Recent content by jclayyy

I'm buying in Brazil and my budget is up to R$2500 (about US$780). From my research so far, the laptops mentioned from my original post seem to be my best options. They come in at; option 1: $510 option 2: $510 + the cost of SSD and/or extra RAM option 3: $780 I guess I'm trying to figure out...

I'm buying a new laptop for general use (I don't play many games and don't need a huge amount of storage space) and my main aim is to get it running as fast as possible for every day tasks (i.e. lots of chrome browsing, editing word docs, media player). I'm still getting my head around the...

Recently bought a new projector (not exactly top of the range - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01KWKBCUY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) but I’m having trouble getting the settings right (contrast, brightness, RBG, etc) and the projected image looks pretty weird (and very...

Thanks for your help everyone, with a voltage receiver and a surge protector it's working great. Still kind of curious about what would happen if I tried without, but I'm not taking that risk!

Ok, nice one. The one I bought works both ways (couldn't find just a step up, and luckily it wasnt too expensive). It's only 120W though so I'm going to head back and exchange it for a more powerful one.

UPDATE: I’ve picked up a voltage transformer and a surge protector, so I reckon I might be good to go... anything else you guys think I need to consider before I fire it up, or will that be enough?? A couple of you mentioned a step up transformer... is that the same thing? If not, could you...

Hi all, A couple of questions about a Denon 5.1 receiver (AVRX 520B) I bought in the UK to bring back with me to Brazil (a nightmare to pack into my baggage, but import costs are so high here it was worth the hassle!). Before I get everything set up I want to make sure I don't risk damaging the...

Great info, thanks! I'm now looking at buying a second hand Onkyo receiver (TX-SR313). Any suggestions on buying speakers for it? Again, I'll be buying second hand so my choices are limited - I'm not looking for recommendations of specific speakers, but an idea of the sort of things I need to...

Thanks for your help!! So let me check if I understood correctly... HDMI > If I get a receiver with HDMI input, this should be very simple, right? But does the fact that my laptop has an HDMI output guarantee that it is capable of processing surround sound signal (6 discrete channels, not just...

Does anyone know how I can check if my laptop sound card supports true 5.1 surround sound? I’ve tried looking around but can’t seem to find the info I need. Here’s a screenshot of my RealTek audio manager – it suggests I only have two channels, but is this just because I don’t (yet!) have 5.1...

Yeah, what you've described is pretty much my ideal setup, but my budget is pretty limited, so I guess I have two options... 1. A very simple 'home theater in a box' type setup (e.g. http://www.edifier.com/int/en/speakers/r501-t3-5.1-computer). The lazy option, but also cheapest! Input via...

I'm trying to set up a system where I can play movies from my laptop, sending the audio signal to a 5.1 Home Theater, and the video signal to my projector. I'm looking to buy a Home Theater, but almost every set I look at involves going through a DVD player (I have no DVDs) or a TV (I have no...