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I've searched this forum and have not found a satisfactory answer to this question. How can I tell if the power rating for my AVR is for "all channels driven?" I have a Yamaha RX-V2500 which is rated at 910 watts (130 watts x 7 channels). This is a considered a high current amp. From the...

Thanks to all who commented. I just brought home a Polk CSi5. It sound great. I guess my next upgrade would be the surrounds, probably the FXi3 or FXi5.

Thanks mazersteven and davemcc for your advice.

I'm about to purchase a center channel speaker (and possibly surrounds) to replace my Polk RM302 center channel. Currently I have Polk RTi10's as my fronts and RM2000 (older model - similar to the RM101) ans my surrrounds. I'm also running a Polk PSW404 and PSW303 subs (stacked). My AVR is a...

I have a Yamaha RX-V2500 driving Polk RTi10 Fronts and a Polk PSW 404 subwoofer. My question concerns the bass out setting on the receiver. If the bass out setting is set to BOTH (bass out of the fronts and sub) will special LFE signals from DVD's be sent to the fronts also or just the sub...

I am using an HDMI cable and the player has been updated to the lastest firmware (Version 2.0).

From my experiments, it is happening on all standard definition DVD's. There have been no problems with HD DVD's.

I have a Toshiba A20 HD DVD player. The following message occurs peroidically "down-res to 480P". It occurs (while playing standard DVD's) when I change the source on my monitor to something other than the DVD player and then change it back again. When I press the display button on the...

I've owned that model for about a year, and it is a solid unit. It is connected to my Yamaha RX-V2500 via an optical cable. Up until yesterday, I was using it as a DVD/CD player. The DVD functions are not needed now (purchased a Toshiba A20 HD DVD player). This units upconverts DVD very well...

I just purchased a Toshiba A20 HD DVD player. It is connected to a Yamaha RX-V2500 receiver via a toslink cable. My question is what should my audio settings be in the player to receive the best performance, Bitstream or PCM? The receiver can decode Dobly Digital, DTS, etc... It is connected...

I'm in the market for buying an HD-DVD player and can't decide between two models. The Toshiba A20 outputs 720p/1080i/1080p and upconcoverts up to 480p/720p/1080i/1080p. The A2 outputs 720p/1080i and upconcoverts up to 480p/720p/1080i. My TV (Samsung HP-S5053) has a native resolution of...

I have a Samsung 50 inch plasma panel. Sometimes there are vertical bars (normal when watching a 4:3 source on a 16:9 panel). Sometimes there are horizontal bars (normal when the movie is in an aspect ratio other than 16:9). But, I've instances where both horizontal and vertical bars are...

This sub did not come from a HTIB. It was purchased as a sub-sat system about 14 years ago (Polk RM-3000). At the time, it was one of the best systems available (won many awards). Also, the system cost me $1000+ (hardly worthless). The manufacturers instructions on connection is to connect...

I have a Samsumg HP-S5053 50 inch plasma tv that has developed dead pixels after about a month of operation. There are about 3 - 4 dead pixels (red in color) in one spot. Is this a common occurence for a new set? It is only noticeable during light scenes. Any feedback would be appreciated.

The fronts are rated at the low end at 90 hz (130 hz at -3 db). There is some overlap but not much at the lower end. Thanks for your advice.

1. This sub doesn't have an external dial for the cross-over frequency. I think the sub is rated at 35 - 200 hz. 2. I am using the receivers bass management for the powered sub. I have the front speakers set to "large" (only way to get sound out of the passive sub) and bass out set to...

I have a Yamaha RX-V2500 receiver. Currently I have a powered sub connected via the sub pre-out. I have a Polk RM-1000 passive sub laying around that I would like to use. Can I connect this sub to the front channel B-terminals of the receiver or must I connect it to the A-terminals (along...

I have a Yamaha DVD-C950 DVD player connected to a Yamaha RX-V2500 A/V receiver via an optical connection. Which is better to use, the DD/DTS decoders of the reveiver or the DVD player? Currently, the receiver is set to STRAIGHT and it detects the type of signal coming from the DVD player...