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  1. Brian Ruth

    Onboard sound reliability VS. SB Audigy

    I'm mulling over my next computer, and I've pretty much decide on a Shuttle 8x8x12 PC with an All-In-Wonder and a Wi-Fi card taking up the 2 slots. I'm curious to know how the onboard audio stacks up against the SB Audigy I have now. My biggest concern isn't with sound quality, though, it's...
  2. Brian Ruth

    Amazon.com Prices (3/18)

    8 Mile (Widescreen, Uncensored): $17.49 Akira Kurosawa's Dreams: $14.99 The Police: Every Breath You Take (DVD): $14.99 NYPD Blue: Season 1: $44.99
  3. Brian Ruth

    Secret World Live $14.99 on Amazon

    As a Peter Gabriel fan, I'm suprised I didn't see this advertised in the Best Buy or Circuit City ads. The lowest price I've found so far is $14.99 on Amazon. I'll almost certainly pick this up, and I encourage any Peter Gabriel fan to do the same. I have the SWL album, and IMHO, the music...
  4. Brian Ruth

    Sex and the City Preorder

    This was a title I'm almost CERTAINLY going to get... Anyone find it lower than Amazon ($32.49)? If I can save another couple of dollars, that would be great. :)
  5. Brian Ruth

    Logitech Z-680s VS. HTiBs

    I was just curious to hear your opinions on how the Logitech Z-680s compared to similarly priced HTiB solutions. I've heard that the Logitechs sound pretty good, but I haven't really seen them compared directly to the HT specific solutions that most companies provide. I'd appreciate...
  6. Brian Ruth

    Good free site for webhosting?

    I've been planning for some time to put up some pictures of my home entertainment system, and now that I've taken them (thanks to a nice digital camera I got as a Christmas present), I was wondering what web sites would be good for hosting. Any suggestions for free hosting sites? If not free...
  7. Brian Ruth

    Media Center PCs: Worth it or not?

    I just wanted the input of the people on here - are the media center PCs worth it? I'd especially like to hear from anyone that owns one. I hear that initially you can't write MPEG-2 video to DVD, but a company is supposedly releasing a third party program to fix this. If it works well...
  8. Brian Ruth

    HTR-5590 Hookup Help

    I decided to take my problem to another thread. Just wanted some help - I have a cable box with no stereo output that I'd like to connect to my receiver. The current hookup only registers left-side sound, and the best I can get it to do is 6 channel stereo, which puts some sound into the...
  9. Brian Ruth

    YET ANOTHER anti-Bose thread! :-D

    I just caught another Bose infomercial, this time for the Bose Wave Music System. They make it sound so great... then they forget to tell you that it costs ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS! :angry: I got angry, needless to say. I wanted to start a thread that can give newbie HTFers out there BETTER...
  10. Brian Ruth

    Bose advertising at its best.....

    I was looking in the new Time magazine when I read a Bose ad that almost made me fall out of my seat laughing. Comments??
  11. Brian Ruth

    Help with WinDVD 4 and Audigy Soundcard

    Hi everyone..... I'm having a bit of a problem working my WinDVD 4 Plus player along with an Audigy Platinum Soundcard -- the player doesn't seem to even notice the presence of the card, and any DTS track I play back sounds distorted, almost like its trying to decode the DTS track with DD...
  12. Brian Ruth

    Low end Sub response: How low is low enough?

    I just wanted to hear your opinions on how low a sub needs to go to reproduce quality sound. I've been pretty happy with my PB12 sub so far, but the spec of 25Hz seems a LITTLE high as far as response levels go. What do you guys think?
  13. Brian Ruth

    Component Video Switchers

    Since I have a HDTV, and since I'm looking at getting a few things with component output, I'm looking a bit at Component Video Switchers. I've seen this one so far, but I'm wondering if any switchers under $150 have digital coax/optical audio passthroughs. Any suggestions/recommendations are...
  14. Brian Ruth

    Evil Dead and Aspect Ratios

    I just got back from my job at Best Buy, and I wanted to share an interesting little tidbit: I was showing a guy the Evil Dead DVDs and explaining to him the multiple versions. We had the old Elite DVD and the new Anchor Bay version (both BOTD and movie-only). I said that if he was a casual...
  15. Brian Ruth

    Sports Night -- The best show most of you never watched

    Just wanted to start a thread about Sports Night -- one of the best TV shows I've ever had the pleasure to watch. I've heard rumors of this coming out on DVD soon (from the Bits, I believe). Anyone else here excited about the prospect?
  16. Brian Ruth

    SHOOTOUT! DVD-R vs. DVD+R

    Now that the prices are coming down on DVD Recorders, I was thinking about getting one. But which standard do you guys think is better? I don't want to be stuck with the next Beta.
  17. Brian Ruth

    WipEout Fusion & Stuntman -- Thoughts?

    I'm considering picking these games up -- what do you guys think about them?
  18. Brian Ruth

    Receiver Recommendations.....

    I'm in the process of putting together my Home Theater System and I'm in need of some recommendations. I currently have a 27" Samsung HDTV, 2 JBL S312IIs as fronts, a JBL S-Center II, and a pair of JBL S36IIs as my rear speakers. I'm looking for a Receiver and a DVD player to complete the...
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