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I have my PS3 hooked up to one of the other inputs ("Game") and cannot imagine it sounding any better. The uncompressed audio on Blu Rays is amazing. If that other thread is right and it is just the fact that some wiring path is slightly less on that input...well...I doubt *I* could hear a...

Hmm. After posting I did some more detailed Googling and found this thread: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/297080/sony-str-dn1000-receiver-hdmi-3-has-better-audio It explains it a bit, but it sounds odd. I wonder if anyone could actually tell a difference? I seriously doubt I could. Has...

I got my STR-DN1030 a couple of months ago and really like it. I was browsing through the manual last night and noticed something that I had not seen before. On page 29 of the manual is this blurb: "BD/DVD input has a better sound quality. When you need a higher sound quality, connect your...

Odd. That was 2 years before I was born! :-) I love my old Pioneer and am sad that it appears to be flaking out on me. It has started "clicking" every not and again. It basically makes a noise (somewhat like the click it makes when you turn it on) and the sound cuts out briefly. Sometimes it...

Guys, I think my 10-12 year old Pioneer Dolby Digital receiver is on its last legs and will have to be replaced. In looking for a replacement, I'm not seeing any receivers of any brand that include an A/C power outlet on the back. I LOVED this about my old one, because I have a cabinet fan...

I also read in some places that Sony's from that time period have notoriously bad lasers. Any truth to this? It was the first I had heard of this problem.

I have a Sony DVD changer that is 3-4 years old. It used to work great but is having problems playing discs as of late. It always recognizes discs but I get jittery/jumping audio and video. I am just hoping that it needs to be cleaned. Question: what is the best way to do this? Use one of...

It turns out the one that got installed on Friday has a bad pixel (different location) too! GRRRRRR! I'm going to take it back tommorow and demand that he order me a Clarion system (of course I'll pay the difference). I'm DONE with Farenheit. This is ridiculous! I just got the car and it seems...

I got the system installed and everything seems OK. However, the first unit had a bad pixel, and the second unit then had a bad DVD player. Everything is good now, but it does make me wonder about the long-term viability of the system. On top of that, I had a miserable installation...

Thanks for the input. This particular forum doesn't seem to get too much traffic. I was beginning to wonder if anyone would respond! :-)

I just bought the wife a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe and she wants to get a DVD player put in it for the kids. I called a local installer that I trust and was given a quote of of $499 installed for: 7" LCD (flip down, mounted to ceiling), separate DVD player mounted either under the seat or in the...

Yeh, thanks to everyone who checked it out and reported back. It *does* look like I got a bad disc. I don't think I've ever had that happen before and I've owned a DVD player since 1997. Go figure. David

Well, I returned it to Best Buy and got another disc. We watched some of the parts that were giving us problems on the old disc (chapters 9 and 10) and then watched the last 20-25 minutes of the movie. It went smoothly with no issues. I think I got a bad disc. I just wonder how widespread the...

I'm not sure, because I watched the 2nd half of the movie in my Toshiba which only had minor pixelation here and there. It seems like chapters 9 and 10 were especially bad on my Sony. One of the guys above had lockups during the credits at the end of the movie. I've emailed Disney and they...

Interesting. It sounds like there *may* have been some bad pressings out there. However, if I take it back to the same Best Buy I'm afraid I'll just get another bad one!

Well, near the end of playing it on my old Toshiba DVD player I am getting some slight pixelation, but not nearly as bad as on my Sony. I'm beginning to wonder if I got a defective disc (purchased today at Best Buy in Waco, TX). Has anyone else heard of any defective Incredibles DVDs?

I just brought home The Incredibles for my kids. We popped it into my Sony 5 disc changer (DVP-NC655P). There were problems with it pixelating and jumping around. I stopped it, incpected the disc (pristine!) and tried again. Same thing. I let it go for a few minutes and eventually it stopped...

So he would be able to get a true HD signal through this converter?

I am posting this for a friend. His firewall at work is blocking access to this forum for some reason. ------------------------------------------------- I have just purchased a Sony PFM-42B2 Plasma TV. The TV has 2 VGA inputs and NO component inputs. It has a picture resolution of 1024 x...

Personally, I've had bad luck with Toshibas and plan to avoid them. I know many people love theirs, but I've had several problems: 1) First Toshiba (27") only lasted 5 years or so before it went out. 2) Second Toshiba (36" Cinema series) started having intermitten problems where I would get...

I'm looking for a TV for the bedroom. I will have it hooked up to a satellite receiver and a DVD player. I will have no external audio--I will just be using the TV speakers. The wife bought a cabinet that will house up to a 32" TV, so I figure I might as well go for the biggest that will fit...

I'm curious... For the 3 main systems out there, how does the online pricing work? For example, if I have a PS2 and buy the network adaptor, what is the monthly fee for online gaming? Does this give me unlimited access too ALL online games? Some of the games? Is there just one service per...

Ok. I have a 4-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter. You might think they are both a little young for video games, but I pulled my old PS1 out of the closet and they both eat it up. They can play some of the games pretty well. I'm thinking about getting a new system this year for Christmas...

Here's a question from a novice: What advantage do you get from a receiver that claims to have a "high current" amplifier like Denon or Onkyo as opposed to the regular receivers from Pioneer or Sony. Most of the "high current" receivers are lower wattage (i.e. 60 watts or so) as opposed to...

Yeh. I was thinking that as well. They have a stupid cat that is always chewing on stuff. I'll give that a whirl. Seems kinda weird that it'd only happen on very LOUD noises. Maybe not--I'm not an electrical engineer.

My dad has an older Pioneer pro logic receiver. Every time a movie (either on VHS or DVD) hits a really loud noise (like a gunshot), the receiver turns itself off. Any ideas?

I might be interested. I'm going to look locally tonight, and I'll email you this evening or tommorow morning if I want it. It sounds like a good deal. Why are you selling it? David

Ok, I'm looking for some advice. My dear old One-for-All A/V Producer 8 is finally starting to flake out. I guess I've dropped a few hundred more times than it was designed to handle. It has been a great remote for almost 5 years. Here's my question. Should I go with the same type of remote...

I'm going to be buying a new DVD player today or tommorow. I want to go with a 5-disc changer (although its not totally necessary). I also want to go ahead and get a progressive scan unit even though I do not yet have an HD TV. I am looking at the Sony 655 changer. The price is right...

I have had my new Toshibs SD-2715 5 disc changer for several weeks now, and I'm noticing something wrong. On pristine discs (no fingerprints, smudges, scratches) it plays just fine. On some discs (rentals and otherwise) that have smudges on them, it will skip periodically. Some of these...