Recent content by SmurfOnABoat

Keep in mind the power output from certain brands is true power and not overrated like others. Sure more wattage will power a speaker better and louder. But an HK with 65w channel will power most speakers you throw at it. Or you could look at the AVR2650, but it will cost you a tad more, but...

The particular channel or show you are watching on Dish must be broadcast in 5.1 for you to be able to achieve 5.1 surround. Most of the HD stations will automatically have digital surround with it, but normal stations usually do not broadcast in surround sound, just stereo. Usually you can...

The DG board is the main board, that has all the video inputs attached to it, all the other boards attach to this board. May also be the AV board.

While playing? Or turning on/off? When does it make this sound?

That is also a great option, as the Pioneer is a pretty decent receiver, esp for that deal which ends today! You will make a good system with either route. Just look at pioneer website and onkyos website for those products and compare them side to side and see what options one has that the...

Is your stereo a newer style with OSD (On Screen Display menu)? If so, most modern receivers you can go into the settings and select what audio and video port to use when you are on that input. For example, if you have an input for CD and you wanted to run your computer to this input, your...

I normally give advice, my advice on this time is to consult your family Primary Care Physician, or an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat Physician). I believe this may be out of the realm for Tom's hardware, and those on this board who are physicians more than likely are not going to give out medical...

Thats a hard one to do... unless you have a SPDIF connector on your computer. This would be an orange RCA style digital audio output. You could run that line out to a Digital audio input on your Receiver (which is what I am thinking you have. A device that you can switch inputs such as DVD...

Just out of curiousity and in case any other members come to your same problem, what did you find wrong? Even if its something like speakers plugged into the wrong ports, let us know. Many people make simple mistakes all the time. Any person who finds this thread may run into the same problem...

SPDIF should be your digital audio, is it an Orange RCA style plug? If so that is what you want to hook to the Orange Coaxial port which should also be Orange RCA style on the Sony Home Theater. Keep in mind you have to get a Digital Coaxial audio cable from the store. They are just a couple...

A sound bar is going to give you simulated surround, and most of them sound pretty good. A center channel speaker is going to only going to act as a standard speaker, and your going to need something in between the speaker and tv to be able to produce the sound, a soundbar will (should) be able...

Might I suggest a Harman Kardon AVR2600. Great receiver, great technology, great power. HK also released a firmware upgrade that now supports 3D, its a 7.1 receiver with all the surround modes. Plenty of ins and outs, HDMI, Component, Optical, standard composite ports. They can be be had...

You can find a lot of brands with decent center channel speakers for that price range. DCM, Klipsch, Polk etc... What impedance is your amp/receiver putting out? 4/6/8 ohm?

Honestly HTIB suck for the most part (because of lack of options, and inputs and outputs), BUUUUTT, they are intended for the consumer that is not really "into" true home theaters. Now what you posted, the HT-S7409 is a KICKASS setup for the price, without a doubt. Esp for entry level, but it...

Well thats not entirely true... There are better cables than others, but you need a system that you can see and hear the difference on. The big thing being the true display quality and sound quality, and if the sound meets the video at the precise timing. I have seen cheap model HDMI cables be...