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July 29th, 2010 by cody2997788
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PEARL Pearl Aday vocals Marcus Blake bass Jim Wilson guitar Scott Ian guitar Eric Leiderman drums
In the song Rock Child, gritty, soulful rock chanteuse Pearl belts, I ve been a little girl living center stage/ I ve been sleeping in a guitar case. It s not just a metaphor for feeling rock n roll 24-7. As the daughter of rock legend Meat Loaf, Pearl was exposed to the genre and all it entails almost from the time she was born.
With such a solid musical foundation, it s no surprise that Pearl who backed-up Meat Loaf from 1994 to 2003, and also sang with Motley Crue sounds confident and commanding throughout her musically diverse debut Little Immaculate White Fox. Drawing inspiration from classic rock, hard rock, southern rock, soul, and R&B, Pearl expresses her love for and knowledge of music, with songs that range from tender and vulnerable to brassy and solid as granite.
Some of my favorite bands are The Stones, AC/DC and The Allman Brothers, she says. As a vocalist, I just love really powerful singers like Otis Redding, Bonnie Raitt, Steven Tyler, Pat Benatar, my dad and, of course, Janis Joplin. My biological father played drums in her Full Tilt Boogie Band, and I m actually named after her because Pearl was her nickname. She was an incredible vocalist and definitely a huge influence.
While the songs on Little Immaculate White Fox are informed by past and present legends, they re as original as they are familiar, and the way they re put together is both clever and surprising. Rock Child opens with strident guitar stabs and rolling drums reminiscent of most transcendent The Who, then blasts into a riff that s part Led Zeppelin, part AC/DC and all brute sincerity. Broken White segues from textural guitars and a mystically bobbing bassline into a fist-flinging verse and a scalding, infectious chorus. By contrast, Mama is worn and weary, like a Stones ballad wrapped around a southern rock lighter-raiser. And Anything, the softest and most lovelorn song, is beautifully colored by sparse instrumentation and Pearl s broken voice and features a guest appearance by Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell.
Uplifting and inspiring even in her darkest lyrics, Pearl s sonorous voice resonates with an empowering, almost spiritual vibe. Even the title of her album came from a spiritual experience. When my mom was pregnant with me, she was convinced I was a boy, Pearl explains. “And then one night late in her pregnancy, her best friend called her up and said, ‘I just had a dream about your baby. She has blond hair and blue eyes and she was laying in the forest at the base of a tree wrapped in white fox fur, and her name is Little Immaculate White Fox.’ And my mom said, Oh, that’s beautiful, but I’m having a boy.’ A few hours later she went into labor and had a blond haired, blue-eyed girl.”
With a ragged, yet accessible sound and a deeply personal aesthetic, Pearl is a refreshing alternative to the predictable, cookie-cutter rockers who play it safe to build their audience. Pearl prefers to develop her following through sincerity, conviction and energetic live shows.
For me, every show is an adventure, she says. I just let the music take me wherever feels right. I ve fallen down, I ve even peed my pants. I don t care. As long as I can connect with the audience, have them feel me, and get my point across, then I ve done what I came to do and I ll break myself open to get there.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #5218 in Music
- Released on: 2010-01-19
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .15 pounds
Another reason Metal will never die….. Not only is Meat Loaf her dad, but her fiance is Scott Ian of Anthrax, who also lent his own talents to this record. I first heard a few songs on Eddie Trunk Live when he had Pearl and Ian on the show last month, and I was floored by the vocals. This girl has some serious heavy rock pipes. Buy it. Put it in your car. Go too fast. Smile. Repeat.
WOW I got to see Pearl when she was touring with Meat Loaf and was mesmerized by her performance. I could not wait to have a CD by her. It has been worth the wait. As the editorial review states, this is a brassy powerhouse that I hope will continue to grow and have a successful career. Rock n Roll has returned and it is a Little Immaculate White Foxy “Pearl”
Awesome! Never heard of her till a close friend called and said “Check this album out” So I did and was very impressed! Explosive and yet not to hard core. Can’t wait for a second album to come out.
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July 29th, 2010 by cody2997788
Gene Autry Collection: Colorado Sunset Details:
Rancher Gene Autry finds himself in the dairy business when Smiley is conned into buying a cow farm instead of a cattle ranch. The cowboys soon discover they are bucking an unscrupulous protective association and in the midst of a milk war. Gene is elected sheriff and must quickly cleanup the unsavory situation, bringing about fair play and just milk prices!
