One of Elmo's faves... :D We're trying to figure out how to sneak him into "Eight Below" (the newest Disney Canine Adventure). My daughter suggested -- since I've been using a post-surgical cane -- that I wear dark sunglasses and paint my cane white. Elmo as Guide Dog is a VERY frightening thought... :eek:

That sounds like a great idea. I bet you can also get Elmo into the Shaggy Dog when it opens :D

I agree with JA (http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-jessicaalbaplayboycoverintotheblue,0,2726779.story?coll=zap-news-headlines), it certainly led me to believe there would be a nude spread, namely hers, in PB :eek:

Elmo as Guide Dog is a VERY frightening thought... :eek:

Well I suspect Elmo is much smarter than this fella though……….
(skip the ad at the beginning)

http://www.whoomp.com/articles/145/1/Dog%26%2339%3Bs-leg-attacks#

Good thing is……….he can probably keep himself entertained without the need for someone else in the family to steal his bone. :D

Not that it is really necessary, nor do I wish to instigate anything, but a comment (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7220502&&#post7220502) was made in the general SXRD thread regarding umr that some here may wish to contend... :D

I don't know which specific comment you are referring to but the one I made I stand by it. No put down to Mr. Umr, but if he can't see the green blob on SXRD's he needs to call his nearest eye specialist.

BTW, I have seen the green blob on a Qualia sitting in Magnolia hi-fi. :(

I don't know which specific comment you are referring to but the one I made I stand by it.(

by Auditor55...........
“I recommend that he get an eye examination ASAP!! In his business his eyes are the most important tool he has.”

This would be considered a slanderous statement(to injure the reputation of another) suggesting incompetence due to a physical disability.

As umr derives his income from professional calibrations from some members of this forum, you may have impeded his right to pursue his professional livelihood which could be estimated in $$ by the harm that post did on the SXRD thread, thus providing some enumeration for damages incurred by your slander.

If I were umr, I would have you deposed. Then I would file a Civil Action Complaint against you in the State of Texas for the above estimated damages hopefully necessitating you to fly your arse to Texas if you’re out of state*, then I would watch you squirm in the courtroom – (even if said damages were only a few thousand dollars based on the traffic on that thread and the % of estimated calibrations umr would have done without your slander)

KEEP IT UP ! and …………………………………………..

If umr doesn’t do the above, I have a mind to finance the whole situation on my own to teach you a lesson.

P.S.
I know of people that have been sued for much less !
*P.S.# 2
If you chose to ignore the whole situation then I would ask the judge to issue a warrant for your arrest. :mad:

:) by Auditor55...........
“I recommend that he get an eye examination ASAP!! In his business his eyes are the most important tool he has.”

This would be considered a slanderous statement(to injure the reputation of another) suggesting incompetence due to a physical disability.

As umr derives his income from professional calibrations from some members of this forum, you may have impeded his right to pursue his professional livelihood which could be estimated in $$ by the harm that post did on the SXRD thread, thus providing some enumeration for damages incurred by your slander.

If I were umr, I would have you deposed. Then I would file a Civil Action Complaint against you in the State of Texas for the above estimated damages hopefully necessitating you to fly your arse to Texas if you’re out of state*, then I would watch you squirm in the courtroom – (even if said damages were only a few thousand dollars based on the traffic on that thread and the % of estimated calibrations umr would have done without your slander)

KEEP IT UP ! and …………………………………………..

If umr doesn’t do the above, I have a mind to finance the whole situation on my own to teach you a lesson.

P.S.
I know of people that have been sued for much less !
*P.S.# 2
If you chose to ignore the whole situation then I would ask the judge to issue a warrant for your arrest. :mad:

LOL ha!ha!ha! that is most ridiculous post I've seen since I've been posting on this forum.

Please sir, you obviously don't know anything about tort law, you can't even establish a prima facie case for slander with that nonsense you are spouting.

BTW, I live California and not Texas, wouldn't the case need to be brought in Federal Court?

First of all, a Texas court wouldn't not have jurisdiction over me, I would challenge jurisdisction. I could file all my papers myself and represent myself Pro per against such a meritless claim. I'm an Information Resources Specialist at a global litigation law firm and have access to Lexis, Westlaw etc and other legal data basis to help me prepare for such as case, that is if it ever seen the light of day in court which is highly highly doubtful. After such an attempt to sue me crashed and burned, I would then sue on the grounds of bringing meritless lawsuit.

This is so silly but yet entertaining :)

I don't know which specific comment you are referring to but the one I made I stand by it. No put down to Mr. Umr, but if he can't see the green blob on SXRD's he needs to call his nearest eye specialist.

BTW, I have seen the green blob on a Qualia sitting in Magnolia hi-fi. :(


KEY WORD--------------- IF


You've been around long enough to know that Jeff has commented several times that he has come across some 006s that had screen uniformity issues.

Then you set off penton man with his post and then you fire back. ALL, unnecessary.

KEY WORD--------------- IF


You've been around long enough to know that Jeff has commented several times that he has come across some 006s that had screen uniformity issues.

Then you set off penton man with his post and then you fire back. ALL, unnecessary.

I really don't like to come into this Qualia thread at all, but you have a Qualia owner who's been coming into the SXRD owners thread, stiring up stuff, even questioning if I even own the a SXRD. I have a TV sitting in my living room with the horrible green blob and purple tint issues, along with other SXRD owners trying to sort things out. I don't need people insulting my me by implying what I see doesn't really exist or is not an issue and questioning my honesty.

I agree that all of this unnecessary, but that whole lawsuit rant is by penton man is just silly, laughable at best.

I really don't like to come into this Qualia thread at all, but you have a Qualia owner who's been coming into the SXRD owners thread, stiring up stuff, even questioning if I even own the a SXRD. I have a TV sitting in my living room with the horrible green blob and purple tint issues, along with other SXRD owners trying to sort things out. I don't need people insulting my me by implying what I see doesn't really exist or is not an issue and questioning my honesty.

I agree that all of this unnecessary, but that whole lawsuit rant is by penton man is just silly, laughable at best.

I will be purchasing a non-Qualia SXRD soon and have recommended to friend that they purchase the unit. I didn't drop in on that thread as if I shouldn't be there...I have been on the non-Qualia threads since the beginning. I stirred nothing up other than to make my periodic stop over there to see if something other than the green blob is being discussed or if there has been some miraculous fix. Noone has ever denied the problem's existence and when members have stopped in here to ask if we have the blob issue, I think I have been the only one to indicate that recently I have been seeing an anomaly, although not as drastic as some photos I've seen, on my set upon first startup that quickly disappears. It coincides with my set's bulb getting near the end of its useful lifetime.

I asked, politely and in a non-accusatory fashion (and I'll admit that someone reading that can take it as an attack on you, but that should further illustrate the impropriety of your statement about umr), whether you owned a unit b/c I can distinctly remember you being on the Samsung 1080p threads as well, stating that you were buying one of those, so I just wanted to know whether you were speaking from first-hand knowledge.

That being said, your comments about umr, were off base and I simply pointed it out and tried to show you that his statement was probably misconstrued. Knowing that he is a professional, as Penton has pointed out, I though that such a comment should not go by without being addressed since so many people who are uninitiated around here stop into threads and read statements like that and then base their decisions on them. Much like many people probably haven't purchased the SXRD simply because of reading the issues reported here...believe me, that happens.

Penton simply took your extreme statement and turned it around on you to illustrate a point.

BTW, many of the owners here in the Qualia thread ARE lawyers, not that that really matters.

:)
I'm an Information Resources Specialist at a global litigation law firm
Oh, my goodness, now I'm REALLY impressed, is that one step below a pre-law student at Freeway Univ. along the side of the the 5?

Are you sure that job title even justifies capitalizing those 3 words ?

:)
This is so silly but yet entertaining :)
Anything to waste your time at .....................Work? :eek:

Penton simply took your extreme statement and turned it around on you to illustrate a point.

Exactly Ben, but some people's role in life is simply to gather information for other's to analyze as they are incapable of higher brain functions......such as THINKING ! :eek:

I really don't like to come into this Qualia thread at all.
Fine, then go away. :D

An “Information Resources Specialist” I know whose typical day at “work” consists of this………………..

http://www.whoomp.com/articles/200/1/Bad-Day-At-The-Office-Video#

on his good days! :eek:

Glad to hear it was simply the bulb, for now, separate and apart from the fact that it didn't even make it to 2,000 hours.

Re your UPS hypothesis, I'm not sure what type/brand UPS you have, but normally they don't deliver their "square-wave" output unless the power cuts off, and in those instance I would imagine you were nearby watching the set and simply powered down, leaving only the cooling fan running off the power from the UPS. Have you had many/any power outages? I've got mine on an APC UPS that does not deliver a pure sine-wave output and I haven't had any problems.

The bulbs seem to be hit or miss, with most lasting just over 2,000 hours, IIRC.
Yes, you are right. When power outages occur, it's power down time. Lots of outages in my part of Houston whenever we have an electrical storm. Usually short duration, and lots of "breaker bounce". It's a belkin UPS, non-sine wave.

Well it appears that HD DVD has a 2 month lead - they are supposed to actually be out at the end of this month...

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/03/02/toshiba_hddvd_launch/

What do you all think? Is it worth jumping on the wagon with the first run? Or should we hold out for a bit more bug free version - I know I am leaning towards the 500 dollar version as the 800 doesn't seem to have any technical advantages and I imagine that these first gen players will be pretty darn obsolete soon.

Well it appears that HD DVD has a 2 month lead - they are supposed to actually be out at the end of this month...

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/03/02/toshiba_hddvd_launch/

What do you all think? Is it worth jumping on the wagon with the first run? Or should we hold out for a bit more bug free version - I know I am leaning towards the 500 dollar version as the 800 doesn't seem to have any technical advantages and I imagine that these first gen players will be pretty darn obsolete soon.

You need to keep in mind that Blu-ray just announced they would roll out players and dvd's on May 23. Do you buy a Toshiba and then find out in a year that Blu-ray wins the battle of the formats? Who will have the most software available, etc. To much unknown at this point. IMHO

The way I see it at present is that I will end up owning betamax and vhs most likely. Luckily the PS3 should give me a cheap seats entry into blu-ray but with various studios jumping on different wagons it seems owning the HD DVD as well will let me catch as many movies as possible. I don't expect this to be a quick fight.

Is it worth jumping on the wagon with the first run? Or should we hold out for a bit more bug free version - I know I am leaning towards the 500 dollar version as the 800 doesn't seem to have any technical advantages and I imagine that these first gen players will be pretty darn obsolete soon.I'm holding out a little longer, but should explain my reticence at jumping on the latest bandwagon...

First, I've already come off a bad Algolith trip. I was very early on the pre-order list for a Dragonfly/MosquitoHDMI combo, and still have a very bad taste in my mouth...

Second, I think I'll try and maximize the enjoyment of my DVD collection just a little bit longer. My Pio DV-59AVi is looking very good these days and I'm on the prowl for a good used Denon 5910 -- which would keep my collection looking good for some time to come (or until LOA makes it to HighDefDisc).

Third, we've been experiencing bizarre times around Chez Elmo as of late. Six months of bizarre stuff, really, and we are NOT up for anything that adds to the complexity or drama. Knee surgery was tough enough, but we've had triple bypasses (my Dad), open-heart surgery (my 12-week old niece), failing refrigerators (at least it waited until the exact day we returned from Hawaii), failing toilets (one partially flooded our kitchen situated in the room below), astonishing cabinet install where every sub (electrician, wall texture, paint) screwed up big-time -- we're talking a disaster of biblical proportions; human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria... :eek: Wait a minute, guess I got just a tiny bit carried away there at the end... :D

On the other hand:

There are people who have it much worse...
I have an amazing wife and kids ...
Elmo loves me, this I know...
I get a daily dose of Qualia Therapy each evening...
I ask for directions whenever things get too confusing... ;)

...


I ask for directions whenever things get too confusing... ;)

LMAO

My wife is an attorney. I will have to ask her to study his comments. I have him on ignore so I don't see them.

by Auditor55...........
“I recommend that he get an eye examination ASAP!! In his business his eyes are the most important tool he has.”

This would be considered a slanderous statement(to injure the reputation of another) suggesting incompetence due to a physical disability.

As umr derives his income from professional calibrations from some members of this forum, you may have impeded his right to pursue his professional livelihood which could be estimated in $$ by the harm that post did on the SXRD thread, thus providing some enumeration for damages incurred by your slander.

If I were umr, I would have you deposed. Then I would file a Civil Action Complaint against you in the State of Texas for the above estimated damages hopefully necessitating you to fly your arse to Texas if you’re out of state*, then I would watch you squirm in the courtroom – (even if said damages were only a few thousand dollars based on the traffic on that thread and the % of estimated calibrations umr would have done without your slander)

KEEP IT UP ! and …………………………………………..

