Search results

I recently bought a basic home theater set up - HD TV, blu-ray player, home theater audio system - and have been loving the improved picture and audio. However, I've noticed that the blu discs I have (and I don't have many, yet) don't seem to "remember" where they were if I stop them during the...

Don't know if this is the right forum, but thought I'd give it a shot. Just bought and set up my first home theater system. Here are the components: Panasonic VIERA TC-P42S30 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV Yamaha YHT-393BL 5.1 Channel 500 Watt HTiB System Sony BDP-S380 Blu-ray Disc...

I'll be doing my first real foray into building a home theater system; however, my space and budget is limited, so I'm trying to start modestly. Obviously, the TV/screen I pick is pretty critical. Based on doing some recon at local stores and knowing the size of my new home, I'm looking at...

As noted in my other thread, I'm in the process of buying my first home. I'd like to have my first true home theater system in it. I'm going to have stay on the low end - very likely HTiB, despite knowing how many here feel about it. After doing some searching and reading, I'm considering an...

Longtime member, but I'm now setting about building my first home theater. I have a pretty limited budget, but want to get something that looks and sounds good. What I don't understand is the role the receiver plays. If you have the DVD player, the TV/screen and speakers, what does the receiver...

I've been working in Photoshop for a lot of years now. PowerPoint, too. Have a wee bit of InDesign experience. Visio is on my work laptop, but I have zero experience in it. While I've done a TON of images/graphics, they've been more "creative" (logos, headers, cover images, etc.). I'm now being...

Except the first film does have a plot. A flimsy shell of one, to be sure. But it had one. It went from point A to B to C.

I'd like to get an MP3 player - for working out, cycling, hiking, etc. I strongly prefer NOT to get an iPod; I really dislike that when I buy music, I don't actually have the file and I have to be saddled with proprietary formats and interfaces. So I'm looking for another player, and hoping...

I drive a 2002 Saturn SL2. It came with the factory stereo, including a CD player, which means the head unit/receiver and four speakers. The sound was more than good enough for me, including the volume and bass levels. However, over the last year, the CD player in the system has crapped out...

I have a DVD-RW drive on my PC. It reads DVDs just fine. The problem is that my free version of Nero (came bundled with the PC) tells me I have to purchase a Dolby driver in order to hear it. MS Media Player can't the play the thing at all. Are there any reliable (i.e., spy- and malware free)...

Hello all - long time HTF forum member, first time here. I have a very frustrating problem: when I burn audio CDs using my computer's DVD-RW drive, other CD players don't recognize the CD. What's odd is that other computers do, and play the CD without a problem. I've tried using CD-Rs from...

Appealing to the collective musical knowledge of HTF. I'm looking for a song - not an album, not a set of CDs, just one song - that meets the following specs: Female vocalistSynth or piano based (more accurately, not mainly acoustic guitar)Song topic is not romance/relationshipsNot overly long...

This was released in standard and BD versions. I own the 2-disc BB edition from late 2005; other than some of the swag, are there any new extras or new content in this release? (I did a couple of searches, but didn't find any threads on this release.) Here's the Amazon link for the standard...

We all know about Alligator! and Lake Placid. This year there are two (!) movies featuring large and in charge toothy reptiles. Primeval is one; I've forgotten the name of the other film that either already opened or will open this year. Giant, human-eating crocodiles (or alligators)...

I'm looking to invest in a good pair of winter/ski gloves this year. My hands and feet are typically cold from November to April, and even wearing some gloves from Lands' End with liners has failed to keep my digits toasty. I don't ski, but list ski gloves as possible purchases because...

Divorced dad of two daughters; I just moved into an apartment with two bedrooms and a "bonus" room. The girls share a bedroom, and the bonus room is for their use, too. Only problem is that it doesn't have a door! My daughters really like the idea of having beads or something similar in the...

http://www.evanescence.com/ I know bashing Evanescence has become pretty routine, but I still love the debut album and think Amy Lee has an incredible voice. Thanks to really like that album, I was led to Lacuna Coil and Gretchen (and yes, I know Lacuna Coil was around before Evanescence)...

Well, they do, of course - just not for the film featured. Has anyone ever had a chance to ask a Disney rep about this, or read any official word or response? I purchased Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl last week, and was a bit shocked that the trailer for the movie was not on...

After a long Sunday of doing stuff that needed to get done, I decided to treat myself to a movie and headed for the nearest Blockbuster. I'm perusing the new titles section, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang in one hand and Munich in the other, when a family walks by me - husband, wife, daughter in her early...

Something I read today reminded me of a movie project rumored but never (at least not yet) realized, and I thought it might make a good discussion here. Share or list movies you wished had been made and released but: *Began production then shut down, for whatever reason *Were rumored/in...

I'm about 5 episodes into Season 2 of Gilmore Girls. I was hooked on the show thanks to my daughters, and devoured the Season 1 set. Loved the dialogue,the acting, the plotting...seemed like a very smart show. Like Friends, West Wing and ER, a show that came out of the gate nearly fully-formed...