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THANKS! Sorry to have disappeared - major disruptions with the impending move.I much appreciate the thumbs-up.

I'm downsizing to a smaller apartment, and have finally parted ways with my beloved Panasonic HD CRT TV, and donated my fairly basic home theater system to a friend. I'm also stopping cable service. I've picked up the following new equipment, all of which is new to me, and I have a couple of...

Well, I downloaded the manual and it showed me how to reset the stored settings, so I tried that and now have sound. Crisis over, I think. But: weird.

So... I just got a new TiVo S3, and was almost finished with the installation when the cat knocked over the remote for my Denon 2801 receiver. Now I'm getting no audio, and I can't for the life of me figure out what's wrong. I had sound BEFORE the remote hit the floor. Nothing's muted. None of...

Rats! For a precious moment, I thought I had a solution to my problem!!

I have a similar problem with my PANASONIC CT-34WX50. The thing is about 4 years old, and I noticed a faint pink blush in the top left corner when I first got it. I think it might have increased a little in size - either that or I'm growing more aware of it. Since this was present right from...

(Also, if this is the wrong forum for this question, please let me know where I should have posted it. Thanks!)

Forgive me if there's a better place for posting this, but I couldn't tell from the main forum page... A few years ago, you guys gave me great advice for a low end home theater system. I ended up with a Panasonic widescreen TV, a Denon receiver, a Sony subwoofer and Home Theater Direct...

(Uh, Panamax!)

Bill! Thanks for giving the Panafax your OK . I've ordered one from Link Removed and they're saying it will get here speedily. Thanks again, all. J.

Thanks, all. Bill, I had read your excellent and very clear BASICS guide, but I've looked at so much info in the last week or so prior to makign the decision that things are all seeming to flow together! The Adcom 315 seems more attractive to me, but is it worth the extra money (including the...

Continuing on this subject, I'd really appreciate an opinion from the cognoscenti: I'm now down to deciding between the Adcom 315 plus a Tripp Lite Isobar 6 surge suppressor ($250 + $50+) or a Panamax 5100 ($235). I'm leaning towards the Panamax because it offers 10 outlets in one box, and...

If you look around on Link Removed they have databases of DVDs which have problems with the PS2, and now with the Xbox. I'm afraid I don't have an exact URL, but it's there!

Bert! You rock! I connected the subwoofer via the included subwoofer cable, and it's working! To my amazement! I'm currently using an inferior pair of front and center speakers; my Home Theater Direct stuff arrives next week. When it does get here, should I connect the front speakers...

I'm sorry, that's exactly the subwoofer I mean. My problem isn't about operating it, it's about making the actual physical connections. The Subwoofer Out on the Denon appears to be an RCA jack, whereas the subwoofer inputs include a single plug labeled Line, and a series of those inputs which...

I've been away from audio stuff for an embarassingly long time, and have an embarassing question. I'm upgrading my system, and have acquired the following stuff, largely based on opinions expressed 'round these here parts: Denon 2801 A/V receiver Sony SA-MV40 subwoofer Home Theater Direct...

Thanks, Marc and Chris (from Ajax, Ontario -I used to live in Pickering!). I've turned down the sharpness, with some improvement. Is the "picture" setting a contrast setting? And is there any way I can turn off the line doubler? J.

I recently have been upgrading my home theater system, and after seeking and getting great advice here, I went with the Panasonic CT34-WGX50, their 34" 16:9 HDTV-capable set. I'd been warned that the standard analogue cable image can look pretty poor on a HDTV-ready set, but others had had...

Thanks, guys, this is great. Armed with some of the suggestions and recommendations here, I went and poked around Circuit City. I have to say that I was blown away by the Panasonic CT4WX50 - everything about it looked great, from the image to the design. It was playing, fullscreen, the...

Thanks everyone. Very interesting. I find myself in an unusual position - I have had a really good year and have a decent amount of money to spend. I'd thought of going the HDTV way not because of the state of things now, but more because it's my understanding that we're at the beginning of a...

This is EXACTLY the sort of advice for which I was looking! So, what would people recommend? I seem to recall that I read somewhere that Sony offers some non-HDTV-ready sets which have some sort of system for optimizing a widescreen image displayed on a 4:3 set. Is that so? And I've loved my...

Also, does the fact that I'm using cable through a TiVo have any bearing here?

Interesting, Brian. My understanding has been that DVD (oh, and LD) images would be really enhanced, that videogame output would be fantastic, and that my cable system (TIme Warner) is gradually switching over to a purely digital delivery. I hadn't realized that these sets would make my standard...

I've joined because I'm in the process of updating my HT system. I've been doing a bit of reading in the threads in this forum, and am now a bit confused. I'm looking for a 32 or 36 inch, HDTV-ready direct view TV set. I'd been heading towards the Sony XBR450, both out of brand loyalty and...