Recent content by brianmcr

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    Suggestions for 55 inch TV

    Hi Looking for suggestions for a new 55inch 4K TV at around the £700 mark please
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    Thoughts / help picking new Amp (Denon, Yamaha, Marantz)

    Not bothered if 2016 or 2015 model, I'm getting £200 trade in so Marantz 7010 would work out at £700 with trade in or do you think the Yamaha 2060 is better for £900 including trade in? (getting a discount on this due to no stock of 1060)
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    Thoughts / help picking new Amp (Denon, Yamaha, Marantz)

    Thanks for reply, I have KEF iQ5se floorstanders for left and right, matching iQ centre speaker, couple of KEF eggs for rear and a REL Q150e subwoofer. Any thoughts much appreciated.
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    Thoughts / help picking new Amp (Denon, Yamaha, Marantz)

    Hi all, looking to replace my AV amp, trading in my existing Amp. Was looking at the Denon AVR-X3300 (£410 with trade in, RRP £800), Marantz SR6011 (£600 with trade in, RRP £1100). Have been offered the Yamaha RX-A2060 (£900 with trade in, RRP £1500), this discounted due to no stock of the...
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    Advice on buying a projector and screen please

    I've got anything up to just over 4 metres where I can place the projector, just for occasional use so will be placed on a stand when using. Also found a second hand Epson 3LCD for sale, ratio is 4:3 so unsure how this will look when playing sat box or bluray at 16:9, does it just show it in...
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    Advice on buying a projector and screen please

    Hi, not been on here for a while. Looking at buying a second hand projector and screen for using the odd time for sports and cinema nights with my kids. Looking for some general advice. Got the chance of a BenQ TW523P for around £175 and Optoma H181X for around £200. Also either a second hand...
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    Fault with my REL Q150e subwoofer, repair or buy new sub?

    I have a fault with my REL Q150e, cracking coming from the speaker when switched on, also the green led is dimming, switching off and then comes back on. Would it be worth trying to get this fixed? Any suggestions of where or who to fix it. Does anyone know if I could buy a replacement...
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    Video files support for Panasonic BDT500

    Does anybody know if it's only mp4 and divx that the Panasonic bdt500 supports, can it play m4v?
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    Dark Oak or Walnut TV cabinet and matching furniture, Custom made???

    Looking for a new TV cabinet in dark oak or walnut and wife would like matching coffee table and bookcase. Needs to house a 40" LCD (probably going to upgrade this to either 50" or 55") centre speaker, Sky HD, Arcam AV amp, Blu-ray player, Sonos Connect, NAS drive and broadband router. Been...
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    Help with purchasing Blu-ray player with analogue audio outputs

    Looking for some suggestions on purchasing a new Blu-ray player. Have just moved my PS3 and Pioneer multi-region DVD player into the kids playroom. I have an Arcam AVR300 which I'm still really happy with as I play music through it via Sonos. So I'm looking to but a Blu-ray player with 5.1/7.1...
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    Blu-ray player with 7.1 analogue ouputs required

    Currently using my PS3 as Blu-ray player in my lounge but this is going to be moved into a new playroom for my kids. Looking to buy a new or used Blu-ray player with 7.1 analogue outputs I can connect to my Arcam AVR300. Which current and roughly up to a year old players have these outputs...
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    Replacing virgin modem with a wireless router

    Cheers, I think I'll leave the router connected and fit Ethernet cable to wireless router as I think it's a cable router that my dad has but not sure, I'll need to go over and have a look.
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    Replacing virgin modem with a wireless router

    My father has virgin broadband, no wireless. He just bought a kindle so wireless would be handy. I have an old netgear wireless router he could have, is it much of a hassle to set up the new wireless router?
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    How to view pics/videos from NAS on PS3 and IPad

    I have managed to view pictures on the PS3, went into the the settings for the Buffalo Linkstation, in Extensions / MediaServer then Modify Settings I changed the media server folder option from share to Photos, tried viewing the folder Photos on my PS3 and all my pictures are there. This is...
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    Connect Sonos ZP90 to Arcam AVR350

    I'll need to try the digital connection from my ZP90 to my AVR300 tomorrow, always had it connected by analogue so I could use the direct audio in the AVR.