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    Painted wall as screen?

    Will a painted wall do a decent job as a temporary screen for a projector? I have a projector but no screen, and I just bought a house with a room that I am going to dedicate to HT, but I don't have a screen, nor the money to buy one. Will a white painted all work? If so, should it be glossy...
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    Did I damage anything in my receiver?

    Yesterday I was watching a video tape of a program I had recorded earlier and I noticed that my right speaker was putting out a very distorted sound. I switched to TV and it didn't sound distorted in any way, so I thought that maybe one of the wires from the RCA Y adapter/splitter I have...
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    Cell phone turning my subwoofer on!

    Anyone else having this problem with their powered subwoofer? Whenever my cell phone rings in my HT room, my powered subwoofer turns on and hums, even if everything in my HT is off. It's not a very loud hum, but it isn't low either. It doesn't sound like something that is damaging the sub, but...
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    Upgrading 4:3 to 16:9

    I tried to do a search on this but couldn't find a solid answer. I currently own a 36" Toshiba TV (4:3) that I love. I don't have any problems with the picture right now and I wouldn't even think of upgrading for a few years if it weren't for a good deal I can get from a friend on a Phillip's...
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    Athena AS-P300 or Klipsch KSW-10

    My brother has agreed to buy me a subwoofer for my HT setup for my birthday. He works at Bestbuy and can get either of the models stated above for about the same price with his discount, which is a considerable discount. I won't go into actual discount prices here though. We auditioned almost...
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    THX Certification

    How important is THX certification in a receiver? I know that it's a standard that George Lucas's Lucasfilm Company has set for sound and all that, but I don't understand why certain receivers have it and others don't. My research on these forums has given me a pretty good idea on what brands...
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    Silver Colored Receiver

    Hey guys, quick question. Anyone know what a good Silver colored DD/DTS 5.1 or 6.1 receiver in the $350 - $400 range would be? It's not for me, it's for my sister-in-law who has asked me to set up her system, but she only wants silver components. I tried to get her to get a Yamaha, because I've...
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    AC Outlet question for Receiver

    I asked a question a little while ago about plugging a TV into one of the AC outlets on my receiver and everyone posted that it was a bad idea. Many stated that the receiver couldn't handle the power consumption of the TV. I took the advice and didn't try to hook up my TV. However, now I have...
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    Thank you all so much

    Wasn’t sure where to post this, but this seemed like the most appropriate forum to me. Just wanted to thank everyone on this forum and the moderators for all of the useful information I have gathered here in order to set up my humble home theater. I couldn’t have done it without you guys. I was...
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    Connecting TV's power cord to Receiver?

    I was wondering if it is ok to connect a TV's power cord to the AC outlets on the back of a receiver. I have a Toshiba 36A50 and a Denon AVR-1803. I want to do this as a workaround for the Toshiba not having a discrete on/off code to use with my HTM RX-500 remote. According to the specs on...
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    Scenery on DVD

    Are there any DVD's out there that have some nice high quality shots of scenery or landscapes or maybe even some nice pieces of art? The reason I ask is my sister-in'law just purchased a nice plasma tv for her living room and you know how those things look more like picture frames than tv's...
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    Cerwin Vega Sub Driver

    I wasn't sure which forum to post this to, but I suppose this is the best one. I am in the process of going from a music only system to home theater. I already purchased the NSP1 5 speaker package but now I need a sub. I have an old set of Cerwin Vega full range speakers with 15" woofers...
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    Jbl Pb12

    Thanks to a ton of positive reviews and comments on the JBL NSP1 speakers on these boards, I have decided to buy myself a set. Now I need a subwoofer to match. I did a search on JBL subs since I'm getting JBL speakers and I found the PB12 online shipped for $277.90. Is this a good deal...
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    Need to get Surrounds and center to match!

    I just upgraded to a 5.1 receiver (Sony STR-DE885) from my old Yamaha RX-V590 2.0 receiver. I never had a center or surround speakers, just a pair of main speakers. But now I want to get the most out of my new receiver. Only thing is I have no idea what speakers to get. My current speakers...
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    Hooking up DVD and Playstation2 to same input

    Is it possible to hook up a dvd player using component cables and coaxial to the DVD/LD inputs on a receiver and then hook up a playstation to the composite inputs for the DVD/LD input and be able to use one or the other while the receiever is set to DVD/LD? I ask because I want to upgrade my...
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