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" Given up on today's episode we got viewer questions stuck pixels audio problems in our favorite car chases and AT. And the -- releases for the week of August -- fit. This isn't the game. Yeah. Today's episode is brought to you by he -- It and godaddy.com. Welcome dates the nation I'm Robert heron and I'm Patrick Norton eighteen nation if -- got the best of HD content and the Vista home -- year. No matter what your confidence over the year Blu-ray online satellite cable it's a -- we are all four. That -- isn't part of the show accountable watching the latest needs to use mister hearing here is actually on vacation we normally issues we preach hate that show. So we're gonna fired up with a classic LCD problem. It's more classic problem for PC monitors and it really is for HDTVs although sometimes there's little crossover Anthony writes greetings I just purchased a 24 inch LCD HD screen. It has a lime green pixel it stays on the matter what is going on around it can fix it the store policy requires. Or more stuck pixels per return the matter fracture requires three -- five it is very distracting."

" Oh Anthony I'm so sorry yes and because he's sitting closer to scream because -- PC monitor. Things like that are noticeable and of course the highest about the human nightly as is most sensitive to green compared to -- red or blue really so. It makes even -- all possible pixel color to have stuff all your sub pixels that we really don't wanna stick why don't in the way it is and effectively that's what's going on me. The electricity that crosses at that point is no longer reaching the crystal to -- to block the latter not block the lights though. And in this case it's actually stuck on the etiquette where it's stuck off -- it would be dark colored but less distracting unless you have a big white screen or something now you can try there's like exercising the pixel. Software that -- and on the Internet you can run media know these are easy you protester computer. So people swear by massaging the screen. I can't work where they do sort of that is very lightly and very and over the microfiber -- we are talking about Italy the week or two ago. It's good to pull one of those on the into your finger you're gonna massage the screen service he got to be really really careful because hazard a particular direction should the size of that this is just started December 30. The -- like to be -- lightly in a circular motion but just very very lightly because if you put too much pressure on the screen service eagle -- aware pattern. Or -- rub some fine scratches and with that. In my things even worse than stuck pixel however if that doesn't work run full screen video for a long period of time it they have specific test patterns it'll cycle through colors and things like that but. Full screen video that's moving animator or not doesn't matter -- preferably a lot of action scene gives just lots of things moving on the screen. Well at least given a shot to try to -- there's really no guarantee though it might be a permanent thing you know -- with -- and before anybody -- they're they're really. He's no easy way to get more pixels Dixie qualified for that return home to a -- yes it definitely through the ice pick now. That will definitely -- return policy book. Do yourself a favor before you buy a monitor read the return policy carefully and ask nicely you can inspect the screen in the shop before you buy if the return policy. Houses that you could pull the hole by another one. Exactly the same rampant but no one in the box return that it works fine missiles that'll fix serial numbers there you go also kind of devious and it is and again you could buy a second one. And have another stuck pixel and a bad place that."

" Horror the second 24 and you have dual displays running -- Apple won't be stuck pixels to the side is that maybe Reggie. Good luck with back. Government up next our favorite car chases mainstream big screen bargains for football season is quite a bit more but first applicable -- sponsor. Videogames are cheap and sometimes they suck it dropped fifty bucks for new title you can get stuck. Their game fly the largest online video game rental service they got over 6000. Buick classic titles across all -- and and health. It's gambling fifty bucks and you've seen how about 595 a month becoming team play number eight you could -- one to four games of the time keep performs like he decided feel like that before it dropped the big bucks no late fees don't engage shipping is always free. So when you don't play -- send it back in -- into the next available game when your list. If you like the game your plane if you really liking you click keep sit on the game why website in the game it's yours at a discounted price discounts are good. People don't -- David Cason made jewels free of charge and you've grown tired of a title you already own treatment he said. Few games could be used as credit towards membership fees what could topple that. How about a two week free trial if Tunisian fans get a two week free trial is trying to achieve -- dot com slash speech he gave you. The restrictions apply to the site for details amply supported each nation by trying out our sponsors like to fly."

