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  1. Chris Lanni

    Looking for a simple dimmer

    Brian, Your welcome. Nice to know my 7.5 years with the Depot can be used for good and not evil. They are nice dimmers and the fact that you can set the brightness to any level or just double tap to full brightness is pretty cool. You doing the install yourself? chris
  2. Chris Lanni

    What is your favorite YouTube video?

    This is X-PHENOMINAL!!! Who doesn't like the X-Men? Not work appropriate!
  3. Chris Lanni

    What is your favorite YouTube video?

    Here's about how I feel at the moment. Not quite as funny as some of the others but it gets a chuckle. Great animation, too, also!!!
  4. Chris Lanni

    Looking for a simple dimmer

    Simple and easy. Lutron makes them and you can find them at Home Depot and Lowe's. Called the Maestro. Runs around 30 bucks or so. You see the little dots on the side. You set the dot to which level of lighting you want and when you hit the dimmer it comes to that pre set level. Hit it...
  5. Chris Lanni

    What is your favorite YouTube video?

    This has got to be one of the funniest SnL skits ever. If it makes one person laugh, I have done my job. Chris
  6. Chris Lanni

    What kind of outlet is this???

    If it was part of the kitchen then it is a range outlet, probably 50 amp. Do you have any 50 amp breakers in your panel box? If you do that is the outlet. chris
  7. Chris Lanni

    What kind of outlet is this???

    So instead of the slits going up and down they are side to side? That is a 220 volt outlet. Maybe they thought they needed a lot of power. chris
  8. Chris Lanni

    SVS - HTF Giveway

    I'm in it to win it! Thanks, chris
  9. Chris Lanni

    Herniated Discs:Who's had 'em?

    So long comfortable! Most miserable time of my life was a herniated disk. Twinged my back one day, don't even remember what I was doing. After a couple of weeks I got a job at a grocery store and worked there for about four months. I did not know it till I had to quit, but the whole time I...
  10. Chris Lanni

    Wet your Pants Funny

    De Niro does a great job. He nails all of the names perfectly. His inflection and timing are outstanding! chris
  11. Chris Lanni

    To Catch the Predator

    That was pretty good! I love it when the Predator put the laser sight on him! chris
  12. Chris Lanni

    Wet your Pants Funny

    This has got to be the funniest and best SNL skit ever done and performed by Robert De Niro I have ever seen!! The first time I watched this was at work and I cried at my desk! One of my coworkers asked, with concern, if I was ok. I had to share this for anyone who has not seen it yet...
  13. Chris Lanni

    New DishNetwork Customer wants opinions, Please.

    Wow, and that's even with an HD receiver with component outputs. Anyone know what the difference between a Dish network 522 receiver and a newer 625? The only reason I ask is because I have had Dish out to the house twice already and they keep bringing the wrong receiver out. The first time...
  14. Chris Lanni

    New Dish ViP622 HD Dual Tuner MPEG4 DVR now in my HT

    So Clinton, Did you ever get the issues with your new 622 figured out? Give us a blow-by-blow commentary on what you had before versus your new HD equipment and programming. What tv do you have all of this hooked up to? General impressions? Chris P.S. Clinton, your sig links take me to...
  15. Chris Lanni

    New DishNetwork Customer wants opinions, Please.

    Pertaining to number one above; I am sitting about 9 feet away. Why? What are you thinking for a distance such as that? I had not even thought about the upgrade options and concur with your point on number two. Thanks for the insight. Robert_J, Thanks for the help as well. So if I get a...
  16. Chris Lanni

    I need more component inputs....

    Here is what I have my eye on if it weren't for the fact that it is so spensive. Component switching, digital audio, and you can even program it with a remote. http://www.digitalconnection.com/pro...ideo/hds41.asp There are more options that are less expensive. This one is at the...
  17. Chris Lanni

    New DishNetwork Customer wants opinions, Please.

    Kevin and Jim, both of you have given great input. I did tweak some of the settings on the s-video input and it is getting better, I just need more time to finish. Three more questions for you guys. 1. Since I am in upgraditis anyways, do you think I will get better pic quality going with a...
  18. Chris Lanni

    New DishNetwork Customer wants opinions, Please.

    Thanks for the idea Jim; I have already done that, though, with my dvd player. The only thing, though, do you think that I have to do it with every input? That is something I did not think of; I did it on dvd player running through the component input. With my receiver running through the...
  19. Chris Lanni

    New DishNetwork Customer wants opinions, Please.

    When he first installed the receiver, the installer used coax cable from the receiver to the tv. This produced a lousy picture and I immediately went out and bought an s-video cable to try out. After I made the switch the picture was noticeably better, but there is a huge lack of detail and...
  20. Chris Lanni

    New DishNetwork Customer wants opinions, Please.

    Hi guys and gals, So after 6-7 years of watching nothing but movies on my DVD player; I have decided to try out some good old fashioned tv watching. I had Dish out to do the install last Thursday and am now wondering if I am too spoiled after so many years of watching nothing but DVD's. I am...
  21. Chris Lanni

    installing Wainscoting

    Hi Marc, Wainscoting is just paneling, and as such you can install it the same way. Adhesive and/or paneling nails. I do not have it in my home theater, but do have it in one of my hallways. It does look nice and does not have to be painted, of course you can paint it if the desire strikes...
  22. Chris Lanni

    HT Room (black wall plates)

    Heck, you can even get it in purple, that way as you sit looking at your wallplates, instead of you 61" HDTV, you will be relaxed. Purple is a relaxing color. Gods Love chris
  23. Chris Lanni

    HT Room (black wall plates)

    Yep they come in black and many other colors. Go to the page I linked, go towards the bottom where they show all of the different connections types and click on the cat5e. On the left middle there will be a color chart. Color Chart GOds Love chris
  24. Chris Lanni

    HT Room (black wall plates)

    Here is an example of the plates on SmartHome. Quickport Plates Gods Love chris
  25. Chris Lanni

    HT Room (black wall plates)

    If you have a Home Depot near you they can special order them from Leviton. A couple of bucks per plate and probably $5-$8 for each snap in connector. They are modular, meaning you build your own wallplate. They can special order them in the electrical department. Gods Love chris
  26. Chris Lanni

    Help me decide on parts for my HTPC

    Congrats on the finished build. How aboot some pics and a final detailed listing of all parts used. Gods Love chris
  27. Chris Lanni

    First post and wiring question

    Did he just splice onto the rear wire? When the wire comes out of the walls at the rear to the speakers what does it look like. Did you take the wallplates off and see the connection behind that? I take it that these "sets" of wires are in pairs? Or are they four wire cables? Gods Love chris
  28. Chris Lanni

    Internet Celebrity Staying With Us

    Colton.. Was that you and the misses on his picture page? Last name and all. If he has already been there, how was the visit? If not when is he supposed to arrive? I think that is inspiring and I spent the last two days reading every one of his journal entries. Now that I am all caught up I...
  29. Chris Lanni

    Star Schmucks

    I second ThomasC'eses GF, she is stunning. Did you take the photography? Very artsical... Gods Love chris
  30. Chris Lanni

    Media Center PC?

    TomK, Right here Forgot to add, must be purchased with hardware!!! Gods Love chris
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