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Yes, physical stage. That's what I meant. Sorry. So no real tangible benefits other than visual then?

Probably been asked before but I could not find with a search. I am in the process of building a very modest theater room (or more to the point, a theater end of a larger room) in my basement. Specifics: Room is open-backed but I will have walls on both sides to about 15.5" in length...

First thing that sprang to mind was Annie Pope meeting her father in the restaurant in Running on Empty. The last scene of Gallipoli. Szpilman playing for Hosenfeld in The Pianist. The last scene of Breaker Morant. The last several scenes of Amadeus. Since so many mentioned...

"Let's all go to Justin's kitchen... Let's all go to Justin's kitchen... Let's all go to Justin's kitchen... To get something to eat!" That would be cool. :)

OK, this also concerns me as I am finishing my basement. An overwhelming majority of the basement has a distance from floor to joists of over 7 feet. However, there are two ducts and the center support beam that run right down the middle of the basement that are less than 7 feet. I'd say the...

Also consider projectors. I have a Toshiba 40H80 16x9 TV but now that I am working on a basement HT room where I have less walk-through traffic and a little more light control, I am definitely going the projector route. There are some very good FPs in your price range. Of course, I also have...

Look at the "Gator Board" thread over at AVSForum.com. Many people also seem to be fond of a particular color of Glidden paint called "Misty Evening" or something like that.

Allan. I've run into the same problems here in DC from the few phone calls I have made thus far. The two HT dealers I called both gave me the snob routine when I called and inquired about projectors that cost less than $5000. "We carry Sharp and Runco and Sony when they release something...

The Sanyo Z2 is probably worth looking at at this price point as well. Just came out and can be had for about $2000.

It doesn't look distorted per se, but it definitely doesn't look as good as a comparable 16x9 DVD watched in "Full" mode on a Toshiba. The problem is with the source material, not the TV. You always have the option of watching it in regular mode, where you would have the black bars and grey...

Larry- I plan on ceiling mounting if I go this route and will have complete freedom to mount wherever ends up being most ideal based on throw distance for the specific projector. Thanks again!

Larry- Yes, for watching movies I would almost certainly have the lights down. That's part of the experience. However, if "the guys" are over watching a football game, I don't want to have to sit in the dark or near-dark for them to have a good look at the game, you know? If my wife and I...

OK, I am considering a FP for my new basement TV room (still under contruction). However, it has been more than two years since I looked into FP as I have owned a Toshiba 40h80 RPTV for quite some time now. What I will use it for: HDTV 4:3 TV DVDs 4:3 TV about 50% of the time at this...

Thanks for the advice and sympathy everyone. It is most certainly appreciated. Fortunately, the 60 DVDs only represented a small portion of my collection. The guy basically swiped off portions of some of the shelves in my DVD cabinet (which was unlocked, alas), so I have gaps in my...

OK, I admit it. I am painfully out of touch with the ins and outs of the home theater hardware market. I really have been since I put together a reasonably respectable system over a year ago. Recently, our home was broken into and the punk made off with both of my DVD players, 60 or so of my...

What a coincidence. I was watching Watership Down last night (on VHS, *gasp*). He did the voice for Captain Campion. :frowning:

1. 2 was fairly good also when I first saw it. 3/4 are both pathetically tired.

Chuck, Dabney's character was not a "sexist pig." He was a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot. ;)

Let me preface by saying that I am not trying to thread crap or tick anybody off by saying this, but: Face/Off is easily one of the very worst big-budget films I have ever had the displeasure of watching. I wouldn't sit through it again for $100. Seriously.

Titanic really was an achievement, to be sure, and I was not at all surprised that it won. Of course, it also features some remarkably lackluster performances from its two leads and some sadly one-dimensional characters. I honestly enjoyed it the first time I saw it. However, it really...

I am tickled that this film is finally getting some scree time somewhere as I might finally get a chance to see it. I very much enjoyed Anderson's previous venture, Next Stop, Wonderland.

Just for the intellectual exercise and restircting my choices to those films actually nominated for Best Picture since 1980... 1981 - Raging Bull was a stronger, more noteworthy film than Ordinary People. With Coal Miner's Daughter and The Elephant Man also in the hunt, this was an unusually...

The Contender was a film that started out so promisingly that I was sickened to see how it ended up. Talk about fumbling a football inside the 20. Deterrence never had me salivating as it was too rough around the edges from the start. Lurie has shown great promise, however, with these efforts...

I have flown with my Benchmade knife with a 2 3/4" blade about a dozen times. Only once did it raise eyebrows from a security agent but a supervisor came over and told her it was fine. I won't miss not being able to fly with it, however. What I will miss is curbside check-in (used in...

The way my den is laid out, people have to walk around my RPTV and one of my front speakers to get to the seating area. My fronts are on normal elevated speaker stands and the dog has come close to knocking over the right front on numerous occasions and has succeeded twice. I want to build a...

Philip- Thanks again for hosting the meet. It was a lot of fun and I plan on reciprocating as soon as my HT room is finished (mid-2003 at the rate things are going :) )