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Hi, I have a customer who is trying to get his digital satellite signal from the entry point of his house to his living room TV. Unfortunately, the living room is on a slab and the ceiling is vaulted to the roof, and the exterior is stone and brick, so running a wire will be difficult and...

Thanks to the advice on this forum, a few years ago I bought a Toshiba 54" projection widescreen for my home theater and have been very pleased with it. Unfortunately, as cool as the home theater is, I have to move. Here's my problem: when I built the theater, I had to disassemble the stairs...

Just bought (but have not yet received) a Toshiba TheaterView 50HX81 50-inch 16:9 RPTV. I've been reading a lot here, and it seems that the Toshibas have a good reputation (you guys steered me away from an RCA, which I take as a good sign of knowledge). I have about 2 weeks before it's...

I'm looking to replace my aged Hitachi 52" big screen with a 4:3 HD unit. I've seen the RCA D52130 for around $2000. I haven't seen anyone raving about RCA units, however, and wonder if I should continue to shop around or go for it? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I've just about wrapped up construction of the HT in my basement. This weekend was the first time I've really been able to truly listen to the sound quality (with the big screen blown, I'll have to wait for a new TV before I can comment on the pictures) of my new system. I have to say that...

Well, after nailing down my co-ax problem, doing continuity checks with my S-video connection (a broken pin in the cable was the culprit), and being relieved that my subwoofer is "supposed" to hum a little, I've found that my ancient Hitachi 57" RPTV has probably given up the ghost. It's...

This is my last question--I promise. I have a new Polk center channel, and listening today, it sounds like the midrange speaker is blown. At certain frequencies, it definitely cracks and distorts. I tried adjusting the settings on the receiver to no avail. I also double checked my speaker...

Shutting down my system tonight, I noticed a slight hum coming through my new subwoofer. It isn't noticable when there's music or video playing, but when the room is quiet, there's a definite hum. Is this normal? Anything I can do to eliminate it? Right now, my A/V equipment is running on...

Well, no luck tonight with the DVD player running through the Leviton Quick Port S-video connectors. I used standard Cat 5 cable as I thought it required. I re-read the instructions today and it says to use UTP cable (which I believe is Cat 5e). Is there a difference and could this be my...

Here's part two of my cabling questions. I have co-ax cable going to my system TV and VCR, but my reception is extremely bad--I'm guessing that the cables I made are faulty. I used RG6 cable and screw-on connectors, and I have the proper stripping tool. I'm guessing that I did something wrong...

Hi All, Has anyone used the Lutron Quick-Port S-video connectors for in-wall wiring between DVD and TV? I have some that I connected according to the instructions using Cat5 cable. Yesterday I went to hook up my new DVD and got no picture. What could I have done wrong and what should I double...

Hello, all. I've been reading and researching for quite a while here, and I'm getting closer to finishing my basement home theater setup (which I started blindly without even knowing this site existed). In most respects, I think I've done pretty well with my selections. The one component...