Recent content by Greg_Mitch

I went to www.abc.com and looked up HDTV info. (which is what I should have done in the first place) and found out that the Des Moines ABC affiliate is not yet broadcasting in HD yet, so that would explain that. If only I had a super strong antenna to pull in the Cedar Rapids affiliate...I want...

Ok maybe I meant, "shows that I like to watch" are few are far between. Besides it seems that some CBS shows are not widescreen.

I am located in Ames. How do I check if the local ABC station is being broadcast full power? I was actually surprised to see the show on FOX where they switch the wives was actually in HD! Not like I watched it or anything...:)

I can get these channels: Fox -- although they only broadcast SD NBC -- best signal for me PBS -- their HDTV demo is amazing CBS -- HD programming seems to be few and far between I am using the silver sensor indoor uhf antenna. I am unable to pull in ABC, which is channel 59 I think...

The P mode stands for Program mode, and this is basically the same thing as M mode or Manual mode but it picks the exposure time, and aperature for you based on the conditions present I believe(someone may be able to correct me on this). I use this mode to adjust for B&W pics, and also for...

You have to be in the M mode for manual settings. Once in the M mode click in the circle button and the settings for exposure and aperature will be highlighted. You can adjust your exposure value by hitting the up and down buttons anywhere from 1/1000s to NR30" (which means noise reduction 30s...

Here are a couple pics from my chicago/milwaukee trip over this last 4th of July weekend. I had a good time and got a couple good pics with my brand new Sony W1 that I was very impressed with. Remember I am a rookie. Most pics were taken while in the Manual mode. I must say this camera is a bit...

Thank you for the help on the questions and this does help clear things up a bit. I may get the 2.6x telephoto conversion lens if I think I will use it. I would like to get a nicer "SLR" type digicam but I don't have the budget and also don't want to carry one around right now. Thanks again.

If you say it is from 35mm to 105mm(in optical zoom this is like 1x to 3x correct?) then saying putting a telephoto lens on would make it 91mm to 273mm (in optical zoom this would be 2.6x to 7.8x optical zoom right?) I guess I don't understand when you say it only zooms in on every part of the...

I have read that this accepts 30mm conversion lens if I have the adapter. So will this only take Sony brand or can I find any lens that is 30mm and has threads? Also, if I would purchase a 2.6 telephoto conversion lens would this be multiplied by the cameras already 3x optical zoom to give...

Do a quick search before asking....you will probably find tons of posts about these speakers and others from Fluance.

Yes, the Dayton Sub from partsexpress. Puts out quite a bit of bass for a small sub in a small to medium size room...for me anyway. I think it is on sale right now for $109. Pretty sweet deal.

I just thought I would let you guys know that I decided to go with the JBL NSP1II speaker set because they were on sale at BestBuy.com. I have never been happier. For $149 I got 5 speakers with mounting hardware for 4. These speakers are larger than I imagined and mounting them directly to the...

Is there a difference between the nsp1 and the nsp1II? I ordered the nsp1 from bestbuy.com for $149 and received the nsp1II. The only difference I can see is the cone color. Is there anything else?

Those mounts look awesome. Do these weigh quite a bit? Am I going to have to anchor this into a stud or are they small enough they could get by on just a dry wall connection? I have never seen these speakers up close, only on the internet. This is sounding like a sure thing for me.