How to get geared up for Super Bowl XLII

Yeah, you've seen an awful lot of Super Bowl XLII talk 'round these parts over the past few days, but considering that it's probably the biggest sporting spectacle in all of America, we suppose it makes sense to get everything absolutely perfect for gameday. Sound & Vision has an interesting writeup that details the dos and don'ts for throwing a shindig that will leave guests in awe, and while having the right equipment most certainly plays a part, using that DVR judiciously and ensuring that seating is setup so that all guests can view the screen satisfactorily also makes a huge difference. Hit up the read link below for the rundown -- you can never be too thorough, right?

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[(Unverified) Posted Jan 30th 2008 11:35AM]

watching on a 65' inch DLP this weekend.. no other way to watch it.... no motion blur, brilliant colors, almost like I'm there

[welles Posted Jan 30th 2008 11:47AM]

Plasma > LCD > DLP

[Biggiesized Posted Jan 30th 2008 1:41PM]

LCD > DLP?

Hahahahahaha

[RealHTInfo Posted Jan 30th 2008 10:11PM]

I wouldn't put a lot of stock in this article. I haven't made it to the second page and...

"But can it be too big? With today's HDTVs, not really, says Polk. "

I love generalizations. Your TV can certainly be too big, even at 1080p.


"If you're using anything bigger than small bookshelf speakers, set your front speakers to 'large' and use the sub's crossover controls to fine-tune the sound. Receiver crossovers are generic. Your subwoofer's crossover is designed to match well with the rest of your system."

I don't even know what that means. "Generic"? Setting front speakers to large, even if they could handle 40HZ which many towers can, will only cause them to strain at any program material below 40HZ, of which there is plenty, which could easily be handled by a sub. Maybe for the superbowl, it wouldn't matter, but it's certainly uneccessary, and for movies, just plain wrong.