Info and forum posts by 'StewartD'

RE: Phillips 711 mods help!!!

Its here on this site :-

http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/info/multiregion/full/philips750.asp


Stewart

RE: LG3350e -> Amp and Speakers

Guys,
I`m a reletive beginner myself but I`ve done a bit of research recently so heres my opinion.

If the LG3350 has a built in DD decoder then I would not buy an Amp that did not have a DTS decoder. This includes the original Digitheatre (You need the Digitheatre DTS). The HTK 215 does not decode DTS according to the specification.
Most DVD`s have DD 5.1 on them so if I were you I would get a set of 6 speakers (2 front, 1 centre 2 back and a subwoofer) and connect them up to your DVD for the time being. If you want to upgrade to a DTS decoder later on then you can still use the same speakers.

Hope this helps

Stewart.

RE: what buget dvd player

I recently bought my first DVD player. I bought a Philips 711 for £175 from www.dabs.com (2 free Bond movies included). I think Richer Sounds are selling it for a similar price but I dont know if you get the free movies. You will need a OneForAll remote ( I bought a OneForAll 4 Digital £23? from Argos) to do the hack. See here :-
http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/info/multiregion/full/philips750.asp

So for £200 you get a multi region DVD with an intact warrenty + OneForAll remote.
Theres a good review of the 711 on this site :-
http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/reviews/hardware.asp?Index=3333

Hope this helps

Stewart.

RE: TV/SKY sound thru AMP - connection advice required please.

Timp,
It was as simple as that. Cheers.

I might as well take the opportunity to ask for more info.
My Amp has 1 output socket for the sub-woofer. My sub has 2 sockets. The instructions for the sub says that if the Amp only has one socket then do not use it. Instead, connect the sub to the main speaker connections and connect the main speakers to the sub. I did this and it works fine except I dont get a test signal thru the sub (I can get a test signal if I connect the sub to the amp using the 1 socket on the amp to 1 socket on the sub). The manual did not explain why you set the sub up like this. Does anyone know?

Thanks
Stewart

This item was edited on Thursday, 22nd March 2001, 10:29

RE: TV/SKY sound thru AMP - connection advice required please.

Thanks guys.
I connected the Sky box to the Amp but only got sound from the 2 front speakers. I then connected the TV to the Amp (instead of Sky) and again I got sound from the 2 front speakers. If the sound also came from the centre speaker then it would be worthwhile. Am I doing somethink wrong? Which speakers should I be getting sound from?

Thanks
Stewart

TV/SKY sound thru AMP - connection advice required please.

Hi,
Just recieved my new Amp (Pioneer 796RDS) and speakers. Reading through the manual before going out to buy the required leads and I need some help.
What I want is to get the TV sound thru the Amp/Speakers without losing any digital sound that Sky transmits (if they do)? I am unsure how to do this. The Amp manual shows the option of connecting a TV Tuner or Satellite tuner to the amp using audio/video cords but NOT BOTH. Also, there are no video connections in the Sky Digibox and TV, dont know if this makes any difference.

Also, is there any advantage to connecting the the DVD/Amp with analogue audio leads as well as the Digital Coaxial/Optical connection as suggested in the manual?

All advice gratefully received.

Stewart.