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Box1020: Reviews for this HDfury add-on have been pouring in!
May 9, 2008

A lot of owners of older TVs who were unable to use the HDfury before are now entering the HDMI digital age thanks to the Box1020!

"Your Box1020 really brought my Mitsubishi WS-55905 back to life! I bought the TV in 2000 and even though it was the top of the line at the time, it did not have HDMI. At that time component was the best available and Mitsubishi advertised that it was designed for the future, upgradeable and that it would allow buyers to take full advantage of HD technology. Well then came HDMI and HDCP and my TV became obsolete and because I could not take advantage of Blu-Ray's upscaling. Of course Mitsubishi did not provide an upgrade path. After installing HDFury and your Box1020 I can operate at 1080i over HDMI. Even the regular DVD's look great after being upscaled by my Sony PS3 Blu-Ray player. I even decided to have my set tuned by Robert Jones of www.imageperfection.com who went through every setting, fine tuning convergence, focus and overscan. The television now outperforms some of the new sets I have seen in local stores. I also wanted to thank you for your support and advice, you even helped me with some issues that had nothing to do with your box that were related to my PS3 settings." - James A.

"Bottom-line, the Box1020 & HDFury is a great combination for any owners of older Mitsubishi rear projection TVs. I've got my TiVo HD, Xbox 360, and HD DVD player *cough* all feeding into it now via HDMI." - Roddie

"Our TV is an older Mitsubishi model WS-55819 with component inputs. The horizontal centering is finally correct and the picture quality is great running HDfury and Box1020." - Steve & Nancy

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Moome's Sony HDMI card on SALE!  
May 7, 2008

Moome has temporarily reduced the price of his Sony IFB-HD HDMI card by $40 to $395 for the latest batch only. As always, quantities are limited!

This card adds a digital HDMI and analog component (YCrCb) input to your Sony CRT projector. It gives you the best image quality possible by providing a direct digital path from HDMI devices such as Blu-ray players and HD cable/satellite boxes, as well as support for older legacy component video devices.

Recent reviews:

"Just bought my THIRD Moome IFB-HD card. I've setup a couple CRT projector theaters for friends lately. They got interested in having a theater after watching movies in mine. When they find out the Moome card is what I use in my theater for HD goodness, they want a Moome card too. I really hope I NEVER have to live without a Moome IFB-HD. I know there are a lot of options out there, but for my money the Moome IFB-HD has won 3 separate times. Thanks again Mr Moome Thumbs-up!" - Ray

"The picture quality is amazing! Way better than the HDFury on my Sony 1272 by a long shot." - JKruger 

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HOME THEATER QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Q: I have a Pioneer PDP 503 52 inch plasma (about 4-5 years old) and it has a fantastic picture. My new HDMI sources cannot be used as my plasma's DVI input is not HDCP compliant. It also has 5 BNC inputs and VGA. Moome's EXT-HD appears to be the perfect solution for me. The website states you are currently sold out of these units. Can you tell me when the next batch will be available?

A: The Moome EXT-HD has been replaced by the EXT-FULLHD which ads HDMI 1.3 support.

Hint: The best way to be informed of new on third party marketplace products is to sign up to our forum and subscribe to (watch) the official product FAQ thread that you're interested in. You'll receive an email the instant there is any news. Links to these product FAQ threads are at the bottom of the product order pages. News will always be posted in the FAQ threads a week or two before the information is announced in a newsletter.

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Q: I purchased a Moome Marquee VIM-HD HDMI card and I seem to have misplaced the instruction sheet. Could you please send me an electronic copy of what you sent with the card. thanks

A: Copies of manuals for all third party marketplace products can always be found in the official product FAQ thread that you're interested in. Links to these product FAQ threads are at the bottom of the each of the product order pages.  In the case of the Moome VIM-HD HDMI card, the product FAQ thread is here.

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BLU-RAY RELEASE DATES, MUST-HAVE TITLES, and DEALS!

Purchase Blu-ray discs from Amazon.com using these links and a small percentage automatically goes towards our site maintenance fees at no extra cost to you! Want to buy something other than Blu-ray discs? Use this link instead.
We're in Canada and have been buying our movies from Amazon.com for over 10 years as they've always been cheaper than buying locally! More information »

Blu-ray deals:

Buy Two Blu-ray Discs, Get One Free! (on until May 14th)
National Treasure 1 & 2 on Blu-ray - Bundle for only $39.99 - SAVE 43%
$12.95 Blu-ray titles

HD DVD deals:

$8.95 Weinstein HD DVDs
$10 & Under Universal HD DVDs

Must-have Blu-ray Discs:

Want to show off how good your home theater looks and sounds? Use these discs! They represent some of the absolute best that Blu-ray has to offer in terms of audio and video quality. Every movie collection must have at least one of these!


