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  1. Ross E

    dumb question: What makes flat-screen TV's so much heavier than standard tubes?

    Brandon, This really isn't a dumb question, as the answer lies in some pretty deep physics. But the thing to remember about a picture tube is that it is a vacuum tube. There is nothing but empty space inside. The real reason old TVs were curved is because a spherical shape can stand up to...
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    *** Official 'Star Wars: Attack of the Clones' DVD Announcement/Discussion thread

    $18.99 at Costco with free shipping. http://www.costco.com/product.asp?ca...5&log=&navtop= Interesting - they list the THX trailer "Cavalcade" and an easter egg on each disc as part of the special features.
  3. Ross E

    Movies You Thought Would Suck, But Didn't...

    Amadeus - This one really surprised me when I saw it as a teenager. I must have been about the only person I knew my age that HAD to own this movie. I still have the VHS copy. The Brady Bunch Movie - The best satire film I have ever seen, with end-to-end sexual inuendo. I remember rolling my...
  4. Ross E

    "Expert" opinions wanted

    Thanks for the responces guys. Bill, Good point on the component inputs, I hadn't thought of that. Is the SVHS that much better? We don't use the VCR very much anymore, basically my wife records her soaps, so I wouldn't want to spend too much more on that, but I'll think about it...
  5. Ross E

    "Expert" opinions wanted

    I am in the process of finishing my basement, and will then build my first HT. I have been lurking on this forum for a long time, and have absorbed a great deal of information. So after doing the research and reading all that I can, I have decided on many of the components going into this...
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