Posts by rickumali

Well, I'm here to report that my TV continues to work (see post #601). I think I should be happy except that in the few days that it was off, I went ahead and purchased another TV (an LCD, the Panasonic TC-L37S1). So I'm reporting with...

This is an intense thread! My own Sony KV-36XBR800 began the seven blink dance a few days ago. With the TV off for a few days, and a spare TV sitting next to it, we somehow hit the remote for the Sony, and it came on! What a surprise,...

I just read this thread, and enjoyed the brief "aspect ratio" debate. I started watching "The Wire", and it didn't occur to me that it was in 1.33:1. I knew its origins were television, so I didn't think twice about its aspect ratio. On...

The Solaris mentioned in the list is the original by director Andrei Tarkovsky. A more recent version was done by Stephen Soderbergh, and I enjoyed it a lot. I thought back then that this was a pretty worthy sci-fi movie. (I didn't see...

That is a beautiful home theater!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jim McC I'll pass. I can't stand DiCaprio. Not even in The Departed?

Quote: Originally Posted by Warren_G I am sure its a good movie, but I cant help but think of idiots like these when I think of the subject matter: http://www.wimp.com/insanekid/ I had to look away, this was hard to watch. I just...

I wrote a BLOG post of my own successful experience following Hossam's instructions. I included pictures of the innards of my malfunctioning Panasonic DVD player. I hope it's helpful to someone, and happy thoughts to Hossam, wherever he...

Once, when a DVD wouldn't play on my DVD player (I had an older one at the time), I ended up watching the DVD ("Thank You for Smoking") on my laptop. It wasn't too bad an experience. This Christmas, I received the WALL-E 3-Disc Special...

My currently working camcorder is a ratty old VHS-C (RCA). In the process of shopping for a new camcorder, I started to lean towards Mini-DV because of the super low price points, and my own skepticism towards "non-tape" devices. This...