>> Quoting Michael Marek to Bob Kohl <<
       >> About "Trek Relatives: TOS" on 08 Oct 97  07:08:00 <<
 BK> However... at home.. I still don't watch much TV.. and I refuse to 
nvest
 BK> in all the newish bells and whistles for the TV right now..  remember
 BK> digital and HDTV is coming.
 MM> It doesn't really take much, and you certainly don't need Surround
 MM> decoders to make an improvement over TV speakers.  Other than the
 MM> really cheap ones, most TVs and VCRs these days are stereo, and they
 MM> are pretty much all going to have audio output jacks.  Even a budget
 MM> stereo amplifier and speakers will be better than those in the TV --
 MM> especially of you separate the speakers a bit.
Last May, I was checking out the Kmart ad in the Sunday paper, and I
saw that they had a RCA Dolby Surround Pro Logic reciever with
speakers on sale for $199.00.  120 watts total power, spread over five
speakers, (30 watts each for the left, right, and center speakers, and
15 watts each for the two rear speakers.)  The first time I watched
NextGen in Surround, I was blown away.  Now all my favorite shows are
a lot better.  DS9, Voy, X-Files, Millenium, B5, and all the premium
movie channels are all in surround, and it was worth the money I spent
for the reciever.
Dean Basler
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... I am Scully of Borg, but I STILL don't believe in Aliens.
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