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My brother recently bought a Sony SXRD RP and now wants to view HD content. I will pretty soon also. HD via cable is not available to us now and it looks like it won't be available for quite a while, if ever. I can receive local channels with an antenna but because he lives in a valley with...

My mother wants to buy a small convection oven, one of those countertop varieties and not too expensive. Maybe $70 tops. I know nothing about these and don't know a good one from a bad one. Anyone with experience with small convection ovens and can recommend a model?

I was at Sam's Club yesterday where they had the Sony BPD-S301 for ~$277. On the spur of the moment, I bought it but haven't opened the box yet. What I want to know is if the BPD-S300 and BPD-S301 are the same machine? If they aren't, what are the differences or which is considered better?

I, like most of us, like to watch those little videos such as those posted on YouTube, Break, etc. Ever since I switched PCs last year I have had a problem playing these videos. I am not PC astute enough to figure it out. What happens is that the first video I play will play just fine for a bit...

I am going to build a DIY projector screen. One material that was suggested to me was Gatorfoam. This is a rigid foam sandwich that is used to make boards for schools and busineses, signs, letters, etc. It sounds intriquing but so far I have been unable to find the stuff in a store. All online...

It's probably been asked but I will again. What is a decent woofer enclosure design program? I know there are some that will say mention LspCAD or LEAP or something like that, but these are much too expensive. I've tried WinISD PRO but it's frustrating to use as its woofer database is not...

I found an extraordinary, almost too good to be true, price on a site called SaferSeller Outlet. Unfortunately, I've never heard of it and so I am leery. Has anyone ever dealt with them? I did find a review site that, overall, speaks favorably of them but I'd like to hear some comments here...

My mother's 30 year old tv is finally giving out and I have been delegated to find a replacement. A cheap replacement. I have decided to find out what's available in HDTV. My goal is $500. I may go a bit higher, even $200 higher if that's what it takes to get what I want, but lower is better...

Is Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land contained on any dvd in any region? I thought it was rumored last fall to be out this spring or summer but if it is, I'm not aware of it. There was an exceedingly rare Japanese laser disc that was very expensive whenever a copy become available on Ebay. I know...

I have a need for a really small socket but can't find one in my town. I'm not exactly certain of the size, but it seems to be 3/32" or so - I'm pretty certain it's metric though. 5/32" is the smallest I can find. Radio Shack had a set that contained 3, 4 and 5mm nut drivers but I don't believe...

I have seen this game played once in a while on tv shows. It seems simple enough and everyone assumes that everyone knows how it's played, but I must confess that I haven't got a clue. I have never known anyone that played rock, paper, scissors and if it wasn't for tv, I would have never known...

My newspaper ran an article about a local teacher who had furthered her skills in Great Britain. She remarked that "British bacon is awesome!" but didn't elaborate. I like bacon but I've never had any that I could describe as awesome. So what's better/different about British bacon?

Does anyone remember the semi-documentary Search for the Nile from the early 70's? This is a superior 6-part dramatization of the search for the source of the Nile, which in the latter part of the 19th century was about equal to our more recent race to the moon, beginning from the Sir Richard...

Anyone remember the hubbub over the "GSIC Intelligent Chip" a while ago? This is a device, a "chip", sold by a company called Machina Dynamica that is claimed to improve the sound of cds (here is a long-winded explanation on how it supposedly works: How the Intelligent Chip Works - The...

This Christmas Light Video was posted on the Break.Com site. I think it's fantastic.

Someone found and posted this on Hometheater Talk. I thought it needed a wider audience. Take a look at this post in the Audiocircle Forum (this is my first encounter with this forum) about the latest tweak called Sonicrock and tell me what you think.

I very much prefer professional power amps. They offer so much more performance for less money, often much less money, than an equivalent consumer amp. Most popular pro amps are made by Crown and QSC, but I have heard that Crest Audio made excellent amps also. I don't know much about Crest Audio...

This is kind of gruesome, I think: Inventor Fuels Car with Dead Cats.

And probably rightfully so. I was coming back from shopping in Rochester, MN, about 45 miles from my hometown. Half the route is rural 2-lane road; the land is rolling with lots of trees. I came upon a slow-moving van and when a stretch with no on-coming cars presented itself, I passed. As I...

What is "legally blind"? Is there such a definition? Is there a federal definition or do states define there own? I have worn glasses since I was 7. I have a pretty hefty correction (extremely nearsighted with astigmatism and red/green color blindness thrown in) and would be in a very bad way...

After Ebay bought PAYPAL and discontinued its own payment service, I thought that left PAYPAL as the only payment service. I was poking around Ebay and found a seller with an icon from another payment service called Checkfree. Its claim to fame is that it's cheaper than PAYPAL (1.85% vs. 2.9%)...

07/29/2005 - Temporarily not for sale - the amp that I returned to that I thought was fixed turned out not to be fixed. More hassle! I have for sale one QSC SRA 3622 2-channel power amplifier, black. Click on the link for full specs. Here is a brief summery: [list=a] Active inrush...

I have for sale one brand new, never used, P752 Panamorph Anamorphic Lens. This is a universal anamorphic lens that can be used on most (maybe all - I don't know of any exceptions) 4:3 digital projectors. I don't know why I ordered this since I have already decided to go with a CRT, but I do...

We all know how the film Jaws ends. Chief Brody shoves a scuba tank into the sharks mouth and on its next pass, Brody shoots the tank, the tank explodes and destroys the shark. Would a bullet piercing a filled scuba tank actually cause the tank to explode as displayed in the film? Might this...

I was watching a program on Ebay on CNBC yesterday. On it was a British women who was a big Ebay seller and also furnished much of her home via Ebay purchases. She said she had and preferred American refrigerators, and that American fridges were a highly desirable appliance in Britain. Why is...

I received this e-mail today: This is the first you-have-a-fraud-claim-against-you e-mail I've received, although I have no doubt that many others here have gotten them. I can imagine a heavy user of Ebay who runs thousands of auctions, maybe employing someone to take care of the thousands of...

Finally, a series (Series 3) of Blake's 7 has been released when originally scheduled. But I can find no information on when Series 4 will be released. I hate to have gotten this far only to have to wait a long time for the final 13 episodes. So - anyone with info on Series 4? These sets...

Well, not that old, but definitely an old PC. Currently it's a Pentium III 450M running Windows 2000. I will be upgrading whenever my brother gets around to building a new PC for me. I've never been much of a gamer but I did like slower games like Myst and Riven now and again. I don't believe...

Yesterday I took my dog to a vet for his rabies shot and a general checkup. My dog has been pretty healthy, at least as far as I could tell, and I didn't expect any negatives. To my surprise, he tested positive for Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease, I was told, is mainly transferred by deer ticks and...

I have a question and HDCP encryption and CRT rear-projections displays. Here's what I understand about HDCP: HDCP is the encryption scheme used for HD sources. To be HDCP compliant from source to display means that the signal must be maintained in its encrypted digital form all the way...