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RETIRED
Welp, I've been on the phone with crutchfield and dell for the past two days trying to figure out whats wrong with my home theatre.

My setup was working perfect until two days ago. suddenly, my dvd's would flash on/off in 1-2 sec incrememnts for ever. But, only on the hdmi output. Hrmmmm. is my dvd player shot, or is my tv shot? after tons of troubleshooting, and finially spending another $100 on a hdmi -> dvi cable (my tv has both, but my dvd player only has hdmi), it worked- putting the culprit on the tv.

Hung up with crutchfield, called Dell. I actually got an american guy too -- which is why i called crutchfiled in the first place. I love thier tech support and the way they do business. I don't mind paying a little more for a product, knowing that they stand behind it for LIFE. Anyway, Dell's tech support fuckign sucks... or at least it used to. Perhaps, maybe their tv tech support isn't in india anymore??? Either way- i was impressed.

They had an inhouse setup and the guy was actually playing with his demo model as we were talking.

All said and done, they think the hdmi board of the TV is out. They are sending me a new one for in-house replacement :)

Another porblem i had was that the sleep timer would not work. it used to, but it broke at the same time the hdmi did. Something must've fried.

What sucks, is that it won't be until mid-march. They are all on backorder until then. Damn popular unit i guess- they can't keep up. But, the tv still works- i just have to use the dvi input for now, or component vid.. i have both plugged in, so we'll see :p
 
lol @ dell's tech support sucking.


They won the award for best support like 3-4years in a row now.
 
bah... I've got a new 27" flat screen tv with a brand new sony 5.1 600 watt surround sound dvd home theater and it only cost $370 total.
how much did you pay? my system works
:shrug2:
 
Until 2006 when HDTV is standardized everywhere, my little setup works just fine.

BTW, what are all the higher end video connections mentioned above? I'm just using component video outputs.
 
Originally posted by Prowler@Jan 16 2005, 07:33 PM
bah... I've got a new 27" flat screen tv with a brand new sony 5.1 600 watt surround sound dvd home theater and it only cost $370 total.
how much did you pay? my system works
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"600" watts ehh? just like my pc speakers are 500 watts.

i've paid a lot... but i have top notch shit, and it sounds and looks fucking awesome. i have NO regrets with spending the kind of money that i did on it.

TV: Dell 42" plasma w/ built in hd tuner, every input imaginable.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/p...en&s=dhs#tabtop

Receiver: Onkyo SR701 Receiver, THX Select Certified
http://www.us.onkyo.com/model.cfm?m=TX-SR7...ss=Receiver&p=i

Speakers: 5.1 Inifinity Primus
- Center
C25
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mt88vxhXqG0/c...12100&I=108PC25
-Sub
PS10
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mt88vxhXqG0/c...12300&I=108PS10
Mains:
Primus 360
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mt88vxhXqG0/c...12000&I=108P360
Rear Surrounds:
Primus 150
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mt88vxhXqG0/c...37900&I=108P150

DVD player:
Sony DVP-NS975V
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mt88vxhXqG0/c...00&I=158DVP975V


and here's some pics of my room :)

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steal my shit and i'll break yer neck :)
 
jesus christ..i just got a 20 inch flat screen with rca receiver and 5.1, and rca dvd player. walmart special, sounds and looks decent..good enough for me
 
i got the table from my old work. it was just sitting in my room on its side with the legs off. why spend 400 bucks on a nice glass unit or whatever when i have a table sitting right there? when i get my own place, i'll be using the table as a table, so i'll get something for it then.

as for my bed- i've had it since i was 4. whatever. i don't sleep with anyone but myself.
 
Originally posted by pissedoffsol@Jan 17 2005, 08:17 AM
ias for my bed- i've had it since i was 4. whatever. i don't sleep with anyone but myself.
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I sense a bit of pretzel logic in this whole thing !


-> Steve
 
Originally posted by pissedoffsol@Jan 17 2005, 08:17 AM

as for my bed- i've had it since i was 4. whatever. i don't sleep with anyone but myself.
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I think Palmela Handerson is a wee bit upset at that comment ;)
 
B, what's your dvd count up to these days?? it looks like my collection!
 
you are a DVD whore.


get out of mama's house already.

where's pics of the b16 swap? yea I know it just a b16, but you always have some ghetto ass shit hooked up
 
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