budget 2.0 or 2.1 speakers for TV
Hi,After a decent pair of speakers for brother's Panny ST30 plasma. I know nothing about this stuff, want something semi-musical (ie better than TV speakers) and with a bit of bass oomf when required...
View ArticleHow to convert DVD to the standard MP4? (The SD x264 TV Releasing Standards...
I've decided to convert my tv show DVDs to the new standardised MP4 files for storage on my external harddrive. I found this 'how-to' website -...
View Article40" Budget TV Recommendations
Hey all,Sorry if this has been asked before... I'm in the market for a new TV, but the massive amount of different models with similar features around the same price makes the buying experience REALLY...
View ArticleTV Calibrator?
Hi,Does anyone know anyone who calibrates LED TV's in New Plymouth?I am having a bit of trouble with getting the perfect settings on my Samsung UA55D7000.... Thought someone might know how or who could...
View ArticleHD PVR 2 Gaming Edition - VHS to Digital Format (Mp4)?
Hi,Not too sure if this is the right place, but has anyone used the HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition to convert VHS to mp4?Does anyone have any recomendations on VHS to some sort of digital format?Thanks
View ArticleSony KDL-EX500 Dead, LED Blinking 7 times in a row.
Anyone know much about Sony blink codes?Our KDL32-EX500 has just gone belly up. Sometimes it turns on and works for a bit, then other times it will not power on at all. Every time it dies, the red...
View ArticleProjector Screens
Anyone no of a place that allows in home trials for projector screens?Just picked up a Benq w7000. Not looking at a good quality screen. But want to try befor I buy.
View Articlerapalloav Hdmi Cables Any good?
Hi Guys,So just about to buy my HDMI cables to install, have been looking at the rapalloav stuff and while they sound good, the pricing is high (for me its very high , maybe not relative to other...
View ArticleCheap 3D TV
I recently bought an LG D2542P computer monitor. It supports what LG call "Cinema 3D". True to their word, you can view 3D content on it with the same "Real D 3D" glasses you'd wear at Hoyts or other...
View ArticleMedia Player Recommendations
Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum so hopefully I'm putting this in the right section. I am slowly looking around for a media player, not in any hurry so I don't want to rush into buying one...
View ArticleJaycar IR over coax gear.
It seems to be on clearance at the moment, so finally got around to getting me some of it.Seems to work great, works with the mysky, but I have a couple of questions that I am wondering about other...
View ArticleWifi dongle for lg SMART tv
Hey anyone know if its possible to use any other brand of wifi dongle for LG SMART TV other then there own one(an wf100) has anyone given it a go?
View ArticleAny turntable/vinyl users?
Good Evening all,I'm just getting back into vinyls after a bit of a hiatus and while I've still got a few records, sadly a turntable is absent. So this is a question to all the vinylphiles on here....
View ArticleHelp with subwoofer issue - Velodyne CHT
HiI have a velodyne CHT-10R sub hooking up to my home theatre amp in my home theatre roomWhen I leave I turn off the power at the wall to all devicesA while back the sub started doing something...
View ArticleKitchen audio - ceiling speakers + amp?
We're getting our kitchen redone - anyone wired theirs for sound?I'm thinking something simple like an amp in a cupboard and some speakers in the ceilingWhat about waterproofing against the cooking...
View ArticleAV receiver has noisy PSU/fan how fix - Pioneer VSX-C
Hi all,I have a Pioneer AV receiver with a somewhat annoying hum.It's a VSX-C501 which is a slimline all digital ampI can hear the hum, which may have been there since new, over the show I'm watching...
View ArticleCopy data off DVR hard drive
Is there any way to make a digital copy of films on a DVR hard drive other than burning to DVDs? I have heard that files are not computer-readable and removing the hard drive will delete them. Can...
View ArticleS-video question
I know this is old technology but I still need to do this: I am trying to make a Sony DVR work with an old Pace decoder. The Pace only has SCART connectors and the best input on the Sony is s-video. I...
View ArticlePioneer BDP150 Blu-Ray Player
Has anyone brought one or know about the Pioneer BDP150 Blu-ray player? Is it any good? Does it play well all the formats it says it does on connected external hardrives/usb sticks?Or would be better...
View ArticleFaulty Video camera, is it repairable.
Hi there guys.I bought a second hand video camera from one of the second hand shops.It's a Panasonic SDR-H20GN.I took it with my away on a trip, and I recorded like 7 hours worth of stuff on the...
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