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  1. Rich Chiavaroli

    Time Warner High-Def Box Question

    Well.. you're only going to get HD through component (on anything) and a DD signal has only ever been passed over digital coax or optical cable. So if it's "gay", it's going to be "gay" for anything you watch HD on or listen to DD on.
  2. Rich Chiavaroli

    Sony’s KP-46WT500 46-inch 16:9 - Where to buy?

    1899 is the list price so it's nothing that you won't get anyplace else. The bigger issue right now is getting the TV at all. Add it to your cart at sonystyle and you'll see that they have no ship date on them. No one seems to have them.
  3. Rich Chiavaroli

    Any tips for my KP-46WT500

    You really should invest in Avia to calibrate the TV. The $35 investment will be the best thing you can do for the TV right now.
  4. Rich Chiavaroli

    Fantastic Columbia House deal from "Deals Page"

    Found more codes that work. CY4D CY5D CY6D I just placed an order with CY4D. The agreement didn't specify any additional purchace requirements.
  5. Rich Chiavaroli

    Older H/K receivers, 320 vs 325

    Stick with the JBL's. My personal opinion is to buy fewer things now and wait longer to fill out the system. Even it it means waiting a while to get the sub, wait and make sure you get what you want even if it takes longer. I'm currently doing the same thing, and I'll be ordering the HK325...
  6. Rich Chiavaroli

    Older H/K receivers, 320 vs 325

    For starters, the 320 has only 5 amplified channels. The 325 also adds the triple crossover and DD-EX. Something else you need to consider in the price is that harmanaudio.com will charge you sales tax and shipping. For me, the total for the 320 is $455.533. There are other places like onecall...
  7. Rich Chiavaroli

    Best 46-48 in rptv -- Need recommendations

    Hrmm.. I'm pretty sure that with the stand, the center of the screen is about 40" off the ground. I'm 6'3" and my wife is 5'6". My eye level while sitting is about 41" from the ground and hers is about 39". Lowering the TV's center to 30" or lower, to me, would only work if we always layed down...
  8. Rich Chiavaroli

    Best 46-48 in rptv -- Need recommendations

    The stand for the 46" Sony is also offered free at Circuit City. Other retailers may also offer it, but they're not required to. I belive Sears and BestBuy are not offering the free stand. That TV really needs to be about a foot higher, and fortunately the stand is 12 inches. I just baught...
  9. Rich Chiavaroli

    The truth about internet e-tailers!

    I just had a similar expierenece tonight. I've been in the market for various HT components and I decided to pull the trigger on a RPTV this weekend. Anyway, total cost out of my pocket, 2 different local retailers wouldn't get any closer than $200 more than onecall. They actually wouldn't even...
  10. Rich Chiavaroli

    help! 2-tuner PIP with digital cable box?

    You need to have 2 inputs to do PiP. You said that your TV only has one coax input. I don't think your TV would support PiP if it didn't have 2 inputs. Beyond that, you'd need 2 digital cable boxes to PiP. You could split the cable before it went into the cable box and run one to the TV, the...
  11. Rich Chiavaroli

    SVS? It's the biggest let down ever

    I know your post was still there, but most of it was edited out. I can't find the post that I was referring to, so I'm assuming that the content that was edited out was what I originally read. As far as "they" I'm referring to the author of the post that I thought was antagonistic. I didn't...
  12. Rich Chiavaroli

    SVS? It's the biggest let down ever

    John, Having read your original message before it was edited, if I recall correctly, it was antagonistic, atacking and accusational. If I'm remembering a different post, then I appologize, but I can't find the post I'm thinking of any more which leads me to belive that it was yours. I also...
  13. Rich Chiavaroli

    Got a Denon AVR-2802 yesterday, I have a few questions

    Yes, wire them in series. The 1803 has 2 sets of speaker posts for the 6th and 7th speakers, but it doesn't amp them speprately. In the case of the 1803, the receiver handles the wiring in series for you. A 16ohm load just means that the amp has to work less (and there will be less output).
  14. Rich Chiavaroli

    To H/K or not to H/K that is the question

    Brian - For $800, I'd assume you're talking about the 325. I think you get a lot more than component switching for that. Over the Kennwood you get - 7 amplified channels 192k/24-Bit Capable MP3 Decoding On Screen Display 2 Zones Full pre-outs 7.1 inputs A-BUS H/K's Triple...
  15. Rich Chiavaroli

    50,000 Sony HDTV's may be recalled

    From what I've read, Sony won't do a recall because they can't determine which sets may have the problem. I guess the issue is with one type of CRT they've put in the sets. There might be 3 or more different types that they've used, and they can't say that one specific machine has these CRT's...
  16. Rich Chiavaroli

    How About the Toshiba 42H82?

    There's a thread over at avsforum where a guy built a stand for the center channel for this TV. He has all the specs there. Unfortunately I don't have the link at the moment.. but try searching over there and see what you come up with.
  17. Rich Chiavaroli

    How About the Toshiba 42H82?

    The 42HDX82 isn't "newer", it's just the next model up in this years line. They're both from the same model year.
  18. Rich Chiavaroli

    Manual convergence on sony kp46wt500?

    you can converge this set by going into the service menu.
  19. Rich Chiavaroli

    MY TV doesn't look that good with my DVD player

    why not bring your cousins over and see if you think it's worth it.
  20. Rich Chiavaroli

    Q about the Panny WX42's at Best Buy...

    If it's the same exact model number, it's the same set. The mits's a BB aren't the same model numbers.
  21. Rich Chiavaroli

    Buying Denon products Online

    Denon has the authorized e-tailors listed on their site.. Authorized DENON Online E-Tailers: GoodGuys.com ListenUp.com Sears.com (Limited Selection) Crutchfield.com Ovation-AV.com 6th Avenue Electronics.com Abt Electronics.com (Specialty Audio Only) Tweeter.com The page...
  22. Rich Chiavaroli

    resolution question...

    It's a little more complicated than just 'filler' material, but for all intents and purposes, that describes it. Basically the image is blown up and the resolution is made smaller. But since the original doesn't have the detail that a true 1080i image would, the upconverted image can't possibly...
  23. Rich Chiavaroli

    HELP!! going to buy Toshiba 57H81, need info

    Does that include shipping? Their site doesn't say that it does.. and this years model is only $261 more and that includes shipping. Just something to think about..
  24. Rich Chiavaroli

    New Pan 53WX42 Color Question

    The best resource for this TV is going to be www.panny.tv
  25. Rich Chiavaroli

    DMCA now being used to ...

    I'm not a lawyer, but my opinion about the DMCA isn't to favorable to begin with. The thing that everyone should be more concerned with is the SSSCA. I've worked in the computer industry for quite a while, and this is about the scariest thing I've seen. For anyone not familiar with it, there's...
  26. Rich Chiavaroli

    resolution question...

    When in 1080i mode, the STB will upconvert all non HD material to 1080i. That's why it puts the black bars in. 1080i is always in a 16:9 format. As far as which is better.. which do you think looks better? In previous posts, you were talking about wanting to use stretch modes. If you're...
  27. Rich Chiavaroli

    Translator needed for a Polk RTi70 reiview

    a good resource for translations is http://babelfish.altavista.com Didn't work so well for this passage, but it gives you a good idea what it is.
  28. Rich Chiavaroli

    Onkyo SR600 for $299.99 at Circuit City

    Don't they still have to honor it since they advertised it?
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