After 2 years of reading these kinds of threads, I still don't get it. Why does anyone care what anyone else buys? The only brand that is ALWAYS criticized here is Bose. Let people buy what they want. No purchase is the wrong purchase if the customer is happy.....notice I say happy, not...
I'll jump on the DVI bandwagon here as it applies to fixed pixel displays. I recently had the chance to see a DVI enabled DVD player connected to a simple EDTV Plasma w/DVI in. The background "noise" in solid color areas (compression artifacts?) was eliminated.
The Optoma addresses the concerns regarding 16:9 screen vs 4:3 screens. Once set up properly, you can use one screen for both formats without needing to reset the screen position. This is covered in detail in a great review of the piece at the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity...
Opinions are one thing....but we must get our facts straight, especially when thay are presented as "I heard it from some one". Bose does indeed prohibit authorized dealers from reselling used products at a discount. This is due to the "unilateral pricing policy" concerning discounted sales. I...
There are several differences. I would ignore the specifics of the bump up in power ratings but take note of the return of the copper ground plate to the power supply. also.... Powered Zone 2 with 12V trigger More crossover adjustments (60/80/100/120/150) DTS 96/24 and DTS Neo 6 192/24...
I used to sell these at retail in the early 80's. Some of the models were so big that the boxes they came in were the size of coffins. There was one model with 6 or seven drivers per cabinet. At the time, they were the last word in affordable rock "loud"speakers- with a fairly respected name in...
This thread began with someone being fed up with AV salespeople because of one associate's not being aware of a magazine review. As a 20+ year veteran in this industry, I'll admit that magazine reviews were the very last place that I learned anything. Most decent mid-fi/hi-fi stores expose...
There are a couple of other differences that some people may appreciate. I work for Cinema Series dealer are the points that I am aware of..... -Better Sound Package: If your into that stuff on a tv, it has 13 watts more power (10 of that to the sub, more options for the simulated surround...
Are you presetting your preferences in the input set-up menu? For each input you need to go to listening mode set-up in the input set-up menu to preselect the preferred listening mode.