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Does anyone know how much power a subwoofer is really supposed to draw at the wall compared to how it is rated? I have a Klipsch KA-1000-THX that is supposed to be 1500W AC but in use only pulls 30W from the power source. Is this normal or should I get this replaced?

Do these sets have rectangular pixels to have a 16:9 viewable image or do they have square pixels and an actual image aspect ratio of 15:9? Am interested in getting the pioneer 1130HD but I don't want a panel with non-square pixels--it is just too big of a pain when trying to use a computer.

Is it possible to get perfect geometry with a ceiling mounted projector and a wall mounted screen? Are professional installers supposed to be able to get all four corners of the image to match your chosen screen? Am I asking the installer too much if want the geometry to be like that of a flat...

For those owners of 1080p sets that accept native 1080p who are twiddling their thumbs until Bluray or HD-DVD arrives why not take advantage of a new feature that Nvidia has finally released for their high end graphics cards : with driver 84.43 * Added SLI profile for Tomb Raider: Legend...

Most of the talk on these boards has been whether or not a set accepts true 1080p (60 fps) signals. The reason being that HD-DVD will likely offer that resolution. On the otherhand what content is actually available that takes advantage of the increased framerate of 1080p? As far as I know...

Does anyone know if current shows like CSI, ER, West wing and 1080i are shot with a 1080i camera and hence have a native frame rate of 30 fps or if they are shot as 1080p 24 fps and broadcast as 1080i. I'm curious because it would seem that if the content is natively 24 fps progressive then it...

Does anyone know if a 19 inch plasma screen with a resolution of 1280x1024 exists for use as a computer monitor?

I recently moved and am now unhappy with where my subwoofer is positioned because of room constraints. Any thoughts on the use of a subwoofer as a speaker stand? Yay or nay?

Has anybody tried these earphones? I would just like to say that it is one of the most pleasant surprises I had in a while. I was looking for a nice set of in the ear phones for a PDA. I tried the sony fontopia hoping that at $40 it should perform fairly well. The sony's went back to best buy...

Are there any IPOD owners on this forum? I just wanted to know if any of you have archived your CD collections onto your unit with the IPOD lossless codec

Do you guys know if any of the 720p stations namely fox, abc, and espn broadcast anything that is natively shot at 60 fps?

What are the proper settings for horizontal and vertical sync polarity?

Is there any combination of DVD player and display device currently available that allows you to watch 24 fps content at 24 fps?

Does anyone know what the bitrate is for program content on satellite TV as well as digital cable? For example ATSC OTA HDTV is either 1920x1080i or 1280x720p with a bitrate of around 19 MBps. I would like to know what the specs are for satellite and digital cable. I have a feeling that the...

This topic got touched on while discussing 12 vs 14 bit DVD players. It's probably better to talk about it on a separate thread. My belief is that if you have 16 bit 44 Khz sound and you upsample it to 24 bit 96 Khz it will still sound like 16 bit 44 Khz sound. If it doesn't then the hardware...

Get an audiometry test and find out that by the time you can actually afford to buy gear that goes 20 Hz to 20000 HZ, you can really only hear between 30 and 12000 Hz

Which would people prefer; a cable or interconnect that was as neutral or transparent or (insert fancy terminology here) as it could get but would break down within 3 months to a year or one that was 50-90 percent as good sonically but lasted 5 years? Pretend cost is not an issue.

Does anyone know what speaker set-up a movie studio engineer uses when mixing a film sound track. I am particularly interested in what kind of surround speaker (direct, bipole, tripole, etc.) is used. Does anybody know the size of the mixing room and what the exact locations of the monitors are...

To all those HTPC enthusiasts out there, I just wanted to let you know about the Coolmax 480 Fanless power supply and the Athlon XP-M 2500 processor. One of the most annoying things about the HTPC is how noisy the fans can get;well the first part solves a big part of that. The processor on...

Any suggestions for aesthetically running speaker wire along a white wall? Can't do in wall wiring.