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  1. Larry L

    Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

    AFter spending the past two days reading this entire thread (and much other research) I decided to finally go pull the trigger on a 40G PS3 today, bought mostly to watch Blu Ray movies....gaming may come at some point. Anyway, excitedly, I opened box up, scanned the directions and got started...
  2. Larry L

    Love Monkey ongoing thread

    The news report I saw indicated that VH1 will do a mini marathon showing all 3 previously aired shows then show the remaining 5 on Tuesday nights or something like that. No committment yet to go beyond these original 8 episodes. While I'm happy to at least be able to watch these 5 new ones...
  3. Larry L

    American Idol - Season 5

    Holy Crap!!! That woman's lips were frightening...and it seemed like she was posing for the camera which made them all the more hideous :frowning: Anyway, I'm still holding out hope that America will see something in Taylor cause he's definitely the most original/authentic person out there...
  4. Larry L

    American Idol - Season 5

    This may very well be the funniest thinkg I've heard in a week or so!
  5. Larry L

    American Idol - Season 5

    I really hope Taylor makes it a long way in this competition, he's just so different than everyone else on that show. When I watched the audition shows, I was convinced that Paris would win the competition, and I fell for the heart wrenching story that is Pick Pickler's life. And, I have to be...
  6. Larry L

    Love Monkey ongoing thread

    I saw all three episodes and had myself convinced that a 4th had been recorded on my DVR, but I guess that's a no. Someone had told me that they'd heard it had been cancelled so I did some research. Interestingly, there's still a Love Monkey web site on CBS' website and it has all kinds of...
  7. Larry L

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

    I went to see this on Saturday with no idea whatsoever what it was about...I'd heard enough people suggest it that I gave it a shot. I found bits and pieces of the movie to be funny but other parts were just a bit too off the wall for me. However, 1 hour into the movie the theater lost all...
  8. Larry L

    The O.C. Season 2 thread

    uuuggghhhh...thanks for the confirm. I was afraid of that. Seems that these Motorola HD PVR's have a habit of not recording some shows.....bummer.
  9. Larry L

    The O.C. Season 2 thread

    probablya stupid question, but I'm gonna ask anyway. Was last week's episode (3/17) an original, repeat or not even on? The reason is, my Motorola HD PVR is supposed to pick up the first run episodes and last night I sat down to watch the episode from the 17th and there was nothing there...
  10. Larry L

    NCAA March Madness: CBS or Comcast screwing up???

    Kind of off topic here, but is anyone having audio problems with these broadcasts? i'm watching in HD on Cox Cable. The audio from the actual HD broadcasts is fine. But when they switch to an SD game, I'm getting horrible dropouts via my Outlaw receiver. so bad, the game becomes unwatchable...
  11. Larry L

    *** Official SPANGLISH Discussion Thread

    I saw this movie on Saturday without the benefit of that 10 minute clip playing on Moviephone so I ended up seeing something very different than I had anticipated. But, I came away from the movie pleasantly suprised by it. I thought, for the most part, that it was well acted and had an engaging...
  12. Larry L

    ***Official LOTR: The Two Towers DVD Discussion Thread*** -- All Posts Here; NO EXCEPTIONS

    Hey Jud, I changed the settings on my 1050 as you suggested and indeed the dropouts were eliminated. However, the sound now coming out of my two rear speakers is almost negligible making me think that most of the rear surround audio was directed toward the center channel (a point you raised...
  13. Larry L

    ***Official LOTR: The Two Towers DVD Discussion Thread*** -- All Posts Here; NO EXCEPTIONS

    Jud! Thanks for the tip. Hopefully, this will do the job for me. Save me a trip to Target anyway. Like you, I don't have a rear center channel speaker (yet). I'll report back after I try this tonight. Keeping my fingers crossed! Larry
  14. Larry L

    ***Official LOTR: The Two Towers DVD Discussion Thread*** -- All Posts Here; NO EXCEPTIONS

    Well, I just got my copy home and there were horrible audio problems. dropouts occurring about every 30 seconds. I finally turned it off about 10 minutes into the movie. Got the Widescreen edition at Target. I'm too tired to check the special features disk. Definitely taking this one back...
  15. Larry L

    *** Official "MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING" Discussion Thread

    My boss is of Greek decent who married a non Greek man and she said the portrayal of the whole event was spot on and very funny. I'm looking forward to seeing it. Larry
  16. Larry L

    Pioneer Elite Receiver won't output sound -- Options/Help?

