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  1. MatthewH

    Give Me Good 80's Horror Recommendations

    NIGHT OF THE CREEPS If you can find this movie, it is definitely worth taking a look. I remember watching this in the late 1980's as a youngster and it scared the crap out of me. " I've got good news and bad news, the good news is your dates are here, that bad news is they are dead."
  2. MatthewH

    Whats wrong with my HDTV?????

    The surge protector is just a General Electric. Nothing too fancy, and it is a couple years old. However, after all this is done, I am going to go buy a good surge protector.
  3. MatthewH

    Whats wrong with my HDTV?????

    I will definitely get a new surge protector. When I turn the contrast and brightness almost all the way up the picture begins to look a little better. However, everything still has a blue tint to it. When I turn the settings down to where they were previously at, the picture is extremely dark...
  4. MatthewH

    Whats wrong with my HDTV?????

    right, the settings were all the same. I had to turn the contrast up to 70 to get the picture brighter. It was set about 35 before. Also all of the colors still look horrible after I made some adjustments.
  5. MatthewH

    Whats wrong with my HDTV?????

    I returned home from work last night and turned on my Hitachi 57TWX20 and noticed that something just didnt look right. On every channel, everything had a blueish tint to it. The blue's are REALLY blue, orange colors do not look right, everything just looks screwed up. This TV is less than four...
  6. MatthewH

    Gamespot have MetalGearSubstance...on XBox

    I bought Metal Gear on Wednesday for my XBOX and have been enjoying it. I have seen the slow down on the Tanker section when it's raining which is a little distracting. For some reason my television (Hitachi 57TWX20) is showing that I am also getting a 480P signal. When I first turn on the XBOX...
  7. MatthewH

    General Mills DVDs have started to appear...

    My wife picked up a box of Golden Grahams at our local Super Walmart. The box contained the Muppetts DVD. Not bad for only $2.50 Even if it is full frame, which I would never buy, still not bad for a box of cereal with a movie.
  8. MatthewH

    XBOX and DD 5.1 Question????????

    Got the problem fixed. Don't know what I did, or how I did it but it works. Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I can tell a big difference now.
  9. MatthewH

    XBOX and DD 5.1 Question????????

    I rechecked my settings and DD is selected. I realize that I am not always going to sound out of the rear speakers, but for some reason I cannot get sound out of them at all. Does anyone have any game suggestions that could be used to check my system. Specific areas of games that feature sounds...
  10. MatthewH

    XBOX and DD 5.1 Question????????

    how about sound from the rear speakers?? I dont seem to get any sound at all from them ever.
  11. MatthewH

    XBOX and DD 5.1 Question????????

    I have my XBOX hooked up to my Integra 7.1 receiver via the optical jack on the XBOX High Def package. When I start up a game the receiver will recognize that it is receiving a Dolby Digital signal. While playing games such as Halo and many others, I can hear the various discrete sounds move...
  12. MatthewH

    Need a re-release of "A Christmas Story"

    I would gladly replace my VHS copy with a new 16X9 rerelease with all the extras. Warner Bros please give this movie another whirl.
  13. MatthewH

    Hey, I got a Hitachi 51UWX20B

    Peter, I purchased the 57TWX20 about two weeks ago. The TV is spectacular IMHO. My only complaint is that it wont do 720P. DVD looks wonderful, Digital Satellite looks better than I thought. Can't comment on HDTV because I cant afford a tuner yet, but hopefully I will have on soon. No regrets so...
  14. MatthewH

    HELP! w/ Hitachi 57TWX20B

    Matt, you might try the Hitachi forum at the hometheaterspot.com Someone there might be able to shed some light on your problem.
  15. MatthewH

    HELP! w/ Hitachi 57TWX20B

    i have been on vacation all week but have just begun to tinker with this television. I have my color temperature set to medium. As far as my other settings, they are just set to what is pleasing to my eye. I have not used my AVIA disk yet, going to wait a week or two. Anyway, I have contrast set...
  16. MatthewH

    HELP! w/ Hitachi 57TWX20B

    Matt, I have had my 57TWX20B for about less than a week now and I am extremely happy with it. No problems to speak of. As for the problems you are having, it sounds like they should be able to be corrected after proper calibration. I have only used the "magic focus" feature since everything...
  17. MatthewH

    HELP!! Problem with RPTV......

