Recent content by Michael Banks

Scott- What you are looking at in that article is the 2000 Cobra R. Only 300 were built. It was meant as a factory race car. The car came sans A/C, radio, and backseat. It was meant as a factory racer. Don't put much faith in Sport Compact for test numbers. I have seen these cars go mid 12's all...

I second the Mustang Cobra. The 2003's are about to go into production. This year they are factory rated at a conservative 390hp, 390lbs/ft. torque. Actual numbers are near 420hp at the flywheel. They used the Eaton supercharger that is currently used on the Lightning, for the added horsepower...

Brian, I have been using Laser's Edge now for a little over a year. I came to them after leaving DVD Express. I searched around for opinions on online retailers and found opinions of them on this forum, which were all praise. I called them that day and asked a few questions about there company...

Miles, I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience with PokerIndustries. I guess we have all had a few bad discs, especially HK related. The service you received is very unusual ,from what I have seen in my near two years dealing with them. I would give them a call, their number is listed on...

Felix, The title is referring to where a couple of the robbers want to go after the heist. After they make the score, that's where they want to retire to. Why they picked Jakarta is anyone's guess. I didn't know anything about the city until watching this movie. I decided to read up and can see...

Sorry, I should have mentioned the region 3 thing. It depends on the title, some are R3 and some R0. Most of the newer titles are region encoded. After a having a region free player for a while you take that for granted. I guess you can say, it just gives you a reason to buy a new player.:D...

I use Poker Industries exclusively for my Korean and Hong Kong discs. They have fair prices and great service. I second John on Shiri, one of the best action titles i've seen. There are alot of good titles in all genres. Some of my favorites so far: Shiri Attack The Gas Station! Kick...

Jeff, I also just finished season 2 of the Sopranos. Switching between 4x3 and 16x9 in the dvd player showed that I was missing some screen information in 16x9 mode. The picture didn't look squashed, when comparing letterboxed to 16x9 enhanced, just less picture. I have a KV36XBR450, which I...

James, The problem that I have is that most of my viewing is 4:3 material. I own alot of anime, which is 4:3 for the most part. That really limited my choices on sets, because I didn't want to have to stretch or have black bars on the sides. The Pany does have a beautiful picture. I figured...

At the beginning of September I decided to get a new set, the 36XBR450. Well the first set had uneven black level from the left to right side. This should have been fixed in the 450 from what I have read. I played with the SBRT in the service menu and could not fix the problem. Hifi Buys decided...

Here is my solution inline model 3506 rgbs switcher: http://www.inlineinc.com/products/matrix/3506.htm Picked up 2 of them off of ebay. Just used bnc to rca adapters. I have the PS2, GNC, and XBOX hooked up to it. My reciever switches the audio between the three for me. My Dreamcast and...

Dustin, You should probably readjust the sharpness for the progressive signal. Pick one setting and adjust that for best picture quality of the cube. Usually I have to adjust the picture, brightness, and sharpness for game systems. The sharpness probably needs to be bumped up a little for the...

It's gonna be a common problem now. Try this link, this was discussed a little while ago. http://www.hometheaterforum.com/uub/...ML/000299.html ------------------ Anime: Cheaper than crack and a hell of alot more addictive. My addiction

Camp, What series XBR do you have? If it is a 450 then when a 480p signal is used it bypasses the 3 modes of the DRC, interlaced, progressive, and cinemotion. The mode button on the remote won't work, or you can check the video setting menu to see if the DRC mode is blacked out. If you have a...

I stopped by today to look for a few movies, had a 10% off coupon, and decided to go by the video game department. They had racks already designated for the XBOX and GCN. The only thing in the XBOX area were the Monstercables. I picked up the component cables and optical cable. If you buy the...