Recent content by Phil_O

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Well yes, the two actors play off each other very naturally and believably. Cranston does deserve another Emmy for this season for sure. There were actually some great moments upon a second viewing like the "Fly saber", the tension towards the end of Walt almost telling Jesse about the girl...

"Fly". Hmm... What a weird and anti-climactic episide. All Walt and Jesse. And not much happening, maybe a little of Walt going crazy? Nope. Maybe Jesse has an accident near the end? Nope. Any progression of story? Barely. Only things I caught: Walt may suspect Jesse of some...

I thought it was a great episode, showing some singing talent from the actors too! A good break from the pace of the show this season. I'm already dreading the wait for season 3!

I see. Didn't realize there was so much history behind the scenes of it. Thanks for the explanation! Even the original move to get stations broadcasting in high def digital was a huge mess!

Samsung makes a good one I've seen in person, looks pretty good on gaming to me (Team Fortress 2 playing)...

Why make a HD format that is not in progressive scan? Aren't all HDTV's / monitors showing progressive scan anyway? I know why they have 720p and 1080p, but what is it about 1080i that makes it even an option for BluRay and/or broadcast/cable? /confused

Sounds good, a month late! You have mail.

I think it's a cable box issue. I got the DVDs looking normal on component again. Need an HDMI cable for the cable box. I'll find a cheap one online. Thanks for the advice!

It's a Samsung 550 52" TV. I like it, but I think it's stretching the picture. On digital cable HD channels it stretches to fit the 16:9. OK, the TV is set to output 16:9, and the digital cable box is set to output at 16:9 1080i. If I do the "zoom 1" option on the TV the stretching goes...

My roommate just got a LN52A550 (60Hz 52 inch) for around 1300USD. It's awesome. Calibrate using AVIA or something, maybe get a professional calibration on yours. We haven't done that but it still looks superb to me. Good black level, decent contrast ratio. I can't wait to have a house of my...

You can see in my sig what I have. It sounds great low to mid to high!

The grandma is in 90210 right now. Hopefully she'll be back too!

Try to at least match the brand with the other speakers you already have, for some timbre balance. If possible match all the rear speakers at the same model for complete coherence. Don't forget to get match the dB reference with a mic if your receiver can take one. If not, then get a radio...

I use a a Denon 3805 for my Monitor 5's and CC370, with ADP 150's (old Paradigms) in the rear. It's sublime IMO.