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  1. Lorenzo K

    usb2 or firewire for cd writer

    guys help me choose a cdwriter for a laptop. i have narrowed it down between an acer 24x that has both firewire and usb2 connections and an asus 40x that is usb2 only. my laptop has a firewire port but no usb2. this means that i have to buy a usb2 pcmcia card making the asus a little bit more...
  2. Lorenzo K

    is this true?

    read the following in toshiba's website: "Conventional oxide crts begin to decline in their light output by 10% after the 1st 2000 hours of use." I also talked to a salesman and he said that rptv's picture quality will begin to decline after a couple of years. If this is a fact, does it...
  3. Lorenzo K

    help me choose tv

    I'm in the market for a new tv set but dont know what to get. I will be watching reg cable 60% of the time, dvd 20%and vhs 20%. I will be sitting about 12 feet from the set. I'm not sure if I should get a rear projection or a tube. I have been looking at the toshiba 43hx71 (CN$2350), sony...
  4. Lorenzo K

    multi region dvd player

    Can you suggest a good multi region dvd player (R1 and R3). Preferably one that can play DVD, VCD, MP3, CD. Prog scan nice but not essential. DVD-A or SACD capability will be great but not important. $400 budget.
  5. Lorenzo K

    speaker feet

    Sorry for this newbie question but what does speaker feet do? I know they are supposed to decouple the speaker from whatever item they are sitting on but will not having speaker feet installed affect the sound quality?
  6. Lorenzo K

    any other use for spl meter?

    I am planning to buy a spl meter to calibrate my speaker but am curious if there are other uses for it.
  7. Lorenzo K

    where to buy sound and vision disk

    particularly in the Vancouver, BC area? I prefer to buy from a store but am willing to buy online. I will need a spl meter, right? just want to make sure.
  8. Lorenzo K

    chroma bug

    What is the chroma bug and what does it do? Is it only present in prog scan dvd players or does it affect ordinary dvd players?
  9. Lorenzo K

    help chosing dvd player

    I'm looking for a progressive scan dvd thats also region free. Do you have any suggestion?
  10. Lorenzo K

    effect of biwire on impedance

    I currently have HTD level 3 mains which can be biwired and a pioneer 811s reciver. If I biwire, will the impedance of the HTDs change? They are rated at 8 ohms. The Pioneer manual states that I have to use speakers with impedance between 8 to 16 ohms. I have also read a thread here that said...
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