Recent content by Damon M

I got my Samsung TXL2791 27" flatscreen TV for #399 + $60 4 year warranty from BB. It's awesome, do a search on it. Too bad its going out of stock, so if you want one you better hurry and check local BBs.

When I calibrated with Video Essentials, I got a reading on the SPL meter, paused VE, switched over to the receiver's internal test tone and adjusted the decibels up or down without paying attention to the internal pink noise, then switched back to VE and listed to the tone again until it...

Here's an update... I browsed around the SPot and found that several other models have SVM settings in the service menu of 225. In my 2791, in the service menu, I have found that on the top of one of the menus, Video adjust 2, there is a option called "peaking" that has a value of 225. I...

I was at BB yesterday and I pulled the trigger and bought the TXL2791 for $399. Since this store was new (6 months old), it still had 2 in stock, so I figured if I got home and this one was flawed, I could return it and try the other one. It seems fine going on day two. Ran VE and found on...

Thanks for this info guys. I've been price watching the TXL2791 at BB for months now. I was going to get it because with the speakers on the side, is is short enough that I can place my JBL S-Center on top of it and still keep both TV and center inside my entertainment stand. With the TXM2790...

I have a three year old kenwood receiver that suddenly for no reason won't power on. I'm not too sad because now the wife will let me upgrade. I have a surge protector, but for the recent rash of thunder storms I have just been unplugging everything until its over. Could this plugging in and...

Sony and Samsung TVs both have 16 x 9 / Anamorphic squeeze features. Is there a quality difference between these two brands that anyone familiar with them can notice? Do any other TVs have this feature? I ask this because I am looking for a 27" flat screen TV for my smallish living room...

Jeff, it sounds like you are in the exact same situation my wife and I are in. We are students at Truman State U. up in Kirksville, MO. She is a student teacher/masters student and I am a full time student with part time job. We live in an apartment with paperthin walls so I can't crank up...