If umr doesn’t do the above, I have a mind to finance the whole situation on my own to teach you a lesson.

P.S.
I know of people that have been sued for much less !
*P.S.# 2
If you chose to ignore the whole situation then I would ask the judge to issue a warrant for your arrest. :mad:

My wife is an attorney. I will have to ask her to study his comments. I have him on ignore so I don't see them.
Fabulous.

I suggest that you ask any people in the future that are AVS forum members who may have originally had a calibration appt. with you.......and cancelled this appt.- if they did so - based upon their reading of the negative post made by that troll........then we can stuff his prima facie where the sun don't shine !

we're talking a disaster of biblical proportions; human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria... :eek: Wait a minute, guess I got just a tiny bit carried away there at the end... :D


This may cheer you up.................... :)

http://www.whoomp.com/articles/304/1/Berlitz-German-Coast-Guard-Commercial#

(again if there is an ad at the beginning, just skip it by pressing on the button....an "Information Resources Specialist" taught me that !)

Note:
In case there are any German Qualians out there, this is not meant to be offensive as I truly hope Germany wins the World Cup this year.....esp. since their coach has a home in Newport Beach. ;).......it's all in good fun.

The way I see it at present is that I will end up owning betamax and vhs most likely. Luckily the PS3 should give me a cheap seats entry into blu-ray but with various studios jumping on different wagons it seems owning the HD DVD as well will let me catch as many movies as possible. I don't expect this to be a quick fight.
That's not a bad plan but, why not wait untill you see exactly what TITLES are available that you know you like.

You may find yourself saving some money if HD DVD's offerings prove to be very anemic.

I agree with brt, holding out a tad after their launch may be a wise decision, as I expect prices(Blu-ray machines) to significantly decrease after a few months.

Caveat #1
As I've said before, all the above is meaningless once one of you jokers buys some Hi-Def player and brags to us how great J.A. looks in high definition....or L.o.A. looks blazing across the dez.

I ask for directions whenever things get too confusing... ;)
Always good for clearing the mind. :)

This may cheer you up... :) http://www.whoomp.com/articles/304/1/Berlitz-German-Coast-Guard-Commercial# Note: In case there are any German Qualians out there, this is not meant to be offensive...Noww THETT iss krakkink mee oop!

Try this on for size: VW's "Un-pimp Your Ride" Campaign... (http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/22/vw-strikes-again-un-pimp-my-ride-videos/)
There should be three videos posted; my personal fave is Number Three, with a wicked trebuchet...
Click HERE (www.trebuchet.com/) for more trebuchet action...

Noww THETT iss krakkink mee oop!

Try this on for size: VW's "Un-pimp Your Ride" Campaign... (http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/22/vw-strikes-again-un-pimp-my-ride-videos/)
There should be three videos posted; my personal fave is Number Three, with a wicked trebuchet...
Click HERE (www.trebuchet.com/) for more trebuchet action...
I will later tonight, I just have to get the following off my chest.
(see below)

To any Qualians or other viewers of this thread that are unaware of the behavior of our most un-welcomed visitor on the last page, I feel compelled to enlighten you.

If he is not the #1 troll on AVS forum then he is actively competing for a podium position in that category.

His posts generally range from outright insults to veiled innuendos intending to provoke owners of some display or video component.

I suspect that he has cleaned up his rhetoric to socially fit-in on what is apparently his home thread (the baby SXRD thread) but, it seems he slips back into his true nature with off-the-cuff comments like that about umr.

Suffice to say, I will sleep extremely well tonight knowing that I/we contributed by making glowing comments about our 006’s (which I’m sure influenced him – even if he denies it) into his purchasing decision to buy a baby SXRD……..which, in his case, turned out to be a dud :D ………. real or imagined. :confused:

As long as I/we contributed to his misery, there IS justice in this world. :D

Here’s hoping that someday a U.S. Marshall serves him with papers regarding some current/future behavior at his place of employment for all to see ….so he never achieves that promotion to……………….


Information Resources Specialist Grade II.

Information Resources Specialist Grade II.

Hey PM,

Isn't that a fancy name for a guy who stands around the water cooler all day :D

Just wanted to say this once and for all, since certain people have been putting the a-s-s back in aspersions...

I have been getting my displays ISF calibrated for nearly ten years now. In that time I've used 3 or 4 techs, and have also taken the ISF training course at Runco HQ in Hayward.

Jeff is -- far and away -- the best ISF-tech I've ever dealt with. He has superb technical knowledge of both the sets he works on and the computer software he writes to help him optimize his calibration technique. Above all else he is a genuinely nice guy who is extremely easy to work with, one who's never heard the term "prima donna". A lot of these guys think they're doing you a favor; Jeff always treats you as a valued client.

Perhaps those who live in glass houses might want to reconside casting both stones and aspersions. Whether or not you call someone a hack is not the issue here. The poster seems to have no personal experience dealing with Jeff, and -- instead -- simply misconstrued something Jeff posted. As such, I think he owes Jeff an apology, though that's unlikely to occur.

O.K., can we return to our regularly scheduled programming now? Let's remember that the flame wars nearly killed this thread, and cost us a couple of valuable members in the process. Just say NO to trolls!

To any Qualians or other viewers of this thread that are unaware of the behavior of our most un-welcomed visitor on the last page, I feel compelled to enlighten you.

If he is not the #1 troll on AVS forum then he is actively competing for a podium position in that category.

His posts generally range from outright insults to veiled innuendos intending to provoke owners of some display or video component.

I suspect that he has cleaned up his rhetoric to socially fit-in on what is apparently his home thread (the baby SXRD thread) but, it seems he slips back into his true nature with off-the-cuff comments like that about umr.

Suffice to say, I will sleep extremely well tonight knowing that I/we contributed by making glowing comments about our 006’s (which I’m sure influenced him – even if he denies it) into his purchasing decision to buy a baby SXRD……..which, in his case, turned out to be a dud :D ………. real or imagined. :confused:

As long as I/we contributed to his misery, there IS justice in this world. :D

Here’s hoping that someday a U.S. Marshall serves him with papers regarding some current/future behavior at his place of employment for all to see ….so he never achieves that promotion to……………….


Information Resources Specialist Grade II.

Stop in now
I'm going to pee in my pants from laughing so hard.

This is, more than likely, old hat for some you direction-takers out there... ;)

That being the case, HERE (http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/) is the Blu-Ray release schedule. So far I'm pretty underwhelmed; the only confirmed releases (w/release dates) I'd consider would be:

Fifth Element Sony Release date: May 23, 2006
Last Waltz MGM Documentary, Release date: May 23, 2006
Legends of the Fall Sony Release date: June 13, 2006
Terminator MGM Release date: June 13, 2006
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Lionsgate Release date: May 23, 2006

Where are the truly great films like "Apocalypse Now", "Lawrence Of Arabia", and "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure"??? There are some interesting films listed, but almost all of those have either NO release info, or something truly vague like, "to be released later"...

Which is why I'm still on the sidelines. Hell, I may even have to fire up the old LD player... :eek:

Speaking of which, has anyone had the incredible courage (or unmitigated gaul) to watch a LaserDisc on their Qualia? ;)

brt3,

Thanks for the kind comments.

PM, I am going to hold out 'til I see what Netflix has to offer.
Only then, will I tell my wife that it may be OK for her to let me buy one!! :D

That's not a bad plan but, why not wait untill you see exactly what TITLES are available that you know you like.

You may find yourself saving some money if HD DVD's offerings prove to be very anemic.

I agree with brt, holding out a tad after their launch may be a wise decision, as I expect prices(Blu-ray machines) to significantly decrease after a few months.

Caveat #1
As I've said before, all the above is meaningless once one of you jokers buys some Hi-Def player and brags to us how great J.A. looks in high definition....or L.o.A. looks blazing across the dez.

That being the case, HERE (http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/) is the Blu-Ray release schedule.



From the schedule:

Into The Blue Sony Not yet announced, but packaging shown at CES

I hope a pattern isn't developing. Playboy had the JA packaging, but the goods weren't inside :rolleyes:

Thanks for the kind comments.Sure thing, Jeff -- still loving that PQ!

brt3, if you only knew how *close* I came to purchasing the Denon 5910ci today and have it overnighted so that Jeff could calibrate it to my Q :D

In the end, I let reason take a hold of my senses...sheesh, what was I thinking...nothing good ever came out of me reasoning with myself :)

brt3, if you only knew how *close* I came to purchasing the Denon 5910ci today and have it overnighted so that Jeff could calibrate it to my Q :D In the end, I let reason take a hold of my senses...sheesh, what was I thinking...nothing good ever came out of me reasoning with myself :)Ahhhh..... Reason, she eez a harsh mistress, no???

Seriously, I really feel like the RIGHT thing do, under these circumstances, is for you to feel the Force, young Skywalker, pick up your phone (or keyboard), and...

BECOME MY BETA-TESTER!!!

If you go to the site that begins with the dreaded post-surgical word "Crutch" and ends in Elmo's favorite word "Field", you will see that you can save 10% on the Denon DVD-5910Ci merely by purchasing it along with the cheapest TV they sell -- which you can then resell (or use for your pooch to watch old "Lassie" reruns on). Thus, by spending 180 clams, you can save 380 little bivalves -- more than enough to cover your rush shipping charges... ;)

O.K., can we return to our regularly scheduled programming now?
Absolutely,
It is always wise to keep one’s priorities in order, esp. when one is married and confronted with a potential direction-giving situation…………

http://www.whoomp.com/articles/146/1/Jennifer-Aniston-Beer-Commercial#

Where are the truly great films like "Apocalypse Now", "Lawrence Of Arabia", and "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure"??? There are some interesting films listed, but almost all of those have either NO release info, or something truly vague like, "to be released later"...


Well the age-old wisdom of the marketing geniuses is that you don’t release your primo titles until there is a LARGE consumer base to support significant sales – which they deem justifiable given the prowess of said primo films.

If you release them early, they just don’t sell well because so few people own players and then by the time everyone on your street has the player, the title is just sitting collecting dust because it’s getting very little advertising at that point.

At least that’s the way I think they think. :confused:

Thus, by spending 180 clams, you can save 380 little bivalves -- more than enough to cover your rush shipping charges... ;)
Just THINK how much $$ you will make if you have your cierge sell you about three PS3 players and you subsequently sell them on e-bay ...........factory sealed box - never used, yada, yada yada.

Because I suspect when those machines eventually debut they will be in VERY limited supply and it will truly be every man for himself at the local C.C., B.B., etc. :eek:

Well the age-old wisdom of the marketing geniuses is that you don’t release your primo titles until there is a LARGE consumer base to support significant sales – which they deem justifiable given the prowess of said primo films...I think the aforementioned geniuses forget one thing: each day now the media market becomes more and more diffuse. That is, there are more and more choices competing for our downtime. Look at the insane number of channels and the spread of HD content -- along with lower-rez options like Internet TV and video iPods. If these guys want to compete they need to CLEARLY differentiate themselves; it's not enough to have a better PQ unless there's the content to go along with it. In the audio world it's getting bad; audiophile-grade system sales are declining, as most customers seem to prefer quantity (iPod/iTunes & gigabytes of MP3s) to Quality. If this trend repeats itself in video -- which seems to be the case with the sales numbers of the iPod Video -- Sony and Toshiba will have to avoid a format war for one of these HDdisc formats to become a success. Since that's clearly NOT about to happen, it seems to me these new formats my just founder...

Or, I could be wrong, and they might just be the greatest thing since J.A. put on a bikini...

:D

Just THINK how much $$ you will make if you have your cierge sell you about three PS3 players and you subsequently sell them on e-bay ...........factory sealed box - never used, yada, yada yada. Because I suspect when those machines eventually debut they will be in VERY limited supply and it will truly be every man for himself at the local C.C., B.B., etc. :eek:Ahhh... PS3 arbitrage...

Sigh I just want the next gen to truly get here - so far I haven't heard a thing about any of the players using i-link :(. Once I have the high def dvd players I am happy with (and hopefully a free unlimited supply of material from netflix) then I can finally look at taking the plunge and getting a calibration the next time UMR is in the midwest.

Love it! :D

Absolutely,
It is always wise to keep one’s priorities in order, esp. when one is married and confronted with a potential direction-giving situation…………

http://www.whoomp.com/articles/146/1/Jennifer-Aniston-Beer-Commercial#

I can imagine an old SNL skit.....

What's all this talk anout porno films? Do we need them in HD? I don't think so! Further, porno.....what? That's primo...primo, not porno!


Well the age-old wisdom of the marketing geniuses is that you don’t release your primo titles until there is a LARGE consumer base to support significant sales – which they deem justifiable given the prowess of said primo films.

If you release them early, they just don’t sell well because so few people own players and then by the time everyone on your street has the player, the title is just sitting collecting dust because it’s getting very little advertising at that point.

