10 Jun 09 07:39, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:


 RW>> I liked FMJ and many made after it. Saving Private Ryan would be
 RW>> right up your alley, as it's made like the older WW2 versions, and
 RW>> not to ruin your viewing pleasure, the ending is what I would have
 RW>> expected, if I were watching the film where Sgt Ryker gets his on
 RW>> that mountain in Iwo Jima.

 RN> What's not to like about a Stanley Kubrick film?  I may watch SPR
 RN> someday, with 'someday' being the keyword.

Ummmm, how about Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange"? I thought that sucked
big-time...

 RW>> Still, the classic is intact. Ya'll can take the new one with a
 RW>> grain of salt and tell your grandkids how terrible it is compared to
 RW>> the real thing.

 RN> My granddaughter, at the age of 10, expressed an interest in the 1951
 RN> version and I gave one to her, along with another classic the critics
 RN> bombed (Xanadu).  I loved it.  I wanted to make a harem from 90% of
 RN> the females in that movie.  (-:

You can't have um all...

 RW>> We have a 26" Polaroid in our bedroom...it used to be our main
 RW>> source of entertainment when we first moved into this house. The 52"
 RW>> RCA still being on the moving van and not unloaded right away. The
 RW>> only thing I didn't like about the Polaroid was that it doesn't have
 RW>> HD, just a digital tuner...I would make every inquiry before I'd
 RW>> settle on one without HD.

 RN> The RCA is now manufactured by Thompson Products, is it not?

I've heard that, but I'm not sure.

 RN> I didn't notice the label on the Polaroid, but I'm pretty sure it is
 RN> hi-def.

Mine says HDTV on the face of it and it has a scan rate of 720p. Pay more
attention to the picture scan capability and contrast ratio. If you buy
one that is only 720p, that's the best picture you can expect to see on
it. Our Fox affiliate broadcasts in 1080i, which is the best picture
available for the time being. Your 720p TV won't be able to display that
picture. My friend Andrew bought a 40" Pro-Scan LCD, which is only a
720p...In the same row of 40" TVs when I went to look, there was a Sony
with a 1080p scan rate that had a much better picture on it than the one
he bought. I would have given them the extra $300 they wanted for it and
have been happy with that deal.

 RN> Next time I go, I'll check.  I also noticed the absense of
 RN> plasma TVs.  I wondered about the significance of that.

Heat...With the LEDs on the way, everybody is waiting.

                R\%/itt

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