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06-15-2003, 10:26 PM
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Not buying DVDs because you don't have a Display Device?
Hi Everyone,
Ever since the day that "Lord Of The Rings - Fellowship Of The Rings Extended Edition" came out as well as the "T2 - Extreme Edition" DVD, I've been wanting to buy them. But, I actually held myself back from buying them JUST because I didn't have a Widescreen HDTV to view them on. Have any of you ever done that? Not buy a favourite film of yours, just because you know you won't enjoy it on your tiny, tiny, TINY TV screen?
Well, I must say that yesterday, I fixed the "problem"....That's right, I went out and bought the Mits 65" Widescreen HDTV *YAY FOR ME!!!* but now, I can't afford the DVDs I wanted to watch on it 
The TV is not here in my house yet, they are going to deliver it on Tuesday....I absolutely can't wait!!!!
After I placed the order at Best Buy for the TV, I came home and read the reviews on it, and found out that SVM can not be disabled unless you go into the service menu. If anyone knows the code to get into the service menu, i'd greatly appreciate it. I very well know the damage that one can do to a TV in Service Menu mode...and I don't want to change anything besides the SVM. |
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06-15-2003, 10:42 PM
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Hi Mitch,
"No" to your first question. I find I can enjoy movies just fine for now on my 27" Panasonic 4:3. I find that the massive digital sound can make up for smallness of visuals. That said, hopefully I'll be able to get a WS TV in the not too distant future. 
Your question about service menu codes might have a better shot at being answered if you post in the Hardware section (search first!).  |
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06-15-2003, 10:46 PM
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Joey
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Lol actually ive been thinking of getting a projector and was gonna hold off on T2 extreme and a few others until i got one. But i said what the hell and watched them this morning
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06-15-2003, 11:02 PM
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Patrick J. McCart
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Don't let the size of your screen stop you.
I bought Lawrence of Arabia and 2001: A Space Odyssey on DVD when I still had a 20" monitor. 
I'm glad I saw a lot of widescreen epics on my puny screen first. When I got my old man's 36", movies were even more of a shock to me.
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06-15-2003, 11:03 PM
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No, I started out buying widescreen dvd's and watched them on a 19" TV. I didn't have much of a choice because this was back when 95% of dvd's were widescreen, back before dvd became such a mainstream format and the studios gave in to the "black bar haters" crowd. Even with a 19" TV, once I saw the difference widescreen made, I wouldn't touch a full screen dvd anyway.
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06-15-2003, 11:14 PM
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I agree with Pat. I couldn't care less about screensize or quality. In the end it is the film that I want, which is why I buy DVDs no matter how crappy they may be.
However, don't get me wrong, I love my Wide TV, and these superbit dvds, and DTS. But even without them, I'd still watch movies.
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06-15-2003, 11:49 PM
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Have to disagree - I can enjoy a 2.35:1 film on my 20" RCA without any trouble at all.
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06-16-2003, 12:30 AM
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I enjoyed widescreen presentations for a long time on my old 27" Wega...but I promised myself that I would buy a widescreen TV before AOTC and FOTR EE came out last year.
...and buy one, I did! Obviously it's the quality of the film that makes watching it pleasing...but having a great presentation definitely helps.
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06-16-2003, 01:01 AM
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A great display enhances the film and a great film enhances the display, so I fall in the camp that says no way would I skip buying a film because of my equipment.
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06-16-2003, 03:06 AM
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I first started collecting DVDs when I was watching them on a 15" computer monitor and I never had a problem with it. Ok, the chair I was sitting in felt uncomfortable, but other than that I was fine.
Of course, now that I have a Mits 55" HDTV, it is pretty tough to go back and watch them on a regular TV. Not just because of the loss in video quality, but also because I hate missing out on the surround sound.
I should really learn to knock....in case there's a threesome going on in my bedroom. - Sandy Cohen, The O.C., The Countdown
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06-16-2003, 04:30 AM
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Yee Ming Lim
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My first "DVD player" was a DVD-ROM drive, at least the monitor was 17" and not 15. When I got a dedicated player, my TV was only 21". Today I have a 29" TV, perhaps in a year or two, price-drops willing, I'll get a 42" plasma.
But to answer the question, no, it never stopped me. The material's the thing, doesn't matter how small the screen is.
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