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  1. Mirko

    Costco pioneer 810HS

    Thanks for the info. I was not aware of the $100 rebate for activating Tivo. I currently have two DirectTv/Tivo units in the house. This would be a Tivo unit in a third location. I wonder how that figures into the $100 rebate. Thanks
  2. Mirko

    Costco pioneer 810HS

    Looking at this Pioneer unit at the Costco website. I presently have DirctTv Tivo. Do I need a new Tivo subscription to get full functionality with this unit? I'm really mixed up as to whether this is what I really need. I also want to upgrade my Tivo so that I get more hours of recording...
  3. Mirko

    DVD recorder with 80 GB HD $278... comments?

    I keep reading that combo dvd recorders with hard drives will set me back $500+. This one at Walmart is only $278. Any comments? http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...623#long_descr Or how about this? http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...rPath=79*4477* I already have a D* Tivo and I...
  4. Mirko

    Connecting DVD recorder to DTV Tivo

    That's clear...thanks!
  5. Mirko

    Connecting DVD recorder to DTV Tivo

    I don't quite understand your answer. When you say it records in real time and you have to watch the show, doest that mean that I cannot record stuff that is already on my Tivo hard drive? I want to dump some stuff from my Tivo hard drive to DVD's. I would like to do this as seamlessly as...
  6. Mirko

    Connecting DVD recorder to DTV Tivo

    I guess since I have had no replies to my earlier thread, maybe thiw will be better. I would like to know how easy it would be to just connect a DVD player/recorder to my DTV Tivo and be able to record programs from my Tivo hard drive to a DVD disc for future viewing. Any special problems...
  7. Mirko

    JBL vs. HSU

    I take it, then, that your suggestion is to go with the HSU or SVS. I was just wondering re: JBK 12" driver and 400 watt amp. vs. smaller for the HSU
  8. Mirko

    JBL vs. HSU

    Thanks of the heads-up. I'll look up the review. Yes, the HSU I'm looking at is the VTF2. HSU is right in my neighborhood, local pick-up. If they had a B stock, I would buy it right away. Hate to pay $499, though.
  9. Mirko

    JBL vs. HSU

    I have been seeing the JBL S-120P-II on sale on ebay for around $350. I had pretty much settled on the HSU PB2 at $499 until I saw the JBL's. There are also several PB112's for around $235. The S-120PII sure sound good on paper. 12" speaker, 400 watt amp, JBL quality and reputation. Any...
  10. Mirko

    Do I need a sub?

    I am finishing up my humble ht. Panasonic 42" plasma, jbl L-100 maind, JBL center, Cambridge wall mounted sorrounds. My question is: The JBL-s go pretty low (I think). Do I need a sub? I had originally decided on a HSU vtf2 but it's only 10" and I'm wondering whether I'll even notice a...
  11. Mirko

    HD Directv receiver recommendations?

    I notice that the price for a new subscriber set-up on Direct TV goes way up if you include a HD receiver. I am thinking of just getting a 3 room unit with TIVO but without the HD. Then, in the future, I may add the HD receiver, especially if the prices come down some. Am I on the right track...
  12. Mirko

    satellite websites

    I have given up on Adelphia cable and decided that satellite is the way for me to go. I have a new Panasonic plasma and for what I hear it does real well with HD signals, even though it is an HDTV monitor per se. Is there a good sateliite site that offers a primer for a newbie needing to get up...
  13. Mirko

    Monitor Audio Speakers...Top of the LINE?

    Thanks for the suggestions on the JBL's. I, too, have mine set to large but I do not have a sub yet. Probably have on in the next couple of weeks. Mine really sweetened up when I went to higher power. Although many people think of them as being high efficiency, they really shine with some power...
  14. Mirko

    Monitor Audio Speakers...Top of the LINE?

    To Donny, Interesting to hear about your old JBL-L100's. I, too, have them, since new circa 1974 or so. I never get tired of them and throught the years I have auditioned many speakers in the $500-1.000 range and I always come back to my JBL's. I am currently using them for my fronts in my...
  15. Mirko

    Subwoofer cable...extension?

