeder) and then send them over the network to the designated machine. As one would...

Ted, Since my family lives in a rural area the only time our dog would leave the yard would be in a vehicle. Generally we remove the collar and replace it with a standard collar when we take him to the farm or vet. However, since the car would sit fairly high off the ground he would not be...

Ted, My family has an invisible dog fence installed on their 5 acre property. The fence runs around the entire boundry of the yard. From my personal experience this system of dog containment works amazingly well. We have used it with our yellow lab Cisco since he was a puppy. He tends to...

On my Denon 2200 (a fairly decent DVD machine...or so I think :)) the bonus DVD drops from "Film" to "Video" mode all the way through the disc. Now I guess this could be my DVD player, but I am more inclined to think it is related to how the disc was mastered (improperly flagged?). On my 55 inch...

The Rebel XT is a very nice camera. The only thing that concerns me about the XT is its size: it is very small! If you have larger hands it might feel a little awkward...especially after you attach a large lens and flash. I own the original Rebel which is much larger but still gets very top...

Steve, I would connect the 2900 straight to the TV if that option is available. I'm not totally familiar with that receiver so I don't know how it's video conversion capabilities are. Oh and very nice choice on the DVD player! I will be picking up my factory sealed 2200 tomorrow :)

Jarrett, Just set the S97 menu to "Bitstream" for Dolby Digital and DTS. These formats will then automatically use the optical out for movies. The player will then use the 6 analog outs for DVD-Audio. Should work fine!

Matt, If you are lucky you might be able to snag an unopened Panasonic XP30 on Ebay. I think for the most part the internals are the same. Thankfully, they fixed the motor mechanism from what I have read, so it should hold up longer than your RP82 did. The only downside is that it only has...

Rob, I wouldn't worry too much. I assume you have a rather large investment in DVD movies correct? If so having the Elite will be a very good thing in the coming years. While Blu-Ray players will likely be compatible with DVDs, there is no gurantee they won't "skimp" on the DVD part quality...

Steve, Since the Mitsu has a native 480p resolution, look for a Denon 2200. Last I heard some Tweeter stores still had some lying around. I think their price on them was around $300 (the player originally sold for over $600). The 2200 will give you an outstanding 480p signal. Most of the...

Justin and Bill, Thanks for the insight! I have had a few companies let me down on the customer service side lately (Dell especially), so it is glad to see that Disney is really good about replacing defective products. I will contact them as soon as I get home from work!

Last night I watched my Tarzan: CE DVD for the first time in a year. This is one of my favorite Disney movies and the CE is really outstanding. The first half of the movie played flawlessly. However, about halfway through the movie started to break-up. Audio dropped out and digital pixilation...

Mike, I also use my debit card (MasterCard) as a credit card at most places. If it rejected your form, I guess I will have to whip out the high-interest plastic :frowning:. Since paying off my real CC I hate to use it for anything...but I guess $3 won't break the bank :).

Chuck, I just picked up this collection today. It does sound cleaner than his previous greatest hits collection. This is a great collection of music! You can't go wrong especially with the price. Pick it up as soon as you can.

I don't know what is wrong with me, but after being out of school for only 6 months, I am having the itch to go back. I graduated in July with a bachelors degree in Business Management from the University of Kentucky. I am now employeed by the university as an IT Development Associate. I...

Dome, My thoughts exactly :). It will be interesting to see what Brooks can do next year, but I still have my doubts.

Kurt, How far above what DVE tells you do you have to go to get an acceptable picture with the Xbox? Contrast is generally considered to be the factor that is most likely to cause burn in. You probably don't want to move contrast too far. Try messing with the brightness withing a 5 tick...

Kurt, You might want to buy/borrow a DVD remote kit and try to calibrate the Xbox input that way. On my Xbox input, both my contrast and brightness are close to 50%. The only way to be sure is to run a test disc through the Xbox and find out. Might be worth the peace of mind to lay down the...

Kurt, It is pretty much accepted that the Xbox High Def pack outupts a somewhat dark picture. Does your TV had different contrast and brightness settings per input? If so just bump the contrast and brightness each up about 2 or 3 notches. Most Xbox games don't contain enough static images...

I have a 56TXi and love it! For about a year now, I have had B&W 600 series (602's) speakers paired with a Best Buy Yamaha 5490. I was not really satisfied with the receiver/speaker combo. I felt like something was really missing. I decided to add the Elite 56 to my system based on good word...

Terry and HienN, I tried toggling the LCD command multiple times with no success. My laptop is back at the Dell Depot at the moment, but I think they will send it back in the same shape, so I will try again once I get it back. The whole problem is just strange. It is almost like the toggle...

Thanks for all the advice guys. I filed a complaint with the BBB today. They said it could take up to 30 days to hear a response about my laptop. This whole situation has just soured me to large corporations and how they handle their customers now. Instead of asking what happened to my...

I wasn't really sure if I should put this in Computers or here, but since it is a vent...I think it goes more in After Hours... Anyway, I started a new position as Extension Associate of IT Development in the state of Kentucky back in July. As part of my job, I travel around the state...

Well the upgrade bug has once again hit me. I have been looking at replacing my Yamaha HTR-5490 with one of the new Pioneer Elite receivers. I am specifically interested in the 56txi. Does anyone know if these receivers allow you to set seperate levels for DTS and DD playback (as well as set...

I grew up about 45 minutes from Owensboro, Ky. They have an annual "BBQ Fest" that is a really big deal. They even have a Miss BBQ Fest pageant :). Most people around the area will tell you that a little place called Old Hickory is even better than Moonlight. While I haven't eaten at Old...

Last year the box of ESPN Football said 720p, but it was not 720p...just run of the mill 480p.

Wow I can't believe no one has commented on this one yet. I have given the disc a spin and I really like what I heard the first time through. If you pick it up at Best Buy or Circuit City, it can be had for $9.99! I'm glad to see the Beasties back and releasing new music!