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  1. AlbertA

    Terminator 1 & 2

    It looks more like edge enhancement to me on the old releases.
  2. AlbertA

    24 - Season 5 ongoing thread

    That's funny about the president. I recall everyone calling him uneffective, weak character, no balls, Why do we need this guy here..etc... he he he...
  3. AlbertA

    Malcolm in the Middle - Series Finale

    I did but didn't now it was the finale, until the last 5 minutes or so. I said, wait a minute, this is the final show... Funny as always, I liked the way it ended.
  4. AlbertA

    24 Season 4 ongoing thread (Merged)

    I saw a history channel documentary about stealth planes. One of the interviewees said that in the B-2 they figured out how to put stealthy radar and antennas, but he wasn't going to tell more detail than that. So It's possible.
  5. AlbertA

    PC video and cpu upgrade

    I currently have a Socket A motherboard with an Athlon XP 1800+ and a Radeon 8500Le. I want to upgrade the both the CPU and the video card. I was thinking of going with the AMD Mobile Athlon XP 2600+ (Barton Core) and overclock it to 3200+ speeds...
  6. AlbertA

    What ever happened to dual layer DVD-R?

    It's still very expensive... http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...132-376&depa=0
  7. AlbertA

    why do Dolby Digital sountracks sound so GOOD?

    I do research on the field of data compression. It's a well known fact in Array Signal Processing (Audio) that sampling at a higher rate, with more dynamic range, and compressing to yield the same data rate that a lower sampling, lower bitdepth process is much better (objective metric...
  8. AlbertA

    Video Game Sparked Police Shootings

    I think this pretty much sums it up, From the article: "Thompson is accused of killing the three men in June 2003 after being brought to the Fayette police station on suspicion of driving a stolen car. Thompson allegedly grabbed one of the officer's guns, shot him and the other two, then...
  9. AlbertA

    Help: Incorrect "surround" on Denon 2803

    Well you have it on the wrong setting, 5CH stereo does that. It's a mode in which the stereo channels are replicated on the back, and a summed mono signal is sent to the center channel. You need to to set in so that your display says Dolby Prologic II, and in auto mode. Whenever a Dolby...
  10. AlbertA

    Is it possible to "lock" one window on top of another?

    If the window title contains spaces you need to enclose the title in quotes like this "InterWin DVD 4". Or it could also mean that it doesn't really know where the command is, so you need to specify the whole path to the command like C:temp cmdow. Anyway, since it seems you only want the...
  11. AlbertA

    Firefox help

    Ronald, try going to Tools->Extensions and selection Single Window and click the options button. There is a chance it might be currently disabled. I have selected: Enable Single Window Mode. Open Extenal links in a new tabs Open links with invalid targets in new tabs. Open JavaScript...
  12. AlbertA

    Firefox help

    Yes there is. With the extension Single Window 1.4 like I described in my previous post. I use it all the time and it works great.
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    Firefox help

    1. Go to tools->extensions->get more extensions and Download Single Window 1.4 (under tabbed browsing on the left menu). This will open links that normally open on a new window in a tab including javascript links. Optionally you can make the tab activate automatically if you select...
  14. AlbertA

    Dolby Digital and DTS mandatory for HD-DVD and blu-ray

    I haven't seen this post on the forum here. But here you go.. http://www.dtsonline.com/company/pre...cID=1&yID=2004 http://www.dolby.com/about/news_even..._23.09.04.html Summary: Dolby Digital Plus(*) and MLP Lossless are mandatory for HD-DVD. Dolby Digital and DTS are mandatory...
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    PLIIx Cinema decoding of Dolby Digital 5.1 Sources with Denon AVR 3805

    Go to the System Setup menu, then to the speaker setup menu and finally to the surround sp setup menu. The entry dolby/dts cinema should be set to A or B or whatever you have. On the surround parameters menu, you should be able to select at SB ch out parameter, PLIIX cinema. It should...
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    PLIIx Cinema decoding of Dolby Digital 5.1 Sources with Denon AVR 3805

    You probably need to set the SB ch out flag to do PLIIx decoding by default. It should be on the menu...
  17. AlbertA

    xbox now has a 480p dash!

