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I don't know if it's the same on the Denon 3300, but I did have to set up my optical inputs on my 4800 so that they would "auto-detect" the DD signal. When a DD signal is present I get a little LED which indicates DD. Patrick.

I have a Hughes non-Tivo receiver connected via optical cable to my Dennon 4800. I can tell you that not all programs are broadcast in Dolby Digital. If the program is just in Dolby Surround, then my 4800 interprets the signal and shows that it is playing in Dolby PL2. When a DD program comes...

Good idea Peter, I was just looking for this myself and was going to ask the same question when I saw this post. Patrick.

Here are a couple of titles which I really enjoyed which seem to have been overlooked: Fantasy Star (Sega Genesis)- not the online version Pitfall (Atari 2600) Decathalon (Atari 2600)

Ike, I have the X-Box hooked up via the HD-pack. Yes the HD pack comes with unsheilded cables, you may want to upgrade later, but it is not absolutely necessary. If you're the type that usually goes for premium cables, then by all means do it. Any optical cable including the one you chose...

The last console I owned was the Atari 2600. Since then while I was still living at home my brothers got Sega Genesis and when I was in college, my fraternity brothers mostly played Nintendo and later in my terms some started getting Sega Saturns. I'd pretty much dissed consoles for PC games...

I knew I wasn't going crazy. I ordered through Amazon and remembered the offer to get a free DVD for $2.99 or $1.99. You could only use the original form and I assumed it would come with the discs (which it did not). Where can I get this form. I know the end date for submission is near...

Crutchfield is advertising the new JVC XV-S60BK DVD player as one which does 3:2 deinterlacing. The JVC website does not mention this. Even if it doesn't do the 3:2, for a progressive scan player, $250 sounds like a great deal. If it actually did 3:2 I think it would be a steal! Does anyone...

Jim, I am using the converter that you mentioned and am not having any problems with it. I have not moved my antenna since my last post so I am still getting CBS and FOX and ABC but not PBS or NBC. I only get drop-outs occassionally and I think it's mostly weather related. I just read a...

Hughes menus are quicker and you can look at what else is on without having to leave the viewing area.

Thanks everybody, Over the weekend I adjusted my double bow-tie antenna with pretty good results. I have it pointed at the Washington stations and now get CBS and ABC at 100 signal strength. Fox now comes in at 72-79 which provides a solid picture. I'm still getting a big, fat 0 for NBC and...

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Dear Forum, I live in Germantown, MD about 12 or so miles from DC and have just acquired the Sony 53HS10 and the Mitsubishi DirecTV/HTDV combo tuner (HD-SR5 I think is the model) Could anyone please answer these questions: 1. Please recommend an antenna. I bought the RadioShack double...

Blockbuster is also running promotions for DirecTV which you may want to check out. Patrick. ------------------

Tom, I believe the reason you only get sound and not picture when you press the "HD" button on the receiver is because when you do that, the receiver stops sending signal to the S-video out and diverts it to the HD outputs. The sound, however is still being sent to the stereo or optical outs...

Steve, What Bruce said about the ability to connect the RCA to the Pioneer without the adaptor may be true. Just check to make sure the Pioneer has the proper inputs. Your other choices besides the RCA unit are the Mitsubishi and Hughes units (actually both are made by Hughes). I think Sony...

Abdul, I have the same set. What about non-anamorphic material, or even (God forbid) 4:3 material? Does it still make sense to keep the DVD player and the TV in 16x9 mode? Patrick. ------------------