Hey Joe, Interesting idea. Wonder if it is significantly worse with HD? I read some of your stuff over the weekend when I searched for "Tivo" posts. I appreciate all your comments. Rob
Hey Folks, Bought a Tivo in the first few months they were available (7 years ago). Wife loves it. Comcast phone just went digital line and so our Tivo no longer works. Looked into Comcast DVR, but we're going to buy 2 Tivos instead. Wondering what the picture quality is like for using one...
Hey Folks, My brother just picked up his first ever HDTV. He went for an Insignia 37in LCD. I'll be sending him my copy of Digital Essentials so he can calibrate properly. But while he waits for the D.E. to arrive, what are some basic levels that he could set things like contrast, brightness...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1168045339724 is a 46in Samsung DLP set that I'm suggesting for my brother. He has a dark room and will use the set for Xbox 360, movies, and cable tv. I have a Samsung LCD that I really like, but I thought he could save some money and grab a DLP...
When I was writing "composite" I meant regular RCA cables. So it sounds like I should connect this way: •audio from VCR to receiver via red/white RCA's •video from VCR to tv via yellow RCA I'll give that a shot. Rob
Hey, I had no problems setting up my Onkyo receiver with my HD-cable box and my Xbox 360 with component cables. Also had no problems running component cables to my HDTV. Using video switching through the receiver has been great. But..... now I'm trying to hook up a VCR (old model). I've...
I know this is an old thread, but I've noticed pixelation on my new Samsung LCD. Some stuff looks great, but some things (like some of the fur in March of the Penguins, for example) looks weird. Don't now exactly how to describe it. One of the high def channels (through a cable box) was...
Cool. I already had the crossover set to 80Hz. I have the Avia disc, but I really don't feel like sinking $35 into the Radio Shack SPL meter. I know that $35 might not seem like much after spending so much on the sub, but I need to stop the spending somewhere. So for now, I'll just be...
Hey Folks, First of all, thanks a bunch to all of you who helped me spend my Christmas money so very wisely. I ended up keeping my Bose 301's (from 1984) as front left/right and my super cheap, tiny Radio Shacks as rear left/right. That's because some of you convinced me to spend my money on...
Hey Reginald, I forgot to write that I had tried the new center speaker at another location and it worked fine. So it's not the speaker. It was such a pain in the butt to hook the speaker wire into the back of the receiver (25 minutes while proping (sp?) up the other components with my...
Guys, Almost everything went great. Got a great picture from both the cable box and the 360 using video switching on the receiver. Getting great sound, except for one thing. Here's the problem. I'm getting no sound from my center channel (on 360, tv, or cds). •I've never had a center...
Thanks Fellas, I think that's pretty much what I was planning. I guess I don't really like the idea of needing to use one remote to switch the video signal and then another for the audio. On a typical evening, I'm switching a good bit. I also like to use PIP between my 360 and the...
So Matt, I could send audio optic to the receiver (from 360 and cable box) and still send video from 360 and cable box to the tv? Is there an advantage to sending using the video switching on the receiver or should I just keep sending them to the tv like I am? Thanks, Rob
Hey Folks, I'm wondering whether moving to "video switching" is the right move for me. So I posted a thread in the receiver section, but no one has responded yet. If you think you could help then please go here: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=249309 . Thanks, Rob
Just did a little more research and now I see a digital optical audio out that is tucked into the AV cord for my 360. So at least that much is cleared up.
Hey, I have an SVS 21-35PCi arriving tomorrow. Any suggestions on what type of cord to use to hook it up to my receiver? Not looking to spend a bunch of money. Can it just be a basic RCA cable that I already have (like just the white or red from an old White/red/yellow cable). Thanks in...
Also, when it comes to cords, I don't want to spend tons of money. What would be my best bet for inexpensive component video and digital optial audio cords? I have Radio Shack, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. near me. I'd rather not have to order online because I'm anxious to hear/see things...
Hey Fellas, I've got a subwoofer and a center channel arriving tomorrow and now I'll have 5.1 sound in my living room. I want to be ready with the correct wires, though. This involves: an Onkyo 502 receiver a Samsung LCD HDTV an Xbox 360 (which serves as my DVD player also) my HDTB...
Hey Phil, I'm definitely getting the SVS 25-31 sub. All I'm wondering about is whether or not to also get the e35 right now. Just wondering if it would sound "wierd" with the Bose 301's at front left/right. Rob
MORE FOR PHIL: The thing is that my 301's are up high (7ft in a room with 8ft ceilings) on top of tall pieces of furniture. One's on a tall bookshelf and the other is on a tall, closed-door cabinet. I know I need to bring them down closer to ear level and I know I need to bring them closer...
A follow-up question for Phil (since he has JBL's): Hey Phil, Right now, I've got 23 year-old Bose 301's as my front left/right. I have no center speaker and my rears are really cheap Radio Shacks (little white ones... don't know the model number, but they were probably $30 a pair 10 years...
Hey Folks, It's taken me a while to figure out how to best spend $500 to upgrade my stereo. In the end, the 25-31 PCi SVS sub won out. It's a little over budget. My wife liked the cylinder look so much over the box look of the PB10 (read: she woudn't possibly allow a box sub in the living...
Hey Michael, I'm a teacher and so I appreciate that fact that you handled my question well when you might have been tempted to say "You idiot, don't you know what the hell you're buying!" Thanks. Hopefully that will be my last stupid question in this thread.... but I can't make any...