I am in doubt between CP1500PFCLCD and CP1500AVRLCD for my Home Theater. Which one will fit me better ? Do I really need the PFC feature ?
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You can't go wrong with the sine wave feature of the PFC, as it will keep all battery backed up devices running in a power failure. With the AVR model, you are taking a chance on devices with an active power supply of shutting down in a power failure, defeating the purpose of the UPS. Active power supplies are becoming more and more common on high end electronics and PCs. While you might not need a sine wave UPS for the equipment you have now, you might need it after you buy a new smart TV, a new home theater PC, or a new game console, etc.
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I'd choose the PFC version since it has a has a higher-quality sine wave output that is less likely to cause problems with the connected equipment.
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As others have said the Sine Wave power is WELL worth it for the life of all of your equipment. Most newer, higher end, devices have active power supplies these days. Do you need it, no not really, but why take the chance when you buying something like this to protect equipment that you've spent a bunch of money on?
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I was told the main benefit to the PFC battery backups besides not causing equipment to reboot or shut down is that it is more efficient power which supposedly correlates to less of an electric bill over the long term.
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I have a 175 watt Yamaha receiver and I bought and returned the ave version because it wouldn't even turn on my receiver from the battery ports but did work through the surge port. I Plan on buying the PFC version but haven't as of yet
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I have the same issue with the DG710 (only difference is one less HDMI and 10watt less per channel, otherwise, same unit) and the only solution was to set all outputs to "Bitstream" I spent an hour with Sony on the phone and could not get the receiver to play 5.1 PCM from any source but a PS3 game, why, I don't know, I tried 4 different Blu-Ray disk. I am exchanging mine through Amazon for a new one, I don't know what I'll do if the new one doesn't work. Some people have claimed the Lossless audio works great (lossless is PCM only) yet CNet reviewed and claimed it mixed all PCM to 2.1, which is what both of our units have done. Apparently it's a hit or miss issue, some work, some don't. I hope I get a good one next time.
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I played this unit on both of my 1080P TVs. One is way more detailed than the other. There is about 5 year difference between the two. So I think it matters on your TV. Also this unit does not play all files as stated.
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Most receivers under $1500 don't have high quality upscaling. Your projector will have some form of upscaling and it might be better than an A/V receiver - or the receiver might be better. Neither will be great. If your cable box outputs HDMI, then I'm not sure there is anything. I *think* the Sony 2400ES does digital upscaling. Everything else in this price range only upscales analog inputs such as component. The Denon 1909, Onkyo 606 (or higher), Yamaha v663, etc. There are lots of in this range that do analog upconversion, but again, it probably won't be great.
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Right now I'm trying to decide to get Denon AVR 891 or 2311ci Vs. Onkyo ??I have a large opened livingroom and dinning Room and what great sound.I am looking at the Mirage MX5.1 home set speakers??? Do I need a sound speakerin front of the TV. I was looking at 55" samsung 7000& 8000Vs Sony????Please if anybody can get me some feedback would be appreciated much.
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I'm sold on the 8060 with powered sub, great for both music and movies. We previewed the smaller ProCenter 1000 and some other larger center channels, but kept going back to the 8060 for fuller sound and more punch. We have a large Paradigm powered sub in the back corner for overall movie soundtrack range, but this improves the action front and center.
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Kurt,Thanks for your help.We liked the reviews on the KDL-52V5100 better than the kdl-46V5100 and bought it as a bundle with the PS3 hope we didn't make a mistake, I don't know why the 52 inch tv in this model had better reviews than the 46 inch. I hope this isn't a stupid question but what is a 8-bit panel and a 10-bit panel and should we have gone with the 10-bit panel tv?Thanks Dede
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I'm completely unfamiliar with this issue. I use my player for my UK and European commercial DVDs. A brief search revealed the CPRM issue has been plaguing people for nearly a decade. Have you tried researching the issue online? There are usually some good tech forums around for discussions such as this one. Good luck.
