I'm not around much anymore, so I missed this when it was originally posted.
I very much enjoyed the conversations with RAF "back in the day" here at HTF. His posts were just infectious in the enthusiasm he had for the hobby. I recall watching his home theater addition being built with great...
It's this simple to me- If I cannot place a digital copy into my iTunes library, then this is worthless to me. I *WILL NOT*- 1. Rely on streaming to eat up my bandwidth unnecessarily for something I "bought." 2. Use another app that doesn't work with all my iStuff (Apple TV). 3. Register several...
I've still got my Elite Pro-510HD. Still going strong.:) Admittedly, I don't watch movies on it much, since I have the projector theater in the basement, but the picture is still great, particularly with "regular" cable.
Have you tried the new version of iBank? They're up to v4. The feel is significantly different from Quicken, and it's definitely not as feature-laden (as the Windows version), but it's working fine for me. The biggest adjustment is that I had previously used Quicken since '93, so moving to...
I've been wanting to switch to VoIP for a while- Comcast's Digital Voice is the obvious choice, since I can get the "Triple Play" package. The one reluctance that I have is that my wife occasionally does freelance work, and she receives a few faxes from time to time. I've heard that faxing...
This didn't work the way I thought it would. Movies folder is still buried in with all the others, only now, it simply put each movie into its own folder within the movies folder. What was the point of that??
WAIT! That's the HD-DVD version of DVE. Unless you have a HD-DVD player for the now-obselete format, you will be out of luck.
If you have a Blu-ray player, you want-
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Video-Essentials-Basics-Blu-ray/dp/B000V6LST0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1250374725&sr=8-1
If...
I would disagree with this.
We've done "drive in movie nights" with friends and neighbors, and I use my old Infocus SP-4805 (480p, 700 Lumens or so). I set it up to project onto the side of my neighbor's gray house about 12ft wide. We have to wait until it is dark (not just sunset), but who...
Wait, you live in CA, and are FIVE HOURS from the nearest Best Buy?? I had no idea this was even possible...
That's pretty poor service nonetheless. I've owned nearly all Denon equipment since 1987, and have never had a significant problem (I serviced my 1987 model DCD-1500II CD player myself...
I just bought my wife a Canon SD780is. So far, the pics seem decent, reasonably quick for a P&S, anyway, and TINY! It also shoots 1280x720 video that looks pretty decent considering the source. It was worth the $250 I spent on it, I think.
Check your existing chargers for their input specs. Many, such as laptop AC adaptors, DVD players and the like say 100-240vac, so all you need is the actual plug adapter to convert to the round-prong plug that they use in Germany (220V, 50Hz power, BTW). I did this with both my laptop and...
Tumbleweed Houses We (family of four) have about 3300sq ft with the basement included, and there are spaces and rooms that we don't use effectively. A kitchen nook AND dining room are a waste to us- we'd rather have a big eat-in kitchen, since we never eat in the dining room. The "family...
I've had one of these sets for 9 years now, and it's still going strong. Unlike David's, mine has thousand upon thousands of viewing hours (it's our primary living room set, and always has been, including Wii duties;) ), and the picture is still fantastic. No, it won't resolve at the level of...
Are you talking about the Baldwin Motion cars? I've been a 2nd gen nut since the 80s. I've owned this since '91- I really *want* to like the new Camaro, but I can't get into it much. Not sure why. I'm absolutely enthralled with its 4-door cousin, though- the Pontiac G8.
Well, whoever got in at .22 had a great day. I just recently signed up for Netflix, just 7 years after considering it the first time.:D I like it better than BB. I haven't tried the streaming yet, but I don't have a PC hooked up to the projector, anyway.
Boy, this is sad. Since they haven't turned a profit in years, even when the economy was good, I suppose it's inevitable. Of course, I don't suppose I really helped- my Elite Pro 510HD (53" CRT) is still going strong- bought (for stupid money, compared to today's prices) in 2000. The picture...
We've stayed Port Orleans Riverside once, French Quarter twice. We've walked through Carribean Beach- not impressed. French Quarter is a good one. You can ride the boat to Downtown Disney- The Marketplace, Pleasure Island, West Side. Not to any park. You take the buses to the parks, which is...
I have a colleague that lives in a suburb of Toyama (west coast). I asked him to do the speedtest at home- 2Mbps. Some of the other folks in the city that we know get closer to 10Mbps. So, apparently, it's not universally fast.