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    way cool screen lifter

    Thanks Chuck; Glad you like it. Everyone should have one ! Cheers, Tom.
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    See my New Screen Lift Project

    Hi chuckg; Yes there is something deeply wrong with me. But I want you to know as well, that I am also very interested in women, well one in particular anyway. I call her my wife, so there, THAT smooths things over nicely, doesn't it? I'm just a multi-facetted guy. Yeah, I'm a...
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    See my New Screen Lift Project

    Here's 3 more and that's all I have for now. Tom.
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    See my New Screen Lift Project

    Hi Folks; Here's a few pictures of the custom-made screen lift device I have nearly completed. I recently installed this in my basement ceiling, and I will soon install the controls for it. I want to be able to use the TV for basic junk, and the screen and projector for better viewing. I...
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    Is Graphic Eye better than X-10 ?

    Hi Everyone; I am still not sure what system I'll install in my theater to control the lighting. Fortunately I'm still at the stage where changes are pretty easy to do. I have thought about Smarthome's Switchlinc products, the 2386 switch that works on x-10 principles. Then I keep reading...
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    My First Home Theater (Hopefully of many)

    Hi Mark: I'll try to help on this one. I haven't yet installed any remote control for lights, but I've done a bunch of reading. I plan to use X10 as well. I know there are others, but the X10 seems inexpensive and flexible. There are potential problems, like interference and easy burn-out...
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    Tough decision - Projector

    Hi Jackson and others; I have seen the rainbow effects while trying out the Optima 30. It's like Chris said; move your eyes hard left to hard right quickly, and bang, there it is. I didn't stay long enough to see if I got headaches, but the rainbow effects are real, for me at least. So DLP's...
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    Are Component Cables OK with 1080i ?

    Hi Again I should point out, that I have already run 28 feet of Monster3 component cables from the receiver area to where my front projector will be. I got them brand new from Ebay for a good price. I still am not sure if I can get HDMI or other future cables in 35-30 foot lengths, with...
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    Are Component Cables OK with 1080i ?

    Hi Roman and others; Thanks for the help. I'll expand this thread by asking, do HDMI cables exist in 25 to 30 foot lengths? My understanding was that they are made in short lengths only. Also, does this type of cable have heavy signal loss if you can get them in 25+ foot lengths? Is...
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    Are Component Cables OK with 1080i ?

    Hi Knowledgeable Ones; I currently have an older DVD player and TV that have no HDMI inputs/outputs. Just component ins/outs, which look fine for a progressive DVD signal. I'm also getting ready to drywall my HT ceiling and have installed as many wires as I can to future-proof my HT setup...
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    Need DVD-Audio and SACD Combo, suggestions please.

    Thanks Guys, I appreciate the replies. Of course, moments after I posted my initial question, I did a search and found almost my exact same question from a couple days ago. Doh ! I do have to get a 5.1 analog input receiver too, such as a Denon, since I now have a Nakamichi AV-10 and it...
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    Need DVD-Audio and SACD Combo, suggestions please.

    Hi Everyone I have wanted to listen to some of the better recordings of Pink Floyd and the Eagles, but they're on different formats of disks. I'd prefer not to get two players, one for SACD and one for DVD-Audio. So, is there a decent player around that will do both? And also play DVD...
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    Do Roll-up Screens Tend to Wrinkle??

    Hi I have been thinking about the best way to have a screen come down in front of my TV, when it's time to watch projector-worthy stuff, and then disappear when its back to regular TV. My first thought was to frame-mount a 100" screen and then have it "deploy" down from the ceiling by motor...
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    The Noll Family Home Theater ready for viewing in the Gallery

    Hi David Wow ! That's one professional looking HT. Did you do all the work yourself? Is the wood that you've used for the columns oak? Or something else? That's a very funky faux finish on the walls. My wife and I did a two-colour finish on our livingroom wall, and I know how hard that...
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    UGH ! Water damage in basement theater.

    Hi Kris I have removed about 13 or 14 inches from the bottom of the full wall. So one sheet of drywall will give me 3 strips, only two with the bevel. Overall, it should work OK. My big concern is confirming exactly where the water came in. The rest is just grunt work, like the patching...
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    UGH ! Water damage in basement theater.

