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  1. Reginald Trent

    Great article on all the post format war doomsaying...

    Frankly, if the truth be told BD didn't win because they deserved it. They won because they bought and paid for the win. I see it as the equivalent of a basketball team winning after paying off league officials, refs and sportswriters. Doing so gives them the fact of a win and allows...
  2. Reginald Trent

    HD Has Revitalized My Interest in Home Theater!!!

    Chris I might be wrong but weren't you a mod at the old digital theater website? Or was it administrator? Just curious.
  3. Reginald Trent

    "Spider-man 3" becomes the best selling Blu-ray title with 130,000 copies sold

    Not really surprising given BD has 4 - 5 times more players sold than HD DVD.
  4. Reginald Trent

    Sony CEO sees ‘stalemate’ in disc fight

    I find the timing of his comments interesting seeing they come after Walmart and Toshiba partnered to sell a boatload of HD DVD players.
  5. Reginald Trent

    Yet, another Fox BR title delayed.

    Maybe this also caused Universal and HD DVDs lack of titles also.
  6. Reginald Trent

    Display Technologies Pros vs Cons thread

    I've never experienced SDE on my DLPs and never heard of anyone else on DLPs. However, LCD is another story and I don't have a problem corrrecting the record if I'm wrong. ;)
  7. Reginald Trent

    Display Technologies Pros vs Cons thread

    You mean other than simply stating it as you did? ;)
  8. Reginald Trent

    Display Technologies Pros vs Cons thread

    I think you're wrong about SDE on DLP.
  9. Reginald Trent

    The Matrix COllection hits HD DVD MAy 22!!

    Bluray you have a problem. ;)
  10. Reginald Trent

    Toshiba counters Sony and BD propaganda

    http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/19/tos...d-format-wars/ If you look at some of the press releases flying around lately, you'd think that HD DVD is ready to pack up our tent and go home. Suffice to say, we're not goin' anywhere. But what about the Nielsen numbers you might ask? What about...
  11. Reginald Trent

    'Upconverts to near HD quality...'

    One could also argue that since everybody else seem to like upconversion so should I. However, thats not the case for me and it might be likewise for Gary W. Graley.
  12. Reginald Trent

    I am stumped on my Theatre Room

    a 92" screen is a good starting and/or end point.
  13. Reginald Trent

    'Upconverts to near HD quality...'

    I've never been a fan of upconversion as it makes the image look somewhat pasty reducing detail. BTW I own a Zenith 318 and the Toshiba A1
  14. Reginald Trent

    I still blame the studios....

    Price drives everything.....HDTVs didn't really take off until the prices started dropping drastically. HD DVDs and its players are less expensive than blu-ray and thats going to make the difference. BTW most people are unaware of content limitations of the two formats.
  15. Reginald Trent

    HDMI Cable

    I would be more concerned with price over anything else. As both companies products are more than adequate.
  16. Reginald Trent

    HD DVD chat

    Do you think the average Joe is gonna wanna chance using a game unit (PS3) over a more familar looking standalone unit to get HD on disc?
  17. Reginald Trent

    HD DVD chat

    Quote: Originally Posted by Jeff Adkins If you want to talk about space requirements being limiting, the lack of lossless audio on King Kong is much more relevant. No mystery here, just as some studios do not/did not use DTS on their DVDs.
  18. Reginald Trent

    "Total HD" from Warners (re: Blu-ray/HD-DVD hybrid disc)

    Blu-ray would go the way of the dodo bird if studio support was format neutral. Massive studio support is the only thing keeping Blu-ray in the game. Because most if not all of Blu-ray's stated superiority is theoritical at this point. I have seen nothing to prove they are superior in real work...
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    "Total HD" from Warners (re: Blu-ray/HD-DVD hybrid disc)

    The huge difference between Hd DVD and Blu-Ray is execution. HD DVD has been relatively consistently good, while Blu-Ray has been lackluster to poor. Only recently has Blu-Ray began to up the ante with better transfers and I doubt they would give a care if HD DVD weren't kicking their collective...
  20. Reginald Trent

    "Total HD" from Warners (re: Blu-ray/HD-DVD hybrid disc)

    I see the hybrid as another screw job by Warner. First they screwed HD DVD owners by offering certain titles only in combo format, no HD DVD only version. That forced the purchase of a SD DVD in order to get the HD DVD version. Oh yeah, they charged more for that preparing everyone to pay more...
  21. Reginald Trent

    "Total HD" from Warners (re: Blu-ray/HD-DVD hybrid disc)

    Business schools thrive on statistics and the attainment of them. Now Warner wants to sell products that will not tell which format is driving disc sales. Only studios that originally supported HD DVD are going the hair brain combo route and that's the problem. I would understand if all studios...
  22. Reginald Trent

    Which do you prefer - and why? DLP, LCD, Plasma or Projection?

    I would say overcompression/lack of bandwidth is the culript 99% of the time.
  23. Reginald Trent

    "Total HD" from Warners (re: Blu-ray/HD-DVD hybrid disc)

    First let me say....I WILL NOT BUY ANY COMBO HD DVD. I don't care if it's HD with DVD or HD with Blu-ray. I'll rent them from BB or Netflix but NEVER buy. Warner's defection to Blu-ray will mean companies will not be able to tell which format the person supports even if HD DVD is why it was...
  24. Reginald Trent

    Some HD-DVD titles seem too dark, anyone else have this problem.

    I noticed this immediately when I hooked up my unit months ago. The FW was 1.4 and the same issue remains with my 2.0 update. BTW I running HDMI cables.
  25. Reginald Trent

    new hd-a2 player 720 video input question

    What works in theory does not always work in practice. In theory humans are the most intelligent beings on the planet. But does our behavior indicate that? Botton line....Let your eyes determine what looks better regardless of what SHOULD look better according to specs/theory.
  26. Reginald Trent

    Which do you prefer - and why? DLP, LCD, Plasma or Projection?

    Looks like your store didn't have any Toshiba DLPs. ;)
  27. Reginald Trent

    Comparing the HD-A1 and HD-A2 ...(pics)

    You also lose digital coax out from what I can see.
  28. Reginald Trent

    new hd-a2 player 720 video input question

    It varies by title with me. My TV displays 1080p but sometimes I use 720 and 1080 at other times from my A1. So let your eyes be your guide. ;)
  29. Reginald Trent

    Hooking Up Creative Zen Vision: M To Car Stereo?

    Does your stereo have a aux input that accepts RCA cables or a mini jack? THe RCA input looks like the inputs found on the back of recievers, you know the left and right stereo inputs. The mini jack input looks like the hole that you plug earphone in on your portable CD player, walkman, ipod...
  30. Reginald Trent

    Thrilled!

    Nice setup, now get back to us after you get a HD DVD player and view a few movies. ;)
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