At least that’s the way I think they think. :confused:

An “Information Resources Specialist” I know whose typical day at “work” consists of this………………..

http://www.whoomp.com/articles/200/1/Bad-Day-At-The-Office-Video#

on his good days! :eek:

That's funny dude!! but not nearly as funny as you suing me, ha!ha!ha! he! he! he! ho!ho!ho! :D

In case there are any German Qualians out there, . . . .
Vee haff vayees off makkink you tawk. :cool:

--Dwayne

Thank god they found a new way to sale the same moves over and over again :rolleyes:


This is, more than likely, old hat for some you direction-takers out there... ;)

That being the case, HERE (http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/) is the Blu-Ray release schedule. So far I'm pretty underwhelmed; the only confirmed releases (w/release dates) I'd consider would be:

Fifth Element Sony Release date: May 23, 2006
Last Waltz MGM Documentary, Release date: May 23, 2006
Legends of the Fall Sony Release date: June 13, 2006
Terminator MGM Release date: June 13, 2006
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Lionsgate Release date: May 23, 2006

Where are the truly great films like "Apocalypse Now", "Lawrence Of Arabia", and "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure"??? There are some interesting films listed, but almost all of those have either NO release info, or something truly vague like, "to be released later"...

Which is why I'm still on the sidelines. Hell, I may even have to fire up the old LD player... :eek:

Speaking of which, has anyone had the incredible courage (or unmitigated gaul) to watch a LaserDisc on their Qualia? ;)

You need to stop watching TV and come into reality. I'm still laughing at your stupid suggestion about suing me. he!he!he!

BTW, I would never spend 13K on TV, I'm sure you regret doing so as well. I've seen the Qualia and if you know me the second rate blacks on it would never influence me to buy a TV like it.

SED is going destroy the Qualia in every way and we all know that.

See, that last statement makes me question whether you truly are an SXRD owner trying to rectify a problem...AND, if it is true, and I do hope it is, I bet the Qualia owners are the first to buy the new SEDs...do you really think they are going to be inexpensive?

Ahhhh..... Reason, she eez a harsh mistress, no???

Seriously, I really feel like the RIGHT thing do, under these circumstances, is for you to feel the Force, young Skywalker, pick up your phone (or keyboard), and...

BECOME MY BETA-TESTER!!!

If you go to the site that begins with the dreaded post-surgical word "Crutch" and ends in Elmo's favorite word "Field", you will see that you can save 10% on the Denon DVD-5910Ci merely by purchasing it along with the cheapest TV they sell -- which you can then resell (or use for your pooch to watch old "Lassie" reruns on). Thus, by spending 180 clams, you can save 380 little bivalves -- more than enough to cover your rush shipping charges... ;)

Damn, you've worked up a plan I see? Now all you need is that beta tester :)

I was in fact on the Crutchfield site...I failed to mention what else was in the shopping cart with the 5910ci...the Toshiba HD-AX1 on preorder! :D

I have to tell you, I just visited Toshiba's site to check out HD-DVD titles and they have a VERY impressive list, IMO...but I'm and action/scifi/drama kind of guy :)

You need to stop watching TV and come into reality. I'm still laughing at your stupid suggestion about suing me. he!he!he!

BTW, I would never spend 13K on TV, I'm sure you regret doing so as well. I've seen the Qualia and if you know me the second rate blacks on it would never influence me to buy a TV like it.

SED is going destroy the Qualia in every way and we all know that.

Auditor55, please go away.

First, you come onto this thread whining that a Q006 owner went on the SXRD thread, stirring things up (which is a gross misrepresentation). Now, you come here again, to tell Q006 owners that you're sure we regret spending $13k on a T.V. Wrong again.

To top off your inane posts you conclude that Q006 blacks are second rate and, "SED is going to destroy the Qualia in every way and we all know that." This is trolling at its worst.

Finally, and I know a little something about the law, I wouldn't be laughing at the possibility of being sued for defamation. umr is a true professional, who has many satisfied customers. From where I'm standing, you don't have any legal defense to your libelous writings.

Hey guys,

If we all report the current pain in the tush at the same time, wouldn't you think the moderator might take action? Like make him go sit in the corner. :)

Auditor55, please go away.


Finally, and I know a little something about the law.

That my friend is an understatement :) ……now where the hell is our other San Diego friend for some J.D. perspective ?

I hate to feed the troll but, someone P.M.ed me this post (as I really don’t follow the baby SXRD thread at all).
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7239343&&#post7239343

I was rolling on the floor with laughter as it appears that someone is quite into embellishment or perhaps is ignorant of what it means to have a U.S. Marshall serve them with papers in the context of a Civil Action Complaint for aberrant behavior.

I think the later, as they don’t teach that stuff at a “global litigation law firm” to an Information Resources Specialist :eek: ……………………well…………..

Until they get promoted to Grade II :rolleyes:

Hey guys,

If we all report the current pain in the tush at the same time, wouldn't you think the moderator might take action? Like make him go sit in the corner. :)
Typical examples of people’s feelings toward him from just one other thread………

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6746688&&#post6746688
(many of us know zvogt as an all around good guy)

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6746690&&#post6746690

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6742558&&#post6742558
(I actually didn't know he was a Dr. :eek: )

lastly, this priceless one from sycore……….
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6745343&&#post6745343

My personal fav is this………as, doesn’t the first 2 sentences just bring back great memories of hanging out on the playground during kindergarten ?………..
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6743622&&#post6743622

LOL, did everyone sleep well last night :) ?

I’m sure the JVC people did also if they’re aware he bought himself a DUD :D !

I have to tell you, I just visited Toshiba's site to check out HD-DVD titles and they have a VERY impressive list, IMO...but I'm and action/scifi/drama kind of guy :)
Onto more pleasant thoughts :) ………….

Yes, BenDover, those titles do appear appealing.
Do you expect to pursue the…….. *thesirjay plan* and purchase both format players to obtain complete film studio coverage ?

I suppose it may be worthwhile to consider for some.

And to all our Qualian office workers…………….
PLEASE do tell if it is like this in YOUR office on Friday’s ?………………

http://www.whoomp.com/articles/140/1/The-Weekend-music-video#

(as usual, skip that darn ad at the beginning).

Not in my office, but then we don't speak french either. :D

Exactly how much more penance will I have to perform ? :eek:

You guys seem to have Total Recall for the strangest events. :D

Did I ever tell you how unconfortable it was to sleep on that damn couch for only one night in our French hotel room?

The French must think that everyone is 5'5" or shorter! :(

Onto more pleasant thoughts :) ………….

Yes, BenDover, those titles do appear appealing.
Do you expect to pursue the…….. *thesirjay plan* and purchase both format players to obtain complete film studio coverage ?

I suppose it may be worthwhile to consider for some.

No, I would not purchase both players...I might just put my money on the horse the other horse insists is the underdog :)

Auditor55, please go away.

First, you come onto this thread whining that a Q006 owner went on the SXRD thread, stirring things up (which is a gross misrepresentation). Now, you come here again, to tell Q006 owners that you're sure we regret spending $13k on a T.V. Wrong again.

To top off your inane posts you conclude that Q006 blacks are second rate and, "SED is going to destroy the Qualia in every way and we all know that." This is trolling at its worst.

Finally, and I know a little something about the law, I wouldn't be laughing at the possibility of being sued for defamation. umr is a true professional, who has many satisfied customers. From where I'm standing, you don't have any legal defense to your libelous writings.

OK, we spent *upwards* of $13K on this set (some of us cheated :) ) and didn't get the added extra of a green blob/purple haze...

Auditor55 spent $4-5K (not sure which model, IF ANY, he bought) and DID get the added extra of a green blob/purple haze...

I guess he is right, we should feel buyer's remorse for spending extra but not receiving the extras! ;) :D

I asked if it had iLINK. He did not remember iLINK from his class and was sure it did not have it. Again, I speculated that was left off for copy protection purposes and got another agreeable nod.

Uh oh! I sincerely hope that this guy is wrong about i.Link. First off, there is a fully functional copy-protection system there (D-Theater DVHS uses it) that has not, to date, been cracked (that I'm aware of).

Futhermore, i.Link is the back-door to sending 1080P content to the Qualia 006 (and I expect the GW SXRD's as well), so if Sony's own Blu-ray player doesn't have i.Link, then that's very bad.

I, for one, have no interest in a Blu-ray player that doesn't have some form of IEEE-1394 connection. I was even eye-ing up the Pioneer unit until I saw that it had no FireWire.

--Dwayne

Your Humble Historian would like to take this opportunity to thank the moderators of AVSforum for, shall we say, moving me to the top of this page. Keep up the good work, guys!

--Dwayne
(Official Historian of the Qualia 006 Owners' Thread)

Uh oh! I sincerely hope that this guy is wrong about i.Link. First off, there is a fully functional copy-protection system there (D-Theater DVHS uses it) that has not, to date, been cracked (that I'm aware of).

Futhermore, i.Link is the back-door to sending 1080P content to the Qualia 006 (and I expect the GW SXRD's as well), so if Sony's own Blu-ray player doesn't have i.Link, then that's very bad.

I, for one, have no interest in a Blu-ray player that doesn't have some form of IEEE-1394 connection. I was even eye-ing up the Pioneer unit until I saw that it had no FireWire.

--Dwayne

I believe the Toshiba HD-DVD players have 1394 (aka, i.Link in Sony speak) :)

But, I don't know if I put too much stock in what this guy said b/c much of it seems inaccurate, or at least I would hope so; e.g., the statement that ONLY 1080p will be available over HDMI and all other resolutions will have to go over the component connections is insane and seems at odds with copy protection. They may limit component output to 540 so something doesn't make sense...unless I misunderstood what DD posted. And he also said that the Qualia was cutting edge...come one, didn't the Information Resource Specialist (aka, legal library worker) just tell us that after consulting all of his online legal resources that the Qualia was an over priced POS???

I apoligize for any confusion my posting is causing. I asked the Rep those questions in hopes of finding out current information and only reported what he told me. So if it is incorrect information, I take full responsibility.

I have remove it in hopes of not causing more problems.

I apoligize for any confusion my posting is causing. I asked the Rep those questions in hopes of finding out current information and only reported what he told me. So if it is incorrect information, I take full responsibility.

I have remove it in hopes of not causing more problems.
Geez dd., there’s NO need to apologize to us Qualians !!

You did us a favor by simply going and reporting on what the rep told you.
Who knows, the Sony guy may be 100% correct and we here are all working on past info and incorrect assumptions.

Please don’t feel bad. You DID find out some great stuff namely the price drop, the fact that they’re taking preorders and the confirmation of the quality of our 006’s. :D

I still say, thank you and minidive for attending and good job ! :)

P.S.
How do you think I felt when the b*stards told me L.o.A. would be included in the first 20 title releases and posted it as fact. :o Simply reporting on what you were told, dd. :)

Here's an article (http://www.hdbeat.com/2006/03/03/new-macs-connecting-to-hdtvs-they-just-work/) that says the new MacBook Pro hooks up to an HDTV via DVI without any problem.

OK, I've been AccuCal'd...

As the turtles in Finding Nemo would say, "Totally awesome, duuuuuuuuuuude..." :)

Great job on the video and superb job on the audio...totally satisfied.

My bulb is indeed near the end of its life as confirmed by its low light output...we calibrated using the old bulb based on umr's opinion that it shouldn't make much of a difference when I put the new bulb in. Left some suggestions regarding settings to change once the new bulb goes in.

I actually had the reverse reaction than what I was expecting...I thought the picture would be darker than I was accustomed to after calibration but the reverse happened (probably b/c of the low light output of my geriatric bulb :) ).

According to umr, my grayscale default was very accurate right out of the box, but my gamma was off...which he adjusted. a good test for me was a scene in u-571 when the sub is descending in a depth charge scene to collapse depth, and beyond. previously i was able to see false contouring/banding...it is no longer there.

I've never had a set calibrated before, but it was clear that umr goes above and beyond the call of duty and his depth of knowledge and understanding of the technologies involved is quite impressive...no, he didn't give me a discount for making such a statement :)

Now, it is off to BestBuy to buy some new DVDs... :D

dd, i hope you didn't take offense to my post, I didn't think you did anything wrong, I just didn't think that the tech was necessarily reporting the proper info, given past experience with such representatives and based on what he was saying...I wish you hadn't deleted the post as that was unnecessary, as PM pointed out.

If umr has any technical observations he would like to add about yet another data point on his Qualia experience belt I now I would welcome his addition to this thread's knowledge base...however dispersed that knowledge might be :)

BenDover,

Thank you for such positive comments. All I can say is that it was one of many excellent Qualia sets that I have worked on. The audio also turned out very well.

Hello ALL with 975's. I have had mine for almost a year and still love the picture quality.

