GregAK
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- Jun 6, 2003
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The members of this forum seem very knowledgeable so I hope a few of you have the time to give me your 2 cents worth. I can't believe how out of touch with home audio/video technology I've become in the past 10 years. I recently ordered HT components for the relatively small living room of my 1 bedroom apartment, including:
-Philips 27" Flat Screen TV 27RF50S
-Philips FR996 receiver (100W x 5) w/ plenty of optical and digital inputs - it decodes just about every type of signal and auto-detects as well
-AR HC6 speaker system
I will be using my Magnavox MDV 450 DVD/CD/CDR/MP3 player with these. The above was all that was within my budget and I still spent more than I wanted to.
Questions: I did read all the FAQ's but I am still unclear as to whether it is better to use optical audio or digital coax (until this week I would have expected to still be using L and R RCA's). Does anyone know if one is specifically better for the components I have or if one is widely agreed upon to be better? I have to decide which cable to get.
The FAQ's say that with under a 30 something inch TV, S-Video is better than component. Do most people agree with this or should I go with component video despite having a 27" TV??
I'll probably buy AR cables (Monster seem too expensive and I doubt I'd notice the difference). From what I've read here, it also sounds like all I'll really need is some 12 Gauge speaker wire from Home Depot, maybe put some gold-plated pins on the ends.
Any insight, advice, comments regarding my questions or my choice of products would be greatly appreciated. I just hope to get this system set up right and get myself up to speed again in this area. Thanks all.
Greg
-Philips 27" Flat Screen TV 27RF50S
-Philips FR996 receiver (100W x 5) w/ plenty of optical and digital inputs - it decodes just about every type of signal and auto-detects as well
-AR HC6 speaker system
I will be using my Magnavox MDV 450 DVD/CD/CDR/MP3 player with these. The above was all that was within my budget and I still spent more than I wanted to.
Questions: I did read all the FAQ's but I am still unclear as to whether it is better to use optical audio or digital coax (until this week I would have expected to still be using L and R RCA's). Does anyone know if one is specifically better for the components I have or if one is widely agreed upon to be better? I have to decide which cable to get.
The FAQ's say that with under a 30 something inch TV, S-Video is better than component. Do most people agree with this or should I go with component video despite having a 27" TV??
I'll probably buy AR cables (Monster seem too expensive and I doubt I'd notice the difference). From what I've read here, it also sounds like all I'll really need is some 12 Gauge speaker wire from Home Depot, maybe put some gold-plated pins on the ends.
Any insight, advice, comments regarding my questions or my choice of products would be greatly appreciated. I just hope to get this system set up right and get myself up to speed again in this area. Thanks all.
Greg