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  1. KwongC

    Help! Lines on my Sony TV

    I have a Sony Wega TV and lately, I've been noticing these curved green lines towards the top of the screen. The are green and curve downward. You can only see them when the screen is black of course. They kind of look like the lines you get if you place an un-magnetically shielded speaker near...
  2. KwongC

    Old Sony CD Player

    thanks for the explanation Keith. So, if I have a DVD player connected via optical, I don't need to use the analog bypass mode, right? To be exact, I am currently using a Denon 2802 receiver and a Panasonic Prog. Scan Dvd player, connected via optical. I currently just leave the receiver on...
  3. KwongC

    Old Sony CD Player

    whoa...looks like I need a lesson D/A, A/D science or something because I have very little clue on anything you just said!
  4. KwongC

    Old Sony CD Player

    if I do get a new, dedicated CD player, are there ones with optical outputs to connect to my receiver. Right now, I play music CD's through my DVD player, which I connect to my receiver via optical cable. This allows me to get dolbt digital, DTS, etc. My music CD's, of course, don't have this...
  5. KwongC

    Old Sony CD Player

    yeah, I got this as a hand me down from my folks. I wanted to avoid getting a new one, but, maybe you're right, this one is just plain "old". My reason for having a CD player leads into another topic. That is, is it better to have a separate player for your CD's as opposed to having your DVD...
  6. KwongC

    Old Sony CD Player

    Hi, I have a really old Sony 5-disc Carousel CD player. It is about 14-15 years old. It came as part of a rack system. Anyway, it has a remote, but for some reason, the remote doesn't work on the unit anymore. I know that the remote is not broken because it works on another one of our Sony 5...
  7. KwongC

    Telarc Recordings

    I have two old Telarc CD's. One is "Big Band Hit Parade" and the other is a 4 CD set with music from the big screen. Their recordings are really incredible.
  8. KwongC

    subwoofer cables vs. video cables

    I would like to know if the monster subwoofer cables are the same as the monster video cables. Meaning, physically, are they the same thing? (obviously, one is packaged, labeled, and sold as video cable, and the other is packaged, labeled, and sold as sub cable). Afterall, they are both one...
  9. KwongC

    Playing Downloaded Movie files on DVD Player

    who the heck would want to buy it, let alone watch it? the quality must be abyssmal..
  10. KwongC

    Playing Downloaded Movie files on DVD Player

    what's a "theater handy-cam?" thanks, I'll check out that site...
  11. KwongC

    Playing Downloaded Movie files on DVD Player

    I dont' think its bootlegged stuff because its video footage from someone who attended a auto racing event. Its not an actual "movie."
  12. KwongC

    Playing Downloaded Movie files on DVD Player

    I downloaded a movie from Kazaa and it is in .avi format. I burned it to a CDR and tried playing it in my DVD player. it doesn't work though. Am I suppose to convert it to another format or something first? Thanks!
  13. KwongC

    Denon 2802 DD-EX display?

    6.1 indicates there are 6 channels, which means you have a "rear center channel" correct? Isn't DTS-ES also a 6 channel signal?
  14. KwongC

    MOnster Cables

    Does anyone know what the differences are in the varying levels of Monster Cable? I see cheap ones (kind of skinny in pale gray colors) and I also see super expensive ones (the ones in black with gold connectors or the super fat ones with a braided jacket). There is obviously a huget price...
  15. KwongC

    Region Free DVD players?

    I'm looking for a region-free DVD player. Here is what I want on it: 1. preferrably single disc 2. DTS/dolby digital out 3. progressive scan 4. made in japan/US anyone know of any?
  16. KwongC

    made in?

    Recently I've been really weary of where a component is made. For instance back in the day, Sony used to have everything made in Japan or U.S. and I remember owning some really solid and good sounding Sony components (from CD players to shelf systems to speakers). These days many manufacturers...
  17. KwongC

    DTS and the Denon 2802

    thanks guys, I got it to work. You were right, it was an option I had to set in the DVD audio menu. However, I don't get the "piano" DTS trailer. Maybe its not on this particular disc. Quite honestly, My ears can't distiguish between DD and DTS. Maybe its just piece of mind knowing that I...
  18. KwongC

    DTS and the Denon 2802

    thanks for the input guys... richard, I tried setting the 2802 to "auto-detect" and it didn't seem to pick up the DTS. Unless of course, the DVD I'm talking about, "Disney's Fantasia 2000" is not really DTS to begin with. Well, it "says" DTS on the cover so I'm assuming that means its...
  19. KwongC

    DTS and the Denon 2802

    Ok, I have a Denon 2802 receiver which has DTS decoding. I'm playing Disney's Fantasia 2000 DVD (which has DTS encoded), but when I play it, the DTS light on the receiver is not lighting up (meaning I'm not getting the DTS signal I guess). Can someone please help me figure this out...
  20. KwongC

    Denon 2802 and speakers settings

    hey leo, I never heard of Energy before, not until right before I bought them. Their quality looked good and they sounded real clean. however, one of the sattelites started cracking (real fuzzy and staticy sounding) and i brought it back to GoodGuys for repair. yeah, I have them set...
  21. KwongC

    Denon 2802 and speakers settings

    thanks for your responses. Right now, I'm talking about a set up in my folks' house. They are using a denon 2802 and are using the Energy Take 5.2 setup. The room is a lousy shape and all opened walls and all that. The problem is, I know the denon is a great unit and Energy speakers are real...
  22. KwongC

    Denon 2802 and speakers settings

    I have a Denon 2802 receiver. There is place where you can set the speakers (front or rear) to "large" speakers or "small" speakers. Is this just a setting based on the physical size of the speakers or is there more to it than that?
  23. KwongC

    region free dvd players

    hey, are there any progressive scan region free dvd players, with dts decoding?
  24. KwongC

    New Sony 32HS500, fuzzy picture!

    hi, I just picked up a Sony 32HS500 from Good Guys yesterday. This is my first HD ready tv set. The first thing I did was plug my analog cable from the wall into the set to try it out. Well, I almost immediately noticed lots of "fuzziness" For instance, around text and outlines of objects on...
  25. KwongC

    Samsung 30" widescreens

    Does anyone know the difference betwen the Samsung TXM-3096,3097, and 3098WHF 16:9 direct view TV's? I've read in numerous other posts about these TV's having unwanted lines runing up and down and across screen. I am thinkin about getting one due to the great value of it, but don't want to...
  26. KwongC

    JBL Northridge vd Studio series

    I'm new to the forum and am looking for speakers for my home theater. What is the difference between JBL's northridge series speakers and the Studio series speakers (from their website I see that there are no 12" towers available in the Northridge series although both over 10" towers). Also...
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