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  1. Mark Harrison

    HELP.....I Want to play High Def DVDs But Lots of questions??

    3 years ago I purchased a Toshiba 51h83 Rear Projection TV. The picture in HD is GREAT and I LOVE IT. It has 540P and 1080i capability. I have HD cable and I currently play standard DVDs on a Pioneer DV-563 player using component cable using the 540P option. I want to purchase and play some...
  2. Mark Harrison

    Is a new DVD player needed?

    Well, I purchased a Toshiba 51H83 RPTV and connected it to my Toshiba SD-2900 non progressive scan DVD player using some custom made(high end)component cables into the HD-1 input of the RPTV. I am very pleased with the resulting playback image. Would it be noticably better if I upgraded to...
  3. Mark Harrison

    Please Help me Understand

    I think you folks have given me the answers I was looking for. Thanks for helping me understand.
  4. Mark Harrison

    Please Help me Understand

    Providing that the set up I described is correct and there are no equipment problems: Is it normal to see a lower level of image quality in the DVD menu options displays or animations then in the actual movie that follows? Does a progressive scan DVD player with a HD monitor allow the best...
  5. Mark Harrison

    Please Help me Understand

    I forgot to mention that I also select Film and not Video on the monitor for picture and 540P not 1080i for signal input.
  6. Mark Harrison

    Please Help me Understand

    OK. I purchased a Toshiba 51H83 TV and a Toshiba d-2900 progressive scan DVD player AND a 25 foot 75 ohm component video cable (A.V. Cable). I connected the component cable to the back of my DVD player and to the HD-1 (Colorstream) input in the back of the monitor. I also hooked up my DVD player...
  7. Mark Harrison

    When Will We See?.....

    I am waiting for the following on DVD: Magic (Anthony Hopkins) The Keep (starring the guy from Urban Cowboy) La Dolce Vita (Mastriani?) WHEN.......When........WHEN!!!!! I read that Green Acres will be available this fall (season 1) Thank God. Does anyone know if it is color or B&W?
  8. Mark Harrison

    Any opinions on the Mirage Omni series?

    Ditto on what Craig stated. I have 4 om-10's and an omc3 center channel and an SV subwoofer......Killer Sound!
  9. Mark Harrison

    New RPTV - need advice

    Last week I received the new Toshiba 51H83 Widescreen RPTV. I love the set but had a couple of questions. When using Avia to perform a basic video calibration I have to turn the brightness up to 83 in order to see one of the moving black bars. The room lighting was moderately dark when I...
  10. Mark Harrison

    Attack of the mushroom people

    Does anyone know whether there are plans to release this "B" movie to DVD? I always loved this as a kid and would be happy to watch it again while waiting for the release of "Magic" that never seems to occur?
  11. Mark Harrison

    Advice about cables

    A friend of mine went to Best Buy and was ready to buy a 55 inch Mitsubishi RPTV for around $2300. When he started to purchase the item, the salesman told him that if he wanted the tv to work properly he needed to buy some special cables (he used some phrase such as "air injected") that I never...
  12. Mark Harrison

    Need Help Identifying a Movie

    When I was a kid I remember going to a saturday Matinee probably sometime around 1966 and seeing a color pirate movie that showed one scene that stuck in my head of several pirates pulling a rowboat through a dark swamp in knee deep water (The colors were very vivid and the water had an eerie...
  13. Mark Harrison

    Anthony Hopkins "Magic"

    "Hey Schmucko....... " We need to identify a studio and send a petition! Who's interested? :angry:
  14. Mark Harrison

    Anthony Hopkins "Magic"

    Ron, This truly is a shame! I consider this one of Hopkins's best performances with a creepy and riveting story and Ann Margret is always wonderful eye candy. I wish more people had an interest in this so that a studio might release it to DVD. Is there anything interested persons can do...
  15. Mark Harrison

    Anthony Hopkins "Magic"

