Recent content by Mike LaBorde

I use KeePass and have used it for years. Works well but a little wonkier than some. Seems to have a version for all platforms. It's freeware.

Warner Archive has had a deal with the Goldwyn estate to release a lot of the Samuel Goldwyn stuff. BTW, all the Warner Archive Blu-Rays are regular pressed discs and not BD-Rs. Some of their DVD releases (those expected to sell very well) get an initial run as standard pressed DVDs too. The...

Sometimes new transfers are done for the cable networks (TNT, TCM, etc.) or the streaming services so Blu-Ray is not the only driving force for creating new transfers. I suspect that some of the remasters that Warner Archive has for new Blus are only justified within the whole Warner...

A number of these westerns are on Blu in European releases. Several of them are region free. Unfortunately, they're not all fully restored but they are generally better than the U.S. DVDs.

I want a George Pal sci-fi set that includes Destination Moon, When Worlds Collide, War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. The first 2 films especially need quality releases.

BTW, what definition of 'hobby' are you using? The only one that ever sounded right to me is that a hobby is something you can spend infinite amounts of both time and money on. Anything else is just a pastime. In the case of collecting movies, tv series, and music, it's definitely a hobby for me.

My ideal setup would just give me the sense of being there when I watch a movie or listen to music. The four ceiling-mounted speakers would just complete the experience.

My existing 5.2 speakers plus 4 new compatible ceiling speakers and a new UHD display (once they get all the issues and uncertainties addressed) and a UHD Blu-Ray player and that would do it.

I'd love to be able to get that third dimension in my movie soundtracks. I would great to hear everything position spatially where it ought to be for the best effect. Winning this receiver would be great.

The technique of recording with microphone placed in dummy ears in a dummy head has been around for at least 50 years. It is usually referred to as binaural recording. It has several problems though. It works only played back through earphones since it must deliver the two "ears'" sound to your...

I've got Mission 770s and 70s from around 1981. They have been serving me and my wife for all these years. The 770s are totally original. The 70s were rebuilt about 9 years ago with no woofer/mids and replacement factory tweeters. They are still in use (for a few more months) in the home theater.