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I don't know - my XBox has done that several times over the past year and before. I bought it the month it came out and it still works perfectly, other than the occassional freeze/disc read error every couple months or so.

The fan is stupid. Radiohead released Kid A in mp3 form for download on its website before they released the album, and leaked copies of Hail to the Thief were around months before the album was sold. Thom Yorke has even praised iTunes on different occassions before, saying that the...

YGPM, I'm interested.

What about Rare and Tecmo?

My 16-46CS sub hides in plain sight too. It's sitting in the corner of the room and most people don't even know it's a subwoofer and won't believe it until I play movies for them :)

a LOT of companies making receivers highly overrate their power ratings for their receivers, even the touted Denon being mentioned around here. Just because the company overrates their power ratings doesn't mean it makes a bad receiver, and vice versa. I think at this price point you should...

i would choose the samson s700 if they're basically both the same price - $150

maybe a dehumidifier would help?

SVS and Hsu are easily the most recommended subwoofers at the $400+ price range in these forums (and most other audio forums). You will hear endless debates about which is better, SVS or Hsu, but SVS provides many more offerings than Hsu does, and some SVS subwoofers extend down lower than Hsu...

The Zaxxon author/contributor sounds extremely familiar... either I've seen him around here, around AVS, or around some other game forums... or maybe I read a FAQ by him.

Burn-in really isn't an issue for me. I bought an ISF-Calibrated Tosh TW40X81 (Toshiba 40" HDTV widescreen RPTV), and I play dead or alive 3 for hours at a time without a hint of burn-in. I do try to mix things up, however, and I rotate games every once in a while, or watch a movie after a 3...

To address all your considerations, look for a TV that has the best PQ at the best price that you can afford, you don't need to take consoles into consideration, as this is just a video source. By all means, jump into HDTV as fast as you can too, you won't regret it. Going back home and...

lol i remember this system well. Started out retailing at like $200, then like half a year later could be found for like $50 at Kay-Bee. Ah memories :)

I'd just say go straight to eBay, you're definitely not going to get a good price on a Bose system on an audio forum that doesn't like Bose (which is basically every audio forum)

Also, Jeff, sorry to hear about your bad online experience. I've purchased many items off the internet (including my 5 speakers and receiver), and I think the only damaged good I ever got was a semi-scratched Third Eye Blind CD that I got for like $3 off of eBay.

Jeff, the reason for buying over the internet is not the dislike of supporting your local businesses, but rather to get a better value for the money that you've spent. In audio as with a few other industries, a lot of the cost of a speaker at your local retailer comes from a huge...

Curious- you're only getting 3 speakers and a sub? For that price, however, two brands that pop into my mind are Ascend and Axiom. Both of these brands are direct market, and many people here seem to vouch for their value. Ascend Acoustics Axiom Audio

YGM regarding 25-31 and 16-46

just curious - what was your old subwoofer? seems pretty impressive if indistinguishable from the SVS for $200 in most movies.

If i'm not mistaken, the protective screen you speak of is actually not desireable for picture quality (discussed here - check out number 5. Since it's on the outside of the TV (sort of), it does not help with preventing burn-in. Burn-in is actually the phosphor burn on each CRT tube - to...

lol khoa, that would make perfect sense.

Slow dancing is you put both hands on her butt, she puts both hands around your neck, look at each other and just kind of walk around really slowly. Fast dancing is even less complicated, you just move to the beat, and if you feel natural doing it you should be fine. Take note that...

Solution: Play Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball. First game I've seen where the majority of the gameplay has NOTHING that can cause burn-in. (no score, no static images, camera angles shift on every hit) ;) Anyways, I haven't noticed burn-in yet, but I'll check a bit more. I know I've...

... that'd make a GREAT bedroom TV :) I'd consider doing that first and foremost.

Personally, I have a 40" 16:9 HDTV RPTV, and I always watch DVD's on the 2.35:1 format (with the black bars) and I play Xbox games all day long (maybe not the same one, but I do play for hours at a time) and I've never seen a hint of burn-in. Convergence, yeah, it does mess up every once in a...

Because your question is fairly easy to answer, it's hard thinking of a good answer for you. If you've read other threads in this forum dealing with the same thing, then you should already have an idea of what you should be looking at. Especially in your price range, basically every TV at that...

Personally I'd spend a lot more on speakers than the receiver/amp. Speakers usually last very long, because the technology doesn't get outdated so fast. I spent about 60/30/10 on my system, 60% being speakers, 30% receiver, and 10% cables/other. That's not including a subwoofer, but I'm not...

Dave - been browsing other forums - namely gametalk forum and the Tecmo support forum. Only a few people have talked about this, and they haven't been confirmed - it may just be a hoax =. BTW, I have received the Venus from Lisa as Tina, and other people have had success giving the Venus...

Coming back to report: there are secrets in this game: First off, people are clamoring over a "shady shop" you can get... nobody's gotten it yet. BUT people have unlocked Zack's statue and a hidden court too. Not sure how to get the hidden court - something along the lines of doing very...