Recent content by Jeff Leigh

Costco has this nasty habit of putting their DVDs in a small cardboard box that covers up part of the front of the package (more packaging...just what we need). So basically plastic, cardboard, more plastic, and then those damn sticker seals that take forever to get off. But when I recently...

That's good, because here in Arizona, they were showing Drew at 11:37pm. No problem with my Replay, but most people probably didn't even know it was on since it was so late.

I liked the flash back parts of the episodes, but the current day parts were just awful. Not surprising that it got axed.

250 is the latest version.

Looks like the 82 only has a 10-bit D/A chip instead of the 12-bit in the 91. That's the only thing I can find that is different, besides the $500 price differential!!!

Some of the local stations here in Tucson have done something even worse. They have moving ads, not underneath the picture, but directly on top of the bottom portion. And they also incorporate sound. Damn car lot ad goes zooming across the screen right as two actors are talking. Very, very annoying!

Scaling doesn't just fix 4:3 movies, it also fixes non-anamorphic 1.85 and 2.35 DVDs. Not as many of those out there these days, but I still have quite a few.

We maxed out at 14 players due to lack of more controllers. Only thing that would make it even better would be the ability to make more than two teams. 4 teams of 4 battling it out would be pretty damn cool!

Your display is probably fine. 4:3 aspect is just the name of that menu option. The different settings only affect non-anamorphic discs. If all the discs you have tried are anamorphic, you will not see any change between the various modes. Hope this helps.

Yes, but now I'm seeing blue halos that I'm fairly sure are being caused by the blue gun being way out of focus. They aren't as noticeable and don't show up in as many scenes though.

You shouldn't have to cut the wires. The connectors are very tight, but do come out if you work on them long enough. Each CRT board has one SVM connector. The connectors are white and each one has two white wires running into it. The wires then run up onto the SVM coils on the CRTs. The easiest...

Go into the parts section of Panasonic's website and search for your model. If the service manual isn't listed there, you can just call their Parts Desk and they will ship one to you. Usually costs about $10-15.

Obviously there is still work to be done from the manufacturers. I found it quite interesting that the RP91 passed some of the tests that even tripped up the Sage/Faroudja chips, but the opposite is also true. Maybe someday we will get a player with the 'perfect' chipset, but it hasn't happened...

Obviously there is still work to be done from the manufacturers. I found it quite interesting that the RP91 passed some of the tests that even tripped up the Sage/Faroudja chips, but the opposite is also true. Maybe someday we will get a player with the 'perfect' chipset, but it hasn't happened...