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Q When I watch DVD movies on my 100" projection screen, I can see
small diagonal lines on letters and other vertical objects. What are they? T Q Congratulations on your new SSP Benchmark specifications and the first receiver benchmark review. The other A/V magazines are a joke compared to you guys. The word on the street is that one of them plagiarized some of your material. Is that true and what did you do about it? A We read them the riot act, and they became defiant, so a lot of four letter words were exchanged. I don't think it will happen again. T
Q My question is in regards
to High Current Capability (HCC). I am looking to upgrade my AVR and am a little
puzzled in regards to receiver wattage ratings. For example Harman Kardon
promotes HCC and says that their receiver that is rated at 75 watts per channel
x 7 like the AVR630 is a MORE powerful receiver than a Denon or Onkyo receiver
that rates their receivers at 100 watts per channel. Can you please explain this
to me if it is true or not? T
Q In my search for an
understanding of what HDTV system I should purchase I was told that the
CenterStage CS-HD Video Processor would improve virtually all images sent to an
HDTV. I am considering purchasing a Sony KF42W610 LCD rear projector. One of the
main signal sources will be DirecTV-standard. This is the source that I am most
concerned with poor quality. The store sales person performed an impressive demo
that showed the scaler could make a dramatic improvement. Can I trust the demo,
will the CenterStage CS-HD Video Processor help? T
Q When I connected three TVs to my cable system, I
lost picture quality. What can I do? T
Q I was wondering what is the
best way to extend speaker wire. I've asked several people and they say that I
can just twist on new wire without any noticeable loss in quality. I am
skeptical that this would work. T
Q I have an older TV, a 2001 Sony KV36xbr400, and I
just bought a Sony DVP-NC685V 5 disc progressive scan SACD/DVD player. I
have connected the DVD player to the TV via component video cable to the AUX6
input on the TV. I have set the DVD player to 16:9 and set the progressive
output to "Auto". I have set the TV's AUX6 input to "16:9 Enhanced: ON" and all
is fine, it's the pest picture I've ever had. But, when I switch sources to
cable or HD and then come back to DVD, the TV defaults back to "16:9 Enhanced:
OFF". When I switch the DVD player back to NORMAL (480i) the TV the reads the
signal and adjusts to anamorphic automatically. It is a pain to have to use the
TV's setup menu every time I want to watch a DVD. I went through two levels of
Sony tech support, and they said that's just the way it is. This can't be. Please
help. T
Q I have Yamaha RX-V440 receiver, and the manual
said that the crossover frequency of sub-out is set at 90 Hz. Is it a LPF
crossover? In the front, I use a pair of floor standing speaker (with 2 x 5.25"
woofers and a tweeter, each) and set it as a "Large" speaker in my receiver
menu. The others (surround and center speakers) are set as "Small" speakers.
What is the best frequency setting for my active subwoofer? The crossover range
is 50 Hz to 150 Hz. The crossover frequency of surround and center speakers
(bookshelf type) is specified at 5 kHz, so does this mean that the speakers will
not produce low frequencies (mid bass and bass)?
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