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What kind of projector? How large of a screen? How much ambient light in room? More details would help. How are you going to use the projector?

If you are getting your first projector I would recommend getting one of the lower priced models. It's difficult to really recognize all of the pros/cons of any front projector until you actually have one. Get a lower priced model and see what you like or if you have problems. If you have...

Chad, thanks for the idea and I actually already tried that. It had minimal impact, but will hopefully buy a little more time. Dan, Yeah, I'm thinking the same thing. It looks like I'll be going back to the shop for the 5th or 6th time on a TV that's 15 months old. Unfortunately, this one is...

I'm hoping to get some ideas of what may be the issue with my TV. It is a direct view Panasonic flat screen. It is from the Tau family, but I don't currently have the model number. Current Problem: Once powered on, the image is not displayed across the whole screen area. It is almost like a...

1 - The bulb will slowly lose it's brighness throughout its' life, but no, it should not degrade as listed in the report. Real world use of a projector will never be running 24x7 and I have never seen people indicating this type of problems in any forum. 2 - ??? 3 - Hot LCD brands of the...

Just wanted to post the following 563 review for you to look at. I don't agree with the comments that the 2200 will, "blow it out of the water for sound quality" and yes, I have heard them both. http://www.slottweak.com/DV_563A/563review.htm Good Luck, Mark

VB is inherrent to LCD's. That said, the level it is visible will vary significantly from looking like jail bars to being barely noticable on the right color scene, moving at the right speed, if your looking for it. Sometimes it can be corrected/minimized through calibration. If you decide...

You should have no ill effects at all by leaving the projector in stand-by mode. All this does is make it a bit easier to turn on. The bulb is really the only part of the projector that the hours put the wear and tear on and the bulb is off when in standby mode. I just got a Z2 to replace my...

Thank you both for the input. Hopefully I'll be able to finalize this within a week and get this projector. Thanks again, Mark

Hello, I was hoping to get some input as to where any of the Z2 owners here have purchased their Z2's. I haven't found anything local so it looks like I'll be purchasing over the net. I have found a couple places so far, but wanted to make sure I wasn't passing on a good source. Any help...

Carlos, Just wanted to let you know that you should not rule out 7.1 systems. If a receiver is 7.1 it will also support 5.1. You don't need to add the extra speakers unless you want too. Almost all new units coming out now support 7.1. It will continue to get more difficult to find 5.1 only...

"Dish Network is a low end dish system. Even though it has the same type of stuff DirecTV has." What exactly are you referring to with this statement? What makes Dish a "low end system"? Mark

I agree that you shouldn't worry about the receiver now. If you were happy with it before this thread started, keep using it. You'll get more benefit by adding surrounds vs upgrading a component that is working for you today. Mark

Wayne/Erik, Thanks again! That exactly what I was hoping for as now I'll' basically be able to add on to the existing service instead of adding a sub box for the number of ciruits were originally planned. Thanks!! Mark

Thanks Wayne, That's pretty much what I was thinking, but I wanted to be sure. Thanks! Anyone on GFCI? Mark PS: Your system looks absolutely amazing!

Hello, I'm in the process of building my theater in my basement. I am running new electrical circuits for pretty much everything in the basement. 1) Is it better to have all the HT equipment (components, projector, sub, etc..) on one circuit or multiple circuits? What are the benefits of...

I'll give this a try. First, I think having your DVD settings on Auto is the way to go. My guess is that it will detect the appropriate signal based on what the DVD is sending. As far as the hook-up I'd recommend the following. DVD Video out to Receivers DVD Video in (this can be a single...

Hi Allen, Pretty simple (I hope). You need to connect either the Optical or Coax connection from your DVD player to the receiver. Currently, it sounds like you are taking the analog sound track from the DVD player. Using either of the connections listed will feed the Dolby Digital/DTS signal...

I would vote no. I remember seeing a study before that showed that when consumer electronic equipment does break down, 95% of those breaks occur within two weeks of buying the product. I guess it depends on whether you want to protect against that remaining 5%. As was mentioned earlier, a...

Hi David, Thanks for the reply. I guess the main reason I concerned is that I frequently see have read that you need to give the 602's room to breath and unfortunately, I don't have a lot of room (at least for the mains). Anyone else with any experience with this situation? Thanks, Mark

Hello, I hoping to get some help/input regarding the B&W 600 series speakers. I've been auditioning for a while and these seem to be the way to go, but I have a few questions/concerns that I'm guessing I'll get better help here than in the store. I've been lurking for a while, but this is my...