Recent content by HowieG

I have been using an InFocus X1 for about a month now and can say it is a spectacular projector for home theater use (in Film mode). One of the things that impressed me a lot was the nice geometry my unit displayed. By that I mean I could project the image onto my new DaLite Model-B Matte...

Very nice review Stuart, Thank you... I think it's neat that it was Altman's biggest money maker (I think he hated it - he,he). I will certainly be picking this one up as it has always fascinated me.

A chapter listing title card was included in my R1 "Kiki" set. So, yes it should be in all three R1 DVD offerings...

Also, Castle in the Sky's Japanese track has the original music by Joe Hisaishi as well, which is way cool. I especially like comparing that score with his new (bigger) one commissioned for Disney’s later U.S. English track release (which I guess never happened). It’s very interesting to...

After many tests I have confirmed that the english track is out-of-sync 15-frames (approx. 1/2 sec.). That includes sound effects, music and dialog (everything). Don't ask me how because I'm not allowed to answer. I will say that the results of the sound shift are great though. The care in...

After checking this DVD on four different DVD players (2-Sony DVP-NS755Vs, PowerDVD-XP, and Sonic CinePlayer 1.5) I can tell you that for some reason all three language tracks are off. So, if you check the "broom slap" scene (for instance) on each of the 3 tracks it's off the same amount...

Interesting raucous angle this thread is going here... Just to throw a little gas on it. If you think D-VHS is a rip, just wait till OLED hits the market next year. Many here are stating that current display devices can't measure up to true HD output and that is true. Many have also spent...

Yes, thanks to both of you, Jeff and Dave for gettin this thing rolling. I hope something good can come of it. Over and out!

Yes, thank you!

Well, I'm afraid for "My Neighbor Totoro". While I detest P&S I still bought the DVD because I wanted Totoro on that format AND because I'm in love with Steamlines english dub (also I think I paid like $10 for this masterpiece). Even though Troma/Fox didn't do us any favors with their mono...

One final note, I'm surprized you "perfectionatos" didn't notice, is the way the Kiki trailors were presented. Obviously, they were 1:85 letterbox originals and then mistakenly rerendered in animorphic. The result effect looks like Kiki got smashed into Cinemascope. Now I'm gettin adamant...