- Amazon Sales Rank: #101562 in DVD
- Brand: Image Entertainment
- Released on: 2006-04-25
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Formats: Black & White, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
- Original language: English
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .20 pounds
- Running time: 65 minutes
Features
- Rancher Gene Autry finds himself in the dairy business when Smiley is conned into buying a cow farm instead of a cattle ranch. The cowboys soon discover they are bucking an unscrupulous protective association and in the midst of a milk war. Gene is elected sheriff and must quickly cleanup the unsavory situation, bringing about fair play and just milk prices! Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAM
Happy Customers Say:
“Gene Autry B-Western Series … Colorado Sunset (1939) … Image Ent.” Republic Pictures present “COLORADO SUNSET” (July 31, 1939) (65 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) — relive those thrilling days when the “First Singing Cowboy” Gene Autry took us down the dusty trails with hard riding and straight shooting hitting the bull’s eye with excitement every time … the Gene Autry series of B-Westerns were a staple of Saturday matinees in the 1930s and 1940s — The Following Segments are from the “Melody Ranch Theater”, which originally aired on the Nashville Network in 1987 — Hosted by Gene and longtime sidekick Pat Buttram the program showcased many of Gene’s classic motion pictures and featured personal anecdotes about how the films were made — Information on costars and significant happenings in Gene’s personal life and career. — don’t miss any of the Singing Cowboy’s features loaded with action and songs that will leave you wanting more of Gene Autry’s B-Western Adventures — The sale of this DVD will further the educational and cultural mission of the renowned “Autry National Center in Los Angeles”
Under George Sherman (Director), Betty Burbridge (Screenwriter), Jack Natteford (Short Story Author), Stanley Roberts (Screenwriter), Luci Ward (Short Story Author), William Nobles (Cinematographer), Raoul Kranshaar (Composer (Music Score),William A. Berke (Associate Producer) – - – - our storyline Gene Autry thinks he has bought a cattle ranch; but it ends up being a dairy farm — Villainous veterinarian Doc Blair (Robert Barrat) is terrorizing the local dairy farmers — Besides that, Blair has the sheriff (William Farnum) killed so he can have one of his own crooks (Buster Crabbe)elected to wear the star — Gene comes to the rescue and wins the election and continues to fight corruption on behalf of the dairy farmers – - – - some wonderful tunes “COLORADO SUNSET”, (Studio Singers), “ON THE MERRY OLD WAY BACK HOME Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and The CBS-KMBC Texas Rangers), “COWBOYS DON’T MILK COWS”. (Smiley Burnette), “I WANT TO BE A COWBOY’S SWEETHEART”, (Patsy Montana and The CBS-KMBC Texas Rangers), “POOR LITTLE DOGIE Gene Autry), “BEAUTIFUL ISLE OF SOMEWHERE Gene Autry and Extras), “AUTRY CAMPAIGN SONG” (Smiley Burnette and The CBS-KMBC Texas Rangers), “AUTRY CAMPAIGN SONG” (Smiley Burnette and Extras), “SEVEN YEARS WITH THE WRONG WOMAN” (Gene Autry), “COLORADO SUNSET” (Gene Autry, June Storey and Extras) – - – - some fun facts, Gene always preferred his sponsor’s product, Wrigley’s Doublemint Gum, to smoking.
the cast includes Gene Autry … Gene Autry Smiley Burnette … Frog Millhouse June Storey … Carol Haines Barbara Pepper … Ginger Bixby Buster Crabbe … Dave Haines (as Larry “Buster” Crabbe) Robert Barrat … Doc Blair Patsy Montana … Patsy Purnell Pratt … Mr. Hall William Farnum … Sheriff Glenn Kermit Maynard … Rufus Drake Jack Ingram … Clanton Elmo Lincoln … Dairyman Frankie Marvin … Ranch hand Clarence Hartman … Band member Fred Burns … Radio listener Budd Buster … Man who spots outlaws Ed Cassidy … Dairyman Gomer Cool … Band member The Texas Rangers … Musicians (as The CBS-KMBC Texas Rangers) Robert ‘Captain Bob’ Crawford … KCBS-Texas Rangers Band Member Edward ‘Tookie’ Cronenbold … KCBS-Texas Rangers Band Member Francis ‘Irish’ Mahaney … KCBS-Texas Rangers Band Member Roderic ‘Dave’ May … KCBS-Texas Rangers Band Member Al Taylor … Henchman Slim Whitaker … Cigar recipient Francis Ford … The drunk Jack Kirk … Townsman
BIOS: 1. Gene Autry Date of Birth: 29 September 1907 – Near Tioga, Texas Date of Death: 2 October 1998 – Studio City, Los Angeles, California
Special footnote, Orvon Gene Autry was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television — Discovered by film producer Nat Levine in 1934, he and Burnette made their film debut for Mascot Pictures Corp. “In Old Santa Fe” as part of a singing cowboy quartet; he was then given the starring role by Levine in 1935 in the 12-part serial “The Phantom Empire” — Shortly thereafter, Mascot was absorbed by the formation of Republic Pictures Corp. and Autry went along to make a further 44 films up to 1940, all B westerns in which he played under his own name, rode his horse Champion, had Burnette as his regular sidekick and had many opportunities to sing in each film — Autry became the top Western star at the box-office by 1937, reaching his national peak of popularity from 1940 to 1942. His Gene Autry Flying “A” Ranch Rodeo show debuted in 1940 — Gene Autry is the only celebrity to have five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one in each of the five categories maintained by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce — Radio, Films, Recordings, Television and Live Theater.
2. Smiley Burnette Date of Birth: 18 March 1911 – Summum, Illinois Date of Death: 16 February 1967 – Encino, California
Second special footnote, Lester Alvin (Smiley) Burnette an American singer-songwriter who could play as many as 100 different musical instruments, was a successful comedy actor in Western films over three decades — The popularity of Burnette’s Frog Millhouse character, with his trademark floppy black hat, was such that when Autry left for World War II service he did sidekicks duties with Eddie Dew, Sunset Carson and Bob Livingston, plus nine other films with Roy Rogers. After leaving Republic Pictures in 1944, Burnette became the sidekick to Charles Starrett at Columbia Pictures in the long Durango Kid series. Starrett starred in the series from 1944 until 1952, and that pairing resulted in more than 50 films. After the Starrett series was over, Burnette joined Autry for his final six films, all released by Columbia Pictures in 1953.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1. Reminiscing with Gene Autry and Pat Buttram at the “Melody Ranch Theater” 2. “Don’t Touch That Dial”, Gene Autry is on the air – excerpts from the Original “Melody Ranch Radio Show” 3. Production and Publicity Stills 4. Horseplay 5. Poster and lobby Card Art 6. Trivia and Movie Facts 7. Original Press Kit Material
Check out a new book from Empire Publishing – “GENE AUTRY WESTERNS” (Hardcover) – by author Boyd Magers, like no other book on Gene Autry — all of Gene’s Mascot, Republic and Columbia westerns included, as well as his half-hour TV Episodes — each segment contains the release date on each film … major production credits … complete cast (including character played) … all songs included, songwriter and who performed them in the film … running time of each film … dates of the filming … bios on the cast and major players (Smiley, Pat Buttram, Cass County Boys, Herbert J. Yates, directors, leading ladies, songwriters and various heavies, etc.) … locations that were used … budgets and negative cost … stunt people involved … analysis and synopsis on each film … notes and comments (including film and cast background info, salaries paid, working titles, etc) … comments from Gene and many other cast members on each film … theater exhibitors comments at the time of the films release …this tribute was written from the heart and it shows.
Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of “Trail Talk”), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of “The Real Bob Steele”) and Trevor Scott (Down Under DVD Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials — looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the ’20s, ’30s & ’40s and B-Westerns … order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD — stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure — if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Image Entertainment where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns — all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 65 min on DVD ~ Image Video #2181 ~ (4/25/2006)
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July 29th, 2010 by cody2997788
Samsung UN55B8000 55-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED HDTV Details:
Picture performance, advanced connectivity, and an eco-friendly and stunning design come together to form Samsung LED TV 8000. For the image connoisseur, our highest 240Hz motion blur reduction technology, a 5,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio that displays incredibly deep blacks and pristine whites, and enriched color processing deliver outstanding video. Samsung LED TVs use 40% less power than conventional LCD TVs and are manufactured with the environment in mind. Internet@TV has web TV widgets from Yahoo, Flicker, Ebay and others to entertain, inform and connect you to specially designed web content right on your LED TV. This Ultra Slim 1.2” depth set is the ideal complement for your room and your life.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2 in Television
- Color: TOC
- Brand: Samsung
- Model: UN55B8000XFXZA
- Dimensions: 31.40″ h x 1.20″ w x 52.00″ l, 66.14 pounds
- Display size: 55
Features
- Ultra-slim 55-inch LED HDTV with full HD 1080p resolution and Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology for the sharpest, smoothest picture possible
- LED technology enables a true-to-life range of picture brightness; uses 40 percent less energy than conventional LCD TVs
- Internet@TV online content service from Yahoo!, Flickr, YouTube via your broadband connection
- Inputs: 4 HDMI, 1 component, 2 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 PC, 1 optical digital audio output
- Includes detachable swivel table stand; measures 52 x 33.9 x 12.1 inches (WxHxD) with stand
Happy Customers Say:
Startling clarity, detail, and color Had my Samsung UN55B8000 TV a couple of weeks now. It has more than lived up to the hype. Hooked it up and put on a blu-ray disk. Even the delivery guy’s jaw dropped, and he’s delivered/set up hundreds of TVs.
TV is only inch and half thick and only weighs 60 pounds or so.
In fact, it is sometimes almost too good. When viewing people on HD you can see every little mole, scar, wrinkle, stray hair, makeup, five o’clock shadow, makeup line, etc. I’m sitting here watching the news and I can clearly see tiny pieces of lint on the guy’s black suit. I’m guessing the talking heads of tomorrow are all going to have to have much better complexions.
If you like to tweak your TV this one provides a lot of different controls. There are already some websites that will give you what they consider good tweaks to maximize the pic. You can also look for the B7000 tweaks. Looks pretty darn fantastic right out of the box so if you aren’t a techie, don’t worry about it.
Sounds..not particularly good or bad, but I don’t want TV speakers taking up space anyway. If you are going to spend this kind of money for a TV you should be using your stereo system.
Some reviewers were complaining about the number of inputs. Again, how many is enough. I run my PS3, XBOX360, IPOD, and the Dish box through my Denon and so I only use one HDMI.
You can plug it into the internet. No set-up, just plug it in. First thing it did was download 12 updates to itself. Have no idea what they did but …didn’t cause any problems. It automatically loads up some of Yahoo’s widgets. Fun to try but…not something I have really gone back and used much. Also has some built in content…recipes, artwork, etc. that I haven’t bothered to look at.
You can plug in USB drives and view content directly off the drive.
I long ago got rid of my roof antenna. I bought a little Turk indoor antenna and plugged that in so I can pop over into over-the-air signals and watch TV. It will automatically search and find the on-air channels. It even downloads some kind of TV guide from the internet for the channels it finds.
I also wanted to see if there was any signal degradation from Dish. I haven’t noticed the HD degradation with Dish that I had with Comcast. The way Comcast packed the HD signals you could see a real difference between OTA and the packed pics.
Samsung also provides software which allows you to use your PC as a server. Then you can display your pics, music, etc on the TV. Took a little playing around but was easy compared to some of the others I’ve tried to use.
I’ve played games with both my PS3 and the XBOX360. No problems. No pixelating. Did not bother to change TV over to game mode. I haven’t fooled around with the 240Hz function. I just leave it on standard.
I’m sure there are other features I haven’t tried. With the ability to update itself over the internet I have no doubt they will teach it even more amazing tricks.
I’ve set up my Harmony 880 Pro to control all my devices including the IPOD. IPOD menu/info will display (through my Denon) on the TV.
All of the above features are great but the main thing is… the picture is just absolutely mind-blowing wonderful.
So, fantastic TV. I am VERY happy with it. Obviously I highly recommend it.
((Now I’m watching Wall-E in HD and it is pretty amazing.))
WOW! I have owned Sony televisions exclusively for the past 30 years. I was in the market for a new TV to replace my older Sony 50″ Grand WEGA LCD projection set. I always keep up with new technologies in consumer electronics and knew that LED backlighting was the way to go. One day, I visited Best Buy to see the new Sony models. I was particularly interested in the Sony Bravia XBR8 LED TV. It has an awesome display, but I couldn’t bring myself to part with $5K for a TV. The high price was a big disappointment. I knew Samsung made LED models so I decided to check them out too. I was immediately floored. They looked far better than Sony’s more expensive LED model and for $2K less. But, was I really willing to purchase something other than a Sony TV? I would have to be convinced. I did a lot of research on these Samsung sets. I demoed them in several stores and read as many reviews as possible. IMO, the Samsung LED TVs are by far the best technology currently available. Their display must be seen to be believed. Most impressive of all, is the fact that Samsung accomplished this in a set that is only 1.2″ thick.
