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  1. TonyG

    Any Schoolhouse Rock reviews?

    I posted this on the bargains forum, but given the lively discussion here, I'll risk a cross-posting. I picked up the discs at Wal-Mart in Raleigh, NC for $17.09 plus tax. I borrowed the grammer rock VHS tape from a co-worker about a year ago and we were a little surprised that our kids enjoyed...
  2. TonyG

    Schoolhouse Rock! $17.09 at Wal-Mart

    Title says it all. Purchased in Raleigh, NC yesterday. My 6 year old is in seventh heaven. Her parents are kind of enjoying it as well. ;)
  3. TonyG

    Discussion on Rons review of Philips DVD recorder

    Just to add fuel to the fire. Does anyone have comments about the chart (from Philips) in the following link: Link Removed What factual inaccuracies are there in this chart? What advantages of DVD-RAM and DVD-RW are left out?:)
  4. TonyG

    Netscape 6.2 problem

    I spoke with our IT guys at work and apperantly the information can't be undeleted because some sort of system activity wrote over and corrupted the deleted data. These were my personal emails and contacts. I should be able to restore most of the information from a tape back up, but my most...
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    Netscape 6.2 problem

    Sorry if this is way off the normal topics here, but I've run into a little problem. In the process of adding an account for my new broadband connection, my daughter deleted my current email account. This appears to have taken all of my old emails with it! Help!! Can these 3 years worth of...
  6. TonyG

    Mother sues Nintendo for death of her 30 year old son.

    It's a silly suit and there are many other silly suits in the United States. However, the dangers of smoking are a couple orders of magnitude larger than the threat of Nintendo, and I'm not going to miss much sleep over the tobacco companies losing money.
  7. TonyG

    _The Verdict_ ANNOUNCED: Fox Comes Through Again

    I remember walking through Circuit City a couple of years ago and seeing The Verdict "DVD" on display. I grabbed the disk and headed for the counter. While waiting in line I read the cover and found out it was the DIVX version :angry: That was the day I stopped thinking DIVX was dumb to actively...
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    _The Verdict_ ANNOUNCED: Fox Comes Through Again

    Woo Hoo! I've been looking forward to this film being released on DVD for over 3 years. Are there any updates on the release date or technical aspects of The Verdict DVD?
  9. TonyG

    What is the best way to clean DVD's?

    I have so far had great success with ordinary eyeglass cleaning solution from Wal-Mart and the micro-fiber eyeglass cleaning cloth they also sell there. This $5 solution has worked for every skipping or stuttering DVD I've owned and rented over the past 3 years. I have always gently wiped from...
  10. TonyG

    One for All Universal Remote Options

    I think the biggest disadavantage of the 8800/9800 v. the 7800 besides the bulk is that on the higher models you can only use the learning keys to learn codes. Although it doesn't say so in the manual, the 7800 can use the vast majority of keys for learning. If all of your devices are in the...
  11. TonyG

    Stewart GrayHawk Screens - Opinions?

    Jay, We tested a GreyHawk sample at work and the results were very impressive. While we were all sceptical going in, all four of us agreed that the GrayHawk was vastly superior to our current screen for use with our old LCD projector. Our primary video test was the scene in Ben Hur where Miriam...
  12. TonyG

    Question on securing bookshelf speakers to stands

    Sean, The audiphile time proven method of attaching speakers to stands is by using "BlueTak". The original stuff is blue, but I use a cheap yellow variant I found in the paint section of Home Depot a few years ago. It is a putty like substance that both adheres to and slightly isolates speakers...
  13. TonyG

    32" Toshiba question for service techs

    ThomasL, Thanks very much for your post. It appears to be some sort of cabling problem with the cable box because when I disconnect and reconnect the wire, the problem disappears. I don't usually panic this easily, but we had many items damaged in our recent move. It's a good thing we moved...
  14. TonyG

    32" Toshiba question for service techs

    I have a 2+ year old Toshiba 32" TV which has operated flawlessly--until our recent move. Now after being turned on for a few minutes, a vertical line 1.5 inches over from the left side of the screen appears. This line runs the entire height of the screen and is about .25 inches wide. It...
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