    Does anyone know if there is a quality copy of this title available on DVD or if there are any plans to release it?:D
  16. Mark Harrison

    Need Help with Movie Title

    Anyone remember a suspense / horror movie from I belive the late 60's about a magician who was buried in a glass coffin and swore he would come back from the dead for some reason. I think alot of the story had to do with either his widow or family having to survive a frightful night in his...
  17. Mark Harrison

    Pioneer Elite

    I am seriously considering replacing my RCA 32" monitor with a Pioneer Pro510 HDTV. However, I do not currently have a satellite dish and since I live in a location that cannot recieve such signals due to other buildings or trees and such, I would only be able to use the TV for watching DVD's...
  18. Mark Harrison

    Jack the Ripper - Opinions?

    My wife has always been a fan of almost any movie that tells this story. What are some of the best titles for this story that are available on DVD? Thanks.
  19. Mark Harrison

    La Dolce Vita

    Was this title ever released on DVD? Are there any plans? I remember when I was about 12 years old my father was watching it on TV and refused to let me watch the movie. It's been bugging me now for 32 years!
  20. Mark Harrison

    Picasso Trigger

    Does anyone know if any of the Picasso Trigger "T&A" detective movies are abavilable on DVD? What are the titles?
  21. Mark Harrison

    Layer Changes?

    What a coincidence!!!! I use the S-Video connection on my 32" RCA Colortrack. I guess I will just have to tell my wife that its obvious now that we need a new TV. After all this one is 4 years old! ps- I don't know if the electronics are cheap or not but I find the picture very very good...
  22. Mark Harrison

    Layer Changes?

    Everytime I put any DVD into my Pioneer 333 player and start the previews, there is an annoying scramble of the picture that lasts for less than a second between rapid scene changes of the previews and the words "unusable signal" appear on my screen. What's going on and how do I fix it? It...
  23. Mark Harrison

    Floorstanding tower speakers for rear channels in 5.1?

    I have 4 Mirage OM-10's ( one in each corner) and an SVS 25-31 cs Subwoofer. I have the OM10's set to small and let the SVS handle all of the low end. The sound is phenomenal for music AND DVD! Try to locate used or closeout OM-10's on the Tweeter Etc. Website. That is where I got mine for a...
  24. Mark Harrison

    OOP Titles

    I have been overwhelmed when visiting my local Best Buy at the number of new titles that are currently available on DVD. Sometimes it makes you forget about some of the older titles that may be treasures for a collection but for one reason or another have gone out of print. What are some OOP...
  25. Mark Harrison

    Monitors without speakers

    I have what I consider to be a superb 5.1 capable sound system but I am lacking the TV to complement it. I currently am using a 32" RCA colortrack plus. My problem is that it seem that as you go up in screen size, you also are forced to add additional speakers that come built into the TV...
  26. Mark Harrison

    Triad cinema gong - Help please!!

    Dirk, Sorry but I have never heard of such a tone being used in movie theaters in America. Many communities have megaplexes (multi-theater buildings) that show multiple movies throughout the day (there could be 10 cinemas in one building and every hour a different movie is playing somewhere)...
  27. Mark Harrison

    THX vs Avia

    I recently purchased the Phantom Menace DVD and it had a THX set-up feature for video (I believe T2 also had one though not as good) that I decided to try out. In my opinion, the resulting picture I achieved using the THX video set-up was superior to the one provided by avia for my 32" RCA. I...
  28. Mark Harrison

    Green Acres

    Any word as to whether this series will be released on DVD?
  29. Mark Harrison

    Novice HDTV Questions

    1) Is HDTV possible through Broadband cable lines? 2) Can I only receive HDTV using a satellite dish? 3) If I watch standard programing on a 16x9 TV, what size will the picture be and will it harm the TV? 4) Do All letterbox or widescreen DVD's FILL UP the entire screen of a 16x9 TV? 5)...
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