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Two channels on our TV are without sound and have been for several days. The pictures are fine and all other channels have sound (though the immediately adjacent ones are a bit faint and need the volume turned up compared to other channels).
The TV is under warranty so I could have either a TV repairperson or the cable company come to our house, but if I guess wrong I get charged. If it is the TV and the cable company comes I will get charged. If it is the cable and the TV guy comes I'll get charged. Anyone have thoughts on what is the better guess?
The cable company is comcast. The TV is a Sony FD Trinitron WEGA KV-20FS100.
Thanks
Can you borrow another TV to swap in to your set-up to do a quick sound comparison test on those channels?
Ah - good thought. Don't know, but worth a try. Thanks.
Do you have a VCR? If so, are the stations there when you view through the VCR's receiver?
Yep - can see them through VCR. Which lead to me RTFM. Which lead me to figure out that I had auto-sap turned on. Switched to stereo and everything works fine.
Thanks, and sorry for the stupidity.
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Anyway. Who's got brand recs for me?
[Jess], we bought one of the Panasonic Home Theater In A Box systems. We aren't audiophiles; it's fine for us, and the Dolby-ized movies are appropriately growly and whatnot. (We bought ours a year ago, and as far as I can see that model is discontinued.) We wound up choosing based on which one has the largest number of different kinds of inputs, since we have multiple game systems, TiVo, VCR, &c &c...
Oh, good point about multiple inputs. Definitely something to look for.
Best Buy has a 7.1 system that's calling to me, but is sadly out of our price range.
My employer is in the process of getting ready to sell off a JVC CD 600-count network "Jukebox" they decided didn't really suit their needs.
It sounds like they might eBay it. I have no more info at this time.
Edited: 600!
