HD Set-Top box recommendation

[bagman50]

hI guys
Wondering if yu could help me out with your experiences on High-Definition set-top boxes.
I would be connecting to a Sony KVHR32M31.
Any suggestions please ?? I have read a couple of reviews on the Thomson DTI1500HD which seems to rate pretty well.
Any other ones I should be looking at ??
By the way, any comments (one way or the other) on either the Sony KVHR32M31 or the KVHR36M31 ??? I have been looking at the 76cm model, but that 86cm one sure looks impressive. Viewing distance would be about 2/2.5m so that shouldn't be a problem, should it ??

All comments gratefully received
Man thanks
Bagman

[opac]

Sony HD Plasma's come with a Mediastar HDT-1100 box
Sony Cental stores sell them because the are a perfect match with Sony
screens.


See (click here to see)...>>>> http://www.mediastar.com.au/HDT1100/buy.html
Other models also available..>>>> http://www.mediastar.com.au

If you are short of space MediaStar in the answer there're the smallest HD
boxes on the market.



"bagman50" <bagman50.1bbebm@no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> hI guys
> Wondering if yu could help me out with your experiences on
> High-Definition set-top boxes.
> I would be connecting to a Sony KVHR32M31.
> Any suggestions please ?? I have read a couple of reviews on the
> Thomson DTI1500HD which seems to rate pretty well.
> Any other ones I should be looking at ??
> By the way, any comments (one way or the other) on either the Sony
> KVHR32M31 or the KVHR36M31 ??? I have been looking at the 76cm model,
> but that 86cm one sure looks impressive. Viewing distance would be
> about 2/2.5m so that shouldn't be a problem, should it ??
>
> All comments gratefully received
> Man thanks
> Bagman
>
>
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[Robby]

"opac" <opac@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Sony HD Plasma's come with a Mediastar HDT-1100 box
> Sony Cental stores sell them because the are a perfect match with Sony
> screens.
>
>
> See (click here to see)...>>>>
http://www.mediastar.com.au/HDT1100/buy.html
> Other models also available..>>>> http://www.mediastar.com.au
>
> If you are short of space MediaStar in the answer there're the smallest HD
> boxes on the market.
>
>
>
> "bagman50" <bagman50.1bbebm@no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:bagman50.1bbebm@no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au...
> >
> > hI guys
> > Wondering if yu could help me out with your experiences on
> > High-Definition set-top boxes.
> > I would be connecting to a Sony KVHR32M31.
> > Any suggestions please ?? I have read a couple of reviews on the
> > Thomson DTI1500HD which seems to rate pretty well.
> > Any other ones I should be looking at ??
> > By the way, any comments (one way or the other) on either the Sony
> > KVHR32M31 or the KVHR36M31 ??? I have been looking at the 76cm model,
> > but that 86cm one sure looks impressive. Viewing distance would be
> > about 2/2.5m so that shouldn't be a problem, should it ??
> >
> > All comments gratefully received
> > Man thanks
> > Bagman
> >
> >
> > --
> > bagman50
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> > bagman50's Profile: http://forums.eyo.com.au/member.php?userid=15022
> > View this thread: http://forums.eyo.com.au/showthread.php?t=59443
> >
> Just bought the MediaStar 1100.........great solid little unit
Robby
>

[freckles]

We have the Sony KVHR32M31. It's a great TV. The 86cm is better but it's
huge. I think it weighs about 100kgs. We sit about 2-2.5 metres from our
76cm and it seems big enough for us. The smaller one is a fair bit cheaper
too. We use a Topfield 5000 (SD PVR) and a Toshiba S25 (HD) and are happy
with both. The Toshiba is good because you can run your DVD player through
it if you start running out of component inputs on the TV.

"bagman50" <bagman50.1bbebm@no-mx.forums.eyo.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> hI guys
> Wondering if yu could help me out with your experiences on
> High-Definition set-top boxes.
> I would be connecting to a Sony KVHR32M31.
> Any suggestions please ?? I have read a couple of reviews on the
> Thomson DTI1500HD which seems to rate pretty well.
> Any other ones I should be looking at ??
> By the way, any comments (one way or the other) on either the Sony
> KVHR32M31 or the KVHR36M31 ??? I have been looking at the 76cm model,
> but that 86cm one sure looks impressive. Viewing distance would be
> about 2/2.5m so that shouldn't be a problem, should it ??
>
> All comments gratefully received
> Man thanks
> Bagman
>
>
> --
> bagman50
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> bagman50's Profile: http://forums.eyo.com.au/member.php?userid=15022
> View this thread: http://forums.eyo.com.au/showthread.php?t=59443
>

[smalliscutewhenitsquiet@noisyfan.com]

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 04:18:37 GMT, "opac" <opac@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>Sony HD Plasma's come with a Mediastar HDT-1100 box
>Sony Cental stores sell them because the are a perfect match with Sony
>screens.
>
>
>See (click here to see)...>>>> http://www.mediastar.com.au/HDT1100/buy.html
>Other models also available..>>>> http://www.mediastar.com.au
>
>If you are short of space MediaStar in the answer there're the smallest HD
>boxes on the market.
>


it is small and it is cute
but

the internal fan is very noisy...........very very noisy............

and it is a pain to turn it completely off at the power pioint
everytime to get rid of the noise

[Robby]

<smalliscutewhenitsquiet@noisyfan.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 04:18:37 GMT, "opac" <opac@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> >Sony HD Plasma's come with a Mediastar HDT-1100 box
> >Sony Cental stores sell them because the are a perfect match with Sony
> >screens.
> >
> >
> >See (click here to see)...>>>>
http://www.mediastar.com.au/HDT1100/buy.html
> >Other models also available..>>>> http://www.mediastar.com.au
> >
> >If you are short of space MediaStar in the answer there're the smallest
HD
> >boxes on the market.
> >
>
>
> it is small and it is cute
> but
>
> the internal fan is very noisy...........very very noisy............
>
> and it is a pain to turn it completely off at the power pioint
> everytime to get rid of the noise
My wife and I, plus our friends, must be deaf because we can't hear the fan
from where we sit (around 10 feet from our 60" Tosh).
Robby