Recent content by Mark Silver

I increased my budget a little bit and I am leaning towards the Samsung LED 8000 model. Anyone have any experience or thoughts?

jim The brighness is going be more of an issue that the viewing angle, so I am leaning towards the LCD or LCD/LED. 55" is the wheelhouse I was looking in. Any suggestions on specific models?

I used to keep up with AV advances on a daily basis, but 8 years and 2 kids later, I am in the market for a new TV and I am totally lost on what to buy. The last TV I bought was a 55 inch Pioneer Elite PRO-520. It still serves me well, but I am moving to a new house and it is very cumbersome...

I went out and bought the SD version to see if the transfer was better. It was slightly better, but still too dark. You literally can't see things. Who lit this movie, Ray Charles ???

I need to echo the sentiment about the Black levels.....I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I am a 33 year old with decent vision and the movie was so )*&(^(*^(*ING dark I couldn't tell the difference between the Predator and Predalien in some scenes. The film is literally unwatchable. I actually stopped...

Hopefully someone can help me. I bought a BD-30 around the holidays. Last week, I went to play a BD disk and the machine made a weird noise and then said "Can't read." It plays standard DVD fine, but cannot read any BD discs. I am assuming there is a mechanical issue/hard drive problem based on...

Charles, Make sure that the player is actually set to output in 1080 i (or P when applicable). I just bought the player this week. I popped in a Blu-Ray and was disappointed with the picture. Then I stopped the disc and went into the setup menu, for some reason the output was set for 480i. I...

I thank you all. I had been leaning towards purchasing a PS3, but think I will wait another two weeks and buy the new Samsung combo player. I had been gun shy about a new player because of the "no HDMI" issue, but will now purchase without fear.

Yes. Sorry typo there. Should read "component". Fixed now. Thanks for taking the time to respond..

I am thinking about taking the plunge and purchasing a Blu-Ray unit. Here is my dilemma, the TV that I watch 90% of the time is a 6 year old Pioneer Elite Pro 520. It does not have an HDMI connection. In the basement I have a Samsung TV that I watch only 10% of the time. It is very...

I gotta say I am surprised there are no additional performances added. I would have bet money that there was going to be extra state fair footage. Especially the one where the stage is the big playtone record.

I just read this quote in Variety: "Harvey Weinstein defended the decision to keep the two together Sunday, telling Daily Variety it was artistically the right move and that the movie will be a moneymaker thanks to its foreign sales as separate films and an upcoming DVD rollout, which also...

Dave, While you are entitled to your opinion, it is not supported by fact. While the mothership has lost its audience share, SVU continues to win its timeslot and is one of NBC's prime commodities. It was just re-upped for another 3 years giving big raises to Hargitay and Meloni. For me it...

I agree with the OP that consistency has not been Universal's strength when it comes to the handling of the L&O franchise. The problem in my opinion is that they treat all 3 series as one (i.e.- if we release an SVU season, we need to wait 3 months before we release a mothership season.) The...

Could this LG player tip the scales in favor of Blu-Ray? Here is my reasoning. I am chomping at the bit to buy a new high definition DVD, but have decided to wait until the format war has been decided. This dual LG player looks great for me (assuming I want to plunk down $1,200). I buy the...