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    HTF REVIEW: "F U T U R A M A" Volume One (with screenshots)

    Man, it is great to have this on DVD! The surround sound is pretty darned good for something that was destined for television… not a whole lot of it, but what there is is effective. The transfer is superb (as compared with watching it on our local Time/Warner Cable). All, in all...
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    New SUPERBITS from Columbia

    I'll bet that folk's that use superfluous apostrophe's really drive you nut's! :D
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    Uggghhhh... had to put the glare screen back on

    Absolutely right, Ross. It took less than a minute to put it on, so I'm not really griping about the work involved. It's just that there's so much shiny glare… it's almost like looking at myself in a mirror (being follically challenged, that is. Lots of shiny glare coming off of my forehead :b )
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    Uggghhhh... had to put the glare screen back on

    I removed the "glare screen" from my Mits 55907 several months ago, and have never been happier with the overal look. However, this Friday, we're hosting a football party at The Mooseplex (to watch The Huskers whup The Buffs). There'll be some small fry amongst the guests, and I just didn't...
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    Any advice for learning to play guitar?

    Tom D, thanks for listening. The music that I've written is for folks our age that enjoy the "classic rock" sound, but are sick to death of the Boston-Heart-Skynard-Boston-Foreigner-Kansas-Boston-Boston-Boston playlists of radio stations nowadays. Hmmmmm… I seem to have clicked into rant mode...
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    Any advice for learning to play guitar?

    Heck, I think I have the top two added together beat for longevity. Uhm, let's see… I started playing when I was 11, and I'm 48 now, so that means… wait, don't yell out the answer, I can do the math… 37 years. Absolutley get a metronome. I've had students that couldn't keep time to save their...
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    Dream theater

    Pull Me Under got some radio play around here, and it really got me started on DT. ------------------ Visit The Mooseplex | Band site | Solo artist mp3.com site
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    Pics finally up

    Hmmmmm... I'm not seeing the pics. Anybody else have the same problem? ------------------ Visit The Mooseplex | Band site | Solo artist mp3.com site
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    HT Pics are up!

    I''ve just revamped the front end to the website, making the interface look more like a remote control. It's pretty neat, I think. There are separate sections now for "audio", "video", "virtual tour", "record", and "play". The audio and video go into a bit more detail on my choices, and also...
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    Test again

    again ------------------ Visit The Mooseplex | Band site | Solo artist mp3.com site
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    HT Pics are up!

    Take a look at The Mooseplex when you get a chance- ------------------ Visit The Mooseplex
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    Test again

    With sig file ------------------ Visit The Mooseplex
  13. Doug Dickeson

    Help with Onkyo TX-DS 777 Receiver

    Hi, Shane- I don't have the 777, but I do have the 787. Just as a side note, I think that the salesperson was misinformed about needing identical inputs. Sounds like a quick training job to me. In any event, S video as you may or may not know, consists of a luminance (black and white) and a...
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    Is there really a difference in cables?

    Here's what I've found from my experience: 1. Good video cable - very important 2. Good audio cable- not quite as important 3. Good speaker cable- least important Having said that, I did opt for the best Monster cables available for video and audio. I also used Monster speaker wire since we...
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    Be honest, how does standard analog cable look on a large HDTV?

    I have a Mits 55907 running on a T/W cable system. The system has been upgraded so that digital cable is available, but I'm not using it. (Road Runner, of course, is a different matter. They'll have to pry it from my cold stiff dead fingers!) It really depends on the channel, but most of it...
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