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FWIW, The Road Warrior HD-DVD looks absolutely fantastic. And, the Blazing Saddles HD-DVD is quite nice. But, to be fair, I have not seen these on SD-DVD so I can't compare. Mitch

Alot of people get messed up during the sound card calibration. If you search the BFD/REW forum at the hometheatershack.com I bet someone has posted the same problem and someone has given some suggestions. I remember I had problems with that step and I think it was because I had to tell REW to...

IMO, there's no easier way to integrate a BFD than by using Room EQ Wizard. Go here: http://www.hometheatershack.com/roomeq/ Read a bit, buy a couple of cables and the right sound card and you'll have that thing dialed in great. One of the real nice things about REW is that it'll show you...

Well, I've just been auditioning some PSB T45s for the past couple of days using my Yamaha HTR-5640. I didn't change my ohms setting (i.e. left the 8 ohms setting) and everything was fine. So, I think you'll be fine with the 659. Mitch

www.htguide.com (http://www.htguide.com/forum/forumdisplay.php4?f=6) has a DIY forum including detailed building threads under the "Mission Accomplished" forum.

Have you looked at using RoomEQWizard? It'll do sweeps and generate graphs. You'll need a sound card and a couple of cables. Mitch

Looking at the manual, it appears to support two sets of speakers (A & B). So, you should be able to hook up the outdoor speakers to speaker set B. This should allow you to have the indoor speakers on or off. Now, if your goal is to be able to watch TV inside while listening to music...

You may want to look at the 2nd post in this thread: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...d.php?t=241669 Mitch

Au contraire, they are hand-crafted. :) Mitch

Unless your kids are complete animals, I would think using stands that you can fill with sand would be secure enough. Otherwise, you could try mounting to the ceiling. Mitch

Grab a beer and read for a few hours :) http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=562185 I have the 50A10 and really like it. Mitch

Sony DHG-HDD250 (or HDD500) as well as the LG3410 use TV Guide On Screen (TVGOS) for programming information. I have the Sony and it works quite well. Not all the bells and whistles of Tivo, but it allows you to find a program in the listing and set it up for recording - one time or regularly...

This show is definitely a guilty pleasure of mine. It's completely mindless, but for some reason fun to watch. Furthermore, you can easily watch it without sound - which lets you listen to some music or NPR or something to at least excite a few brain cells during the course of the hour. :)...

My CC170 used to sit on top of a 32" TV - probably about 50" high (measured at the center line of the speaker). Now, it sits below my TV in a stand that puts the center of the speaker at about 15." In both cases, the sound was fine. I didn't find myself localizing center above or below the...

Did you get the 22-31, yet? How does it compare the PDR-10? I have a PDR-10 currently, and someone put the idea in my head to upgrade my sub and the 20-39 or 25-31 are on my list of considerations. I didn't realize you could get it tuned for 22Hz which would split the difference for me...

The new 42" kdf-e42a10 HDTV LCD RPTV from Sony fits this budget. "List price" is $1999, but I would expect the street price yo be closer to $1800. I haven't looked at the new A10 sets yet (there's a 50" A10 also), but the buzz on the street is pretty darn good. Mitch

I bought an MP3 player from them which subsequently failed a couple of weeks later. They no longer carried the model I had bought so they gave me one that was a bit more expensive in exchange. Overall, it was a good experience, all things considered. So, I wouldn't freak out - yet. Mitch

Yeah, I saw that one. It might make into the house. But, as you said it's not exactly small. Mitch

Thanks. Did that and found that they are definitely more expensive than I was expecting. Oh well, maybe I'll just run a cable and use the TV for special occasions. Thanks for the help, Mitch

I did some searches but didn't find anything. So, here's what I would like to do: I have a laptop in the "home theater" room that various family members use to surf and play games while others are watching TV or something. Well, I would like to be able to connect it to the TV (which has a...

I have a similar situation to you - maybe even worse. The TV is in the upper lefthand corner, and the seating area (i.e. couch) is against the back and righthand wall. Although I'm sure there will be all sorts of cringing in front of computer screens when I explain this, I set up my HT (a...

I just want to make sure I understand something. When I watched Revolutions, I felt the rumbling in the room as it was transmitted by the couch and coffetable upon which I had my feet. (FYI: I have a "mere" 8 inch Paradigm sub.) Are you hardcore :) guys saying you feel the bass directly...

I recently went on a search for universal remote. Originally, I wanted to keep the cost below $100US, but ended up getting an MX-700 ($160 via an Ebay seller). I am very happy I did. I like the PC-based programming of the remote. It makes tweaking the remote setup very easy. And, the remote...

FWIW, I did a dealer locator at the Paradigm website for Costa Mesa (zipcode 92626) and found Pacific Coast Audio and Video in Corona Del Mar as a dealer. If they are a reputable dealer then they should have decent auditioning spaces for you to listen in. And, they might carry other brands in...

Although your choices depend to some extent on the size of the speakers you have, it sounds like you want bt-77 or something like that. (See pinpoint-mktg dot com.) They don't require screwing into the speaker (in most cases) and they swivel. Mitch

FWIW, I recently did this and found it to be a challenging but satisfying task. It took me a solid 8 hours to run wire for surrounds and mount my speakers on the wall. If you have a basement or crawlspace below the room you are working in, it's not too hard. I used a furnace return for one...

Because your DVD player is better than your cable provider. :) The DVD player provides a nice, consistent, snow-free, local signal. Cable is subject to various environmental challenges before getting to your house. Mitch

My TV (and I believe alot of other TVs) will display a blue screen when the signal is garbled. In the olden days, this would appear as "snow" in the picture. So, it sounds like the video signal is dropping out or at least dropping below some sort of threshold for your TV. Mitch

You'll definitely need fishtape. This is found in the electrical department and consists of flat steel rolled up inside a holder that you use to feed and reel-in the fishtape. This is used to fish wires through the walls. The real trick is deciding where you want and can put your speakers...

When I was doing some similar searching not too long ago I made note of "stands and mounts dot com" for some nice looking stands. And, for less expensive options, I liked what I saw at "partsexpress dot com." For mounts, I liked what I saw at "btech-usa dot com." I don't know if these...