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  1. drobbins

    Need Some Sound Advice

    Not theater related, but I am sure there is expert advice here. I own a 2 bedroom, 1 floor, end unit condo for a year and a half now by myself. The unit next to me has been vacant this whole time. Well all good things come to an end. A family of 3 are moving in. They seem nice so far and are...
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    Where to rent recent titles?

    I have Amazon, but didn't see the titles because there not there yet :) Good to know the release dates. Are these dates posted somewhere? As far as RedBox - they are in the area, but, not along my commute. Thanks for the replies.
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    Where to rent recent titles?

    It has been some time since I posted here and man has this forum software become complicated. Anyway I am looking for a good resource to view newer movies. Movies like the new Mad Max, Independence Day, and Star trek that are not in theaters and not yet on Amazon. I don't want to own the movie...
  4. drobbins

    Home Theater Blues

    That BenQ would definately be an worthy upgrade. However we ae still looking for a good HD source. From the equipment point of view, she doesn't think there is anything wrong with our current system. But then again, she enjoys watching movies on a 2" x 2" cellphone. I can still enjoy the...
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    Home Theater Blues

    I don't think that cable is a "total loss" but with 2 kids in college it is definately not as high on the priority list as it used to be. We have been enjoying older movies and TV series as you do, but they work just fine on the 52" TV in the livingroom. I suggested to the better half about...
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    Home Theater Blues

    Back when the Infocus 4895 was the hottest thing on the scene, I stumbled across this forum and was instantly hooked on the idea of a home theater. Since then I have owned 3 theaters and the family had many years of enjoyment from them. The kids had sleepover parties, many Halo battles won, etc…...
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    Looking for discussion on the future of theaters.

    In town here we have a theater, bowling ally, bingo and loitering in front of the auto parts store. The next closest town is about 45 miles away and is usually similar to a Christmas shopping madhouse every Friday & Saturday night. Even though watching a movie does not allow for much...
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    THE GHOST POST

    I think I might have posted about this a few years back. I have not seen a ghost, but I lived in a house, that for lack of a better description, was haunted. I don't really want to get into much of the details, but here are the highlights. Bought a house in the early 80s. The neighbor would...
  9. drobbins

    60 hz hum is making me pull my hair out!

    I am not an expert, but I wouldn't think it matters.
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    60 hz hum is making me pull my hair out!

    Well the more I thought about this...... The ground wire IS being used to some extent as proven by the presence of the hum. By using a 3-2 adapter you are breaking the loop, but you are also not giving the "stray electrons" a place to safely go. In the least case, electronics do not like static...
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    60 hz hum is making me pull my hair out!

    Yes I am using mine on a 20A plug. In all honesty, I don't know how much the ground wire actually is used, but $65 is much cheaper that replacing my equipment. I had the loop in between my SVS, Receiver, Equalizer, and Projector. I only had to interrupt it in one place. I believe I put the HumX...
  12. drobbins

    60 hz hum is making me pull my hair out!

    Interrupting the ground may stop the hum, but it may also stop your ground wire from protecting you & your equipment. I had a ground loop issue and bought one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Ebtech-Hum-Voltage-Filter/dp/B0002E4YI8/ref=pd_bxgy_MI_img_b No more hum for 3 years now.
  13. drobbins

    The Answer Is...Blu-ray!

    I will answer the reverse - Why Not Bluray? I agree that it is the best format out currently, but The only reason I have bluray is the XBox red-ringed and we replaced it with a PS3 My projector is still 720. I still have 5 speakers. Our new 60" (1080) living room tv does not have a...
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    Help finding a members Theatre Room post

    I don't think this the one you are looking for, but FYI - http://www.hometheaterforum.com/wiki/how-to-build-a-diy-black-out-cloth-screen
  15. drobbins

    Is the Forum on Life Support???

    I too used to visit HTF and AHL many times a day. Couldn't wait to see what been posted as there was always something going on. I still visit many times a week and check out the "Most recent posts". Nothing really interesting going on and I can't think of anything interesting to post. I think...
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    Is 1080p and lossless audio as good as home theatre will ever get?

