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I tried out the RP82 last month, and although I liked its performance, I couldn't get it to do BTB in any form... ie. composite, S-Video, component (lighter & darker modes), and progressive component. My older Panny RV-41 handles BTB fine in all modes, and I decided to stick with it for now as I...

The Sony KP43HT20 was delivered to my house yesterday. I've hooked it up to my Panasonic RP82 and the picture looks sweet. All is well thus far except for one little annoying oddity: For each Video input (ie. Video 1-6), there is a setting I can adjust for 16:9 Enhanced Mode. Normally, there...

This is sort of a poll to find out if what Secrets of Home Theater is Link Removed about the Interlaced version of the Chroma bug does in fact affect all MPEG decoders. This will help me decide if it's time to upgrade to a satellite system or hold off because they display the same chroma errors...

I've searched forums and articles for a Critical Viewing Distance value for 480p, but so far I've only seen values for 480i, 720p, and 1080i. Living in Calgary without a satellite system dictates that all my viewing for the will be in 480p (progressive DVDs and upconverted cable channels) for...

Well I just watched the entire season of 24 for the first time thanks to DVD (over the course of 5 days... whew!) and I have one major question about one of the plot developments: The baby that Terri was carrying... I was under the impression that it was the illegitimate child from Eli's rape...

I'm experiencing a weird problem with PowerDVD that I've seen in all versions from 2.55 all the way up to XP 4.0. It seems that PowerDVD will drop frames in movies at exactly the same spot. The one major example I always use in testing is Star Wars: Episode I. Near the beginning, when Obi-Wan...

I've brought this question up as a curiosity of mine... These days, is it a good idea for directors to shoot movies at the scope 2.35:1 aspect ratio, considering:HDTVs are at an aspect ratio closer to 1.85:1;HBO and Showtime are reframing all 2.35:1 HD broadcasts to 1.85:1 because of what they...

I'm typing this on a $200 15" monitor that can go up to 1024x768 progressive resolution. They sell 21" monitors that can reach 2048x1536 progressive for under $1000. My question is, why can't they produce direct view TVs (or front & rear projection TVs, for that matter) that display the full...

I happily just received my TF box set a few days ago, thank goodness for Amazon! :) However, while going through the "Anomalies" section of the Special Features disc, I found a few things that had the caption "Ask Dr. Rhino" on them. What is this referring to? Is there a hidden Easter egg...

I'm trying to get a centered image on my TV that will be about 5% overscanned. However, there have been a few things about VE's overscan screen that indicate the screen wasn't centered correctly. The main indication is that when I run it on the PC using WinDVD or PowerDVD, the screen seems 2-3%...

I've been waiting to pick up this DVD ever since I saw the price drop for it in the States, but the price continues to hover here around the $33-35 mark. Technically it did drop, provided you buy the "Jersey Triology" 3-pack for $55, which I don't want. I see that the US retail price for it is...

I picked up the Total Recall SE tin-can DVD yesterday, and noticed that the disc is single-layered (ie. silver in color, not gold). However, the disc is somehow able to hold the following: 1) 113 minute feature film 2) 30 minute "Imagining Total Recall" documentary 3) 10-15 minute "Visions...

Well I was hoping that this show would be a promising return to the classic animated series. Having the show airing 6 days a week looked even more promising. However, when I caught the premier on Saturday, I was shocked to find it was nothing more than Pokemon meets Power Rangers. Anybody...

I was surfing for information on the supposedly-upcoming RP61, and stumbled across this at http://shop.store.yahoo.com/cousinsv...vprogsca2.html :

I find WinDVD seems to have a problem with syncing audio and video. It seems that the audio appears to be a few tenths of a second ahead of the video. This is slightly noticable when watching a film-sourced movie, but much more noticable when watching video-sourced material. When watching the...

I remember an article floating around a couple of months ago about the possibility of the Dish Network canning the WB & UPN stations. Does anybody know the status of this?

I'm looking for a DVD player with the following feature list:Built-in DD decoder Built-in DTS decoder Plays CDRs Plays MP3 CDRs, with the option to play in random order Has smooth (albeit a little soft) anamorphic downconversion Doesn't have the chroma bug Has quick layer changes that...