Home Theater

I just bought a Gateway desktop (gm5472) which came with a tv tuner card in the back and integrated composite video and audio (red/white/yellow) in the front. It runs off of vista, but it does have the windows media center application. Im media center I can only see the RF input from the tuner card because it wants me to select the tv type (sattilite, cable, antenna) I only have an RF antenna and that is all it sees.

How come it never sees the s-video in the back or the composite in the front when i run their little wizard and have it detect video sources?

I even have the PS2 running and playing a DVD so that I know that there is a signal of some kind to see.

2007-08-05 18:21:24 · 1 answers · asked by thehuessy 1

2007-08-05 17:34:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-05 16:08:41 · 3 answers · asked by mike r 3

I've got a new LCD TV hooked up to a DVD Player via component cables. Everytime I watch a movie and there's an explosion scene or flashes of lightning, the TV goes to black screen and displys AV2 Component on the top right corner of the TV. Does anyone know how I can prevent it from happening again?

2007-08-05 10:16:18 · 3 answers · asked by kpan 4

I know subs are louder in certain places when you walk around a room so im just wondering where i can put it to get the most out of it.

2007-08-05 07:49:26 · 4 answers · asked by routman21 2

I live in a small flat, big walls but bad layout restricts places for the TV. I want to get rid of the TV completely and project something on the walls. I'm a complete novice. Advice wanted on a PROJECTOR (good makes etc) + sky/cable set-up. Please

Thanks in advance x

2007-08-05 06:20:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I use my xbox360 as the extender for Windows Media Center (WMC) so I can view my photos, films from approved downloaded subscription sites like Vongo etc. and other media. But is there a way to have downloaded Divx films and other downloaded film formats streamed thru WMC to the xbox360 and thus my TV screen as well?

2007-08-04 20:24:25 · 1 answers · asked by leftwing_irishcatholic 2

What the heck!? if it's 720x480, 720/480=3/2, so it's obviously a 3:2 aspect ratio, NOT a 4:3. 640x480 is 4:3.

so how can it be both 4:3 AND 720x480???

2007-08-04 20:20:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

who makes or sells good speaker kits for beginners which invlolves no cutting of the cabinets just assembaly. wich also sound good.

2007-08-04 19:16:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I played a movie thru my laptop and hooked up the audio thru my receiver. This is an old receiver w/ 2 speakers. The sound is good when playing CDs, but the sound is lousy when playing the movie. It kind of cracks when I increase the volume. Do you know what I need to do to fix the audio problem? I really don't need perfect sound, but just want a lot cleaner audio.

Thx!

2007-08-04 18:38:24 · 4 answers · asked by Mike 1

I have my speakers placed in pretty good positions, now I just want to know the volume to set each speaker at? Should the center speaker be set higher to hear the dialogue better and the side speakers lower so the soundtrack doesn't over power?

Any advice?

2007-08-04 18:26:59 · 6 answers · asked by KIRK2010 2

i want one for my room cause my other 5.1 system broke...my budget is about 0-150...and if possible is there one for that price that you can use while watching tv....(as in the surround sound is playing while your watching tv)

2007-08-04 17:38:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

1080p plasma HDTV, XBOX 360, HD DVD player. With 5.1 surround or possibly better. I just want to know what to look for in a reciever or CD player that will support these in a surround sound atomsphere. What HDMI ports will I need?

2007-08-04 17:09:38 · 4 answers · asked by Nicholas N 2

I know the Onkyo has the HQV, while the Denon 3808 doesn't, but I've heard nothing but bad things about the Onkyos, and heard nothing but good things about the Denon... I don't know who to listen to, and I'm looking to upgrade.. So what do I do? Which is the superior A/V Receiver?

2007-08-04 13:06:54 · 1 answers · asked by Aaron B 1

Whenever I watch a DVD, gradients appears as bands of color instead of beeing smooth, giving the images a 'blocky' feel. This is especially apparent during night scenes where black zones are very pixellated. Normal TV programs don't have this problem.
I'm not familiar with all that technology: I see that my DVD player and TV have all sorts of input and output jacks.. Currently, I use a cable with yellow plugs to link DVD and TV. My TV is a conventional CRT Toshiba model 20AF41C. My DVD player is a Panasonic DVD-F87.
Any hints on how I could improve this? Thanks!

