Posts by Mark Rejhon

Quote: Originally Posted by Dennis Nicholls Jules Verne's 1879 novel "The Begum's Fortune" included a networked A/V system in which local town meetings and elections could be held. Jules Verne: Book: The Begum's Fortune /...

Hello, This 1878 illustration picture below is amazing. It looks just like my home theater in many ways (2 meter screen, projector box, videophone). This date seems to be little known chapter in the history of home theater, but Punch...

>>I wish I could say more, but there is something new in the works that will be, um, a new top of the line for the tactile transducers. Think of it like the poor man's Odyssee. While I am not privy to what is being developed, I heard...

26 pounds, that's very light for a 40 inch display! I think the weight figure is right (12kg) -- TFT's are much thinner than plasma displays. TFT's are just mostly glass, and not much electronics are required to drive them -- just...

I'm in the market for a new DILA projector (which, IMHO, can be superior to LCD and DLP after proper calibration) ... I am aware of the ambient light problem during days in a living room ... My plan is to have a 7' or 8' screen...

No. Today's nVidia and ATI cards do a MUCH better job at DVD than separate decoder cards. Just make sure you have at least about a 500 Mhz CPU.

>>"obvious, but worth mentioning just in case" Not necessarily - if using a BIG SCREEN Computer Compatible Display .... Such as many HDTV's, plasma displays, projectors, etc. You simply use VGA output as the progressive scan...

ABC has their own Times Square ticker and is inviting everyone to offer condolences on their scrolling ticker, up to 10 words per person. Your submitted condolences will be shown this Sunday in Times Square. (They will review for...