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Hello, I'm about to buy a new set, and am trying to decide between these two. I realize that the Sony is an LCD set, and the Toshiba is a DLP. I've looked at them both in the stores, and think they both look wonderful, and as for the difference in technologies, I like them both and think i'll...

Hello everyone I've long noticed the artifacting (I learned it's called "Mosquito Noise") evident in most digital (MPEG) programming, especially in low-bandwidth streams, or in scenes with frames that change very rapidly (i.e. confetti falling, ocean waves, snow, rapid zooms, and the like). I...

:) Thanks, guys! Those are great answers, and they are what I suspected. I guess I had never considered that the mirrors could flip that fast. It seems to be somewhat slower than 16 million cycles per 1/30 sec., because I can't imagine we could notice the effect if it were that fast. I am...

Hello all Today, as I was checking out the Toshiba DLP rear projection TV I want to buy. I understand the 'rainbow' effect caused by the color wheel, but what I was thinking about was the idea that a pixel can be only 'on' or 'off' in DLP, not partially on for fractional brightness. This led...

Thanks! I'll read the link now. I came up with another interesting question regarding DLPs but I think I'll start a new thread for it.

Hello I have a question that I've had a hard time answering. I am assuming that 1080i, with its 1080 lines of vertical resolution, implies that there are 1080 pixels of information vertically in a frame (after the interlacing of course). And 480p frames would have 480 pixels of resolution...

I'm considering buying the 62HM84 62" DLP set, but don't know much about it. I've searched the forums, but can't find any threads mentioning it, probably because it's relatively new. Any thoughts on this set?

As part of my remodel and move to a new theater room, I am having a professional cabinet builder construct a new theater cabinet for me. I'm wondering if anyone has any words of wisdom for me in regards to the cabinet design, such as do's and dont's, or regrets when building their own. I have...

Well, my wife finally convinced me to remodel the house, which meant taking out old berber carpet and replacing it with new travertine tile. My home theater has always been comprised of nice equipment, but always in a poorly set up room. I have always used the family room, right off the...

I, too, have this random shutdown problem. I haven't figured out exactly what makes it happen, perhaps it has to do with turning on or off other things in the house, like appliances or other electronic gear? When I'm just sitting in front of the tv watching, it NEVER turns off spontaneously...

Just checked a few more things, and after reading your responses, I'm thinking that my 520 has a problem. I just put in Ocean's 11, and could watch very comfortably at reference level, or maybe -2 or -3. Any lower and I thought it wasn't loud enough. At -30, I can barely hear it. Again, I'm...

Well, my hearing is actually quite good still ;) I did another test this morning and I can be a bit more specific. while increasing the volume from the lowest level (-80), from -80 to -40, it's pretty much quiet. Very quiet audio can be heard from -40 to about -20. Even at -20, it's very...

First of all, I'm new to most of this stuff, so please forgive me. I have a relatively new AVR 520 connected to JBL S38s for the front, S36s for the rear, and an S-Center. I've noticed that the 520 doesn't seem to have enough power -- what I mean by this is that I can easily turn the volume...

I recently bought an HK 520 and am a bit of an amateur, but I have a problem that I can't figure out. I've connected my TiVo and a VCR to the HK. The VCR is connected to both the input and output connections on Video 2, and the TiVo is connected to Video 1. What I want to do is copy a program...

I use a MX-500 Home Theater Master remote with my HK 520, and it only works well immediately after turning the 520 on. Otherwise, it takes 15+ presses to make ANYTHING happen, and usually I'm lucky to get it to work at all. However, if I grab the original HK remote, it almost always works well...

Hello, I posted yesterday asking for opinions on the HK AVR-7000. Thanks so much to those who replied. I'd like to ask an additional question, and would appreciate any responses. Instead of purchasing the 7000 for about $500 as stated in my prior post, I now have the opportunity to purchase...

What I meant by older unit, is that the model is an older model. The box I'm considering buying is a new one. Sorry for the confusion!

Hello, I am in the market for a decent receiver, and I don't want to pay top dollar. I've been offered a Harmon-Kardon AVR-7000 for about $500, which I think is a good price, but I'm concerned about buying this unit, as it's somewhat of an older unit. Does anyone know if this receiver is...

I'm using standard cables, no optical. There could be a bad cable there, but it seems like it's a distance-related problem, since the problem is intermittent. Hmmm...I think it's time to move the whole room around! Thanks for the input.

I have another question to ask about my Toshiba SD9200. It's currently connected to my Onkyo 989 receiver, and while watching DVDs, I get random audio 'cutouts' where the sound just drops for about a second. It happens randomly, and regardless of the audio settings I choose on the 9200 or on the...