Posts by Jan Strnad

I just bought a late-80s Proton integrated amplifier. It requires a connection between the pre-amp and the power amp, between two sets of RCA plugs about 3/4" apart. Right now I'm using standard 3' cables.   I know I've seen metal...

Quote: If I was feeling mischievous I'd suggest feeding the audio from Orson Welles' radio broadcast of WAR OF THE WORLDS over the air on transition day and have people listen to that while their screens go...

I had that problem, too, not with pre-recorded VHS tapes (which I didn't dub) but with a VHS tape I'd made from a DVD. When I tried to go back to DVD, I got the "protected material" warning. That's fair, I guess. I had one bad DVD...

Quote: I also think it produces superior results when everything works right. Compared to my VHS tapes, I have to agree! Jan

I picked one of these up at Costco for $129.99 and made two successful recordings this afternoon, with NO experience with DVD recorders at all (other than taking a VHS tape over to a friend's house and saying, "Can you put this on a DVD...

For the sticklers about dark scenes being filmed in the dark: Check out EQUINOX, which has a scene in a cave and it's COMPLETELY DARK. You hear footsteps and dialogue like: "Where are you, Jim?" "I'm over here!" (Running footsteps)...

Do any of the theaters have amps that go up to "11"? Or do they only go up to "10"? I think that, for certain movies such as This Is Spinal Tap, they should go up to "11."

So this kid brings in a DVD and says that he thinks it's scratched. Hollywood Video has no DVD player to check it out (hard to imagine, but....). The sales clerk wipes the DVD on her pants leg and puts it back in the box, where it will...

Many mixed emotions about Cochran here in L.A., including my own. Life's like that. People don't fall easily into the categories of "good" and "evil" defined by comic books and videogames. Overall, Cochran's was a distinguished...

Damn! I just bought a Kenwood A/V receiver! Or maybe I should consider myself lucky. Rarely pays to own an orphan, though. Jan