Recent content by Dick White

I understand that and it's a little sad. I not only have to get rid of my junk, but stuff of my parents that I wanted and kept. The kids may have to do that work because I want to hang on to most of it while I'm still alive. The DVDs are another matter. There are still some collectors around...

Sooner or later, I'm going to be facing the same issue with my Windows 10 computers since the hardware won't support Windows 11. Took quite a while for Win10 to finally support my old laptop, and it's so slow now that it's almost useless. The lack of optical drives has created another issue...

I have everything on auto payment and then put notes on my calendar a week or two in advance if a deal is going to expire or I think I may not want to renew for some other reason. I have Amazon Prime permanently (had it before they added all the streaming services), and YouTube TV is my main...

My Paradigm sub started rattling badly quite a while ago and I didn't have a good way to diagnose if the problem was in the sub itself or possibly the preamp in my receiver. I quit worrying about it when I got my 4K TV because my old receiver didn't switch HDMI and it became useless in the new...

I used to sell a lot of DVDs on eBay, but that was a very long time ago. As the value of DVDs dropped significantly, it just wasn't worth the effort to pack and ship them. Also, PayPal started changing the rules and charging for what used to be free, even before eBay took them over. I tried...

I ordered the S760H-R from Denon. It came in today and I'm ready to open the box. Not looking forward to changing out the connections with arthritic hands and the limited space I have to work in. But I think it will be worth it. I'm also planning to relocate it so there could be some issues...

Also found it available now at Amazon for $599. I've never been big on refurbs, but the $449 price from Denon is tempting. I'm considering this one vs the 660H even though I will just be using with 5.1 speakers.

I'm (not so) slowly reaching elderly status and I'm not as discriminating as I once was when it comes to audio. But I do want decent surround sound. I have evolved into an environment where I no longer have component video and have 6 devices attached to HDMI inputs on my 70 inch 4K Vizio smart...

That's what I have been doing every year. You usually have to watch what they quote because the first number they give doesn't include the royalty charges.

Sinatra and Broadway channels are two of my favorites when I listen. That's just not often enough to justify even the negotiated rate.

I have had to negotiate an annual renewal rate every year for my car radio. I wouldn't pay anywhere near their normal rates, and it's marginal even with the best deals I can get. I only listened for short time periods when commuting or longer times when on a trip. Then I started listening...

I have been struggling with the same issues, except that right now I don't worry so much about audio (for reasons that I won't go into here now, I am currently stuck with the audio and speakers on my TV set for streaming services and live TV). I have been looking for a viable way to replace...

I would take all my clothes off to scare him away. Even a terminator couldn't handle looking at this 80 year old body.

Thanks for this review, Ron. I still use the Harmony 650, having stayed away from all the newer ones because I like all the hard buttons on the 650. Not having a numeric keypad was a show stopper for me on all the newer ones I looked at, plus the price is a winner on the 650. I'm getting too...

With a few exceptions like box sets, my DVDs are pretty much on the shelf in the order I watched them. I don't assign a collection number until I watch them. With around 3K titles, any other way requires too much reorganization. If I want to find a DVD, I look it up in DVD Profiler to...