Recent content by Steve_Wingman

Chris, to reguards to cars- would you believe I'm driving a 1965 Studebaker as my everyday car? Not because I'm cheap but because I can fix anything that rarely goes wrong and it has an amazing feature, no stupid plastic stuff that breaks! Imagine that 40 years ago they made things like door...

Let's put into this perspective, this TV cost three times as much as the old TV I replaced it with (13yr old RCA Hometheater 27" CRT) which is still working with out ever breaking down. I expected at least half that life out of this new one. But still, it's not the fact it quit working as much...

Hi Ncstatesman, I agree, that's why I bought an EDTV (even though I have had problems with it being defective). EDTV looks aceptable at 480i/p all though can be grainy on some stations and is very good with dvd and with HDMI can be upsampled depending on the TV/DVD. I also was looking at HD...

Hello All! Good news, the parts that were ordered to fix the TV arrived. Bad/good news, the TV is unrepairable and will be replaced. Wait and see news, I have to wait for the paper work to get to the repair shop and the shop to release the authorization for replacement to me. I then have to...

An update if anyone cares... I finally got in contact with a PWW warranty call center rep that could go beyond the standard "the designated repair company will call you in 3 days" routine. This rep followed up on my work order and found that the THREE previous reps never checked to see if the...

Hello everyone! Thanks for the replies! The dead pixel thing was not an issue.The problem is with PWW warranty service not following up after my second call complaining about no one from the repair company had contacted me to schedule a repair after two weeks and they were promising contact in...

Check this out... My SEVEN month old PRIMA 42" Plasma EDTV is DEAD! Not being loaded for cash I gambled on this TV and so far have come up a looser. The first TV had a dead pixel in the upper right hand side of the screen but the retailer ( F. S. in Canada) replaced it under their 30 day...

Being a long time fan of DT, I had to listen to this cd several times before it grew on me. BUT, James Labrie released his solo cd Elements of Persuasion a few weeks later (I think) and in my opinion, it's his best work ever and far better than Octavarium! Back to Octavarium though, I also...

Do what I did: RG6 Copper Coax cable & gold plated RCA's from rad shack, solder the core & crimp the shield-Done! -Steve

If it wasn't for this fourum, SVS/HSU would have been just other websites to look at! I find several things on this board helpfull in spending cash wisely for better gear through the members posts/reviews. Fourms like this one can create the addiction by building up the desire to reach the same...

Hey, I'm not slagging Yamaha or a former Dennon owner, just that the Yamaha's I've heard and own tend to have less "bass enhancement" than the other receivers. It's just as important to demo the receiver with the speakers of choice to obtain the desired sound. Everything adds to it's own...

Hi Will! I had the same thing with my Titans, they sounded better in the base & midrange in the store's demo room (also on a Dennon) but lacked some punch on my Yamaha RXV496 which may be due to the 90hz crossover or Yamaha's brighter tone. The same thing happened when I demo'd & bought my...

I have a Bev 5100 that is not powering up. Tried the reset by holding the power button till both power and record light come on but nothing. The receiver is always on and was shut down an powered back on several times by a guest to my house this weekend and now nothing. I'm thinking the drives...

Owen, I have looked into LEDs for home and there is some neat stuff out but it's pricey! Try http://www.sagelighting.com Sage Lighting is in BC, I've called them and the MR16 LED replacement bulbs are about equal to 15-20W halogen. recomended for accent lighting, very focused beam. The LED...

Excellent articals & website Chu! I briefly remember the Quad days, My dad had a Munz Q8040 or Q4080 something like that (he still has it! it was QS decoding it think). We only ever found ONE Quad 8-track to play on it and then the Quad death soon followed. Any one whom asks about speaker...