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Hi Tom,I purchased a Panasonic BD80. They provide specific instructions and connected it to Onkyo for analog audio 5.1ch. There is a setup screen to select 5.1ch and I was sure to select multichannel PCM. I used the Onkyo DVD multichannel button on the remote started playback. It did display "multichannel" but not PCM. It still sounds like stereo to me and have no idea what I might might have done wrong. Any way thank for your help.Dennis
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Instead of getting the Pioneer DV-410, I just got a refurb Philips DVP5990 from buy.com for $35, and was very satisfied with it. Anyway this is for the 27" tv in my bedroom, so video quality is not the most critical issue. For my 42" LCD I bought a Western Digital TV HD player which plays almost every video formats from a usb hard drive or flash drive in 720P or 1080P.
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When you go into setup, go to Disc Edit and finalize. You can download the manual at http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/cpindex.pl?scy=US&slg=AEN&cat=DVD_HOME_THEATER_CA&sct=DVD_RECORDERS_SU&grp=HOME_ENTERTAINMENT_GR&session=20090428110023_67.237.33.247&ctn=DVDR3505/37&mid=Link_UserManuals&hlt=Link_UserManuals
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Gamble, The other BIG difference is that the 65's HDMI inputs actually ACCEPT 1080p vs. being 1080p COMPATIBLE and scaling down to 1080i only to reformat it back to "P" like the 61. Go for the 65...I was in the same boat as you until I found that out reading my Crutchfield catalog. Only makes sense for HD-DVD (now a dead format) and Blu-Ray
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My Philips TV does not have an optical output so I used the digital line out to the soundbar, the sound comes out pretty loud, on the other hand I used an optical out of my Bluray player. When I play a movie on the bluray, I am able to compare sounds by switching back and forth using the remote, the Optical sounds clearly louder and better than the digital line.
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This unit is supposed to convert both SPDIF optical or PCM Coaxial digital, with priority given to SPDIF. Since my Bluray player uses Coaxial, I had to disable SPDIF, therefore I don't know how well it works for non-PCM.
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Does this mean that the speakers on teh TV will still be able to play audio?And that the audio from the DVD needs to get to the Onkyo via optical?So you can use the TV for center speaker, and the rest of the speakers for the soundstage? Sounds good! And also allows the system to remain simple to use (for the wife) without the Onkyo, but can easily become a ciname system at the press of a power button? Wow!
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Thanks for the info. That was exactly the type of information I was looking for. I don't think the audio will make a difference to me. I'm very new to the HD community and by the time I get around to surround sound, something else will be out there. I read your review of the 570; very good review, nice and detailed. (I was thinking that if I decided on the 570, I might just add a few more dollars and get a PS3. It's the only bluray player I've actually used.) I was glad to read that you liked the upconversion. I've got too many DVDs and want to make sure my bluray player will do a good job on those. Again, thanks. Thanks for the info. That was exactly the type of information I was looking for. I don't think the audio will make a difference to me. I'm very new to the HD community and by the time I get around to surround sound, something else will be out there. I read your review of the 570; very good review, nice and detailed. (I was thinking that if I decided on the 570, I might just add a few more dollars and get a PS3. It's the only bluray player I've actually used.) I was glad to read that you liked the upconversion. I've got too many DVDs and want to make sure my bluray player will do a good job... » Read More Thanks for the info. That was exactly the type of information I was looking for. I don't think the audio will make a difference to me. I'm very new to the HD community and by the time I get around to surround sound, something else will be out there. I read your review of the 570; very good review, nice and detailed. (I was thinking that if I decided on the 570, I might just add a few more dollars and get a PS3. It's the only bluray player I've actually used.) I was glad to read that you liked the upconversion. I've got too many DVDs and want to make sure my bluray player will do a good job on those. Again, thanks. « Show Less
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For best audio control use a processor like audiocontrol or similar. The pac unit simply gives you 2 sets of 20-20k hz output. (I noticed a little low level noise when j used it. Next project will use the rf's 360.2 or audiocontrol lc6