" I've since the work of Roger Chang and Patrick Norton when I see a list of the top five car chases on Blu-ray. Especially since our top five list is actually like these items long. And yeah I think you're pretty at a that you hadn't sort of you'll read the introduction to remark why doesn't -- they're constantly loading. Car chase in this I've apparently the only one in the room who who likes that -- the tragedy coming up the force you to sit down -- back to back just and you understand. Yes yes and I was still popular anger that I will be lost an additional four you don't like. It no particular order let's talk about our top five or eight car chase these. The fast and the furious have a car chases -- in that movie the fast and the furious Tokyo -- is pretty shiny -- and again these are no particular order. Gone in sixty seconds stability 1080. That is the whole closing chasing the Ellen Miller and the ridiculous jump which doesn't hold up so well high Def but it's still fun to watch. The board supremacy never has a tiny little Euro -- card doesn't so much in the case possibly my personal. Favorite car chase ever huge fan of the war in Iraq without snow good vanishing point it's a car -- classic. Even at this 1970s art film -- road movie -- Wrong and it if you wanna save these car chase scene in a movie with a lot more fun to watch check out the French. Connection brought the Franken climbers last film to heroes you would know it is epic McCarthy that he edits music half the movie and you're on your -- It's you tired time. Even more epic that men versus the joker in the dark right how about the flipping truck. -- the time with Bill Gibson vehicle the road warrior because we -- Sampras his guilt I gotta say. Bullets Steve McQueen be the coolest man on the planet. Roaring over the -- drive over every day epic. Ethic ethic ethic we get ridiculously good doctor or -- order to save those for another time let us move on to Blu-ray releases for the week of August 20. 2009. Every hour adventure land children of the corn. Complicity. Fighting. How to lose a guy ten days I'm Lucia. Why didn't season one -- Smallville the complete eighth season who. And sunshine cleaning heads up fans a big old nasty old school sort fights brace yourself. Next we promises to release of Braveheart and gladiator -- yeah I and the -- anyway. You what's it like 4000 times and is it that has this for don't processing has lots of great -- and it really is this if it's working or not and it's also just a terrific action flick and I'm glad to see I'm hoping they do good restoration. And it's being well preserved in the transfer from standard -- and Braveheart you're talking about guys and -- staking -- people and horseback wearing armor as the ability to think you've never seen that -- in my Netflix queue somewhere. We'll take care it's -- couple hate coming up -- ACTV report."

" All season and what you should go 720. 1080. Take a walk to the nearest video store by my house and you can read VHS tapes -- Chinese. Chances are your local video store at least has dvds if you -- using Netflix you could have Blu-ray discs shipped straight to your door."

" Netflix has over 9000 titles online including that's a Blu-ray operated with forty shipping your home and back. With -- shipping centers in the US almost all of that was deliveries happen in a single business day. You deal with plans start from four dollars and 99 cents you can get a no risk two week free trial membership at www. Netflix.com slash -- deviation. It was a paper everything that that WWW. Place."

" Support eight mediation by supporting our sponsors. Like Netflix."

