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Or you could look at a DLP set. I have a Toshiba 52HM95 and I absolutely love it. I am a bit of a noob to the HT culture, but my mom's side of the family have all been building televisions for many years. My granddad was actually VP for Philips some years back. I talked with ll of them and they...

LanceJ: I have 2 of them, they are not ported, and they appear to have 2 8-inch subs in each and 2 smaller speakers (tweeters?) in each. I'm also wondering if there's any way to find out if they're shielded and whether they'd cause interference with my Toshiba DLP television. Hope this helps...

So you couldn't use it to scale sources like cable boxes? That pretty much kills it for me. That was the primary reason I was considering one. If Vista will be able to scale cable, that might work. Will be able to scale coax only, or component, etc? Any idea how good the scaling will be? And how...

Don't know if anyone is still reading this, but I've read over this thread a time or two, and I was wondering what the general consensus is on HTPCs. I have been trying to research and learn more about video upscalers and have been pretty impressed with DVDO and Lumagen so far, but I've (very...

My speakers are finally in the process of shipping now (don't ask), so they should be here within the week. And of course, less than 2 days after absolute confirmation of my order, I did in fact get the speakers my granddad had for me. They are Philips FB565X BK01 models, which I haven't had a...

Not that I'm aware of. But I'm pretty unschooled with the audio end of things (at the moment, anyway). Sorry.

What do you think would be the best standalone scaler under $1000? (Preferably waaaaaay under, but I don't see that happening). I'd really like to have a DVDO VP30 (like Adam was suggesting earlier), but if I bought one, they'd never find my remains...

If anyone is interested, I've been using the Oppo 971H for a couple weeks and I've been simply amazed at the difference it's made compared to my Philips 642. There are some good forums here and at AVS Forums about it if you want more info. $200, Faroudja deinterlacing, INSANE customer support...

And if I can possibly find a way to get the ol' ball and chain addicted to home theater at all, I'll throw everything I've got into it!!

Lol! I knew I couldn't be the only one. I actually have cable and have all the HD channels they provide. 'All,' in this case, being a whopping 5 channels. I do absolutely LOVE the PQ on it, especially on ESPN HD. I would like to do something along the Dish Network lines, but I live in an...

Will do! I have been looking at DVDO scalers (which is actually what I meant to type above when I said, "I looked for DCDi scalers and they were god-awful expensive." I should sleep more...), and the iScan HD+ seems like a pretty good fit, and it's somewhat less horrendous price-wise than other...

Separate scaler, huh? Sounds good. I'll check out the CEDIA forums and try to learn something. At one point (several weeks back, when I knew even less than I do now) I looked for DCDi scalers and they were god-awful expensive. I'll check it out. Thanks so much for the help!

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Hello! I've been crawling around the web for a day or two now, and digging through the forums here, trying to solve a problem. (I came tantalizingly close to finding the answer in a couple threads started by JGiampa and one by JustinJB, but no banana). Here's the situation: I have a Toshiba...

Well, I did it. Finally pulled the trigger on a pair of Onix X-LS speakers. Found some on AV123's website that were discounted $45 for minor cosmetic problems. As soon as I get these puppies in and set up, I'll let y'all know how they are. After reading the insane reviews (the saliva practically...

This is actually a really good question. Which of the two, Insignia or Infinity, is better? I was originally set on the Primus 250s, with a Infinity center channel and skipping the subwoofer (I have a fairly small room). The significant other axed that pretty quick, as she thinks it's too much...

If anyone is still reading this sucker, just wanted to let you know I ordered an Oppo 971H DVD player and an Avia calibration disc. Haven't arrived yet, but they shipped tonight. I still haven't gotten my speakers, but hopefully I will tomorrow. If I end up tarrying much longer, I'll probably...

Cool deal! I'll check them out. I have recently been alerted that my granddad (an audiophile from way back when) purchased some top-of-the-line speakers which he apparently does not need and is willing to donate to my cause. What kind? Not sure. But you can bet the whole bundle that I'm gonna...

Yeah, I was reading about it over on AVSForums. Sounds pretty great, but this is my first HT, and I'm trying to get everything set up fairly quickly. The only reservations I have about the XR57 are that it only has one HDMI input and one output, and that it does not have upscaling or true...

Cool deal. I've already configured my HD box to output 1080i and you're right, it does look great. I just ordered a DVI-to-HDMI cable, a digital coax cable, and an HDMI cable for my system. Blue Jeans is a lot more than monoprice.com but a lot less than Monster or QED, so I'm excited to see how...

Matt - you're right on the money, I do have a Motorola 6200 box. And as neither my TV (Toshiba 52hm95) nor the receiver I just ordered (Panny SA-XR57) have DVI inputs, I guess I will be going with a DVI-to-HDMI cable. Now I know you can spend fairly insane amounts of money on cables, but I also...

Unfortunately it appears that the XR57 supports only the SH-FX50/SH-FX60 wireless attachments. This is good in that it would allow me (if I understand it correctly) to use whatever speakers I like, but kind of pointless in that it would require running wires to the rear surround speakers from...

Oh, and I meant to thank you for the link. The stuff there does seem considerably less expensive than elsewhere. Thanks!!

Sorry, probably should have made my meaning clearer. I wasn't really concerned about damaging my equipment as much as I was about having my HDMI give me so many aggravations that I just decide it isn't worth it. If it is really as troublesome as people are saying, I'm almost tempted to just find...

I've been reading everything I can on the Panasonic SA-XR57, and it sounds like a heck of a deal to me! Unless anyone has any other suggestions of recievers to check out or provisos to noobs like myself about buying such devices, I'll probably order one soon. How about speakers? Looking through...

When the installation guys were here, the HD was up and running. I briefly (less than 2 mins) looked around and tried to get some of my settings where I wanted them before dashing back off to work (I was on my lunch break). By the time I got home that evening, however, I was apparently 'not...

Ideally, yes. But do you think it would be better to keep the Philips I have now until I can afford an HD-DVD player or go ahead and try to find a good deal on an HDMI-out upconverting player? Again, I'm really open to ideas since you guys know a lot more about this stuff...

Hello! I am a newcomer to the home theater world, and I have a few questions I thought I would throw out there for you more knowledgable guys. First of all, I am in the process of building my first HT. I recently purchased a Toshiba 52hm95 and really like it so far. I have a Philips...

So here's a question, then: I have been intensely reading everything I can get my grubby little paws on regarding HDTV, home theater intros, connection schemes (HDMI, DVI, component, etc) for a little while now, and having read a boatload of threads on here and articles elsewhere I'm still stuck...