Quick TV crash course.
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spooda420
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Good TV choice... like I said I like mine... be sure to get the HD tier with your cable/sat provider... makes all the difference in the world... to bad Charter has an issue with CBS (actually CBSwants to charge Charter for the use of the HD signal... Its free over teh air though)... so you can watch anything on CBS,,, But what really does CBS even offer?
Football in HD is amazing... so is.... well.. you know...
Football in HD is amazing... so is.... well.. you know...
DrBDC
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I called about hdtv and it's 13 bucks or 23ish with a dvr. I think I'll just do the 13 dollar one. My bill will go down because they kept upgrading me and my bill worked out to almost 180 bucks somehow from 120somthing.
For my other items, and until I get the HD upgraded, are component video cables just 3 rca cables or is there something special in them. I have a ton of high quality 3 wire a/v sets (the red/white/yellow).
For my other items, and until I get the HD upgraded, are component video cables just 3 rca cables or is there something special in them. I have a ton of high quality 3 wire a/v sets (the red/white/yellow).
DrBDC
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I went to charter and picked up a box with both component and hdmi. They included about a pretty long hdmi cable too. Notice I've only been online about 5 minutes since then. I've been watching a bunch of stuff that I don't even know what the shows about, just looking at the pictures. :lol:
I had my whole home theater set up wrong anyway after tearing the entertainment center down. I was using composite on all my components that had component hookups. From what I read, composite can only do 480 although the processors do increase the quality but not that much. But I've been missing out on my dvd quality big time. My copies made for my own personal backups are stuck with svideo due to the descrambler/picture enhancer. I'm not sure but I don't think that goes quite as high quality but I don't know.
The new entertainment center and dining room (basement hang out/drinking) table is being delivered 9:30-1ish. I still need to get the wall painted before I slide the new center back to the wall. I got the carpets shampoo'd and dried out in the critical area's. Now I need to do the rest because there is a clean/dirty line showing real bad about 2 ft in front of where the new center will be.
I'm still debating picking up composite cables vs. using the high quaility r/w/y cables I was using before. I guess I'll go check out cable prices and see. Someone said walmart had good prices but ?? I also need a digital audio coax cable(looks similar to rca) so it can have a better signal for the surround, I think.
I had my whole home theater set up wrong anyway after tearing the entertainment center down. I was using composite on all my components that had component hookups. From what I read, composite can only do 480 although the processors do increase the quality but not that much. But I've been missing out on my dvd quality big time. My copies made for my own personal backups are stuck with svideo due to the descrambler/picture enhancer. I'm not sure but I don't think that goes quite as high quality but I don't know.
The new entertainment center and dining room (basement hang out/drinking) table is being delivered 9:30-1ish. I still need to get the wall painted before I slide the new center back to the wall. I got the carpets shampoo'd and dried out in the critical area's. Now I need to do the rest because there is a clean/dirty line showing real bad about 2 ft in front of where the new center will be.
I'm still debating picking up composite cables vs. using the high quaility r/w/y cables I was using before. I guess I'll go check out cable prices and see. Someone said walmart had good prices but ?? I also need a digital audio coax cable(looks similar to rca) so it can have a better signal for the surround, I think.
Grace's Dad
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I don't know where you bought the new set, but you may want to look at the extended warranty (only if it will cover a new bulb). I picked up a DLP projector to use for classroom stuff from circuit city. Paid an extra $130. I think. But that gives me 4 years and includes the bulb (yes I called 2x to verify). Bulb alone for this thing is like $3-400. I can guarantee I will be having an "accident" right before my warranty is up so I can get a new bulb.
mpcart
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You are making my head spin!
Post a picture of the back of your audio receiver and your DVD player or provide model numbers of each of these. Maybe we can figure out what you need. Wiring these HD/audio systems can get a little confusing.Also, I could hook up 100 AV systems with the piles of cables I have. If we can figure out what you need, I can bring some to work and you can pick them up if you want.
Cables at www.monoprice.com are 10% of wal-mart, best buy, etc and I'd hate to see you Pay $20 for a $2 cable. Especially since you may need a bunch.
By the way, don't get sucked in by the lure of a "high quality" digital cable. They all work the same.
-Mike
breutus
Don't ask me, I'm wrong.
well if your worried that the composite cables (high quality ones you already have) used as component cables are not going to be good enough, then you are probably going to have to go somewhere other than walmart to find cables to do you.
To make it simple sounding...
audio cables are "SUPPOSED" to run at 50 ohm across the entire length of the cable. Video cables are supposed to run at 75 ohms. but the thing is on your average cable to even decent cable any and every bend or kink in that wire changes the load resistance so it is really no where near what it should be. the only way to get past it is to buy nice enough cables, they have to be Nitrogen gas interjected to always make sure the load stays the same.
I know long and boring but what I mean by it, unless you believe you will tell the small difference (some people have an eye for it including me), it's probably not worth an upgrade in those cables.
your Digital coax though is another story that is one where good cables make a night a day difference.
Are you referring to cableS here??? WOW do you really believe that??? you seem like you know a decent amount about home audio and video it seems really surprising you don't believe in cables. I have near a 25,000 home audio video system and near 8 grand of it went into cables. The fact of the matter is your only as strong as your weakest link, and cables are always the weakest link.
what would happen if you tried to hook a garden hose up to a fire hydrant... Your tv might do X and your equipment puts out X but if you connect them with something to small and to low of quality it can only receive that signal
To make it simple sounding...
audio cables are "SUPPOSED" to run at 50 ohm across the entire length of the cable. Video cables are supposed to run at 75 ohms. but the thing is on your average cable to even decent cable any and every bend or kink in that wire changes the load resistance so it is really no where near what it should be. the only way to get past it is to buy nice enough cables, they have to be Nitrogen gas interjected to always make sure the load stays the same.
I know long and boring but what I mean by it, unless you believe you will tell the small difference (some people have an eye for it including me), it's probably not worth an upgrade in those cables.
your Digital coax though is another story that is one where good cables make a night a day difference.
Are you referring to cableS here??? WOW do you really believe that??? you seem like you know a decent amount about home audio and video it seems really surprising you don't believe in cables. I have near a 25,000 home audio video system and near 8 grand of it went into cables. The fact of the matter is your only as strong as your weakest link, and cables are always the weakest link.
what would happen if you tried to hook a garden hose up to a fire hydrant... Your tv might do X and your equipment puts out X but if you connect them with something to small and to low of quality it can only receive that signal
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