Posts by Allan Jayne

  For speaker cables, Romex cable works just as well as Monster cable (assuming the same gauge with or without oxygenation) although Romex doesn't look as nice.   For video cables, bandwidth can pose a limitation....

Does it have an HDMI input?   Does it have native input, for example if it is 1080 it accepts 1080p?   If not then consider it a giveaway.      

Flat as opposed to glossy   Not flat as opposed to curved   Have to make a new post instead of edit my previous post because the edit button did not do anything.

White flat surfaces have a "screen gain" roughly equal to one.   But the bed sheet has a gain less than one because a lot of light is lost behind it.   Alas the classroom projection screen or the home slide...

You may not connect two sets of amplifier terminals to one set of speaker terminals.Generally you may use the 7.1 receiver with the 5.1 speaker set leaving two sets of amplifier terminals unconnected. In a few cases you have to turn the...

How old is the receiver.Many older models provide on screen menus only in standard definition. Just the green cable going from a single video out or monitor out yellow or green jack to the TV green component input jack will display...

No, you may not connect more than one set of amplifier terminals to one set of speaker terminals. There may be enough blending of the sound tracks as mastered so connecting just left front and right front outputs to the respective...

  Verify that the tweeter and midrange are working properly by putting your ear up to the front of speaker unit. Adjust the brilliance (tweeter level) and presence (midrange level) controls, if any, in back. >>> the...

Given the size constraints and in turn the constraints on high definition viewing, this may well turn into a matter of price and weight. THe 720p models cost less all other things being equal. CRT's weigh a lot compared with the...

I do not recommend buying the TV using eBay.EBay is a means of selling secondhand goods. There is no guarantee it will be working when it gets to you.Quality of packaging depends on how well the seller packed it. Somehow I do not trust...