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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Connect Surround Sound System | 2/2/2012 | M A Khan |
| Q: Can you please advise me how to connect the following devices: Bell TV 9241 Satellite Receiver Sony ... A: Brother Nizar. Your system is very limited. For you to get surroud sound from Bell 9241. You must ... | ||
| replacement speakers | 1/29/2012 | Bobbert |
| Q: I would like to replace and turn into a subwoofer. I have a 2.1 amp with a separate sub out. My ... A: I wouldn't suggest this route; the box size is essential in building a proper subwoofer (and it is ... | ||
| Connect Surround Sound System | 1/28/2012 | M A Khan |
| Q: Can you please advise me how to connect the following devices: Bell TV 9241 Satellite Receiver Sony ... A: Brother Nizar, I am sorry for this delay I was out of town in an emergency. To answer your question, ... | ||
| Sony Suround Sound connection to Panasonic 60 | 1/24/2012 | M A Khan |
| Q: I just bought a Panasonic 60" plasma TV set, TC-P60S30.I connected the HDMI cable from the surround ... A: Steve, Have you connected your HDMI from Cable box to HDMI on your Surround sound HDMI "IN" and HDMI ... | ||
| follow up to upscaling question | 1/23/2012 | Bobbert |
| Q: my players output was set to 480i I didn't have a good DVD to see if I noticed a difference in the ... A: Well, the issue with "grain" or "artefacts" is partially the set, and partially the broadcaster ... | ||
| soundbar for Tv | 1/20/2012 | Bobbert |
| Q: I see many ads and displays in electronics stores for soundbars to hook up to your Tv considering ... A: Your recorder/player will scale the output to HD resolutions, while it will only record in normal SD ... | ||
| soundbar for Tv | 1/17/2012 | Bobbert |
| Q: I see many ads and displays in electronics stores for soundbars to hook up to your Tv considering ... A: I would say this isn't likely a "major" concern with modern discs - unless you're committing things ... | ||
| New tv old stereo | 1/17/2012 | Bobbert |
| Q: Can you give me some advice on increasing my tv's sound quality while not breaking my bank. I have a ... A: I'll need more information on the Yamaha receiver in question. In general, if you're only using a ... | ||
| soundbar for Tv | 1/15/2012 | Bobbert |
| Q: I see many ads and displays in electronics stores for soundbars to hook up to your Tv considering ... A: I think you've more or less "nailed it" with regards to "good, better, best." A soundbar will offer ... | ||
| Home Theater | 1/6/2012 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have a Logix Home Theater Surround System i bought from game stores, a DSTV box and Hisense TV . I ... A: You'll have to forgive me, but I'm unfamiliar with "DSTV" or the brand Logix. What kinds of ... | ||
| Blu ray system which can connect wirelessly to the internet? | 1/3/2012 | Bobbert |
| Q: I heard that these days, there are many Blu Ray home theater systems which can connect wirelessly to ... A: You will need a television that is compatible with the Blu-ray player or HTS (so that they may ... | ||
| A/V Hook Up | 12/22/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I need assistance on hooking up: McIntosh MHt 100 AV Receiver Oppo BDP-83 Blue Ray Samsung Series 6 ... A: The lack of a TOSlink jack should not be a problem - you'll need to connect the Oppo's coaxial ... | ||
| iPod Cradle and Receiver | 12/15/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have a 2nd Gen iPod connected to a cradle (used two with same problem so assume make and model is ... A: You should not have a line-level source (like an iPod) connected to a phono input, this will create ... | ||
| HDTV, Home theater and laptop hook up? | 12/12/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: Robert, I have a 46" samsung LED smart HDTV but too bad it doesn't have an audio optical jack. and I ... A: You should be able to connect the laptop directly to the theater system - what kinds of inputs does ... | ||
| Problem with display video on Ipod through Sony Bluray theatre system | 12/11/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I've just installed a Sony Bluray Theatre system, BDV-E280 which comes with an ipod dock. I can ... A: I see from your submission that you're from Australia - this may actually have regional ... | ||
| Old surround system hookup to hdtv | 12/8/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have an old Sony DC-DWM-4500 that I am trying to connect to my new Toshiba HDTV. The only out ... A: The only audio input I'm seeing for this system is a stereo analog feed, which you would need to ... | ||
| Choosing a System | 11/30/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: Greetings..I'm somewhat in a dilemma on choosing a home theater system package. Can you offer any ... A: The room size is in the medium to large category; within your stated $500-$600 budget you will be ... | ||
| Choosing a System | 11/29/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: Greetings..I'm somewhat in a dilemma on choosing a home theater system package. Can you offer any ... A: Well, the first questions you need to answer before purchasing such equipment relate to the location ... | ||
| Conecting cable | 11/29/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have a DELL 2005 laptop and have recently acquired an acer projector but the supplied VGA cable ... A: The presence of screws on the D-sub does not matter for the signal, it's simply a security feature ... | ||
| adcom gtp-760 hook-up to blu-ray and hdtv | 11/21/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have the Adcom GTP-760 digital processing tuner/preamp.A HDTV with 1 optical output(Hitachi ... A: The "RCA" jacks on the Adcom are almost certainly coaxial S/PDIF (the RF demodulator is what gave it ... | ||
| DVD Recorder/T.V. hook-up | 11/16/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have a VHS/DVD recorder/player. I know how to hook it up to the T.V. to record T.V programs, but ... A: No, with the cable system you describe it must be connected either through the recorder or through ... | ||
