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I have a Sony 36XBR mounted into a wall. I am considering a set of theater seats: three curved in back and two in front. Can some one tell me (or point me to a referance) some general rules as to distancing these seats from the screen? TIA for any help.

I have constructed my HT with mucho help from this forum. It has been in operation for everal months. In fact, it has been so successful that I have not tuned in to the forum in about that much time. I'm around to some details that I hope to get advice on. I have intended to get a...

I have used these post over several months to put together HT. Things are mostly going well but there are a couple of glitches that I'd seek opinions on. I have a Sony 36XBR450 recessed into a wall; CSW MC-300 7.1; Onkyo DS-989; Toshiba SD-3755. Everything has been beautifully installed (not a...

I have a CSW Newton speaker system that I am just setting up. There are L/C/R, subwoofer,2 side surrounds, and 2 back surrounds. The surrounds have switches to select bipole-monopole-dipole. Seems I read somewhere that the backs should be set on dipole and the sides on bipole. I could not make...

I have been posting for a couple of months; much good info -- which is hard to come by out here in the country. My HT/remodeling is comming along scrumptiously! Damn near finished. One problem. My wife has difficulty hearing and is interested in trying earphones to aid in hearing the dialog...

My Sony 36XBR450 is listed as "widescreen enhanced". Do any of yawl know what happens, in practice, to the various screen formats? One sees 1:33, 1:66, 1:85, 2:35. Also, what does "anamorphic" mean? My HT is still in construction; men are painting as we speak; drapes are being made. The room...

:D It probably takes a mathematician to get into this hole but have to make sure on what is right and what is left? Me and my builder decided very early on that L/C/R were determined as I look at the TV. This was important as we are remodeling the room BEHIND the HT as well--at which point...

I am close to finishing my remodeling which includes HT. Equipment [so far] Sony 38XBR450 Onkyo 989 Cambrige Soundworks MC300 Yoshiba Progressive Scan DVD This is being installed in a wall with only the TV and speakers showing--Hot Spot allows hidden components...

I have been posting for a month or so and making continuous progress on my HT and PC workstation wall. The cabinets have been completed, wiring installed, dimable lights and wllboard replaced. Should have a premier in a month. Some ticker problems necessitate my using a motorized recliner in...

I'm still in the process of constructing my "wall"; HT(7.1) w/TiVo on one side and on the other side a PC w/printer, scanner, wired LAN, wireless LAN, palm sync, lable maker, USB hub, DSL gate, D-Link, telephones. My builder calls the wall "Swiss Cheese"! ANYHOW: I'm putting the sub about 1/3...

:b I've placed several posts on hookup and gotten good answers; in fact, about a week ago I thought I thought that I understood how it was to be done. I can hook up what others are telling me and I'm sure it'll work, but I'd be a lot happier if some could help clear up the parts of the matter...

:eek: I am in the process of constructing a HT setup; with much help from this forum. I have 12AWG stranded in the walls for a 7.1 system. I am somewhat daunted by how to terminate these wires. For trials sake, I got a couple of banana plugs at RadioShack; they seem to plug into the Onkyo but...

Here's what I get from several posts on cables for PIP/VCR with DirecTV Sat and modifying Bill Catherall's diagram: Symbols: RA RCA audio DA digital audio cV composite video SV S-video CV component video Cables: Sat...

;) ;) I have had a couple of posts on hokup and have read thru the search on hookup -=- the answers have been VERY helpful! Thanx to all. I believe that I'm actually getting somewhere. I can GAR-ON-Tee that I and others have issues left over. If folks are willin', I'd like to review some things...

My stuff finally got here. so hookup questions arise. I have an A/V(989,7.1),DVD,DirecTV,TV,7.1 speakers. I plan to use component video. 1) Does one operate the TV as a unit for regular TV? 2) The diagrams put out by MonsterCable show the video going directly from the DVD to the TV. I...

When DVD's are listed as widescreen 2.35:1 and also as 16x9, does this mean that two formats are on the same disk? I notice that some are listed as 2.35:1, 16x9 yes and some are listed as 2.35:1, 16x9 No;can someone explain this to me? I am getting a Sony36XBR(16x9). How will differing...

From other posts, I have learned that my sub will be more accurate if it is placded somewhere alon my long wall. This would probably intail about 20" of sub cable. Would this length be okay, assumming high quality stuff?

I'm really new to HT; I have my speakers(CSW MC300) and my other gear is ordered but not arrived. [36XBR450,989,3755]. However I do a lot of computing: in a galaxie long ago and far away, FORTRAN; now mostly VB and VBA. Also I'm setting up to do home recording studio via PC. I was wondering...

My room is 13x20x6; will have Sony36XBR & C recessed in short wall; L/R prutruding ~1.5'; 2 side, 2 rear surrounds. Question is where to put the sub? I had planed to place it in the corner of TV wall-=-say, 8' cable. A friend swears that so placed I'd get objectional directivity regardless of...

My equipment has been shipped but not arrived yet, so I may well find this out from directions. But I am in the process of building a very complicated wall and need design help. We will have one side of the wall as a PC-writing station for my wife and my HT onthe other side. There WILL be some...

I wil be using 12AWG stranded from HomeDepot for my speaker wire. I notice that the cable sellers all have special cables for sub. Can someone tell me what is special about the requirement for a sub? Can I successfully make one myself?;)

;) I gather that most playback is 5.1 [is that so? ] What is the process if it is played on a 7.1 system?:D

I've never had a DVD nor even a reasonable TV but have now ordered a pretty good set of stuff including a HD 16:9. So that gets me to looking into the "Star Wars" scenario. Quite frankly, I haven't been able to figger it out? If someone has already been thru this, I'd sure appreciate it if...

Carpenter is demolishing a wall to put back together as my HT. Room = 12.5 x 19.5 Questions arise. I had planned to slightly recess the mains into the wall but several posts have convinced me that they should be a foot or so into the room. Which leads to the following Q? :The TV will be the Sony...

I've just looked at the forum for a couple of days and must admit that I'm somewhat overwhelmed. My first TV was given to us right after grad school in 1959--it had a round screen! I've been distinctly behind the curve ever since [ who needs color to watch Gunsmoke reruns?] Well, I thought I'd...

I am BRAND new to HT; I have my speakers and my TV, reciever, and DVD are on the way. Cabinet man comes tomorrow to start wall construction. Several Questions: are there good and better places to buy DVD's ? Am I correct in surmising that Star Wars I, II, III are not on DVD? Are there ever...

I got worried when I read another post on speaker placement; there was advice to move the mains away from the wall. I have the CambridgeSoundWorks MC300 speaker system and had planed to spread the L/C/R across the same wall as the TV. In fact I thought I might sink them slightly into the wall...