    I too had the same problems with my VSX 24Tx. As pointed out, if you do a search for Pioneer Elite you'll find a few lengthy posts including one I started. Mine went to an authorized service center twice for repair and the unit failed again after both tries. As far as I can tell, its an...
  17. Larry L

    Refurbished Receivers?

    Wayne, The problem with this HT hobby/passion/insanity is that there is always a better component out there for "another $100 or so". Where does the madness end???? All I can say is, its a good thing I'm not longer married! At least I don't have the added pressure of justifying throwing more...
  18. Larry L

    Refurbished Receivers?

    I recently noticed that HK is selling refurbbed AVR 320's fof $497 plus shipping. Seems like a pretty good deal but I am a bit concerned about warranty issues. Does anyone know what HK's policy is on warranting refurbbed units? I guess I could go to their site to find out but, frankly, I'm...
  19. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    Actually, Robin, I'm thinking I'll just give him the receiver in exchange for refunding me the entire amount I've paid. They do resell refurbed equipment and, frankly, if I do buy another, I have no further need for it. I have attempted to tell him about the resoldering issue but, we have a bit...
  20. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    Robin, Well, pretty much the same thing. They once again replaced the DSP and it worked fine for a couple of days but it only occasionally works at this point (occasionally produces sound). But when it does, everything seems fine. I don't get it. The guy at the service center seemed to...
  21. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    Well, I'll take it back to the service center and let them take another crack at it but I'm definitely not investing another penny in the thing. If these things truly are irreperable (sp?) then Pioneer ought to take some responsibility for this. Certainly will be the last time I invest my...
  22. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    Well, I got the unit back on Thursday. Again, the guy at the shop said it was a bad DSP chip. I asked him what could cause it to fail and he sited all kinds of things, much of which I frankly didn't understand. Never-the-less, I eagerly went home to check it out. Everything worked...
  23. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    Robin, Good point. I'll have to ask the tech that same question. I'll be picking the unit up this evening and put it through its paces tonight. I hope this is more than just a temporary fix. I do recall the guy at the shop telling me that they do guarantee their labor and new parts but I...
  24. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    Well, my Pioneer service center called today and told me my problem was a bad DSP chip. He said it will cost about $125 to fix and, since they have this part in stock, about a day to finish! I'm hoping he got it right. If so, I guess I'll fee pretty fortunate (although I was secretly getting...
  25. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    Well, I took my unit in to the local Pioneer service center two days ago. The guy was somewhat familiar with the problem but he claims that what he's seen requires replacement of the DSP not resoldering anything. I'm thinking I'll forward him the link at audioreview that has all of that...
  26. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    TedO, Thanks for the info. I'll go back and check out the Audioreview info. Did you talk to Pioneer before going to the service center? I just called the service center directly. I'd like to get this covered by Pioneer but I'm about 3 months out of warranty and am not expecting them to do...
  27. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    Mike, Thanks for the info. While not the best news in the world, it is helpful to know that the problems I'm having aren't unique. And, yes, I have seen on another board that the problem seemed to have been related to the Elite series which we both have. When I spoke with the repair guy at...
  28. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    I actually spoke with a guy at the local Pioneer service center and he did indicate that the VSX line has had problems with DSP's needing replacement. My unit is over 2 years old so I may not be able to get this fixed under warranty but he suggested I speak with Pioneer to see if they'll do...
  29. Larry L

    Probs with My Pioneer VSX Receiver

    Hey everyone, I tried to search for this topic but, obviously, didn't come up with much! Anyway, I'm having trouble with my Pioneer VSX 24TX receiver and wanted to see if anyone other VSX owners have experienced anything similar. First of all, I have the unit hooked to a Hughes DirecTivo...
  30. Larry L

    Quick DTV Installation Question

    Well, after some trial and error, I finally got it right. Thank God for that nice tone coming out of the receiver! I'm just happy to say that I'm a happy member of the Tivo Family!!!
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