Recent content by Jim Rakowiecki

The greatest Rock song in the world is the song I'm going to listen to next.

Yeah, he did but it wasn't nearly as bad as Mike and Sammy doing "Why Can't This Be Love" with the house band.

To answer your last question first, you are stuck with a box you can't use and will likely never be able to use because its stolen and no cable comapny anywhere will authorize it. as far as I know none of the manufacturers offer their boxes for sale to the general public so the only place you...

You may want to check out the LG lrm-519 dvd recorder. You can hook up an external drive for extra storace and it include a media reciever (wired or wireless) that will allow you to play files of your pc.

Put your money where thier bottom line is. Go out and buy an SACD today. Supporting the idea of SACD and actually supporting SACD are different things.

I've never used one but it seems like a good idea. You may want to investigate other options. I did a search on external batteries on Google and found lots of stuff. http://www.global-batteries.com/inde...FVCWJAodtApAZw http://www.batterygeek.net/...

This thing looks like it will knock you out of your chair and blow you across the room. Could it be the ultimate in bass reproduction? http://www.digitalgrabber.com/audio/...subwoofer.html

My answer would be conduit rather than wire. This would give you more options in the future. Run speaker wire for sure but you never know what is coming down the pike. Conduit with wire pulls set to go would give you lots of options. You may want to ask on the custom installers forum over at...

Dylan, I was in a similar position not too long ago and if your dorm room was anything like mine was you'll be better off going with a decent two channel set up that you can build on later. The acoustics are terrible and good speaker placement is impossible. Get a surround reciever but stick...

If you'd be willing to entertain the idea of something like a table radio you may want to look into the Boston Acoustics Receptor radio or Cambridge Audio also makes a nice piece. http://www.bostonacoustics.com/hs_pr...?CategoryID=34 http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/s...item=c174rczzz...

I'm in a similar situation with roomates. I have found the easiest thing to do is not worry about it. Unless you live in an "Animal House" environment it shouldn't be a problem. Teach your roomates how to operate your equipment correctly and ask them to leave any settings alone. As an example...

Awsome. I saw the Who do Quadrophenia in 1997 and it still stands out as one of the best shows I've ever seen. I can't wait.

Let me start by saying I have the 688 and have been very happy with both the remote and the support I have gotten from Harmony. The activity based functions make it very easy to use for every one who picks it up. My girlfriend was able to start using it immediately with very little instruction...

I don't know of anywhere you can legally buy a digital cable box. The manufacturers don't sell retail. Right now only cable comapnies can buy them Anything available on E-bay proabably belongs to a cable comapany and has been stolen or never returned. Anything available form gray market...

I was strolling through Best Buy the other day and noticed a 26 inch Insignia (house brand?)wide screen HD monitor for $479.00. I was thinking about a new set for my bedroom and it doesn't make any sense to spend $350.00 for a 4:3 SDTV right now. Has anyone had any experience with cheaper HD...