Recent content by loudandclear

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    Ok, I'm not an audiophile: home theatre $$$ question

    Hey, glad you like the ELT's. I ditto the rec on the Parts Express or Bic sub for being a good choice with the ELTs and bang for your buck marks. Your judgement on weight being an indicator of quality also holds true for speakers....... let me say it's not the most important thing but if a...
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    DLP projector question

    Being that they are shutting it off with out letting it cool down they shortened the life of the bulb. When I got my first projector InFocus 7205 5 yrs ago I did that a few times until a friend who has had a DLP projector said not to do it. Needless to say my bulb gave me about half the hours is...
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    Ok, I'm not an audiophile: home theatre $$$ question

    Hey, if you're getting it locally and can return it without restocking fee, then by all means try the Plasma. They do seem to have deeper blacks in the price range you are budgeting for. On the ELTs, I would plan on running a sub with them if you are going to watch movies/tv with deep bass. It...
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    DLP projector question

    Another thing that will greatly reduce bulb life on a projector is removing the power before the unit has had time to cool down after shut off. Most projectors let their cooling fan run for a while after the power button has been pressed and if this is fed through an external switch like a power...
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    Ok, I'm not an audiophile: home theatre $$$ question

    Edge, I shipped your ELT monitors this morning via FedEx and you should be getting progress emails as they travel. About the glare differences between LCD/Plasma. Go to stores that has them on display and compare. I have noticed that many stores do not put LCDs right next to Plasmas to...
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    Ok, I'm not an audiophile: home theatre $$$ question

    Edge1, Since you cannot post on av123 yet, I decided to register over here. Seems like a pretty cool place. I'm the guy wtih the NIB Rosewood ELT monitors. If you PM me with your location, maybe I can give you a price break if you are close by since I listed them as $190 shipping included. PS...