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I have been considering replacing our (dying) 40" Samsung. Not needing 3D and after considering a few other factors, it seems the 55" Samsung 6300 is the set I have decided on. Over the past few weeks, I have seen the set as low as $899 (Black Friday week) to as high as $1199 (just $100 less...

A friend of mine at work was going through some of his papers and came across a Single Family Mortgage Bond that his mother and step-father purchased back in the '80s. It was for $5000 at an interest rate of 13.25%. Using a compound interest formula, that would seem to put it at a value of over...

Anybody give this new show a shot last night? What did you all think? At this point, the characters came off a bit generic, but I'm willing to give that some time to change. It did have a fair amount of skin and a surprising amount of gore. At this point, I'll be back for the next couple of...

I am thinking of getting my wife a digital SLR camera for Christmas. I've seen a number of packages for Canon and Nikon cameras. The Nikon D40 package with an extra lens, a flash, and a filter seems like an attractive deal to me (link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....rd96500050000). There...

Aint It Cool has a teaser posted for this movie. I haven't heard of it before this, but the teaser certainly looks promising. Harry mentioned that he has not heard of a domestic release; any one here know differently? Luc Besson... Liam Neeson... TAKEN teaser! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best...

Hi all, I'm running an Athlon 3800X2 (the dual-core cpu) with 2 gigs of RAM, an 80 gig hard drive, and a wireless internet connection using Linksys hardware. I just recently installed Vista on the computer and am currently running IE (I was using Firefox before). After installing the OS, I...

I'll try to keep this concise :): I'm fairly familiar with basic home theater setups, but I have never done anything with projectors. Last weekend, my church pulled down all the walls in our fellowship hall in order to have the electrical work upgraded. As part of a plan to be ready for...

I recently purchased a 37" Hewlett Packard LC3760N. My cable provider is Adelphia. I contacted them to have them install the high-def cable box and asked if it supported HDMI. They said it did but it turns out that it does not; however, it did have a DVI output. I ordered a DVI-HDMI cable and...

So, after some back and forth, my wife and I decided to go ahead and pick up this 37" LCD made by Hewlett Packard. Right now we are still using the old cable box we had but I'll call Adelphia and upgrade to the HD box and that should improve our regular tv picture (right?). My question is...

So it looks like I am about to get myself a 37" tv. I had to convice my wife first, so initially I was looking at the Westinghouse models (both 32" and 37", figuring the price would be attractive). Well, sitting next to the Westinghouse tv at Best Buy was the HP model, and there was quite a...

Brett, I would add some spoiler tags to your high and low points. In the Review thread we shouldn't be giving away major plot details.

I'm picking up a 19" lcd from newegg. Unfortunately, my indecision is getting the best of me as I've found two I like. Here are links: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824116373 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824116375 The price difference is negligible. The refresh is...

Hi all. Sorry to ask the same sort of questions I'm sure get raised perenially. I currently have an ancient Pentium III 1.0 ghz machine at home. Right now, it gets used mostly for internet and office stuff, but at heart I am a gamer. Unfortunately, having five month-old and five year-old...

I've heard that in general, the TiB idea is not considered to be all that good. However, for my situation I think it may work okay. We currently are in a decent size apartment. I have a 27" hdtv on its way to me, and I'm thinking of getting some new equipment to go with it. Here's what I...

I'm looking at picking up a flat panel monitor in the near future. I'm currently using a regular 19" monitor, but we have to switch over to a much smaller desk. Since this will be my first purchase of this technology, I'm wondering what are the more important specs to look for. Best Buy has...

My wife and I were switching back and forth between American Idol and the ACM earlier tonight. Because of this, we didn't catch the name of the band/performer who played the opening song (I think it was at least - kind of a rocking country sound). Can anyone tell me who that was?

I liked Versus quite a bit so I've been looking forward to seeing Azumi. From what I can tell, it has not yet been scheduled for a Region 1 release. I do see on Ebay that it is readily available for about $5.00. Now, let's see... 1 - way cheap 2 - region free 3 - ntsc These Ebay discs...

Hi everyone. I've been on the forum for a few years now, but I've never posted a huge amount. Some people might recognize my name from a few threads, but more likely I'll know you than you know me. Anyway... My work recently started to monitor internet usage. Because of that, I've really...

I recently bought my wife a digital camera (Canon A75) that is powered by AA batteries. After what seemed like just a couple hours of use the camera is already showing that the batteries are low. I figure I'll buy rechargeables as opposed to buying AA by the boatload :). A couple of questions...

I'm thinking of taking my 4 year old to Knott's tomorrow for her birthday. She really enjoyed it the last time we went. I checked online and the regular adult price is $45! A few months ago we went during their SoCal resident savings, or whatever they call it. Just wondering, does anyone know...

Who's playing? I really enjoy this game, though I try not to play too much because the food is not good for you (and I have yet to even see Supersize Me :)). There's just somthing about those little game pieces that appeals to the collector in me. I've never been able to complete a block, but...

I've seen some pretty nice looking systems on the Deals page that are really tempting me to upgrade my system (P3 1.0 GHz). I do have a couple of questions though that I hope you guys can help me with: 1 - Looking at the Dimension 8400 with the Intel 925X mobo. Is this a good mobo? 2 - I'd...

I have a Dell P3 1.0 GHz system. I can't remember off the top of my head if I have 256 MB of RAM or 512. Regardless, I was thinking of adding another 512. I see online the PC133 SDRAM chips are going for about $75, but on Ebay they are only $40 or so. Do you guys feel pretty comfortable about...

I haven't been watching the show as closely as I have in previous seasons, so I just have one question: Did something happen to Elliott? I came in a bit late in last night's episode (season finale? repeat? not sure...) and didn't see him. Olivia had some other guy assisting her on a temporary...

Hi all. I borrowed a friend's voice recorder the other day. It made a .wav ile which I was able to transfer to my computer's hard drive. What program do I need to convert it to an .mp3 or whatever format so I can burn the file to cd and play it in a car/computer/whatever? Thanks!

Has anyone seen this French movie? I've heard some good things at various sites (mainly Harry's review some time ago at AICN) and have been intrigued by it. Just wanted to get soe HTF feedback before I try ordering it. Thanks!

Hi Scott. Just wondering if there are any Oscar contests that you are aware of for this year. I enjoyed the one you mentioned last year quite a bit. Thanks! NOTE: Posting this here in case any other members are interested in playing along.

Just wondering if anyone has heard of anything in the works from him. I know he's been playing some shows but a new album would be nice.

I'm still hanging out in SWG and FFXI, and noticed that Horizons just came out this week, but the one I've been waiting for is finally showing some signs of coming to life! :) I've been anticipating City of Heroes for what seems like years (I think it has been at least a couple). They've...

I'm chugging along with my Pentium III 1.0 GHz using a 32 Mb GeForce 2 MX card. It actually does everything I need it to do - Star Wars Galaxies and Final Fantasy XI - acceptably, but I am thinking it's time for an upgrade. Since I can't afford to do a whole new system, I'm looking at just the...