I am looking for a reasonable Amp which has one optical input (min) and an audio input from my DVD player, i dont nessesarily need a monster surround sound jobbie but i guess as i have two decent speakers and a front centre one it might be an idea. Anybody have any recomendations? Thanks alan

Hi, I currently have a Denon 3803, but in the 'brave new world' of hdmi I need to upgrade (essentially for Freesat it seems). Stuff I already have as inputs; 1 pc connected via component and optical. 1 multi-regional dvd player connected via s-video and coaxial. 1 Freeview PVR connected via s-video and red/white stereo.

I am having problems with my Panasonic PT-L780NTU. I recently changed the light bulb in it so that might have something to do with it; but I do not know whether or not this problem existed before, after, or as a result of the change. When the projector is displaying an image, the top center part is a little fuzzy so that the words are fuzzy but still legible. There is a greenish glow in the...

Hello guys - I'm stuck and hoping your collective brains will help me fix this. I have a Panasonic DMR-E55 DVD recorder and an older Panasonic TC-21S1R television, which was made in the days when there were video recorders only. It does have a AV button on the front to switch. anyway, I connected the DVD via a SCART cable, and result is sound but no picture. What can I do???? All questions...

Some help needed here!! Been going through my home cinema settings and notice settings dynamic range, the default seems to be off but the choice is: Off-2/8-4/8-6/8 and full, what should I set it to and what does it do? Thanks

Have been bought a Sharp HT-DV40H dvd home cinema system and the subwoofer has a low level hum which is noticable at low level playing, its a passive subwoofer so no mains transformer in it, at first I blaimed the subwoofer its self but after plugging another speaker in I get the same hum. I do notice that the speaker cable is the bog standard speaker cable and wonder if I get better cable if it...

Hi, In my lounge I have a LCD tv on the wall with the cabling concealed under the floor coming up in the corner of the room. I currently have a trolley style rack which holds the cd player, amp, dvd player etc. What I am looking for is a unit that has the same type of storage at the bottom but above has shelving where I can put dvd's and cd's. Something like a french dresser where instead of a...

Here are the great stuff of Panasonic BD-50 My home theater is my little oasis from the real world, where I can sink into a comfortable leather recliner and become fully immersed in a good (or sometimes not so good) movie via a dedicated, totally dark room and a setup of pretty high end audio visual equipment. For the more...

Hey guys , you know the latest reviews Planar Viper DLP 3-Chip HD projector... Lurking in your home cinema room like some monstrous black hat-box, ’s Viper projector is the company’s first to use a 3-chip DLP system, with full HD support for screens larger than 110-inches. The Viper has a native resolution of 1280 x 720, contrast ratio of 10,000:1 at 2,000 lumens brightness and 10-bit...

Hello, I have a Bang OlufsenTV surround audio system Beosystem Its a Tv with four column speakers which are powered and aplified as you know by the bang olufsen beosystems, this speakers are not connected normaly to the output of a dolby surround system, but are driven by the beosystem

Here are the great stuff of Planar kicks out $15,495 projector.. Planar kicks out $15,495 projector. Popcorn not included. (TG Daily) Planar is introducing its first 3-chip DLP projector built for the custom home theater market (which should tell you that this means ‘pricey’). It is called the Viper and it will sell for $15,495 MSRP For the more...

Hey guys , you know the latest reviews InFocus Play Big IN80 projector... Reviews, InFocus, DLP, Projector The crew at Trusted Reviews didn't waste any time getting their hands on the just-announced InFocus Play Big IN80 projector. Better still, they liked what they saw. Despite initial trepidations about how the IN80 would fare compared to the £400 cheaper X10, they found performance...

Hey guys , you know the latest Planar announces Viper DLP HD projector.. Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment Planar has remained mostly quiet since CES, but given that CEDIA is within spittin’ distance, it’s no shock to see it making waves once more. Today, the outfit has revealed its first 3-chip HD projector, the DLP-based Viper. Other specs include a native 1,280 x 720 resolution, 10,000:1...

You can get the best Planar Viper DLP Projector... lanar has a new DLP projector for the masses - the Viper, which offers 720p (forget about watching Blu-ray movies or playing other high definition games by the Xbox 360 and PS3 on that unless you’re willing to settle for less) resolution, but do bear in mind image quality consists of more than just pixel count. The Planar Viper will come with...