    Here's an update on the wet basement: First, thanks for the replies. I appreciate any help. I just couldn't sit there, knowing there might be mold forming inside my basement wall and leave it alone. So, I got my utility knife and, being careful not to slice into the vapour barrier, I cut...
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    UGH ! Water damage in basement theater.

    Hello drier-than-me folks; First, I know this is a home theater forum and not a Bob-the-Builder forum, but this nasty leak is in my basement HT and it's going to halt my HT renos until I can control the water problem. Plus, you guys are smart and maybe you've dealt with this before. So, I...
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    Favorite Home Theater Dealer

    I forgot to mention too, that Signature Audio/Video in Ottawa is a very good store. In many ways, they are becoming home theater specialists in this area. The guys are calm, patient, but very well educated about their products. I would strongly suspect that they all attend seminars on a...
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    Favorite Home Theater Dealer

    To Andrew Stoakley Hi Andrew. Thanks for including that link for Howell and Associates. I would say that I have seen some spectacular theaters in the 2 years that I have been researching/building my own HT, but overall they have one of the most impressive bodies of work that I have ever seen...
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    Favorite Home Theater Dealer

    Hi Aaron Here's a thought from a customer's point of view, to respond to your question about pressure. It's NEVER an appropriate time to pressure a customer. A skilled salesman will calmly and somewhat patiently make the customer feel like he's making his own mind up on the sale, and...
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    Question about Panasonic AE700

    Hello Everyone Please excuse me if this has been answered. When I make the leap to but a PJ, it'll either be the Epson 200 or the Panny 700. Both look awesome. So I need to ask about lens shift on the Panny. I have a basement room, 24 x 14, with a 7 foot ceiling. I will have my screen on...
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    Need Speaker Repair Advice

    Hi Kenneth They do to me, anyway. I have both the Heybrooks and a set of JBL's, both from the early 80's (which probably explains why my foam is splitting). I find the JBL's muddy, boomy, while the Heybrooks really seem a lot crisper and snappier. Can't think of any more descriptive words at...
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    Need Speaker Repair Advice

    Thanks Guys; Heybrook hasn't replied yet, but they still might. I have a repair shop in town who will try to match speaker parts as closely as possible. Or I might try the foam repair myself. Cheers all, Tom.
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    Need Speaker Repair Advice

    Hello I use a fairly old pair of Heybrook HB-1 speakers from England as my mains in my HT setup. I love these, because they are crisp and clean sounding. They're not boomy sounding like, say, JBL speakers. They have a tweeter and a largerer speaker, roughly 6 inches diameter, call it the...
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    Trying to decide on a projector

    Hi Michael An interesting point that I would not have thought of. But since I am interested in saving $1000, just like the next guy, could you expand a bit on your idea of bypassing the onboard scaler? I'd assume (but I'm really not sure) that you'd depend on the scaler, or whatever...
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    Trying to decide on a projector

    Hi Jason I have really shopped hard for the right PJ for me, and I love the Epson 200 and 500. I can't afford either right now, but I found the scaler on the Epsons to be excellent. The Panny 700 was the next best of all of the PJ's that I have seen. I'd like to explain my criteria if I may...
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    Single layer drywall

    Hi Roy I plan to handle the corners by keeping them separated by a slight gap. No tape and mud, and I am pretty sure you're not suppose to tape and mud adjoining surfaces. I'll fill in these 1/4" gaps with anything from soft foam, acoustic caulking etc, but I'll also use some small trim to...
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    Single layer drywall

    Hi Roy I have a couple of info sources that you might be interested in, and I'll share them here. First, I work at the National Research Council of Canada, although in an Aerospace lab, not acoustics, but we do have acoustic labs who love to help with questions. Second, I just called Paul...
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    HT lighting zones

    Hi Roy, I just moved my gear into my HT room, even though it's really not done, but at least everything's set up and in use. Even after a few movies, I am finding that I'm very happy to have made a central square of four pot lights in the middle of the ceiling, and six other pots in an...
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    What caulking to seal around can lighting?

    Thanks everyone; I've been watching the replies come in, and I think I won't bother caulking around the cans where the drywall meets. To kill sound transmission, I'll just rely on the slide-in-place lighting trim and the Roxul insulation behind it. Progress is slow, but steady. I should be...
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