I have had only one problem and wonder if anyone has heard about this before. The drawer...no, just kidding. My issue is that over the year that I have had it, about 3 or 4 times now the picture would go black on the Q and the sound would stop from the Surround set up. We say...what the heck...and notice the 975 has powered down...OFF!

This has only happened about 3 or 4 times, but wonder if anone here has heard of this problem. It is connected to the same AC as the rest of system (via Power Conditioner) and the Meridian 568 stays on. If there were any AC issues the Meridian is always the first to turn off.

P.S. This happened while watching March of the Penguins...great looking on the Q!

Please don’t feel bad. You DID find out some great stuff namely the price drop, the fact that they’re taking preorders and the confirmation of the quality of our 006’s. :D

What is this pricedrop? :) I sure hope that i-link happens but the way they have neglected stuff and the insane negotiations that seem to be happening with the new standards I worry... after all they really don't seem to comprehend that having a installed user base that can USE their product is important. Thus all the early adopters of HD will not be able to see high def on their machines (until some Korean company decides to break their laws and accidently allow HD out via component).

If Sony doesn't worry at all about the billions they were paid for 1st gen HD products it does seem possible they may not worry about us only getting 1080i on a lesser input.

What is this pricedrop? :)

Well I reported in early Dec. that Sony was thinking about selling the players for $1300. give or take *a little*. :)

Seems that Starpower in Dallas was taking pre-orders this weekend for $999.99 and dd said the Sony rep there reported the price would be $999. when it debuts this summer.

I suspect this price drop from $1300. to 1K is probably that the bean counters changed things in the interim when Samsung said they’re coming out with a player for 1K.

That’s what I meant by “price drop”.

The involvement with you AND your best friend ! :)

Well I reported in early Dec. that Sony was thinking about selling the players for $1300. give or take *a little*. :)

Seems that Starpower in Dallas was taking pre-orders this weekend for $999.99 and dd said the Sony rep there reported the price would be $999. when it debuts this summer.

I suspect this price drop from $1300. to 1K is probably that the bean counters changed things in the interim when Samsung said they’re coming out with a player for 1K.

That’s what I meant by “price drop”.
I wonder what the Oade Bros. will be selling it for. They usually discount a pretty big chunk off of list.

mpsan...........

My first 975 would do exactly what you described. When it plays I have been very happy with the picture. However, it would just spaz out sometimes. Was a major pain as you had to get up and turn it back on then find the spot in the movie where you were at. Finally that POS turned off and stayed off so I returned it for a free replacement.

Fortunately the replacement has had no problems at all. All I ask is for this second POS to last until the new HD or Blu Ray players arrive. Then it is "Hammer Time" and off to the dumpster for this turd of a player.

"OK, we spent *upwards* of $13K on this set (some of us cheated ) and didn't get the added extra of a green blob/purple haze..."

I feel so sorry for you. Sony even dropped that Qualia line like hot potato.

"I was rolling on the floor with laughter as it appears that someone is quite into embellishment or perhaps is ignorant of what it means to have a U.S. Marshall serve them with papers in the context of a Civil Action Complaint for aberrant behavior."

I'm still rolling on the floor that you paid 13K on RPTV. BTW, I have some beach front property in Arizona I would like to sell you. :D

I'm still rolling on the floor that you think you know anything about serving a civil complaint, you dont. I'm not impressed with your legal knowledge, which is minimal at best and I'm less impressed that you paid 13k for a RPTV. Or did you pay 13k? or did mommy and daddy buy it for you.

I'm still waiting for my Summons and Complaint. You better hurry before the statue of limitations run out. he!he! he!

Poor little Pent-Up Man, founder and member of the Branch Qualians and now a litigator. :D

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For all of you Qualians who are thinking about putting me on your ignore list, remember it was one of your own, BenDover, who started all of this. Some other kooky Qualian escalated things by threatening to sue of over some comment I made about over in the SXRD owners thread.

WOW...sorry to hear that! I thought that since I did not have the drawer issue with this, that all would be OK. It is getting close to 1 year, so I wonder if I should just let it go 'til HD? Not sure Sony would do anything. May call dealer.




mpsan...........

My first 975 would do exactly what you described. When it plays I have been very happy with the picture. However, it would just spaz out sometimes. Was a major pain as you had to get up and turn it back on then find the spot in the movie where you were at. Finally that POS turned off and stayed off so I returned it for a free replacement.

Fortunately the replacement has had no problems at all. All I ask is for this second POS to last until the new HD or Blu Ray players arrive. Then it is "Hammer Time" and off to the dumpster for this turd of a player.

I notice that King Kong will be released in HD-DVD on March 28th. I wonder if Netflix will have it?

WOW...sorry to hear that! I thought that since I did not have the drawer issue with this, that all would be OK. It is getting close to 1 year, so I wonder if I should just let it go 'til HD? Not sure Sony would do anything. May call dealer.I also had problems with my 975; mine started acting erratically; when this happened it always threatened to eat discs -- so I had it executed posthaste... :eek: Siince then it's replacement, a Pioneer DV-59AVi, has been just about flawless...

Anyone else notice the incredibly defensive stance taken by the Academy? I was surprised at how many times they mentioned the following spiels:

"This is something you have to experience in a darkened room with strangers" (especially true in France :rolleyes: )

"You can't truly experience this unless you see it projected onto a giant screen"...

"You could never get a sense of this on a 7-inch portable DVD player" -- nicely botched by Jake Gyllenhaal...

I have news for them. The theaters in Los Angleles must be very different from my local theaters, in that:

I have no desire to bond with most of the strangers in our local theaters, many of whom have no idea of how to behave in public...

The last three films I've seen have made me wait outside as the grossly under-staffed employees attempt to get the theater cleaned out. When finished, the theater is anything BUT clean. In a few cases I've even seen them just turn the theater around WITHOUT cleaning it...

The comparison is NOT portable DVD player vs. film -- the comparison they need to be worried about is Qualia 006 vs. film, because we ALL know that the leading edge WILL trickle down. Today's Q006 PQ will eventually be available at a much lower price point. When that happens the theaters are DEAD, IMHO. Except for a small group -- who maintain the highest standards and make it a truly enjoyable experience -- a majority of houses will find it tough to stay in business...

Spoken like a TRUE Qualia Elitist, no?

Spoken like a TRUE Qualia Elitist, no?

I know that I used to go to the movies simply for the benefit of my kids...they enjoyed the whole candy/popcorn thing...

Well, my 4oz kettle popcorn machine arrives tomorrow and the Hershey's store in NYC is right across the street from my office (I stop in there on Fridays to pick up some treats for movie night...which is typically Friday). My kids now would rather wait for the DVD and watch it in the comfort of our own home with dear old Dad.

That is what Hollywood is petrified of, the public getting irritated with their outlandish salaries and their irritation with the cost of going to the movies, etc. Right now Hollywood gets so many bites at the apple it is unbelievable...first (and sometimes subsequent) runs in the movie theater...Video on Demand/rentals, DVD, DVD re-release, DVD re-re-release, etc.

I didn't get a chance to watch last night, although my wife had me record it on our DVR, but I was appalled to hear this morning on the news that all of the winners were asked to not thank all of the lawyers, managers, producers, etc. but instead to thank friends and family...trying to get back in touch with the public I suppose...that is so contrived and fake it made me that much more anti-Hollywood.

Yet, I still go out and buy DVDs, HD-DVDs, Blu-Ray DVDs... :o

Yes! We noticed the same stuff! Big Theater = Big Noise!

Spoken like a TRUE Qualia Elitist, no?

BRTIII and MM...

I just tried my 975 s/n on the Sony site and they say I qualify for a free replacement. What concerns me is that they say I will get a refurb. Am I looking for problems in trying to swap a unit that only powers off 3 or 4 times a year? Do you think this will start to happen more often?

TIA,
Dave

BRTIII and MM...

I just tried my 975 s/n on the Sony site and they say I qualify for a free replacement. What concerns me is that they say I will get a refurb. Am I looking for problems in trying to swap a unit that only powers off 3 or 4 times a year? Do you think this will start to happen more often?

TIA,
Dave


maybe if you speak to someone you may be able to demand a brand-new unit as opposed to a refurb...unless they don't have any new units left.

Good idea. I can ask. I did call and they said I should unplug it (reset it) for 5 minutes and try again. However, it will be 1 year on April 3rd and with this only happening every 2 months or so, the free offer will expire before I know.



maybe if you speak to someone you may be able to demand a brand-new unit as opposed to a refurb...unless they don't have any new units left.

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Thanks brt but, I for one, already did that on Sat…………….

Ray, I found out this weekend who paid over 50K for the STARTING SLOT IN the upcoming 2006 TOYOTA PRO/CELEBRITY RACE at a par-tay I attended last night with zee queen.

He’s just some local L.A. business guy that is a Champ Car fanatic.
That still boggles my mind. Can you imagine if his car doesn’t pass tech inspection ? :eek:

Did I mention there may be a Qualia gathering at the race?
Thanks stew !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Anyone else notice the incredibly defensive stance taken by the Academy? I was surprised at how many times they mentioned the following spiels:

I didn’t get to see much of the show itself.

Were there any “hands on” moments like THIS :D between interviewer and celeb ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHVfTV0Tkys&eurl=

Speaking about celebrities………….

Did I fail to mention that I nearly “bumped” :) into this threads one and only poster girl, J.A. – about a week and a half or so ago ?

Just must have slipped my mind. :eek:

She was at the big S in Culver City to buy a bunch of new toys ……TV’s, camcorder, etc.
I was being our big S spy trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. I actually didn’t even recognize her (plus that, she was with her boyfriend Cash? something or other), until after we passed in the hall and my friend mentioned who she was.

Tis a small world tis it not ?

Spoken like a TRUE Qualia Elitist, no?
Qualia vision..............

Better than goin fishin ! :D
http://www.whoomp.com/articles/309/1/Bill-Dance%2C-Fishing-Expert

Watching the Oscar's yesterday made me wonder if Mini Dive also has an entourage?

Red's Red Carpet Tips (http://us.mms.com/us/academyawards/tips/), See Tip No. 4.

Watching the Oscar's yesterday made me wonder if Mini Dive also has an entourage?Actually, I'm pretty sure that Mini Dive has a "posse" and is hangin' with the "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" crowd...

Ray, I found out this weekend who paid over 50K for the STARTING SLOT IN the upcoming 2006 TOYOTA PRO/CELEBRITY RACE... He’s just some local L.A. business guy that is a Champ Car fanatic. That still boggles my mind. Can you imagine if his car doesn’t pass tech inspection ? :eek: Did I mention there may be a Qualia gathering at the race? Thanks stew! :)Wow -- $50K for an opportunity to get WHIPPED by the pros? :eek: Bet he could get Tommy Kendall, Boris Said, or another top driver to give him several days of one-on-one track instruction for that amount -- INCLUDING the track rental...

BRTIII and MM... I just tried my 975 s/n on the Sony site and they say I qualify for a free replacement. What concerns me is that they say I will get a refurb. Am I looking for problems in trying to swap a unit that only powers off 3 or 4 times a year? Do you think this will start to happen more often?Interesting; could you provide a link? I wouldn't mind getting my 975 switched out for a reliable unit I could use in the garage (after burning the F1 races onto DVD). I think getting a refurb that works would be better than having a player you can't trust...

Well, I never thought I would find it again...
BTW, the guy I spoke to had no sense of humor. I said that they can feel free to substitute a Blu-Ray. He said "No, they are not out yet". He missed the whole joke!

For the Model Number we need dvpns975v

Sony Service (http://eservice.sony.com/webrma/web/index.do)

Interesting; could you provide a link? I wouldn't mind getting my 975 switched out for a reliable unit I could use in the garage (after burning the F1 races onto DVD). I think getting a refurb that works would be better than having a player you can't trust...

Well, I never thought I would find it again... For the Model Number we need dvpns975v Sony Service (http://eservice.sony.com/webrma/web/index.do)That is excellent! Muchas Gracias...

I find very few reasons to ever go to some nasty stinky theater since I have the Q. I think Hollywood can make more money by selling me new releases at a higher amount and after a few months they can charge less. Why let the middleman theater owner take such a big cut. My picture at home is much better than his.

The theaters have become less and less enjoyable due to peoples poor behavior, crowded, over priced etc.

It is bad enough we get to listen to silly retards trolling on the Q forums but worse yet, how would you like to actually sit near some dork like that (perhaps even our most recent troll) and listen to his BS in person. Maybe how the theater picture is not as good as he gets in his trailer park. Green blobs this, over paying that....blah blah blah.


Wanna bet..... his all time favorite movie.......... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111252/

The theater only gets a 10% to 15% cut of the ticket sales in the first couple of weeks of a movies release.

This is true. A friend's father ran a theater some time ago. In most cases their bread and butter is the concessions. This may explain their bargain prices. ;)

Penton, no scoop yet on what is about to be announced/displayed at the upcoming 2006 Sony Line Show?

