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I just helped a friend put together a moderate home theater to go with his 50" Samsung DLP. For a number of reasons we/he chose to go with the Onkyo TX-SR702 which seemed to be a solid choice. He's been having a problem with digital sound from his cable box. Here in NYC Time Warner utilizes...

Putting together systems for two friends at the same time, and it's been about 18 months since I've looked at this segment of the market. My first thoughts are Onkyo 602 or Denon AVR-1905. Denon seems to win on component video switching (100Mhz vs. 50Mhz), but Onkyo has the edge on power (85...

Guys, I haven't spent a lot of time following DVD players lately, but I just bought a new tv (Sony KD-34XBR960) and I definitely need a new DVD player now! Here's what I can figure out so far: - This TV has only one HDMI input; cable box has DVI out, so I can get a DVI-to-HDMI cable for...

My TV seems to have had a fatal failure. The search function is temporarily down, otherwise I wouldn't just throw this question out like this. Sensory Science, the company that was somehow envolved with servicing this German brand a few years back, is no more. I've got a phone number to...

Weird question, I know. I've got a co-worker who's got a coaxial digital out on his cable box and only a single optical input on his HTIB (clearly I was not consulted on this purchase). Anyway, is there such a thing, cable or otherwise that will enable him to get digital sound from his cable...

Guys, It's been a while since I've been truly current with displays - I've been off on an audio tangent for a few years now. That said, I'm really starting to itch for a new display. I've held off for a while because my current 32" CRT is pretty good with digital cable and awesome with...

All in all I am very impressed with the quality of this transfer taking into account the age (1988) and original of the transfer (apparently a used print, as evidenced by scratches and "cigarette burns"). I have a rather pointed question for those with both this DVD (Columbia Tristar 03927)and a...

My brother asked me for a little advice on the different type of DVD formats and I figure this forum is the best place to start as my knowledge is pretty weak in that area. Really looking for two answers/types of info: 1) Can anybody point me (and him) to a good resource that describes the...

Hey all, Heading up to a friend's house tomorrow to set up an audio system and calibrate his new Mitsubishi WS-55411 (or maybe 55311). Not sure that this is either the latest, or best, RPTV out there, but he got a pretty good deal. I'm a CRT guy myself, so I'm looking forward to this new...

Well I finally bought real tower speakers to replace my front (which were bookshelfs) and I'm having some bass management issues. This is a long post, but I'm trying to be as explicit as I can be. The new speaks (Mission 783) are rated down to 38Hz, so I consider them to be full range enough...

Proud owner of some Mission loudspeakers (you may have your own opinion, but I like 'em). I currently have the 77 series, with 771's in front and the 77C1 center channel. I've thought about upgrading the fronts from the 771's, which are really bookshelf speakers, to towers from time to time, but...

I've done a search and found nothing. I've got a non-HD Loewe Calida (about 2yrs old). Never been in the service menus, but enough is enough. I want to try and cure the vertical overscan when I use the squeeze mode (side-to-side would be nice also). I don't particularly care about 4:3 full...

This is really more of a hardware question, but I figured I'd pose it here and if I'm way off base an admin will just up and move it. I have a series of questions about how DVD players spin and read discs: 1) Does the player begin reading at the outer, or inner edge of the disc? 2) Does...

I'm a little embarassed to ask this, because it seems so basic, but here goes: My friend just bought a new subwoofer and he's trying to connect it to his reciever. The receiver has a single LFE RCA output. The subwoofer has stereo RCA inputs (ie: Left and Right). How does he get the entire...

I've scoured dvdcoverart.com and although their scans are top-notch, I can't find all the titles I need. The only other site I know is CDcovers.cc, and for the most part their scans are not as high-quality. I do not have access to a scanner, so I can't do my own. I'm finally getting around to...

I have a Marantz SR-19, and I'd like to rename the DSS/VCR2 input source to read "Tivo" on the receiver's display, not the remote (I use a Pronto). I re-read the manual but found nothing about it, and in playing with the on-screen display for about 10 minutes, never found myself in an...

The title doesn't really get my point across. Just re-watched Heat the other night, and there are a few shots that look, well, squeezed from side to side. Kind of the way a 16:9 enhanced DVD would look played on a 4:3 monitor - everybody looked skinny (but not nearly as skinny as 16:9 in 4:3...

Title pretty much says it all. Buying a Tivo and I want to use the s-video from my cable box b/c from what I've read, Tivo's have crappy comb filters. Already use the one s-video out from cable box, and don't want to create a direct connection through Tivo (want to retain ability to watch TV not...

Here's my problem: When watching extremely dark scenes (ie: at least 75% of frame is black or near black) there is a slight, periodic, brightening of the entire screen (although it could be just the letterboxed frame). It seems to happen about once a second (or 60 times a minute), and is...

Hi all, This is the first foray into questions about TiVo. I've got a few of them here, but first some specifics about my setup: Marantz SR-19 as audio and video switcher JVC S-VHS and VHS Scientific Atlantic Explorer 2000 Digital Cable Box Other components 1) Does TiVo support...

Wondering how much bandwith a receiver needs in order to pass an HDTV signal without any degradation? Also, while we're at it, what's the necessary bandwith for DVD signal? I would assume that DVD is a lower number... Friend looking to buy HK8000, which claims HDTV component video switching...

Found on the Best Buy website:

Noticed that they have good prices/discounts. How are they on shipping and customer service? Do they send stuff immediately when you order (or when a pre-order is released), or is there a lag where you lose some days? Thanks.

I presently own a JVC S-VHS (model # 3600?). Although I love the picture quality and most of the features, there's one that I hate. I need to buy a new deck for the bedroom, and would either like a unit that does not have this issue, or learn how to turn it off on the JVC. The feature in...

This is a technical issue. During the movie, Natalie Portman has a fairly low (deep tone) voice, either as Queen Amidala (?) or as Padme. It seems that she changes her cadence and intonation when she's playing Padme acting as the Queen, but this isn't what I'm talking about. In the Theatrical...

It has occurred to me recently as I move around the Home Theater Forum, that there are some definite likes and dislikes, and that we are not always consistent. Let me illustrate my point. I think it's safe to say that most people here prefer movies (DVD's in particular) to be encoded in the OAR...

As I read people's posts about the difficulty of calibrating using VE and AVIA, and most people write things to the effect of either "It's dead on", or "How do I know when it's blooming" it occurs to me that if we referred to specific scenes in movies we might get somewhere. If we used real-life...

Before anybody jumps on me, I have done a search, and my question still remains unanswered: When they show "The Godfather" & "The Godfather II" on television and it fills the 4:3 frame, is it Pan & Scan or Full Frame, or what? I'm going to try not to misuse terms here. Was the Godfather shot...

I've got a technically-challenged friend who just got this unit, and I'm wondering if it's capable of doing the squeeze from the User Menus. I'm sure that it's not automatic, and I'm not going to recommend that he go into the Service Menus, but does anybody know if this is possible? I'm pretty...

Hey all. My father has a 36" FV16 Wega that we recently got. I've been through the test patterns with Video Essentials and I've found that this TV: a) does not hold black at black well with variable APL's; b) has to have the contrast and brightness set fairly high (more than 2/3 of scale) to...