" We received a question from Christian out in Cleveland Ohio he writes. I have a little audio problem with my Blu-ray disc player -- BDS 350 running the latest firmware and what -- playable greatest actor in the volume all the way up to hear the dialog. What do that though the rest of the sounds a way to let out. I'm not using surround sound and I don't want you the Sony disc players connected to my Phillips 47 -- 120 hurts LCD. What the heck can I do to fix this thing Christian. Ohio okay so you're suffering from the pain. Of the incredible dynamic range of Blu-ray movies right excellent dvd movies here's that they boasts music you listen to -- the music have a dynamic pre -- people would -- there'd be tiny little streak in parts that like orchestra would kick in the Qatar -- bridge. These days that dynamic range is usually like a few -- at the top of the ball waiting for music's for especially for pop music right up to. For movies we've gone from VHS tape it had a very mediocre dynamic -- like the whispering was very actually could -- whispering not a huge separation. Blu-ray -- offering huge separation between whispering. And gunfire in the really made to take advantage of the best Home Theater Systems and turn your speak write -- speakers that have they can handle reprieve or reproducing the very fine. -- it was a conversation or whisper all the way to the car explosion of the crash boom it. Things that would shake the room and see you normally spokesman listening these movies in a fairly loud environment that set up properly however. Most people are usually sit in front of the TV and well you wanna be able to still hear everything yet not you know. Blow your eardrums out and it's. Still popular cops say it's really frustrating like you'd in my house that -- with a very small house and friend of mine is over and turn the volume up -- to hear whispering and the next scene was like an explosion. Literally like. Practically knocked the BB out of the crib who was formerly asleep until the the boom went off. Do you need to basically start trying to play around with something that you know compresses -- there -- total is kind of hard to do. Well if you go -- first thing to check could be that the player itself regular greatest player we'll have some things to check in terms of obvious. One you're going for just a straight stereo output to your TV he's usually has two speakers for stereo sound. So you wanna check for things like down converting to a two channel -- that's usually an option available in that was sure that you're getting out assault stereo feed to it. If it's a -- bass track typically you wanna make sure feature called the RC are dynamic range compression has enabled. That will basically make the loud sounds a little bit less loud -- bring up the low end as well -- evens it out so. You're not gonna ruin the experience yet you're knocking the -- the -- here. Him or or pull yourself back over the back of the couch every time -- active happens. Look -- TV sound settings also turn off any 3-D effects stick with basic stereo sometimes. 3-D effects do weird things and actually. Check for if you ever really -- TV or or or AV receiver but for dolby volume or asterisk lapse two cool volume or troops around technologies. Now do they actually. Do any manipulation that he just you audio compression turned those they do pretty advanced manipulation particularly with dolby volume technology that that. Does its best to recreate the listening experience at any volume level -- so you're you're not missing out you're not like sacrificing. Well we're we're still whisper in his gunshots are still -- like I -- everything it without having. Everything is in a very reasonable range finder and yes our stuff in various byte. It can't help -- especially with dialogue improvement I thought if it's if it's difficult to hear something we're trying out that stick with the basics first. Getting good straight stereo and your TV is what you're really looking for. So basically don't let that it's TV do the conversion it's like it much the default for me would always -- to go as a -- bit stream everything right -- let it get to the end and then let it get converted but if you're just going straight out of a player of the TV. You might as well help the TV Arnold and ensure that it's just getting good solid stereo or if in the setup menu for the disk you're listening to Blu-ray or dvd if there's a straight stereo track select that not always give -- sound -- Hopefully this'll basically -- hear the whispers and the big noises that drive you can see."

" He also is probably think market acceptance -- if -- it is expensive here. So much that once told the TD coming up next our -- selection -- but first let's take a moment to thank one of the sponsors that makes instigation possible. -- get reliable secure web hosting without the long term contract. Godaddy hosting plans are bigger and better than ever with 99% up time 324 sevenths support and no annual commitment. Godaddy.com makes it easy to customize your own virtual dedicated server. 2103 popular plans or selector on Linux or windows server with all the plan option me. What -- support HD nation he scored yourself discount. He's the -- HDs and one to get 10% off your order. Some restrictions apply see the site for details and be sure to check out revision3.com. Slash godaddy for -- nation godaddy deals and coats. Keep your -- to the Internet at godaddy.com. In these tough economic times we all wanna save a -- to you know what that means it's time born and sessions elections. This week's elections seventh when he -- large screen HDTVs. Now while 1080. 720. He could find a wide range of models and sizes that futures and up -- plasma is an LCDs for -- thousand dollars. There's no real cutting edge technology here but most offer up a solid set of features decent performance. The big advantage of course is price -- two years ago by a fifty inch flat panel for her plan would be unthinkable. Now of course your best places to look for these values are large warehouse stores like Sam's Club and Costco. I have great luck just wandering the -- sometimes -- wow."

