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Panasonic Introduces First 65" 1080p Plasma Also: http://www.i4u.com/article4077.html Also, see here Japanese articles with photos: http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/lifestyle...5/news038.html http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...0825/pana1.htm What is amazing about this isn't only...

Hi gang. I'm helping out an acquaintance with his HT set-up. However, his room is pretty tricky for speaker set-up. Basically they have a bungalow with a large rectangular room as a primary dwelling space. (Approximately 17ft by 35 ft). They are placing their plasma in the center of the...

Hey folks, I'm trying to figure out a puzzle for an acquaintance setting up his HT. He'll be putting his AV receiver in a custom-built cabinet. They don't want to see any cords etc. He wants to use his receiver to listen to the radio and of course wants good reception. However, we are...

Hey guys, I did this on another forum and people seemed to enjoy it (and the results were fascinating), so I thought I'd bring it here too. I am posting a link to a gallery of screen shots. The shots compare the performance of 4 different brands of component video cables in my system. These...

Hey guys, I did this on another forum and people seemed to enjoy it (and the results were fascinating), so I thought I'd bring it here too. I am posting a link to a gallery of screen shots. The shots compare the performance of 4 different brands of component video cables in my system. These...

Hi folks, I've had my Pioneer 49TX receiver for a couple years. Over the past couple days a couple of time the reciever went silent, sending out no sound signal, but otherwise working (it was on, switching my video signals fine...just no sound). This happened at the end of last night...

Folks, I'm a fellow AV/Home Theater buff and I really enjoy every video display type, finding things to love about everything from CRT Projection (that's an easy one!) RPTVs of all stripe, a good Direct View set etc. I even, gasp, like certain qualities of the not-ready-for-prime-time LCD...

Hi folks, These are some notes from a whacked out AV nut - myself - in the quest to examine images from various technologies. Yesterday I was comparing display technologies (as I'm often wont to do) and I have some observations I'd like to share regarding the realism I perceive from the...

> edited < This question is for anyone, although perhaps the pros on this board who see a lot of equipment are in the best position to answer. Has anyone experienced sample variation when comparing two or more units of the same model display or DVD player? In other words, one unit...

Hi folks. We sort of hashed some of this stuff out in another forum, but I'd like to put these questions and observations to the many knowledgeable and interested folks here: I find myself fascinated by the notions of "picture quality," especially as it relates to subjective Vs objective...

Hi folks, I actually did this comparison on "another forum," but thought some here might appreciate it too... ----------- I had extensive time today demoing the Loewe 38" Aconda direct-view set. (My excuse is I'm looking at CRTs for my father's upgrade - true). I own a Pansonic 4UY 42" ED...

Folks, I admit to a perverse fascination with the contradictions I find in most AV stores, which can be summed up simply: They are in the business of selling televisions, yet seem to do everything in their power to make their product look terrible. In shopping for a CRT recently for my...

Hi folks, A while back I started a thread asking for people to post screen-shots from their home theater set-up, and people posted some very cool pictures. Despite the obvious problems and caveats that come from trying to show a display's image quality through a photograph, I find...

Hi folks. A few people started posting screen shots from their Home Theater displays in another forum, and it was quite cool. Given that many people have digital cameras or scanners these days, I think more people are snapping pictures of their displays. Many of us are so excited about what...

Hi folks, I'd like to maximize the picture coming from my digital cable box (most of the channels are actually analog). I've heard of people replacing the coax cable (the one from the wall to your cable box) with higher grade coax cable, such as Monster. Is this a worthwhile thing to...

"It's like being there." That's a quote from a friend who watched some DVDs on my Panasonic plasma screen last night. What I find amazing is how often that sentiment is expressed by people who see images on my plasma. I don't mean sheer enthusiasm, like: "Wow, this looks fantastic." I mean...

Hi folks, I'm looking for some informed opionions (hell, I'll take any opinions, really). I know that it is generally agreed that COMPONENT video should look better than S-VIDEO. However, I understand that a few AV magazines have actually declared S-VIDEO signals to often be superior to...

First a bit of a plug: In previous posts I had told of how I paid for a Pioneer VSX 49TX, but lost the receiver/money when the Vendor went bankrupt. Luckily someone came to my rescue: Josh L. of DocDVD.com read of my plight and offered a new 49TX at a price I could afford (a REALLY good...

Many videophiles, it seems, still wouldn't be caught dead running their video inputs through an AV receiver, believing that it will visibly degrade the signal. Yet there are also a lot of Home Theater buffs who use their AV receiver for video switching, and who don't seem to notice any...

I know most people seem to feel that having their screen ISF'd is the cat's meow. In fact, I've been waiting for the opportunity to get my plasma screen ISF'd at some point. But occasionally I encounter opinions about the ISF calibration that give me pause. Recently I spoke to an AV...

As many here are aware, the new issue of Home Theater Magazine has a shoot-out between the Pio 49TX/Denon 5803/Anthem AVM20. The write-up on the 49TX is the least flattering I've seen. The author writes that, although it performed smoothly in his home, the 49TX was deemed "bright" sounding...

Hi, For months I've been frequenting this board because I thought I'd entered the flagship AV receiver club (specifically, the Pioneer 49TX club). It was to be my first receiver for my (rather pricey for me) home theater install. I'd joined one of those "group buys" over the net. The deal...

In my plasma TV set-up, I experience some sound/picture sync problems due to the plasma's picture processing, which can delay the picture somewhat. Sound can be a little ahead of the picture. I know that there are some Receivers and preamp/processors out there that allow you to dial delay into...

Just saw this on another board, and since there are several 49TX owners here I thought I'd pass it on. A web reviewer dude (docdvd) just posted he found out there will be an upgrade offered on the 49TX. The upgrade includes firewire capability. He didn't have all the details, other than...

...who thinks the much lauded Loewe TVs don't look that hot? Every store that sells Loewe promotes them as the best CRT. I read many people on the web who think they are fabulous. The Perfect Vision asks: "Loewe Aconda - World's Best HDTV?" In my own search for Home Theater equipment I've...

Hi, I have very little time to get some info from you helpful folk. I know from a previous thread that the Pioneer 49TX receiver puts out a good deal of heat(I will be receiving the 49TX soon to use in my new home theater). I'm having an A/V rack custom built and it is currently in the...

Hi, I'm doing the home theater thing for the first time in my family/living room. Since this is not a dedicated home theater room I'm trying to keep things as tidy looking as possible. I'm considering buying, or having an enclosed cabinet rack with front glass doors made to house all the...

Hi, I'm thinking of ordering the Pioneer VSX 49TX receiver in the gold chasis. I'm told it will take quite a while to get here as it would be ordered from overseas. (I think it's only available in Europe and Japan). Is there ANY possibility that the gold 49TX will be different, however...

Hi folks, I'm just getting into the home theater game. I'm about to buy a Plasma screen and since it will not come with speakers I've been doing research on AV loudspeakers/Receivers etc. My brain hurts. Here's the thing: I think I'm looking for the opposite of what many home theater...

I posted the question yesterday, asking if I'd likely see a difference between my Sony DVP s-360 (entry level) DVD player and the Panny RP-91, using my Panny Tau 27" screen. Well, I brought home the Panny RP91 and.... I wasn't expecting to see much difference at all, given the S-video...