I have purchased many blue jeans cable, and I think they are fantastic. You get great quality cables (Mostly belden, but the HDMI/DVI are from avlink) and great connectors. As for HDMI/DVI/Toslink and such (digital signal medium) I believe using decent/good quality cables (such as the avlink...
I purchased a Denon 2900 refurb from ecost.com about a year ago. It has been great. Before that, I purchased a refurb Denon 1600 from ecost.com and that worked great also. So far, 2 of 2 aint bad :) Kimo
Hello All, I have a Denon 2900 (a refurb one from ecost.com got it in october). Everything has been great with it, but today I noticed some skipping while playing two movies. Normally I don't consider this to be a problem (it happens sometimes when the disks are really scratched), but it...
Ok, can a network cable be split into 2, YES and NO :) A regular cat 5 cable has 8 wires, but only 4 are used for tcpip, thus you can have 2 connections with 1 cable. That's the YES, the NO part is, you need some form of router to hook 2 computers to one high speed connection. What you are...
I had purchased one of the 2900 from Ecost a month and a half ago, and it is great. I would keep my eyes on ecost, as they 2900 listing seems to disappear/reappear all the time. It is strange that your order got canceled. When I ordered mine, the ecost rep was pretty good at letting me know when...
Hi Dave, I have watched my copy, and have gone over the 13:40 - 13:46, but I am unable to see any problems... I thought I remember seeing another issue, but I don't remember where it was. I will have to finish watching.. Kimo
I noticed some video jumps in Raiders, anybody else. Specifically in Title 1 Chapter 6, at roughly 17 minutes 15 seconds. Indy is walking, and the video skips. I searched this thread, but could not find anything about a skip/jump... Kimo B.
MattJS, Glad to hear I am not the only one. I was suprised that I did not see it before, and then all of a sudden, there they were. I spent a while trying to make sure it was not my TV, and finally just decided to by pass the reciever, and viola, things looked better. I wonder if it is just a...
Hi MattJS, I also have a Sony 4ES, and noticed some interesting vertical "white" lines when going through the 4ES. (also using s-video). They went away when I went directly into the TV (I have a Panny 53wx43). I decided that it is either feed from the 4ES, or from the cable. I just decided...
I have purchased 2 Denon refub units from ecost.com. First was the 1600, and it worked great until it was stolen. I now have the Denon 2900, and it also works great. I just purchased the extended warranty from Ecost.com to be "safe". Kimo B.
While a minor surface scratch is probably ok, it drives me nuts when I get new discs that have scratches on them. I guess I am too anal about this. I have noticed lately though, that the quality of DVD cases has gone down. I purchased 10 disks the other day (from a mix of studios) (I am...
Gene, I agree with you that the Denon 2900 is a great player. I have been listening to a lot of SACD's lately, and they sound fantastic. (I really like the 3 doors down SACD, and the Thriller mix is good too. I noticed an improved sound after I recalibrated my system (via Video Essentials)...
thx for the info. I recalibrated my system today, and things sound better (just have to turn the volume up :frowning: ). The picture of the 2900 is great, better than I remember the 1600 being. I wish I still had the 1600 to do a A/B test... Kimo B.
Hello All, I just received my Denon 2900, and I immediately noticed a "problem" When playing DVD-A/SACD/DVD-V, I have to turn up the volume on the receiver to get to the same levels the Denon 2900 used to produce. For example, when listening to a DVD-A on the Denon 1600, I would never go...
I would call ecost.com for an ETA on refurb units, then preorder it. (mine shipped on Friday) If they won't be getting any more, then you can spend like 710 or something at dakmart.com (they are also authorized dealer)... Kimo B.
I have always like the Sony AV2000(2100/3000) series remotes. They are a little big, but I like that. I have had my AV2000 (just got an AV3000) for 4+ years, and never had a problem with it.. Kimo B.
To be honest, I don't remember my picture ever changing, or going out due to rain/snow storms. I do remember my parents picture going out, and that was due to 3 feet of snow covering the dish (nothing a broom could not take care off).. I had digital cable for many years (I was not able to get...
Hi Lainie. I can't answer your first question, but I will give the others a shot. 2. Is $99 a good deal for a directivo/extra reciever/dish, I would have to say yes. When I got my directivo, i paid $70 for it, and that did not come with installation (i did it myself). Does install come...
Hi Bob, I currently have DirecTv, and I think it is great. I currently have 3 rooms hooked up, but I have the ability to have 4 rooms with my current hardware (my tivo takes 2 hookups from my multiswitch). The only difference I hearing about between directv and dish (other than package info)...
Chuck, I am in the same boat. I came home from a business trip (about 3 weeks ago), and somebody had broken into my home and stole approx 270 (of the 400+) dvd's, my denon 1600, a computer, lcd monitor, ps2, and some other odds and ends. I really, really, really hope they pawn this stuff, as i...
So are you saying you have composite cables (since I assume your old 27" does not have component inputs), and you want to know if you can use them (i.e. 1 video, 2 audio) as component cables (i.e. 3 video cables)? You can do anything you want, but if all the above cables are not 75ohm, then...
Not sure how much you are looking to spend, but ecost.com has the Denon 2900 for $508 refurb. That is a fantastic price, even with a 1/2 year extended warranty on them. I know that a shippment of 2900's are supposed to arrive on 8/31..... Kimo B (can't wait for my 2900)
To me, my DVD's are more than just discs with movies on them. (though that is what they are :) ). They are one of my many form's of entertainment/relaxation. In the past couple of weeks, I have come to realize how much I love my DVD's. Well, at least the ones I still own. Unfortunatly, I...
Well, I did it again :frowning:
I was watching a show on tivo (damn tivo), and fell asleep on the couch. When I came too, I was looking at the tivo menu...!!!!!! I think it was there for up to 30 minutes, but not 100% sure... I could not have been more than that. I am going to drive myself...