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  1. Ben Chick

    Help my RP91 is locked!

    Put my VCD in it to lock it. :) Actually I haven't tried to lock it again. I am just happy it is unlocked now. I may have pressed some buttons on the remote to lock it originally.. I may have hit the right combo.. I was messing with my player.. or it could just be the disc. I read here that...
  2. Ben Chick

    Help my RP91 is locked!

    A fellow named David on another thread here suggested this: "Press STOP on the player and POWER on the remote at the same time. That should unlock the tray. " ...and it worked! Thought I would post the solution here for others that might have run a search. The Panasonic solution was for me...
  3. Ben Chick

    Panasonic Rp91 2.50 Firmware Update

    Thanks a million David! Those keypresses unlocked the tray and let me have my disc back. :) Panasonic told me to ship my RP91 to Cincinnati to be repaired this morning. Your easy fix has saved me a bunch of money Panasonic was probably expecting from me. How come their own customer service techs...
  4. Ben Chick

    Panasonic Rp91 2.50 Firmware Update

    Thanks for the 2.5 firmware. I have a VCD stuck in my player ("tray is locked" onscreen message) and can remove it by going inside the player and yanking the disc out from the back. The problem remains though.. with the disc out, I still am unable to get the tray to open. My warranty won't cover...
  5. Ben Chick

    Help my RP91 is locked!

    I put in a VCD I created in CDRWIN and now my RP91 won't power down or open the tray to get the disc out. Whenever I press either the power of open buttons, it displays on the panel "locked" and onscreen it says "tray is locked". I've never had a problem before with this happening. I've...
  6. Ben Chick

    "Fox: Huh?" _Empire Strikes Back_

    My local FOX station.. I don't think they have even heard of digital. :) The FOX I watch comes off distant networks from NY and LA. Do you think my Dishplayer resizes the incoming MPEG2 stream for a better fit on the harddrive of my Dishplayer? Or the video stored is the same resolution as...
  7. Ben Chick

    "Fox: Huh?" _Empire Strikes Back_

    The exact resolution of last night's broadcast from FOX5 in NY is 544X480. I know because of a handy program someone wrote to read files off the Dishplayer (er.. rip them off) and once loaded into the DVD2AVI program.. that's the resolution it reports. It may have been pan and scan, but the...
  8. Ben Chick

    XVCDs on RP91: Here's What I Did

    I finally figured out a good formula for making XVCDs that look awesome on the RP91. Just take the parameters of a VCD and increase the video data bitrate to 1700. Here's the settings I used on some Verbatim datalife CDRW media (CDRs should work fine, but I was doing a bunch of testing)...
  9. Ben Chick

    NEW Family Guy tonight

    I just read at dvdtalk.com (on the TV forum: Tick thread) that Family guy has been cancelled. Can anyone officially confirm this?
  10. Ben Chick

    Panny RP91 on the way. How to connect to receiver?

    I downloaded an SVCD from some newsgroup like 6 months ago and just remembered it the other day. So.. I popped it in my brand new RP91 from Dealmountain.com and it played flawlessly. I tried to create my own SVCD using that rendering in Pinnacle Studio 7 and burning with Nero and all the video...
  11. Ben Chick

    RP91, looking for a month, can't find one

    AWESOME! Mine also came with firmware 236! No need to upgrade just yet. :)
  12. Ben Chick

    RP91, looking for a month, can't find one

    Got my RP91 this morning from Deal Mountain! Can't try it out til this evening, but eagerly anticipating it. Deal Mountain has got my business again! Thanks for bringing them up!
  13. Ben Chick

    RP91, looking for a month, can't find one

    I've also gotten shipping confirmation from Deal Mountain. RP91 is on the way from Atlanta. I went with ground service, but just maybe i will get it by friday.. that's the expected ship date. Coolness!
  14. Ben Chick

    RP91, looking for a month, can't find one

    Deal Mountain is all out of RP91's now! Glad I ordered 12/31. Hopefully I will get mine on friday for some weekend enjoyment. Thanks Shawn Shultzaberger for mentioning Deal Mountain. They were very responsive when I called to verify stock and then to verify my order is attached to one to send...
  15. Ben Chick

    RP91, looking for a month, can't find one

    I verified with Deal Mountain that my order has been put in the queue. I was told my RP91 shall be shipped on wednesday and I would likely have it friday. I can't wait! It seems Deal Mountain is also very fast to update their stock status on their webpage. It currently says there are only 4...
  16. Ben Chick

