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I would love the opportunity to try this Onkyo 9.2 Dolby Atmos receiver. While I am a HT enthusiast, it's never easy to dedicate funds to getting the latest and greatest technology when you also have so many other financial obligations. I had a dedicated 7.2 HT in my home, but was forced to...

We've had our Z1 for almost 3 months now and no problems. How can you find out how many hours you've logged on your projector?

Well, it looks like I'm saving $$ for a new receiver, unfortunately.

John, I didn't even realize that you could get an AVR for under $100. Wow!!! Thanks for the info.

He just needs a receiver and speakers. He already has a prog scan DVD player and HDTV. I know that there are a lot of HTiB nowadays with the DVD player included. I'll look at some of the options already thrown out. Thanks.

Is there a way to find out how many hours you have logged into your Z1? Thanks.

I know, I know. $300 isn't very much in the way of Home Theater, but I finally convinced a friend to get surround sound. And his limit is $300. There are a lot of Home Theater in a Box sets out there. I'm looking for the best bang for the buck under $300. Thanks.

I know that there are several receivers out there that do video upconversion where all input signals, composite, s-video and component are all output via component. (Denon 3803, Yamaha V2400 to name a few). However, I am looking to do upconversion without purchasing a brand new receiver. I read...

Bobby, The room is approx 15x13. The projector lens is sitting at about 9 feet. The first row of seating is at 10.5 and the back row is at 14 feet. i'm projecting just onto the wall right now, framed with some MDF trim painted black. at our housewarming party, everyone was fooled. they all...

Tony, Actually the sconces are from Home Depot. It was only after we chose all of our light fixtures in our home that we happened to go to Ikea. Oh well, we saved a bunch of money buying from Home Depot rather than those lighting speciality stores. Funny story on the couches...We had a...

Erik, Yeah, that's on my neverending "to do" list. Right now it's angled up to the seating area. It's not optimally set, but I'll get to it sooner or later. Thanks for all of your help. I think our next big project will be to make our backyard look like a real backyard, with grass and stuff.

Thanks to everyone here on HTF for all your wealth of information and advice. I made a lot of decisions on the HT based on information that I got here on this forum. A buddy and me ran the wires before the sheetrock went up. I prewired for a 7.2 system, so I could easily add 2 more surround...

Are there any HK receivers that do upconversion? If not, which ones out there do?

Here is what I am looking to do. I have a Sanyo Z1 currently connected to my DVD player via component cables. I have 1 set of component cables from my equipment rack in the closet to the projector in the ceiling. (cables were run in-wall before sheetrock went up) I want to get a new HK receiver...

Mike, This is the sort of thing that I was looking to do. I found the A/V baluns for sale ($120 for a pair) and I thought that would be the way to go. If I can just do audio through the CAT5, I have a run of coax I can use for the video. I'm looking to send the DVD audio/video signal from the...

I am looking to add a few bass shakers to my HT and I have a few questions about them. 1. Should I get the Aura standards (25W) or the Pros (50W)? I have two 6 foot sofas that I want to have 2 shakers each. I'm kinda leaning towards the standard version. Although if I can get away with 1 pro...

I am about ready to pull the trigger for the Sanyo Z1 and I am probably going to make my own screen. Based on many people's success, I am going to use blackout fabric and then paint it either gray or silver. I had a question about mounting my screen. Most posts that I've seen involve building a...

JustinG, I browsed the wall plates at partsexpress and found some plates and connectors that would work great in my situation. I found one of your postings in another thread where you listed some part numbers from partsexpress. I think that I'm pretty set on the speaker wall plates and...

I am currently in the process of having our basement finished with a dedicated HT room. One of the many questions that I have been pondering is "wall jacks or no wall jacks". I know that wall jacks help to clean up installs and leaves some leeway for moving equipment in the future. However...

I am looking to finish our basement with a dedicated HT (roughly 12' X 20'). I currently have a 50" Hitachi RPTV and I'm trying to decide whether or not to keep it in the HT or put it upstairs in the family room. I will have a front projector (probably a Sanyo Z1) in the new HT. If I keep...

Isn't that what big brothers are for? Actually I've already told her about it and she didn't seem to mind. She had a copy of Oceans 11 that they wanted to watch last night. I refused to watch it because it was P&S. She said that her boyfriend prefered P&S only. I tried to explain to them...

The very first DVD that we purchased was Remember The Titans. In my excitement and jubilation of purchasing our very first DVD, I overlooked the fact that the disc was P&S. It didn't hit me at first because we were so captivated by the quality picture and sound. When I finally realized I was...

Mark, Are you talking about just the PlayStation 2, or does the PS1 do that also?

Does anyone know if manufacturers are incorporating audio "visualization" software into their players, much like how Winamp and Windows Media Player does for PCs? I think that would be a great feature for DVD players. It would sure be a lot easier then running cable from your PC to your HT...