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  1. Hayes Preston

    Denon AVR-X3400H vs Marantz SR5012 vs Yamaha RX-A870

    The Marantz also has Audyssey. FWIW
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    Blu-ray Review HTF Blu-Ray Review: KICKASS Combo Pack

    Best Buy has it for the same price, in-store.
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    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

    From what I understand, Jackson (and his team) have written two movies, which deal with the events that all take place during the rough timeline of The Hobbit novel. There is more in the scripts than was in the novelthough, as they have incorporated other events from Tolkein's writting, such as...
  4. Hayes Preston

    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Gladiator (redux) -- in Blu-ray

    Mine still had the rebate paperwork inside, in addition to the sticker.
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    A Few Words About A few words about...™ Gladiator (redux) -- in Blu-ray

    So to add more confusion to the mix. I picked this up yesterday, using Bill Hunt's description, looking for the case lacking the "2-Disc Set" printing. My local BB had three copies, all three were lacking the "2-Disc Set" on the back. The inner case has the serial number ending in 515...
  6. Hayes Preston

    Caprica

    Not to continue the "thread of black boxes" but WOW, Josh, I did not realize that point, although it raises a lot of questions. I am really liking where this show is going.
  7. Hayes Preston

    2010 HTF watch your Blu-ray collection challenge

    So Far: Bourne Identity Bourne Supremacy Will decide on my rules later.
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    Polk Audio RM75 or Energy Take Classic 5.1

    As much as I love Polk audio products, I have had several systems with Polk speakers. The RM 75's speakers never really impressed me. I preferred their previous model sub/sat systems like the 6700. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002WTK4S/ I have only listened to the Energy Take 5 series in...
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    HTF Special Review: Upcoming Oppo BDP-83 Profile 2.0 Universal Blu-ray Player

    First, yes, the Oppo has an internal decoder for all lossless formats, and they can be sent to Amp/Pre-Amp/Receiver via the analog outs. Yes it is also true for SACD (and DVD-A) The Oppo supports 5.1, in the audio settings, you can tell it downmix to 5.1 anything that is 7.1.
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    HTF Special Review: Upcoming Oppo BDP-83 Profile 2.0 Universal Blu-ray Player

    Just a quick update: First, yes Oppo has the BDP-83 available on their website, Amazon is also selling it (staring July 6th) www.amazon.com/OPPO-BDP-83-Blu-ray-Player-DVD-Audio/dp/B002EEP3MK/ref=sr_1_4 Second, with the latest beta version of Oppo's firmware, I now have no issues with HDCD...
  11. Hayes Preston

    Polk Audio Lsi 7 in Ebony

    I have a pair of Polk Audio Lsi 7s in Ebony for sale. These have been used as my surrounds and I am upgrading. I have all original packaging, manuals etc. asking $400 Polk Audio - LSi Series Loudspeakers
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    HTF Special Review: Upcoming Oppo BDP-83 Profile 2.0 Universal Blu-ray Player

    Not a detailed review but a couple of random thoughts on this player. I received the BD 83 last week, but did not have a chane to install it until last night. I spent about two hours with it sampling various BD and SD DVD scenes to give a quick test drive. Set up was a breeze, every optin has...
  13. Hayes Preston

    First numbers for POTC and Matrix

    a slightly different view of the sales numbers from The Hollywood Reporter (via yahoo news) http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070601/film_nm/hidef_dc_1 So 47000 (Pirates on BD) * $25 = $1,175,000 and 13900 (Matrix sets on HD DVD) * $100 = 1,390,000 Assuming no one bought the Ultamite...
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    Universal, we might have a problem - Children of Men (pls. ignore posts before #22)

    I posted earlier in this thread that I watched CoM on my XA1 (firmware 2.0) with no problems, and that was true until last night. I had a friend over to watch it (he had never seen it) and at first the diks took a lot longer to load than a "normal" HD DVD, and longer than I remember it taking to...
  15. Hayes Preston

    The Sopranos Season 6, Part II - April 2007

    Precisely because Monday is a holiday, unlike Easter and Mother's Day, many people go out of town on long weekends, therefore HBO would rather skip a week than risk lower ratings due to people not being home.
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    HTF HD-DVD Review: Happy Feet *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED*

    No freezing issues on my HDDVD copy, viewed on an XA2 Firmware 2.0 How do you figure that Tosh has dropped support since they are still releasing firmware updates to first gen machines?
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    The Sopranos Season 6, Part II - April 2007

    That was a hilarious story, but it wasn't Livia, it was Tony's goomah (mistress)
  18. Hayes Preston

    The Sopranos Season 6, Part II - April 2007

    Agree and agree.
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    The Sopranos Season 6, Part II - April 2007

    I'm not sure I understand the whole "pussy" thing either, pretty much everyone in this series uses an "automatic" pistol vice a revolver, also the sound of the shot does not indicate auto vs. revolver. Regarding evidence left behind, it looked like he was wearing white surgical gloves, but I...
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    Universal, we might have a problem - Children of Men (pls. ignore posts before #22)

    Not to derail the thread off the technical issues but... As much as I enjoyed Little Miss Sunshine, I wholeheartedly agree with Norman on this count.
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    Hollywoodland on February 6

    FWIW, played the HD side of this disc with zero problems, no stuttering, pauses etc. XA1 (frimware 2.0) the disc was a rental from Netflix
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    Neilsen high def tracking report

    And now we see through the "Casino Royale ships 100,000 copies" battle cry, so they shipped 100k, but only sold about 30K. Overall, not very impressive number for either format
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    Universal, we might have a problem - Children of Men (pls. ignore posts before #22)

    No problem with my copy, purchased at BB, played on an X-A1 (fimrware 2.0)
  24. Hayes Preston

    HDDb - High Definition Database

    nicely done, added to my bookmarks.
  25. Hayes Preston

    Enterprise

    Can someone post an Enterprise finale synopsis in spoiler text for someone (like me) who gave up on Enterprise after the first season. I am curious to know how it ended that has casued so much controversy.
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    Battlestar Galactica Season 3 (Oct 06)

    Anyone have any idea what the layer's note to Baltar meant?? Are we going to find out something interesting about the layer's family, or Baltar's?
  27. Hayes Preston

    Where is Borat

    Have you ever thought about seeking professional help? ;) Seriously though, I think Borat would make a nice BD, lots of out-takes etc. (it's a Fox title so no HD DVD) HI FIVE!
  28. Hayes Preston

    Battlestar Galactica Season 3 (Oct 06)

    Six, in one of the best girl fights ever...
  29. Hayes Preston

    Digital Bits rumor mill info on Universal's 2007 HD DVD releases (HEROES this August!

    Lots of good titles in there. I am looking forward to BSG and Heroes!! However if Uni decides to go for both formats, methinks the "war" will be very close to being over.
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    Heroes season 1 thread

    Regarding Hiro's father knowing about his powers, IIRC the first episode started with Hiro at his desk making the clock stop, the olny person he told before coming to the US was Ando. During the conversation he had with Dad (Sulu,) he only referred to his mission, not any powers, so daddy may...
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