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  1. Tom Martin

    DVD Review HTF Review: The Chronicles of Riddick - Unrated Director's Cut

    i just watched the unrated director's cut. suffice to say i don't wanna watch it again. can someone please tell me what the difference is between watching the Convert(which i saw) vs the Fight edition of the movie? thanks.
  2. Tom Martin

    Directors Star Wars vs Lord of the Rings.

    i'm going to try and have this moved back to the movie discussion thread.
  3. Tom Martin

    Directors Star Wars vs Lord of the Rings.

    ChuckSolo, i actually find the rubbery outfits in SW to be rather endearing. the fact that Lucas changed a lot of that stuff to cgi kinda spoils a lot of it for me.
  4. Tom Martin

    Directors Star Wars vs Lord of the Rings.

    actually, it's not meant to "end" in any way. many, many of us love both films. this is not meant to be a hostile debate over which one is better, but which one you prefer, and why.
  5. Tom Martin

    Directors Star Wars vs Lord of the Rings.

    NOTHING overshadows Jar Jar Binks! btw, i meant only SW IV-VI
  6. Tom Martin

    Directors Star Wars vs Lord of the Rings.

    when it comes to great trilogies, these guys are the owners! but it's pretty hard to pick a winner cuz of the different versions. we have the original Star Wars and the new enhanced Star Wars. we have the theater version od Lord of the Rings and the special extended versions, i know, Return of...
  7. Tom Martin

    Low, Medium, or High color temp.

    i just bought the Mitsubishi WS-55315. GREAT pic, but it doesn't tell you much bout the color temp. It has 3 setting, low, medium, high. i figured medium would be best because it says high gives whites a cool look which i take for meaning blue. but when i have it set to other than high, i get a...
  8. Tom Martin

    Why would a DVD suddenly NOT work?

    well, seems like universal won't help unless i have the receipt, which i threw out like 2 years ago! and to make matters worse, the current edition of Vertigo does not seem to be anamorphic!
  9. Tom Martin

    Why would a DVD suddenly NOT work?

    I have the Vertigo Collector's Edition DVD released by Universal some years back. I've watched it before and never had any trouble. The disc is in pristine condition. Not a scratch or smudge on it. Suddenly, i pop it in this morning into my Denon 910 and get a disc error message. I tried it...
  10. Tom Martin

    Setting up new HT and i REALLY need advice!!!!!

    hey, i had to edit my post so i could go back and get the links, PLUS i said "hold on a minute" while i was editing! now, i just wanted opinions between the viewsonic projector and the philips and mitsubishi tv. yes, one link is for a philips, dunno why you get a mitsu, though. sorry bout all that!
  11. Tom Martin

    Setting up new HT and i REALLY need advice!!!!!

    thanx for the info, BUT one TV is a Philips! :b
  12. Tom Martin

    Setting up new HT and i REALLY need advice!!!!!

    great! but what about the 3 things that i listed?
  13. Tom Martin

    Setting up new HT and i REALLY need advice!!!!!

    from the very small amount of research i've done on projectors so far, am i right in seeing that some project only fullframe and not widescreen?
  14. Tom Martin

    Setting up new HT and i REALLY need advice!!!!!

    room is about 50x25 ceiling goes to about 20-25ft high lighting is controlled we sit right in front of the screen bout 20-25 ft away i have a few thousand to spend we watch mainly DVDs my dvd player is the denon 910
  15. Tom Martin

    Setting up new HT and i REALLY need advice!!!!!

    ok, below are 3 units i'm considering getting. does anyone have any experience or info on any of them? also, for the projector, how would i make the cables(component and S) reach from the dvd and satellite box to the unit that's going to be about 30 ft away? and is the size of the image from the...
  16. Tom Martin

    Should 720p/1080i affect picture color?

    for some reason, the pic on 480p and i looks fine, but when i set it to 720p or 1080i using the samsung's dvd player's upconversion the picture gets a wierd tint and i have to set the TVs color temp to Cool1 to make it look right. i just had the board replaced in the tv and the trouble was much...
  17. Tom Martin

    HELP! Tech made my tv worse!

    i got it and i'm working on it. the picture is geting better, but without the template it'll never be perfect. the repair shop is calling me back today to set up another appointment.
  18. Tom Martin

    HELP! Tech made my tv worse!

    i found out it's called the Service menu convergence grid. i just still have no idea how to get to it.
  19. Tom Martin

    HELP! Tech made my tv worse!

    but my denon dvd player also has the faroujda chip. why wouldn't the picture remain just as good?
  20. Tom Martin

    HELP! Tech made my tv worse!

    i have the samsung HCN5527w hi-def projection tv. i've had problems with it since i bought it. for instance, the DVI pic on 720p and 1080i looked green and the 480p looked much less sharper compared to the 480i. so the tech just replaced the digital panel in the back. at some point he was...
  21. Tom Martin

    Why does my 480i look better than 480p?

    actually, i meant if you found out the info you were wondering about 6 replies back.
  22. Tom Martin

    Why does my 480i look better than 480p?

    hey Bob, still here?
  23. Tom Martin

    Why does my 480i look better than 480p?

    i give up
  24. Tom Martin

    Why does my 480i look better than 480p?

    tech just left. says he's going to replace the digital input board and that it can be a comb filter. i have no idea what this stuff is. anyone care to elaborate?
  25. Tom Martin

    Lifespan of televisions sold today?

    what kinds of tv sets are we talkin bout here?
  26. Tom Martin

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: Secret Window

    i just saw it. what a waste of time. the ending was SO damn predictable! can anyone say Fight Club? how bout Dark Half? i haven't read the story, but i feel stephen king has been going way down hill for some time now. this is no exception. i'm giving the movie away to my sister-in-law tomorrow...
  27. Tom Martin

    Why does my 480i look better than 480p?

    my model is the HCN5527W, and no, there is no Faroujda logo on it. the pic really looks pretty good in 480i, but i get artifacts and the staircase effect on diagonal lines. my 480p pretty much tones that down, but i seem to lose a lot of detail. the lousy tech from best buy tells me that's just...
  28. Tom Martin

    THX Optimiser - any good?

    and another thing, i can still see all the white boxes individually no matter how high or low i set my contrast during the contrast test!
  29. Tom Martin

    THX Optimiser - any good?

    what i noticed about the THX optimizer is that when i go to check the black level, the 7th darkest box does not show unless i have my dvd player set to progressive mode. ?
  30. Tom Martin

    Why does my 480i look better than 480p?

    i'm figuring something must be wrong with my damn tv! i bought the samsung hd841 today and all looks ok until i use the DVI input on 720p and 1080i. then the pic goes green. same thing that happened whith my hd931. samsung told me there has to be something wrong with my dvi input. they'll be...
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