Well, I was finally convinced and decided to purchase the Samsung UN55B8000. I have owned it for almost a month now and I am in awe every time I watch it. This set is beautiful even when it’s turned off. But, you won’t want to turn it off because the clarity, detail, brightness, contrast and color are absolutely exceptional. For the first time I have owned a TV, I did not have to make any adjustments to the factory settings – it looked perfect right out of the box. In fact, I had purchased a calibration DVD and was surprised to find that I didn’t have to make any adjustment to any controls.
Of course, the most amazing thing about this set and what intially lured me to it is its picture quality. It’s difficult to explain the level of detail it produces. I have HD cable programming (1080i), which looks fantastic. Games on the Xbox 360 pops out at you. But the images produced from a Blu-ray source is absolutely breath-taking. I was also pleasantly surprised at how bright the display looks in my sunlit family room. I thought I would have to adjust the brightness to view the set in daylight and again when watching at night as I did with our old Sony TV. Although the screen on the UN55B8000 has a gloss finish, it does a great job of reducing glare and reflections.
I do want to respond to the negative comments that others have posted here regarding uneven backlighting or vignetting effect caused by the edge-lit LEDs when the TV displays dark images. The only time I notice this was when the set displays a totally black background such as in movie credits. At best, it appears as a very faint illumination from the corner. But even then, I really had to look for it. I don’t think this is an issue at all; at least not one that should deter anyone from purchasing this incredible TV. I have to assume that those that have experienced this anomaly are probably looking at an uncalibrated set that has its brightness level turned way too high.
I took advantage of the slim design of this set and purchased the ultra slim wall mount. The TV hangs like a picture frame and looks like a masterpiece, which it is. The slim case houses adequate speakers, producing fairly good sound quality for normal TV viewing. Of course, you would want to watch movies through a surround sound system.
As for the other features of this set; the internet widgets are pretty cool, but slow. I especially like the YouTube widget. The DLNA network feature is also a nice addition, but the interface is also slow and not very intuitive. I’m hoping that a future firmware upgrade would improve the functionality. The content library feature is my favorite. It allows you to display a slideshow of artwork or other pics with soft background music – great for parties. You can download additional content for free from Samsung.
I am extremely pleased with this television and would recommend it to anyone.
Picture Quality and Dynamic Contrast are the next best thing to 3D Not perfect, but it’s the closest thing I’ve seen so far. Really deserves 4 1/2 stars instead of 5 due to the lack of a couple convenience features missing from the remote, and the limited number of non HDMI inputs. The picture quality, light weight, reduced power use, and thin cabinet are just terrific. The remote takes a couple hours to really bond with though you can start watching TV and movies pretty quickly without knowing how to make adjustements other than selecting your input source.
Pros:
* Increadible Dynamic Contrast. I feel like other people are in the room with me. Even up close to a few inches away the images is crisp, clear, and lifelike.
* Light weight at only about 65 lbs or so, about 1/3 that of an old 32″ TV.
* VGA computer input, 4 HDMI, Audio out, and a couple other type inputs.
*240Hz demo feature lets you display 240Hz on one side and 60Hz regular on the other. There’s also multiple modes of 240Hz you can select. Great feature to play with while watching the latest Bond movies.
*2ms response time (sounds good to me)
Cons:
*Only one regular RCA input that is shared with a Component input (you can use either the 3 component inputs jacks~ or just one of them for your video, then use the Left and Right audio). Bottom line is you only have one non-HDMI video Input (not counting the computer VGA input).
*PIP only accessed from tools menu instead of a single button on remote. Swapping PIP image to main image required selecting that source input instead of a single swap button. Can only display TV or Cable image in PIP and not other HDMI input devices.
*Touch of Color is only one blue light at the bottom instead of all around the edges as I expected.
That’s the quick review. I’m sure someone will go into more detail soon and I look forward to hearing other takes on this new LED series. I’m very happy with the purchase, especially at 10% or more below the list price.
From the Manufacturer (May 30, 2009) Redefining the standards for viewing quality, energy-efficiency and home entertainment decor, the Samsung 8000 Series LED HDTVs deliver unparalleled picture quality and enhanced connectivity while also helping you reduce your carbon footprint with the reduced power consumption of the LED screen. Using Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) as its primary light source–rather than traditional Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps (CCFL)–this cutting edge HDTV also offers the benefits of an ultra-high contrast ratio and a slim depth that allows for a more artful design.
To battle motion blur and image judder that can plague LCD displays when displaying fast movement onscreen, this 8000 Series LED HDTV utilizes Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus frame interpolation technology with an ultra-fast 240Hz refresh rate–four times that of other TVs. It also boasts high dynamic contrast ratios, complements of the ground breaking LED light source.
The 8000 Series features Samsung’s new Internet@TV online content service. Developed with Yahoo!, Internet@TV uses either a wired or wireless Ethernet connection to access content onscreen from Yahoo!, Flickr, YouTube and more with the push of a button. The widget-based interface and scrollbar run along the bottom of the screen for easy browsing of the latest programs and content. And this HDTV is accented by Samsung’s TOC (Touch of Color), which offers a hint of a translucent color around the edges of the unit for a uniquely fashionable look.
Key Features
- Screen Size: 55 inches
- Full 1080p HD (Learn more)
- Breakthrough LED picture quality with true-to-life brightness ranging from the purest black to pristine white. (Learn more)
- Energy Savings: Samsung’s LED TVs use up to 40 percent less power than conventional LCD TVs. (Learn more)
- Ultra-slim Design: 1.2-inch depth
- Ultra-quick 2ms response time minimizes blurring of fast motion in sports programs.
- Mega dynamic contrast ratio (5,000,000:1)
- HD-Grade Pixel Resolution: High-resolution pixel density is combined with a built-in image scaler to handle inputs from a variety of digital and analog audio/video sources.
- Auto Motion Plus 240Hz: Advanced processing that reduces blur and enhances image detail when viewing fast motion video sequences. (Learn more)
- Ultra Clear Panel: Advanced LCD technology lets you enjoy crisp image details, natural skin tones, excellent shadow detail, and vibrant colors.
- Game Mode enhances dark areas, sharpens the picture, speeds up the image processing response and enhances the sounds of your games. Picture and sound quality optimized for the special needs of gaming systems at the touch of a button.
- Wide Color Enhancer Pro optimizes a given color’s hue, resulting in more natural rendering of colors.
- Picture-in-Picture (PIP) enables convenient, simultaneous viewing of TV programs and video or PC content sources.
- Audio: Two down-firing stereo speakers (10-watts each, for 20 watts of total power) with subwoofer
- SRS TruSurround HD creates an immersive, feature-rich surround sound experience from two speakers, complete with rich bass, high frequency detail and clear dialog.
- Content Library (2 GB Flash Memory): Built-in library contains photo art gallery, games, workout routines, recipes, and other interesting digital content. Additional items and updates are available from Samsung.com.
- DLNA-compatible for better interopability with electronics, computers and mobile devices from many different manufacturers (Learn more)
- Anynet Plus (HDMI-CEC) allows peripheral AV devices such as a DVD player to be controlled by a Samsung TV remote control.
- Energy Star Compliant: Reduces energy consumption by up to 25 percent compared with standard TVs.
- V-Chip system allows blocking of rated TV and movie programs determined by a parent to contain objectionable content.
- Crystal Neck Swivel Stand
- Warranty: 1 year parts and 1 year labor warranty (90 days parts and labor for commercial use), with in home service, backed by Samsung toll-free support.
- Medi@2.0 lets you enjoy more with Internet TV, allowing you to receive content via Yahoo!, Flickr, and more via on-screen TV widgets. (Learn more)
Connections
- HDMI (version 1.3): 4 side
- USB: 2
- Component video: 1 bottom
- PC input: 1 bottom
- Ethernet: 1 bottom
- Optical digital audio output: 1 side
Dimensions
- TV without stand: 44.5 x 27.1 x 1.2 inches (WxHxD); 39.7 pounds
- TV with stand: 44.5 x 29.8 x 10.9 inches (WxHxD); 50.3 pounds
- What size TV should you get?
Accessories
- 2010 LinkStick: Connect wirelessly to a world of digital content from Samsung. The LinkStick wireless LAN adaptor eliminates the hassle and cluttered look of wires. Learn more about the Samsung WIS09ABGN LinkStick Wireless LAN Adapter.
- Wall Mount: Picture frame-style mount for simple installation. Mounting hardware included. Learn more about the Samsung WMN1000B Fixed Low-Profile Wall Mount.
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Full HD, or 1080p, contains 1.5 times more scanning lines than conventional HD TVs. More scanning lines mean more pixels, more details and a better picture. The new Samsung LCD TV with resolution that is approximately 2 times greater than conventional HDTVs, creating the most perfect picture imaginable.
Samsung’s 1080p panel uses a new high-speed liquid crystal to cut response time to 4ms. The fast response time, coupled with Samsung’s Auto Motion Plus 120Hz motion blur reduction technology dramatically reduces motion blur and judder. |
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| Compared to a traditional CCFL, LEDs produce darker blacks that appear endlessly deep to the eye. Whites also remain crisp and bright with vivid colors. The result is picture quality that measures up to the natural beauty of life. For instance, Samsung’s Wide Color Enhancer Pro feature lets consumers enjoy a broader color palette. The Ultra Clear Panel further allows the preservation of every detail even in brightly-lit, imperfect viewing conditions. This is done by effectively allowing more light to pass through the screen and simultaneously reducing reflections from ambient light. And with an adaptive “Natural” mode, Samsung’s LED HDTVs can combine the recognized brightness advantage of LCD displays with the cinema-like viewing experience of plasma displays by automatically optimizing picture settings. |
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There’s a big difference between seeing the game and seeing every split second of it. That’s where Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology comes in. All the action in every frame is analyzed and then adjusted so nothing goes by in a blur. This technology quadruples the frame rate from 60 to 240 frames per second (240Hz LCD panel) without repeating the same image to make more frames. Instead, it uses interpolation to intelligently calculate and place three new frames between two existing frames to create smoother transitions. |
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| The benefits of using LEDs include not only improved picture quality, but also reduced power consumption levels to easily meet the stringent new Energy Star v3.0 guidelines. The LED modules are mercury-free, which makes for cleaner manufacturing and safer recycling when compared with backlight technologies currently available. In the LED HDTV line, energy consumption is reduced by 40 percent versus traditional LCD HDTVs of a similar size. The LED HDTVs also include a power indicator menu, and an optimized energy savings mode. In addition, these TVs require less material to manufacture and are thinner, reducing packing material and consumer waste. The smaller packaging allows for more units to be shipped and less fuel to be consumed at a time which potentially reduces Samsung’s carbon footprint. |
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July 29th, 2010 by cody2997788
Dominick Dunne: After the Party Details:
Hollywood outcast, best-selling author and chronicler of the rich and famous, Dominick Dunne is one of the world’s leading journalists and society commentators. This is his story. Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Dominick Dunne has become known the world over for his vociferous championing of the rights of the victim in high-profile murder cases. His powerful commentaries have made compelling reading in Vanity Fair for a quarter of a century. Now, aged 82, Dunne is covering his last murder trial for Vanity Fair – the trial of music producer Phil Spector – and reflects upon his past as a decorated World War II veteran, his rise and spectacular collapse as a Hollywood producer, and his rebirth as the writer we know today. Dunne’s mind offers a fascinating insight into the American psyche and its obsession with fame. Featuring Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, Tina Brown, Joan Didion, Griffin Dunne, and New York Post gossip columnist Liz Smith as well as legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans (The Godfather, Chinatown), the film uncovers what lies beneath a life.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #27684 in DVD
- Released on: 2009-06-16
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
- Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
- Original language: English
- Number of discs: 1
- Running time: 85 minutes
Happy Customers Say:
Talent, Stardom, and Celebrity This is a wonderful film for the inside view of a golden age of media and fame. Dunne said at the Borders Book Store event in NYC that he was not particularly disoriented by being around so very many very famous people, but he acknowledges, and this DVD shows, the talent and appeal of his friends. Today, celebrity seems manufactured. Then, stardom seemed real. The Platinum Pick in USA today read (in part): “A full life gets the documentary it deserves.” I’ll go with that!
