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No video will come through the USB. You can use a VGA to HDMI cable but..... Your Video card must support digital signal output through VGA port function. Most new laptops will have an HDMI out which would be the best case to use. It is possible to get an external video card that supports HDMI...

So when you turn on your AV receiver/bd player on the TV comes on? and when you turn the TV off, the AV receiver goes off - and vice versa? If this is the case, you have HDMI control activated. Basically a feature that links the on/off of the TV and DVD player for convenience. You can change...

you can use a home theater system no problem. You will just have to run the digital audio out (either digital coax or optical toslink) from your source components to your home theater system (audio only). And then...... You will have to run your analog video straight to your TV(video only)...

I'm jealous! An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for home theater would a good place to start. Generators are not very friendly to consumer electronics! There are 1000's of choices but stick with a name brand you trust from an authorized reseller and you'll be set. Here's one brand option...

Well, any solution?? Inquiring minds want to know!

The speakers that come with flat panels leave a lot to be desired.... For a simple and effective system I would recommend a 2.1 system. Basically that is two front speakers and one sub plus a receiver amp. Otherwise for surround sound you are looking at these front speakers and sub PLUS a center...

So you have a TV and a projector? What exactly is the viewing situation? We'll also have to know the types of cables going from your sources to your TV and projector. It sounds like you have some funny RF issues maybe.

The easiest way would be to use your receiver as the HDMI switch. BD and DVR HDMI to reciever, 1 HDMI out to TV. With this senario, you won't need any other audio cables unless you have an off-air antenna. If you do have an off-air antenna, you will just need to run an optical out from your TV...

For what worth, I have a set of B&W 604's and have been very pleased with sound quality and performance. Also, I received good support from the factory when one of my kiddos poked in the titanium tweeter....

forgot to say you will need an amp for your fronts!!! You also have to be careful to the ohm load - look for an amp that is 4ohm stereo stable for your fronts.

That receiver will be fine for reciever purposes, but you will need additional power to run all speakers. If it's in the budget - you should connect your high and low front left and right, so the two left are front left channel and the two right are front right channel. I am assuming these are...

If you haven't made provisions, I might suggest having a seperate volume control for each room.

Here's an idea for switching your fan on and off with the equipment: http://www.hubbell-wiring.com/Press/pdfs/WLBPQ001.pdf Follow this link and check out the Hubbell Energy saving surge strip. Basically, you have a "master" power port which you would plug in your receiver, and when that unit is...

I would nail in a low voltage box down low on both left and right sides where you think your L/R towers will go. Run your wire to the boxes and when you are in finishing the room, install a plate with speaker wire clips. Regarding your 15' distance screen to the projector, double check your...

Direct burial coax cable trunk line coming from the pole has been cut.... Any experience on splicing? Are the connectors "F" and would you use a coupler? Seems like you would need some sort of seal for direct burial I am sure my compression tool will not work on this very thick cable. What...

Well you are halfway there! I have used a Key Digital DVI to HDMI and it worked great. Look into a PCI Sound card with digital out, both optical and coaxial digital and you're set. Get an upgrade card regardless, even if you continue to use analog. FLAC files are fun to play back on good...

So you have a DVD with mp3 songs on it, no problem! You have a few options, but I would first load all the songs from the DVD to your "My Music" folder on your PC. From here you can easily manage your music and play directly from your laptop to your receiver using a headphone jack to rca...

like mccambley said, A/B channels share the same power outputs of the receiver. A/B is basically an internal speaker selector, so you def don't want to use a volume control on B chan. To use your receiver the way it is, you will need a speaker selector and a VC or a speaker selector with VC's...

Maybe possibly a blown tweeter would cause the shutoff! Disconnect that cabinet and crank it up, to see if you can isolate the good cabinet. A bad speaker could possibly short out and carry on to the reciever, causing it to go into protect. Replace the bad tweet and hope it fixes it...

you can also check the speaker impedance to make sure they are reading 8ohms or so. From a repair standpoint, the output IC's might need replaced in the receiver ($80-$120est)

you could use a speaker selector off of your front L/R channel and basically split the output. This is not a great option, but still an option that would work...

you will have to splice onto your IR receiver. should be 4 wires Once you get the wires exposed on the IR receiver they should be marked or colored for +, -, status, and signal....hopefully. Then just match those wires with your choice of wires on your cat6.

I have used Xantech IR kits with pretty good results. FYI There is a problem with SAT/CBL boxes a lot of the time (all IR kits). They either get too much IR or not enough.... Xantech also makes an intenuator which with dumb down the IR flooding (if you experience that issue). Use cat5 to...

Hi, welcome! If you are going to put your TV on a cabinet, then I would probably get rid of the upper outlet box for aesthetics (unless the TV would hid it). I am assuming your components are going directly below your TV. If you ever decide to put the TV on the wall, it wouldn't be a big...

Have you explored your graphics properties? You might have to enable dual monitors or clone/extended desktop.... I have an ATI PCIe card and running PC monitor on DVI and the plasma monitor on component, had to set them up as either extended desktop or clone.... I hope this helps, I know this...

Thanks mccambley, I wish it was that easy! I'm helping a friend out who has already purchased all the equipment and this is a surround sound room... I tried to talk him out of an integrated center, but it is a high end Mitsubishi TV (from BBY) and the integrated center has about 15 small...

The situation: Hooking up the center channel to a Mitsu TV with a soundbar. Mitsu LCD with soundbar option requires a line level input to use as a center channel. The Denon receiver provided does not have 5.1/6.1 preouts, so I used a Russound speaker level to line level converter off of...

it may not be in the Denon. Check the video settings of your two HDMI sources and see if there is a way to enable HDMI output.

Maybe a Universal remote with macros? That will send multiple signals out to the different equipment to power on/off. You could also use a "smart" surge strip, where when one outlet is powered down, it will shut down a whole bank of outlets. Running a speaker out from your TV would be...

All good advice. Get a meter, that will tell the tale...... If your speaker(s) sound funny, it is possible that a woofer or mid (or crossover electronics) has gone bad and is causing a short inside your speaker cabinet