For those of you that haven't seen it, Sony has Blu-Ray up on its main webpage (http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_ViewStatic-Start;sid=K776fYATZ5b7xsPst2Xwds8fUYW4QDMw8_w=?page=static/articles/bluray.isml&INT=sstyle-bluray-heroright-About_bluray&DCMP=sony&HQS=3_6_Blu_Ray).

Here is the summary of some of the stats of a Blu-Ray Disc, by Sony. For you video gurus, it states Highest Video Resolution: 1920x1080/24p, 60i, 50i. 1080i = perfect match for the Q006, correct?!

I've seen a couple of post about what Sony is going to charge retailers for blu-ray movies, but has anyone seen any actually for sale and how much they're going to street for?

No problem. Glad to help. Is yours showing as FREE as well? Didn't you say yours will not even turn on at all now?

P.S. Trolls only beyond this point...

I am talking about a dvd player...not the Q006.
No trolls were harmed during the creation of this message!

That is excellent! Muchas Gracias...

No problem. Glad to help. Is yours showing as FREE as well? Didn't you say yours will not even turn on at all now?No; mine is showing as a $180 charge; guess mine's a bit older than yours, perhaps -- is one year the cutoff? No, mine is still "functioning", but I took it out of my system and put it back in the box after it began attempting to devour my DVD collection. I was going to return it to the Good Guys -- just about the time they shuttered the doors for good... :(

This is true. A friend's father ran a theater some time ago. In most cases their bread and butter is the concessions. This may explain their bargain prices. ;)
I'm surprised you've got time to breath or sleep this time of year! :)

I WANT MY 11K GIFT FROM MYSELF !!!!

Penton, no scoop yet on what is about to be announced/displayed at the upcoming 2006 Sony Line Show?
Well if you recall the last time I posted a “scoop” a certain member of the CE press got his undees in a knot because apparently I out-scooped him, inadvertently, no less! :D

I haven’t really asked…. and I don’t plan on attending the line show in Vegas as a BIG race is coming up in a few weeks at Laguna Seca which is essentially the kick-off to the season and I’ve been having a difficult time in completely regaining my fitness level (since the crash :eek: ) as we’ve had a bunch of rainy days here.

That being said, I can speculate. Since I think it is fairly common knowledge that the PS3’s launch will be delayed until the holiday season….
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7225926&&#post7225926

the Blu-ray player boys are not about to wait any longer and still plan on debuting their player “July-ish”.

So………..I expect there will be a player up and running for all to see with one of the actual first release Blu-ray discs……probably hooked up to the Qualia 005 or the non Qualia-version Bravia 46” job which is supposed to debut “October-ish.”(re. the non-Qualia 46”-I don’t know if that’s common knowledge or new info as I have a hard time keeping up with what is established public knowledge and insider info).

That’s about all I can offer.
Anyway, I still think it all comes down to renting TITLES !
I *may* follow the “thesirjay plan” and purchase both format players just to get some good movies in HD even though pretty much knowing that the HD DVD player will become an expensive door-stop someday if I don’t unload it first on e-bay.

For me, it’s all a matter of timing as to what TITLES are available when the TV broadcast season goes into reruns.

Are you listening Feingold ? :(

P.S. Trolls only beyond this point...

A visual aid for that species challenged by a reading comprehension disability…

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6738536&&#post6738536

...I don’t plan on attending the line show in Vegas as a BIG race is coming up in a few weeks at Laguna Seca which is essentially the kick-off to the season and I’ve been having a difficult time in completely regaining my fitness level (since the crash :eek: ) as we’ve had a bunch of rainy days here...Dude; for your sake you may want to begin underwater bike training. It's been so wet out here they are threatening to cancel the A1 (imitation F1) Grand Prix race -- slightly ironic given the translation of "Laguna Seca"... ;) That being said, do PM me if you are going to be in the SF/North Bay area. Elmo can show you all the best places in the Whine Country... :D

Well if you recall the last time I posted a “scoop” a certain member of the CE press got his undees in a knot because apparently I out-scooped him, inadvertently, no less! :D

I haven’t really asked…. and I don’t plan on attending the line show in Vegas as a BIG race is coming up in a few weeks at Laguna Seca which is essentially the kick-off to the season and I’ve been having a difficult time in completely regaining my fitness level (since the crash :eek: ) as we’ve had a bunch of rainy days here.

That being said, I can speculate. Since I think it is fairly common knowledge that the PS3’s launch will be delayed until the holiday season….
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7225926&&#post7225926

the Blu-ray player boys are not about to wait any longer and still plan on debuting their player “July-ish”.

So………..I expect there will be a player up and running for all to see with one of the actual first release Blu-ray discs……probably hooked up to the Qualia 005 or the non Qualia-version Bravia 46” job which is supposed to debut “October-ish.”(re. the non-Qualia 46”-I don’t know if that’s common knowledge or new info as I have a hard time keeping up with what is established public knowledge and insider info).

That’s about all I can offer.
Anyway, I still think it all comes down to renting TITLES !
I *may* follow the “thesirjay plan” and purchase both format players just to get some good movies in HD even though pretty much knowing that the HD DVD player will become an expensive door-stop someday if I don’t unload it first on e-bay.

For me, it’s all a matter of timing as to what TITLES are available when the TV broadcast season goes into reruns.

Are you listening Feingold ? :(

Oh, cool, I don't think I was aware for sure that they were coming out with a non-Qualia 46in LCD...does that mean it will be based on the tri-luminous technology found in the Qualia 005...sort of what I had expected/hoped would happen given what they did with the Q006 and its progeny.

I think a 46in. would do just fine in my den over the mantle, in accordance with the wife's wishes :) I'll have to see which flat panel technology will win me over come the end of the year (LCD, Plasma, SED??...). I don't see the "slim" SXRD as a true flat panel alternative and am quite curious to see if they can successfully accomplish such a feat with a large screen size.

As for HiDef DVDs, I say we form a company to build/sell the first dual format player/recorder!! :D

Yes, I believe that it is 1 year.


No; mine is showing as a $180 charge; guess mine's a bit older than yours, perhaps -- is one year the cutoff? No, mine is still "functioning", but I took it out of my system and put it back in the box after it began attempting to devour my DVD collection. I was going to return it to the Good Guys -- just about the time they shuttered the doors for good... :(

:D

It also makes me wonder if trolls like any set?

A visual aid for that species challenged by a reading comprehension disability…

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6738536&&#post6738536

Dude; for your sake you may want to begin underwater bike training.

Like so ?

Disclaimer…..That buttocks does NOT belong to me ! :eek:

That being said, do PM me if you are going to be in the SF/North Bay area. Elmo can show you all the best places in the Whine Country... :D
Mucho thanks for the offer but, this little excursion usually involves only traveling back and forth from Laguna Seca to the hotel in Monterey for a few days for fine food and fine Whine ! :D

Zee queen would never accompany me to that out of the way venue unless I combined it with thee ole Monterey/Carmel extension. But works for me. I truly love that area also. :)

Oh, cool, I don't think I was aware for sure that they were coming out with a non-Qualia 46in LCD
Now you know why they had a sale on 005’s by the cierges recently. :cool:

does that mean it will be based on the tri-luminous technology found in the Qualia 005...sort of what I had expected/hoped would happen given what they did with the Q006 and its progeny.

I don’t know the specifics because I’m not really interested in that size but I’ll keep an ear open in the future for goodies to share. :)

I'll have to see which flat panel technology will win me over come the end of the year (LCD, Plasma, SED??...)

Well, for your timetable, in regards to SED (the first size available to the public is supposed to be 55”- of which Canon/Toshiba to the best of my knowledge haven’t even shown a prototype as of yet :( ), I see two potential stumbling blocks for unmeasured success given its contrast specs….

1.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7228439&&#post7228439

2. I doubt that the existing technologies will simply stand still as hopefully SED *eventually* launches. For instance, Sharp apparently has a display they use in the medical field that has a comparably high contrast ratio --which I would not be surprised if it surfaces one day in the consumer electronics market.

I haven’t really asked…. and I don’t plan on attending the line show in Vegas as a BIG race is coming up in a few weeks at Laguna Seca which is essentially the kick-off to the season and I’ve been having a difficult time in completely regaining my fitness level (since the crash :eek: ) as we’ve had a bunch of rainy days here.

PM

Did you get a chance to view the Sebring race on Discovery HD ?
Great story in high def on the development of the new Corvettte C6R and what happened to their entries in the race.I have it on DVHS which I'll be glad to loan you.

Stew

PM

Did you get a chance to view the Sebring race on Discovery HD ?
Great story in high def on the development of the new Corvettte C6R and what happened to their entries in the race.I have it on DVHS which I'll be glad to loan you.

Stew
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

Missed it.

Thanks for the offer but I don't have a DVHS machine, unfortunately. :(

I don’t know the specifics because I’m not really interested in that size but I’ll keep an ear open in the future for goodies to share. :)

Actually I would be more interested in something in the 55 in. range :D

I have a fairly large mantle and aesthetically (*cough*) the room's design simply wouldn't work with a smaller set unless it was absolutely necessary ;)

Penton.......... Hope this can motivate you to get "Back In The Saddle"


Second place is looking better and better eh?


:)

i bet armstrong himself couldn't have found the will and determination to pass such a competitor :D

LG.Phillips has developed a 100" LCD (http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200603/kt2006030818081211780.htm) which Penton-Man may find the right size for his abode. :D

Interesting reads from Sound & Vision, although most of the info has already been "out there":

Blu-Ray to debut May 23rd (http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article.asp?section_id=2&article_id=1324)

Hollywood's Blu's (http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article.asp?section_id=2&article_id=1326)

Penton.......... Hope this can motivate you to get "Back In The Saddle". Second place is looking better and better eh? :) ;) ;)
nod nod
That puts the "SCHWINNNNGG!!!!" back into "SCHWINN", no?

Gentlemen, I was hoping for some help here. Qualia owner since Sept. 2005. Based in So.Cal. (North Orange County) When should I have it calibrated? and any recommendations who should do it?. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

C-Dub007

Gentlemen, I was hoping for some help here. Qualia owner since Sept. 2005. Based in So.Cal. (North Orange County) When should I have it calibrated? and any recommendations who should do it?. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
1.) NOW
2.) Jeff/UMR @ AccuCal (www.accucal.org/)

did al gore invent the internet before the beta/vhs war? i wonder if people even realized there was a format war going last time around?

Penton.......... Hope this can motivate you to get "Back In The Saddle"


Second place is looking better and better eh?


:)
There are indeed :D times that it is better to be ............behind!

i bet armstrong himself couldn't have found the will and determination to pass such a competitor :D
LOL,
Do you know what ALOT of competitive cyclists think about during a long training ride or race ?…………….(to mask the constant sensation of pain which is always present if you’re really pushing yourself)

FOOD and SEX…………………as they can never really get enough !

LG.Phillips has developed a 100" LCD (http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/tech/200603/kt2006030818081211780.htm) which Penton-Man may find the right size for his abode. :D
You know, that size (100”) is truly what I am holding out for, in regards to the next BIG purchase for our Great Room as a front projector wouldn’t really work out too well due to uncontrollable ambient light problems.

Thanks for the link !

Gentlemen, I was hoping for some help here. Qualia owner since Sept. 2005. Based in So.Cal. (North Orange County) When should I have it calibrated? and any recommendations who should do it?. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

C-Dub007
Just like brt said.

Two thumbs up for umr(Jeff) for your 006 calibration. He is actually the unofficial Qualia 006 calibrator ...........so to speak. :)

He does periodic tours througout the country and it shouldn't be that difficult to get on his schedule the next time he does a SoCal tour.

PM

Did you get a chance to view the Sebring race on Discovery HD ?
Great story in high def on the development of the new Corvettte C6R and what happened to their entries in the race.I have it on DVHS which I'll be glad to loan you.

Stew
For those into Speed sports there’s a little race a runnin this Sunday in Bahrain and entered is the first American driver to debut in F1 since……………I think Michael Andretti in a McLaren back in ’93 or ’94?

Here’s hoping he does us proud ! :)

What makes this story even more amazing is that he battles Ulcerative Colitis on a daily basis and came within a hair’s breath of having a total colectomy.

Do I hear Hollywood calling if someday he racks up some serious results ?

For you future SED owners

I was going to post this for our infamous troll but decided we don't need or want him back.

http://news.com.com/Toshiba%2C+Canon+delay+SED+TV+launch+to+2007/2100-1041_3-6047405.html?tag=st_lh


Stew

LOL,
Do you know what ALOT of competitive cyclists think about during a long training ride or race ?… FOOD and SEX …as they can never really get enough !Except for the ones who end up going numb from saddle issues... ;)

For those into Speed sports there’s a little race a runnin this Sunday in Bahrain and entered is the first American driver to debut in F1 since… I think Michael Andretti in a McLaren back in ’93 or ’94? Here’s hoping he does us proud ! :) What makes this story even more amazing is that he battles Ulcerative Colitis on a daily basis and came within a hair’s breath of having a total colectomy. Do I hear Hollywood calling if someday he racks up some serious results ?Go, Scott, GO!!!

