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Yeap, I read that article too. While the Tact Milennium is "only" a fraction of the cost for the Lyngdorf, it still sells for $9800, way beyond my budget. I really like the article from your link to psaduio, it's indeed a good explanation for the layman, exactly what I need. Anyway after I...

Sure that Steinway & Sons looks elegant. I though they only make pianos. Googled it and found the price tag for the Model D system is 150,000, and fewer than 100 models will be manufactured. I don't think I will be one of the fewer than 100 owners. On the other hand, I can't say I like the...

My 7 year old Sony receiver is dying, I don't quite like it from the beginning and will never buy any Sony audio products any more. I'm looking into a new receiver with 7.1 capability and without HDMI (I never connect video through receiver). Panasonic XR55S came into mind with its digial...

Marko, actually I did recently change the lamp power from "High" to "Low"!!! My thinking is that since my home theater is in a basement den with excellent light control, I probably don't need to set the lamp power to "High". By setting the lamp power to "Low", I think it's better for the lamp's...

I play DVD movie from a progressive scan DVD player to a front projector (Panasonic PTAE900 to be exact). It used to be very nice, but recently I noticed that during playback, the movie image has sudden brightness/contrast changes from time to time, I wonder what could be the problem? The DVD...

It is well known that greater than 99% of the families in the states have at least one TV set. But I'm really curious about the percentage of projector owners. I have a Panasonic PTAE-900 projector with a 92" fixed frame screen in a dedicated home theater room in my finished basement, and...

Thanks Jeff for the specific tip. Actually I just watched Gladiator a second time a few weeks ago (I first watched it in theaters in 2000), and my wife was already complaining about the loud sound...

Places like BB or CC are only interested in selling big TVs such as plasma, LCD, DLP, they are not really interested in selling projector. I had some trouble in finding a good show room for projectors, luckily one of my local BB has a show room for projectors, but of course they are not very...

It's not unusual for computers not able to handle videos simultaneously on two monitors, still picture is much easier and less demanding. This depends on your video card. If you only want to watch video on your TV, just set the display output to your TV only, not on both TV and computer monitor...

Thanks Jeff, I understand. What I mean by not real is that they are not truly discrete 7.1, just as you and Michael had explained. Now I'm really thinking of upgrade to 7.1 first within a few months, then upgrade to HD-DVD/Blu-ray in a few more years.

Thanks for the information about the comparison between 5.1 and 7.1, that's what I thought too, even though the 7.1 is not real. Now the thing is to convince my wife to let me spend the money.

Right, live and learn. Every time I visit HTF, I learn something new. I consider myself to have above average knowledge regarding home theater system, among my friends and colleagues, but still a complete novice here at HTF. Good thing is that every time when I ask a question here, no matter how...

Thanks to both of you. Now it starts to make some sense to me. HTF is a great place to visit, I can always get my questions answered in a very satisfactory way, you guys are much much better and a lot more knowledgable than BestBuy and CC sales persons. Thanks again!

I'm thinking of upgrading my 5.1 to 7.1, but I'm still not quite sure how they generate the sound for the 2 extra speakers (surround left and surround right), since all DVDs are just encoded in 5.1 only as far as I know. Do they just mix the front left with rear left to generate the surround...

Good to see you again Shane. My AE900 is making everyone "WOW", I set it up on a 92" fixed frame screen. Thanks a lot for your help on my previous post questions.

That's a really good one Leo, very funny. And plasma does consume tons of energy. I will go with the FP, that's a no brainer. I was battling between Plasma/LCD vs. FP, the decision was very easy to make. I got a Panny AE900 projector. For me, I don't watch TV program (>99% is trash IMHO), I...

I just received the $400 rebate for Panasonic AE900, but the claimed $300 blockbuster card only turned out to be a card that is good for 40 DVD rentals, which transfers to $7.5 per rental, you can almost buy a DVD with this price. Just wondering if anyone experiences the same thing? I'm sure...

UPS is notorious for causing damages, although I have good luck with them so far.

Thanks a lot Shane for your comments, that explains why. By the way I just bought the Panny AE900 projector, also bought a 92" fixed frame screen. Haven't set it up completely, just tested it briefly, couldn't be happier. My wife was also stunned. Usually she is very picky, but this time even...

Just got a pair of Cambridge Soundworks T300 speakers. Found that there is no sound coming out of the very bottom woofer, which I think is a passive radiator. This is true for both speakers. What is wrong? Thanks.

Thanks guys for your comments. I'm now more inclined towards Polk. I read the review from Seth's link, it's interesting. I also read a review from avguide.com they have some similar comments on CSW T300, they also said that the T300 has some very weird tonal balance. My personal feeling is that...

Thanks Seth for your comments regarding CSW and Bose, this certainly makes me feel much better. Maybe it's fair to say that the T300 I'm interested in is kind of an upgrade to the S300 Seth mentioned, of course it comes with about 4 times the price. On CSW website, they do config their best...

I'm looking into buying a pair of floor standing speakers for listening to classical music, not for home theater. I will be using a Harman Kardon 3480 Stereo receiver. I have narrowed down my choices to either Cambridge Soundworks Newton series T300, or Polk LSi15. Both are priced around $1500 a...

I'm getting a Panny AE900, but not sure what screen I should get. Since the Panny costs about $1500 after rebate now, common sense kind of indicates I shouldn't spend more than 30% (at least that's my own budget), or $450 for a screen. Electrical screen costs way too much, so initially I'm...

Thanks again for your advice. Where did you buy your Panasonic? I don't see it in common retail stores like Bestbuy, Circuit City, Tweeters? I have done some research on the internet only, but haven't done any off internet. From my past experience, HT forum is the best internet forum for home...

Thanks Shane for your comments. Business presentation projectors don't really need component video inputs, that explains why. As I said, I'm really a novice in the projector area. As to my comparison basis, I was only comparing to 50-60" DLP or LCD projection TV, which is in the $2000-$3000...

I'm upgrading my home theater TV from CRT to a big screen TV, and my top choice is to use a projector. I'm so surprised to see that a whole bunch of projectors, such as Infocus LP600, Toshiba TDPT9U, don't even have component video inputs?! Anyone who uses a projector will for sure use a screen...

Thanks Chris for the loads of information. This forum is awesome, with so many experts out there and willing to help, I'm thankful to all of you!

Kevin, how did you adjust your overscan? I just downloaded a service menu of SONY, but didn't see overscan anywhere on the menu?

Thanks a lot guys for the information. Just wondering how do you find out about this? Do you know it as knowledge or do you find it out accidentally just like I do? I just read some links that Philip listed and I feel like novice to home theater again:frowning: