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  1. f1nuts

    aspect ratio with projectors ?

    i re-vamped a spare room and set up the projector ( newbie ), widescreen james bond quantum of solice was used to mark out my screen..... got the screen and room painted etc....excellent the picture was spot on the painted screen watched a couple of movies, feeling good it all worked...
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    optoma ep 1690 projector

    thoughts on this projector for h/t use....i picked this up at a sale for ten bucks, no remote/cables/new lamp needed.   2061 hrs on the lamp, got a 10ft wide image on the wall, which after being used to the plasma image i have, i liked the idea of the size, and it looked like a good dvd...
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    red speckles/specs on plasma ?

    i have been reading online about an issue with red speckles appearing on certain plasma tv's..... and am now concerned !... i have had my toshiba 42hp66 plasma for nearly 3 yrs, and only watch movies maybe 6-8hrs a week. it is not used for anything else. i worked out that is about...
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    have i got this correct ??

    i had posted this in the speakers section, but no reply . have a fixed crossover htib receiver, about 2 yrs old 6.1 . there is no menu setting for speakers large/small either. so assume if selecting yes for subwoofer, all the speakers automatically are assumed small by the receiver ...
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    old polk monitor 10's as fronts

    i have been looking for info on these vintage 1st series monitor 10's from the 80's as regards to how low they can go ( if thats the right word ), and not yet found this anywere i need to set the crossover on my subwoofer to the point the polks are straining for lows ...anyone know ? my...
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    how hot is a plasma supposed to get ?

    i have had my toshiba 42 inch plasma for around 2 years now..it had been mounted high up on the wall due to kids !... only used about 6hrs a week for movies. i have now bought it down into a large cabinet . i had never thought to feel how much heat it produces when it was on the wall , but...
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    pioneer VSX-84TXSi worth buying ???

    just wondering as my knowledge on receivers and there capabilities is limited, is this receiver worth the pre owned price of $500. i may have the chance to get it at that price locally looks mint . i need hdmi for both my blu ray and hd dvd , display also ...and clearly want the tru hd/dts...
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    yamaha yst-sw150 subwoofer worth it or not $9.00 !

    i just picked up a mint condition yamaha yst-sw150 active servo processing subwoofer system ( thats a mouth full ) for $9.00 :laugh: at the local thrift store. currently my receiver and sub ( 120w) is just a sony 6.1 htib model ..i think retailed for $499.00 .... having hooked this yamaha...
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    have a problem with firmware updates

    deciding to sell off my toshiba xa2...only as i do not have a library of sd dvd, and not much dollar into hd dvds........i stumbled across a toshiba hd-a1 in the local thrift store for $8.00 !.......seems to run fine, and figure i would use it just for the hd movies i own for occasional veiwing...
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    how come i now have bad ghosting- blu vs hd

    now owning a blu ray and the mighty tosh xa2 :cool: .... i am pretty much fed up already with the 301 sony....i do not mean to bash the format, as movies in hi def is what it is all about whoevers wins the war.... since using the sony 301 ..my plasma display suffers very badly with ghosting...
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    dts 6.1 or 5.1 dd+ ?

    i have always pretty much just played the hd format disc's by letting the reciver choose automatically the sound. having watched "we were soldiers " last night, and finally flipped between 6.1 dts and 5.1 dd+ i found that the dts 6.1 was much louder other than the center speaker ( actors voices...
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    speaker question ....??

    having got the plasma, the xa2 tosh, will be looking to upgrade speakers and receiver soon..... i currently have a htib sony 6.1 system , optical for audio, so want to go with a hdmi receiver soon for sound. being new to home surround this was within a budget for me at the time. i have a...
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    xa2 or is it my display ?

    just wondered if anyone has noticed this small issue which could be xa2 player related , when there is a fixed shot of if you like, i.e someone sitting in a chair. i notice the display dimming ever so slightly, and then brightening up agian... i never noticed this with just my standard dvd...
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    APOLOGIES TO ALL OFFENDED ! wow hd-xa2

    being new to all this high def stuff, i obviously pissed off a few of the hardcore oar fans here when i asked a question ...so apologies to those.....of course i love oar , but the wife would only let me buy a 42 inch plasma !..., now i wish i had not taken her with me and gone for a bigger...
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    HD DVD WIDESCREEN ONLY ??? ADVICE NEEDED

    can any tell me what ratio fills the entire screen on a widescreen tv....the titles i have looked thru for hd dvd , llike superman, all apear to be filmed in widescreen, which is not my favourite way to watch , although meant to be watched in widescreen, i feel i lose so much screen with the...
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    MY FIRST HD DVD PLAYER !! QUESTIONS,SUGGESTIONS PLEASE

    this is my first time at this sight, ... so any help, advice is greatly appreciated....since i now have a shiny new toshiba hd-a20 i could not wait to get it fired up , i bought the 42 inch 720p toshiba plasma a few months ago ..so good to go or so i thought !.....after initial set up via hdmi...
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