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Paradigm is off my "buy" list Sorry for your troubles. I was considering a set of Studio 100's v4, but I will go with another brand.

try it in the store first Don't bother doing this until you insist that the store show you an SD channel on whatever 720p set you are considering. When I was looking for an HDTV, I was trying to decide between a new-at-that-time 40" JVC RPTV (1080p) and a 42" Toshiba 720p set. Both looked...

thanks for the review Although I don't plan to purchase this unit, I am grateful to the reviewer for explaining the menu options so clearly. I own a 3910, and the manual is vague about the meanings of many of the video and audio menu options. Since the two units share many of the same settings...

I don't know about Oppo, but on my 3910, "squeeze mode" shows everything in 4:3, even widescreen originals that are meant for 16:9. It takes a tour through the SETUP menus to fix this if you get a DVD that has a 4:3 format. The 3930's Auto squeeze mode, I hope, can detect when widescreen is the...

A couple of options... http://www.elusivedisc.com has both of these Peter Gabriel SACD's in stock. So does http://www.cduniverse.com.

Carver info Sorry about your lighting fiasco! I won't suggest replacement equipment, but one option you might consider would be to buy replacement Carver equipment, the same models, on eBay. Lots of Carver equipment is for sale all of the time. The downside to this option (and I speak as a...

NGRI -- myth versus reality Let me address your comments point by point. Some states have adopted a "guilty but mentally ill" plea, instead of allowing "not guilty by reason of insanity" (NGRI), but not Texas. Concerning the idea that NGRI is a "loophole," I consulted the major text in the...

what "not guilty" means in this case "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity," which was the plea (and the verdict) in this case, means "I did it but I had a severe mental illness at the time I did this, and at that time did not know that my actions were wrong." As I mentioned in an earlier post...

rigged how?? Can you clarify your point? Who rigged what? The insanity defense is a hard standard to meet, especially as it's written in TX. Over 90% of the time, juries don't buy an insanity defense. Are you suggesting someone paid somebody off? The jury made their decision based on the...

An excellent introduction to testing methodology You basically discussed several weeks' worth of the basic principles that are covered (less clearly most of the time!) in a basic course on experimental methodology. I would quibble, though, with the idea that SINGLE blind tests are as valid as...

prison for the insane? Insanity, though defined in various ways, has been recognized as a valid defense in English-speaking countries since the 1840's. By taking this plea, the defendant is admitting to the crime, but is claiming that it was mental illness that caused the criminal act...

what does "sane" mean? Everyone involved in the case agreed that Yates was seriously mentally ill when she killed her children. But that is not the same thing as being "insane." Most mentally ill people are not dangerous. And let's leave the term "crazy" out of the discussion, since it's not...

I have tried it both ways, using the component and the HDMI outputs from my SA8300HD cable box into my Toshiba plasma TV (720p). I found that I needed to recalibrate the picture settings on the TV differently for HDMI versus component connection, using the Avia disc and a Denon 3910 DVD player...

I voted for "proper placement" and "other" (meaning, set the subwoofer's phase for the loudest response at the listening spot).

Has anyone compared the headphone output on the 3805 with the results you get by using the 3805 as a preamp to power a headphone amp? If so, what did you find, and which headphone amp did you use?

I loved the HDTV picture on the 40" JVC 1080p LCD RPTV, but SDTV signals looked absolutely horrid and, to me, unwatchable; I saw all kinds of highly visible noise and pixellation in the image. Instead, I bought a 42" Toshiba (720p) plasma, which looks really good with 720p and 1080i material...

Depends on the speakers I can barely hear it on my computer speakers, but I hear it quite clearly my home theater system. How come the speakers in cell phones have enough high frequency range to play 17kHz??

But if your Carver breaks... The corporate parent of Carver has recently shut down their Carver service center. Although there is a repair shop that has apparently bought the parts inventory from Carver's corporate parent, there are still some Carver parts that are no longer available (e.g...

The miniseries version fleshes out the minor characters but it doesn't really change the story (although it may heighten the impact of the end for some viewers).

Macroblocking Is it true that the Faroudja chip is only used for video processing when the DVD player is connected to the TV via component video and not via HDMI?