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I have an older Panasonic PT-101Y projector and even with all it's faults I think it was fine for my needs. It is a CRT with 600 lines and max output of 650 lumens. It is not capable of using a line doubler or HDTV. I usually watch it with most lights out except 1 lamp on low in the room. I...

The funny thing is that if this is a form of copy protection it doesn't work. I do allot of video encoding and from time to time I look into what is going on in the DVD ripping arena and will try the new software to see how far it's come. I happened to be testing a new version on Pearl Harbor...

I am no expert and can only tell you my own personal experience with the Radio Shack cables. A couple of years ago I bought their high end component set and within just a few changes the video cable connector fell off. That event has made me never want to buy those cables again. I never...

I feel bad for my equipment. I just sheet rocked a room and didn't realize that sheet rock dust has wings. It covered my whole house, including my AV equipment and my remotes. Luckily my new reciever arrived 7 days after I finished. My remotes are a mess. I only use two of them 90% of the...

I used two types of wire and both had oxidation. For my fronts I used 12aw copper wire, that wasn't cheap, but it wasn't very expensive either. I probably got it at Radio Shack or Tweeter. Can't remember the brand I already threw it out. For my rears I used Monster Cable flat 14 or 16 awg...

I always though that the talk about speaker wire oxidizing was a bunch of BS. Well I was very wrong. I got my new reciever today and since I was upgrading that I though it's a good time to upgrade the speaker wire while I am at it. When I removed the speaker wire and placed it against the new...

If you want pure price go to www.yahoo.com, click on the shopping link and do a search on Denon 3802. I found it for as low as $695. I don't know if they are authorized or not or if they offer an extended warranty. Make sure to compare shipping charges as a consideration on final price. Many...

I have narrowed my choices down due to budget and cable length to Monster Cable Video 3 6 meter S-Video for $50.00 or Acoustic Research Pro S-Video 25 feet for $26.00. I am very happy with the AR pro audio cables, but I have no experience with their S-Video cables. Monster states "True 75Ohm...

I have Acoustic Research cables and there is an easy to follow signal arrow on the audio cables, but there is nothing on the video cable. There is no difference at all between each end, the connectors and the writting on the cable are identical. Does it make any difference on the video cable...

I need a good quality S-Video cable of around 15 feet. Does anyone make a 15-18 foot S-Video cable? I can only find 12 feet or 25 feet. If I do go 25 feet am I better off just going regular RCA composite(single cable, I always confuse composite and component)? I will be going from a...

I have the Atlantic Technology 270 system and I love them. Home theater mag gave these speakers their coveted Hot Ticket for speakers that have over a 95 performance and over a 95 value. The thing about Atlantic Technolgy is that they are made for Home Theater and music comes in second...

A little off topic, but I have the 343 DVD player a close relative to the 333 and I love it as well. I also had the 414 before and I changed players for VCD and SVCD compatability. The 333 and the 343 are both among the highest rated players at www.vcdhelp.com. If you ever considered making...

I have been reading the previous posts here on Banana Plugs and have a few more questions. I am getting the Onkyo 898 next week and I have decided to use Banana Plugs at least on the reciever side for ease of installation. I really think it would be best if I used single straight in Banana...

Go to www.vcdhelp.com for a very good listing of DVD players, their abilities and rankings. The site is having hosting issues, but the list is still up. You just can't add to it. The player reviews are mostly geared toward VCD and SVCD abilities. I picked up the Pioneer 343 for $150 at CC...

Consumer Reports did an article on lower end recievers in the November issue. They compared 12 recievers including the Denon 1801 and the Technics SA-DX1050 and according to them they liked the Technics better. Overall they liked the Onkyo TX-DS696 the best, but the Technics came in second and...

Hate to tell you, but two of the guys from the A-Team are dead and one of the others is doing commercials for a phone company. I would also think that the Delta Force is a little busy overseas right now. I think the best bet considering everything is a biker gang. Cheaper and harder to track...

When I was going to Umass I was approached a couple of times by the white van. The guy made it seem so shady and such a great deal, but lucky for me I was broke and couldn't afford a sandwich let alone a speaker. Home Theater Mag did an article on these guys not to long ago. It seems this is...

Thanks I was just reading all the old threads. I got a little ahead of myself and should have searched first. It seems from what I have read in the price I am willing to spend and the way I am going to use it that Coax is my best choice. They are a little cheaper then what you posted @ $11.79...

I just asked about what type of RCA cable to use, but now that I think of it I am going to be upgrading my reciever soon and that will have optical digital audio inputs that my current reciever doesn't have. Should I just wait until I upgrade and go optical or is coaxial just as good and get...

I am buying new cables for my system and now I am down to replacing my digital audio RCA cable from my Laserdisk and DVD players. Since I only need a single cable for each what type of cable should I buy? I was thinking either 2 RCA video cables or 1 pair of RCA audio cables and split them. I...

Take a listen to Phantom Menace or True Lies both make good use of the surrounds. In Star wars I listen to the pod race scene and in True Lies the opening chase/gun battle has nice discrete sound out of the rears in 5.1. Mark

Two "experts" I have talked to have given me different advice on SVHS cables. One said that I should never use a SVHS cable longer then 6 feet the other says the cables are fine up to 25 feet without much, if any, degradation of the signal. Who is right? Thanks, Mark

Most should. Go to the companies website and look at the specs. They should list it. Mark

Yes CC sells Onkyo, but not any higher then the 797 in any store around me. Thanks, Mark

I have narrowed my choices of recievers down to these 2. It's the Onkyo 898 or the Denon 3802. I have been reading the threads here and I know what my needs are. I need at least 3 digital audio inputs (both fit this). I want a 7 channel amp (both do this) I want DD EX or equal (according to...

I have read good reviews of the Cambridge SoundWorks MovieWorks systems. They start at $200 and go up to $2000. I wouldn't buy their higher end stuff, but for the money the low-mid is suppose to be very good and blows the Bose away. Mark

I am going to be buying a reciever, probably the Onkyo 898, and a VCR, probably the JVC 7900 soon. Where are your favorite places to buy this type of equipment and why? I am not against buying online. Any advice, such as make sure to ask for a lower price or don't bother they won't come...

I asked this in another thread, but it seemed to get lost in with the main question. Is there any real difference between matrix 6.1 and the official blessed EX sound? The Denon 3802 is matrix 6.1. The Onkyo 797/898 are EX. In this thread I am not asking which reciever is better just is EX...

1802 was a typo sorry meant the 3802. Mark

Guy Kuo the comparison was against high end standard VHS not high end SVHS machines. Sorry for any confusion. Mark