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| Bravia KDL46-NX810 vs Samsung UN46C8000XF To the OP-Will your new set be going in the same room/location as your old CRT? If so, it is difficult to imagine that light and glare will be much more of a problem with a plasma than they were with your CRT.We have been all-plasma since about 20... | |
| bypass amp on receiver Your receiver is an TX-NR807? If so, just connect the front channel L and R pre-outs on the receiver to the corresponding inputs on your amp. Dave | |
| Current processors with HDMI Just about every current production processor has HDMI switching. What else are you looking for? Blu-ray audio decoding? Video processing? Room correction? Also, what do you consider mid-priced? | |
| Mac Mini + 5.1 Processor + Butler TDB 5150 + Logan Thanks for the info Smurfmand. You will definitely need to get a processor to run 5 speakers with a sub. You can also get a receiver to use as a processor, but make sure it has pre-outs so you can use your Butler amp (most of the really cheap rece... | |
| Mac Mini + 5.1 Processor + Butler TDB 5150 + Logan You have a lot of options, and all are relatively easy. But first:1) How many speakers do you have? Sounds like 2. Planning on adding more?2) Do you have a sub? Planning on adding one?3) Planning on adding a Blu-ray player to your system?4) Presum... | |
| Best $2000-$3000 full range speaker? Knownothing, I agree that most speakers require a sub for HT, but not necessarily all. The Talon Ravens certainly do not need a sub, except perhaps for a very hard-core HT system.I used to have a 5.1 channel system with NHT T5s for the mains, and ... | |
| Help Me Choose Better 5-Channel Amp I definitely agree with what Byron said above, that it is certainly not necessary to have identical amplification channels for good HT. I was just stating the obvious "conventional wisdom" on the subject.Perhaps some of the concern was that using ... | |
| Help Me Choose Better 5-Channel Amp Regarding using 2 different amps for home theater (i.e. separate amps for main L/R and center/surrounds), conventionally, most people recommend using identical amplification for all channels-- much like keeping all speakers as similar as possible.... | |
| Help Me Choose Better 5-Channel Amp I suggest a Linn 5125-- these can be had used now for ~$1100, and are an easy re-sell if you end up not liking it.I purchased a 5125 new about 7 years ago, and since then many other electronics and speakers have come and gone, and the 5125 is the ... | |
| Best $2000-$3000 full range speaker? Of the speakers you listed, the Ravens are the only ones that are truly full-range, going down to 20 Hz. I have a pair of Raven Cs, and they are just amazing. Easily the best speaker I have had in my system, and one of the best I have heard. They ... | |
| Rotel, no more DVD players? "I also like the flexability of taking music with me in the car or to a friend's house. "Followed by,"I won't own an ipod and I am appalled to see an ipod dock on a Wadia or Manley Stingray."This really doesn't make any sense.dave | |
| 1080i vs 720p Sorry but the last 2 posts don't make any sense to me. | |
| 1080i vs 720p Bigbucks5, Yes but don't forget that (in the US) video is recorded and displayed at 60 Hz. So with 720p, 60 frames/second are recorded at full 720 resolution. 1080i is also 60 Hz, but each frame takes 2 cycles to record (1 cycle each for the even ... | |
| 1080i vs 720p Elizabeth, correct but don't forget that when shown on a 1080p display, 1080i is displayed at 1080p-- twice the information is actually on the screen compared with 720p.So as the quality of processing and screen size increases, 1080i should, and o... | |
| 1080i vs 720p Bibucks5,Your set most assuredly is not displaying anything at 1080i. As Prpixel said, it is displaying at whatever the native resolution of its panels. In the case of an 8 year old Sony, the panels are probably something like 1386 x 768 or so.Get... |