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Hello, It seems that I'm getting more and more DVDs from Netflix that are badly scratched. My aging, el-cheapo Cyberhome can handle most of them, but I guess it's time for an upgrade. I was wondering if there are certain DVD players that have been proven to handle scratched discs better than...

Hello everyone. I never could get my JVC HR-S9911U VCR to program channels to record from DirectTV. I'm using a Hughes receiver, and I'm wondering if anyone can recommend another VCR (cheapo or otherwise) that will work with it, or if there are any other HR-S9911U owners that have managed to get...

Thanks so much for the reply, Jon. :)

Hello everyone. I recently rented I Vitelloni from Netflix and have since returned it. There was a documentary on the DVD that gave a definition of the term "vitellone". If someone here who has the DVD could please post that full definition I would be greatly appreciative, as I would like to use...

I guess if I'm looking for single-disc recordings of movies 2 hours and over at the best possible quality, then perhaps I should wait for dual layer set-top recorders to hit the markets?

Hi. I am currently recording movies off of TV using a JVC HR-S9911U VCR. I usually record in S-VHS ET mode. Although it's an excellent VCR, I'm considering purchasing a set-top DVD recorder to replace it, mainly for the convenience of the media. However, one of my concerns about DVD...

Wow, reading this thread is just like watching Rashomon!

Hi everyone. I purchased the JVC HR-S9911U VCR recently, but when I tried to program it, the only two codes that were listed in the instruction manual for DBS receivers were for Sony and RCA brands. I called RCA tech support and after a confusing conversation, the lady finally told me that there...

Thanks! I would have really been pissed if it was given away that easily!

Did anyone watch the short-lived 1997 series Nothing Sacred? It was about a Catholic priest struggling with his calling. The priest often came across as whiny, but the show intelligently dealt with a lot of religious and social issues. It received some backlash from the Catholic League and other...

WARNING! POSSIBLE SPOILER BELOW! I'm interested in renting the Spanish release of Twin Peaks Season 2 and don't know who killed Laura Palmer. However, I'm afraid I found out who the killer was by accident. Please don't read the following spoiler tag if you have not seen Season 2, but if you do...

Just wondering if anyone uses the Aperion Intimus setup more for music than HT, particularly for listening to SACDs. I'd especially like to hear what Philips 963SA owners with the Intimus speakers think of them paired for music. Thanks!

Arrgh! I'm looking around for my first HTF setup and have finally narrowed it down to two choices: either the Aperion Intimus 5.1 package with a 10 or 12 inch sub, or an Ascend package featuring CBM-170 fronts and center, HTM-200 rears, and a HSU VTF-2 sub. My living room is 15 feet by 13...

Sorry, my main speakers are 250 watt Sonys(SS-U800AV) made sometime between 1988-1990. They are part of my parent's old stereo system which I now own. Since I can't match a center to these, should I look into getting new main speakers? I guess I could keep the old Sony speakers and old stereo...

Hi, I'm looking into setting a 5.1 setup for my 15' by 12' living room. I already have the main fronts and will probably purchase a Dayton 10 sub based on what I've read here so far. As for a center speaker and surrounds, I'm certainly impressed by Fluance's prices. I was wondering if you...

Thanks for the links, Nathan, they were very helpful. I definitely should be concerned more with practicality instead of aesthetics. :b

Hi everyone! I'm looking into getting a new receiver and do a 5.1 setup for my living room. The room is small (15 feet by 12 feet). I'd like to keep my old stereo speakers as fronts if possible...they're 250 watt Sonys(SS-U800AV) made sometime between 1988-1990. I'm not sure how they stack up to...

Yikes, I ordered a Cyberhome 402 a few days ago because I didn't need progressive scan and it was the only Cyberhome model then available from Bestbuy.com. Is the PAL to NTSC conversion on the 402 really bad? I'm only going to be buying multi-region discs occasionally, mostly the Tartan Ingmar...

I'm with Dennis, I thought of Monty Python instead of Army Darkness. As we were walking out of the theater, I told my dad that all that was really needed to defend Helm's Deep was two rude Frenchman launching livestock...

You could do two sets of questions, one set of average difficulty and one difficult set. After the average questions are answered, you can ask if anyone wants to try their luck with the difficult questions. If there's some cocky co-worker you'd like to humiliate, this is a way to do it...

My first movie for the challenge is A Christmas Story (1983). It comes on TV a gazillion times over the holidays, and one cable station even runs a 24-hour marathon of it. Every Christmas season I swear I'll never watch it again, as it's etched much too strongly in my memory for me to ever...

By Crom! This makes me angry!

Are all the film clips from 80's/90's films? If there are any scenes/questions from classic movies of the 1930's to the 1970's I'm all over this...

I watched a lot of Tom Baker Doctor Who episodes on PBS as a child, and I'd like to take a trip down memory lane. Does anyone have a recommendation for their favorite Doctor Who DVD that's currently available? You don't need to limit suggestions to DVDs with Tom Baker as the Doctor, by the way...

I thought I had two films left to see, but I had miscounted and now Theater of Blood (1973) is my thirteenth film in the challenge. The film stars Vincent Price, but it is a far different kind of movie than the tame 60's Edgar Allen Poe stories I usually associate with Price's filmography...

Well, radio played "Stairway to Heaven" to death when it first came out and hasn't stopped since, so I can only wonder why anyone would want to cover it nowadays. Still, Dolly Parton is an excellent singer (and songwriter) that has more than paid her dues, so she can cover any song if she...

I've seen a lot more movies since my first post on October 11th, so please pardon the lenghty commentary to follow: -Der Golem: I've been meaning to see this horror classic for some time. Much like Frankenstein's monster, the Golem is cursed with an existence he did not choose, and ends up...

I'd love to take part in this challenge, as I have been a lurker here for quite a while. Although it's a little late and I probably won't make it, I'm going to try for 31 films. Here's two that I viewed last night: -The Haunting (1963). I've always had this film on my "to-watch list" but never...

If any of you are picky about special packaging, here's a little heads up about John Coltrane Atlantic albums offered at BMG: The Coltrane Atlantic albums that were remasterd by Rhino are supposed to come in greyish cardboard gatefolds with mini reproduction LP sleeves inside containing the CD...