    RP91, looking for a month, can't find one

    I ordered one too.. only champagne colored left (which is all I wanted anyway). Cancelled my order at ecost. I figure it may cost $20 more, but I also might have it in 3 days. Hope I was not too late. I thought about it for an hour at lunch before ordering and cancelling the ecost.com one.
  17. Ben Chick

    RP91, looking for a month, can't find one

    I called many of the stores that were listed for RP91N through DealTime's price search and all of them are out of stock. I was going to order from MoreAudioVideo.com until I called and they said they were out of stock. The reviews for this store are terrible anyway. What stinks is that 1 day...
  18. Ben Chick

    Mad TV: King of Saturday night, baby

    The GAP troll kills me! Alex Borstein is great! I wish they'd do more claymation also. What ever happened to the guy that did the UBS delivery guy. He was a riot too!
  19. Ben Chick

    Best Deal on an Extended Warranty?

    Henry Carmona Viking Warranty assures me they would do a similiar thing if the TV was not fixable, though I could only get an equivalent set. The people I spoke to said the repair techs make every effort to repair the set and will authorize a new replacement if necessary. The last extended...
  20. Ben Chick

    Best Deal on an Extended Warranty?

    I just purchased the 4-year extended warranty from Viking for my 55" widescreen Sharp RPTV. It is basically an extension of the manufacturer's warranty, certainly (at least) equivalent to the crap warranties I have been suckered into at Best Buy, only much more affordable. I guess I am the...
  21. Ben Chick

    Best Deal on an Extended Warranty?

    More from Viking Warrany: ****************************** As to your questions. 1) While under warranty, if a component fails or does not operate as designed so that the picture on the TV is less than what was originally designed for the unit, you can file a claim to have the TV...
  22. Ben Chick

    How Do I Magnetically Shield My Own Speakers?

    Hmm.. sounds good, but where do I buy sheet metal? Maybe a peanut can would suffice?
  23. Ben Chick

    How Do I Magnetically Shield My Own Speakers?

    I just bought my first RPTV HDTV-ready Sharp 55" widescreen set. I have set everything up including two large speaker cabinets consisting of a 15" woofer, midrange and tweeter. These speakers are not shielded, but due to room restrictions MUST be placed next to the new TV. I have never had a...
  24. Ben Chick

    Best Deal on an Extended Warranty?

    Thanks Randy Tennison for the right questions to ask. I've been mailing/talking to the different providers. So far Viking Warranty is looking to be a super value! Here's an e-mail from Mark Grommesh at Viking Warranty. I have sent him another e-mail with more questions. I will post the...
  25. Ben Chick

    Best Deal on an Extended Warranty?

    oops.. double post
  26. Ben Chick

    Best Deal on an Extended Warranty?

    The guy at Sonic.net fixed the website, so now the price is showing as $250 to extend my warranty 3 years, so that should give me 4. It is cheaper than the Best Buy 4-year $299 service plan. The Sonic.net warranty is through Phillips. From what I have read, it looks to be a very good warranty...
  27. Ben Chick

    Can I use unshielded speakers by RPTV?

    Sounds like RPTVs are nearly immune to interference from big magnets on speakers. That is very good to know. My gigantor speaker boxes should be ok right next to the set. I think I can do about 10" on either side and be ok. That is how I have them setup now for my 27" direct view set. I really...
  28. Ben Chick

    Is anyone going to get the extended warrantee?(XBOX)

    Too bad Wal-Mart doesn't sell 55+" widescreen sets and accept Best Buy gift cards. The Wal-Mart warranty sounds real nice though. :)
  29. Ben Chick

    Best Deal on an Extended Warranty?

    Thanks for the link to GE.. Unfortunately if this is where the warranty is located The drop down box does not include TVs larger than 36". Guess I could call GE Warranty Management at 800.626.2224 and find out if they cover larger TVs. The other place I have come across on various forums is at...
  30. Ben Chick

    Is anyone going to get the extended warrantee?(XBOX)

    When I get my TV shipped to me (sunday.. I am soo excited), I will look at the warranty. I really don't like the idea of extending the service contract through Best Buy because of my experience with them. I think a 3rd party-warranty company would be the best option for me. Can someone post...
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