Well I'm not an audiophile, and I don't have alot of places around me to test out alot of HT gear. I would say go with the Onkyo TXSR601 (this is a biased opinion, I haven't heard the Yamaha and I own that Onkyo). I use my TXSR601 for about 85% movies and 15% music. I've had mine for about 4...
A pair of Athena AS-F2s would be extremely nice. I just bought a pair a week ago, I love them. Also too, the Athena AS-F2 are are down to $360 a pair at BestBuy. The AS-F2s have to be the best deal on speakers you can get, or most bang for your buck.
Actually I think thats the new prices from Best Buy. I went there today and looked at the Athenas and I didn't see anything about a sale, so it must be a price drop. The website doesn't list anythiny about a sale either. I'm going to be going back to BB this Saturday and pick a pair of AS-F2...
I was just curious, because I am getting a Toshiba 42H83 in a few weeks. I will be buying Digital Video Essentials to tune the tv (don't think I'll get an ISF calibration). I will make sure not to turn the contrast way up (I've known this for a while, I also know that most people make this...
The 10,000 hour rule is kind of theoretical, but is the 10,000 hour an indication of total set failure (aka extremely crappy picture) or is it when you will start to notice the picture going downhill?
I am going to be purchasing my first HDTV in one month. I am going with the Toshiba 42H83. I was thinking about the upcomeing Sony 34XBR960, but I think I sit to far to really appreciate it. I will be sitting about 8ft 9in from the tv. If I get the Toshiba 42H83, will it be too big/small from...