Recent content by Kevin G.

Van Halen "Live Without A Net" Awesome DTS track. I own Carnival of Sins...I wet myself when I first dropped it in.

That's all in the prep work. As with any fine automobile or custom paint job...everything HAS to be sanded flat to have that surface to reflect. To do this we must prime and block, prime and block, prime and block, with consecutively finer grits. THEN we can finish with wet sanding, lay thin...

Guys, I have painted cars for many years, and It really depends, like anything, how much money and time you want to spend...You can do the "autobody" method with lacquer as well. Prime and block sand with incrementally finer grits to get that flat flat surface. Paint with lacquer, or urethane...

Hey Mike, Let me know how it goes...I have been itching to pull the trigger for a few months. I too have been pouring over page after page at AVS on the OPPO!!!

Warning!!! Never go into the Service Menu if you do not know what you are doing. You can ROYALLY screw up your picture and (I assume) your set. It has been widely discussed over on the AVS thread for the HLR series. Very informative... One great piece of advice is to take a photo of each screen...

As far as I've researched, the only Oppo with issues is the 971...because of the Faroudja (sp) processing. I have been eyeballing the 970, which uses a different chip, and is supposed to be better at de-interlacing.

Thanks john, I have been watching this player closely for a match to my MB-plagued Samsung DLP. I'm holding out for bugs to be resolved, and will probably order one up.

I have the 701...don't know what the "2" dnotes over the "1"...It has been a great player for 4+ years. Great progressive picture over my previous Philips 30" CRT... and quite nice on my new Samsung DLP. (I have noted some macroblocking issues, that I have almost eliminated through...

I don't know about the 971...but I have been examining the 970hd VERY closely lately, and it is supposed to be stellar on 480i output...Unsure over component. That may be hdmi only.

That's a great price for the Oppo Player..Does anyone know if it will help with the macroblocking on the Samsungs. Some say it is enhanced by the 971 with the Faroudja. I am looking for a good upconverting player. Edit: Waht major retailer will stock this?

I have the 46 in. HL-R series...(2005's model) I reasearched for a while, and I belived DLP to be better than LCD. This is subjective though, I think that the industry is leaning to LCD technology. I am very happy with my purchase.

Will they honor it if you've already bought the home kit??

I posted this in the "Sources" forum... How in the world is this company still in business? About 3 weeks ago I ordered an equalizer from them for a friend's birthday... I knew I was cutting the ship date close, but if it was a couple days late, it wouldn't be a big deal. (I knew my buddy...

well, the original post was about a specific source. and I can post a reply, but not the original issue? Also, I noticed about some other strange goings on in our little community.