Can I hook up extra speaker to stereo?
Have an old stereo with standard left + right speaker terminals, says 6-61 ohmcurrently have 6 ohm speakers connectedHave a spare 8 ohm speaker, can I connect it to one channel aswell as the 6 ohm...
View Article4K Passthrough on A/V Receiver
Hi,I have a Yamaha HTR-3065 receiver which is a few years old now, but the documentation says it has 4K passthrough. I am looking at upgrading to a new Sony X9300D 4K HDR TV, along with a PS4 Pro and...
View ArticleAnyone with a Sony X9300D TV
Looking at getting one of these, and was wondering if there are any owners that can comment on them.Will be replacing a Panasonic VT50 Plasma which is being moved to a different room.Black levels have...
View ArticleWhere to get movies now my local video store closed
Our local video store closed, a really sad day as they were still useful for the current games, and video releases I missed on Cinema release? I missed the last xmen and was waiting for it on Blu-ray...
View ArticleStarting from Scratch with distributed music system (Sonos?)
Hi My father in law has a holiday house and he has asked me to replace his old traditional CD music system.He likes the Sonos system that I have at home but the catches are that he doesnt have a...
View ArticleAny way to get movies off MySky box?
Got a bunch of movies on my Sky box. (It's a regular model, about 2-3 years old).I want to shift some of these movies to storage.Can't see how to do this. Maybe it's not possible?MySky is connected to...
View ArticleHDMI Switch recommendation please!
Hi all. I have run out of hdmi inputs on my reciever and am hoping someone can enlighten me on switches as I have read about them but have had no practical knowledge of them.
View ArticleThe earthquake killed my beloved Panny plasma, what to replace with?
Just arrived our Welly CBD apartment post earthquake. My much beloved Panny 65" ST60 is no more. Gutted. Don't really want to spend $10k on a 65" OLED, but what else comes close to the plasma for...
View ArticleA question for HT projector enthusiasts
I'm looking for a movie watching replacement for my 65" Neo plasma that this week's earthquake killed.Having spent quite of bit of today previewing TV options, I remain underwhelmed of the 65"LCD/OLED...
View ArticleIs there such a thing as a CEC "injector"?
Hi,I've tried a few keywords in Google but I'm not really sure what to search for here :)Like most modern models, my Blu-ray player and TV both support CEC, allowing me to use the TV remote to control...
View ArticleWhat TV?
Coming time to replace my 12 year old panny plasma :/ Its showing its age and things have moved on a lot. its a 42" 720ish set.Was in JB hifi yesterday and (as I knew I would) ended up in front of the...
View ArticleNot that impressed with my new LG 55UH850T - thinking of taking it back!?
I recently replaced my 8 year old Samsung Tulip M8 46" LCD television, with the LG LG SUPER UHD 4K TV 55'' (55UH850T) - one of the better LED televisions LG has before going to OLED, which I just can't...
View ArticleProjector Pitch For a Sloping Roof
So I'm mounting a projector on the ceiling, but the roof is sloped up 6 degrees towards the screen. I have a projector mount but it doesn't have any pitch adjustment (recognising that mounting...
View ArticleAV Receiver / speaker compatibility, and options
All, I have moved into a new home which has a sony home theater system (DAV-IS10) mounted on the walls and ceiling. Ideally I would like to re-use the speakers as they seem decent enough and I would...
View ArticleNew TV
Noel has some cheap ish deals on TV's over the weekend.SWMBO has decreed we might take advantage of same. She won't be persuaded into top notch areas on pricing grounds but $1500-$2500 is probably safe...
View ArticleSamsung UA50KU6000 thoughts?
Heya,Looking at getting an entry level 50" TV. Budget is upto $1500 or so. Lots of TV sales this weekend, The Samsung UA50KU6000 is on sale at most retailers for $1350. Is this a good deal / is this a...
View ArticlePhone or tablet as a media controller?
Not sure this is exactly the right category...I have disposed of all FM tuners but still like to listen to some radio content. The FM reception wasn't that great so when updating the home theater setup...
View ArticlePanasonic TH-40D4000Z - image too green
Just bought a new Panasonic 40" Viera TH-40D4000Z:http://www.panasonic.com/nz/consumer/tvs-home-theatre-and-audio/viera-televisions/led-tvs/th-40d400z.htmlProblem is, the greens are too prevalent,...
View ArticleBest universal remote for semi complex setup - Nov 2016
I have a Harmony One universal remote, which was great in its day but it's starting to annoy me, plus the touch screen is starting to fail. The main problem is isn't not reliably turning one device on...
View ArticleHarmony Connection Problem and Solution
My Harmony 5252 remote wouldn't connect to my Surface Pro running Windows 10 via USB. The harmony software couldn't connect to the remote even though the remote displays "USB Connected".I've posted on...
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