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  1. rick bie

    Egyptian science fiction movie

    I am trying to remember a DVD(probably SciFi) I saw at various stores concerning some Egyptian gods coming back in modern times in search of a girl I believe. I remember the cover had a girl with a black tear coming from her eye with a modern city in the background with a pyramid floating in the...
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    DVD/VCR recorders

    Hi everyone, Does anyone know of a Combo DVD/VCR Recorder which can also record HD signals over the air(via bowtie antenna & coax). My TV has a HD receiverand I capture the HD channels OTA. Thank you, Rick
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    Movie name

    I am trying to remember the title of a old(1960-1970) horror movie, it was a story concerning a doctor using hypnosis to regress a woman to a former life when she was accused of being a witch, there are characters of a devil and imp tempting the woman I believe. It may be a William Castle or...
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    Rear Projection TV help

    My Zenith 36" direct view appears to be preparing to say good bye and I am pondering switching to a rear projection tv, I was wondering if anyone has any tips, advice or reviews to offer. My budget is modest $1200.00, my HT room (living room)is only 13'x 13" and I will be altering the...
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    Movie trivia

    Does anyone know of any other internet sites which will give comprehensive information on a movie besides the INDB site? At times I find it lacking and also listing incorrect info concerning running times, formats and other necessary movie-holic data. :)
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    War of the worlds -only center speaker?

    I picked up the George pal version of "War of the worlds" awhile ago and finally sat down to view the DVD. Upon listening I was surprised to find that the center speaker seemed to be the only source of sound for the movie. The Denon receiver I have was showing Dolby stereo on the read out, but...
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    H-Man on DVD

    Has anyone heard anything about the Japanese movie H-man coming out on DVD? If they do, it would be even better if it was released at least in stereo. Hearing that eerie soundtrack with the weird synthesizer sound like a strummed wire would be excellent. :D Rick
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    Conan the barbarian - sound issue

    I just watched the newest (extended version) release of Conan the barbarian on DVD and it is supposedly Dolby surround sound and I believe Dts. My receiver(Denon1803) usually will set up to the audio format the movie is in automatically. For the whole movie it stayed in Stereo (not 6 channel)...
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    snapping speakers or faulty receiver?

    I have a Denon 1803 receiver with EPI speakers in my Living room which sound fairly good. But here is my problem, in the kitchen I have two boom box speakers running off the B zone of the receiver. Every once and a while I can hear just the speakers in the kitchen make a snapping or cracking...
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    speaker connections

    I just finished building a in-wall unit containing my 36"TV, DVD, Receiver,CD, SAT and VCR's.The problem is the front speakers, the rear surrounds I hang to the rear of my living room and run the wires thru the floor and into the basement coming up into the in wall unit. The center speaker is on...
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    Hooking up a new receiver (long)

    Well I did it I bought a Denon 1803 receiver and now I have to hook it up. Following is my equipment: Receiver - Denon 1803 CD player - Pioneer PD-F505 VHS VCR - Magnavox OSD Satellite receiver -Dishnet(I forget the model#) TV - Zenith SR3587DT The DVD and the CD player are no...
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    Sub woofer blues

    I have a Sony WM40 subwoofer hooked up to a Pioneer VSX-405 receiver via the subwoofer pre-out jack on the back of the receiver. The problem seems to be that even with varied settings on the subwoofer the front speakers I have still seem to be trying to put out the bass that the subwoofer should...
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    Are my speakers too close?

    I presently have a 36" tv with a 5 speaker setup, due to my room layout my tv is in the corner with the main speakers to the immediate left and right within a foot of the tv. I am not positive if the speakers are shielded and I just want to know if I could be damaging my tv with them so close. I...
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    DVD cleaning

    I am curious as to what methods everyone uses to clean their DVDs or to repair them when possible. Just thought it would be interesting to hear different ways to maintain a clean and functional collection.:D
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    hissssssssssss

    I have noticed with my HT setup that there seems to be a slight hiss in the background when I have my receiver on. I am not cranking the volume loud and it is present even while viewing normal cable programs and movies. The TV is a Zenith 36" hooked to digital cable and the receiver is a...
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    Doom

    Has any one heard anything of the statis of a movie based on the game Doom,last thing I had heard there were problems with finacial backing and director/producer issues. This is my first post and I would like to say thanks for an excellant forum with plenty of helpful and sometimes amusing info. :)
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