Info and forum posts by 'DazBS'

RE: Cheap 4X DVD-R Media

Hi All,

I`ve also got a Sony drive, DRU-500AX, I upgraded to the 2.0g firmware and it started making coasters with Bulkpaq orange and Datawrite yellow media so I went back to the 2.0f firmware. I`m also having problems getting the drive to write at 4X on cheap media, after seaching the Net I came across this....

http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=17675&highlight=sony+liteon

Going to give it a try the next time I do a "movie backup"!

Remember flashing your drive with unofficial firmware will invalidate your warranty and could kill your drive.

Cheap 4X DVD-R Media

Novatech have a special on at the moment 25 4X DVD-R disks for £12.93 plus delivery, £15.03 inc. standard delivery.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-DM25B

Seems like a good deal to me.

RE: Sony-HTK-215 Home Theatre Kit. Does it have DTS?

They`re not bad for spiceing up 2 channel stuff, CD`s etc, also if you use your $ky DigiBox for radio channels (no FM reception in my area!!). They do have their uses, not many though.

I guess the 215 has the cinema A, B & C modes as well as jazz, classic, pop, disco etc?

RE: Sony-HTK-215 Home Theatre Kit. Does it have DTS?

Gladiator sounds fantastic selecting dts output

I`ll second that.

As for looks & size it didn`t matter to me. Do you know how they compare on perfomance Moose?

DS

This item was edited on Sunday, 4th March 2001, 23:55

RE: Help me! I AM THICK!!

Cheapest DTS kit around, Sony HTK-315 click here

http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/default.asp?page=product&sku=305273&shopid=SHOPGCHBABBCHPJAT8815XVLA3462PJAB6368

I`ve just bought one and it`s fantastic. I did look at the DigiTheatre but i didn`t fancy the idea of the amp/decoder being built into the centre speaker, and this is cheaper!!

DS

RE: Sony-HTK-215 Home Theatre Kit. Does it have DTS?

I am not sure if the HTK-215 has DTS, I was going to buy one but opted for the HTK-315 instead. If I was you I would splash out on one it`s got DTS and is just fantastic. The 315 is a "off the shelf" kit as in the receiver and speakers can be purchased seperately not like the 215 which only comes as a kit, my feeling is that it`s easier to upgrade.

Cut & paste this URL for more info

http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/default.asp?page=product&sku=305273&shopid=SHOPGCHBABBCHPJAT8815XVLA3462PJAB6368

DS

RE: Gladiator R1 on Sammy 709

>Consigning the 709 to the bin is not an option!

I don`t know anything about the Sumsung 709 but you seem to be having a few probs with it! So I`d leave your options open if I was you ;-)

Cheers 007,

I know what you`re saying but up until now the 709 has done me good. Top notch picture & sound easy to hack. From what I can gather it`s a first generation player and is up to it`s limit when playing new discs. When I bought it there weren`t, to the best of my knowlege, any "cheap" chinese players on the market so it was the best budget option at the time. We all need to move on I suppose.

Daz

RE: Gladiator R1 on Sammy 709

Sorry folks I didn`t mean to start an argument!

I have already tried the disc on another player, I have a Cyberhome ADN-212 as well and it plays fine on it. I was using the RGB output on the 709 so i`ve set it to S-Video and it seems to have cured the problem. My TV can handle an RGB signal before anyone suggests that as a problem.
But I have come across another glitch, lip sync problems with Snatch on the 709!! Any suggestions??

Consigning the 709 to the bin is not an option!

Gladiator R1 on Sammy 709

I`ve noticed while playing Gladiator R1 on my Samsung 709 the picture looks a bit "pixelated" and kind of computer generated at times, I know there`s a lot of computer generated scenes in the film but it`s not them that are at fault. The problem is noticable at the very start of chapter 14 when the picture fades from blur to Ceasars face the blur and fade looks like a PC set on 256 colours. Can anyone help.

Cheers

DazBs

RE: Possibly a stupid question!

No Problem BA,

I had already looked at the Sony website and found a total lack of information. Ended up asking questions at my local Sony center, 62 miles away! Who wants to live in the North of Scotland!!

DBS

RE: Possibly a stupid question!

Thanks Dieselman, I`ve found the DTS soundtrack on U571. Why do they hide it away? Would it not be easier if the DD/DTS option screen was shown when you chose to play the movie instead of always defaulting to DD.... Just a thought!

RE: Decent Home Cinema system?

I`ve just bought a Sony HTK-315 for £360 from WebElectricals.co.uk. It consists of a STR-DE445 receiver and the SA-VE315 speaker package. It`s fantastic, DD5.1 and DTS, 60w per channel, RDS tuner and subwoofer is included. Try unbeatable.co.uk I think they are selling it for £60 cheaper (not happy).

Good Luck

RE: Possibly a stupid question!

Thanks guys for your advice. To confirm the amp is DTS and the DVD player is enabled for DTS. It seems on U571 I just wasn`t looking at the menus, I just put in the disc and played it! . This is my first DD/DTS receiver it came as part of the HTK-315 kit and as a budget option it`s fantastic, I would like to say better than the DigiTheatre DTS but I haven`t heard one yet.

Cheers once again

Possibly a stupid question!

Firstly forgive me i`m new to all this. I have just bought a DD/DTS surround system. After setting up I tested it using U571 R1and I noticed that the amp was in DD5.1 mode even though the disc is encoded with DD & DTS. When I watched Gladiator R1 the option to play the DTS soundtrack is in the disc`s menu. The point is there is no DTS button on the amp to switch it to DTS mode so unless the option is there like on Gladiator the amp will default to DD5.1. Am I missing something here?

PS. DTS output IS enabled on my DVD player and the amp is a Sony STR-DE445

Cheers in advance.

Possibly a stupid question!

Firstly forgive me i`m new to all this. I have just bought a DD/DTS surround system. After setting up I tested it using U571 R1and I noticed that the amp was in DD5.1 mode even though the disc is encoded with DD & DTS. When I watched Gladiator R1 the option to play the DTS soundtrack is in the disc`s menu. The point is there is no DTS button on the amp to switch it to DTS mode so unless the option is there like on Gladiator the amp will default to DD5.1. Am I missing something here?

PS. DTS output IS enabled on my DVD player and the amp is a Sony STR-DE445

Cheers in advance.

Sony HTK-315 - any good????

I was thinking of buying a Sony HTK-315 does anyone have one, is it any good, is it better than Digitheater DTS??

Cheers

Sony HTK-315 - any good????

I was thinking of buying a Sony HTK-315 does anyone have one, is it any good, is it better than Digitheater DTS??

Cheers

RE: question on sony htk 215

Go for an HTK-315. Unbeatable are selling one for £296.00 + £6.99 Delivery. It`s got DTS as well as DD, RDS receiver and various inputs. More powerful but not as compact.