Saawariya (Sony) Video: 5 Audio: 4
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem (Fox) Video: 4.5 Audio: 4.5 (*NOT* Region free)
The 6th Day (Sony) Video: 4.5 Audio: 4.5 (Region free)
Ice Age (Fox) Video: 5 Audio: 5 (*NOT* Region free)
I, Robot (Fox) Video: 4.5 Audio: 4.5 (*NOT* Region free)
I Am Legend (Warner) Video: 5 Audio: 5 (Region free)
Enchanted (Walt Disney) Video: 5 Audio: 4.5 (*NOT* Region free)
No Country for Old Men (Walt Disney) Video: 5 Audio: 4.5 (Region free)
Shoot 'Em Up Video: 4.5 Audio: 5 (*NOT* Region free)
Live Free or Die Hard Video: 4.5 Audio: 5 (*NOT* Region free)
Ratatouille Video: 5 Audio: 5 (*NOT* Region free)
Cars Video: 5 Audio: 5 (Region free)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Video: 4 Audio: 5 (*NOT* Region free)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Video: 5 Audio: 5 (Region free)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Video: 5 Audio: 5 (Region free)
Planet Earth: Complete BBC Series Video: 5 Audio: 3 (Region free) (audio's not quite up to the same standards as the video, but this 4-disc collection is phenomenal!)
Blade Runner: Complete Collector's Edition Video: 5 Audio: 5 (Region free)
The Fifth Element (Remastered) Video: 4.5 Audio: 4.5 (Region free)
Crank Video: 4.5 Audio: 5 (*NOT* Region free)
300 Video: 4 Audio: 5 (Region free)

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Recent and Upcoming Blu-ray Releases:

April 29, 2008
27 Dresses (Fox) (*NOT* Region free)
First Knight (Sony) (Region free)
The Golden Compass (New Line) (*NOT* Region free)
Justin Timberlake: Live at Madison Square Garden (Sony BMG)
Motley Crue: Carnival of Sins (Warner Music Group)
Mozart: Die Zauberflote (Opus Arte)
Ocean's Eleven (Warner)
Ocean's Twelve (Warner)

May 06, 2008
The Air I Breathe (Image)
The Devil's Own (Sony) (Region free)
First Sunday (Sony) (Region free)
Helvetica (Plexifilm)
Helvetica (Limited Edition) (Plexifilm)
Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary (Warner Music Group)
P.S. I Love You (Warner) (Region free)
Saawariya (Sony)
Shall we Dance? (Walt Disney)
Twister (Warner) (Region free)

May 13, 2008
Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar Live! (Rhino)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Fox)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (Disney)
Dragon Ball Z - Dead Zone/World's Strongest (Double Feature) (FUNimation)
Epic Conditions (Madacy)
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (Fox)
Mrs. Doubtfure (Fox)
Shinobi (FUNimation)
Untraceable (Sony)
Youth Without Youth (Sony)

May 20, 2008
Aeon Flux (Re-Issue) (Paramount)
Anger Management (Sony)
Babel (Re-Issue) (Paramount)
Bee Movie (DreamWorks)
Black Snake Moan (Re-Issue) (Paramount)
Blades of Glory (Paramount)
Company (2007) (Image)
Dreamgirls (Re-Issue) (DreamWorks)
Face/Off (Paramount)
National Treasure (Buena Vista)
National Treasure/National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Two-Pack) (Walt Disney)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Walt Disney)
Nature: Desert Lions (Questar)
Nature: In the Valley of the Wolves (Questar)
Nature: Shark Mountain (Questar)
Nature: Under Antarctic ice (Questar)
Next (Paramount)
Short Circuit (Image)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Re-Issue) (Paramount)
Sleepy Hollow (Re-Issue) (Paramount)
The Untouchables (Re-Issue) (Paramount)
V for Vendetta (Warner)
WWE: Wrestlemania XXIV (WWE)

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Curt Palme
Sound Solutions Inc
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Surrey, B.C.
Canada
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Email: curt@curtpalme.com
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