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You can still steer and brake in a car without the engine running. It's harder than usual, but possible.

In regards to the standard 5.1 channel SDDS, the only prints I ever see that don't have SDDS are independant films (for example My Big Fat Greek Wedding only had a Dolby Analog track). Otherwise, everything seems to come with the standard sdds track these days. I imagine they do this because...

Carlos, I stand corrected at stating that hardly any movies have utilized the 8 channel SDDS, but considering that nearly 95% of movies come with an SDDS track (easily recognized by the outside edges of the film being blue instead of clear), that is still a small list. I am still curious as...

I'm a projectionist in a 16 screen theater in Minnesota and we have on auditorium with SDDS. Let me shed some light on some things for you guys (and let me state it first that I am not the know all person of SDDS, I am just repeating some information I have heard and my own personal experience...

Has anyone taken a look at the best buy bonus disk included with it yet? Is the bonus disk worth $16 which would be how much more it would cost from Best Buy compared to Amazon? Thanks, Jonathan

I personally prefer the critic version... Matches the other two movies more, and it doesn't have an ugly oscar smacked on the front of it. I know the movie was great, but why do I have to be reminded by having the oscar take up the lower right quarter of the case? Just my opinion.

I work in a theater and I find this to be a very bad idea. I'm sorry to say, but the biggest problems we encounter are underaged people in R-rated movies. We are usually very good with carding, even have an employee posted at the door checking id's a second time for some of the bad rated r...

I was browsing through columbiahouse today and noticed that they have volume sets listed for ds9 seasons 1 and 2 and tng seasons 1 and 2. Anyhow, with columbia's sales they have every now and then, it would be cheaper to purchase the season in the volume sets (by $30 bucks), rather than the...

go here: www.gateworld.net and you can find all your answers there. Or, to save you time, there will be an eighth season, o'neil will still be around , and SG-1 and Atlantis will be airing back to back for a year, perhaps more since they haven't ruled out a ninth season yet.

Ralph: I'm content at the moment with the sony's, although they're just some cheap satellites that were in my first HTIB system. I don't feel like I'm missing a ton most of the time since the surrounds are the least used channels, but I do whenever I'm watching a good action film that stresses...

Ralph - We have fairly similar systems: Denon AVR-3803 Paradigm monitor 7's Paradigm cc-370 cheap sonys for surrounds x4 (will be replaced with mini monitors x4) And the newest edition as of yesterday: SVS pci 20-39 Calibrated with Avia and analog ratshack meter. I love it. I...

Hello, My new SVS 20-39 pci will be arriving on Monday and I was curious if anyone had any suggestions for what I should set the cross-over on my Denon AVR 3803 at. I have Paradigm Monitor 7's for the mains, a CC-370 for the center, and some cheap sonys for surround that will be replaced with...

Well, thanks for all the feedback guys. I guess I'm going to start looking into used dvds the next time I feel the urge to splurge, and keep an eye out for those star trek seasons.

Hello, I was just curious if I could get some opinions from some members that like to purchase used dvds from pawn shops or similar places. Have you had good overall experiences? No bad discs? I'm wondering because I'd like to pick up the season box sets for Star Trek: TNG and DS9, but...

Thanks for the advice Wayne. I'm curious, did you ever try the port plugs with your 20-39PC+? Since I've read most people keep their volume on their SVS subs turned down pretty low, I was curious if I could get a 25-31PC+ and use a port plug, then just increase the volume very slightly to...

I'm also interested in some recommendations. I have been building my paradigm set up since last summer, and I was looking to add the sub next, possibly the PS-1000 or PS-1200. Here's my current set-up in a 14'x16' room. Denon 3803 (receiver) Paradigm Monitor 7's Paradigm CC-370 -cheap...

The thing about digital is that once it's focused, it stays that way. With a 35mm projector, you've got a large motor running as well as cooling fans going, which cause a lot of vibration that can cause the lens to loose it's focus, where as a digital projector has very little to no vibration...

To answer some peoples questions here: No, the projectors at theaters are not autofocus, not my theater, or any theater in this region that I've heard of have any type of autofocus system, so the focus of the picture is completely dependent on the projectionist. So, if your local theater has...

Ok, here I go trying to defend theaters a bit (I'm a projectionist, so I feel its my duty). First of all, if the theater you're going to has a bad blurry image, a shaking picture, or other problems, go tell the management that the projectionists need to start doing their job and maintaining...

You'd actually be surprised how many people download movies, and don't go out and buy the movie itself later. They're called poor college kids. I am constantly getting a good laugh whenever I hear about someone losing their internet privledges in their dorm room because they were downloading a...

Go to www.vcdhelp.com and scroll down a bit. On the left side, there will be a link to DVD Hacks. Lots of dvd players out there have ways to bypass the region restriction that the public is not supposed to know about - this way, the manufactures only have to make one model of a dvd player for...

No offense John, but you seem to be way too over cautious. I have been throwing computers together for my friends for the last 6 years, and I have never zapped a single component. First of all, I would not recommend working with a computer plugged in (sure, you lose your grounding, but the other...

I stumbled across this passage about some new BeoLab 5 speakers on wired.com: "Towers of Power: Standard stereo speakers have a sweet spot; Bang & Olufsen's latest pair has a sweet field. The cone-shaped towers bounce highs and mids off a series of aluminum discs, radiating sound 180 degrees...

My point about the MRI comment is as Ted said, Fiber optic has the capacity to be better than coaxial, it just hasn't been taken advantage of yet. The problem with any traditional cable is that it can be effected heavily by cables running close to it that are not properly shielded. Now, very...

Just a little note on the bandwidth limitations of toslink: Why is the medical science industry researching the use of fiber optic in MRI applications if the bandwidth is only 6 mhz? For a 1.5T MRI, you need to transmit a 63.86 Mhz signal, and for a 3T, you need 127.72 Mhz. Maybe a really cheap...

I'm pretty sure spikes are actually meant to be used with carpet, not hardwood floors. You want a nice solid base for your speakers so that they don't tip (If these are floorstanding loudspeakers, which I assume they are), so that is why you use the spikes with carpet because they poke...