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I just realized I have two apparently different versions of the Alien Anthology in my Blu-ray collection (guessing I got one as a gift, and filed it away since I already had it in my collection) .The packaging between the two is not quite the same: one set is noticeably "slimmer" (viewed along...

I have been very happy with my JVC 56FH97 RPTV for 6 years now however the original bulb is finally dying and I also have the light engine "dingies" and blobs beginning to appear, so I figure it's time to upgrade versus plopping a new bulb in only to watch the light engine blobs just get bigger...

Are none of James Dean's movies available on blu-ray yet? All I seem to find are DVD releases.

Thanks Gregg - sheesh, that's good in a way I suppose (not a light engine or set power supply issue) but not so good also, since it started doing this within only a few months of purchase (maybe 6 months tops) after the software update on my sat receiver, and the set was only ever used with the...

I bought a JVC 56FH97 set new a few years ago, and used it with HDMI connected HD satellite and a component cable connected progressive scan DVD player. I initially calibrated the set with the user menu settings using some settings I found online, properly disabling all the "smart picture" and...

Hmmm....these rigs do look interesting....I'm more than happy with my "old-school" RX-V995 after 7 years but the lipsynch issue since I went to a JVC 56 HD 1080p set and HD satellite can be VERY annoying at times, and the delay boxes are cheaper than buying a new receiver "now" that does not...

A trip into a local JVC retailer solved one mystery - the "96" models are actually LAST YEAR's models in Canada, while the "97" series is the "new" JVC model line. They did have pricing for the 56 and the 70 incher, however, they did not have any pricing available from JVC Canada on the...

Thanks - so no "serious" differences in terms of picture display/input capabilities (other than RS232C) or quality?

What are the differences between JVC's FH and FN series 1080p sets? I'm specifically looking at the 56 inch and 61 inch models. Also, it sorta looks like in Canada all JVC is offering is the FH series in "96" and "97" models? Is this just the Canadian version of the US "FH" vs "FN" designations?

I "felt" this too while watching the movie - in fact, it was apparent in the Vice TV special that aired last weekend that Fox and Farrell cohosted...Farrell seemed to have this "just get me off the stage and away from this guy" thing going on.

I really found the acting quite poor in this overall...which is a shame since almost all of these folks cast as main characters have respectable talents IMHO. I felt the most "believable" performance was from John Hawkes ("Alonzo") in the first segment of the main story.

Saw it at an afternoon showing...the first thing I noticed was how "grainy" almost all of the nightime shots looked, and how the level of graininess was not really consistent and seemed to vary with the presence or absence of anything brightly "lit" on screen at the same time (even scenes where...

Hmmm a bit more research and I may be ruling out the JVC "Full HD" sets already - seems they cannot accept a "true" 1080p input and instead perform some upconversion scaling for their 1080p display....my whole goal with a 1080p set is some level of future-proofing for 1080p sources...

I need to find a local retailer with the JVC's in stock. Actually, same for the HLS Sammys :)

Looking very hard at one of these sets: Samsung HLR 6168 JVC HD56FH96 or HD61FH96 The Sammy is definitely the cheaper-advertised set locally by a few hundred bucks, which is why I'm not sure if I go JVC if I'd go for the 61 or the 56...plus 61 will be HUGE in the room (primary seating...