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Thanks Mike! I appreciate the feedback, and I'm glad you found the calculator useful. Comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.

The Audio Authority is a transcoder tha converts component to RGB. Since the X1 accepts component on the RGB HD15 port, you just need a cable to adapt three RCA component connections to the HD15 port. On the X1, the supplied component adapter only accepts 480i, if you want to use 480p or HDTV...

The auto convergence feature really only addresses, well, convergence, which is the alignment of the red, green and blue guns. That still leaves focus, geometry, SVM, color, tint, brightness, contrast and grey scale adjustments uncalibrated. An ISF set up will fine tune the convergence and...

The distances are suitable for DVD or HD material on any decent RPTV or FPTV. They likely to be a bit too close for regular NTSC broadcast material, watchable but you will really see how good or bad your source is. Personally, my main viewing spot is closer than the THX distance at about 36...

1. Go to Factory Mode -On the Remote or keypad press (enter) (enter) (left) (enter), then (up) when it asks “do you want to enter the factory mode?" 2. Then enter the menu you will see that your limited menu now has far more sub menus. 3. Go to "DEVICE ADJUST" then "P/DRIVE" setting and...

Here is a link to a viewing distance calculator based on the above mentioned THX specs and SMPTE recommended standards. These standards were originally written for commercial cinemas but have some value for those trying to recreate the cinema experience at home. The distances are likely to be...

Here is a viewing distance calculator that may be helpful. Also lists SMPTE and THX recommendations for viewing distances. At 10', following SMPTE or THX you cannot go "too big" with a standard RPTV.

If you've got the light controlled room, go for the FPTV, you'll never go back.

For movie watching, the SMPTE minimum recommended viewing angle is 30 degrees. For a 6 ft viewing distance that corresponds to a 43" 16x9 format screen. Following THX guidelines you could go as big as 50 inches, which would yeild a 35 degree viewing angle. You are probably not going to like the...

The Matrix Revisited - Great movie and demo material Toy Story Ultimate Toy Box - Transfer, sound, and WOW Gladiator - Great movie, transfer, DTS sound

Some key differences: DLP has a higher "fill factor" than LCD. This refers to the amount of blank space between each projected pixel. Good LCD's have a fill factor of 60%, DLP's more like 80-90%. The fill factor is responsible for the much discussed "screen door" effect. The higher the fill...

I have not actually seen one of these units, but I did a bit of digging and found out a few facts about this unit. It is a three DMD panel DLP (good, should have great colors and no color wheel to cause rainbows). This also explains its high initial cost. Rated full on/full off contrast is a...

I've revised the program to optionally account for speaker placement. Thanks for the suggestion Drew!

Thank you for the suggestions! I am thinking about adding some radio buttons for some basic room and speaker mounting configurations. It's a bit of a trade off between keeping things simple enough for most users while still allowing for some advanced features. Feedback welcomed.

I've written a little on-line program that calculates the peak sound pressure level (SPL) that you can expect at your listening position, based on some basic inputs like speaker sensitivity, amplifier power, distance, and number of speakers. It's fun to see what your system is capable of; or...

A fun mnemonic device from 120V power wiring is "Hi Yo Silver"; because Silver was a white horse and the white (neutral) wire goes to the silver terminal on devices. So, make your silver the return, black terminal.