Recent content by TedE

You essentially get the same thing with these cheaper fridges. Mostly what higher end fridges will get you is more storage; there's nothing "cheap" above 30 bottles or so. As expected you'll also be paying for style, fit and finish, slide out cedar shelves, etc. I have a 30 bottle Haier from...

Bump. One last time before it goes on craigslist.

I have a Lite-On LVD-2001 upscaling-via-component player that I am no longer using. I was going to save it for a future HD bedroom set, but we're moving in a month so it's going on the market with some other extraneous gear. It is in great condition, I estimate < 100 hours on it. Only stopped...

I tried almost all of the cable box codes but no dice. Bummer. I'm still surprised that these boxes aren't supported. TedE

I recently upgraded to the RX-V650 and have a simple question for anyone running it alongside a Motorola DCT6200 HD cable box (my provider is Comcast): does anyone know if there is a remote code for this unit? I was surprised that it wasn't listed in the manual given the relative popularity of...

Chilean or Argentinian malbecs (although the former are starting to lose their "relatively unknown bargain" status as more folks discover them). You can find a number of good NZ wines (Marlborough) in that price range (maybe a tad more), Pinot Noirs and Sauv Blancs in particular. You may try...

Cripes, just trying to pass along some info. No need to get snarky (which is something you just berated other people for doing). And I would imagine that Van Ling knows just a *little* bit more about what happened behind the scenes in developing this DVD set than anybody else reading this...

FYI for anybody who'd like to get answers to their questions (or just vent ), Van Ling will be hosting an online discussion about the Trilogy DVDs on washingtonpost.com at 12:00 EST today, 9/21. You can submit questions in advance. Clicky for Van Ling at noon

I tend to disagree. There's a whole mess of people out there who drop 2-3+ grand on recording gear just to tape shows and spread them around for free. A really well done AUD recording will sound better than most SBD pulls due to the "real" audience feel. That's purely subjective though. AUD+SBD...

This isn't unusual at all. I remember seeing a show years ago about a contest for antique firearms enthusiasts (read: guys who like to dress up like Daniel Boone and run around firing old rifles). The contestants had to run around a timed course and hit targets periodically, the real challenge...

I don't know about DVD booklets/covers, but you can get CD sleeves that are designed for ring binders. Usually each sheet has space for 8 CDs (4 per side) but I also have a few that have 4 CD slots on one side and 4 slots for CD booklets on the other. Of course, this doesn't help for DVD-sized...

I use the shave gel from Bath and Body Works. I would never have considered it until it was given to me as a gift. It rocks. Nice lather, very thick. For travel I use a shaving oil from Neil's Yard in the UK I think; the label has long since peeled off. This little container (literally the size...

I have a container of dead sea monkeys sitting on my desk. Just waiting for the water to evaporate enough to bring them back to life. The perfect pet.

No, I think this has been tried with no success. Folks who missed out on the 2001 picked 2002's up in the hope that the firmware upgrade would take and allow upscaling, but to my knowledge it doesn't work. Or if it has somebody is keeping an awfully big secret ;). The new Norcent is a clone...

Haggai, In a nutshell: All the characters have the same birthday because they are all multiple personalities belonging to a single person. The twist is that all the action you are seeing onscreen is just a mental patient's imagination as psychologists try to get rid of some of his...