Home Theater/HDTV/et al...

Eve wrote:I will suggest that to her. I didnt think of using a converter for constant use.
Thanx, Beem! :D

Sure thing... Hopefully the converter will be cheaper than buying a new player... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Sure thing... Hopefully the converter will be cheaper than buying a new player... :sweat:

Well she has to buy a player regardless. Thats why I was hoping someone in SIngapore would have a suggestion so she wouldnt have to ship etc. from here.

Eve wrote:Well she has to buy a player regardless. Thats why I was hoping someone in SIngapore would have a suggestion so she wouldnt have to ship etc. from here.

She could just buy a player in Singapore, ne? :)

bmwracer wrote:
She could just buy a player in Singapore, ne? :)

Exactly but I wanted a good recommendation for one that will play softsubs too. She asked for my help in this.

Eve wrote:Exactly but I wanted a good recommendation for one that will play softsubs too. She asked for my help in this.

She might be able to find the equivalent model to yours in Singapore... Maybe there's a Philips Singapore site in English. :)

you may want to post in the s'pore thread, you may get a better response.

bmwracer wrote:
She might be able to find the equivalent model to yours in Singapore... Maybe there's a Philips Singapore site in English. :)

krim wrote:you may want to post in the s'pore thread, you may get a better response.

Thanx guys. I'm going to do both of your suggestions. :mrgreen:

Now how do I work that search engine.... :doh: :hehe:

Eve wrote:Now how do I work that search engine.... :doh: :hehe:

Philips Singapore site: http://www.philips.com.sg/index.page

EDIT: From the specs of the players that I took a glance at, it appears that Singapore uses the same voltage as we do here... :)

Got my 46" today. :woot:


Now I just need to pay my credit card bill. :beaten:

tabana wrote:Got my 46" today. :woot:

Plasma? LCD? Brand?

LCD. Samsung LNT-4669.

120Hz, 20,000:1 contrast ratio, 550nit brightness, 6ms Response Time. Slightly over $3000 with taxes. :sweat:

I didn't power it up yet. Going home in a few minutes. I'll finally be able to watch Nodame. (I wanted to see it in HD :D ). I bought it mostly for gaming tho. I'll post a review after a few hours of viewing.

i'm getting a hdtv for my room for my ps3 gaming in a couple of months.
would 19 inchs do? or some where around the 20-29 inches.
any recommendations?

bmwracer wrote:
Philips Singapore site: http://www.philips.com.sg/index.page

EDIT: From the specs of the players that I took a glance at, it appears that Singapore uses the same voltage as we do here... :)

Youre great, Beem!! :hug: :glomp:

tabana wrote:LCD. Samsung LNT-4669.

120Hz, 20,000:1 contrast ratio, 550nit brightness, 6ms Response Time. Slightly over $3000 with taxes. :sweat:

I didn't power it up yet. Going home in a few minutes. I'll finally be able to watch Nodame. (I wanted to see it in HD :D ). I bought it mostly for gaming tho. I'll post a review after a few hours of viewing.

Oooh.

I'm coming over right now... I'll even bring the popcorn. :mrgreen:

Eve wrote:Youre great, Beem!! :hug: :glomp:

You still might wanna double check... I don't wanna get a mysterious bonk on the head for being wrong. :beaten:

Dunno if this is the right thread or not.... :headscratch:

I got one of these for my birthday: Sandisk V-Mate

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Basically works like a video recorder, will record anything that's input into it. DVD, Digital set-top box, VCR etc. I used it yesterday to convert a video I had taken with our old 8mm video camera. I was really impressed with it, except for a few things:

- at the highest quality setting (640 x 480, 25 FPS) it took up 469 MB for a 20-odd minute video :shocked:
- there was a bit of "noise" at the bottom of the picture (could have been my crappy camera though)
- It records in .mp4 format, which ConvertXtoDVD didn't like - video on converted DVD was fine, but sound was choppy. I had to convert it to .vob first before burning :(
- transferring the file to the comp took longer by far than recording the damn thing! It functions as a card reader too, but I think i'll just buy a card reader.

Other than that, it's way cool :)

Cool.

And the cost is....? :sweat:

Around $150 Aust. Plus a 1G SD card for $19 Aust. :)

Anime Dad wrote:Around $150 Aust. Plus a 1G SD card for $19 Aust. :)

Not bad... :victory:

So data transfers are via USB 2.0?

I woulda thought they'd use FireWire.

From Yahoo! News:

HD format war drags on, begins to feel pointless

The back-and-forth battle between the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps continues to rage, with no end in sight. Blu-ray backers were telling us back in January that they had it all wrapped up, especially with the release of Blu-ray-packing PlayStation 3 consoles. But then something funny happened: the PS3 didn't sell nearly as well as expected (although sales are on the uptick thanks to recent price cuts). Meanwhile, prices for HD DVD decks fell steadily, while stand-alone Blu-ray price tags stayed stubbornly in the $400 to $500 range.

Then, in August, HD DVD delivered a brutal sucker punch when Paramount and DreamWorks pulled their support for Blu-ray, choosing instead to go with HD DVD exclusively (word is the two studios were paid handsomely for crossing the street).

As it stands now, the HD format war is at (in the words of Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer himself) a "stalemate." What's the punchline to this sad tale? By the time this slugfest is over, we'll probably be downloading all our HD movies anyway.