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Yes thats pretty much what I was looking for. Maybe I will have to get her an under counter CD player/radio, (they do still make those right?) and get me the network capable music player. :) So as far as the sonos, are those pretty much the ones to get as far as network music players go?

Hopefully in the next 6 months or so, I am going to get an Onkyo theater system. I like a lot of the features and capabilities it has including the Slacker music streaming. My wife is wanting to get something for the kitchen that will play CD's. I know, it's called a CD player...lol Im not...

Thank you very much. I do try to find the proper place to put postings but I guess I fail sometimes.:D

Well I have started school, for my Bachelors, on July 2nd and will be getting some money to buy new computers. I want to build a HTPC but that will also double as a desktop. Here is what I am thinking for the hardware... ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Motherboard Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy...

Wow thank a alot. Media Browser was one of I think two programs I was thinking of using on the server. The other program was "My Movies". But this feature might be the deal breaker for me. Thanks for the info.

Maybe I didn't do a good job of describing what I want to do. So to answer your question, yes the server will be up and running before guests arrive and before we play a movie. Now Im not asking about changing the windows boot screen. What I am wanting to do is to create an animation/video of...

So I might be getting this for Christmas and am planning on using it as a base for an HTPC. One of the things I would love to do, is make my own custom animation. You know how you go to the movies and the theater plays a nice little vid with the theaters name in it and tells you to keep your yap...

Well I have finally installed my antenna in the attic and everything is looking and working great. Only thing is, Id like to take it up one step further. Im thinking I want to get an amplifier hooked up to it. If I am not mistaken this will allow me to receive more channels and make it easier...

Yeah that makes sense. Thats kind of what I figured but like I said, I thought I would ask anyway. :)

SO I have a LG 47LE5400 TV which has a few USB ports one of which is being utilized by a wireless N adapter. Now this may seem very retarded to ask but I have to ask it if I am going to find the answer. So here it goes. Now this may be the IT side in me and lack of AV knowledge coming out but...

I actually used those inserts in ALL the outlets in the house when we moved in. But yes I am thinking what I am going to do is a finished looking install so I dont have an open hole that will be visable in the laundry room and it will look much neater.

Cool I will keep that in mind.

I could come up with a few ways to solve a minor issue im battling with right now but Im wondering what the right way is. So from the attic I drill a hole in the top of the wall and then down in the laundry room I drill a hole in the bottom of the same wall. This hole is what will be used to...

Well I got the approval from the new wife and went a head and ordered it. I also got up into our attic and looked around. I think I got it all figured out and how to best approach the install. All should go smooth and the only thing I think I will need that I can see right now is at least a 1 in...

awesome, thanks again for your help with this.

On last question on this. I Have a couple bedrooms that I would like to get the local channels too so just so I know I am on track with everything I can install the antenna, then run the cable to a 1-in-4-out splitter and then run cables from the splitter to the bedrooms correct?

Wow thats awesome, and cheap. Thanks alot maybe that will be the one I will get. The remote control rotation is a pretty slick feature to.

Well the tough part with doing that is I am in a split level and I would have to find a very clever way to run that cable from the attic to the media room in the basement. actually now that I think of it the could be a glimmer of hope doing it that way. There is a coax already ran from the media...

So then based on the description I am better off getting an outdoor antenna? How much would that run money wise?

Oh hype kinda like Apple....lol Sorry it was in the open. Yeah I get what your saying though. Well perhaps I will look at Target, Wal-mart and Radio Shack and see what I can find. Thanks a lot for your help.

So I will be just fine with a "regular antenna"? Im assuming your saying if I buy an "HD antenna" I would be buying into a marketing scam?

For now I should be able to just pick up something from wally world or something to get OTA stuff right?

Well im thinking of something a little smaller and possibly be inside. We may get cable eventually down the road but it may be a while. The wife and I would like to at least get some of the local stuff for news and what not.

Well over the weekend I did quite a bit with my projects list some of which are not so much theater related but had to wait until I got the internet. Now I do have big plans on what I want to do in our new house but for now and my current setup, things are working great and getting my feet wet a...

Well I have been doing some work on a more reasonable server configuration. So here is what I got now... SECOND CONFIGURATION Motherboard – ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX Processor – AMD Athlon II X4 610e Propus 2.4GHz Quad Core Memory – Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3 1333 RAM...

What if I went with the Samsung DVD player and for the sound went with an Onkyo HT-S6300 setup?

I figured if I was getting a Samsung TV that it wouldn't be a bad idea to get the same brand blu-ray player and speakers. Not that I shouldn't consider anything else. So as far as HTIB systems go, you have any suggestions? Should I stick with the Samsung blu-ray player? I have seen it and it...

Well I think I have picked everything I want. Now I know this isn't a "theater" but the space we are putting this in is quite small and we aren't looking for a full blown theater. Maybe when the kids move out that will be another issue. ;) So here is what I got and this will be my first flat...

Well I have an IT career so Im aware of everything you have mentioned and then some...lol So maybe I can teach you a couple things. As Im sure you may know there are server OS's and workstation OS's. Some of the Windows OS's include NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and the new Windows...

Well it seems you guys know what you're talking about with this stuff. Thanks again for all the help with trying to figure this stuff you guys have given me a lot to think about. Im very excited to get started on the whole thing and getting the house too. :)