Which Home Theater Selection Mistakes Do You Make?
January 23, 2007 by Joe Boyle · Leave a Comment
So which home theater selection mistakes are you making or have made in the past?
We all want to own home theater equipment but so many people don’t carry out the required research to get it right first time round.
As a result, they end up with systems that don’t do what they need them to do which I have to confess has been me on more than one occasion.
I still frequently kick myself knowing that I should have brought that Bose system I was offered in Malaysia for less than half the cost of the US. Still no point in living with regrets as long as you learn from your mistakes right?
Sometimes they end up with systems that are far too powerful than what they really need that was why I should of brought the Bose instead of the system with subwoofer which sounds like the San Adres fault is cracking open. Great for the blockbusters but sucked on the concert video’s.
Being a well-informed and researched buyer can avoid all of this although I have to say I should have know better at the time.
Today I will discuss a few common errors in home theater selection in hopes of providing you with the information you need to avoid such problems.
Tags: amplifiers, blockbusters, bose, Home Theater Equipment, home theater systems, movie, Toshiba
DVD Reviews
January 23, 2007 by Joe Boyle · Leave a Comment
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Scottish quintet the Trashcan Sinatras has been one of my favorite bands since their first album came out in 1990. I lived in Southern California at the time, and their singles “Obscurity Knocks” and “Only Tongue Can Tell” were in regular rotation on KROQ and were even getting some airtime on MTV. Their music was beautifully melodic and the lyrics inspired debates among fans trying to untangle their clever, twisted wordplay. Sassy Magazine at the time even put them in their Cute Band Alert. Unfortunately, despite the artistic growth of their next two albums, they suffered from diminishing commercial returns. Their 1996 album never got released in the United States, and most people thought the band faded. I was among a small group of loyalists on the …Read the entire review
Transhcan Sinatras - Midnight at the Troubadour
21 Jan 2007 at 10:50pm
Highly Recommended
I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete Third Season Always thought of as the slightly declasse cousin of tony, glamorous Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie was a bright, bouncy, colorful little comedy on NBC from 1965 to 1970, that told the story of astronaut Major Tony Nelson (Larry Hagman) and his real-life genie in a bottle, Jeannie (Barbara Eden). While Bewitched grabbed the critical and public acclaim for dreamy, romantic Elizabeth Montgomery’s trials and tribulations as a married witch living in the suburbs (with a husband who didn’t like her witchcraft), I Dream of Jeannie was often belittled for being a crude, blatant knock-off of the more successful witch sitcom (even though it was more closely based on the feature film, The Brass Bottle, with Tony Randall, Burl Ives, and Barbara Eden). I Dream of Jeannie never had the intial public adoration that Bewitched enjoyed during its network run (…Read the entire review
21 Jan 2007 at 10:50pm
Recommended
The Show:
When gamers say that Nintendo dominated the late 1980’s and early 90’s they aren’t kidding. The Super Mario Brothers and Legend of Zelda got their own TV shows and The Wizard was released as a glorified commercial for Super Mario Brothers 3. It’s pretty hard to deny Nintendo’s ownership of the gaming industry (during that time period anyway) and as further proof of that today we’re looking at Captain N: The Game Master.
Running for a mere 34 episodes, Captain N wasn’t the smash hit that the producers were hoping for I’m sure. It began airing in September of 1989 and ended in 1991 with a total of three seasons under its Power Belt. Like many cartoons from this era this one was a 22 minute advertisement from start to finish. It was as if somebody took all of Nintendo’s hottest titles and paraphernalia, tossed them into a blender and pressed star…Read the entire review
Captain N The Game Master - The Complete Series
21 Jan 2007 at 8:32pm
Rent It
Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back - 65 Tour Deluxe Edition THE MOVIE:
D.A. Pennebaker’s Don’t Look Back, a profile of Bob Dylan on his 1965 British tour, is arguably the most influential rock ‘n’ roll documentary of all time, predating even the Maysles’ Gimme Shelter and Michael Wadleigh’s Woodstock. Thirty years later, Grant Gee pretty much orchestrated his Radiohead feature, Meeting People is Easy, note for note from Pennebaker. Ironically, given the movie’s title, Don’t Look Back is a film that deserves to be revisited every couple of years. While the movie has been on DVD since 1999, this new 65 Tour Deluxe Edition is a welcome upgrade in packaging and transfer.
Make no mistake, Bob Dylan in 1965 was one cool cat. Th…Read the entire review
21 Jan 2007 at 7:07pm
DVD Talk Collector Series
I Trust You to Kill Me The Movie Musicians and actors have long drifted into and out of one another’s lives — the glare of Hollywood lights mingle with the intense heat of the nightclub spotlight, sometimes with good results (Kris Kristofferson has bounced between Tinseltown and the music industry successfully for decades) and sometimes with not-so-good results (30 Seconds to Mars, anyone?). I Trust You to Kill Me is a documentary with a few things on its mind, following “24″ actor Kiefer Sutherland around Europe for a couple weeks as he serves as tour manager for up-and-coming Los Angeles rock band Rocco DeLuca and the Burden, whose professional lives are also detailed, but with an almost detached air. After wrapping up filming on the fifth season of “24,” Sutherland and his musical proteges packed up and jetted off for a series of dates in Europe over the Christmas holiday. From drunken par…Read the entire review
21 Jan 2007 at 4:41pm
Recommended
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January 23, 2007 by Joe Boyle · Leave a Comment
'Saw III' Spoiler - Hartford Courant
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'Saw III' Spoiler
Hartford Courant, CT - Jan 19, 2007
A Cromwell reader asked, "Is it common practice for Larry Williams to give away the endings of films on DVD that he reviews ? In his review of 'Saw III,' he ….
Not playing near you? - Akron Beacon Journal
19 Jan 2007 at 7:00am
Not playing near you?
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Jan 19, 2007
Even if they don't spend much time in an area theater , with a decent DVD -rental service, you'll eventually be able to watch them at home .. ….
Mr. Stinky Feet Hits the Road in New Concert DVD - Emediawire (press release)
16 Jan 2007 at 8:16am
Mr. Stinky Feet Hits the Road in New Concert DVD
Emediawire (press release), WA - Jan 16, 2007
Approximately 33 minutes, the concert DVD was filmed by Parallel Entertainment Pictures at the Polsky Theater , Johnson County Community College in Overland ….