PM's brain cells are pretty good, as M. Andretti drove for the Woking boys back in '93...

I've heard Red Bull is having major problems with their Ferrari engines, and are anticipating major suckage this season. Oddly enough, a lot of people are speculating that Toro Rosso, the Red Bull #2 squad, will actually have an advantage over Red Bull #1. They opted to run last year's V10 engines and the buzz is that the FIA botched the "equivalency formula", giving them -- in theory at least -- an advantage over their V8 brethren. Here's hoping this benefits Mr. Speed, who is a good old Bay Area boy. Ironic, isn't it, that Red Bull -- an Austrian company -- is the driving force behind getting Americans into F1? Too bad that US companies -- like Anheuser-Busch and HP, for example -- don't put ANY of their F1 money towards sponsoring drivers...

Couldn't resist making personal post number 1111...

PM
Here is the schedule for the great Discovery HD program. It features GM's endeavors in the 2006 Sebring Race and the company who actually builds the cars for GM. The race scenes are really good.

I believe the schedule times are East Coast Time.


Mar 10, 2006 @04:00 AM

Mar 12, 2006 @01:00 PM

Mar 18, 2006 @01:00 PM
network :: Discovery HD
series :: Rides

Description :: The makers of the Corvette unveil the new Z06, and take it a step further - transforming the legendary Corvette into a whole new breed of race machine, a beast called the C6R. The latest in a long line of legendary racecars, GM tests the C6R at Sebring.


Stew

For you future SED owners

http://news.com.com/Toshiba%2C+Canon+delay+SED+TV+launch+to+2007/2100-1041_3-6047405.html?tag=st_lh

Stew

Wow. The first SED TV sets now projected to hit the market in Q4 of 2007...and that prediction is not by the media, but by the manufacturer (read: 2008 at the earliest). SED may be dead before it even arrives :o.

Here is the schedule for the great Discovery HD program. It features GM's endeavors in the 2006 Sebring Race and the company who actually builds the cars for GM. The race scenes are really good.Stew -- thanks from the bottom of my gearhead heart! Any kind of racing in HD causes an inordinate amount of slobbering on my part... :D

Wow. The first SED TV sets now projected to hit the market in Q4 of 2007...and that prediction is not by the media, but by the manufacturer (read: 2008 at the earliest). SED may be dead before it even arrives :o.
jb007 and stew, WOW – ZIR !

That article and similar ones like it that ran today on the new services almost immediately added a whole lota posts to the SED thread.....and they aint positive. :D

Even Rogo showed up to give it Last Rites ! :eek:

That being said with the famous GREEN holiday approaching where the only GREEN us Qualians will be seeing in our homes is .................da beer :D

I hope everyone here sleeps well tonight ! ;)

What happened to all of the litigation discussion? This thread seems boring otherwise. :D

What happened to all of the litigation discussion? This thread seems boring otherwise. :D
Kinda petered out when we discovered that umr could fend for his own, as his wife is an established attorney.

Or.................everyone enabled their Ignore button. :D

Go, Scott, GO!!!
.
For all you guys and gals that are unaware............his name be

Scott Speed !

Really, I kid you not.
What a great name for a race car driver ! :)

Hmm so bluray won't leave my other tvs in the dust for now... at least not on the Sony titles...

"In an important aside, Don Eklund, SPHE's senior vice president for advanced technologies, said that Sony's initial Blu-ray discs — and all of its Blu-ray titles for the forseeable future — will be free of the "Image Constraint Token" that's built into the Blu-ray and HD DVD standards. This controversial digital flag instructs the player to down-res the video signal from its analog component-video outputs to a standard-definition image to prevent high-resolution recordings — but at the same time prevents viewing of HDTV images on any TV or device not equipped with a copyright-protected HDMI digital input. That would eliminate any gain in image quality for HDTV early-adopters who bought displays prior to two or three years ago, when DVI and HDMI digital inputs were introduced.

Eklund noted that Sony's key piracy concern isn't with analog HDTV signals but with the digital HDTV signal coming off the disc, which both Blu-ray and HD DVD are protecting with the robust Advanced Access Content System (AACS) endorsed by the Hollywood studios. If analog copying does become a problem down the road, the policy could change, he said — but for now, "we have no plan to implement the Image Constraint Token. All of Sony's titles will come out of the analog output at full definition." He added that other studios still have the discretion to activate the token for all or individual titles."

Alas the poor man's bluray player is now officially "hopefully here in time for the holidays..." per Sony's CEO.

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/03/08/sony_ceo_confirms_ps3_delay/

so the good and the bad... but I am not willing to plop down 1k on a first gen machine that probably will be missing alot of functionality.

Shame they just didn't decide to stop the idea of ICT all together but instead they leave it hanging over people's heads... heck I loved the idea that even if they CHANGE their standards someday in the future our Qs would still be able to accept analog high def.

fyi amusingly enough all 3 of my high def tvs are sony ... 36 inch XBR and a 61 inch rear projection round out my household machines.

For all you guys and gals that are unaware............his name be

Scott Speed !

Really, I kid you not.
What a great name for a race car driver ! :)
I just hope his little brother Spritle doesn't stow away in the trunk with Chim-Chim again!

;)

--Dwayne

I just hope his little brother Spritle doesn't stow away in the trunk with Chim-Chim again!

;)

--Dwayne
I didn’t think that D.E.A. guys (former, active or retired) were allowed to view anything with that S word unless there was a German Shepherd by their side.

Have you been holding back? :)
Is there a noble one in the Zechman household ?

Alas the poor man's bluray player is now officially "hopefully here in time for the holidays..." per Sony's CEO.

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/03/08/sony_ceo_confirms_ps3_delay/


Well unofficially, I told you guys yesterday ! :D
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7262289&&#post7262289


...........................................News Flash………………………………….

Guess who is seriously looking into becoming a Qualian (well, 004, that is)……
our own poster girl Jessica A..

Seems she already has a FP and is considering upgrading.
Whose up to do the install ????????????????????????

Well unofficially, I told you guys yesterday ! :D
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7262289&&#post7262289


...........................................News Flash………………………………….

Guess who is seriously looking into becoming a Qualian (well, 004, that is)……
our own poster girl Jessica A..

Seems she already has a FP and is considering upgrading.
Whose up to do the install ????????????????????????

someone should advise her to save 20K and get the ruby instead!

I'm telling you, there is a leak in the dam...

HD-DVD (http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/03/08/lg_to_produce_hddvd_drives/) could come from behind (they were supposedly behind based on what the Blu-Ray camp was saying at least)...the delay could kill Blu-Ray

I didn’t think that D.E.A. guys (former, active or retired) were allowed to view anything with that S word unless there was a German Shepherd by their side.

Have you been holding back? :)
Is there a noble one in the Zechman household ?
The only German one in the Zechman household is your Humble Historian himself--Pennsylvania Dutch to be exact. You can make your own assessments of how noble I am. :cool:

And at the risk of alienating several of my fellow Qualians, I am actually a cat lover.
But any of you who are offended by the notion can take solace in the fact that I am also totally allergic to cats. :(
(Dog hair bothers me too, but far less so than cats.)

Mrs. Zechman, a dog lover, is of course sympathetic--but I'm also pretty sure she takes a certain secret delight in the knowledge that we'll definitely never get a cat.

--Dwayne

someone should advise her to save 20K and get the ruby instead!
Nope.
The throw is not long enough and the bulb lumens are rather anemic for her situation…………and ALOT of people’s situations for that matter that desire a LARGE screen (not to mention how fast the sucker goes dim :eek: ).

Nope... not long enough and... rather anemic for her situation... :eek: Are you by any chance suggesting that -- with Hollywood starlets -- size matters? ;) :eek: :D

Another grain of sand on the scale for HD-DVD (http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/03/10/fujitsu-siemens_proclaims_hddvd-blu-ray_neutrality/) side.

Well, the tech came out today to replace my light engine (for those of you keeping up, I had something "similar" to the green blob issue - bad uniformity). The tech did an excellent job considering he had to take the set completely apart (and I do mean completely). Very difficult job to do "in-home". However, he was patient, and allowed me to help (nothing new for me, mostly helping him keep track and holding things though - I've done quite a bit of this myself by the way on other sets, being an Engineer I can't help myself :D ). Anyhoo, it took him 2 hours to replace the wee tiny light engine. <drum roll> Which so far appears to have fixed the problem. Some very slight uniformity issues, but nothing I am concerned about (as long as this one holds up). I will say it again though, lots of work - wires, parts, tons of screws. He definatly earned his pay on this one. Another good thing came out of this. The old engine had one stuck blue pixel, and was misconverged about 2 pixels on the left side. This one has no issues I can see yet. Plus it's converged to within 1/2 a pixel all the way around. Pretty good, considering how big the set is (must be really good optics). If anyone has questions, ask, and I will eventually get to them (busy, busy). I must say however, so far, I am very happy with the results.

I did noticed a little bit of the uniformity issue on my set
may be not a problem and do not remember it was there before or not
2 days ago I noticed that on the left upper corner there was a very slight yellowish patch
only saw it when it was in bright sky or white back ground
the right side of the screen was fine but seems to be brighter than the left side
I dont think is the temp related issue
ck with test patten and all color patten was fine

Purty good article here by a guy that attended the show that Donnie put on at the Sony lot…….
http://www.avrev.com/news/0306/08.blu_ray.shtml

It may be worth a read.

Just got back from a ride in the rain :eek: and I'm damn near freezing so forgive me as I retire to partake of a quick swig of "the hair of the dog" and a hot shower.

this is a question for the Q owner that has umr calibrated their set
just wonder if umr or any one noticed any of the uniformity issue,like on the white or gray screen that was not all uniform at all area or at all corners,some area may be brighter than the other area

this is a question for the Q owner that has umr calibrated their set
just wonder if umr or any one noticed any of the uniformity issue,like on the white or gray screen that was not all uniform at all area or at all corners,some area may be brighter than the other area

No color uniformity issues here; just a gamma problem, which was corrected by umr. :)

Zechman,

OMG we could be related............. After my perverted forfathers were thrown out of Europe and once they got to America they were called "Pennsylvania Deutsch" (Pennsylvania Dutch) and (probably the only place that would take them).

Then bless their drunken german hearts they were kicked out of Pennsysvania and they decided to move across country............. or at least skip out on the debt collector. Some of the more hardy ones got all the way to the west coast and had to stop. Some with a little less moxie came upon the Rockies and said screw it, we are living in Denver. My worthless gaggle of brattwurst eating mutts apparently had no mechanical skills whatsoever. It would seem that either they ran out of dunkel beer, lost everything at the indian casinos or their wagon broke down because for some insane reason they settled out in the middle of this god forsaken prairie we call the midwest.

That must be why you see so many wagon wheels at the entrance to farmers driveways.......

this is a question for the Q owner that has umr calibrated their set
just wonder if umr or any one noticed any of the uniformity issue,like on the white or gray screen that was not all uniform at all area or at all corners,some area may be brighter than the other area

UMR did not find any uniformity problems only a slightly high color temperature setting.

Just returned from scoping out a Sony 60' SXRD to see what all the green glob issues might be. I checked the unit for any screen uniformity issues and can say I found none. I even activated the memory stick input without any memory stick and the screen was clean from top to bottom and edge to edge. Looks like Sony has been able to clear up this issue at least with the current production.

No color uniformity issues here; just a gamma problem, which was corrected by umr. :)

I told you I would read this thread to see if any bad mouthing was still going on, I hope you informed your fellow Qualians to stop attacking me.

No color uniformity issues here; just a gamma problem, which was corrected by umr. :)Exactly the same for me; apparently a few early units were shipped with incorrect gamma settings...

thank you for the info
I did the checking again,using the DVE disc and found everything was fine and did not see any problems
also ck the memory stick screen and was good

Well, even though he got lapped he didn’t post a DNF. :)

Bahrain Grand Prix results:

1) Alonso, Renault (M), 1h29:46.205
2) M.Schumacher, Ferrari (B), + 1.246
3) Raikkonen, McLaren-Mercedes (M), + 19.360
4) Button, Honda (M), + 19.992
5) Montoya, McLaren-Mercedes (M), + 37.048
6) Webber, Williams-Cosworth (B), + 41.932
7) Rosberg, Williams-Cosworth (B), + 63.043
8) Klien, Red Bull-Ferrari (B), + 1:06.771
9) Massa, Ferrari (B), + 1:09.907
10) Coulthard, Red Bull-Ferrari (B), + 1:15.541
11) Liuzzi, Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M), + 1:25.997
12) Heidfeld, BMW-Sauber (M), + 1 lap
13) Speed, Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M), + 1 lap
14) R.Schumacher, Toyota (B), + 1 lap
15) Barrichello, Honda (M), + 1 lap
16) Trulli, Toyota (B), + 1 lap
17) Monteiro, MF1-Toyota (B), + 2 laps
18) Sato, Super Aguri-Honda (B), + 4 laps
19) Ide, Super Aguri-Honda (B), 36 laps
20) Villeneuve, BMW-Sauber (M), 30 laps
21) Fisichella, Renault (M), 22 laps
22) Albers, MF1-Toyota (B), 1 lap

All things remaining equal... should Kimi have finished pole in 1st ( where he probably would have), he would have arguably, have in the race itself, lapped the actual winners.

