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| DLP vs Plasma/LCD Warren,I recently bought a 50" Samsung HLP RPTV for my bedroom and am very happy with it. Its vertical veiwing angle is more limited than horizontal, so I put shims under the back of the TV so it points slightly downward. This works very well with... | |
| DLP rear projector recommendation please I own two Samsung DLP RPTVs. One is a slightly older HLN617W that is the display in my HT. The other is the newer HLP5063 in my bedroom. I like both very very much, have had no trouble with either, and can recommend Samsung highly.I did a lot of c... | |
| live dvd/v concerts Great post. I would add to the above:The Corrs, live at the Royal Albert hallCindy Lauper in a concert recorded in March 2004 in a medium sized NYC clubHeart in a fairly recent live performanceElton John in a fairly recent 2 night event at Madison... | |
| Samsung HL-P5063W The Samsung HLN sets use the HD2 chip.There will be a new series of Samsung sets, HLPxx77, scheduled for release later this year that will use the HD2+ chip.The HL-Pxx63 sets use the HD3 chip. Just as importantly, the HL-Pxx63, and the forthcoming... | |
| Denon DVD-2900 or Pioneer DV-868AVi-S ?? Is the Pioneer 868 the same as the Elite DV-59AVi in the states? Reason I ask is the 59-AVi has the ability to upconvert DVDs to 720p/1080i and send that out over an HDMI digital link. For some displays, like a Samsung DLP, that is a big advantage... | |
| McIntosh MHT200 vs B&K AV508 Vs Separates? John,Don't know the price of the Mac, but you may want to look at the recently announced Lexicon RV-8 receiver for an all in one box solution. MSRP is in your range. Don't know what the selling price will be.The Lexicon amps are rated at 140 watts... | |
| state of the art home theatre.... Phasecorrect,I couldn't tell if $10K - $15K was the budget for the whole system or just the video portion.FWIW, I have a similar sized room and found a significant improvement in surround envelopment when I went from a 5.1 to a 7.1 system. I don't... | |
| Building from scratch... why not go 6.1 or 7.1? I have a relatively small room, about 14' x 19' x 9.5'. When I expanded from a 5.1 to a 7.1 system, there was a significant improvement in surround envelopment. Personally, I would never go back to a 5.1 system.I've also read that a 6.1 speaker ar... | |
| 7 or 5 speakers My HT room is approximately 13' x 19' x 9.5'. I originally had a 5.1 set up, and used two side speakers (tripoles) and no rears. I then expanded to a 7.1 set up by adding two (monpole) rear speakers. For me, the improvement in sourround envelopmen... | |
| Digital Cable Vs satelite Edesilva,Does CATV On-Demand work for the HDTV premium channels? Or just for SDTV (digital) premium channels?ThanksBruce | |
| Pioneer Elite DV59AVI or Denon DVD 5900? I own the DV-59AVi and am perfectly happy with it. I use an HDMI to DVI cable to connect it to the DVI input on my Samsung HLN617W and use the 720p upconversion output from the 59AVi to the Samsung - great picture. Have not tried the DVD-A or SACD... | |
| lexicon mc-8 or krell hts 7.1?? My $0.02 worth,You should decide if you want standard decoding of 5.1 sources to 5.1 output and 6.1 sources to 6.1 output, as well as listening to 2.0 sources in 2.0 output, versus having the option to perform surround processing to listen to any ... | |
| Salamander Video Racks I have a Salamander Designs Synergy Triple 20 as a stand for my Samsung DLP TV, and soon to hold my a/v equipment as well. So far, I like it very much - no problems, was fairly easy to assemble, and it looks great in the cherry/black finish.Bruce | |
| Big screen LCD TVs Dsk,I don't claim to be the expert, but I believe most if not all flatpanel PC monitors and laptop screens are direct view LCDs. In addition, there are direct view LCD TVs available from Sharp and others, although they seem to be limited at the cu... | |
| Big screen LCD TVs Emil,Were you asking about direct view LCDs? I noticed some of the replies discussed RPTVs.One suggestion I would make is to determine your viewing priorities and personal preferences, and match those against the strengths and weaknesses of each s... |