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Hi - I have the same problem with my 6-year old Toshiba 40H80. Local shop is quoting me $250 plus parts to fix. I am also wondering whether it makes sense to pay for repair, especially since a brand-new plasma might be $1000. Eugene, what did you decide to do?

You may end up with a different link for each area you listed. So for example, if you're looking for a forum on Notebook computers, you might try Notebook Forums . I recently purchased a new laptop, and I found this group of enthusiasts rather helpful. Lots of kids on the board though - there...

LOL! It's a competition for the slowest machine! :D What's the prize to the winner - Atari game cartridges?

PC Magazine also had something on building your own PC in the Sept 16 edition, online here: Build or Buy Also, you may want to check out eWiz.com for pricing on components. I have been running specs/pricing on a BYO system for a couple months now, and had been using...

Here's an entry for 2nd-to-last place after Nicholas in the slow-boat lane: My PC (since 1997!) Gateway G6-450XL (PII 450mhz) 384mb RAM (upgraded from original 128) IBM 16gb HDD (original) Western Digital 80gb 7200 rpm (upgrade - it was on sale!) Onboard Soundblaster emulation sound...

Great review Jason! I remember seeing this film as a senior in high school when it first came out and being far more impressed with it than any other teen comedy. Your comments on the performances of Cusack and Zuniga are spot-on - they really draw you into the story. It's wonderful to hear...

My top 5 wish list: LOTR: ROTK x4 ;) Matrix Revolutions x1

How about The Great Escape and Chicken Run ? Someone mentioned Gattaca and AI - that one sounds great - I think I'll buy Gattaca Superbit and watch it this weekend!

Andre - try clicking one of the SVS links on the top of just about any of these forum pages and you'll find out. If for some reason you can't find the link, click here.

John Berger makes a good point - this should not be defined solely by cost. After all, how much have we all invested in our precious HT setups in order to be able to enjoy these films at home? In my case, it's going to take a lot of foregone theater viewings to recoup the cost of my moderate...

Like Dave and Richard, I usually only go the theater for "event" movies - last one I saw was LOTR. My wife and I do this as a rule for many reasons: 1)It's most practical for us as we have young kids (7, 5, 3, and 1 month) and it's far more convenient logistically to simply rent or buy the...

Tom, I have a setup very similar to yours (Denon 3801 driving Klipsch ref3's all around, using RB-5s for the mains). What Dustin said is very appropriate, what speaker is best for you is most heavily dependant on your available space and individual taste. From my own perspective, I have a...

Arron, another good question. What I generally do is play the disc in my DVD player, and leave the receiver (in my case a Denon 3801) on auto-detect setting. It then defaults to pro-logic, but this doesn't really matter anyway, since the focus of all the testing is the sub-only channel. I...

I am also interested in finding a solution to a similar problem. My HT is set up in a downstairs (concrete floor covered with carpet), L-shaped room, with the HT backed up against a load-bearing exterior wall. The front speakers and sub are facing, open space (the L) on the left, a large window...

Arron, I have only limited experience with this disc myself, so perhaps more experienced folks will set us both straight. But here's what I have learned and would suggest: Try positioning your meter at your prime listening position. Put the Stryke disc in and set your receiver volume so that...

Got this as a gift last Christmas and just finished watching it. Fantastic series - I especially enjoyed watching the producer's introductions before each episode to get some perspective on how they were made and why certain themes were emphasized. My only issue with this set (aside from the...

James, good question. Well, I followed this link to find a list of discs with layer changes and where those changes occur, and then tried a few discs. I don't know of any movies with particularly troublesome layer changes, so I just did a random sample of RSDL discs from my own collection. After...

Enzo and Jon: I did some extensive A/B comparisons last night and this morning of the prog scan vs interlaced output and found no evidence of the flicker bug people have fretted over in the RP56. I ran through many scenes in Toy Story 2, Bug's Life and Shrek to check for flicker or chroma bugs -...

Hmmm... Larry, I'm not sure where you got your 960i question from. According to the Panasonic literature, both the RP62 and RP82 output only 480i or 480p, so unless you're talking about running the 480i through a line doubler, those are your only choices. I brought my RP62 home yesterday and...

I'm currently using optical for both DVD player and CD changer. Was using coax for the DVD until my Panny 120 died and I replaced it (today) with the new Panny RP62 which only has optical out. I would have preferred coax as many have mentioned for the durability of the cable, but there seems to...

Dan, good question - I was wondering the same myself. In case you have trouble finding the threads, here are a couple links I found informative: HTF Thread AVS Thread These helped clear it up a little bit for me - hope you find them helpful. Regards, Mark

FYI, here's another, even more helpful link to an Link Removed. This contains an exact description of the problem I have been having. Guess it's time for the dumpster - anybody need spare parts?

Leon, thanks. I did purchase a cleanig disc today and tried that, but alas, the player still didn't recognize it ("no disc error"). Anyway, the disc will certainly come in handy with my CD player... Jeff, thanks for the link to the other thread. I went through it, and though it's focused...

Bump. I've just started having a similar problem with my 3-year old Panasonic DVDA120U. No problems until last Friday night, when I was watching Requiem for a Dream. Got to chapter 21, then the player froze up, spun/chugged for awhile then showed the blank DVD image on the TV and the player...

Patrick: Congratulations! Now perhaps you can come over and fix my DVD player! ;) What do you mean by "region free"? Does the Daewoo play discs encoded for all regions? If so, how is the picture? What do you think of the image quality?

RS-3s are not bi-wireable (I own a pair).

I just hope they don't try anything creative with merging the names. "Dentz" just doesn't inspire confidence in mid- to high-end audio products! ;)

Ok thanks Scott. This link IS helpful! Regards, Mark

#149 here. Has this been cross-posted in other forums? Would help to get the word out... Great idea Martin and thanks for the initiative!