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Prison Break has been a series that has impressed me a lot, while i see with everyone in the house and also feel the emotion of Michael Scolfield and his bright plans. we are all desperate to see the new season. Does anyone know when begins? --------------------------------

Hi, So I've finally managed to narrow it down to these two models so I can replace my 50" sony LCD rear projection. I can get the LE52F96BD for around £1240 (3 yr warranty) and the LE52A656A1 for around £1750 (3yr warranty). The LE52F96BD has a 500,000:1 contrast ratio, and the LE52A656A1 has a 50,000:1, BUT it is 100Hz.

I've really pleased with this TV, although it's a nightmare getting all the picture and sound settings top where I like them - I've been playing with them for two weeks and still can't get things just right! I'd really appreciate input from anyone with the same TV to tell me how they have set their picture preferences - I know everyone's different etc., but it would be very useful to me. A...

Denon AVR-3805 AV 7.1 Receiver, black, in excellent condition - approximately four years old, in daily use until Saturday 24 May, all in working order. Offered for sale following upgrade. ***** - What Hi-Fi?, August 2004 Best Buy - Hi-Fi Choice, August 2004 (and that was at the then price of £1,000!) Plenty of inputs. Will upscale and switch video - can handle composite video, S-Video and...

I wonder if anyone can help me. I just bought a 37" Toshiba LCD TV with 2x SCARTs, 3x HDMIs and 1x component input. I don't have any HDMI devices at the moment, so in the meantime I want to connect my DVD player to the TV. If I connect it using a SCART socket, everything's fine. Likewise my digibox. But I want to connect the DVD using component (better picture?) Unfortunately, when I do...

Chaps, I have a Philips LX8000SA home cinema and, now, a Philips 32pw6826 CRT tv, but the remotes are conflicting badly (as opposed to goodly, I suppose). There is no mention that I can see of changing frequencies in either instruction book, so is there anything that can be done? I've asked Philips but I've noticed they only answer questions they can reply to in a positive manner. If the...

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My HTPC came with dual digital TV tuners (two cards). It works fine with just one connected but if I split the leads to connect both with a normal splitter I lose most of the stations. I had a new antenna fitted when I switched to freeview about five years ago. I worked fine with the Freeview box 'most of the time' - in 'bad' weather I do sometimes get freeze frames or pixilation. I already...

My Marantz RC for 10 units RC 2000 is showing it's age, goes back to 1995, been a good buy. It came fully programmed for Philips products, and was able to learn by head to head all other makes. What is available today? What are you using can you recommend yours? Any comparison sites? Any on topic advise welcome. -- Regards,

Guys I have a Samsung DVD HD870 and want to buy a surround sound package that does the job, looks discrete and one where I don't have to go and buy a new dvd player. What do you recommend? I guess I need to get a 5.1 amp as my dvd player doesn't have one built in (I don't think anyway). I've been to Richer Sounds and other shops and they've been absolutely no use whatsoever. Yes, I'm a...

For sale London. ECP range are straightforward to set up and converge, have the smallest footprint, and also have corner lens focus adjustments not usually found on smaller projectors. Spec of 3500 is 7 inch tubes, glass hybrid lenses, 1280 x 1024 pixels or 1020 TV or 720p / 1080i HDTV lines resolution, 60MHz video bandwidth, 72KHz max horz and 120Hz max vertical scan rates,...

Up for auction; B&W DM640, Top of the range loudspeakers. These would make superb main speakers in a top quality home cinema set up. Start £0.99, no reserve. URL: http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?sass=yungwuns

Hi, I have just been looking at this forum as I am looking to set up a home cinema. I noticed that a couple of posts mention the Silent Gliss Autoglide electric curtains. I just wanted to mention that these can be bought online from The Curtain Pole Man in their a href="http:// www.thecurtainpoleman.co.uk/catalog"electric curtains/a section, and that this company provides probably the best...

I've had a Denon AVR 3300 for about 7 years now (bought it new back in 2000 or 2001) and have never really used all of it's features or connections. I have 4 large Paradigm speakers connected to it (Front left/right, and Surround-A left/right). No sub-woofer, no center speaker, no Surround-B Left/right). On the speaker setup screen I've told it what speakers I have and don't have, and have...

