You've got company coming over and want to make a lasting impression on them with your expensive new home theater system. Quick - what DVD can you play that will instantly blow their minds? Now if you're anything like me, you can sit there staring at hundreds of DVD titles and yet draw a blank when it comes to showcase pieces. Well, no more! Just use one of these fantastic demonstration scenes as submitted by our members.

Know of a great scene? Add it! Did you really like one of these 254 suggestions? Didn't like another? Vote - and talk about it in our DVD forum!

Submitted by Bryan on 02/09/01.

Sting: Ten Summoner's Tales (DTS) (1 vote) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: St. Augustine In Hell Features: Moving voice between speakers Description: While not a movie, this disc has some great effects with discrete channels. In St. Augustine In Hell, a voice detailing all the kinds of people in hell moves from speaker to speaker in a seemingly random manner. Throw in the more subtle surround effects elesewhere in the disc and you've got a very effective demo of DTS.

Submitted by Dan on 01/12/02.

Strange Days (2 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: Chapter 1 Features: Surround Separation Description: The film starts with a different voice from every speaker. A great way to check if you've got channel bleed as well as a great demo scene for someone who hasn't experienced Dolby Digital.

Submitted by James Roman on 06/20/00.

Styx: Return To Paradise (3 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: All Songs Features: DD 5.1 and DDS Description: They give you the option of Dolby Digital stereo and DD 5.1... Pick 5.1 for one of those "I was THERE, man" experiences. Incredibly good if you're a Styx nut.

Submitted by scott on 02/26/03.

Sum Of All Fears (1 vote) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: not sure Features: Nuclear Bomb Description: when near end nuclear bomb hits,awesome bass.

Submitted by Allen H on 03/20/00.

Super Speedway (12 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: 14 Features: Great sound combo: Mark Knopfler music with the "whoosh" sound pressure effect as the racecar goes under the racetrack overpasses Description: Michael Andretti test driving an Indy-type racecar (filmed in IMAX)

Submitted by Chris Hurley on 11/24/01.

Swordfish (8 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: chapter 2 or 3 Features: amazing sound effects Description: This is probably the best of my collection. When the girl (a walking claymore mine) explodes and the short scene that follows

Submitted by Herbig on 06/20/00.

Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense (4 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: every song Features: great bass, clear sound Description: This is a great show-off for your new home theater. Put it on Burnin Down the House and wake up the neighbors.

Submitted by Justin Sullivan on 12/31/00.

Tarzan: Collector's Edition (3 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: Chapter 1 Features: Superior Sound & Video Quality Description: I know that a lot of people don't care for the movie or the story, but.. The opening scene of this DVD has, in my opinion, the best picture and sound quality of any in my collection (which includes most of those reviewed here). The sound is extremely clear and powerful, and the video is virutally flawless, with no noticable artifacts.

Submitted by Jeff Linville on 12/03/00.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (8 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: 1&18 Features: 5.1 Dolby Digital Description: Very begining of movie uses good center channel for Sarah Connor's voice, then boom- the skull crush has great bass. This is the DVD I always use when showing my system. It's an old DVD ,but still my favorite.

Submitted by Jeremy Anderson on 12/06/00.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Ultimate version) (4 votes) - Rate This Scene - Voting Breakdown Location: Opening Credits, Chapters 1-3 Features: best video, sound to date Description: In comparison to Pro Logic Surround (*laff*), or even DD 5.1, the DTS/ES mix on this disc is unbelievable. I was too young to see this movie in the theater when it came out, so i was relegated to renting it on VHS and watching it on a 20" tv with a mono speaker. I did not believe how well it comes to life with even a "mid-fi" THX system (Rotel pre/amps through Paradigm Reference speakers). T2: Ultimate is currently the "best" dvd out there to date (12/6/2000) in terms of transfer quality and features. If you don't own it, you should. If you have the first release of T2, buy this one and sell the old one (or give it away for Christmas :)