Mike Matheson
Second Unit
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2000
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How about an FAQ for the Tweaks area covering the topics that are constantly posted about? A thread that could be "sticky"--i.e., reside at the topic of the post listings?
Example topics:
- Surge protection / power conditioners (info about and inexpensive suggestions)
- inexpensive interconnect & speaker cable sources/suggestions (and maybe an intro to the debate "do all cables sound the same")
- inexpensive component cable sources/suggestions (including when component cables are likely to show differences--HD sources, >40" images, etc.)
- making your own cables
- digital optical vs. digital coaxial
- do I need to use the "right" cable for the job (video for audio, vice versa)
- cable hum
- cleaning up cable signals
- splitters (cable, digital optical, interconnects)
- basic connection/setup guidance
- information on how to use the search tool effectively (i.e., "Slow" and "Slowest Search")
I know we have the FAQ/Primer for HTF as a whole (though a lot of folks don't seem to be aware of it)--my thought is to have something smaller (and less effort) that could address the most common questions that pop up specifically here in Tweaks. Look back through the last 30 days of postings and note how many times the same questions are asked again and again and again and again. There are some superb past postings answering these basic Q's--the FAQ I'm speaking of could link to these postings.
I'm not, ahh, saying I'm the guy to do it. My intention with this post is to find out who might like to take the ball and run with it (I'd be happy to contribute/help), if the admins feel it would be helpful and if they'd make it sticky, if there's already a Tweak FAQ that is floating around in some past thread, what topics would be most appropriate, etc.
So--what's everyone's thoughts?
Regards,
Mike
Example topics:
- Surge protection / power conditioners (info about and inexpensive suggestions)
- inexpensive interconnect & speaker cable sources/suggestions (and maybe an intro to the debate "do all cables sound the same")
- inexpensive component cable sources/suggestions (including when component cables are likely to show differences--HD sources, >40" images, etc.)
- making your own cables
- digital optical vs. digital coaxial
- do I need to use the "right" cable for the job (video for audio, vice versa)
- cable hum
- cleaning up cable signals
- splitters (cable, digital optical, interconnects)
- basic connection/setup guidance
- information on how to use the search tool effectively (i.e., "Slow" and "Slowest Search")
I know we have the FAQ/Primer for HTF as a whole (though a lot of folks don't seem to be aware of it)--my thought is to have something smaller (and less effort) that could address the most common questions that pop up specifically here in Tweaks. Look back through the last 30 days of postings and note how many times the same questions are asked again and again and again and again. There are some superb past postings answering these basic Q's--the FAQ I'm speaking of could link to these postings.
I'm not, ahh, saying I'm the guy to do it. My intention with this post is to find out who might like to take the ball and run with it (I'd be happy to contribute/help), if the admins feel it would be helpful and if they'd make it sticky, if there's already a Tweak FAQ that is floating around in some past thread, what topics would be most appropriate, etc.
So--what's everyone's thoughts?
Regards,
Mike