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I recently cleaned the heads of my JVC 30K D-VHS player. I had to clean it twice and an HDNET tape still pixeled once. I watched a regular VHS tape, a bit old, and it looked good, but every now and again it looked like the screen jumped a few lines. Also after using the tape if I was watching a...

I had a question on the next gen of DVD players. I know the DVD-Forum announced the audio and video specs for HD-DVD. I think the audio was going to be HD-DTS, MLP, and Dolby Digital. Will the digital outputs work with current DTS and DD recievers or will we have to buy a seperate decoder or...

I thought that firewire (aka DTV link, IEEE 1394, iLink) was the connection to end all connections. Now almost nothing has firewire, except a few HDTVs and a handfull of OTA recievers. Plus if either of those have it, the price jumps $500. Was the industry scared that firewire would lead to...

I have heard that the Sony Mega changes (the non-ES line) are very slow to change discs, is this true? Is there a way to control it with a computer? I know the ES model has the control port, but the non one does, and I think only has a small headphone like plug. When browsing titles, can you...

I'm at a cross road. I recently checked Best Buy's website for the Pioneer VSX-1012K. But I also saw the VSX-1014. The VSX-1014 has a USB port and a control port. Best Buy's website says it doesn't upconvert, but it also says the VSX-1012K doesn't either. Is this a mistake or does the 1014 not...

I wanted to create my own specialty cable with nice connectors and braided sleaving, but I wanted to know if there was a web site that a good selection of attractive parts for custom cables. Also if there was a common lingo for these parts. RCA connectors seems to broad.

I am moving into an area outside the city that has no cable. I was looking into getting DirecTV, because of all the great word of mouth, but I was looking at DISH because they "seem" to give you a free DVR and HD reciever instantly. I could be wrong about the free part, but is DISH really that...

I recently was at a cross roads when it came to recording DirecTV HD. I saw a D-VHS VCR at Best Buy for $80 (some Mitsu model, can't remember the model number) and a JVC 3000HMD (hope I got the number right) for about $300. But the DirecTV HD reciever doesn't have firewire out. Is there a way to...

I recently bought Beauty and the Beast on LD. It says that it is the original negative aspect ratio, 1.77:1. But I also have the DVD and it says it is in the original theaterical aspect ratio 1.85:1. Which is correct? Has Disney simply used 16:9 because of the majority of HDTVs?

I was browsing the internert for good deals for Sony DVD changers. Best Buy has a black 400 disc changer for about $300. I checked on ebay and saw a silver SE DVD changer. The seller claimed it was high end, and I think I've seen it at a speciality store in town. Are there any major differences...

I have a Sharp Universal learning remote that came with a 30" LCD TV. It learns from other remotes, but I have had a problem with it. The wierd thing is any of the DVD buttons work, but only once. Then you have to use the original remote again before the universal remote works again. If I skip a...

I was thinking of buying the JVC HM-DH30000U for nearly $200. For me my main prioty would be to record SDTV and use it transfer video from VHS to my PC via firewire, but I wanted to know if I connect it to my SDTV via component, could I watch VHS tapes through component? And can I watch D-VHS on...

Recently I went into a local "high end" HT store, SoundQuest, and was shocked by the pricey DVD players. Their so called low-end DVD player by Denon cost about $400. And all it did was play DVDs, no SACD or DVD-A. Excluding all personal experiences and compatability issues (SACD, DVD-A, VCD...

This may be an old question, but no one has clearly explained this to me. I've asked as Best Buy and Circuit City, but then what do they know. Many people have told me to buy and HDTV because in 2008 all TV and channels must be in HDTV. While this would be wonderful, I doubt that it could be...

I have heard many people dispute whether cable X is better than cable Y because of various properties. I just wanted to know if any one hard a simple(or complex) hardware device that sends a test signal and determines if there was any loss on the opposite end?

If I was to use any TV or projector (less than $5000), could I expect a better picture using a HTPC with a software scaler than an external hardware scaler?

Would their be any degradation in video quality if I use a Monster 300 Audio Interlink cable as a video cable? I know that it has dual wiring inside, that breaks the signal into high range and low range audio frequencyl. I tried using it, but with an old NES, but I was going to use for a LD...

I recently saw an infomercial on the shopathometv.com channel for a Benq projector with DLP technology. They say that it has composite, s-video, progressive scan component video and SVGA input. The native resolution says it is 800x600, but they say it supports both 720p and 1080i HDTV...

I was thinking of getting those all in one video/audio upconvertor and switchers from Radioshack. Do they cause more interference than good. The ones that convert composite to s-video and LR audio to TOSLink, and switch components. I wanted to hook up my VCR and laserdisc via s-video. My...

I was wondering if the same resolution apply for both a PC display and an HDTV. I have my PC resolution set at 1280x768. Is this the same if not more than a TV set at 720P? I was looking into a projector, but some varied in connection and resolution. Is a projector with a resolution of...

I have heard that you can make high quality cables by using RG6 (? I think that is its name) and F-connector to RCA male. Is the quality comparable to Monster cables? I have Component 2 video cables, and its a big difference from composite or even generic component cables. Just wanted to know if...

If you a perfect system (example: best HDTV, best Reciever, and best Monster Cables and Power Center) is there any difference between an expensive DVD player versus a cheap Cyberhome/APEX DVD with Progressive scan? Is the video better in expensive units? The audio better?

I had heard that HDTV would be the norm in 2008 and that all analog TVs would have to use a HDTV tuner/decoder(I think?) to recieve signals. Is this true or an urban legend? There is a cheap Samsung HDTV tuner for less than $100 for sale at Best Buy and I had a few question on it. Do I need...