Archive for the ‘Home Theater’ Category

Capri26 asked: My boyfriend recently bought the Toshiba hdtv 42hl167 and I want to get him a compatible home theater system. Any suggestions for something that will work with that tv? Thanks!

Posted Fri, Dec 12th, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. Tagged as: . 2 Comments.

JCWofKpT asked: I have a Sony B50 satellite receiver with access card and a RCA DTC 100 HDTV satellite receiver w/remote, no card and would like to be able to convert one or both of them to receive FTA signals. Can this be done? If not I would like to know which FTA brands are [...]

Posted Mon, Dec 1st, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. Tagged as: . 2 Comments.

Tim W asked: i have a Toshiba HDTV (with tuner) and i just cut my cable. I was told by a friend that antennas labled as HDTV are the same as regular ones and have the same picture. Is this true?

Posted Mon, Dec 1st, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. Tagged as: . 9 Comments.

cnov123 asked: Here is what I have to work with:
1. HDTV with one HDMI input
2. Cable box (DVR built in) with one HDMI out
3. Upconverting DVD player/recorder - with HDMI out
Each piece has additional standard inputs and outputs.
I want to ensure I have the best quality HD picture, along with the ability to record off [...]

Posted Thu, Nov 6th, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. 3 Comments.

FAHIM M asked: so ive got a samsung series 550 hdtv. Ive also got a dvd player, with a bunch of speakers and surround sound. I wanted to know if there was any way to connect my tv to the dvd/home theater system, so that when im watching tv, it uses the surround sound speakers? [...]

Posted Tue, Nov 4th, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. 1 Comment.

Stanley C asked: For instance, if I had an Apple 23″ Cinema Display, could I plug the outputs from my cable box into the inputs on the Mac and watch HDTV on the monitor?

Posted Thu, Oct 30th, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. 3 Comments.

Jon D asked: I understand that they are two different sizes but the videos I have on my laptop are perfect quality and I would like to play them with the same quality on my HDTV. At this moment I have an S Video cord to transmit the video but it isnt the best quality [...]

Posted Wed, Oct 29th, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. Tagged as: . 4 Comments.

Jack asked: My laptop plays Blu-ray films and has a HDMI socket. My HDTV also has a HDMI socket so should be able to play Blu-Rays. I have connected the two via a HDMI socket and inserted a Blu-Ray into the laptop but it won’t show up on the TV screen (everything else such as [...]

Posted Sun, Oct 12th, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. Tagged as: . 1 Comment.

Fernando R asked: The hdtv has 3 hdmi inputs and the 5.1 reciever has 1 hdmi input. What can I do? Is there a fiber optic “converter” for recievers that don’t have it?

Posted Thu, Sep 11th, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. Tagged as: . 1 Comment.

Jon D asked: I understand that they are two different sizes but the videos I have on my laptop are perfect quality and I would like to play them with the same quality on my HDTV. At this moment I have an S Video cord to transmit the video but it isnt the best quality [...]

Posted Mon, Aug 18th, 2008. Listed under: Home Theater. Tagged as: . 4 Comments.