http://www.commuterclub.org/forum/(c) Commuter Club Forums30Hello. I'm just starting to install a home theater system in an addition. So far, I'm doing the following: cable from the house --> surge protector in --> surge protector out ---> A/V receiver in ---> HDMI out ----> HDMI in on the tv. &nhttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=269021Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:29:51 GMTORIGINAL: eskinpa And DVR's (digital video recorders, like Tivo) should be *required* for anyone who watches TV... AMEN TO THAT! I can never again be without my TiVo! We even switched from DirecTV to cable when DirecTVhttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=250722Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:47:25 GMTWayne, pretty much any TV will *play* BluRay discs... just depends how you connect it. Of course it wouldn't make sense to connect a BluRay player to a nasty old TV, because the picture would be only as good as the TV can display. Get a BluRay player whttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=250708Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:09:17 GMTThanks, at least I am okay in my low-def world. Glad I didn't invest in anything better yet. What kind of TV do you need to play blue-ray DVD's? I'm guessing an HDTV, which I don't have yet either.http://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=250706Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:04:06 GMTNo high-def DVD's? No problem... your standard def DVD's will play just fine if you ever do get a BluRay player (both HD-DVD and BluRay players play standard definition discs just fine). If you don't make the jump to high-def, your $30 Wal-Mahttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=250705Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:00:58 GMTI think they have to support it for another 5-years. How well it’s supported who knows. The best was Circuit City and DIVX. They had to refund the overage of charges for the DIVX players. I am so happy to hear when that company is having a bruhttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=250701Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:55:29 GMTThey can be collectors items (or door stops) just like Betamax! This is what those people get for being impatient...That's the risk you run for being "The Joneses".http://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=250699Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:51:43 GMTWhat if you don't have any high def dvd's, just plain ones? What does this mean then?http://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=250698Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:51:34 GMTHi all: Well, it's official... BluRay is the big winner in the high definition DVD marketplace. Toshiba promises support to existing owners of HD-DVD players... http://resmagonline.com/articles/publish/article_2405.shtml Send condolhttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=250695Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:44:01 GMTHi Prisillathehon: I'm a little confused... are you saying that the Vizio TV's remote doesn't work to control the speakers on the TV itself? Or you have the Blue Ridge cable box connected through a receiver, and the TV remote doesn't control *that*http://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=225688Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:09:52 GMTHi Kren: Ouch, that's all a bummer. Sadly, blue flashes are generally considered *not* good... we try to keep the smoke *in* the unit. Once you let the smoke out, that's bad. In your case, it's obviously more than a main fuse, or the whole workshttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=225687Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:53:28 GMTSo we bought a Vizio HDTV and it works great. However I have a question about the remote. It works for every thing but the volume. We have to use the remote Blue Ridge gave us. Is there any way to program the tv remote for the volume , so we don't have thttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=225668Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:19:11 GMTHowdy. I have an OLD amp/receiver -- 20 years old -- that I still think is a great unit. Nice warm, deep sound. In frustration, my daughter recently banged on our digital grand piano (which is what this amp/receiver is powering these dayhttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=225621Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:02:54 GMTHi prisillathehon: If you want to give me a call at 570-992-2992 I can probably talk you down from the ledge... Edhttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=224784Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:42:12 GMTI don't know if I'm in the right forum but maybe some one can help me. I'm extremely electronically challenged and I'm trying to hook-up a new HDTV. I have power (theres a little blue light on in front of the set..but the screen stays black. What am I nohttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=224767Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:55:19 GMTVoice, how did you make out with your project?http://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=223802Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:02:03 GMTHi TheVoice, I'll PM you about all this... Edhttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=217507Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:21:51 GMTCan you recommend a good prson to do a customize installation of some stereo quiptment. Need speakers installed flush into wall. Audio/Video equiptment installed in wall et... Don't want any speaker wires left exposed.http://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=217506Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:12:36 GMTHi Winebrat: How about giving me a call on 570-992-2992 whenever you're in front of all this stuff, and I'll see if I can help you remotely, and save you the cost of a home visit. Ed http://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=210728Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:12:19 GMTOK, we have a TV, cable box and TiVo...we are trying to hook up a DVD/VCR player/RECORDER so we can burn our TiVo shows we want to keep to DVD. We can get it to play DVD's thru Input 1. TiVo is on Input 2, Nothing on Input 3, then there is Chhttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=210707Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:21:34 GMTHi Timdogg: This is a tough one. Trees are the killer of satellite signals, even a single leaf in the way can kill it for you. If you've had both DISH and Direct at your house and they've both said "no" it's very likely "no." We've put dishes onhttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=206694Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:54:53 GMTDoes any have the same issues or a good solution to my proble? I would love to have a sattelite dish installed and have tried with dish network and direct tv but there are trees in the way of the signal and I dont want to cut any d own :( http://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=206626Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:03:39 GMTThanks! I'll keep you "on call" when it comes down to the wirehttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=202657Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:06:54 GMTHi Winebrat: Hard to tell exactly... given the right setup, and the right signal going to the set, all three technologies should give you a gorgeous picture. If you were at a "big box" store, it's possible that they messed up with theirhttp://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=202579Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:12:51 GMTI went looking at flat panels the other day...Saw PLasma & LCD, both looked kinda grainy. Then I saw "DLP" and they were gorgeous! The prices were quite good, too. Were they that good because it was HD and the others weren't? http://www.commuterclub.org/forum/fb.ashx?m=202531Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:16:41 GMT