Hi I have been given a Hitachi TV model C32WF535N and have managed to get into the service menu by pressing VOL+ and VOL- on the main TV for more than 5 seconds and then also pressing the MENU button on the remote until the service menu appears. My question is that all options seem to be cryptic 3 letter codes. I am trying to mess around with the HOT mode (hotel). I get 3 options OPT (values...

It is being said of these two systems that HD is on its way out from the supporting USA film companies dropping production of DVDs in this format from February. 2 things struck me at Tesco yesturday they have HD DVDs and a sign saying lots more on the way, wonder if they are. Stood by on floor a large pile of Toshiba HD machines reduced to £199 ! Think they know I wonder?

Quite a lot of people are now mounting plasma screens recessed into the wall (or false chimney breast) so front of display is flat with wall. Also hides cables which SWMBO's will approve. However what type of plasma bracket do they use ? I assume it must be a "concertina" type bracket to enable the screen to be pulled forward to allow cabling access ? Anyone any ideas ?

I don't need to replace it yet but if one wanted to replace a CRT TV that is currently getting input from a media PC, a separate Freeview box, a VCR and a DVD. Should I be looking at monitors or TVs? I don't need MASSIVE as I have a projector for that. I find the current (28"ish) TV to have too low a resolution (600x800) for the PC but otherwise it's OK - (like to view the media). Slatts

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I have set up my home cinema (LG LH-CX245) with no problems to incorporate my tv and Sky+ - all works OK. I want to add my little Panasonic stereo to it and have tried to connect with phono leads from the stereo to the home cinema unit - but no sounds come out - any ideas why? Thanks

Had the tv set about 4 years now. Had a power cut the other day, now the tv will randomly switch off to standby, then led will flash red and try to turn back on again... anyone have any ideas as to what it can be?

I'm going to Hong Kong for 4 weeks in the New Year on a work trip and would probably want to buy a portable DVD player while I'm out there. My Toshiba laptop doesn't really cut it, I've seen the screen clarity on some of the top end portable models which are stunning and if I'm watching DVDs regularly in the evenings, I'd rather watch on something decent. Any ideas which make model I should look...

Hi guys/gals Here's a tricky one for you. I'm looking for a BUDGET amp that can be used to power an old pair of Mission 732s for a special purpose. Combination would be used to run an Ipod as my wife teaches Tap Dance and the current PC speaker set up is not man enough.

Hello, I have been reading various web sites which seemed to talk about Quintro clones. Has anything better come along since then? The previous threads complained that the switches did not handle wide screen switching well. Has this been corrected now or are we still waiting for the ideal switcher? One post said that if you had two outputs (one to watch; one to

Hello, I have bought a set of 5.1 surround sound speakers. I am a bit confused about how to set them up. The kit contains four identical speakers for front L+R and back L+R and then a front centre speaker. I know I need to have two speakers behind me L+R to make the sound surround me but I am unsure do I really need to put two speakers in

I have a Sanyo VHR-H792E VHS Recorder and a Philips DVDR3380 connected to my TV (plus a Sky Box). Connections are via SCART leads. We haven't used the VCR for some months and when we tried to play a commercial (pre-recorded) tape today the picture is coming through "off track" and I can't get the tracking to correct. I've followed the instructions in the manual regarding tracking without...

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I have a Denon AVR 3803 for sale in Gold. Any ideas what it should achieve on ebay?

Exchange My Yamaha DSP A5 A/V amp in very good condition for a Arcam Alpha 7R integrated Amp in similar condition please email me for more details thanks.. PAUL....

I have one Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray player (UK Region B) for sale. This model has only just been released and is boxed as new (never been opened). it also streams DTS-HD Master Audio, which a lot of BD players don't. RRP is £350, but it retails for around £330 on Play.com and various other sites. I'm looking for £285 delivered. If you're interested just drop me an email :)

I have a friend who has a Samsung FT42Q2HL1 flat screen plasma TV. It has speaker out sockets, but no speakers. Does anybody know whether this TV model has amplified or unamplified speaker outputs? Also, what ohm rating these speakers would need to be? Thanks

Has anybody any info on sound bars particularly the Denon models? Looks like a good and smart idea but will it work properly. Don't wish all the wires and speakers of normal 5.1 surround, medium living room 5 x 4 metres. Would this be ok? TIA..... Richie

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