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one of my favorite Rollins albums - I really love this one!

Belatedly, I wish you a happy birthday. hope it was good!!!!!

Thanks 7/4. This is sad news. I really love his work with the Flying Burrito Brothers. Man he pushed the envelope on the pedal steel guitar!

I love this album, Guy. I hear what you are saying about you want them to stretch out and that is what they do on the next album Distant Hills, which I feel is slightly superior for the reason you suggested.

I know At the Shrine is a critically acclaimed album, but for some reason I have never liked it very much and I love Getz. I can think of at least a dozen of his I like better off the top of my head.

I want to put in another vote for Intermodulation over Undercurrent. For my taste, Intermodulation is far superior, particularly in the choice of material played.

I am looking at some Samsung LCDs and I notice on their website that these Tvs do not allow you to change the tint when using HDMI or Component hookups, but will let you do it for S video. Anyone have the Samsung that has this limitation? Is it a problem for you or does the TV appear to always get the tint right ? I find that I often change the tint particurly on DVDs because they vary and I also have some Dvds from othere regions and maybe they are different. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions.

have a great one

Hope you had a wonderful birthday GOM

Best Wishes for a very happy birthday

Thanks RDK and Kevin I do not have my TV in the same room as the stereo so that is not an option. Can I turn off a TVs speakers by using the remote, I hope it doesn't involve opening up the TV. Kevin, that is an interesting option but that price tag is steep!

thanks for posting this 7/4 and to the others who posted the links.. I saw the initial article in the Times, but everyone should see it.

I am really serious in wanting to know about various LCD TVs. I notice that the Sharp or Sony 26" sets run about $1000. But brands like Westinghouse, Olevia, and some others run about $500-$600 for the same size. Some sales people tell me the cheaper ones are fine and you pay more for the name brand. Anyone know if this is so? One other thing - it frustrates me that none of these LCD TVs come with a headphone jack. This allows me to watch late at night and not bother others and to watch at inappropriate volumes for late night hours. One salesperson suggested I could plug the headphones into an "Audio Out" connection on the LCD TV, but that won't silence the speakers in the TV as a headphone jack does, correct? Any advice on this from those in the know?

I am interested but have another commitment that night. thanks for thinking of me.

Realism is not subjective, that's the reason because every tape for broadcasting has, or should have, standard color bars at its start, because you can measure the color, and tune up the broadcasting. To put it simple let's we say we have a scale from 0 to 1, black should be 0, white 1, if black is 0.2 it appears like dark grey, if is less then 0 we have a kind of unatural grey that seems a damaged LCD monitor. Definition depends of the number of pixels, or lines, if you prefer. In order to appreciate an HD monitor you need, like you said, an HD source. AFIK there are no channels that broadcast in HD, a part some experimental one. We would need a new HD software and HD players. As usual we are seeing the common 'war of formats', Sony HD is different from Panasonic HD, they are based on different algoritms of compression, (you have to compress every frame of a movie shooted on film), they are, at moment, incompatible. HD is probably going to cancel movie shooting on film. But, in order to show a movie in a theater you have to transfer your HD movie on film, because theaters haven't got HD projector. As you can see the thing are a bit mess at the moment. Frankly would you bet 4K on this? This discussion is very interesting but reminds me of this interchange: Sonia: Immorality is subjective Boris: Yes, but subjectivity is objective Sonia: Not in any rational scheme of perception Boris: Perception is irrational and implies imminence ... and by the way, how good is that 26 inch Sharp LCD? The Sharps are not so bad because they are manufactered outside US. Skeith! Long times! How are you? I'm good Porcy and you?

Realism is not subjective, that's the reason because every tape for broadcasting has, or should have, standard color bars at its start, because you can measure the color, and tune up the broadcasting. To put it simple let's we say we have a scale from 0 to 1, black should be 0, white 1, if black is 0.2 it appears like dark grey, if is less then 0 we have a kind of unatural grey that seems a damaged LCD monitor. Definition depends of the number of pixels, or lines, if you prefer. In order to appreciate an HD monitor you need, like you said, an HD source. AFIK there are no channels that broadcast in HD, a part some experimental one. We would need a new HD software and HD players. As usual we are seeing the common 'war of formats', Sony HD is different from Panasonic HD, they are based on different algoritms of compression, (you have to compress every frame of a movie shooted on film), they are, at moment, incompatible. HD is probably going to cancel movie shooting on film. But, in order to show a movie in a theater you have to transfer your HD movie on film, because theaters haven't got HD projector. As you can see the thing are a bit mess at the moment. Frankly would you bet 4K on this? This discussion is very interesting but reminds me of this interchange: Sonia: Immorality is subjective Boris: Yes, but subjectivity is objective Sonia: Not in any rational scheme of perception Boris: Perception is irrational and implies imminence ... and by the way, how good is that 26 inch Sharp LCD?

Thanks Ed what is interesting to me is that with my current set up without the cable box, I am able to record a program while watching a different one.

I currently have cable but do not use the cable box- I just hooked the wire up to my DVD recorder and then hooked that to the TV. I may have to get a cable box and am being told that by using the cable box I will be unable to record a program while watching another. Is this true (and if so, why can I do it wihtout the box) or is it a way to get me to buy their TIVO?

Happy Birthday

belated Happy Birthday!!!

Happy birthay Chris

I just picked it up and am listening. Nothing earth-shattering, but solid. anyone else get it?

Not sure if this one's a standard, but it is on the new Sonny Stitt box and just drives me nuts. It's called "If the Moon turns green" and is apparently by Paul Whiteman - (there may be another song that Billie did by the same name but that is different.) This tune is wierdly off-kilter and doesn't seem to resolve comfortably - it's unconventional perhaps in structure and harmony, and it doesn't work for me.

I don't have the exact quote but I am pretty sure she says this on camera in the Ken Burns Jazz series. and as for what the "conspiracy" was against - she did not use this word - but that is what she meant. As I think back on it, she was probably referring to black music in general as opposed to just jazz.

you talkin' about that interview she gave that appeared on the Ken Burns Jazz series? Yeah what was she smoking before she said that? Guess I missed that. What did she say? I Abbey Lincoln, by the way. I was lucky enough to get to interview her for over an hour a number of years ago. Unfortunately, it was over the phone. the basic gist of what she said is that the Beatles were promoted as part of a racist white conspiracy to eclipse the popularity of black jazz