Recent content by DjP

I have the Sony 49XE9005 in a box in the sitting room right now, took advantage of Richer Sounds sale to pick this up for £999 (cheaper than Currys). They'd be able to demo one for you off SD and HD sources if you're close to one of their stores. Will post some views once I set it up DjP

Hi all, Looking to get a new TV (why not?) have narrowed down to Samsung MU8000 or Sony XE9 (both 49" variants). I normally buy Sony TVs but have bought a couple of "second room" Samsungs recently and like the picture and smart apps (Sony still fail to support 4OD and ITV Player!). So, any...

Hi, Anyone aware of the diffwrences between these two models? I read one internet comment (so, must be true) that the 5520 did not have a "smart" remote and bluetooth support, but can't find any corroboration. 5520 model available local to me today, 5500 would need to be delviered. Looking...

Hi, I currently have a 5.1 set-up with Q-Acoustics speakers, Denon X2200 receiver and Sony W9 TV. Looks and sounds good, but I'm trying to simplify life by moving to a 3.1 speaker system (ie left, right, centre and sub), doing away with the rears. The questions I'm juggling with are: - does...

Thanks Stuart, really useful info, will give this a try. Right now it's still sitting on comletely out of the box settings, haven't had any time to play with it yet... DjP

Hi, Since the weekend I'm a very happy owner of a a 46" W905a - picture is fab compared with my five year old W4000. Here's my question: the shiny silver bit with the Sony logo on it (apparently called the intelligent core I think) protrudes down from the frame and causes me to have a gap...

Hi, Just picked up a new iPad and am looking for a case. My criteria are: - slim and unobtrusive - covers back as well as front - front cover is "foldable" like the official Apple smart cover - turns off/on automatically with the magnets - inbuilt keyboard NOT a requirement - preferably...

Thanks Laserman, appreciate the post. FWIW, I'm going to stay away from "no brand" kit for this.... Kitchen closer to end than the start now. Underfloor heating all plumbed in last week, kitchen cabinets arrive this week, fitted next, toys (ahem, entertainment devices) the week after... DjP

Brill, thanks kinda. I suspect you've got your model anagrammed a bit - Samsung's website calls it LE26C450. According to the manual it supports FAT16 and FAT32 as well as NTSC. £279.99 on play.com, which is great because I have one of their credit cards and have racked up about £200 of...

No replies - I'm guessing such a thing doesn't exist... DjP

Hi, I'm going to mount a smallish (22-26") TV on the wall in the kitchen. Mostly it'll be background noise showing something from FreeView. However, I'd like to be able to play DVDs or AVIs so would like a TV that has either a built in DVD player or - ideally - a USB input for playing AVIs...

Thanks Shuggie - the R2i makes sense to me (don't need CD) - how big is your kitchen? Our new monstrosity is going to be 6m x 6m (blame Mrs DjP), I'm not sure a little box like that is going to fill the room? DjP

Ceiling speakers eh? Now you're complicating things ;) Thanks for the tip about the Sonos, the issue I have with it is that it seems like too much technology for the problem - why would I want to stream radio from t'internet when I can get it via DAB? Also, Sonos has no proper iPod dock, so...

...or (he says, taking a completely different tack) is there a product like the B&W Zeppelin that has a DAB radio built in? Then I could possibly ditch the wall mount speakers and have everything in one unit (pref wall mounted)? Thanks again for putting up with my ramblings... DjP

Thanks Prof - I saw that you'd plumped for Audioengines in a previous post. Mrs DjP will like the white and small part! I can't say I'm sold on Airport Express though - for this to be effective I'd need to leave computer on all the time right? My iPod (Classic, not touch / phone) has entire...