Recent content by JasonDG

The wife and I watched Spy Game over the weekend and we couldn't get rid of the closed captioning. I tried to turn it off using the DVD menus AND the DVD player menus. This worked for a couple of minutes but they came right back. It was very annoying. I didn't know if it was a problem with the...

I got a set of 2 meter Liberty component cables on ebay for $30. It's actually 3 seperate cables but they're still marked red green and blue. They seem to be better quality than what you get from RadShack. As for the picture quality...I'm waiting for Video Essentials to arrive from Netflix...

I will tweak my settings. Thanks

Sorry about the multiple postings, but I wasn't getting any response. I wanted to go for maximum coverage and it didn't fit into one category really. That's the most detailed info on what to look for on the difference between component and composite. I will try it again. If I see ANY...

I'm a little disappointed. I just got my Liberty component video cables yesterday and went to hook them up. Up till now all I've been using is composite connections. So I left the composite cable hooked up and tried a direct comparison with my Episode I DVD. I swear I couldn't tell a...

I'll probably get flogged for this, but here's what I did. I turn on the TV in the morning to watch the news before work. So, I don't want the whole surround sound system waking my wife up. So I just ran a simple RF connection to my tv's antenna input. I can switch from Input 1 (with...

I also just purchased the HTB-504. I had been wanting surround sound for a very long time, but it just never made it very high on our priority list. But, then we visited my wife's younger brother (he's only 19) who had just moved into his own place. We watched Cast Away with surround sound...

Hugh I happen to live around Saugus. It was very strange to hear this place mentioned so much in a TV show. Actually, when they showed the spot on the GPS map, it looked like the area was very near the Home Depot I use all the time. There are a lot of hilly areas similar to what they were...

Since reading this thread yesterday I started looking at Tivo, and the DirecTivo setup sounds great. This Dishplayer 500 with Personal TV let's me do a lot of the things that Tivo does, but I can't recoed and watch live at the same time. Robert - How much did you get for your Dishplayer...

I'm glad to hear some outside approval of these cables. I was trying to get some Monster Vid 3 component cables on ebay, but those auctions were going up to $65 or so. I just didn't want to pay that. So I took a chance on these. Since I have no other set for comparison I won't be able to...

This is a legitimate company http://www.libertycable.com/ The cable is THX certified. I'm not sure what that means in reality, but it should be good for something. I just acquired a 50" Mitsubishi HDTV ready. This is for a regular component video connection. The cables are 2 meters. I...

Thanks Bob, I was sarting to think that I was. I did notice the THX cert. That has to mean something right? I am definitely going to try an A/B test, but it will only be for my benefit to see the improvement of component over composite. Thanks for responding.

Westly T, I also have DishNetwork with a WebTV dishplayer. I have been having lots of problems with the dishplayer. It frequently turns itself off for no reason, has episodes where it cuts out about every 5 seconds and I have to unplug it to fix it, and some really annoying bug that sends me...

My $0.02: Here's my setup. I'm an infant in the world of HT, but this site has helped me learn fast. I have a modest audio system. I just bought the Kenwood HTB-504 that seemed to be the only HTiB recommended in here. So far I am pleased. At the time I only had a 27" trinitron with...

I just bought a set of Liberty Z300CV2 component video cables on ebay for $25. I was going to spend $30-40 on this cable at the store anyway, so that would have only bought el cheapos. I figure they're probably better than el cheapo, they actually look pretty good. Since I alerady bought...