Posts by Bill Lucas

Honestly, it's not likely to add one cent of value to your home. What it can add is increased saleability when it's time to market the home. Of course, you can always pull the theater out, do the appropriate drywall patching and...

Rick, High definition channels send the black bars at the side when regular programming is upconverted to 1080i. The black bars are from the source and there is nothing you can do to avoid them. Regards.

Don, You can also create unbalanced walls that will greatly reduce sound transmission by using a double layer of drywall on every other wall. The second layer should be of a different thickness than the first.

Jason, 1) There is no "correct" wall height. That said, if you plan to have multiple rows of seating higher is better. The lens of the projector should be at the same height as the top of the screen (typically). 2) 14' back is...

Marc, The other issue to consider is the room. If you have a "bright" room that has many reflective surfaces dialogue will become very difficult to discern. You'd also notice that sound effects like gunshots and glass breaking make...

Sorry to jump in so late but I find this thread quite interesting. Kevin, There's a major flaw in your first point back on page 2. When you think about it you *may* change your thinking a *bit*. When you go to a concert hall...

Brian, I've had both in my system. While I *slightly* preferred the sound of the Krell, I chose to represent Anthem and not Krell (I'm a custom installer). The Anthem has a much better feature set than the Krell, Anthem has already...

I'm going there on a cruise in August. BTW, it's St. Maarten.

Brian, What you say is true only if the back of the card is signed. If it is unsigned they are within their rights to ask for a drivers license. Federal Express depots will not accept cash. It's credit card or check only.

TAW HD800 on a Stewart screen. I had an NEC 6PG Plus until last September. Once you understand the quirks and complicated setup of the NEC projectors they produce an outstanding image.