Posts by John P Grosskopf

Quote: What models had problems and what would one look for to see Toshiba player problems with downconversion? I'm still interested in model numbers on the Toshibas, as I have one's from the *008 and *009...

Quote: I should point out that PAL speedup is 4%, not 6%. Oops, my bad. Must be becuase I'm using an old keyboard from a British computer with PAL speed up that increases numerical valuse by 2%. :b

HOLY SHIP!!! I loved this movie!

Quote: But if you saw the downconversion artifacts on, e.g., an early Toshiba player, you'd notice them right away. What models had problems and what would one look for to see Toshiba player problems with...

I just sent in the following review to DVD Empire. The One line Summary is "The FInal Letdown." Let's see if they actually post it. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN will never be confused with terrific cinema, but it has a place in the...

I've had this set since the summer and loved it. Can it be set to display native PAL signals as is done with multi-scan TVs?

Quote: Didn't THX get upset because some rapper used their "tone sweep" in a song? I remember reading in the liner notes of a CD I had in the late 1980's that "Big Note" (the THX intro) was not created by...

Quote: I think it might be better to ere on the side of restraint. Actually that's "err" not "ere." For some reason I find that ironically funny Don. No offense is intended. I do feel Don's pain...

Quote: I dare not say what I feel about the anti-widescreen .. er .. personal-preference-over-filmakers-wishes .. YIKES! .. No, no, I didn't say that .. uh .. the .. well .. you know ... those kinds of people lest I get...

Quote: Finding out that the song had made it onto a "Beavis & Butt-head" cartoon only fueled his ire. As probably would reading thisforum given that an advertisement for BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD DO AMERICA is...