Posts by footballcoach

I have a question and am not sure if this is the right place to ask or not. If it's not I apologize in advance. My wife purchased an Oppo BDP-93 from Amazon for my birthday on January 31st, 2012. We received it on Feb. 2nd and it has...

Hi, OK, so my wife purchased a BDP-93 as a gift for me on January 31st from Amazon. I recently received it and have not yet opened the box. So...I come here to read a bit about it and find out about the firmware issue. However, I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kelendral Well, my wd73831 just took a dump. Even with known good lamps (tested in another set) it will either not turn on and no error indicator, or the red lamp indicator will turn on. Sorry to hear of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau Yes, but you should make sure they are shielded cables to prevent interference getting into the audio. I.e., avoid the cheap, thin, unshielded RCA cables often bundled with home electronics...

I apologize if this has been asked or is in an FAQ, but I have been looking for over an hour now and have not found an answer. I need to hook up an Oppo 93 to my Denon 3803. I am going with the analog audio direct to the Denon. What...

Quote: Originally Posted by sourcery HD channels often transmit programming that is upconverted from SD. Such programming will claim to be HD (because the signal is an HD signal,) but the picture is nevertheless 4:3 (because it was...

Hello, I am a long-time D*TV subscriber that has just started my Comcast service. I am noticing some odd behavior with HD channels that I never had with D*TV. Here is the situation: Equipment:73831 Mits Comcast HD-DVR HDMI Cable...

Quote: Originally Posted by lcaillo Basically, I don't make much of any of it and make my judgements on what I see in the performance and what I can get from the sets when I calibrate them. The 73" sets are clearly inferior to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cap'n Preshoot By the way, the 73" Mits is also reported to have more problems with pincushioning when viewing 4:3 material. (noticeable trapezoidal-shaped picture). I'm not trying to talk you out of getting...

Quote: Originally Posted by split63 Searching on-line I have found decent prices on the '73. But I have never compared against the 65" prices. The 65" is just too small for me. I have been looking at the 70" sony, the 71" samsung...