" But a -- it in this is that these are currently. What's replacing real project and actually give you one of my sixteenth television for coach people -- rear projection televisions they are they are rapidly. There's not many companies let -- yeah they're they're they're rapidly to figure out. Well and actually under -- wanna give it up nowadays that's that's pretty that's going the way of that sort but for flat panels for under a thousand bucks. These larger sizes and at 720. Usually 768 but. But that's aside these are good replacements I feel for those -- projections that specific evidence. The room you know if you're if you're not within -- can -- of fifteenth television 1080. You're not seeing a lot of the detail if you got that big goal rumpus room or -- type environment. You know everybody's morning here ten feet away from the television -- and when he. Big screen actually makes a lot of sense marriage to provide that and the stellar view experience that's don't be put off by the fact that it has. Half as many pixels as a true 1080. Don't don't -- you get a good deal. -- anyway -- you know if you're in my house you're sitting four feet from the ETT decently 1080 Easter it's looking really good. Would you must -- before we -- let's do it all right this one's from. Mike in Los Angeles went -- this one -- Mike writes I writer Patrick I have a decent three point one system moon. Sue HB one MK two speakers with -- one -- Centre channel along with us who subwoofer boom. A -- a decent surround speakers to complete my home theater are -- pull surrounds good for home theater use I'm thinking of buying some bibles. Or directly ratings rounds which we should I go thank you Mike for the question Mike you've got a great story. Solid left and right channels and a dedicated center channel the left rights round your -- the ones in the back we're gonna open up action films are reaping with a lot of surround sound work. But for movies where you're mostly watching dialogue left to right any good centered mostly this center is like 90% what you care about okay. Personal preference here I am not a big fan of mixing different brands or models of speakers and a surround sound system some folks have good luck doing that song. I would keep it simple add another pair of shoes HB ones for your left and right rear surround it also simplifies your choice since they don't make any guy -- speakers. The debates that all the speakers are direct reading that means all the drivers are facing the listener. Tight -- speakers like you're KeySpan thankful -- for for the rear channels yes basically that's when the driver for opposite sides of the cabinet and they fire out of phase they are hugely popular for surround sound speakers a lot of people feel the building huge downfield which is good first two rounds at. And her bit more flexible on placement. I mean look. The thing is especially with a five dot one system. You're more sort of adding extra noise back there at night during yes there's a left and right channel but the reality is you can put them on their backs on the floor behind the couch and chances are the sound just as good as if they're mounted with a directories are eating towards a sweet spot in the room. And you can find -- speakers that balance well with your front three channels. Go for it but for simplicity. Go with what you already got so if you buy a much stifles make sure you could return them without major penalties are restocking fees because if they don't sound right they don't sound balanced if they're specially TV you're. We're booming compared to a jury after gonna drive it's it's 31 set kind of surprised me -- I've done that before and -- I haven't had the best results mixing Centre channel and when you don't have the rear surrounds. But I find if you're gonna go 31 I almost had to just remove the center channel together just a straight stereo. I -- AB in most of my listing for much years of them -- stereo united and it looks some people it. If you have a very dialogue movies some people feel of the three don't want some people that I've actually had good experience -- it you're a big fan -- how he would drive that don't want CN AV receiver I would think that basically you're -- every -- exactly can you -- yeah but without the surround. Yeah there's no there's no official like it dolby three now on its Adobe. Three dollar one is five dollar one without the surrounds her seven novel without -- surround which it really suggest you don't do these -- not missing. I hate to use we're critical audio bite you your moves you're missing some of the surround effects. At the expense growth of benefit to having -- center channel -- yet it's looking very thought we'd love threat you know action movies. You know where somebody's actually gone through the Apocalypse Now right -- and helicopters are coming it is that means it is like the movie it had set the whole concept of commercials 251 now he's gone -- There's -- remarkable total total win now but you know if you're mostly -- like talking -- were these three people in the fourth annual on the screen in the surround sound -- are useful but look like polls are. A lot people consider them just -- must have for surround sound that said. You can be really just take it easy just grab a couple more issues speaker surety cap and keep it simple. Either one just just work on it -- something that sounds good who you. Revision 3 is -- to announce our new show."