covered every high profile rich and famous case for decades This was released shortly before Dominick Dunne died of cancer in the summer of 2009. Dunne goes over his private life and professional life in great detail. His greatest strength and weakness was that he was utterly beguiled by the rich and famous. He made his entire career out of them. He began as a film producer but bottomed out in that profession. In his his 50s, he reinvented himself as a novelist. I’ve read some of his books. They are fun but I don’t think his novels will be long remembered. Where he really came into his own was with his own daughter’s murder, which transformed him into a true crime writer. This was Dunne’s true calling and I became a huge fan from that point until his death. He was unapologetic about being on the side of the victim’s family, influenced by his daughter’s murder. He is best known for his coverage of the O.J. murder trial but he covered every high profile rich and famous case for decades. The last case he covered was Phil Spector’s. Dunne’s accounts were run in VANITY FAIR monthly. The only time he was off the mark was with Gary Gondit. Dunne admits he was totally “had” by a source who told him some far out stories about Condit and Chandra levy’s murder. Dunne repeated this info on air, a defamation lawsuit followed and Dunne ended up paying damages in settlement of the case to Condit.
Watch this documentary to experience him as a character and then read his true crime book compilations. He does a brilliant job of reporting these high profile murders. You can’t put them down.
Dunne was also related to some high profile others in the arts. His late daughter Dominique was a rising actress. His son Griffin is an established actor and producer. His brother was the novelist John Gregory Dunne. His sister-in-law is Joan Didion.
After the Party If you like Dominick Dunne, you will enjoy this DVD about his interesting life. He is quite frank about his failings, both professional and personal, and he speaks candidly about life as he sees it. He was quite a writer and quite a personality.
Review Utterly, utterly wonderful. I was completely and totally riveted. —Mick Brown, The Telegraph (UK)
Review I loved it! —Kevin Maher, The Times (UK)
Review I think it’s extraordinary. –Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies
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July 28th, 2010 by cody2997788
Sony BRAVIA EX 400 Series 46-Inch LCD TV, Black Described:
Experience Full HD 1080p, incredible contrast and sharp, vibrant images with the Sony BRAVIA EX400-Series HDTV. Available in a variety of sizes, this great HDTV features Ambient Sensor and LightSensor Technology that automatically adjust the color and backlight based on a room’s lighting. Connect a USB drive and share your favorite photos and music with family and friends.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2816 in Consumer Electronics
- Color: Black
- Brand: Sony
- Model: KDL-46EX400
- Dimensions: 26.62″ h x 4.12″ w x 44.37″ l, 39.90 pounds
- Display size: 46
Features
- 46-inch LCD HDTV with full HD 1080p resolution lets you take full advantage of HD sources like a Blu-ray Disc Player or PlayStation3 gaming console
- Ambient Sensor and LightSensor technologies automatically adjust the color and backlight based on a room’s lighting
- USB port for photos, music and video playback; Wi-Fi adapter ready; BRAVIA Sync controls compatible devices with one remote
- Inputs: 4 HDMI, 2 component, 2 composite, 1 PC, 1 USB, 1 optical digital audio output
- Includes removable stand; measures 44.38 x 28 x 11.625 inches with stand
What Customers are Saying:
My first LCD and first Sony Tv I purchased this TV 3/1/10. Did the usual research most people do before buying a large screen TV. When compared, side by side, to other major brand tvs, the set’s picture quality was at least as good if not better than anything out there. The colors were vivid and life-like with excellent clarity. As I don’t watch many sporting events, I decided that the 120hz refresh rate in the more expensive model wasn’t needed and, I was right. At home, after a fifteen minute setup, the picture is great and the sound is more than adequate for watching programing from your local cable outlet(in my case Comcast). The only feature I miss from the more expensive model is the swivel base, but I can learn to live without it. For the typical couch potato, this tv fits the bill perfectly!
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July 28th, 2010 by cody2997788
HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer CD055A#ABA Description:
Wirelessly print,1 copy, scan and access photos on Snapfish.com2 right from the large HP TouchSmart screen on this energy-saving all-in-one.
- Color: Black
- Brand: Hewlett-Packard
- Model: CD055A#ABA
- Dimensions: 7.83″ h x 17.80″ w x 18.62″ l, 16.40 pounds
Features
- Print, scan and copy from a single, energy-efficient device with 3.45-inch touchscreen for printing directly from Snapfish
- Connections include Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) and Ethernet networking, Bluetooth, USB, and PictBridge
- Rotate and crop, adjust brightness, or apply color effects before printing with TouchSmart control panel–no PC necessary
- Up to 33 ppm black and 32 ppm color print speeds; scans up to 4800 x 4800 dpi (8.5 x 11.7 inches)
- Borderless photo printing up to 8.5 x 11 inches; 125-sheet input tray and 20-sheet photo tray
Customer Reviews:
Had to return the first one I did a ton of research and finally decided to go with this unit despite no reviews at the time. Installation was a breeze (using Mac OS X) except for one part where it asks you to set up a print queue. After doing so, it didn’t recognize it after multiple attempts. I finally decided to click past that step and it worked fine anyway.
