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I just bought a Panasonic DP-UB820 4K player to replace a Sony UMP-X700M. The Sony player developed a problem where if I turned the Dolby Vision switch on no video would be output. I have Sony 90J OLED TV and use a Yamaha HTR-3066 amp. From the Panasonic Player I have the #1 (Video) HDMI...

Back in November I bought a XBR55A9G from Best Buy. It has been a remarkable set and the image and sound quality are great. However tonight I noticed a vertical line which I assume may be some failing pixels. It is mostly noticeable when the screen has a dark image. At first I though maybe...

I just got the new Sony A9G. Very impressed in every way but I have one problem: For all aspect ratios (2.20, 2.55, 2.75, 1.66, 2.35, 1.33) it works fine except for some reason 1.85 goes full screen which is 1.75. This is true with both blu rays and dvds played thru the UBPX700 player...

This is very preliminary thinking. I am considering an OLED 4K purchase maybe in another year. Currently I have a Panasonic 50" Plasma which still looks great. My sound system uses a Yamaha HTR-3066 amplifier which is five or six years old. At the time it said it would pass an HDMI signal...

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Peter Bogdanovich's THE LAST PICTURE SHOW turned up on TCM this week in a fairly poor standard definition transfer. The only release on blu ray in the U.S. is as part of boxed set of AMERICA LOST AND FOUND. I asked on the Criterion site a while back if they ever intended to release it as a...

I have noticed lately that TCM HD has been cropping films shot in the old 1.33 ratio. This morning's showing of 42ND STREET is an example. Not sure whether contacting TCM will help, but has anyone else noticed this?

I have a Samsung-SM-J727VPP phone. I have loaded most of my cds to an extra card on the phone, only about a third of the capacity has been used. This sounds fine on all songs via any headphones. However when I connect it via blu tooth to my 2010 Mazda 3, the sound quality can vary quite a...

I was doing a search to find out when Synapse was going to release their blu ray of SUSPIRIA.... and came across this on the Wal Mart site...

Not sure if this is the right forum for this topic, but anyway... I have a 2010 Mazda3. I use my ipod to play music in the car. I have never been able to get the ipod and the car to synch for playback, so I used a cord connection via the AUX input. This worked fine for years. However...

Great announcement from BFI: http://www.theartsshelf.com/2016/01/28/abel-gances-napoleon-to-receive-nationwide-theatrical-and-home-entertainment-releases/

Hope I am posting in the correct forum, if not let me know. I have a Ipod Nano like the one pictured below. I have a Dell laptop with the most recent version of Windows installed. A few weeks ago I updated the version of Itunes and now the laptop/Itunes will not recognize my Ipod. I have...

Tonight I was attempting to stream some movies from Netflix via my Panasonic blu ray player. There has never been a problem with this. But tonight something really odd occurred. It appears that the images are somewhat squashed. For example CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, which is normally and...

While not as many titles as previous years, there are some interesting films: HAMLET OKLAHOMA! THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY RYAN'S DAUGHTER CHEYENNE AUTUMN AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. All of these are said to be 70mm prints except the DCP presentation of OKLAHOMA! I am definitely going to see...

TCM is showing THE WAY WE WERE in 1.77 aspect ratio, which is of course wrong. I know they are not always in control of the situation and at the mercy of their distributors. The sad thing is that for once they are clearly showing it in a new HD transfer... the picture quality is much better...

I have a 50" Panasonic Plasma. Currently I am working on upgrading my sound system. I want to switch from an old Sony 5.1 system to a new Yamaha. My current center speaker fits neatly into the space between the blu ray, dvd player, cable box, and vcr on my stand. But the center speaker for...

I have had a Sony HT-DDW750 home theatre sound system for about 10 years. It has always functioned well. I live in a small condo with people below and to the right and left of me so obviously I have to be careful to keep the volume at a level which does not disturb my neighbors. Lately I have...

My brother just bought a Samsung un50eh5000 LED. He has asked me to tweak it for him. Usually I have been able to find suggested settings and calibrations online at sites like Tweakit. In fact there were several when I bought my Panasonic Plasma a few years ago. Does anyone know where I...

AFI Silver Spring has announced their line up for this year's 70mm festival. Some of the films will be shown in DCP and LAWRENCE will be shown in both 70mm and DCP. Worth checking out if you are in the area this summer. http://www.afi.com/silver/films/2013/p62/70mmspectacularpart2.aspx#cleop

While some of these titles I have seen numerous times in 70mm, this is a pretty impressive collection. The big news of course is PORGY AND BESS. Not sure what they will show... the only extant 70mm print I have ever heard about had German subtitles. LORD JIM is also a rarity. I do hope...

A friend of mine is a designer for high end customers. He has a client who has a 24 set home theatre in his basement and is looking to have posters displayed in the hallway outside his theatre. What he wants would be theatre type glass cases which would allow him to change posters from time to...

After three years with a 40" 1080p Toshisba LCD (which looked great) I am looking to upgrade to a larger display. I have been doing a lot of research and at this point I am thinking of a 50" plasma----either Samsung PN51D530A3 or Panasonic TC-P50S30. These both are on sale for around 800.00...

I have a 7 year old Sony home theatre system (HT-DDW750) to which I have several things attached. Today I bought a second hand Denon tape deck and hooked it up. Here is my problem. I can get the sound to come through fine by connecting the out connection from the deck to the tape in...

I bought the Toshiba 40RV525U (40" 1080p LCD) about three months ago and overall have been very pleased by the picture quality and features of this relatively inexpensive set. However I have had a problem with the image freezing or going blank. This has only occurred about 15 times since I got...

I am about to buy either a 40" lcd or 50" dlp. My problem is that my center channel speaker, which fit so neatly on top of my old 32" crt, needs to be mounted on the tv. The speaker unit is not that heavy and is 9 inches wide by 5 inches deep. The only mount I have been able to locate that looks...

I am very curious about the GRAND CANYON short feature included on the new Disney SLEEPING BEAUTY disc. I understand this was shown along with SB in its initial run. Since GRAND CANYON was 35mm Cinemascope with four track stereo sound and most of the opening engagements of SB were in 70mm with...

Recently two sd dvds from Sony, THE BLACK BOOK and ROMANCE AND CIGARETTES, have had an odd drop in volume on their Dolby Digital tracks. At first I thought it was part of the sound design, but it occurred throughout both of the films at inappropriate moments. No other dvds I have played have...

I have bought a new Sony dvd player after my previous Sony player finally went on the fritz. For my surround sound connection to my amp, I use the optical line (Toslink). When I start playing a dvd there is about a 5 to 10 second delay before the sound comes through to the amp. Is this typical...