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All Powerful Wizard Of Oz reviewed:
Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD Player
| 12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:  Well I finally caved in once the price dropped, VERY pleased., May 31, 2007 Once I read that the price dropped to $299 for the HD-DVD player I was sold. I had been wanting to upgrade since I am a movie buff and I was not very happy with my upconverting Samsung player. While it did what it was supposed to do I wanted to see what I was really missing. Now I know. Let me just say WOW!!!! I picked up Batman Begins, Army of Darkness and The Ultimate Matrix box set. In addition to my surprise after visiting Toshiba's site I found out I am also entitled to 5 free HD-DVDs. Even before that I was sold. So you package that with the new price drop and the 5 free HD-DVDs and honestly what have you got to lose? This was a smart play to jump start the interest in deciding what format to go with. I've never been a huge fan of anything Sony has put out with the exception of their audio gear. Without a doubt it looks like HD-DVD will have the edge as the format war rages on. It's worth the risk no matter how you look at it as if you own an HDTV right that supports HDMI and can do 720p/1080i then you already will want to get the most out of that system. Now while the newer players offer a bump of 1080p as do the newer sets coming out the truth is unless you are going to purchase a TV that is over 50 inches in a 1080p format then you really are not missing anything at all by going with a 720p/1080i HD-DVD player if your current TV can support it. In addition you will get the upconvert feature for all your normal DVDs too so that collection you have amassed will not be going to waste. Plus it's region free!!! Blu-Ray is not! So go ahead, click that button to add to the cart and give yourself a treat so you can experience true HDTV on your nice TV set you paid over $1000 for. Very pleased with my purchase. |
| May 31, 2007 |
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| May 31, 2007 |
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| May 30, 2007 |
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| May 30, 2007 |
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| May 30, 2007 |
Posted by CNET Reviews - Most Recent Digital Camcorders
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| May 30, 2007 |
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Adam reviewed:
Lead, Kindly Light: My Journey To Rome
| 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Great book for Anglicans, May 24, 2007 |
| May 24, 2007 |
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Adam reviewed:
In the Light of Christ: Writings in the Western Tradition
| 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:  Your homework done for you, May 24, 2007 |
| May 24, 2007 |
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| May 24, 2007 |
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JS reviewed:
Sony HT-DDW900 Complete 5.1-Channel DVD Home Theater System with HDMI Passthrough
| 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: A novice's home theater system, May 23, 2007 My components are as simple as it can get: (1)JVC TV (not HDTV), (1)Sony DVD player (digital), and (1)JVC VCR (standard). How complicated can it be? Well, after reading the booklet, I did indeed find it confusing as it really didn't give explicit directions to setting anything up. It more or less gives general guidelines since many different devices can be connected to the receiver. But I did appreciate the pictures of types of connections that could be made for different type of devices. So through trial and error I got the hook-up correct. And by the way, I had to spend an additional $50 in wires and supplies. I needed a digital coax cable for sound (for the DVD player), a digital video cable (for the DVD player), an RCA cable (for the VCR), a special cable with an S-Video connector on one end and an RCA plug on the other to connect from my TV to the receiver, and speaker wire (16-18 gauge). I also needed to buy the supplies to make two wall shelves to place the surround speakers onto the walls of our room. The microphone that comes with the unit to set up the speakers is very cool. I cannot imagine trying to callibrate each speaker to sound as it should. But I had to manually change each speakers volume as they were preset at 0db. I agree with one of the reviewers that the speakers, though small (which I like)don't put out the sound as I would desire even with the adjustments that I made. Loud ought to be LOUD especially when watching movies. But the max setting on the receiver is 65, and it ain't loud. WIth regard to the remote control, I don't like it. It is not user friendly. It is quite a frustration trying to navigate within the various menues. Furthermore, the one that I received was deffective. I was unable to program the codes for the other machines into it. And the video/tv button didn't work. I have since received from Sony's customer service another remote control for free. Overall, I like the unit as it meets the desires of having surround sound in the small room I have our TV in. If the room was bigger this unit would not be sufficient. The price I paid was superb. With shipping I spent under $300, although I needed to spend another $50 for wires. But still not bad! I wish there was better volume especially when watching sci-fi and action movies. I think for a novice like me this is a good first system so as to get familiarized with how these things work as well as learn what is liked verses not. Then in the future purchase a better system. |
| May 23, 2007 |