We printed about a dozen photos over the first three days. On day 4, the printer booted up and slammed the print cartridge hard to the left, then came up with a “Carriage Jam” error. The nice thing about the touch screen is that it also visually walks you through pictures of the areas that you need to check for paper jams, etc.. Alas, after going through every trouble shooting step provided, it didn’t solve the problem.
We returned it to Amazon (Very hassle free I might add–can’t fault them a bit) and decided to try a second one since we did like the features. I was glad to see that Amazon ships you another even before you return the defective one. So far this one is working fine although it’s only been a couple of days.
Our last HP was probably 4 years old. I have to say the print speed on this one is amazingly fast by comparison. I’m impressed it can print a 4×6 photo as fast as it does. Copy and scan work well too, although I’ve found I have to initiate scanning from the Mac. Didn’t seem to work if I tried to use the touchscreen to scan. I was pleased how easy they make choosing options with scanning. You can scan a document straight to PDF, JPEG, TIFF, Memory Card, USB drive, OCR…
Overall, it does seem as though this printer is very well made. It’s also great having a tray for both paper and 4×6 photos. Unlike so many printer reviews, it doesn’t appear as though this printer is burning through much ink at all.
Although I would definitely recommend it, I can’t give it 5 stars due to the issues mentioned above.
Best printer I’ve owned so far I had a not very old Epson Photo printer, the RX580, and was happy with it. However, it did not last long at all. While I may go a month or two without printing, I certainly don’t expect the printer to become inoperable during downtime… I purchased a new Mac to replace my tablet PC in July, so a few days ago for the first time I tried to hook my mac up to it, and I could not get anything to print well. After some troubleshooting and testing from other platforms, I realized that there was something wrong with the unit physically, and tossed it in the garbage and looked for a printer at a local brick and mortar. I was half sold on getting one of the Canon all in one units, based on some favorable remarks in some of the apple forums, but the local store by me only had one model of Canon, a lesser one than I wanted, so I looked at the rest of the available printers, and narrowed it down to this HP and another HP, one step below this. The kicker for me was the bluetooth in this one, which was worth the extra $40 for me, since I run an 802.11n only network at home, and had assumed the wireless on this unit was just 802.11 b/g like most. Happily, I was mistaken. Got it home, unboxed, and like the other reviewer said, this is a nicely sturdy, well built, solid home printer. As usual, I downloaded the most current version of the software and driver rather than relying on the CD to be current, and indeed the CD had been superceded. The download and install went fine, so when it started nagging me about where the printer was, I hopped into the printer and set up the wireless just to see, since it actually saw my 802.11n network. Sure enough, entered my encryption key, and there it was. And instantly my mac found it, and the install completed. One thing to note, the little paper manual that came with it didn’t seem to have anything in there regarding setting up the unit, so I’m going to assume detailed instructions are probably on the CD in PDF or TXT files somewhere. But I was able to get the wireless going without any documentation, the touch screen is very well designed and extremely simple to follow. The flow for printing or setup is well thought out. So I did some printing, both of 4×6 as well as some 8 1/2 x 11 photos, and they turned out just excellent. Superb, better than I had hoped for, and certainly faster than I had expected. I will also add that the printer loves to do the samba, especially the 8 or 9 minute “first run” it does the very first time you power it on. But it gives the status right on the LCD, and a timer counting down so you know how long it will be. I’m assuming the wiggles after printing are probably cleaning off the heads and parking them to seal them again between print jobs. I haven’t tried the duplexer yet, but as the other reviewers mentioned, scanning is just as simple and as high quality as the printing.
After I knew it worked and was happy with it, I hopped back into the on screen menu and checked the bluetooth settings, then added it via bluetooth to my mac, and a minute later, was printing via bluetooth.
One surprise was that it actually came with a USB cable for those who will use one – something I’m not used to seeing bundled with printers.
Another nice feature for me is the front paper load – after the Epson I just tossed, it’s nice to be able to get at the paper right in the front, rather than feeding from the top in the back. Makes it easier on my shelf in the computer armoire, i don’t have to roll it out and play around trying to find where things fit back there out of sight.
The finish is nice. And the mac software works well, haven’t booted to my Windows 7 install yet to see how it works there, but I would be surprised if I had any problems on the windows side. This is not my first HP printer, and if it performs and lasts as well as my others have, I will be more than happy with it.
I purchased mine without any review searches at all, since it was an impulse grab at the store when the one I was looking for wasn’t available, but I’m glad it wasn’t, as this one has a few more features and works better than I could have hoped.
Terrific choice if you don’t demand photographic perfection Take a look at the customer images showing the print output from this HP all-in-one!
Quick summary: I like this HP PhotoSmart all-in-one! Setup was very smooth (except for HP’s bloatware causing my browser to not work), the photographic output was good for a 4-ink system, scans were bright and crisp, and using this HP all-in-one was very easy to do using the brightly lit touch screen. Highly recommended!
I just finished writing a review for a competing product, the Epson Artisan 710 Color Inkjet All-In-One Printer (C11CA53201). After using that all-in-one for over a week, it didn’t take long for me to realize how much more I prefer this HP all-in-one. Although the feature set for both are very similar, the HP is much more intuitive to use. Read on to learn more.
*** INSTALLATION:
Unpacking the HP was easy to do. I was very pleased that it came with a package of 100 4×6 sheets of photo paper, so I could immediately begin printing some favorite family shots. Shame on other vendors (think: Epson) who include only a “sample” of a few sheets of photo paper! This model uses a 4-ink system (1 black, 3 color) but the package includes an extra, high capacity black ink cartridge, too, for everyday printing. Nice!