    Thanks for the reply Gregg, anybody have any other suggestions????
  18. MatthewH

    HELP!! Problem with RPTV......

    My father has a 1993 RCA 60" RPTV. While talking him he stated that he was having problems with his television. He said that there is a black horizontal bar approximately 4 to 6 inches wide that extends all the way across the television. He said that this bar is approximately 6 inches from the...
  19. MatthewH

    Hitachi 57SWX20B price w/warranty

    I saw the new Hitachi set (57SWX20B)this weekend at a local electronics store. I was every impressed at the way the television's cabinet looked. I can't attest on picture quality because it was hooked to a bad feed and I didnt have time to look at it a little further. I was ready to pull the...
  20. MatthewH

    UPGRADING!! Definitive Technology Question

    I have been a lurker just about every day for about the past two years but I rarely post. Well, here is my delima. My wife and I bought a new house about six months ago and I have been using mix and matched hand-me down speakers with the exception of a Def Tech Pro Center 2 Center Channel which...
  21. MatthewH

    Anyone got Max Payne for XBOX yet?

    I would like to hear some opinions also. I only have a couple games and would like to buy this right after Christmas if it is as good as some reviewers say it is.
  22. MatthewH

    Gamecube and X-Box , am I missing something here?

    Keith, I saw the same thing in the ads this weekend also. The reason I think they do this is because of the somewhat limited availability of the consoles themselves. Although it is not quite as hard to get a XBOX or a Gamecube this Christmas they are still somewhat scarce. I was in my local...
  23. MatthewH

    Just got my first TICKET! ...suggestions?

    Mike I am a police officer in Indiana. My suggestion is that if you feel that the speeding ticket was not fair, go to court and tell the judge your side of the story. You might be able to strike a plea with the prosecutor to drop your speed and the fine down a little bit due to the...
  24. MatthewH

    *** Official "X-BOX" Discussion Thread

    I was able to get my hands on a X BOX late last week and my wife let me get it for Christmas on the condition that I dont get to play it until Christmas. I picked up Halo for me and Nascar 2002 for my wife. I know the BOX supports DD 5.1 but wondered if I just need another optical cable to...
  25. MatthewH

    POTA DTS sound drop out

    I noticed the dropouts also. I had just purchased a Toshiba 3750 less than a week ago and had only played 2 or 3 disks before watching POTA. I have only watched about half of the movie but I noticed 6 or 7 dropouts within this period of time. I had no problems on the other disks that I...
  26. MatthewH

    Widescreen explaination on Die Hard DVD's?

    thanks i will give it a shot
  27. MatthewH

    Widescreen explaination on Die Hard DVD's?

    Can anyone tell me where the demonstration on Widescreen vs. Pan & Scan is on the new Die Hard DVD's? I cant seem to find it.
  28. MatthewH

    I want to get a SVS but ..........

    Thanks to everyone for their quick responses. I would probably start out with purchasing a Sampson Amp and one SVS sub. My wife would kill me if I purchased two right now, since I am looking at purchasing a large RPTV sometime next year. Any recommendations on which SVS to get? Might be...
  29. MatthewH

    I want to get a SVS but ..........

    My wife and I just bought a new house. We will be putting our home theater in the living room. The deminsions are approximately 15' by 35' with the living room opening up into the kitchen. So if I was to purchase a 2 channel amp, hook it up to the SVS and plug into the pre out in the back...
  30. MatthewH

    I want to get a SVS but ..........

    My receiver is the Integra 7.1 and it says in the manual not to hook up a speaker rated at less than 6 ohms. I believe that the SVS Subwoofer is 4 ohms. Would hooking up a SVS damage my receiver or I am I just totally off base here? I really want to get one but dont want to damage my receiver.
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