    I am wondering if the average human eye can tell the difference in anything better that 1080. I mean that in order to reap any noticeable benefits from a higher resolution on a big screen, wouldn't you have to be so close to the screen that you wouldn't be able to see the whole picture. As we...
  17. drobbins

    Spare us all! Another Indiana Jones film could be on the way

    I think that if then had Indy play less of a role and Mutt take more of the lead, it might work as a transition type move. But then I guess it wouldn't be an Indiana Jones movie with out Indy in it. Anyway I would like to see another.
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    Tribute to Brunettes

    My Bad!!/img/vbsmilies/htf/blush.gif When I googled Alizee Sery, The pictures that were shown were of Alizee Jacotey. I did not do my research. So... How many Alizee-s do the French have that sing and dance? She is a Brunette anyway.
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    Tribute to Brunettes

    I know there are a lot of Alizee fans visiting this thread. I saw this and thought you might be interested: http://cp2test.msnbc.msn.com/id/37954155 Someone in the dancing banana thread suggested that an Alizee thread be started, but it seems more productive to have a thread open to any and...
  20. drobbins

    Was TV better When just 3 Networks?

    Over the years I have never been one who is much for following "shows" on the 3 networks. Anything with pre-recorded laughter tracks usually gets the channel changed with in the first few minutes. With that being said, favorite shows were Cheers, Taxi, MASH, and Seinfeld. Over the past few years...
  21. drobbins

    Dish Almost Drops The Weather Channel

    I agree, but TWC will never be the #1 channel. Instead of trying to grab all the market share they should be content doing what they do while turning a profit. Outside of weather freaks, I would think the only time most people would turn to them is in an emergency or to check the forecast for...
  22. drobbins

    Room size URGENT...construction starts tomorrow

    There is a calculation that you can use for the room size to help the acoustics. Here is a thread with some links. http://www.hometheaterforum.com/forum/thread/214527/room-size-room-ratio The other considerations is your screen size and you projector throw if you are using a projector.
  23. drobbins

    Room size URGENT...construction starts tomorrow

    If it was me, I would do the 19' with out a question. It gives room for 2 rows of seats or if just one row, it gives space for the surround speakers to blend together.
  24. drobbins

    Dish Almost Drops The Weather Channel

    Lets see... The weather Channel showing movies MTV showing "reality" programming SyFy showing action movies The History channel showing Modern marvels, Ice Road Truckers, or futuristic shows like When Man Left Earth The "Learning" Channel (TLC) Reality shows like Jan & Kate or Little...
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    Dish Almost Drops The Weather Channel

    I am glad to see Dish stand up and tell them that.
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    Dish Almost Drops The Weather Channel

    It was supposed to happen last night, but I guess they reached some sort of an agreement. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/22/business/media/22weather.html?src=busln I am glad that someone is finally speaking out about these mis-directed channels showing everything except what they are supposed to...
  27. drobbins

    Factual Errors in Movies

    One of my biggest "factual" nitpicks has to do more with reality checks from a mechanical point of view. For instance - for the sake of the movie, I will believe that superman can fly and has super strengths, etc... But that does not mean that everything that he comes in contact does. So he is...
  28. drobbins

    Thoughts about iPad in a Windoze home/work environment?

    Now I could get the ipad and give him my old laptop. I use a another desktop for work.
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    Thoughts about iPad in a Windoze home/work environment?

    I thought that a new ipad would be modern and more sexier than another laptop. If Apple could add some features that allow it do me more than just an entertainment system, they could steal a lot of business from the laptop market being as they are in the same price range. They also need to add a...
  30. drobbins

    Thoughts about iPad in a Windoze home/work environment?

    I am also interested in replacing a laptop with an ipad, because my son's laptop is dieing. Right now he mostly uses it for internet, but he will be off to college in a year. Can the ipad do word processing and other "work related" functions? Is there any software that is compatible with the...
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