Recent content by JohnnyG

$1200 takes it. That's half the price of new.

Purchased by me directly from DataColor in October '05. MINT condition and includes all items, original packaging, and aluminum carry case. Current price of a new unit is $2400. Selling for $1,500 USD, shipped.

If you pull off the front cloth panel, a few more screws will get the front control panel off. Then just pull the connector that goes to the TV (it'll be pretty obvious. I'm pretty sure the TV will function normally with this disconnected, but I can't say I've ever tried it.

If your interest in a changer is primarly for music playback, consider using a basic DVD changer just for your audio needs, and a seperate HDMI-equipped up-converting DVD player for your video needs. It might sound redundant on first blush, but it's a workable solution.

I believe the last line of new models was intro'd at CEDIA in September 2004. I don't believe they showed any new receivers at this year's CEDIA, so I suspect the annoucements will come at CES in early Jan.

It's important to remember that clean power *sounds* less loud than distorted power. The only way you can really know what's going on here is with an SPL meter.

It will work if - and it's a pretty big if - your cable company delivers some HD channels "in the clear" - in other words, without "conditional access"/encryption.

I use one as something of a test device to stream HD content from a server to a display. It generally does a fine job. Firmware updates are pretty frequent, and the user community is very knowledgable, so any questions I've had, I've been able to get answers on pretty quickly. Overall, I'd...

I bought my Father a pair of RCA wireless headphones and they included an RCA->1/4" adapter. Just plugged right into the TVs audio output jacks. Works great. edit: Ummm...just like the picture in that link!

And what exactly do you think the name brand screen is made of?! No offense, but when it comes to no/low gain screens, name-brand screens are pretty much in the same category as high-end cables. It's the "let's make 'em think we have something special" thing. I say go ahead and spend the...

Definitely upgrade the firmware (it's available on Samsung's web site). Then, disable HDCP encyrption by following the instructions on the vcdhelp.com site (Angle-4327-Angle, IIRC). This will allow 720p or 1080i output via component video. I like my 841 just fine. Just don't use the DVI...

Marantz is part of D&M Holdings and, as far as I know, D&M does not own Mordaunt Short. They recently bought Boston Acoustics though. I do agree with your Marantz recommendation nonetheless!

My guess is that it has more to do with the limited production run affected by this issue. Perhaps none of the affected chassis were installed in 46" or 65" models.

If you go to http://www.tacp.toshiba.com and select "Updates/Notices" under the Customer Support menu and then select the proper notice, they have a method of inputting your serial number to determine if your TV is affected. Since the internals are pretty much identical, I wonder how the 51"...

Heck, you technically shouldn't have a tint control with component video either, but it's almost always there anyway.