Posts by Theogenes

Or you could look at a DLP set. I have a Toshiba 52HM95 and I absolutely love it. I am a bit of a noob to the HT culture, but my mom's side of the family have all been building televisions for many years. My granddad was actually VP for...

Quote: Originally Posted by LanceJ Those Philips speakers: how many and what size of woofers do they have? Does the cabinet have a port or is it completely sealed? LanceJ: I have 2 of them, they are not ported,...

So you couldn't use it to scale sources like cable boxes? That pretty much kills it for me. That was the primary reason I was considering one. If Vista will be able to scale cable, that might work. Will be able to scale coax only, or...

Don't know if anyone is still reading this, but I've read over this thread a time or two, and I was wondering what the general consensus is on HTPCs. I have been trying to research and learn more about video upscalers and have been...

My speakers are finally in the process of shipping now (don't ask), so they should be here within the week. And of course, less than 2 days after absolute confirmation of my order, I did in fact get the speakers my granddad had for me....

Quote: Originally Posted by frogpond Thats funny, we had the same Philips. Actually still have along with a Sony and the Oppo smokes them both. A little off topic and yes I have tried using the search feature but is...

What do you think would be the best standalone scaler under $1000? (Preferably waaaaaay under, but I don't see that happening). I'd really like to have a DVDO VP30 (like Adam was suggesting earlier), but if I bought one, they'd never...

If anyone is interested, I've been using the Oppo 971H for a couple weeks and I've been simply amazed at the difference it's made compared to my Philips 642. There are some good forums here and at AVS Forums about it if you want more...

And if I can possibly find a way to get the ol' ball and chain addicted to home theater at all, I'll throw everything I've got into it!!

Lol! I knew I couldn't be the only one. I actually have cable and have all the HD channels they provide. 'All,' in this case, being a whopping 5 channels. I do absolutely LOVE the PQ on it, especially on ESPN HD. I would like to do...