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Problem playing DVD's on my Blu Ray player

I have a Blu Ray player and whenever I try to play a DVD the picture flickers. I have tried the DVD's on my PC DVD player & they are fine. Any suggestion

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Connecting Brendel power amplifier to a surround sound system

I purchased a Brendel Digital AV power amplifier model BR201A.(1800 Watts, 5 channels Theater surround sound, 800 Watts Subwoofer etc). My home system

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How to connect home cinema sound system

Sorry to sound really thick but we're a bit confused about the sound system needed for our cinema room. We're thinking of getting a projector and screen,

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Samsung BD-C5500 Blu-ray player with Yamaha RX-V2092 AV receiver

I just purchased a new Samsung BD-C5500 Blue ray player. I am using an older Yamaha Rx-v2092 that can decode DD 5.1 and not DTS. It seems the only way

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Mixing 4 Ohm and 8 Ohm speakers in the same cabinet

These are 4 Ohm speakers. I found a pair of DCM KX 12 2nd series speakers with a bad 12 but the rest is good shape. These are an 8 Ohm speaker. Then

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Intermittent speaker problems

I bought an old set of speakers for the cottage at a garage sale. You know, the old heavy type with real wooden cabinets. When I hooked them up to the

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Sony blu-ray audio problem

My father's Sony Blu-Ray player is acting wacky. The audio works fine when the menu is up. But when you start the movie there is no audio. So the only

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Bose lifestyle v30 and HD audio

I have recently bought a Bose Lifestyle V30 home cinema. I would like to know if i buy a blu ray player with dolby true hd/ dts hd master audio,etc..written

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Will my AV receiver improve the video signal quality?

If I connect any video signal to the composite video input of the AV Receiver, and take it out from the composite video output of the AV receiver - will

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Will this speaker impedance work with my amplifier?

My amplifier instruction manual shows speaker impedance at 4 Ohms. I have a set of Pioneer speakers showing 8 Ohms and Panasonic speakers showing 6

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Help with receiver for Elac 5.1 speakers

I have inherited inbuilt Elac 5 speakers and a subwoofer. What do I buy to 'make them work'. I have never owned anything more than a plug in and go stereo

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Help setting up my home theater system

Regret to say I'm really dense about this stuff. I have HD Direct TV, Vizio Plasma TV, Panasonic Blu Ray DVD player, and an old Pioneer Tuner/Amplifier

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40" LCD HDTV guide

I want to buy 40 or 42 LCD tv. I am confused about this. My pocket allows me to 65k. Plzzz suggest me best LCD with picture quality better than others

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Wireless sub woofer

I am trying to move around my sub woofer to get the best punch but having trouble with the cabling. Is there any device that can change the sub woofer

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7.1 receiver with Bose 5.1 speakers

Can I hook up my Bose 5.1 channel speaker system to a 7.1 channel receiver and still have the same quality

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Migrating to new Amp for HDMI input capability - Is it worth it?

Hi All I have a Nakimishi AV-10 A/V Receiver that has served me well for many years. I am still happy with it in fact, however there is no HDMI input

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Can I use a surround processor without a receiver?

Can I use a surround processor without a receiver

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Jamo A102 speakers and correct room placement

I have just bought the jamo a102's speakers and currently have the front ones at the same height as the centre speaker - and they are tilted upwards towards

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Using Goodman’s GHC4200PRO speakers with an AV receiver

I have purchased the Goodman’s GHC4200PRO along with my plasma screen about a year back. The Sub has all my speaker connections and optical and coaxial

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Alternative Subwoofer Amplifier?

I don't have an amplified subwoofer, however I have a nice (very nice) 18 speaker enclosed in a cabinet specially designed for bass frequencies - one

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Connecting 2 AV receivers to power speakers in separate room

How do I connect 2 AV units so I can use one to play the same source material thru 2 speakers in another room

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Problem with Samsung Blue Ray 3D TV and ONKYO TX-SR308

I have set up a Samsung 3D Blue Ray player using a 1.4v HDMI connection to a ONKYO TX-SR308 receiver, and used the HDMI output of the receiver to connect

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How to get surround sound with my LG Scarlet

I do not know if i am in the right place for some help...(if not i apologise. Here goes... A couple of years ago i owned a big Toshiba with built in surround

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The Patriot - My Favorite Blu-ray Movie

This movie has everything one could ask for when it comes to cinematography,costumes,sound,and storyline. Not to mention powerful dialog and emotional

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Is it possible to use my JVC JR 401 2-channel stereo receiver with an audio converter to produce 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound?

I would like to use my current 2-channel receiver - without losing the sound quality of this receiver, to support a Bohlender Graebener 5 speaker set up

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