2007-08-04 12:58:19 · 4 answers · asked by Kerans 2

You know, the little plastic clippy button; you press it down, so you can insert the speaker wire? I have two of them that are broken, so my center channel and my subwoofer (the two most important ones!) keep dropping out because of the loose connection. Is there a way to replace or fix those little plastic tabs?

2007-08-04 08:57:53 · 2 answers · asked by scottychop 2

this is gonna sound weird but where can i find a pair of bookshelf speakers with around 8-10'' woofers that are ORANGE.something like studio monitor speakers.

2007-08-04 08:56:52 · 2 answers · asked by livinloud4life2000 1

2007-08-04 08:03:14 · 1 answers · asked by sacinaustintx 1

My TV has picture options to convert it to 16:9 but when I do it, it will blow the pixels up- making it look like an ordinary digital channel. So my question is, is the 4:3 aspect ratio on HD channels by design to compress the pixels more or do I have to manually adjust to fit the screen?

I have a 30 inch, 1080i widescreen HDTV (it's 16:9 by default) and the ordinary digital channels fit the screen.

2007-08-04 07:06:02 · 3 answers · asked by Beer Farts 5

when your stereo is playing music is shows bars going up and down. i think their for the different frequency's like when a symbol splash's one of the bars will shoot up. what is this piece of equipment and what are the benefits of having one.

2007-08-03 17:54:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

bestbuy and circuitcity are selling this for 180 right now. and on circuitcitys website it got a rating of 4.5. but it has 600watts. most home theater systems have 1000 or so. i like bass and that is really my biggest concern. i want to feel the bass when im watching a movie or playing a game or listening to music. it says it has a 100watt bass and i have 120watt bass in my room that connects to my laptop and i love that. but just wondering if anyone has this and is happy with this product and doesnt' reccomend spending 400 on a 1000 watt system. Again let me knwo how the bass is. if bass is weak can i buy a better bass and connect it to this system?

Thanks for any help

2007-08-03 16:53:19 · 4 answers · asked by Joe 2

how to put the key code on the coolsat 6000? please help!

2007-08-03 14:55:46 · 2 answers · asked by pimp_shrink 1

I have an upscaling dvd player and so far the dvds look fantastic, but, I was wondering if an HD-DVD or Blu-ray player would be much of a step into the HD world over upscaling to 720p? Also if it is worth it which HD-DVD or Blu-ray player would you recomend. I had my eye on the Toshiba HD-A2 due to the price.

2007-08-03 12:05:15 · 3 answers · asked by Tyler O 1

I bought the Sony Dream System last year. I want to buy the Blu-Ray if I can hook it up to the Dream System through an HDMI cable thereby eliminating the need to buy a whole new audio system.

2007-08-03 11:38:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

We live in a rural area and have very dirty electrical power, and lots of lightning in the summer. I've always used a battery back-up to protect the TV, sat reciever, stereo, etc. The one we have needs to be replaced. How do I pick the next one? Are the ones you buy for computers suitable for TV and sound sysetms?

2007-08-03 11:04:41 · 3 answers · asked by ? 4

I'm trying to get the best speakers for my stereo receiver. Here are my receiver details...

Power output, stereo mode, 8 Ohms, THD 0.9 %, 50 Hz~20 kHz ....... 2 X 105 W

Total harmonic distortion, 8 Ohms, 105 W, 1 kHz .............................. 0.05 %

For safe amplifier operation, use the speakers with impedance of over 8Ohmswhen you use only SPEAKER A or B terminals and use the speakers with impedance of over 16Ohms when you use both SPEAKER A and B terminals.

What should I be looking for in a speaker?

2007-08-03 07:10:46 · 5 answers · asked by nesterhowardson 2

If you had a choice on who you would want to write a book on home theater, who would you choose?

I ask you to limit your submissions to those who participate in the Home Theater section.

2007-08-03 06:43:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I researched and found the Sony BDPS1 Blu-ray Disc Player to be quite audio friendly as well as giving good Hi-Def video experience. Any other suggestions?

2007-08-03 05:34:09 · 6 answers · asked by S T 1

i have a dlp mitsubishi projector and a toshiba projector, io have them linked through a s-video cable it wont work plz helpeverything ois connectewd and projector is on s-video format wtf do i do'''first rite = 10 pts

2007-08-03 05:02:56 · 4 answers · asked by chris 2

its a hard question but try an answer it if you can cause i need to measure my room the max it can be from the wall i recon is 2m

2007-08-03 04:29:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous