well, we all hear differently, but I've tried not using a center and I can't understand dialog at all. I have found the existance of the center channel, and then the positioning of that channel,crucial to understanding speech.
I also didn't interpret the review as sayingthat the TV MOnitor was vastly inferior to the front speaks, but as relatively close. Considering that I am asking it to do one thing-transmit speech only-- relatively close might carry the day. I guess that I need to find a dealer that sells this and see what I think in the showroom, and hope that the trial is a reasonable approximation of what I have at home. I have found in the past that discussing sound issues with TV Sales People is a lost cause
I also didn't interpret the review as sayingthat the TV MOnitor was vastly inferior to the front speaks, but as relatively close. Considering that I am asking it to do one thing-transmit speech only-- relatively close might carry the day. I guess that I need to find a dealer that sells this and see what I think in the showroom, and hope that the trial is a reasonable approximation of what I have at home. I have found in the past that discussing sound issues with TV Sales People is a lost cause