Recent content by Andy Olivera

Hello all, As the title says, I'm in the market for a new amp, as my old Samson S700 is clicking frequently (as if the power to one of the amps is cycling maybe?), though there's no interruption in sound (only using one channel, set to parallel). I contacted SVS and was recommended the Crown...

Thanks for the advice, all, but I decided Michael was right and I should upgrade. So, after some minor woodwork reconfiguring my old 6ft. flexi-rack into a 3ft. TV stand, I managed to make a 50" set fit. Hence, I went with my long term solution and bought a Panasonic TH-50PZ85U. Ironically...

Well, my plans didn't work out so well. I went with your idea of buying a pre-built PC, except I went with the Compaq SR5550f, which was on sale at Fry's. I got home and began working on it, first by replacing the power supply(the 250W PS included didn't even have a PCIe connector). Luckily, I...

You're right, that's a pretty good deal. I think the best thing to do would be to buy the PC as is(plus the $10 DDR2-800 upgrade) and add the BD player/8800GT myself for around $300. I'll drop by Fry's in the next couple days to see if they have a better deal, but if not I'll probably go with...

Right, that's why I'm asking here first. :D I'm not sure what you mean by "extension", but your post inspired me to try a search that I hadn't tried in my hours of browsing last night, and I came up with this thread from avsforum. It only mentions the usage of PCs in passing a couple times...

Hi all, I'm stuck choosing between these two sets and I could use some advice. The Panny seems to be getting slightly better reviews overall, but it has one drawback: no PC input. The Samsung has the PC input, but, after reading some posts elsewhere, I'm wondering what the 1024x768 native...

Greetings all, In preparation for finally upgrading to an HD set, I'm building this PC so I can take full advantage of it. However, I have the bulk of it done, but I need a second(or third) pair of eyes to confirm if I've missed anything. Here's the configuration: Power Supply: PC Power &...

Thanks for the reply, Allan. Actually, I'll be using it for dubbing VHS tapes, so component video doesn't really apply. When it comes to converting DVDs, I'd go with one of the software solutions I listed, so as to keep it in the digital domain...

I could really use some opinions regarding conversion equipment. Specifically, I'm looking at the TenLab TR21 and the Hi-Tek CMD-2000. Which would you recommend in terms of picture quality and format support? Also, for software based solutions, is Cleaner XL or ProCoder preferred(haven't...

Crap, that was my first thought... :frowning:

Though I can use all the help I can get, I didn't send in a guess for Round 58...

Round 62: Do I see a record for most correct answers coming? :D Round 63: Think I got it, but it's been a few years, so I'm not sure... Round 64: Very clever... Round 65: I remember parts of this sequence, but I don't recall where it's from. I know I'll be kicking myself for this because I...

1 & 2. How many DVDs do you own? 203 3. How many TV shows on DVD (single or multi-disc) do you own? 12 4. About how many DVD items (single and multi-disc) do you buy a month? Not many, unfortunately. Maybe one or two if I'm lucky. 5b. Where (online) do you buy most of your DVDs? Amazon...

I don't find many films to be depressing, but In The Bedroom got to me...

41: CRAP! That's what I get for not sending in my guess. I was sure that church was from ITMOM, but I can't for the life of me remember a shot of it tinted red... 42: New it had to be one of the F13s, but I'd no clue which one... 43: That's amazing! I started taking screenshots recently...