Isn't their a point where some people go TOO far with quality? lol I guess its because i've never seen the difference but put it into terms comparing so i know. Cause the tv i have now its good picture nothing specatular but its clean and sound is good. Ok cult people convert me to the monster cable way
Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 12:20 PM Subject: RE: DVD Players > would have to check - want to know the details? > but generally mid- to high-level cables > > Have a MonsterCable splitter and their F cables for > distributing incoming signals. > > speaker wire to subwoofer, center and mains is orig > thick with their gold banana plugs, rear surround the > thinner with gold bent tips. > > have maybe $500 in their cables, plus their cool HTS2500 > Home Theater Power Center. That really cleaned up the > video and audio. > > -Ben > > > which level did you get? i bought the one, since i'm a cheap bugger. :) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 11:42 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: DVD Players > > > > > > I replaced all the connecting cables with Monster Cable, > > and even the wife noticed the difference right away :-) > > > > really worth it IMHO > > > > -Ben > > > > > what make and model of tv do you have? look it up on the company website, > > > they usually have wiring diagrams. > > > > > > monstercable.com usually has good tuts about wiring as well. i recommend > > > buying at least their gold upgrade cable kits. the quality improvement is > > > definately noticible. > > > > > > chris > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sandy Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 5:24 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: DVD Players > > > > > > > > > I don't know what kind of inputs we have. I looked at the back of the > > > television and am really confused. > > > > > > There is a coax cable output which is used by the cable box, which in > > > turn has the vhs hooked up to it. > > > > > > In addition, there are a number of inputs on the television which are > > > colored. They look like this > > > > > > > > > Y Y > > > W W W > > > R R R > > > > > > > > > Y - Yellow > > > W- White > > > R - Red > > > > > > I can't move the tv to see if they are labeled. But can anyone tell me > > > (from my lamebrained description) what kind of inputs I do have? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 1:40 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: DVD Players > > > > > > > > > >>| Michael and I are thinking about purchasing a DVD player > > > >>| and I know nothing about them. Anyone have recomendations > > > >>| on stuff I should look for, Favorite Models? Must Have > > > >>| Features? Nice to Have Features? Don't worry, you don't > > > >>| even need those features? > > > > > > Sandy, > > > > > > I'm going from the UK market here, but a few pointers; > > > > > > DO NOT buy Sony - you're paying for the name, and the quality is about > > > as good as the "not top" models > > > > > > Toshiba make the best, reasonably priced machines on the market - we > > > have 2 of them, and they're great > > > > > > Concentrate on the Component output only if your TV has component input, > > > otherwise, S-Video is cool > > > > > > Don't go for one with the built-in 5.1/Dobly decode - you tend to get > > > slightly lower quality on all parts - spend a little more and get a > > > decent decoder (if you want one) > > > > > > If you can, get a Multi-Region model - they're not as prevelant in the > > > States as they are in the UK, but it means you can play any DVD from any > > > country - which is cool (most models can be "switched" into multi-region > > > ones, some require a chip) > > > > > > > > > Other considerations; > > > If you don't have a wide-screen TV, most "wide" films will come out in > > > letter-box, which makes the film look smaller - we have 3 wide-screen > > > TVs and all 3 have DVD plays, which makes live easier > > > > > > If you're only going to be a casual watcher, stereo from the TV is > > > enough, but once you've had 5.1, you'll never want to go back > > > > > > It's always better to run it though a digital TV (if you have one), > > > you'll notice the difference > > > > > > > > > All DVD players tend to have the following functions; > > > Chapter Skip > > > Audio choice (from the remote, not just from the menus) Multi-angle CD > > > playing > > > > > > Some of the cheaper ones don't have Title Select - it's nice, but not > > > required for the casual viewer > > > > > > Just one last thing - what you're really looking for is visual quality - > > > if it has loads of bells and whistles, they're generally not worth it > > > > > > >From a magazine I bought yesterday (Stuff, for those who know it), > > > >their > > > top DVD players - these could well be UK only models (I've removed some > > > that I know are UK only) - prices are in UK Sterling; LG DVD-4750 (200) > > > - a good budget DVD player - has built in 5.1 decoder > > > Denon DVD-2800 (800) - Component output, seriously good quality Marantz > > > DV4100OSE (400) - Budget (for Marantz), great audio quality Meridian > > > Reference 800 (9,000) - SERIOUS quality DVD player - amazing performance > > > ($10,000+ cost!) TAG McLaren DVD32R (4,000) - THX certified, great build > > > and output quality, but not cheap Toshiba SD-110EB (140) - budget > > > machine with great quality, although doesn't play CD-R or MP3 Toshiba > > > SD-510E (400) - Excellent quality, about treble the price of the 110EB, > > > but quality close to the ones that cost 3-4 time more Panasonic DVD-RA71 > > > (500) - Well equipped machine with component output, built in DTS > > > surround > > > > > > Personal choice - go for Toshiba's! > > > > > > Hope that all helps > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
