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A friend of mine ordered the Samsung HLN617W Tantus in mid-October. It still has not arrived. She has called the store where it was ordered, to check the status, and was told it was backordered. For 3 months...??? Anyone else been able to purchase or order this recently. She is about to tell...

I don't go to movie theaters very often because I enjoy my own basement theater. I know this has been threaded before but I need to rant. I went to Bruce Almighty last month. The movie starts, and the projector's brightness starts jumping randomly up and down. (practically seizure...

Need help picking out a few LAN games. Just connected a wireless network in my home. Only 3 computers connected. Two are new with relatively fast processors. None of them have graphics accelerators just 1.5 - 2.6 GHz and lots of RAM. What are a couple of fun games with decent graphics,(don't...

Just had my Time Warner HD box installed last week. Fairly pleased do far. The ABC and national PBS HD feeds look good. The problem is with FOX. I can get Malcolm and 24 in widescreen however the image is "jittery" and sort of flickers. It can give you a headache if you watch very long...

Took an idea I saw on this forum from David Lange. This was a simple set-up and fairly inexpensive.($80 miter saw was biggest expense, can use more later) Took me about five evenings after work. Just finished tonight....;) A few more tweaks to edges and maybe some plants around the front...

Has anyone sent emails to their local TV affilaites to begin a more aggressive push towards HDTV? In kansas city we are only getting ABC and PBS HD. The true HD programming is breathtaking and I would love to start trying to influence the change more quickly. There was a big article in our local...

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Does anyone have the HD box from Time Warner cable in the KC area. The last time I checked they were only transmitting ABC & HBO. Are there any additions now? I may have to pick up the box if better programming is available. Thanks! Dave

Has anyone else noticed the extremely dark lighting in this show? I started watching it a few weeks ago(one of the few shows shown OTA HDTV in my area). The characters faces are all in shadow, with bright windows and backlighting behind them in almost every scene. I tried adjusting contrast...

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I have had my 55" HDTV for alittle over a year. Despite warnings included with the TV and Video game I have been gaming on my main system. I have had the brightness and contrast levels at about 33% and try to mix movies, TV and gaming to avoid stationary images that may cause burn-in. I...

I have had my integrated Mitsu 55" hdtv for almost a year now. I am interested in knowing what OTA digital or HD channels anyone is receiving around here. (KC Metro area) I am using an omnidirectional attic antenna with a motorized rotator. I also live at the south end of the city. Currently I...