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Hey all First off I just wanted to say hi. I use to lurk hear many years ago and post fairly frequently back when I was more "into" home Theater. I have always maintained my HT, in my living room, but nothing has changed in quite a few years as far as my HT goes. My life has certainly changed...

Hey guys I hope this is the place I can asking something like this. I have what I hope is a simple wiring question. I have a single pole light switch that controls a single plug of a standard 2 plug wall receptacle. The kind where you plug a lamp, etc, into and use the switch to control it...

Hey guys.Got an issue going on tonight and hoping to maybe get a little help or insight as to what's going on.I have a Onkyo HT-RC270 AVR with a simple setup using the Infinity System TSS-800 speakers and sub. Had this set up a number of years, no issues.Tonight I was watching a movie and...

Hey all, Have a problem I thought I would ask for some help on. We have a 2 story condo. The internet/router is upstairs and the TV/Entertainment setup is downstairs, pretty much directly below it. My setup includes 2 Linksys WRT54G routers with Tomato on it. The upstairs one is just setup...

Hey guys. I have a Onkyo HT-RC270 Receiver. This past weekend I have spend a lot of time familiarizing myself with all the sound options it has. A little background: I recently moved in with my girlfriend into her townhouse. Because there are neighbors, I want to be consider at times of the day...

Hey all, I recently moved and so I decided to run the Audyssey on my Onkyo HT-RC270. I have never really understood how the whole thing works and every time it gives me the results, I change the settings thinking it's "wrong" even though I don't know much about cross over and such, My speaker...

Hey all I got a question and I hope this is the right place for it. For Christmas my girlfriend bought me a domain name and hosting and had a website made for me for my demo reel for animation. She got both the hosting and domain name from godaddy. The domain name is paid for a year, but the...

A friend of mine got a pair of monitor speakers, something I have never had or dealt with. He says the plugs for them are 1/4 TRS plugs, or in other words "The one that looks like a big headphone plug." Would a modern receiver have an input these can be plugged into or would an adapter be...

My brother is having trouble with his PC. It's been randomly shutting off and that itself I am pretty darn sure is the PSU. Money is tight so he is not getting a new one till it goes out. But the problem I am writing about is something new. The powering off problem is getting worse, so i am sure...

Title basically says it all. Looking for one of those starter kits someone might of got during a deal that doesn't want it. One with the Shrek movies would be nice, but that might be too recent. Thanks!

Are "High Speed" HDMI cables really needed for 3D? I got these high speed net covered cables from Monoprice the other day because I just got a new TV and thought I might as well update my cable that goes from the TV to the reciever. The cable is fine and all, but it's just frankly too darn...

Hey all Hope this is the right section of the forum. I am looking for a simple AV rack to hold my equipment. Something like either one of these http://www.sanus.com/us/en/products/av-foundations/av-accurate/ is exactly what I am looking for, but was wondering if anyone might know of a...

Hey all, I put a new TV setup in my bedroom and have a problem with my AV Equipment. The stuff is down in front of the bed, behind line of site for the remote, so I either have to lift the remote way up to angle it down or sit up and forward to get commands to my devices. Would something...

is there a section I can go to in order to talk/ask about deals on a TV I want to buy? The TV I want seems to keep creeping up in price. =(

Hey all, Kind of hate to do this, but I need the help. Been lurking on other more hardcore forums and maybe that isn't the right place for me and what I need to learn. Next month, due to a break up, I'm buying myself a new TV for my room. I unfortunately have to live with family for...

Hey guys, Hoping you might be able to help me, I am a little out of date. I'm going to be in the market for a new Blu-Ray player in about a month. My current player is the BDP-S350. The main feature I will be looking for is an improvement in speed and loading times. 3D would also be nice...

Hello guys, Been awhile since I posted. I am going to be in the market for a new Blu-Ray player soon and I was just wondering, what are some of the better ones out there? I especially looking for ones that have improved in loading speeds since I got my last player, which is a Sony BDP-S350...

Hey guys, haven't posted in awhile.   Just a quick question. I tried searching for this info online but didn't have any luck. Would anyone happen to know or be able to guess how long Lost The Complete Collection is going to be available? I am not sure if the set in the Temple case is some...

Hey guys Though my question isn't about a Home Theater exactly, I was still hoping I might get some help on this subject. You guys have always helped me with anything else I've asked. =) I first googled what I am trying to do and did find somewhat of an answer, but I wanted to post still and...

I hope this is the right section for this question. I feel sort of silly asking this, but for my peace of mind I still want to ask. I have a 52 Inch Sony XBR4 LCD. I've actually had it for over a year now and it's mounted in our living room with this mount For only $20.97 each when QTY 50+...

Hey Guys Does anyone know when the heck that New Moon Trailer will be accessable via BD-Live from the Twilight Blu-Ray? I know they released the trailer at the MTV awards the other night and my wife has been bugging me about it being available on the Twilight BD but it still isn't. Anyone...

hey all. First off as usual I start with saying I hope this is the right thread. Something has been on my mind and I thought I'd seek a little enlightenment. Recently I purchased a new Next Gen Audio Reciever, the Onkyo TX-SR806, which is also the first peice of THX Home Theater Equipment...

Hey all Last night I ordered the 806 online an am looking forward to getting it. I'm replacing my 604 Mainly to have Next Generation Audio Decoding. I recently read about some problem this reciever has with the Wii using component cables. I've only heard it referred to the Wii problem, it...

Hey All, It's time for another one of my wacky I need info and advice threads where I will ramble on too much! Here we go! =) A few weeks ago, my Brother got an Xbox, and since then (and even off and on beforehand) I have been thinking about getting one. As odd as this probably sounds...

Hey All. I been meaning to post this for awhile and thought it was time I get to it. I see the threads in this section of the forum and I know alot of people love and have a PS3 or Xbox 360 or whatever, but I just felt the need (especially recently) to express my personal love and...

I don't know if this is the right forum, it is speaker related but my question is about speaker wire, not speakers. I'm searching for some white speaker wire. Decent Gauge, it's for my 5.1 system in our living room. My usual place for wires is monoprice but I can't seem to find any white...

I was messing around in my Reciever recently, an Onxyo TX-SR604 and got to wondering if things are setup omptimally for me. We live in an apartment with a pretty symetrical living room which is where the home theater is. I had originally setup the speakers using the Setup mic with the Onxyo...

Hey all, This post is probably going to be a barrage of questions so forgive me while I type out my stream of thought. I decided this week to give Windows Vista a try. It's been out awhile now and I assume...or HOPE it's pretty stable at this point. Maybe it was from the beginning, i never...

I had to post this. My wife of all people, Miss No video games, send me this link. Pirates director to turn BioShock game into film - Yahoo! News

Hey all. (Hope this is the right section) Last week me and my wife became the VERY happy owners of a sony 52 XBR4, which we just love. But what i am actually writing about is our older LCD. Because we got the new one, our old one is now going in our bedroom, it's also a Sony, but a 32 Inch...