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Hi Gang, I just got done preparing my wall. I would like to paint it now. Can you recommend a color from Home Depot or Lowes that I can try? I have a very bright LCD projector. Will be using it primarily for movies. Is there a special process any one has used to minimize brush/roller marks in...

Hi Gang, I just got done preparing my wall. I would like to paint it now. Can you recommend a color from Home Depot or Lowes that I can try? I have a very bright LCD projector. Will be using it primarily for movies. Is there a special process any one has used to minimize brush/roller marks in...

Guys, Where can I buy/rent a new (or Used) DTS demo disks. I remember seeing one at an audio store that had samples of movies like U571. Thanks, Michael [email protected]

Guys, I am now ready to build the riser is my HT. I will be putting one couch behind the other. Has anyone out there built one and what recommendations can you give me? How high? Type of wood? Etc. etc. I have left over carpet that I will use on the riser. I am thinking about 12inches. Both...

Guys, I am now ready to build the riser is my HT. I will be putting one couch behind the other. Has anyone out there built one and what recommendations can you give me? How high? Type of wood? Etc. etc. I have left over carpet that I will use on the riser. I am thinking about 12inches. Both...

Hey Gang, Some where there is a thread on how exactly to use the Radio shack Sound Level Meter 33-2050. I tried searching here and AVS. Since I have not used one before, I need to know what to put the Range to? The Weighting (A or C) and the Response (Slow or Fast). I have the Outlaw 1050...

Hi guys, I am having trouble with my outlaw 1050. I am getting a loud hum that seems to be in the low frequencies. I have checked and checked again to make sure my speakers are set up correctly. I recently moved my 1050 into the equipment closet in my home theater. And now I get the hum...

HELP HELP HELP!!!! I just installed my Panasonic RP-82 Dvd player after spending hours running cables in my attic. I can’t get a component video to work. I also can’t get composite to work. But S video works OK. I am connected to my Proxima 9260+ LCD projector. I tried every thing I could...

I posted this in the DVD section also. But can you give me some suggestions when I set this up. Thanks for all your help. Well, Thanks for all the great posts. I called 8 different Fry’s stores and finally found a RP-82. An hour and a half away. The last one they had (I tried all the...

Best PJ under $5000???......I am buying today! Gang, (I will post htis at AVS also) Thanks for all your advice. I will be taking that huge step to FP today. I think it will be the Sanyo PLV-60 from some of the great feedbac i have gotten. Any other suggestions? It will be used for DVD...

Gang, Please relate your experience with me. I could really use the help. I will post this in different areas since in has a multiple of questions. I am pretty knowledgeable about HT. Buy I have a tough very confusing decision to make. I am in the process of turning my new home (loft) into a...

Questions: I am about to move. Currently I have a Dish Network system that is at least 5 years old. I called Dish and told them that I would be moving 100 miles away. They of course mentioned the 'move" program where I can leave the dish and take the receiver. My complete audio system is...

What would you recommend? Thanks to all of your help my new home and HT will be done real soon. I would like any speaker recommendations you have. Currently I am running Definitive Technology 2002 main speakers and Polk Audio for the center and surrounds (mediocre speakers). My new HT will...

Gang, I need immediate advice from someone if possible. A while back I posted about pre-wiring my new home. I got some great advice and told the new home manufacturers what wiring I needed (KB Homes). One of the Forum members recommended that since I will have an upstairs dedicated HT, plus...

Gang, I need immediate advice from someone if possible. A while back I posted about pre-wiring my new home. I got some great advice and told the new home manufacturers what wiring I needed (KB Homes). One of the Forum members recommended that since I will have an upstairs dedicated HT, plus...

Gang, I need immediate advice from someone if possible. A while back I posted about pre-wiring my new home. I got some great advice and told the new home manufacturers what wiring I needed (KB Homes). One of the Forum members recommended that since I will have an upstairs dedicated HT, plus...

Gang, I have Dish Network for many years. The wife and I just bought a new house that is being built. When I move I can either stay with Dish or go to other. The questions are: a) do I switch b) How should I prewire for the Dish? There will already be coax in every room in the house with...

Gang, I have Dish Network for many years. The wife and I just bought a new house that is being built. When I move I can either stay with Dish or go to other. The questions are: a) do I switch b) How should I prewire for the Dish? There will already be coax in every room in the house with...

Guys, I am budgeting for a new TV. Hopefully bigger than 36inch which means rear projection. Trying to stay on a budget. I have a prog scan DVD and satelite dish. What is the best value out there say between $1500+. Should it be HDTV ready? I know it must have componet inputs on the...

Has anyone installed in ceiling speakers. If yes how hard was it to do and which ones did you install. I would like to support one of our vendors like HTD speakers. I am building a new house and would like to save money by having them only pre-wire for in ceiling speakers. They would only...

Advice on a new home: Good news, my wife and I are buying a new home. It is in the process of being built. Has anyone recently gone through this and did they have speaker wire run before the house was finished? I will have a downstairs family room with a regular TV and maybe my older stereo...

Advice on a new home: Good news, my wife and I are buying a new home. It is in the process of being built. Has anyone recently gone through this and did they have speaker wire run before the house was finished? I will have a downstairs family room with a regular TV and maybe my older stereo...

Question, I have an older Echostar receiver for my Dishnetwork. What are my options to connect it to my Outlaw 1050? To upgrade to a new receiver from Dishnetwork, I am looking at a minimum $300. Is there a way around this or another place I can get a receiver from? Right now using the RCA...

Question, I have an older Echostar receiver for my Dishnetwork. What are my options to connect it to my Outlaw 1050? To upgrade to a new receiver from Dishnetwork, I am looking at a minimum $300. Is there a way around this or another place I can get a receiver from? Right now using the RCA...

Thank You for all the email suggestions for my Kenwood/Definitive Technology problems. MY AMP NO LOPNGER ShUTS ITSELF OFF!!!. With your suggestions, I went to Home Depot and bought 12 gauge wire and went to Radio Shack and bought the Banana plugs you guys suggeted. I bi-wired the 2002 Def...

Hello Everyone, I hope you can give me some advice. I have started getting back into the audiophile hobby and I need some wiring suggestions. My current setup is a Kenwood KR-V8070 Pro-Logic (I hope to be going to Digital these holidays). I have them running two Definitive Technology BP2002...

I am sure you have answered this questions a thousand times. My set up is a "powerful" Kenwood Pro-logic receiver and a Pioneer DVD. When I watch a DVD is it better to put the DVD player in Dolby Digital or "stereo" mode? Or does it not even matter? Obviously there is not digital connection...