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Gerald, IIRC, they are Acoustic Research banana plugs that I got at Home Depot or Lowes ages ago. They are the variety that you feed the copper strands up through the base, fold over the ends on the other side, then twist on the actual clip portion to make the connection. Good stuff. I'd just...

Second floor, above the master bedroom. The wall behind the tv backs up our game room. It's basically FILLED with wires... not much room left in any of the "bays" between studs. I believe there are 26 runs of rg6, 5 of cat5e, 14 speaker wire.... that might be it. Thanks, Jeff

Marc, That's pretty much what I was considering if not coming up with an actual "hiding" method. I was looking at the braided sleeving that Techflex makes. I had also forgotten to mention that the pics shown were older and I now have cables that go straight down and across the floor to the...

Here's some pictures of the mess I have now. I'd appreciate any and all feedback, as I'd really like to have this room back to being usable in the next month or two so I can have the room ISF calibrated. http://home.entouch.net/hayes/ Thanks, Jeff

Hey guys, For those of you that have theaters centered around a rear projection set, how did you go about hiding the mass of wires that connect the tv to your theater receiver, video sources, etc...? Right now I have an unmitigated mess strewn from the equipment rack that sits off to the...

Great job, Greg. I'm running the same thing as you, AVR507 with Paradigm Ref in a 7.1 configuration. Love the sound, but need to send the sucker in to have firmware updated. Supposedly B&K is supposed to announce some upgrade stuff at CEDIA this week. Rumored to be part of the upgrade are...

DOH! Just read the rest of your replies in the other thread. So basically I'm SOL if PowerDVD fails to recognize the card. Nice. What a worthless pile of crap. Guess it's time to move to Theater Tek or something a little more robust. You would think that after 5 releases of this product they...

That could very well be the issue. Is there a way to get around this "feature"? I will have to check that again and see if the config is recognizing it at all. Are there any particular ways to go about having PowerDVD try to recognize it manually? Thanks, Jeff

OK guys, I figured I'd try over here since no one on AVS seems to have a solution to this issue over there. I am running PowerDVD 5.0 through an M-Audio Delta 66 audio card vai the S/PDIF output on the card into my B&K AVR507 receiver. It is quite obvious that what is coming out of the...

FWIW, I finally have some pics of my theater. It's not decorated or anything and is currently in a "it works but it is far from done" state. Pics are located here. Thanks, Jeff

Guy & Co., Am I to understand that these issues specifically relate to front projectors, or should I be concerned about these issues as well with my Samsung HLN617W rear projection tv as well? Thanks, Jeff

Thanks, Jeremy. I had actually found the SM info that you posted. I've got a thread over on AVS as well. I've been all through the HS500/XBR threads there as well... just not alot specific to the HS510 unfortunately. With my DLP there is a HUGE community of people who own the sets on AVS and...

Lev, Yep... I am aware that there is an issue with this. I haven't been able to find an HS510 specific tweak in the SM for red-push. Any ideas or links? Thanks, Jeff

Hey guys, I'll be taking delivery of my new 36" HDTV on Monday (Labor Day) and I would like to know if there is one particular thread/forum/whatever that has the majority of tweaks used on the HS series sets. I own a Samsung 61" DLP as well, and have done alot of tweaking in that tv's service...

Well it looks like it is not going to matter now. Just spent 2 hours at Best Buy going through the horrendous replacement procedure for my old RCA. I go the Sony 36HS510. It will be delivered on Monday (Labor Day). We'll see if it treats me better than the two RCA's have. Later, Jeff

Thanks, Jack. I searched the forum and read virtually every post on the HS510 series. Only 3 posts were on the HF73 though.. and those were all pretty much just "Anyone know anything" sort of posts. I noticed alot of mention of fixing the red-push with the service menu tweaks. Is there a...

Hey guys, So far I have only been able to view the 36HS510 in a store and I thought the picture was ok but not great. I saw it at two different places with similar video feeds, i.e. closed loop stuff playing through Best Buy and Circuit City... not HD. I'm trying to locate the Toshiba set...

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Dude... I feel like a total moron. I was wondering if he was just a fellow engineer or what with the ".00" part. I'm like, "can you buy 45.06 wall sconces?" Guess it's time to take my meds again. :) Thanks for the clarification. The question about pics of this stuff still...

Mike, Are you saying that you used 45 different plaques in your hallway???? Care to post any pics of your handiwork? How did you mount them (i.e. store bought frames, shadowbox, light box, etc... ). Man, 45 wall sconces in a hallway... you must live a cathedral. :) Thanks, Jeff

Bob Cat, Yeah, I'm subscribed to that thread. That guys has been talking up those plaques for ages, but has nothing to show for it except a few poor imgs. and a vector drawing. It's been months that he has been saying "Just wait and you will be amazed". What will amaze me is if these puppies...

Hey Owen, I love what you've done with Tim's signs. I was thinking of doing something similar, but also changing some colors to better match the "Detroit Red Wings" theme of my theater. One thing I didn't quite understand. You said that you imported Tim's BMPs into CorelDraw and then exported...

Anybody have any updated graphics or signs that they want to show off or tell us about? I am still looking for the red background version of the THX Ultra 2 sign in a nice hi-rez JPG. To see what I am talking about, check out: http://www.hometheatermag.com/showarchives.cgi?116 Scroll down...

Shane, Wow, you want something heavier than those lined super heavy velvet ones at Great Indoors??? That's going to cost a fortune. I was all set to grab the GI ones, but they don't have the red I was looking for. I ended up purchasing some nice crushed red velvet from Hancock Fabrics and am...

Glen, Wow, your current wiring scheme sounds like a recipe of video disaster. Every connection you make other than from the source to the display device is an opportunity for signal degradation. I assume from you comment that you are using normal composite video cables to connect all this...

Hey Josh, I meant to mention this in my reply to your curtain question. How wide is the hallway behind that right side surround dipole? DO you think it would be possible to mount some sort of floor-to-ceiling screen or mini-wall (say a foot wide or so) perpendicular to side wall and inline...

Josh, I think you're on the right track with the curtains idea. Sounds like you have a pretty hard and reflective room from your description. Other things to think of... perhaps a nice thick area rub in the center of the room. If you have an Ikea near you, they have some nice stuff that is...

Thanks, Nick. Basically heard something similar over at AVS as well. Two picture hanging nails on the top and perhaps those sticky rubber feet/dots you can get at Wal-Mart or Home Depot. Thanks again, Jeff

David, Are you sure you didn't get the 20-39 CS+ not the PC+? I only ask because I am wondering what you would do with the Samson amp since the PC+ is an active sub. BTW, your last post freaked me out because of the way it started, "Jeff (and Sean)". I forgot that Sean was the thread...

Sean, Just wanted to voice another opinion in favor of the SVS subs. I currently am running an all Paradigm 7.1 system in the theater room through a B&K AVR507 receiver. I use the Studio 40s, Studio CC, ADP-450 and SA-25 inwalls in this room. I will be purchasing an SVS 20-39PC+ for this...

Hey guys, I am in the final stages of decorating my home theater and would like to start adding posters and plaques to the walls. The one thing I am concerned about is having the poster frame or plaques rattle or even fall off the walls during a particularly intense bass scene or audio track...