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" Given up on today's episode we got viewer questions stuck pixels audio problems in our favorite car chases and AT. And the -- releases for the week of August -- fit. This isn't the game. Yeah. Today's episode is brought to you by he -- It and godaddy.com. Welcome dates the nation I'm Robert heron and I'm Patrick Norton eighteen nation if -- got the best of HD content and the Vista home -- year. No matter what your confidence over the year Blu-ray online satellite cable it's a -- we are all four. That -- isn't part of the show accountable watching the latest needs to use mister hearing here is actually on vacation we normally issues we preach hate that show. So we're gonna fired up with a classic LCD problem. It's more classic problem for PC monitors and it really is for HDTVs although sometimes there's little crossover Anthony writes greetings I just purchased a 24 inch LCD HD screen. It has a lime green pixel it stays on the matter what is going on around it can fix it the store policy requires. Or more stuck pixels per return the matter fracture requires three -- five it is very distracting."

" Oh Anthony I'm so sorry yes and because he's sitting closer to scream because -- PC monitor. Things like that are noticeable and of course the highest about the human nightly as is most sensitive to green compared to -- red or blue really so. It makes even -- all possible pixel color to have stuff all your sub pixels that we really don't wanna stick why don't in the way it is and effectively that's what's going on me. The electricity that crosses at that point is no longer reaching the crystal to -- to block the latter not block the lights though. And in this case it's actually stuck on the etiquette where it's stuck off -- it would be dark colored but less distracting unless you have a big white screen or something now you can try there's like exercising the pixel. Software that -- and on the Internet you can run media know these are easy you protester computer. So people swear by massaging the screen. I can't work where they do sort of that is very lightly and very and over the microfiber -- we are talking about Italy the week or two ago. It's good to pull one of those on the into your finger you're gonna massage the screen service he got to be really really careful because hazard a particular direction should the size of that this is just started December 30. The -- like to be -- lightly in a circular motion but just very very lightly because if you put too much pressure on the screen service eagle -- aware pattern. Or -- rub some fine scratches and with that. In my things even worse than stuck pixel however if that doesn't work run full screen video for a long period of time it they have specific test patterns it'll cycle through colors and things like that but. Full screen video that's moving animator or not doesn't matter -- preferably a lot of action scene gives just lots of things moving on the screen. Well at least given a shot to try to -- there's really no guarantee though it might be a permanent thing you know -- with -- and before anybody -- they're they're really. He's no easy way to get more pixels Dixie qualified for that return home to a -- yes it definitely through the ice pick now. That will definitely -- return policy book. Do yourself a favor before you buy a monitor read the return policy carefully and ask nicely you can inspect the screen in the shop before you buy if the return policy. Houses that you could pull the hole by another one. Exactly the same rampant but no one in the box return that it works fine missiles that'll fix serial numbers there you go also kind of devious and it is and again you could buy a second one. And have another stuck pixel and a bad place that."

" Horror the second 24 and you have dual displays running -- Apple won't be stuck pixels to the side is that maybe Reggie. Good luck with back. Government up next our favorite car chases mainstream big screen bargains for football season is quite a bit more but first applicable -- sponsor. Videogames are cheap and sometimes they suck it dropped fifty bucks for new title you can get stuck. Their game fly the largest online video game rental service they got over 6000. Buick classic titles across all -- and and health. It's gambling fifty bucks and you've seen how about 595 a month becoming team play number eight you could -- one to four games of the time keep performs like he decided feel like that before it dropped the big bucks no late fees don't engage shipping is always free. So when you don't play -- send it back in -- into the next available game when your list. If you like the game your plane if you really liking you click keep sit on the game why website in the game it's yours at a discounted price discounts are good. People don't -- David Cason made jewels free of charge and you've grown tired of a title you already own treatment he said. Few games could be used as credit towards membership fees what could topple that. How about a two week free trial if Tunisian fans get a two week free trial is trying to achieve -- dot com slash speech he gave you. The restrictions apply to the site for details amply supported each nation by trying out our sponsors like to fly."

