Posts by Dan Hinson

Greetings! My wife and I recently moved into a new home in Tennessee, and decided to do something “interesting” for our home theater in the upstairs bonus room. So here’s my “Pirate Themed Home Theater” I’ve been working on since last...

SOLD 65” Mitsubishi CRT Rear Projection HDTV (WS-65869). TV was purchased new in September 2002. (Manufactured in December 2001.) Excellent condition. Still looks great! Original remote & manuals included....

Quote: Originally Posted by Tony Whalen Count me in as one of the folks that does NOT miss the "Oh my god". It was a terrible reading... I'm in agreement as well. Glad it was cut from the DC.

Well, I think this is somewhat disappointing for consumers, as I have always thought HD-DVD to be the more consumer friendly format. Indeed, I always perceived that’s why the movie industry was largely pushing Blu-ray; more DRM imposed...

Has anyone had any issues playing the In-Movie Experience? I have an HD-A1 with 2.3 Firmware, and I got the UK HD-DVD release on Tuesday. When I try to access the IME, I get an error message on my player stating that it cannot play...

I have never, ever understood the studios insistence that DVD players be forbidden from upconverting over component video. Piracy? Give me a break. Who copies DVDs over component? Who has ever copied DVDs this way? Hadn’t...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jace_A It's also in HD on a separate disc on the UK HD DVD but not, apparently, the US HD DVD. Yep. The "Order of the Phoenix" UK HD-DVD is a two disc "non-combo" set, with the...

Hey Ric, As you may recall from my posts over at RixGrafix, I too am using component video connections with my 5 year-old Mitsubishi RP CRT and my HD-A1. The picture quality is superb, and I have thoroughly enjoyed my HD-DVD player...

Quote: Originally Posted by RobertR What solid data (anecdotes do not count, nor does survey data acquired by the interested parties) regarding consumer attitudes do you have demonstrating that low sales are due to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Grant H It's pretty much the enthusiasts who are enjoying HD now, especially HD DVD, and it's price tag sure doesn't stop them from going format neutral. But the common man wants to save those...