| Equalizer and Tactile Transducer Hookup | 10/30/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have an 8 year old Pioneer VSX-D812 7.1 A/V Receiver that works perfectly. This is the url to the ... A: Many AV receivers do have equalizers and DSP features, however yours appears to lack such features. ... | ||
| Equalizer and Tactile Transducer Hookup | 10/30/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have an 8 year old Pioneer VSX-D812 7.1 A/V Receiver that works perfectly. This is the url to the ... A: There would be no benefit to hooking up an equalizer, nor would you be able to do so and maintain ... | ||
| Connecting components for home theater | 10/16/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: Equipment: Yamaha RX-v463 receiver, Samsung series 8, 850 TV, Sony BDP-s360 blue ray player, and ... A: Your receiver cannot decode audio via HDMI, which means it is going to require a few additional ... | ||
| Dish hook up | 10/14/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I just got Dishnetwork and can't get the system setup to record down to a DVD recorder. All I get is ... A: Ah, there is likely not a conversion from CVBS to S-Video taking place - the DVD recorder should ... | ||
| Dish hook up | 10/11/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I just got Dishnetwork and can't get the system setup to record down to a DVD recorder. All I get is ... A: Assuming you've got both video and audio (it should be three total cables) between the Dish box and ... | ||
| Surround sound hookup | 10/1/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have an HD-TV, DVR cable box, Sony Surround Sound system and a blue ray player. I had them all ... A: I will need substantially more information about your equipment, including: - Model number ... | ||
| Phillips HDTV Projection TV | 9/30/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: This TV is only 6 years old and trying restore factory defaults is not working. This problem ... A: I'm sorry but I'm not exactly clear on what the problem is - you've described what you did, but not ... | ||
| Blue Ray or HD right for me - ? | 9/27/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I am about to buy a TV (I don't have one, believe it or not). I will be using it mostly to watch ... A: Many older movies do or may exist on Blu-ray, and may demonstrate higher quality as a result ... | ||
| connecting tv and surround sound bar when using play tv on PS3 | 9/16/2011 | M A Khan |
| Q: I have just bought a samsung HW-D40 sound bar and sub woofer i have tried to connect it to my ... A: It is not clear to me what your question is all about. If it is about TV sound, I suggest you ... | ||
| New LED TV, New Bluray, Old Sony Receiver | 9/14/2011 | M A Khan |
| Q: I have a new 55" Samsung LED, New Samsung Bluray player, Cablevision DVR cable box, Sony Receiver ... A: You said, Here is what I was thinking: cable box via HDMI to TV..............This will give you TV ... | ||
| Recording devices | 9/9/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: Are there any non subscription recording devices that will record a channel while viewing a separate ... A: Tivo will require a subscription. Your cable provider may offer a DVR service as part of your ... | ||
| RCA RT 2250 surround sound | 9/5/2011 | M A Khan |
| Q: I moved and I have been trying for months to connect this surround sound to the tv I have a older ... A: Please connect Audio out of your Comcast to your RCA's TV audio in. The best will be if you connect ... | ||
| Connecting my new Blu Ray player to my old receiver | 9/5/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: Bob, I just bought a Blu-Ray player and was hoping to just pull the cables out of my old Proscan DVD ... A: From your television's user's guide (thank you for providing such complete information!), your ... | ||
| Connecting my new Blu Ray player to my old receiver | 9/4/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: Bob, I just bought a Blu-Ray player and was hoping to just pull the cables out of my old Proscan DVD ... A: Depending on how your television is connected to the receiver, and the capabilities of the ... | ||
| receiver/ cable dvr box | 8/22/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have had my pioneer receiver and Motorola dvr cable box hooked up to my sharp TV for over a year ... A: PCM is generally a stereo signal, while AC3 is more generically a surround sound signal (both can ... | ||
| receiver/ cable dvr box | 8/21/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have had my pioneer receiver and Motorola dvr cable box hooked up to my sharp TV for over a year ... A: Any messages or warnings on the cable box are solely the issue of Cox - it's their hardware and ... | ||
| Plasma tv - power consumption! | 8/21/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have a 42" panasonic plasma tv. I heard that power consumption differs for LCD and Plasma. And ... A: Certainly. With a plasma (or any phosphor based display (CRT, for example)), displaying a static ... | ||
| Plasma tv - power consumption! | 8/19/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I have a 42" panasonic plasma tv. I heard that power consumption differs for LCD and Plasma. And ... A: It depends heavily on the display in question, however generally speaking, yes, Plasma based ... | ||
| new tv. old stereo | 8/17/2011 | Bobbert |
| Q: I just got a new LG LCD TV and I'm havin trouble hooking up my old stereo to it. It worked great on ... A: Around what problem? Everything sounds like it works, you've just purchased incompatible equipment. ... | ||
Bobbert
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Questions regarding HTPC integration to home theaters, and general purchasing advice regarding home theater and audio systems, including headphones. Please no car audio or over the top PA systems.
Experience
General enthusiast, ~10 years as an audio and electronics hobbyist
Education/Credentials
Engineering student, various DIY experiences, personal hobby
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