I took the plunge :)

As an early B-day present to myself I took the plunge and made my Home Theater purchase. Most everything should be here by next week and I learnd a whole bunch of things about componants and TV's. www.hometheaterspot.com is a great forum for HT info. Well heres what I got...

Toshiba 65" 16:9 HDTV Projection 65h81
Panasonic DVD-RP91k Progressive Scan DVD
Onkyo TXDS-696 Receiver
Toshiba HD/Direct TV Set Top Box (with antenna for local HD signal)

I passed on the speakers for now. I will get them at a later date (or when the wife allows me to get them LOL)

I am gonna try and take a picture of it when I get it all set up. WOOHOO. I cant sleep at night....I am giddy as a school girl.

-Goob

AWESOME setup, Goober. I went the PC route for my home theater setup:

32" TV w/ line in to PC with 5-point surround speakers set up around the living room
DVD-ROM with MPEG decoder card that plays DVD video to the TV and speakers

The computer also doubles as the CD player and connects to my 2nd PC, which has a gig of MP3 files separate from my CD collection :)

Yours still makes me jealous though...I want HDTV dammit! If I get that promotion.... ;)

Congratulations, bud!

Well I'm due in Atlanta for Thanksgiving this year, so you can imagine that someone might be interested in stopping by...Hint, Hint!!!

NR

So, uh.... Goob... when do you plan on taking a vacation? Oh, and you mind posting your address here, for, uh, no particular reason or anything...

I can relate to the schoolgirl comment.... ;)

I've got a Home Theater setup as well... 55 inch big screen,
satellite, DVD, 5.1/THX, All the speakers and subwoofer are in place. Rawks.

BTW for those interested, here's my dvd list:

http://www.dvdtracker.com/~dsquid

I'd be interested in seeing your lists if any of you guys have caught the DVD bug too.

Squidly, can you explain what I'm looking at? The is a huge list of DVDs but the format is this some program your involved with?

NR

NR,
I'm not sure what you're asking. That site allows people to input dvds that they own. I own 213 dvds, and the link leads you my list. If you click on the dvds they should link you to the IMDB entry for that movie.

The prices are the prices I paid.

My DVD count is up to 126, but instead of using that dvd tracker thing, I just have a text file that I update. If you want to check it out just head on over to

http://home.mindspring.com/~weisman/dvd.html

Nice collection you have going their squidly, you have some uh, interesting selections there :)

By the way, nice system you got there Goob, you lucky bastard %%$#%&*!!!! I hate you now :)

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My DVD count is up to 126, but instead of using that dvd tracker thing, I just have a text file that I update. If you want to check it out just head on over to

http://home.mindspring.com/~weisman/dvd.html

Nice collection you have going their squidly, you have some uh, interesting selections there :)

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I see we have a good number of overlapping titles...
Which of my eclectic collection seem "odd" to you? :)

Several were freebies bundled with various DVD players I've purchased over the years. That's how I end up with krep like 6 Days 7 Nights and Stepmom. Others I buy to have available when guests (like my parents) come over. My Mom is unlikely to be tempted by movies like "Blade Runner" or "The Thing".

Also, at any time, there's about 20-30 dvds in there that I haven't seen yet (ie, The Patriot, The Replacements, Notting Hill (choke, gag, wheeze.....))

Yeah I can understand the purchace of dvds for guests, people who just might not have the same taste as you or me, but some of those movies on that list I would never own. Bring it On, Coyote Ugly, The Craft, Disturbing Behavior and Lost in Space (I am sure there are otehrs :) ). One view of each of those movies was enough for me. To be honest though, you do have a great collection, and enough great stuff to over power some of the above I mentioned.

By the way, watch Notting Hill, it was actually quite good, in a sappy, cute, romantic, british accent kind of way.

Fair enough :) Here's a run down, simply because I like talking about movies...

Bring it on: Liked it quite a bit. I found it funny, and frankly
I can't get enough cheerleader movies.

Coyote Ugly: Bought to have it "on hand" in case anyone wanted to see it. Harmless fluff. I won't watch it again until someone else asks for it.

The Craft: Love the movie...I recognize its many faults. But I can't help myself. I own 2 copies and have the movie poster up on the wall of my "den". :)

Disturbing Behavior: Bought it cause it had Katie Holmes in it, but yeah, it sucks. Another suckee Katie Holmes flick is "Teaching Mrs Tingle". Avoid it like the plague.

Lost in Space: DVD Player purchase freebie. It blows. The first 5 minutes are great for showing off your sound system and big screen, but that's *it*.

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Also, my wife and I have noticed that no matter how much a movie sucks, if you're going to watch it, it makes more sense to buy the DVD than go to the theater. You get to watch the film as much as you want, the sound system is better, the seats are more comfortable, you don't have to listen to teenagers talking throughout, you get the DVD extras, and often times the price is less than theater tix plus food.
Besides, if you REALLY hate it, you can just sell it on Ebay and recroup most if not all of your investment.

Question - Have you ever seen the movie "Blade"?

ROFL

You have to know Squidly to truly appreciate his tastes. Only guy I know who will buy a DVD simply because he knows there's cheerleaders or plaid skirts somewhere therein.

I love you, man!

Sure the Wesley Snipes vampire movie that has a sequal currently in production. It was great, I have seen it a bunch of times. By the way, I am somewhat of a movie freak, so it would be hard to find a "good" movie that I haven't seen.

Squid - isn't that the one you played for my in-laws when we were visiting a few years back? Turned 'em white as vampires.

Bribo... your point is? ;)

Another trick when you can't figure out why the heck I have a certain string of movies is to look at who's in it. Angelina Jolie, Love Hewitt, Katie Holmes etc, spawn purchases that otherwise might not have occured :)


I recommend Vertical Limit if you want to be hammered to death with breath-taking action. It's like a roller coaster ride that slams you about mercilessly. Watch the first 5 minutes of that one, and you'll get the idea. No comments about the plot or realism, however... check your brain at the door.

The Hot Spot is another good movie you might want to check out. Mmmmm Jennifer Connelly...

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Squid - isn't that the one you played for my in-laws when we were visiting a few years back? Turned 'em white as vampires.

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Yes, that's the one. Your mother-in-law asked for it specifically, so I don't feel bad. :)

The fight scene in the meat packing plant is a classic.
I love that film.

Sometimes I can do the whole "this is just a movie so I might as well try and enjoy it" thing, but Vertical Limit just made me mad. Bill Paxton was an over the top retard, they killed of the two best characters (the two brothers, or friends, or whatever they were), that explosive stuff that was leaky??? Come on, did you see the number of tight threads on that screw top? No way in hell anything is coming out of it. And to top it all off it stared Chris O'Donnell, eek... that guy is just not a good actor. To say the least, I have issues with that movie.

Yeah, I agree 100%... the execution of the plot was inept and the mountaineering details were bogus. This movie clearly could've been so much more.

But the effects man... the effects. Like I said, check yer brain at the door and it's enjoyable.

Gonna havta go with Pix on that one. The effects were good, but the whole time I'm sitting there thinking.... uh huh... whatever. Those two brothers were definetely by far the best. What pissed me off the most was that the only 2 interesting people on that whole mountain had to die. WHY?

When you say "Gonna havta go with Pix on that one", you're ALSO going with me. I'm saying the EXACT same thing. The plot/script/acting were all lame.

I simply think the effects shots were well worth seeing.