I use my home network to connect to this HP. The HP PhotoSmart C309 easily recognized my discoverable network, and it was very easy to use the touch screen to enter the 26-character key I have for my network. Once entered, the printer was given an IP address by the router and it was ready to work after I installed the drivers on my computer.
I really like how easy it was to insert paper into the front-loading tray. Just raise up a lid, insert paper, put lid back down (for both general-use 8×11 paper and also for inserting 4×6 photo paper). Later, I did experience a problem where the HP couldn’t properly load the 4×6 paper into the printing mechanism. Hopefully that’s an anomaly.
Installing the HP drivers was a breeze to do on my laptop. It includes out-of-box support for Windows 7 on the enclosed CD-ROM disc (no searching HP’s website for Windows 7 drivers!). HOWEVER, by just quickly clicking through the installation windows, I inadvertently loaded seven other HP programs beyond the required drivers to support printing and scanning. Among these were the HP Solutions Center, a program to help re-ordering HP supplies, a Customer Feedback program, HP Print Projects, and a customized Yahoo! toolbar for Internet Explorer. I was thumping myself for not paying attention to the installation process that loaded all this crapware on my computer. Very soon later, I really regretted it because after it was all loaded, my Internet Explorer wouldn’t work (even after rebooting my computer). I tried uninstalling the Yahoo! toolbar, and still IE8 wouldn’t work. Finally, I used Windows 7’s restore feature to return to the last restore point before I loaded the HP drivers and programs, and that removed whatever was causing IE to not work.
From that experience, I paid much closer attention to the 2nd attempt at installing the drivers. HP doesn’t make it obvious how to customize the install — you must look closely for a link on the window that asks you to accept the EULA — but you *can* deselect all the bloatware and install just 2 programs (the printer and scanner drivers), which is all you really need. After those two programs were installed, the HP C309 was fully functional on my WiFi home network — and IE was working, too!
I got a new LG Env3 with Bluetooth, so I tried printing a photo taken with my phone using Bluetooth. Setting up Bluetooth was easy! What I learned from the experience is that you must FIRST set the HP to look for Bluetooth devices, THEN place your phone in discovery mode. Once my LG Env3 was paired with this HP, it was easy to print 4×6 photos. And they looked terrific for a camera phone!
*** USABILTY AND PERFORMANCE:
Using the HP was a joy to do. The photographs I printed were very, very good-looking, but depending on the photo, they were sometimes inferior to the six-color print output from the Epson Artisan 710. The Epson’s photos have very deep, rich colors and vibrancy, while the photos from this HP were sometimes not so rich in color depth, and not as vibrant. I found that it depends on the photo whether the differences were apparent or not. In some photos (lots of sunlit trees and grass), the differences were very slight. When I printed a studio portrait of my in-laws, the result from this HP unit was as good as my other 6-color printer. In other photos (for example, photos with a deep blue sky), the differences were more apparent (see the customer images I loaded showing this difference). Camera flash-lit faces look a little yellowish coming from this printer. Grass and trees have more yellow in them than what I’d expect, too. If you’re wondering whether a six-color printer can really print better than a 4-color printer, the answer is, **YES**, it can…but *not* always! So if you want to print the absolute best photos possible — all the time — look to a different all-in-one than this HP PhotoSmart C309. If you’re not *that* excruciatingly picky, then this HP will do a very, very good job (especially if you’re not contrasting photos printed from this HP with photos printed on another, 6-color machine).
I used the “Copy” function to see how well the HP could duplicate a photograph. Ideally, if you place a photo on the flatbed scanner and press Copy, the copied photo would be indistinguishable from the original, right? Well, there was a definite difference between the copy and the original. The copy was auto-cropped so it lost about a quarter-inch off the border of the original photograph. The colors on the copy were less vivid, too, although the copy was more faithfully reproduced on this HP C309 than what the Epson Artisan 710 could achieve.
Scans taken with this HP were very bright and vivid — more so than what the Epson Artisan 710 could achieve. The background white on my daughter’s drawing was a very bright white, and her ink colors were rendered brightly and sharply on the scanned image. (Keep in mind, I’m using all default, automatic settings — I could achieve better results if I tried customizing the scan settings). One thing: some of the faint black lines on my daughter’s drawing weren’t picked up properly on the scanned image. In all, I liked how the automatic scanned image looked. Another perk: The software creates a folder under My Pictures on your computer, and stores the scanned image inside that folder (rather than just adding it to My Pictures alone).
I haven’t used the HP long enough to speak to matters pertaining to ink usage. Once I get more experience, I’ll re-edit this review to include those details.
SUMMARY:
The HP PhotoSmart C309 is a terrific multifunction choice. If you demand the very best in photographic output, look to a different model that uses a 6-ink system. If good-looking photos is “good enough” for you, then be assured that this printer will print good looking photos. The touchscreen interface was easy and intuitive to use, and loading paper into the front-side slot was no-hassle at all. Aside from HP’s bloatware during the software installation process (which you now know how to avoid after reading this review), I like everything about this HP model. Highly recommended!
*** NOVEMBER 16, 2009 UPDATE
I just ordered 2 replacement color ink cartridges for this printer. After printing 21 4×6 photos and maybe three dozen sheets of everyday 8×11 (mostly black text and a little color), the yellow and cyan ink cartridges dipped into the “replace me” levels. The magenta and photo black inks are about one-half spent.
Taking the advice of another reviewer, I opted to order 3 “XL” cartridges for quite a lot more than a regular 3-pack of the color cartridges. I don’t know whether the value equation will be favorable or not, but I’m hoping that the cost to print 4×6 photos will go a little lower than what it is currently (which by my calculations, each 4×6 photo costs about 50 to 75 cents to print).
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