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    just got a Toshiba 27AF42, need info

    also, if/when i figure out how to enable this in the service menu, what would it take if anything to go back to watching normal 4:3 sources like cable? would i have to switch back and forth every time?
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    just got a Toshiba 27AF42, need info

    hey all, i just purchased this tv today and i must say im pretty happy with it. im not a pro but it looks amazingly sharp and the color looks great. i heard that you can get into the tech menu on this unit to enable v-compression, is this true? if so how do i do it? a website would be great...
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    To those with wives / girlfriends...

    this is a funny topic. my gf started out playing marioKart on n64, she loves that game and is actually very good at it. she got me the xbox for christmans and weve been playing a lot of Fusion Frenzy ( a very fun game i might add w/ beer and friends :) ). recently i brought home DOA3 and was...
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    Anyone having trouble with center channel sound on the Xbox in DD5.1?

    nope it has hardware realtime DD 5.1 encoding. Every sound you hear in game is encoded and of course your reciever/processor decodes it to 5.1 channels
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    xbox names!

    im another Dan w/ a Xbox named Caboose :)
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    Anyone having trouble with center channel sound on the Xbox in DD5.1?

    yeh just for further emphasis, im in the same boat. The thign that really bothers me tho is that PGR doesnt use the sub channel! is this the case w/ all of yours as well? Im sure its just programming, it works in other games fine. also anand from anandtech.com is in one of my classes. he goes...
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    Sealed DIY sub questions

    actually is been done and in use for about 4 months now. Im very pleased with how it turned out. i can play some nice drum n bass or jazz for my more audiphile'ish friends or some bass mekanics SPL cds for my less educated bass head friends. hehe either way i get lots of positive feedback. And...
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    Sealed DIY sub questions

    hey guys, i notched out the bracing w/ my tempest project. take a look http://thend.org/~dannydigital/tempesthowto.html (sorry i keep posting this link everywhere, but it keeps seeming helpful:) )
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    DIY downfiring alignment question

    hey, i built a very similar project this summer. i never got around to finishing this howto page but the pics might help. http://thend.org/~dannydigital/tempesthowto.html
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    What major would be best for speaker design?

    hey all, Bill has a great point. Im also an EE/CPE double major at NCSU and i really like it. Im a junior and have just started gettin in deep. I find a ton of what we cover and learn are applicable if not directly related to audio. its really interesting. i plan to persue an audio related...
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    subwoofer design theory links please

    hey all its been awhile. after i built my tempest ( http://thend.org/~dannydigital/tempesthowto.html ) school started and ive been out of it. im helping a friend with a sub and i lost a really great website i had on sub design theory. it thoroughly explaind all types of terms as well as...
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    Please help w/my Tempest sonosub problem

    when i ohmed my Tempest out in | | i got 3.5ohms ------------------
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    Sub woofer or Polyfill cannon?

    ok julian, good idea. i see i way over did it. heh also the amp isnt permanent, ill remove it to fix the stuffing situation. what do you mean by closed cell tape? like the foam double sided? the AV250 has a rubber/foam-like gasket also. thanks, Dan P.S. my AIM nick is: dannydigitl much...
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    Sub woofer or Polyfill cannon?

    well i got all my electronics from Adire and am quite pleased with everything. I got my box all hooked up, i put the 60oz of polyfill in, and fired her up. Unfortunatly polyfill shot out the ports all over. hah This is the Adire Tempest Alignment, all to spec from the plans on Adire's website...
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