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I'm hoping to buy my first house soon, and the one I am looking at has an unfinished basement. My plan is to finish the basement as a home theater / man-cave, and I would love to have an atmos system for it. I already plan to pre-wire speaker cable in the walls and ceiling for a 9.2 channel...

I will be buying my first house soon, and I have been planning on turning the basement into a finished home theater and gaming room. It would be the perfect opportunity to pre-wire an Atmos speaker setup into the walls, to go with the projector system I have planned out!

Thanks for your replies! I did as you suggested Gerald, and gave Verizon a call. Unfortunately, they had no idea why it wasn't connecting, and after spending an hour and a half with them walking me through changing settings in the router, rebooting, etc. I had no luck connecting, and I gave...

Hi HTF, I'm hoping someone out there happens to be a networking expert, because I'm stuck. I have just purchased a verizon dsl account, and they provided me with a westell 7500 modem/router. To go with this, I purchased an Asus M70vm laptop, to use in my living room, which came preloaded with...

The only disc I've had a problem with so far (my collection is of about 150 discs) is The Birdcage. The first copy I bought had a crack in it when opened, so I returned it. The second copy looked fine, and then within 2 days had formed a crack. And then half of the inner rim smashed apart...

I agree, the story to FFVII was excellent, and I actually felt truly pissed off and sad when I hear you, but I wouldn't hold your breath... We can always wish though!

Thanks for the info Dave, I'm definitely getting ahead of myself here :b (I also keep forgetting that games with so much pure entertainment used to come in such small packages!) -Matt

Looks like the release date is now 9/13/05, with Japanese release on the 14th. IGN E3 2005 article Anyone know any other specifics on the movie? Is it going to be in Japanese with English subs, or is the original language going to be English? On a side note, did you all see the Final...

Well, I guess 512 could be large enough, assuming there is free downloading. Then, I could just delete one of the games I downloaded to free up space and get a new one. This would be fine, as long as game saves and scores are still saved, even after deleting the game. That way, if I downloaded...

Ah, I gotcha, sorry about the mixup. In any case, hopefully a large percentage of games will be supported, and if Microsoft is willing to provide auto-updates via Live, any games that don't work quite right could theoretically be taken care of. -Matt

Out of curiousity, how large are N64 games, since you are supposedly able to download and play them as well. The idea of being able to play all the different consoles through the Revolution is a great concept, and practically guarantees a buy right there. However, if the system is download once...

I interpreted that statement to be a very "careful" way of announcing it. They're obviously going the emulation route, since I doubt that MS is slapping an entire Xbox 1 into the 360. That said, emulation is a tricky thing, and my guess is that MS is watching it's back, so that if there are any...

Wait a second... You mean... Microsoft is in this for the money, not just to provide gamers with their every dream!? What has the world come to!? :D ;) And yes, I must admit that you made complete sense.

I agree. Considering that one of the MAJOR selling points for the next-gen consoles in high-def capabilities, it bothers me that the high-def cable w/ optical audio isn't included... Thankfully, this could still change before they hit the stores.

I have to agree that the MTV special was crap, so much so that it actually diminished my excitement for the 360 (don't worry, it's back again :D ) But I also understand that this special was not intended for me, but for the current generation that is all into the...

Wow, that Neo Fami system looks great! I have a lot of NES games sitting around in the basement somewhere, it would be great to have an NES system hooked up alongside my other HT equipment! :D Not to highjack the thread, but does anyone have any experience purchasing from the site linked above...

Great thread; so many memories! Where to start... Ghostbusters (Commodore 64): Between buying/upgrading different cars for the driving sections, an actual map for the city, sucking up ghosts, dying when you "crossed the proton beams," and impressive sound/graphics for the time, this game was...

Chris, I agree completely. The game itself is what is most important, and I enjoyed Jade's story quite a lot. And since I didn't have to actually pay a higher price for the limited edition (same with Halo 2), I'm not complaining too hard. :) Although, for the record, I'd be willing to pay an...

Well, I just finished the game last night (on the open palm side). There were many good points to the game, and I have to say I enjoyed it quite a bit. My first-gen Xbox definitely didn't like the game too much, but once it managed to get the area loaded (after much crunching and loud read-error...

Thanks for the reply, and you are most likely correct. I realize that the size is small, I just figured I'd ask here first; I tend to trust the opinions and personal reviews of fellow HTFers much more than those I find through Google :) Ahhh, I cannot wait for the day when I will get my first...

No one has this set? Ahh well, I am the impatient type ;) Anyone have any ideas on this television, and if possible, does anyone have a PDF of the manual? Last I looked on the Samsung site it wasn't available yet... -Matt C

Just read through this whole thread... took a while! I've noticed that all those who want this player to upconvert using component flash to the old firmware. I haven't noticed anyone mention this though: with the newest firmware, has the picture quality for DVI output at 1080i been improved...

It's time for me to get a new television, and my desire for a 16:9 HDTV has hit an all-time high! I've been doing some research on this Samsung, and it looks to offer everything that I would like in my new set (1080i display, over-air HDTV tuner, DVI input...) at a reasonable price. I have no...

Thanks for the info Michael, I'll take a look. I checked on my service manual, and it should be here within the next two days, so hopefully that will help clear all of this up -Matt

Thanks for the replies! John, I took a look at the overscan with the Avia disk, the television is about 5% on all sides, which I think is a pretty reasonable level, allowing for pretty much all the picture possible without allowing any edge distortions to show on the screen. The television...

Ok, some (rather small) progress is being made with my problem. I've now confirmed that the Wide mode is not over-squeezing at all. The elliptical circles I mentioned earlier was the result of a basic geometry problem, which I adjusted successfully with the four codes mentioned in post five that...

Dick, Thanks for the heads-up on "rubbing" alcohol vs isopropyl, I'll make sure the right type is used for the cleaning :emoji_thumbsup: Jesse, should I actually be using a rubber chamois, or the cotton imitation type? Just curious. -Matt

Eric, Thanks for the link. I just found that site via Google today, was wondering if it was a legit company. But if you're recommending it, I would have to assume that it is. Also, I saw they were willing to let you look at their instructional video before even purchasing; nice touch, gives...

Thanks for the reply Dave. You've given me a place to start looking with the re-foaming suggestion; I didn't even know such a thing was possible! Thanks for the advice concerning replacing the woofer completely, I'll be steering well away from that idea now. I'll start looking into the refoaming...

Thanks for the info Dick. I haven't had too much luck with cleaning tapes on past VCRs either, but I somehow didn't realize that I could just pop the cover and use rubbing alcohol. But hey, if that's what the repair shops use, that's what I'll do as well. I guess that will be my "project" for...