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It has been a long time since I shopped for home audio equipment. I have had a Harman/Kardon AVR 230 since 2004, and it has been a fine receiver. I currently have a 5.1 speaker setup, with Polk speakers for everything but the sub, which is made by SVS. I use a PS3 for my blu-ray player and...

Hello All, My mom is very hard of hearing, and I will often invite her over to watch movies on the 50" plasma that I bought earlier this year. I have a PS3 as my blu-ray player, and it is hooked up to my Harman Kardon AVR 230 receiver with an optical cable. She has a hard time hearing a lot of...

I would like to get a 50" tv, and have decided that plasma is the better choice as far as picture quality, though I have seen some very nice LCD's out there! I have thought seriously of the Panasonic TH-50PZ800U, but don't like the idea of spending almost $2000 for a TV. I bought a 34" Sony...

My local Sears has a floor model 60" KDS A3000 rear projection TV for $1099 as a clearance price. If I recall correctly, this was a well thought of TV. I have been waiting to purchase a 50" Panasonic plasma this fall or holiday season, but thought for $1099 that it might be a good deal...

If I read my Sears ad in today's paper correctly, they are going to have this 50" Panasonic plasma on sale on Saturday for $2399, and if you use your Sears card, you can get a 10% rebate, or no interest till January of 2010. Consumer Reports rated this TV very highly, and I have looked at it in...

I am looking to get a larger TV to replace my Sony 34" CRT HD tv. I am thinking 55" - 60", and my budget is around $2000 or less. I would like 1080p, for playing my Xbox 360, and would like to get either an HD DVD or Blu-Ray DVD player sometime in the future. I was on the verge of buying the...

I think DDD has their 20% off sale twice a year, and I thought one of the times was in the spring. Does anyone know when it is? Thanks!! Steve

I hope I am not breaking any forum rules, but I need a bit of help. I have an Onkyo SKS-HT500 5.1 speaker system that I would like to sell. I searched ebay for current and completed auctions, with no success. It is in very good to excellent condition. Is there a resource on the net someone could...

I am in the market for a DVD recorder, but don't want to spend more than $200. I read that the Panasonic ES10S is a good model, but I don't think my local Best Buy has anymore in stock. What DVD Recorder would be a best buy under $200? Thanks!

This week, Circuit City has the 3 disc Special Edition of Black Hawk Down on sale for $16.99, but unfortunately it does not have the DTS soundtrack. It does however come with a ton of extras. Would I be better off getting the Superbit version (with the DTS soundtrack, which appears to be...

I am trying to remember the title of a series that was on network tv, and it was on during the late 70's, or the early 80's (I might be off on these dates!). It was a quest type show. It started out with a family going into a pyramid, and suddenly something happens and they end up in an...

I was wondering how the transfer is on the original War of the Worlds DVD. One of the reviews at Amazon said it was terrible, and made a pretty good case that it was not well done. Other reviews there said the transfer was good. Those of you who have seen this, could you please let me know your...

I received Season 1 of My Favorite Martian for Christmas, and it brought back a lot of good memories. I didn't see much promotion for this set though, and was wondering if it sold well enough for them to release season two. I couldn't find anything at Rhino's website. Has anyone heard or seen...

I was reading about the DTS version of Jaws, and one of the things I read was a wishlist for the 30th Anniversary of Jaws, if one were to be released. I did a search, but could not find anything concrete if a 30th Anniversary edition is even planned. Has anyone else found anything definite...

I bought a used Panasonic XP 50 dvd player several months ago, to use with my Sony 34" HDTV. It wasn't until recently that I really started noticing something "wrong" with the picture. I am pretty much a novice at home theater, so I don't know if there is a technical term for this, but on...

Hello, I didn't think it was appropriate to post this question in the used hardware forum. I have a slightly used Pioneer VSX-D711 receiver that I would like to sell. I replaced it with a Harman-Kardon receiver. I don't want to have to buy a pricing guide for one piece of equipment. Any...

Target has The Godfather, single disc DVD for $9.99 right now. I was wondering how it is, or if I should save my bucks and get the set? Any thoughts? Steve

Or to put it another way, which of the Superbit DVD's is significantly better than the "regular" version? Are there some Superbit dvd's that are just sort of lackluster or not worth the extra money? For example I tried finding comparisons between the Superbit version of Heavy Metal and...

Has anyone checked out the new release of Pitch Black? It is supposed to be the director's cut, with added scenes. Steve

I am on a quest to complete my HT system. I have Polk RTi70 fronts, and a CSi40 from Nemos2 (thanks!). I will likely order some FXi30's from Crutchfield. I was almost set on buying an SVS 25-31 PC Plus sub, based on the recommendation of Ron at SVS. But then I started wondering, and have...

Ok, my HT is not complete, but I have the TV, a pair of Polk RTi70's, a CSi40 coming this week, and a brand new Harman Kardon AVR230 receiver, and a Panasonic XP50 dvd player. The remaining speakers in my 5.1 setup include the subwoofer and the surround speakers from my year old Onkyo 5.1...

A couple of weeks ago I posted here because I needed some advice on whether or not to buy a pair of Polk RTi70 speakers, which I did, and they are very nice speakers. I also found a CSi40 center, and it should be arriving soon. So now I would like to get a subwoofer. I have read plenty of...

Hello, I am pretty new to HT, and am in the process of building my system. I just found a used Panasonic XP50 DVD player, which can play DVD-A. I also have a brand new Harman Kardon AVR 230 receiver. It seems from reading some of the threads here, and I think I am interpreting the manual...

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I was just at Circuit City, and they had only the floor models of the Polk RTi70 Black speakers for $149 each. From a lot of the comments on this forum, these seem to be well regarded speakers. Any problems with buying floor models? Does CC still have the same return policy on demos? I...

I recently upgraded my television to the Sony 34" KV34HS510 hdtv, and bought the Harman/Kardon AVR230 Receiver. I have had a set of Onkyo 5.1 speakers that I bought at CC about 1-2 years ago (time flies....:b )....They are the Onkyo SKS-HT500, which I think were around $300 for the set...

I have been researching dvd players here, and the consensus seems to be that the Panasonic XP30 is a very good DVD player, and gives an awesome picture. I currently have a year old JVC player, which seems fine, but I just bought a Sony 34" hdtv (KV-34HS510) and want to have an excellent source...

Ok, I got quite a bit of good advice about tv's earlier, and I know that the general consensus is "bigger is better". I was initially looking at 46" rptv's, then started thinking 51 or 53 (like the Panasonic), or even 57. My living room is setup with a fireplace at one end, so I will have the...

I saw the HK 330 at Circuit City last night, and was blown away by how cool it looks!! then I started doing some research, and it seems to be a good home theater receiver as well. However it is a bit out of my price range. So I was looking at the 230. Anyone have experience with this receiver...

Ok, now I am getting more confused the more I research tv's. I thought the Panasonic 47" projection tv was going to be the right one, then I had some advice in another thread to look at the 53" Panasonic, which does sound good, and it is on sale for just above $1500 at Circuit City this week...