Recent content by Aaron Silverman

Oh, we got the furniture. ;) The fireplace is behind a sofa in another room (for now) and the ol' Sony is all hooked up where it used to be. That'll do for now, although I do want to get something to raise the receiver a few inches so I don't have to stand up from the kitchen table to aim the...

I've had a Sony STR-DN1080 AVR for several years now, and it works like a champ. However, while shopping for a new sectional, we saw a gorgeous TV credenza/bookshelf set that we just had to have (discontinued floor model; now or never). Sadly, the AV component shelf is only 6.125" high -- too...

UPDATE! I figured out the issue with my Roku resetting itself. . .we were watching a 4K movie on Disney+ and the PQ was AWFUL. After futzing with my TV settings, I thumbed through the manual for my Sony receiver. There, I discovered that each input can be set to "Normal" or "Enhanced" mode, and...

Thanks for all the tips! I should've been more specific up front: the PQ issue is mainly blocky, splotchy compression noise in dark images. The picture rarely ever stutters or glitches otherwise, and audio is fine. I've just been finding the crappy dark images more and more distracting lately.

My connection speed is fine, although I think my Roku stick might be deteriorating -- lately, it's started resetting itself to HD because "my device is capable of 4K at 30fps (not recommended)." I can manually re-set it to 4K HDR, which seems to work fine for a day or so until it resets itself...

Hi gang, The vast majority of our streaming viewing is Netflix and HBO Max. I've been reluctant to pay extra for the 4K tiers, but the HD PQ is starting to get to me. (I have a sneaking suspicion that the streaming quality has gone down over time, although I can't actually prove that. :) ) Dark...

Well, if they're gonna keep us waiting for Amadeus and Velvet Goldmine, at least we'll have the Rhythm of the Night to tide us over. . .

The Cats movie was better than the original Broadway show (which I saw in NYC around 1987). I've seen dozens of Broadway shows, and Cats was the only one where I literally dozed off. The movie was completely ridiculous, but so am I and I had very low expectations. ;) I just hope I live long...

Second best would be tough to choose, but #1 is Raiders.

I think you're missing my point. I agree with you about the shows; what I'm saying is that the conversation has value for people who don't know that AitF is a socially conscious Norman Lear show or that Amos & Andy originated as a minstrel show, or even what those descriptions mean. Sunlight is...

Just as I was debating another overpriced ten-year-old disc on eBay, along comes a new restoration of Velvet Goldmine, and it even has its very own Criterion Collection rumor!

IMO this conversation has value, if for no other reason than the fact that most of the people who'll see it are too young to remember any of those shows at all. I know the Lear shows, but I'm not familiar with Amos & Andy (other than having read about it). Having just come across the thread...

The lack of the Amadeus theatrical cut on anything other than an old flipper DVD still blows my mind. You can't even buy or stream it digitally. Same goes for Velvet Goldmine, although it at least got a BD release that appears to have gone OOP fairly quickly, and the DVD is reasonably priced on...

I meant to post this info months ago and forgot to. . .my Streaming Stick + had the infamous audio dropout issues (especially with Atmos content) that worsened over time. Back around Black Friday, I decided to try this new one, since the box claimed that it has much-improved wifi. Lo and behold...

If 48 Hrs. were a serious film, I wouldn't have been so bothered by Nolte's "realistic language," but it's an action comedy, so I find his constant use of that word resembling the abbreviation for "Noise Reduction" really, really jarring.