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Adam thank you so much for your insight. I had not given thought to the second row being blocked by the Lane. I will be looking into that with some measurement and make possible adjustments. please let me know if there is any thing else I might be overlooking.

You could remove your baseboard along the bottom of the wall cut a channel in the drywall and run the wire. then cut a hole where the the wire need to go vertically up the wall between the studs. fish the wire up the wall to a plate behind the tv.

These are the kind of seats I hoping to put in my rig. Hoping for 1 set of 4 on the riser and another set of 4 in front of the riser but behind the Lane recliners.

Thanks very much for the suggestions. some things that i took into considerations: 1) My recliners are not the berkline kinds. I do not like them, they are too cushy for me to be watching movies, they are beds. I was looking for seats more authentic to the real theater. My front seats are...

[/img]I tried to quickly come up with a drawing to post. It is not the best but it might give some idea of my build plans

Juan I am hoping that you understand some about DTS Master Audio and Dolby trueHD. Your receiver may be able to handle it but find out about your BD play is feeding the stream to your receiver. Some BD players does their own decoding inside the unit and then send it out PCM. Some send the...

For you pc to be a video player you don't rellay need much. You did not mention about your memory, but for output to your TV I would recommend a video card with HDMI out. Even some low end ones from ati or nvidia will fit the bill. More specs is needed from your PC. For audio, we still more...

What are the specs of your HTPC video card? you seem to be experiencing some sort of HDCP issue. Look into the BIOS of your motherboard you will find that on most motherboards that has built-in video that includes HDMI you can use only 2 output at a time just not 2 digital output. Since you...

You did not state brand or model number of your unit. however I will say that you might need to go into setup of the player and select the audio out you want to use. It is not all the time that it is automatic. Too you might need to configure your receiver and map the digital input to your video...

The ducts are not really a problem in terms of height restrictions. I was just wishing for a more symetrical layout. I have tried to plan in such a way that since money is tight the ducts might become a feature. I gave a some thought to a projector but somehow I have yet to see a projector that...

Hello all, I am new to this forum but not new to DIY, electronics or computers. I have been browsing this site for a while looking at all the info and builds that have beem provided here. I must say I am very impressed with what I have seen and read. I also recognize all the help that have been...

you need to get a dongle to connect your tv wirelessly. they are called wireless ethernet adapters, Belkin and DLink make some.

I may be relly late to this thread but I would like to insert my 0.02. I have a 42" flat screen hanging over my fireplace and it is working just fine. given i do not use my fireplace often. My wife would like to use it but since it is gas and my heating system is gas also I do not see the need...