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Thanks for the info, Charles. Never really looked into the internet thing for the Xbox. If the update helps performance, it'd be worth it.
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If it were $100 less I'd buy, and use a rental service like Netflix and go crazy!
I have a gut feeling that that price may not be far off in the next couple of months. And then, yeah, it'd be a no-brainer.
The problem that I have with rental discs, is that I think some customers are confused and think they are renting frisbees. Couple that with discs that are susceptible to cracking and oversensitive lasers, you have one frustrating movie experience.
I've read multiple reports from both camps, though. Some people have rented a ton with no problems, and others that can't get anything to play properly. Go fig.
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Charles. Never really looked into the internet thing for the Xbox.
Simple procedure, doesn't cost anything, I just bought a long cat5 cable and run it from the office computer to the 360 only for updates. There have been several updates for the 360 as well as for the HDDVD drive, and you have to update to play some of the older Xbox games on the 360. When I had the add-on and did some video switching between the HDDVD and regular DVD there was a significant difference in picture quality.
As for the Toshiba HD players I just bought the HD-XA2, Imho if you can fit one in the budget get it, great HD picture, but the real bonus to me was in the upscaling of regular DVD's, I was never totally sold on upscaling DVD players, after owning a Denon 3910 which was touted as being one of the best, I could never really tell much of a difference between it and just using the 360 for movies, so when I bought the Toshiba I continued to use the 360 for standard DVD's, in part because it loads much faster. Well to make a long story short the other night the Toshiba was already fired up so I put a standard DVD in and the picture was incredible, so I did some back and forths between the 360 and the Toshiba with several different movies with the same results, the Toshibas picture quality on standard DVD's was almost as good as some of the HD movies, it blew the 360 and my old upscaling Denon 3910 right out of the water.
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Michael your results seem to agree with what's been said about the Reon video processing in the HD-XA2(and in some Olevia sets and the new Onkyo 875 and 905)as being the best available for deinterlacing and upscaling.
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I'm very tempted with the 875 and 905 Onkyos. They seem to have everything I want.
Oh, and Sean, to do the HD DVD update, you'll need to insert an HD DVD, and before it plays, it will say there's been an update, which you then confirm you want to apply. Or so I hear, since I haven't actually done it. Just so you're not confused about how to do that update.
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As for the Toshiba HD players I just bought the HD-XA2, Imho if you can fit one in the budget get it, great HD picture, but the real bonus to me was in the upscaling of regular DVD's, I was never totally sold on upscaling DVD players, after owning a Denon 3910 which was touted as being one of the best, I could never really tell much of a difference between it and just using the 360 for movies, so when I bought the Toshiba I continued to use the 360 for standard DVD's, in part because it loads much faster. Well to make a long story short the other night the Toshiba was already fired up so I put a standard DVD in and the picture was incredible, so I did some back and forths between the 360 and the Toshiba with several different movies with the same results, the Toshibas picture quality on standard DVD's was almost as good as some of the HD movies, it blew the 360 and my old upscaling Denon 3910 right out of the water.
Yes my sentiments as well. I knew that the Toshiba XA2 HD DVD image was going to be spectacular but the big surprise was how well it upscales standard DVD. The level of detail and contrast compared to my Panny S97/Oppos are night and day, and those 2 players were among the best for SD. I'd heard how good the HQV processing technology was for upconverting and scaling in these players and that alone was worth the price.
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Wait a minute....
Evil Monkey finger-point: Those aren't AXIOMS.
Dun-dun-DUN!
What are you doing here?!
Seriously now, someone here gave me that same advice. Tweak the setup. Use a little more toe-in, pull them out from the wall, etc. It's amazing how just a few tweaks can make a big difference in sound.
Nice setups, BTW. I'm especially digging the 2-channel. MMMMMmmmm sexy tube amps...
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Wait a minute....
Evil Monkey finger-point: Those aren't AXIOMS.
Dun-dun-DUN!
What are you doing here?!
LOL!
You know, I've probably given out that advice about tweaking lots of times, but never paid much attention to my set-up. That's what I get for thinking I know it all. . .
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One of the best tweaks I've made is to raise my speakers 1 inch using those auralex pads. I can't tell if the padding does anything (things certainly sound more detailed to me though and I seem to be able to put the volume up much higher without getting complaints) but I think just having the tweeters slightly above ear level makes a big difference in the smoothness of the speakers (I apologize for not being proficient with audiophile jargon)
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