" I've since the work of Roger Chang and Patrick Norton when I see a list of the top five car chases on Blu-ray. Especially since our top five list is actually like these items long. And yeah I think you're pretty at a that you hadn't sort of you'll read the introduction to remark why doesn't -- they're constantly loading. Car chase in this I've apparently the only one in the room who who likes that -- the tragedy coming up the force you to sit down -- back to back just and you understand. Yes yes and I was still popular anger that I will be lost an additional four you don't like. It no particular order let's talk about our top five or eight car chase these. The fast and the furious have a car chases -- in that movie the fast and the furious Tokyo -- is pretty shiny -- and again these are no particular order. Gone in sixty seconds stability 1080. That is the whole closing chasing the Ellen Miller and the ridiculous jump which doesn't hold up so well high Def but it's still fun to watch. The board supremacy never has a tiny little Euro -- card doesn't so much in the case possibly my personal. Favorite car chase ever huge fan of the war in Iraq without snow good vanishing point it's a car -- classic. Even at this 1970s art film -- road movie -- Wrong and it if you wanna save these car chase scene in a movie with a lot more fun to watch check out the French. Connection brought the Franken climbers last film to heroes you would know it is epic McCarthy that he edits music half the movie and you're on your -- It's you tired time. Even more epic that men versus the joker in the dark right how about the flipping truck. -- the time with Bill Gibson vehicle the road warrior because we -- Sampras his guilt I gotta say. Bullets Steve McQueen be the coolest man on the planet. Roaring over the -- drive over every day epic. Ethic ethic ethic we get ridiculously good doctor or -- order to save those for another time let us move on to Blu-ray releases for the week of August 20. 2009. Every hour adventure land children of the corn. Complicity. Fighting. How to lose a guy ten days I'm Lucia. Why didn't season one -- Smallville the complete eighth season who. And sunshine cleaning heads up fans a big old nasty old school sort fights brace yourself. Next we promises to release of Braveheart and gladiator -- yeah I and the -- anyway. You what's it like 4000 times and is it that has this for don't processing has lots of great -- and it really is this if it's working or not and it's also just a terrific action flick and I'm glad to see I'm hoping they do good restoration. And it's being well preserved in the transfer from standard -- and Braveheart you're talking about guys and -- staking -- people and horseback wearing armor as the ability to think you've never seen that -- in my Netflix queue somewhere. We'll take care it's -- couple hate coming up -- ACTV report."

" All season and what you should go 720. 1080. Take a walk to the nearest video store by my house and you can read VHS tapes -- Chinese. Chances are your local video store at least has dvds if you -- using Netflix you could have Blu-ray discs shipped straight to your door."

" Netflix has over 9000 titles online including that's a Blu-ray operated with forty shipping your home and back. With -- shipping centers in the US almost all of that was deliveries happen in a single business day. You deal with plans start from four dollars and 99 cents you can get a no risk two week free trial membership at www. Netflix.com slash -- deviation. It was a paper everything that that WWW. Place."

" Support eight mediation by supporting our sponsors. Like Netflix."

