Posts by Ergin Guney

I posted the following on another forum yesterday, but didn't get much of any feedback. Let me see if you folks here have any input on this: I'm a Comcast subscriber in San Francisco. Last night, I noticed that a thin green stipe...

Yamaha RX-V995 5.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver with Dolby Digital and DTS decoding Price: $200 * Originally purchased in 1999 for $750 (MSRP $1000) * Spotless condition * Only selling because I've upgraded to a Yamaha...

That does make sense. (I forgot to mention that I use an interlaced signal coming from the DVD.) I'll try it out as soon as possible. Thank you very much.

I recently bought a Sony KP-57WS510 CRT RPTV. It has a feature called "Auto Wide" that selects the aspect ratio automatically based on the input signal (at least with DVDs). I was able to see this feature in action when watching a DVD...

There are a few things that are confusing about your description. Quote: Right now I have the coax cable running into the house and then to the satellite and VCR. Then the coax goes to the TV. Just in case you...

Reggie, I think what you're talking about is how the very first scan and very last lines in the letterboxed display area flicker on an off as the movie is playing. (Otherwise, the black bars are pure black. What else about them could...

Dave, Quick note: Dolby Digital wasn't introduced to laserdiscs before 1995. So it would have been true clairvoyance if the manual of your 1992 laserdisc player mentioned anything about Dolby Digital at all...

Sean, Quote: are you saying composite cables can actually work in component inputs? Not to put words in Allan's mouth but, yes, that's what he is implying. There is no hard and fast distinction between a...

Allan, Thanks for the response. It sounds more or less like what I expected... Any others with an opinion about this?

Steve, To add a little to Allan's answer... The subtitles on a DVD are not part of the original video image that is recorded on the disk. (Otherwise you wouldn't have been able to turn them off or switch languages.) They are added...