    Well, yes and no. You don't need to be subscribed to XBL to get the dash update. I'm not currently subscribed to XBL and I got the upgrade. Of course, you need to have the XBOX connected to the internet.
  18. AlbertA

    looking for a new tv...cheap.

  19. AlbertA

    no bass from subwoofer.

    If you go to speaker settings, you have 5.1 speakers under speker selection right? Then under bass management, you should see subwoofer volume and cross over frequency (with a bass redirect checkbox that should be selected). Check those settings that's probably it...
  20. AlbertA

    Looking for new laptop - What do you recommend?

    Well for my compaq(So i suppose hp too) laptop, they sent the windows xp home disc, and a separate disc with drivers.
  21. AlbertA

    I just screwed up all the settings for my TV from service menu!!

    Well, unfortunately I didn't write any of them. Now my convergence is so horrible it's hard to navigate the menus. The geometry is all messed up... I guess I should give Apex a call for their in-home warranty repair... But before I do that.. Has anyone calibrated their TV completely from...
  22. AlbertA

    I just screwed up all the settings for my TV from service menu!!

    I just got GB4308 and was browsing the service menu. I know, I should have been careful but now I have serious geometry problems and convergence problems... I have the service manual, which mentions certains patterns to adjust the convergence, and the geometry. But is it possible to adjust it...
  23. AlbertA

    can't figure out how to get my tv audio to come through the speakers...

    I also have that problem, mostly on bad channels when text appears there's that sound you described. Not really anything you can do, except turn down the volume(before changing onto any bad channels), or never watch those channels... I don't think it's bad for the speakers if you listen...
  24. AlbertA

    i'm still a bit confused on how to calibrate the system with a sound level meter

    a) I tend to calibrate every time I change components, or move the speakers or have new furniture. b) yeah, it's pretty much normal to have them at different levels. You are trying to match the sound level output of speakers in different locations, in probably less than ideal room conditions...
  25. AlbertA

    Looking for new laptop - What do you recommend?

    After many reviews and considerations I decided to go with the Compaq x1000. Much better hardware than the Dell inspiron 8500 I was considering. It doesn't get too hot either I got a 1.3 Ghz Pentium M, DVD/24X CD-RW, 256 MB RAM (512 MB more on order), WSXGA screen (excellent screen and...
  26. AlbertA

    can't figure out how to get my tv audio to come through the speakers...

    A distorted signals won't damage your receiver, but it has the potential to damage your speakers (you'll know when it's distorted, because as you said the sound will be bad). So if you crank the TV volume all the way up and you can't hear distortion, then it's fine. I just make it a habit...
  27. AlbertA

    i'm still a bit confused on how to calibrate the system with a sound level meter

    On the Denon 2802, if you adjust the channel levels through the main menu it will set all the modes(stereo, dolby, etc..) to the levels you calibrate to. So yes, changing the settings will mess up your calibration, but don't worry about it. Take calibration as a guideline, you are free to...
  28. AlbertA

    i'm still a bit confused on how to calibrate the system with a sound level meter

    Sorry I misinformed you. It's not the input that remembers the settings is the mode (like direct, stereo, dolby, 5ch stereo). In any case I think you got it.... As far as being dangerous, just make sure the driver doesn't bottom out (you would hear some clank sound not sure how to describe...
  29. AlbertA

    i'm still a bit confused on how to calibrate the system with a sound level meter

    On the Denon every input remembers the speaker level settings (pressing the enter button on the remote cycles through all the speakers level) So that means, that if you put the receiver on CD input (to listen to music), you can adjust the level of the subwoofer for that input. That way your...
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