" We received a question from Christian out in Cleveland Ohio he writes. I have a little audio problem with my Blu-ray disc player -- BDS 350 running the latest firmware and what -- playable greatest actor in the volume all the way up to hear the dialog. What do that though the rest of the sounds a way to let out. I'm not using surround sound and I don't want you the Sony disc players connected to my Phillips 47 -- 120 hurts LCD. What the heck can I do to fix this thing Christian. Ohio okay so you're suffering from the pain. Of the incredible dynamic range of Blu-ray movies right excellent dvd movies here's that they boasts music you listen to -- the music have a dynamic pre -- people would -- there'd be tiny little streak in parts that like orchestra would kick in the Qatar -- bridge. These days that dynamic range is usually like a few -- at the top of the ball waiting for music's for especially for pop music right up to. For movies we've gone from VHS tape it had a very mediocre dynamic -- like the whispering was very actually could -- whispering not a huge separation. Blu-ray -- offering huge separation between whispering. And gunfire in the really made to take advantage of the best Home Theater Systems and turn your speak write -- speakers that have they can handle reprieve or reproducing the very fine. -- it was a conversation or whisper all the way to the car explosion of the crash boom it. Things that would shake the room and see you normally spokesman listening these movies in a fairly loud environment that set up properly however. Most people are usually sit in front of the TV and well you wanna be able to still hear everything yet not you know. Blow your eardrums out and it's. Still popular cops say it's really frustrating like you'd in my house that -- with a very small house and friend of mine is over and turn the volume up -- to hear whispering and the next scene was like an explosion. Literally like. Practically knocked the BB out of the crib who was formerly asleep until the the boom went off. Do you need to basically start trying to play around with something that you know compresses -- there -- total is kind of hard to do. Well if you go -- first thing to check could be that the player itself regular greatest player we'll have some things to check in terms of obvious. One you're going for just a straight stereo output to your TV he's usually has two speakers for stereo sound. So you wanna check for things like down converting to a two channel -- that's usually an option available in that was sure that you're getting out assault stereo feed to it. If it's a -- bass track typically you wanna make sure feature called the RC are dynamic range compression has enabled. That will basically make the loud sounds a little bit less loud -- bring up the low end as well -- evens it out so. You're not gonna ruin the experience yet you're knocking the -- the -- here. Him or or pull yourself back over the back of the couch every time -- active happens. Look -- TV sound settings also turn off any 3-D effects stick with basic stereo sometimes. 3-D effects do weird things and actually. Check for if you ever really -- TV or or or AV receiver but for dolby volume or asterisk lapse two cool volume or troops around technologies. Now do they actually. Do any manipulation that he just you audio compression turned those they do pretty advanced manipulation particularly with dolby volume technology that that. Does its best to recreate the listening experience at any volume level -- so you're you're not missing out you're not like sacrificing. Well we're we're still whisper in his gunshots are still -- like I -- everything it without having. Everything is in a very reasonable range finder and yes our stuff in various byte. It can't help -- especially with dialogue improvement I thought if it's if it's difficult to hear something we're trying out that stick with the basics first. Getting good straight stereo and your TV is what you're really looking for. So basically don't let that it's TV do the conversion it's like it much the default for me would always -- to go as a -- bit stream everything right -- let it get to the end and then let it get converted but if you're just going straight out of a player of the TV. You might as well help the TV Arnold and ensure that it's just getting good solid stereo or if in the setup menu for the disk you're listening to Blu-ray or dvd if there's a straight stereo track select that not always give -- sound -- Hopefully this'll basically -- hear the whispers and the big noises that drive you can see."

" He also is probably think market acceptance -- if -- it is expensive here. So much that once told the TD coming up next our -- selection -- but first let's take a moment to thank one of the sponsors that makes instigation possible. -- get reliable secure web hosting without the long term contract. Godaddy hosting plans are bigger and better than ever with 99% up time 324 sevenths support and no annual commitment. Godaddy.com makes it easy to customize your own virtual dedicated server. 2103 popular plans or selector on Linux or windows server with all the plan option me. What -- support HD nation he scored yourself discount. He's the -- HDs and one to get 10% off your order. Some restrictions apply see the site for details and be sure to check out revision3.com. Slash godaddy for -- nation godaddy deals and coats. Keep your -- to the Internet at godaddy.com. In these tough economic times we all wanna save a -- to you know what that means it's time born and sessions elections. This week's elections seventh when he -- large screen HDTVs. Now while 1080. 720. He could find a wide range of models and sizes that futures and up -- plasma is an LCDs for -- thousand dollars. There's no real cutting edge technology here but most offer up a solid set of features decent performance. The big advantage of course is price -- two years ago by a fifty inch flat panel for her plan would be unthinkable. Now of course your best places to look for these values are large warehouse stores like Sam's Club and Costco. I have great luck just wandering the -- sometimes -- wow."

