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I want this one for nostalgic reasons-parts of the movie were filmed in the neighborhood I grew up in in Grand Rapids Mi. While it is not the best movie Paul Schrader has made by any means, the Christian Reformed/Dutch Calvinist families he portrayed were dead on. I went to the same church that...

You really can't go wrong with anything by Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott, David Fincher, or Roger Ebert. One of my favorites I don't recall being mentioned is the Wolfgang Peterson commentary on Das Boot. Very informative and entertaining as well. I also found Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon...

Marco, State of Grace is anamorphic. The transfer is okay, not great but definetly watchable. I can't see them doing a special edition on this one, and given the low price I wouldn't hesitate on this one. This was the first film saw Gary Oldman in and when I found out later he is English I was...

Charlie Sheen. He looked like he was going to be a major star after doing Platoon and Wall Street and hasn't had an important role since.

61*, great movie, excellent dvd

The Sunset Boulevard commentary by Ed Sikov is also excellent, very entertaining and informative.

Mine was wrinkled too, and the plastic on the front had come loose. Went back and exchanged it for a new one.

I am very pleased with mine. Picture will need a litle minor tweaking out of the box but is very good once you adjust it. Picture quality with anamorphic squeeze on is amazing (I'm using component cables). Sound quality is probably the best I've heard on a 27". I think it is the best tv for the...

THe JVC 3230 does it, but you have to access it fromthe service menu.

Blake, I bought an Akai 27" for the bedroom and couldn't be happier with it. It does an anamorphic squeeze from the remote and the picture looks incredible with an anamorphic enchanced dvd. The picture looks like crap out of the box but with a little adjusting it's great.I don't think it can be...

The Akai is actually a clone of the Samsung, same tv , made by Samsung and rebadged as an Akai.It's a great tv for $379.

Steve, I have the same JVC 32" tv your friend does and it is a great tv. I would think the 27" would perform as well as the 32". I would seriously consider looking at the Samsung Dynaflat flat screen 27". They have component and s-video inputs and do the anamorphic squueze from the remote.The...

Make sure whatever you are looking at has component inputs and is able to do an anamorphic squeeze. The difference in picture quality is amazing and in your price range you should expect these features. I know the JVC does the squeeze( although you have to acess it from the service menu) and has...

I bought a 27" flat screen for the bedroom because it was the biggest tv I could have possibly fit (my house has small bedrooms). I have a 32" in the living room (non-flat) and I agree that while the screen size gives you more impact, the flat screen does give you better clarity ( both tv's have...

The Akai I have is the 2791. They only had a display of the 2790. Can't tell you what the difference is, they looked identical. Can't say much about the reliability, I bought it for the bedroom and have only had it about two months, but after some minor tweaking, I am very impressed with the...

The 302. I really don't need pip and the 302 series had everything I needed. If you are looking for a 27", you might want to add the Samsung Dynaflat series to your list to compare. It has a flat screen,component inputs a beautiful picture, and can do the squeeze from the remote. Sams Club...

When I decided to buy a 32", I was all set to get a Toshiba when I saw the JVC's. I compared them side by side and thought the JVC had better color and better defiition. I bought the JVC and the only complaint I have after a year is having to access the service menu to do the anamorphic squeeze...

The 16x9 feature allows you to watch anamorphic dvd's at there full resolution. What it does is squeeze all 480 lines of resolution into the actual viewing area, none are wasted on the black bars. It gives you a remarkably better picture (33% improved resolution). I don't know if the Toshiba has...

Brian, the JVC model is AV32330. I wouldn't hesitate to buy one at $431.It's kind of a pain to change the settings to do the squeeze through the service menu, but it only takes a couple minutes to change it or change it back to he original settings and it is well worth the effort for he improved...

Brian, the Curtis Mathis sets Kmart sells are made by Samsung. I would hold out for a set with component outputs unless your dvd player only has s-video outputs.If you can't find a Samsung, you also might want look at the JVC's and Toshiba's. They are generally around $500 to $550, Sams Club had...

Eugene, Sams Club has an Akai (Samsung Dynaflat clone)for $279, does the anamorphic squeeze like the 27" does, only visable differance is screen size and no component inputs.If your price range is $400, you can step up to the 27" (which is very highly regarded by most in this forum), it runs...

Frank, I think your thought process is excellent on which tv to replace now. The flat screens are dropping in price, and if you don't need HDTV capability yet, hold off and wait for the prices to drop. Meanwhile, you can get a great deal on the 27" Akai, which has an excellent picture with a...

Eric,the Akai is identical to the Samsung except it has a silver-gray cabinet and the Akai nameplate, and the Samsung has a one year labor and parts warranty,while the Akai has 90 days labor, one year parts, but if that's a concern, buy an extended warranty and it is still cheaper than the...

Robert, the Samsung model # is TXL2791F, and the Akai model sold at Sams Club is CFT2791.I think the 2790 series, which is almost identical, also has the squeeze option on the remote. It is labeled on the remote as P.SIZE and lets you adjust between normal, zoom, and wide, which does the...

Eric, I didn't have a problem with a green line at the bottom, but with a white line at the top, but by adjusting the V BLK UP up it took care of it. Just a hunch, but you may want to try to adjust the V BLK LOW setting ( number 85 on my tv, may be different on yours) to see if that helps.

Robert, I can't speak for all tv's but on my JVC 32", it's pretty easy to acess the service menu, and there are only six diferent settings you have to adjust to do the squeeze. It takes a little playing with it at first to get your best settings, but once you have it figured out it's not that...

There are a few of good 32" tv's in your price range, two of them being Toshiba and JVC' both have component and s-video, very good pictures, and can be had for around $500.Of the two brands, I prefer the JVC, it has a better picture and can do the anamorphic squeze, altough you have to access...

Sometimes it all clicks when a older movie you love is released with a great transfer, alot of good extras, and a fantastic commentary, and a cheap price too. Are dvd's a great format or what?

Thanks Michael, I plan on hooking up a dvd player thru the component, don't know if I will ever use the s-video, but regardless, everything audio will be routed to a receiver, so i should have no problem.Thanks for the info.

The above posts are correct. You must set your dvd player's output to 16:9 and the dvd must be anamorphic or say enchanced for 16:9 viewing.Your tv must be set to the widscreen mode. The squeeze will cause all information to be displayed in the viewing area, no scan lines will be wasted on the...