Patrick In my opinion it is better to run your cables to receiver and have your receiver on when recording because you will be sacrificing video quality by using composite video cables. The reason to get an S-VHS VCR is for the better quality of S-Video so why not use it?
Lin, to help you out we need quite a bit more information than that. How are you hooked up from the receiver to the TV (component video, s-video, composite video)? Is your TV on the correct input? Did you run your video through the receiver at all? Do you have a cable box or satellite receiver...
Sean, The gray bars appear when you are not watching a high-definition channel and are put there by your television. Black bars appear when you are watching a high-defintion channel that is not currently displaying high-defintion programming. Now on to your questions: The reason for the...
Bobby, Your speakers are almost certainly too close to your set. Don't call a repairman until you move those speakers. One foot away is not enough. This will not be covered under any warranty either as it is considered abuse. I know that you want to keep the speakers where they are because of...