I have a 1995 JVC stereo receiver, 2 Sony tower speakers and a Sony XBR4 42" LCD. In addition, I have an HD DVR cable box.

I should start by saying I don't know much about connecting components, so I'm kind of trying to use common sense but that's about all I've got in terms of knowledge.

What I've done is to connect the stereo receiver to the cable box with an RCA cable. through the audio out, and the other end to the stereo receiver through the video...

A: Maybe your hearing both the TV sound and the stereo receiver sound, which are possibly not in sync. Try turning down or muting the sound on the TV to see if that is the problem.

I keep my TV sound turned down and only use my stereo sound.

Other than that, being in the tape2 spot shouldn't be a problem on the receiver end. The only other thing would be the cable box not working as it should. You might also eliminate that thought by unhooking the RCA plugs from the...

I have a new Dell PC with an ATI Radeon X1300 video card, and am trying to connect it to my JVC HD-ILA Television through my receiver (which has component in and out). Basically, I purchased a DVI to Component adapter, which has several dip switches on it, and I am not getting a picture on my TV when I boot up. Sometimes I will see a second or two of video garbage but then the screen is blank. I feel like I've tried all of the different combinations of dip switch settings (16:9, 1080i,...

A: Very good choice on your TV, that and the 42" Toshiba DLP
would have been my choice, DVI (out) from the computer to the Component (in) should work, im sure you did, but you changed your TV's input to component1 or 2 right? You may have to downgrade to the AV cables which the card should have a Video out plug. Or if your in the market, upgrade your TV and go flat panel. The bad thing about that is a decent 42" LCD is a small fortune. I wouldnt go plasma if your goin to...

The LED screen is blank, no sound or video components work through it any more. Only the Standby light is on. All three fuses inside are good. No evidence of anything "burning out" internally. Turned it on one day last week and it made a weak "click" sound, (like the sound it always made when turning it on), and went dead. Any advise on probable cause out there???
I have a voltmeter, and forgot to include that incoming power is confirmed @ 110v. I do not have a...

A: Sounds like you've done all the quick, easy things to check. To go much further you will need a voltmeter and probably a schematic to troubleshoot the unit. The only thing I could suggest is make sure that the power cord is in fact good and supplying 110v AC to the unit (assuming that 110v AC is the voltage the unit works off of). It does sound like a power supply problem.

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