    I will be buying an HSU VTF2 in the near future, as soon as they have a B unit, actually. Although my sub will be fairly close to my receiver, by the time I go up the wall, thru the attic and down the wall and to the sub, it's around 30'. I am unable to find an RCA cable that long. Can I use...
  16. Mirko

    Another cable box problem...help!

    Actually, I am paying for the most expensive premium package and this is the latest and greates box Adelphia offers in my area. Composite or straight cable output only and even their 800 support number tells me that the composite output is dissabled in all their Motorola boxes (which I have)...
  17. Mirko

    Cable or dish

    Cable or dish? I'm getting tired of trying to hook up my Adelphia (Motorola) digital box. There is no HD cable in my area yet. The box only has component output and I can't even figure out if that's true. 1-800 tech support for Adelphia tells me that the cmposite output is dissabled on their...
  18. Mirko

    Yamaha RX-V630 connections?

    so what are the specs on digital coax and how does it differ from straight RCA cable, which in my view, it resembles. I hate to go to Radio Shack and have to pay thru the nose for something I don't need. I know I only need one cable instead of a pair. Thanks, Mirko
  19. Mirko

    Yamaha RX-V630 connections?

    Thanks for your quick reply. I'll read it 4 or 5 times before I holler back. I'm thinking of giving up on this stuff and just going back to my old Zenith 19 B&W and a table-top radio. Now _that_ was user friendly. I have pretty much settled on the small HSU box sub. They are around the corner...
  20. Mirko

    Yamaha RX-V630 connections?

    I have been posting on the beginning questions sections but I'm getting smarter so I'll post my new question here ;) I have a Hitachi DVD player hooked up to my Yamaha RX-V630. It is hooked up with the 3 wire component video which works out well. I had it hooked up with two wire audio, red...
  21. Mirko

    Another cable box problem...help!

    David, I thank you for your response but I am still mixed up. I've only had this thing set up a few days now and I got too stressed trying to figure it all out so I took a break and enjoyed watching DVD's for a while. I have a hard time figuring how to connect the DVD directly to the...
  22. Mirko

    Another cable box problem...help!

    I have a Motorola digital cable box provided by Adelphia here in Fullerton, CA. The only output on the box is coaxial cable and video composite (the yellow RCA cable) as well as white and red audio output. The local Adelphia office, as well as their installer tell me that I can hook up the...
  23. Mirko

    Aspect ratio, size and black bars?

    I just fired up my new Panasonic TH-42PWD6 plasma. I have watched three films on it and I'm surprised that they all occupy different amounts or screen real estate. Gangs of New Yourk is very extended in horizontal dimesnsion with fairly large black bars at top and bottom. Shanghai Knights...
  24. Mirko

    to confirm speaker calibration...

    I'm a little confused. If I calibrate all my speakers at 75 except for the woofer at 80, does that mean that all the speakers will be playing the same loudness during a movie? I always thought that my rear/sorrounds were supposed to sound at a lower volume than the fronts. Should all 5...
  25. Mirko

    Where to buy SVS sub & how much?

    I keep reading about these fabled SVS subs here, yet I don't see them at my local stereo emporiums. Where and how much? Thanks, Mirko
  26. Mirko

    Yamaha...why RXV and HTR ?

    Let there be light! Thanks for your help
  27. Mirko

    Yamaha...why RXV and HTR ?

    Thanks for the very good explanation. I have gone back to the Yamaha site and you are absolutely correct! So then, how I compare model numbers. This is way more difficult than it has to be. Model numbers between the two lines are different as well.
  28. Mirko

    Yamaha...why RXV and HTR ?

    I am leaning towards a Yamaha receiver for my HT. There seem to be some models designated as RXV something and some as HTR something. HTR 5660 and XRV 630, for example. What do these two three letters mean? Is there any significance to the two "lines"? Having said that, the RXV630 for less...
  29. Mirko

    Ready for new receiver

    How about some recommendations as to Denon vs. Yamaha, vs. Pioneer in this price range? Thanks, Mirko
  30. Mirko

    Ready for new receiver

    I just picked up my new Panasonic plasma, TH42PWD6UY. I have also ordered new JBL S Center speaker. I still need to get two sorruound speakers and a receiver. I will hook up my existing JBL L100's and ADCOM 545II power apm and ADCOM pre-amp. I need recommendations on a receiver to go with...
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