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  1. Bob Elliott

    Best projector under $4,500?

    Jack, I have been hunting projectors for about 6 months and so far all roads come back to the XD300U. Now I am shopping round for the best price. I think I am going to wind up paying around $2250. I am also looking gfor lumens because I don't have a totally dark room to work with. I can't...
  2. Bob Elliott

    going to buy a reciever this week..need advice

    London, Where do you live? I work with a guy named London Lawson.
  3. Bob Elliott

    Getting ready to buy first projector, asking for advice

    I meant $2000 give or take $300. Sorry
  4. Bob Elliott

    Getting ready to buy first projector, asking for advice

    $500 give or take $300. I will use this mostly for DVDs and a computer later. There is a lot of ambient light during the day in my living room. I was trying to go with a brighter projector for that reason.
  5. Bob Elliott

    Getting ready to buy first projector, asking for advice

    I am getting ready to tak ethe plunge...and I have it narrowed down to two candidates. I am looking at the Mitsubishi XD300U and the Dell 4100MP. Bothe projectors have good reviews so I looked at the lower ones. The reviews at www.projectorcentral.com say that the 300U had rainbow effect...
  6. Bob Elliott

    Looking for inexpensive speakers for my garage

    I am looking for inexpensive speakers for my garage. I do a lot of work out there and it would be nice to have some music playing. I have the receiver and CD player....now I need speakers. If you have any old pairs of speakers taht still sound halfway decent but are a little to beat up to keep...
  7. Bob Elliott

    H/K AVR 7200 OSD question

    I don't like the small OSD that my H/K 7200 has on the screen when I play DVDs. If I mess with the volume it comes up on the bottom of the screen. I can look at the receiver to see the volume. before I play a DVD I have to go to the advanced menu on the OSD to shut it off. I have to do this...
  8. Bob Elliott

    H/K AVR 7200 OSD question

    I don't like the small OSD that my H/K 7200 has on the screen when I play DVDs. If I mess with the volume it comes up on the bottom of the screen. I can look at the receiver to see the volume. before I play a DVD I have to go to the advanced menu on the OSD to shut it off. I have to do this...
  9. Bob Elliott

    WTB 2CH Equalizer

    I am looking for a decent 2 channel EQ. If you have one for sale please e-mail me. Bob Elliott
  10. Bob Elliott

    Need Equalizer recommendation

    I set up a whole-house speker system in my place. I am using a H/K AVR-7200 for the theater room that feeds a signal to a H/K PA-4000 that drives the speakers in the rest of the house. The spoeakers in the rest of the house sounded flat. It turns out the AVR passes a raw signal through to...
  11. Bob Elliott

    Projector selection...need help

    I would like to stay below $1500 if possible. Inknow this may not be possible so I am open to more expensive projectors. I posted earlier this week about this. I have a picture of my living room I can't upload.
  12. Bob Elliott

    Projector selection...need help

    Ok, I have more data for you guys. I am setting up a home theater in my living room. The projector has to be 14' from the screen. The trouble is the wall where the image will be projected is small. I figured out that I can barely squeek in a 66"W by 49"Tall screen on that wall between the...
  13. Bob Elliott

    Home Theater For Sale.....all Of It!!!!

    Alex, Is the projector sale a done deal? Bob
  14. Bob Elliott

    Asking for help, have more info and questions

    I am setting up a home theater in my living room. I have a picture of the room but no web site. I don't know how to post a picture from my hard drive. If someone can help me withthis please let me know. Anyway I measured the throw distance and came up with 14 feet. I am not sure what size the...
  15. Bob Elliott

    New to Projectors, Have purchasing questions

    I am new to the projector thing. I am getting into HT install and can get a good price on the Optoma unit. Daniel: The speakers are in-wall and in ceiling. They look like car speakers when they are installed. Go to www.jbl.com and check out HTI series. Where are you located? I am in Santa...
  16. Bob Elliott