All things remaining equal... should Kimi have finished pole in 1st ( where he probably would have), he would have arguably, have in the race itself, lapped the actual winners.22nd place to 3rd on a one-stop strategy -- on a track that is tough on tires -- ranks as one of the greatest drives I've ever seen. Even with the ugly paintjob the McLaren is spectacular -- when it don't blow up... ;)

...even though he got lapped he didn’t post a DNF. 13) Speed, Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M), + 1 lapIt is far better to finish -- and get more track time under race conditions -- than to pull a "Takuma Sato". I think Mr. Speed is pretty smart (for the new kid), and it will be interesting to watch his progression...

Just an fyi on the color inconsistency. I found that I had pretty severe color shift ( to a dusky yellow) in the lower right hand corner of my Q when hooking it up to a computer on all white screens and the appearance of a flicker. The culprit turned out to be power save mode. Once I turned that off the screen was pure white from edge to edge and rock solid again, a shame since I liked the darker picture option but I thought I should mention it in case that may help out.

The day of hd dvd is approaching although I am beginning to get a bit of cold feet. First the lack of ilink is sticking in my craw, also the best buy is apparently only going to be selling the 800 dollar version, and last after hearing about all the problems they are having with their demo units I am worried about the build quality and testing.

So I think I will be holding off until I see a decent review (and a local store has the 500 dollar version). I hate doing it but odds are there will only be a small number of movies and if I hold out long enough for the dual format machine I may be much happier.

Dual format machine??

Is that for real or a product of an over active imagination?

Dual format machine??

Is that for real or a product of an over active imagination?

Oops sorry all I guess I should share (I thought I had heard it in this thread). LG is seriously looking at a dual format machine late summer early fall here is a couple links on it:

http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/03/lg-kills-blu-ray-model-considers-combo-player/

http://gear.ign.com/articles/693/693959p1.html

I don't expect to see them charging over 1k so it will be interesting. So far it is really sounding like the difference between the two formats is getting trivial so having a dual machine could definitely make sense and save me from having an expensive paperweight as time goes by (not to mention saving me an input!).

thesirjay

Nice suprise as I'm certain whichever format I would have I would have chosen would also be the one that didn't survive this format war.

Since LG has found a way around licensing issues involved with having a dual player machine, hopefully the other players like Denon and Pioneer will do so also.

Not likely that PS3 will also play HD-DVDs. :)

The day of hd dvd is approaching although I am beginning to get a bit of cold feet. First the lack of ilink is sticking in my craw, also the best buy is apparently only going to be selling the 800 dollar version, and last after hearing about all the problems they are having with their demo units I am worried about the build quality and testing.


Well for those interested in Blu-ray choices, this thread provided a link to pics of them as well as a character reference or two. :D
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7122677&&#post7122677

As an aside, BillP is very knowledgeable in regards to DVD players and appears to be following the current Hi-Def offerings closely and is an all-around good guy.

In regards to the many Blu-ray offerings, this may prove beneficial to those unlucky souls who purchase an allegedly bad player with something like green push and would like to return it for another comparable brand.

Oops sorry all I guess I should share (I thought I had heard it in this thread). LG is seriously looking at a dual format machine late summer early fall here is a couple links on it:


Well I wouldn’t get my hopes up too highly because I don’t know how this will evolve from theory into real world availability because I would suspect that there are some components in the Blu-ray machines that are proprietary and the Blu camp will make it extremely difficult for LG to obtain them in LARGE quantities if they perceive it as an under-mining maneuver.

Lol, somebody just P.M.ed me this and asked for some help with his purchase. So, if there are any Qualians out there familiar with this display please help out this fellow AVS forum member.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7270867&&#post7270867

The only German one in the Zechman household is your Humble Historian himself--Pennsylvania Dutch to be exact. You can make your own assessments of how noble I am. :cool:

And at the risk of alienating several of my fellow Qualians, I am actually a cat lover.

--Dwayne

How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb?

1. Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young,
we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside
worrying about a stupid burned out bulb?

2. Border Collie: Just one. And then I'll replace any
wiring that's not up to code.

3. Dachshund: You know I can't reach that stupid lamp!

4. Rottweiler: Make me!

5. Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark.

6. Lab: Oh, me, me!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeze let me change the
light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I?
Pleeeeeeeeeze, please, please, please!

7. German Shepherd: I'll change it as soon as I've led
these people from the dark, check to make sure I haven't
missed any, and make just one more perimeter patrol to see
that no one has tried to take advantage of the situation.

8. Jack Russell Terrier: I'll just pop it in while I'm
bouncing off the walls and furniture. (how true)!

9. Old English Sheep Dog: Light bulb? I'm sorry, but I
don't see a light bulb!

10. Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark.

11. Chihuahua: Yo quiero Taco Bulb. Or "We don't need no
stinking light bulb!"

12. Greyhound: It isn't moving. Who cares?

13. Australian Shepherd: First, I'll put all the light
bulbs in a little circle...

14. Poodle: I'll just blow in the Border Collie's ear and
he'll do it. By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my
nails will be dry.

How many cats does it take to change a light bulb?

Cats do not change light bulbs. People change light bulbs. So, the real question is:

1. ANY :) cat: "How long will it be before I can expect some light, some dinner and a massage?”

ALL OF WHICH PROVES, ONCE AGAIN, THAT WHILE DOGS HAVE MASTERS, CATS HAVE STAFF!

Dwayne...........All animals be good ! :)

I Have A Rca Scenium Model# Hd65w20 And I Am Having Problems With It ,the Problem Is That When You Turn It On Theres Nothing On The Screen Accept A Dot In The Center,what Do I Do To Fix This Problem? Any Suggestions?

I Have A Rca Scenium Model# Hd65w20 And I Am Having Problems With It ,the Problem Is That When You Turn It On Theres Nothing On The Screen Accept A Dot In The Center,what Do I Do To Fix This Problem? Any Suggestions?

Sorry rmcpm, wrong forum. Good luck.

Sorry rmcpm, wrong forum. Good luck.

I think you missed the right answer. Throw the RCA in the dumpster and buy Qualia 006. ;)

Wrong TV right forum ;)

Ah,
Just another case of Dissociative Identity Disorder :eek: (formerly, Multiple Personality Disorder, formerly before that “Split Personality” for all those poor souls that search data bases all day long).

Sometimes it’s just too easy to press dem buttons. :D

Ah,
Just another case of Dissociative Identity Disorder :eek: (formerly, Multiple Personality Disorder, formerly before that “Split Personality” for all those poor souls that search data bases all day long).

Sometimes it’s just too easily to press dem buttons. :D

You are relentless...but didn't you see the sign, don't feed the monkeys?

If you feed them, they "poo" and if they have poo lying around, they toss it at you :eek:

You are relentless...

LOL,

I think it’s the whimsical Leprechaun in me given that one of my favorite green holidays is coming up this Friday. :D

And in honor of St. Patty’s Day this coming Friday, :)

Sing along fellow Qualians in your best Irish accent ………because you are but a very lucky bunch

Well………………………..
I’ll take the high road (006)

And YOU’LL take the loooooooooooooooooooow road,

And we WON’T meet in Green-lin
In the morrrrrrrrrrrrrr--nin ! :D

Cause the only green we be seein will be in our beer ! :D

Wow,
So, I watched Cold Case on the 006 last night for the first time.

Talk about a show that has fabulous P/Q.
I don't know what they're doing compared to other shows broadcast in Hi-Def but they sure are doin it right !

thank you Thesirjay
my Q was on power save mode
will ck with normal power on later
thanks again!

Glad to help out a fellow Qualian I know I was pretty perturbed by the uneven and noticeable flicker while in power save mode on static images hooked up to my PC. Hopefully turning that off will do the same fix for you - and luckily as the bulb ages the power save won't seem so necessary as you tend to dim up noticeably. In fact I am having to ponder how much longer until the "dreaded pop" occurs to me if its only 2000 hours I must be over halfway there.

Time to pay for my next round of toys (the HD stuff). I have already negotiated with the wife for an hd dvd player (which I am now getting a bit of cold feet over). The cost? One 4 day trip to Paris. I will be off in the land of rioting students from this Thursday through next Monday. Anything interesting going on there other than riots? I have been to Paris quite a few times but lately things like the riots last year have conspired against my trips. This time I figure the students won't be too bad as long as I stay in Paris they shouldn't be shutting down public transit.

So far the plan is to do the usual as a bit of a keepsake trip. Probably the Louvre, a trip up ye ole tower, and a bit more museum time along with walking around the city endlessly.

The wife suggested the Moulin Rouge has anyone gone? I can't say that the movie wowed me too much so I am having to wonder if 200 dollars or so is really well spent going there, then again we haven't been to it yet and I hear the actresses love to give directions :).

...this thread provided a link to pics... as well as a character reference or two. :DAt least he's a consistent little bugger... :rolleyes:

Time to pay for my next round of toys (the HD stuff). I have already negotiated with the wife for an hd dvd player (which I am now getting a bit of cold feet over). The cost? One 4 day trip to Paris. I will be off in the land of rioting students from this Thursday through next Monday. Anything interesting going on there other than riots?My best advice for travelling in France with the wife? Spend the $800 on a Garmin Nuvi; that way you won't have to ask for directions... ;)

Time to pay for my next round of toys (the HD stuff). I have already negotiated with the wife for an hd dvd player (which I am now getting a bit of cold feet over). The cost? One 4 day trip to Paris.

What will you have to do to get a Blu-Ray player?!?

Lets do the math.

$500 HD player = 4 day trip to France
$13,000 006 = ?

Wait, don't leave for France just yet, maybe you should hold off a bit (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1937557,00.asp)


And now on to the poor man's Blu-Ray player (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1937565,00.asp) , some tidbits of info, or at least possibly forthcoming info :)

At least he's a consistent little bugger... :rolleyes:
Top of the Morr-nin !

E.O.B. = Equal Opportunity Basher. :rolleyes:

$13,000 006 = ?
Well if you remember, it cost me a cruise through the Society Islands (Tahiti) and a necklace of black Tahitian pearls (which actually cost more than the cruise :eek: )

but it was Penton paper well spent ! :)

as was that on the 006 :D

For all you potential Qualians in Dubya Country -- go to eBay and search on "SONY QUALIA 006 70 in. HDTV Television w/SU-SX10 Stand", or replace the "XXXX" in the following address with "ebay":

http://cgi.XXXX.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5880110889&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1

Both the set and stand are advertised as new in box, and the seller claims to be an authorized retailer...

http://snipurl.com/nlly

Reserver not met though.

For all you potential Qualians in Dubya Country -- go to eBay and search on "SONY QUALIA 006 70 in. HDTV Television w/SU-SX10 Stand", or replace the "XXXX" in the following address with "ebay":

http://cgi.XXXX.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5880110889&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1

Both the set and stand are advertised as new in box, and the seller claims to be an authorized retailer...

In the future if you want to paste ebay links go to www.snipurl.com and you can snip it there.

For all you potential Qualians in Dubya Country -- go to eBay and search on "SONY QUALIA 006 70 in. HDTV Television w/SU-SX10 Stand", or replace the "XXXX" in the following address with "ebay":

http://cgi.XXXX.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5880110889&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1

Both the set and stand are advertised as new in box, and the seller claims to be an authorized retailer...

I guess we now know what these sets (and stand) cost the retailer. :)

Considering the Sony line show is this week, I'd want to see what the announcement will be about the 70" XBR2.

In the future if you want to paste ebay links go to www.snipurl.com and you can snip it there.Very cool; thanks for the advice!

If you want your wife to let you buy more toys, don't do this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4583485090280655659&q=romance+beer

I guess we now know what these sets (and stand) cost the retailer. :)

Considering the Sony line show is this week, I'd want to see what the announcement will be about the 70" XBR2.

Do we?

There is a reserve amount and we don't know what that number is (yet) :cool:

Looks like it is official, PS3 slips to *at least* (IMHO) November (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1937738,00.asp)

And I just read more content providers have announced their support of HD-DVD as well, e.g., Disney...

