Loving this thread. If you aren't already on Pinterest, that's a great source for clever little home modifications. Here are a few that I've pinned recently: Laundry appliances raised on pedestals with room to slide baskets underneath: http://pinterest.com/pin/165999936235136591/ Shoe drawers in mudroom: http://pinterest.com/pin/165999936235089604/ Bookcase door: http://pinterest.com/pin/165999936235126760/ Appliance "garage" or coffee station: http://pinterest.com/pin/165999936235093051/ Vertical storage above wall oven for cookie sheets / cutting boards: http://pinterest.com/pin/165999936235089285/

You don't really want to be storing all your digital media on an iphone - just the content you may want access to on the phone - drop or lose the phone and well... start over! It sounds like what you may be looking for, at least for the videos, jpegs, and MP3 music, is what known as a DME (digital media extender) that connects to your television and home audio system. It then connects to you home LAN and can access files on your computer, a dedicated home media computer, or other network storage device that contains all your digital media. They typically have USB ports and SD card readers built in as well to read media off other devices. The Apple TV is an example of this but there are also solutions from several other manufacturers, as well. As pointed out, several Blu-Ray players have this capability built-in, as well as some televisions, with local media playback via USB as well as local area network playback. Since capabilities, file formats, and output quality and options can very greatly, you'll really need to do some research. Since you haven't migrated to itunes yet, you may wish to explore the various options first as the itunes format may limit your choice of options. By the way, in looking around, the DME acronym has been made somewhat obsolete by the marketing people and products are often now called things such as Digital Media Players, Receivers, Renderers, and such. You may also wish to check for "DLNA" certification on the product to hopefully avoid DRM (digital rights management) issues.

Actually, I just happen to have the same DVD recorder/player (under the Costco model number) in one of our rooms. So, I just double checked and confirmed that the analog R/L audio is still available when using the HDMI output. The audio OUTPUT is the second set of of red/white connectors when viewing the back of the DVD player (from left to right). Make sure you have the proper connection. Again though, does your television have line level audio output connections? Do you have the make/model number of the television?

Thanks! I'll look for the episodes. I've missed hearing a page for 'Doctor Bob', and the chickens, and the Swedish chef -- bork, bork, bork! (Can't say I've missed Ms. Piggy. LOL) Henson was a *genius*. Ooooh! Love that ringtone, cwnev! That should brighten everyone's day.