Recent content by Mark Murphy

I have a 768p Sony Bravia and for whatever reason, 1080i looks much better than 720p. That goes for both my HR20 and my Oppo 971H. I'm using HDMI for both but noticed it as well with the HR20 using components. With 720p, the picture seems to be a whole lot grainier on both sources while...

I was thinking of playing stupid and trying to us my 12% off coupon this weekend.

I have a Vision:M and use mediamonkey to sync mp3s/wma's to my player. You can use the "autotag from Amazon" feature to add album art, track listings, etc. and send it directly to the player. The album art is embedded in the tag. Anythingbutipod and epizenter have excellent forums on the...

I ordered it from the Tivo Community store for $149 along with the Paypal $15 rebate for a total of $134. They screwed up my order, however, and I don't think its been shipped after a week. I'm praying I receive it by the end of next week.

The player arrived today and it might as well have been brand new. The packing was immaculate. My wife didn't believe that I bought it used. Thanks alot, Brian!

I'll take it, PM sent.

Thanks, I'll check them out. Does the LCos televisions suffer from glare? Thats a big issue in this room for me.

Fortunately, that decision has been left up to me. She got to pick the new living room furniture, I get to pick the television. I have more spending restraint than she does.

There is little I can do in the way of light control, that would satisfy my wife, in this room. Although I'd like to go somewhat bigger, my viewing distance is only 7 feet, so I'd keep it between 42" and 50".

Here's my dilemma: I currently own a 3 1/2 year old Toshiba 42H82 RPTV. I'm thinking of getting an LCD, either a flat panel or projection. So my questions are: 1. Should I keep the Tosh & get it ISF'd and save a bunch of cash. 2. Should I get an LCD flat screen 3. Should I get an...

It says local pickup only but I don't know your location. Hopefully, you're in New England!

I looked into a Zune but ended up getting a Creative Zen Vison:m. Its a great alternative to an Ipod.

I've been seeing my electric bills go through the roof as well. I have gas for heat, hot water and cooking but my electric bills can be close to $300. Thats with barely using my ACs in the summer. Although my bill did "drop" to $115 last month, its still higher than it ever was at my previous home.

10 yrs Employed at Verizon/Bell Atlantic/Nynex 15 yrs Driving 5 yrs Married Since my memories can carry me back to about 1978, I've been a Star Wars and Red Sox fan for 28 yrs.

Godsmack is a band from my area that used to play at some real "upscale" places. I actually sat at the bar next to Sully and had a beer and chatted with him before he went on once. Staind is another band that I've seen a few times locally before they made it big.