" But a -- it in this is that these are currently. What's replacing real project and actually give you one of my sixteenth television for coach people -- rear projection televisions they are they are rapidly. There's not many companies let -- yeah they're they're they're rapidly to figure out. Well and actually under -- wanna give it up nowadays that's that's pretty that's going the way of that sort but for flat panels for under a thousand bucks. These larger sizes and at 720. Usually 768 but. But that's aside these are good replacements I feel for those -- projections that specific evidence. The room you know if you're if you're not within -- can -- of fifteenth television 1080. You're not seeing a lot of the detail if you got that big goal rumpus room or -- type environment. You know everybody's morning here ten feet away from the television -- and when he. Big screen actually makes a lot of sense marriage to provide that and the stellar view experience that's don't be put off by the fact that it has. Half as many pixels as a true 1080. Don't don't -- you get a good deal. -- anyway -- you know if you're in my house you're sitting four feet from the ETT decently 1080 Easter it's looking really good. Would you must -- before we -- let's do it all right this one's from. Mike in Los Angeles went -- this one -- Mike writes I writer Patrick I have a decent three point one system moon. Sue HB one MK two speakers with -- one -- Centre channel along with us who subwoofer boom. A -- a decent surround speakers to complete my home theater are -- pull surrounds good for home theater use I'm thinking of buying some bibles. Or directly ratings rounds which we should I go thank you Mike for the question Mike you've got a great story. Solid left and right channels and a dedicated center channel the left rights round your -- the ones in the back we're gonna open up action films are reaping with a lot of surround sound work. But for movies where you're mostly watching dialogue left to right any good centered mostly this center is like 90% what you care about okay. Personal preference here I am not a big fan of mixing different brands or models of speakers and a surround sound system some folks have good luck doing that song. I would keep it simple add another pair of shoes HB ones for your left and right rear surround it also simplifies your choice since they don't make any guy -- speakers. The debates that all the speakers are direct reading that means all the drivers are facing the listener. Tight -- speakers like you're KeySpan thankful -- for for the rear channels yes basically that's when the driver for opposite sides of the cabinet and they fire out of phase they are hugely popular for surround sound speakers a lot of people feel the building huge downfield which is good first two rounds at. And her bit more flexible on placement. I mean look. The thing is especially with a five dot one system. You're more sort of adding extra noise back there at night during yes there's a left and right channel but the reality is you can put them on their backs on the floor behind the couch and chances are the sound just as good as if they're mounted with a directories are eating towards a sweet spot in the room. And you can find -- speakers that balance well with your front three channels. Go for it but for simplicity. Go with what you already got so if you buy a much stifles make sure you could return them without major penalties are restocking fees because if they don't sound right they don't sound balanced if they're specially TV you're. We're booming compared to a jury after gonna drive it's it's 31 set kind of surprised me -- I've done that before and -- I haven't had the best results mixing Centre channel and when you don't have the rear surrounds. But I find if you're gonna go 31 I almost had to just remove the center channel together just a straight stereo. I -- AB in most of my listing for much years of them -- stereo united and it looks some people it. If you have a very dialogue movies some people feel of the three don't want some people that I've actually had good experience -- it you're a big fan -- how he would drive that don't want CN AV receiver I would think that basically you're -- every -- exactly can you -- yeah but without the surround. Yeah there's no there's no official like it dolby three now on its Adobe. Three dollar one is five dollar one without the surrounds her seven novel without -- surround which it really suggest you don't do these -- not missing. I hate to use we're critical audio bite you your moves you're missing some of the surround effects. At the expense growth of benefit to having -- center channel -- yet it's looking very thought we'd love threat you know action movies. You know where somebody's actually gone through the Apocalypse Now right -- and helicopters are coming it is that means it is like the movie it had set the whole concept of commercials 251 now he's gone -- There's -- remarkable total total win now but you know if you're mostly -- like talking -- were these three people in the fourth annual on the screen in the surround sound -- are useful but look like polls are. A lot people consider them just -- must have for surround sound that said. You can be really just take it easy just grab a couple more issues speaker surety cap and keep it simple. Either one just just work on it -- something that sounds good who you. Revision 3 is -- to announce our new show."

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