Recent content by hunterjwizard

I have an Onkyo HT-S5400, and have noticed the receiver gets quite warm, so I'd like to start powering it down at night/when I'm not using it. Is there any reason I shouldn't use a "smart plug" to simply cut power to it? I know some devices don't play well with being powered off by anything...

So since posting this I did purchase and have installed a receiver and speakers and things are MUCH better but still hitting a few fine-tuning issues. I will have to see if my receiver has Dialogue Lift, that would be extremely useful.

I've worked in IT/networking for 15 years so this is a question I'm actually qualified to answer. What you had before was a device that had a built-in ethernet switch at the far end. There was nothing special about that adapter, it just had a switch built in. There might still be something...

The HDMI output is not always attached to the TV. I frequently run with the TV off and using one of the monitors on my desk as a TV, hence the need to use a sound card.

Hi folks, So on the advice of this helpful forum I went and got a ONKYO HT-S5800 "home theater in a box" system. Finally got the last of the cables for it threaded today. I use a PC as my video source, so I attached the optical cable from my sound card to TV port on the reciever, and after some...

Ok, so I should look for that one specifically or one that lists those features. Awesome, thanks!! So glad I know what to look for now :D

So my question is: will the receiver from a HTiB still be sophisticated enough to do the audio-leveling that I need? That's really the biggest part of this whole project. Thanks!

That explains quite a bit. Yeah drove me absolutely nuts. I missed like half the plot constantly riding the remote - and this was back when I only had standard stereo audio!

Honestly? I have no idea. I'm very new to this sort of thing so I just sort of threw out a number. The receiver is the most important part for my specific needs - I'm having a lot of trouble with spikes and audio irregularity(see "Dialogue too quiet, explosions to loud"), and was advised that...

What are you looking for (Speakers, Subwoofer or Both)? Both + surround sound receiver Primary Use: 100% TV & Movies Desired Configuration: 5.1 Room Size: 12x12 Is the room open to other areas of your home: No Do you already have an AV receiver or amplifier? No What's your budget (low to...

Well, certainly plausible it may happen one day. It looks like my next step is to go post in the handydandy "what speaker or subwoofer should i buy" thread. All the advice is much appreciated!

The card I have will do that. And really the quality isn't an issue, I just need something(a receiver) to do the heavy lifting that the software is incapable of. Now for the receiver: is it possible to find one that just does audio? Some cursory exploration over the afternoon has revealed that...

This is exactly what I'd like to do. The "pc stuff" ain't workin for me so good :P lol, so I'd like to get a real home theater setup going.

The HTPC is a custom-built micro-atx in a quarter-depth 1U rack unit. The motherboard is taken from an industrial embedded PC environment; and while it does have built in sound, it's not what you'd call "superior". Fitting a PCI-e card, while possible, would be a bit of a challenge, and I'll...

I'm perfectly willing to invest in a good system if it'll solve these problems. It won't be right away but I've been fighting this for years and its aggrivating.