This is going to be another DVD-Audio/SACD fiasco!

Anyone know what happened to DD...is he off diving somewhere in deep waters?

I keep telling myself to not be an early adopter, but as the HD-DVD release gets nearer, I find myself getting those butterflies in my stomach that I usually get when new technology comes along :)

I wouldn't be surprised if I swing by Best Buy to take a look and end up coming home with a player!

I keep telling myself to not be an early adopter, but as the HD-DVD release gets nearer, I find myself getting those butterflies in my stomach that I usually get when new technology comes along :)

I wouldn't be surprised if I swing by Best Buy to take a look and end up coming home with a player!

LOL, I'm in the same boat, only I would up the ante and go for the costlier model through Crutchfield!

LOL, I'm in the same boat, only I would up the ante and go for the costlier model through Crutchfield!
If I knew for sure that the Blu-Ray player had i.Link output, I'd be all set to buy one of those AND the Samsung BD burner for my PC! :cool:

--Dwayne

Z, I am not holding out hope for i.Link...given how they are really marketing the "interactive" features of these new formats, I don't see i.Link as being robust enough to handle that and I doubt the Qualia has all the necessary software implemented to be able to interact with i.Link devices at the necessary level.

I will be very interested to see a side by side comparison of the Q displaying 1080i source from either HD-DVD/Blu-Ray converted to 1080p and one of the newer Sony SXRD sets (that should, I hope, accept 1080p) displaying 1080p source from either of the two hi-def formats. I just don't think there can be that much of a difference when you are talking about 1080 lines of resolution to begin with; if the source is encoded on the discs in progressive format, all they need to do is a very simple "interlace" to output 1080i and then the Q (or any other 1080p set that doesn't accept 1080p) will deinterlace and reproduce the exact same result!

Lets do the math.

$500 HD player = 4 day trip to France
$13,000 006 = ?

It cost me a 12 day trip to Athens and Santorini (and an insane number of hours in the air). The finest hotel and finest room on Santorini (where Jen + Brad used to stay heh closest I will ever get to being in bed with her) and one of the finest hotels in Athens as well. Not a cheap proposition but heh I had been dreaming of that baby for a long time as I followed the thread b4 this one.

I get a pass on the bluray as well just a matter of when the sucker is available. I personally hope they do get the ps3 out first but I am beginning to doubt it I may have to survive on hd-dvd for awhile unless a dual format machine really does happen. Having two machines that are destined for the rubbish bin/ebay just doesn't sound fun especially when one of them will be 1k+.

I don't care about HD-DVD versus Blu-Ray. I am gonna buy the first sucker that is available. I thought that Blu-Ray had this race sewn up but for some reason they are wanking around with copy protection to the nth degree and are going to be second place to this party. I got news for them. The guys that want to make digital copies are always going to get around their defenses. Its the age old contest between the missile and the armor. Guess who always wins in the end.

I really don't care who wins the format war. I just want the pretty picture. I still got a crapload of those Big Laser Disks...............

Hi guys. Guess what?

I was looking at my netflix account that I recently cancelled to report a lost dvd and there is now an option within the account page, to setup your account for HD-DVD.

My membership is cancelled so I would have had to restart it to actually go into that option, so I don't know what is in there.

More information from Netflix

This information is from the Netflix web site.

"HD DVD movies will be available to you at no additional cost!"

"There is another type of high definition format called Blu-ray, which is not yet available."

"We will carry movies in this format as well, so check back later this year!"

In your account information, Netflx now allows you to select the option of receiving any new selections automatically in the HD-DVD format if available.

Now all we need are the players and recorders.

finally got my new light engine installed after a 1 month backorder. i had the green vertical bars going along my screen. everything is great now. The tech showed me the cost of the light engine...drum roll please.......$5,700!. that plus the Q box (750.00) that he put in last month. i immediately went to a grey screen to observe color uniformity. much improved! i used to have purple cast on left side of screen and a greenish cast on the right. It's now much more uniform. screen actually brighter also. Very happy with results. 2 hour job. after this job, i have seen every part that exists in this set! the screws, my God, the screws. The tech said changing out the light engine in the Qualia was much more involved than an sxrd set and every other set he has worked on. Anway, all i need now is to get Joel Silver back over to the house to recalibrate.

finally got my new light engine installed after a 1 month backorder. i had the green vertical bars going along my screen. everything is great now. The tech showed me the cost of the light engine...drum roll please.......$5,700!. that plus the Q box (750.00) that he put in last month. i immediately went to a grey screen to observe color uniformity. much improved! i used to have purple cast on left side of screen and a greenish cast on the right. It's now much more uniform. screen actually brighter also. Very happy with results. 2 hour job. after this job, i have seen every part that exists in this set! the screws, my God, the screws. The tech said changing out the light engine in the Qualia was much more involved than an sxrd set and every other set he has worked on. Anway, all i need now is to get Joel Silver back over to the house to recalibrate.

WOW, that is some serious "coin" for the light engine...you can buy nearly two GW SXRD sets!

BTW, over on that thread, some owners were having their "optical blocks" replaced and they had to send the sets out to get that done...wouldn't do it on the premises.

My first reaction is that the light engine includes the optical blocks...but I guess not.

More information from Netflix

This information is from the Netflix web site.

"HD DVD movies will be available to you at no additional cost!"

"There is another type of high definition format called Blu-ray, which is not yet available."

"We will carry movies in this format as well, so check back later this year!"

In your account information, Netflx now allows you to select the option of receiving any new selections automatically in the HD-DVD format if available.

Now all we need are the players and recorders.

You know, I don't subscribe to NetFlix, but the HD format war may prompt me to do so...this way I'm only stuck with the player if I choose the wrong team :)

Greetings, it's been awhile since I posted, looks like I missed all the Auditor55 fun. Good news from Netflix, by the way. Fascinating information about the light engine -- woe to any of us that needs a new one out of warranty!!!

Cheers

Seems pretty official...

From the New York Times:
TOKYO, March 15 — Sony said today it would postpone release of its next-generation PlayStation video game console until November...

LINK TO ARTICLE (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/15/business/15cnd-sony.html?ex=1300078800&en=f4e32c3819e46b6b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)

My first reaction is that the light engine includes the optical blocks...but I guess not.

the light engine does include the optics! (at least in the Qualia it does)

the light engine does include the optics! (at least in the Qualia it does)

At $5700 US I wonder if Sony will refurbish the light engines to reduce the replacement costs.

the light engine does include the optics! (at least in the Qualia it does)

hmmm, I wonder then whey they are bringing the GW SXRD sets in for service as opposed to conducting it in him...or is that more of that Qualia loving we paid for :)

At $5700 US I wonder if Sony will refurbish the light engines to reduce the replacement costs.

My one-year date is fast approaching...if something catastrophic is going to happen, please happen now! :eek: :D :confused:

...but we have 3 years on the Q.

My one-year date is fast approaching...if something catastrophic is going to happen, please happen now! :eek: :D :confused:

...but we have 3 years on the Q.

hmmm, OK...for some reason I thought there was something magical about the one year period...like no questions asked in the first year, after that you have to beg borrow and steal to get them to do anything other than change your bulb :)

Many announcements from Sony, including Blu-ray and SXRD products:

http://news.sel.sony.com/openhouse/

Many announcements from Sony, including Blu-ray and SXRD products:

http://news.sel.sony.com/openhouse/


Thanks for the heads up and the link...now too bad there is barely enough information there to make heads or tails of what is coming!! :mad:

That anger isn't directed at you...SONY :p

Time may tell, I guess. I had thought that everything was covered for 3 years.


hmmm, OK...for some reason I thought there was something magical about the one year period...like no questions asked in the first year, after that you have to beg borrow and steal to get them to do anything other than change your bulb :)

There is a 3 yr warranty. If I have to pay $5700 for a repair after warranty expires, I would probably look at newer cheaper technology then available as an alternative to repair. I only have 2 years left on warranty. Is it too late to get extended warranty?

I did get an extended, and you can still get one. Especially since your original is still in effect.

There is a 3 yr warranty. If I have to pay $5700 for a repair after warranty expires, I would probably look at newer cheaper technology then available as an alternative to repair. I only have 2 years left on warranty. Is it too late to get extended warranty?

Who offers the extended warranty? I got my set directly from Sony.

If anyone bought the Qualia 006 with their American Express card they automatically extend the manufacturers warranty by a year I believe. Could be two years but most likely only one additional year. Not quite certain how to enforce that extended warranty but I am 100% sure that it would be a Class A Cluster-fk dealing with Sony/AmX at month 37 and later. Lets just hope these things are built quality wise commensurate to the price.

If you used the card like me call AmX and confirm this benefit.

I did go through a special GE plan that even covers the LAMP! It was 5 YEARS AFTER the Sony 3 year for total of 8 years!

I may still have the PM I sent to many on this group. I can send it to you as well.

Yes, bernster2001 you have PM!

Who offers the extended warranty? I got my set directly from Sony.

Thanks
I got the pm. Sounds great.

This is my first post but I had my Qualia 006 since last May. I have had no problems and am thoroughly enjoying my Qualia as all of you are. I am interested in the extended warranty from GE. MPSAN, if you could send pm with info I would appreciate it.

It appears that beginning today, March 17, 2006, a pre-order (http://www.i4u.com/article5281.html) for the Sony Blu-Ray player can be made. Cost $1,000. Delivery, expected July.

It appears that beginning today, March 17, 2006, a pre-order (http://www.i4u.com/article5281.html) for the Sony Blu-Ray player can be made. Cost $1,000. Delivery, expected July.

I will only add: SONY = Soon Only Not Yet :D

If I can resist temptation/impulse, I want to wait until 1) there are enough titles available, 2) some professionals review the players (on both sides, from as many different manufacturers) and provide information on the HD side of things and maybe even just as importantly on the SD side of things.

That being said, Lady temptation/impulse and I don't have a good track record. One could equate it to PM asking for directions ;)

It appears that beginning today, March 17, 2006, a pre-order (http://www.i4u.com/article5281.html) for the Sony Blu-Ray player can be made. Cost $1,000. Delivery, expected July.

Though the PS3 with a Blu-Ray player has been delayed until November it appears Blu-Ray players and movie releases will follow HD-DVD out soon.

The story below has the Blu-Ray timeline for players, and the different models from Sony It says HD-DVD will start with a far less number of releases.

Warner delays, shrinks HD-DVD releases (http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-03-17T135539Z_01_N17256306_RTRUKOC_0_US-HDDVD.xml)

Done.

This is my first post but I had my Qualia 006 since last May. I have had no problems and am thoroughly enjoying my Qualia as all of you are. I am interested in the extended warranty from GE. MPSAN, if you could send pm with info I would appreciate it.

Anyone know if Blockbuster is going to carry Blu-Ray or HD-DVD disks right away? I am not a planner so NetFlix has never been on the agenda. For some weird reason I like stalking the isles at Blockbuster looking for my next disk adventure whenever the fancy strikes.

I don't mind spending the bucks for a player if I have stuff to watch but not real excited to add yet one more power light to my growing armada of crap under the Qualia unless it does something great.

Where the hell is that Blu-Ray boat...........

MM,

If anything, I'll be waiting until new movie releases are in HD format. I don't really care to rebuy the same DVDs that I already have.

Impression I got was that Sony was going to rerelease older movies just to have HD content available on release. Well, that's nice, but what about new movies?

Hi, does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove the "thumbscrews" that hold the bottom front panel in place? These need to be removed to replace the lamp. They can't be turned by hand and with my big (non-Japanese) hands, I can't get a coin in there to turn them. Appreciate any ideas -- this seems like a real design flaw unless I'm missing something. Thanks!

MM,

If anything, I'll be waiting until new movie releases are in HD format. I don't really care to rebuy the same DVDs that I already have.

Impression I got was that Sony was going to rerelease older movies just to have HD content available on release. Well, that's nice, but what about new movies?

blasphemy! the whole point of creating the new HD formats is to get consumers to buck up AGAIN :D

Hi, does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove the "thumbscrews" that hold the bottom front panel in place? These need to be removed to replace the lamp. They can't be turned by hand and with my big (non-Japanese) hands, I can't get a coin in there to turn them. Appreciate any ideas -- this seems like a real design flaw unless I'm missing something. Thanks!

you should be able to loosen them by hand. turn clockwise to loosen. they do not come out all the way. loosen until they dangle loose. now you can pull out on the panel to access the bulb.

you should be able to loosen them by hand. turn clockwise to loosen. they do not come out all the way. loosen until they dangle loose. now you can pull out on the panel to access the bulb.

Um, a quarter works fine, and that would be counter-clockwise :D to remove. The rest is correct (counter-clockwise if you look at the screw from below - same as most other things). Had mine off many times. It's a little scary getting the panel off as the screws tend to catch a little (make sure they are really loose) and the magnets are fairly strong that hold it on.