    New to Projectors, Have purchasing questions

    I am setting up a home theater in my living room. I completely remodeled my house after a fire and I thought this would be a good time to set up the theater. I have a in-wall speaker system set up with JBL Northridge series speakers and a 12" powered sub. I have what I call a "tray ceiling"...
  17. Bob Elliott

    Setting up AVR-7200 system, have SBL question

    I am setting up my system this weekend. I have a H/K AVR-7200 driving JBL in-wall speakers and and external sub and center. I have heard the that the EZ-Set system that comes with teh AVR-7200 can be somewhat *lacking* and others have used an inexpensive SBL meter they bought from Radio Shack...
  18. Bob Elliott

    WTB Ken Burns

    I am interested in any Ken Burns or any other documentaries you would have for sale. Thanks, Bob Elliott [email protected]
  19. Bob Elliott

    Surge Protector Purchase - asking for opinions

    I am looking for a power strip to protect my electronics. How do you guys like the Monster Cable HTS 1000 MKII? I found it for $149.95 + free shipping. Is there a better option for about the same price? What would you do. TIA for the help. Bob Elliott
  20. Bob Elliott

    First Surge Protector Purchase -- Have Questions

    I just bought a HK AVR-7200 and a DVD-25. I want to protect them from power spikes and surges. This is the first time I have ever bought a surge protector for good equipment. What shoudl I get? What shoudl I look for? Know any good deals? It's hard to buy something when you don't know what you...
  21. Bob Elliott

    Help with purchasing a new receiver

    I just received a HK AVR-7200 and all I can say is WOW! The sound is crystal clear and spectacular. I don't think i will ever put the volume up past 1/2 way. So far I went up 3/8 of the way and the music from one room fills the whole house and you can hear it outside. I got it for $1000 from...
  22. Bob Elliott

    Just recived a HK AVR-7200 Have questions

    I found a RCA brand optical cable on EBay that I bought for $8. I hope this one will do it. The link to the auction is http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ory=14965&rd=1 Do you think I did the right thing?
  23. Bob Elliott

    Just recived a HK AVR-7200 Have questions

    I just got home from Thanksgiving vacation to find that the AVR-7200 I ordered arrived while I was gone. Unfortuneately I don't have my home theater speakers installed yet :frowning:. I am putting flush-mount speakers in my walls. Anyway I unpacked the beat and the DVD-25 I bought and put...
  24. Bob Elliott

    Recording cable on the VCR--revisited

    The problem is that the VCR tuner doesn't have channels that go high enough. For instance how do I record channel 270?
  25. Bob Elliott

    Recording cable on the VCR--revisited

    I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but.... I checked the back of the TV. There is no video output, just a right and left audio. How can I record the higher cable channels on the VCR with this television? The VCR tuner goes up to 125 but for channels higher than that I don't know what to...
  26. Bob Elliott

    VCR Tuner for Cable Channels

    What if I want to record one channel and watch another?
  27. Bob Elliott

    VCR Tuner for Cable Channels

    I am looking for a VCR for my dad. He wants to be able to record stations he gets on cable. The problem is all the VCRs I have seen only go up to station 125. He wants to record channels like 270 and 415. Is there a VCR that will do that or another piece of equipment or way around this problem...
  28. Bob Elliott

    Harman Kardon DVD-25

    I just ordered a HK reciever and a DVD-25. WHat are the weak/strong points on the DVD-25? How do you guys like it? Did I make a good choice?
  29. Bob Elliott

    HK AVR-7200 vs HK AVR-525

    For double the price what is the difference? It seems like you are getting another 15Watts per cahnnel and that's about it. Also I have a friend that insists that the AVR-525 is not a real 7.1 reciever, it used teh Logic 7 feature to make 7 channels of sound. Is this true? Is true 7 channel...
  30. Bob Elliott

    What Amp to use for Whole House Sound?

    I am doing the same thing. I am planning on running a two channel amp and using a 6 room speaker selector.
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