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  1. MikeH

    Offset and throw help

    Jim, you are correct my initial budget was $1000. If it wasn't for your help I would have bought the 1070 and been miserable. While not pleased about doubling the cost I think the W7000 is the best fit for me and I am going to order tonight. I'll just use the excuse "You can take it with you...
  2. MikeH

    Offset and throw help

    Thanks Sam, I'm having a hard time dealing with the size and weight of the 8350. Looking at the W7000 I am good with throw I need to make sure the lens shift is enough to work in my setup. If it does work I am thinking there is real value in the extra $700. I'm going to give it another night...
  3. MikeH

    Offset and throw help

    I think I am going to go with the 8350. Seems to be that the trade off between dlp and lcd is dlp is smaller & lighter but without any real lens shift. lcd has all kinds of lens shift but is big and heavy. Actually I was pretty surprised how big the 8350 is. Every other piece of technology...
  4. MikeH

    Offset and throw help

    Thanks Jim, that's what I was afraid of. I will start to do the research on the two you mentioned and other lcd's. Too bad, I was really liking the size and weight of those dlp's as well.
  5. MikeH

    Offset and throw help

    My sanyo z4 finally died after a good 6 yrs of service so I need a new projector. Looking for the cheaper route this time and I'm focusing on the BenQ W1070 with the BenQ 1060 and Viewsonic Pro8200 as backups. Trying to figure out if this projector will work with my setup given the limited...
  6. MikeH

    Lost: Season 5

    For me it's a no-brainer. Juliet in a landslide.
  7. MikeH

    DOOMSDAY IS NEAR

    I wish it would hurry up already, I'm bored.
  8. MikeH

    Chuck season 2

    This show is really starting to bug me. The last few episodes I have been really sick and tired of Chuck's forever innocent, blissfully naive attitude. The last episode with Jill somebody needed to be shot, whether it was Jill for being Fulcrum or Chuck for stealing gov't files to save some...
  9. MikeH

    Fringe - By J.J. Abrams

    That's exactly why I like Fringe. The mystery about the pattern and all that surrounds it is not the focus but is still evident in every episode. I have Lost to screw with my head weekly I find this a nice respite.
  10. MikeH

    Big Bang Theory - season 2

    I like that it is cold on the set during taping.
  11. MikeH

    How I Met Your Mother Season 3

    With all the misdirection that goes on in the 1hr long dramas (Lost, et al) I'm surprised no one thinks it wouldn't be done in a 1/2 hr sitcom where this is really the only long running shocker/surprise they have going for them. I think the woman was just that, a setup to get people talking...
  12. MikeH

    Jericho Season 2 thread

    WOLVERINES!!!!! sorry someone had to do it. I agree with you Adam this new season is incredibly fast paced with alot to take in. Without getting too political I really like how it grabs snippets from both the past and present of American history.
  13. MikeH

    Hookahs

    Oh, I thought this was going to be another tribute thread. Nevermind.
  14. MikeH

    Should WB and the BDA give HD DVD owners a "peace offering" to welcome them to Blu?

    I agree it would probably be the easiest to do a send us a upc from your HD DVD player and get a coupon for $ off a BD player. A reasonable gesture and one I would take advantage of if possible. I am one of the Christmas HD DVD people but really the only person I feel sorry for is my brother...
  15. MikeH

    LOTR on Blu-Ray: would you buy the theatrical or wait for Extended Edition?

    I have no idea what the theatrical versions look like anymore it has been so long since I've watched them. Extended only for me.
  16. MikeH

    Would now be the time to sell an HD DVD Collection?

    Joe, if you are giving those away I'll take a good number off your hands.;) Even with the announcement I don't think Warner is/can start releasing those HDDVD discs to Blu overnight. Probably is going to take until late 2008 and into 2009 to see titles like Batman Begins, V for Vendetta and...
  17. MikeH

    Pushing Daisies Season 1 thread

    This is the kind of show that people are going to loathe or love. I loved it and hopefully it lasts (but I don't have that much faith in the general viewing audience). I think Lucia is right the fly wasn't re-killed in time and then flew away. Someone need to take its place and that was Ned's...
  18. MikeH

    Jericho ongoing thread

    What bothers me from that backside shot is: SOME MUSIC HAS BEEN CHANGED FOR THIS HOME ENTERTAINMENT VERSION SOME EPISODES MAY BE EDITED FROM THEIR ORIGINAL NETWORK VERSIONS
  19. MikeH

    Newbie Blu-ray questions

    Sorry to jump in here but what is considered compliant DVI?
  20. MikeH

    Dinner Monday night

    Hey Rat ;) thought that picture looked familiar (and still tasty). Small world. I am still salivating over CRAW's ribs and hope I can repeat the process. Mike (Gadgets)
  21. MikeH

    Earnhardt vs. DEI

    Ray, I think I read that Joe Gibbs Racing has a no alcohol policy and Juniors relationship with Budweiser would be a stumbling block.
  22. MikeH

    Kurt Vonnegut, Author, Dies at 84

    Wow, I just took Slaughterhouse 5 out from the library for a first time read.
  23. MikeH

    SeaWorld Orlando - tickets

    Thanks everyone, checked with my version of AAA and they are $3 more than seaworld. So be it, I'll just have to take my time and get my money's worth.
  24. MikeH

    High Definition DVD: What is Holding You Back?

    For me it is title availability. I was set to join the blu-ray camp until I realized that Batman Begins and V for Vendetta were hd-dvd only. If Warner is truly moving to being a neutral company, meaning catching blu-ray up on previously released hd-dvd and same day releases in both formats for...
  25. MikeH

    SeaWorld Orlando - tickets

    Anyone have a good place to find cheap tickets to seaworld orlando? Best I can find is $53.95 at the seaworld site. thanks
  26. MikeH

    Lost season 3 discussion....

    Apparently I am not as well versed in the Family Guy as I believed because I thought it was hilarious that the Asian reporters in FG and Lost had the same name. Subsequently I got slapped down by my brother for being an idiot. Trisha Tanaka = Lost, Trisha Takanawa = Family Guy “Jumbotron”...
  27. MikeH

    How Long do You Bake Your Ribs?

    Can we start this thread over again? My little brain is confused. boil, braise,preboil,parboil,bake,baste,smoke,carmelize, crock,crack,run it through a warm room, all I want to do is eat. :)
  28. MikeH

    Good book on Canadian history?

    umm, October 1970?
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