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  1. Drew Wallner

    proper care for home DLP?

    Hey folks, apologies if I missed this in a FAQ (feel free to redirect me). Proud new owner of a 4805, my first projector. The manual from InFocus is pretty sparse on "care" instructions, I guess because most consumers will just treat the device as an appliance. I wanna hear the straight scoop...
  2. Drew Wallner

    short power and video cables?

    Believe it or not, I actually found the power cable I need for about the same price as a decent replacement plug, $3 plus shipping from an electrical supply house. It's 18" long and has precisely the right ends. If anyone needs to know where I got it feel free to PM or mail me (I forget which...
  3. Drew Wallner

    short power and video cables?

    I think this must be a commonly asked question, but wasn't able to find anything by searching. Apologies if this is covered in another post - please feel free to redirect me if it is! I have a ceiling mounted projector, and I've installed a triple gang box right behind it with component...
  4. Drew Wallner

    Low budget equalization idea, neat or crazy?

    Actually I'm using zone 2 for a legitimate zone 2, my living room. Oops! ;)
  5. Drew Wallner

    Low budget equalization idea, neat or crazy?

    Okay, sounds like it was a dumb idea then. I misunderstood something I read thinking that both graphic and parametric EQ's came in both high and line level flavors. The mention of the "Feedback Destroyer" seems to back that up, it looks like an awesome unit for the price but is meant for line...
  6. Drew Wallner

    Low budget equalization idea, neat or crazy?

    Please feel free to tell me if and why this would be CRAZY, but... I have a modest HT setup, fairly low budget. A friend of mine who's way more into audio than I am is all hyped to come over and play with ETF on his notebook and get my room all dialed in. I'm interested, and think it would be...
  7. Drew Wallner

    DIY retractable screen possible?

    WOW! :D :D :D Eric, that is a *nice* job there! Looks very professional, I am quite certain milady would not mind. So do you just stand on a stool or something to pin it up to the ceiling (or are you just taller than me)? I'm curious, that looks like a nicely constructed screen - it...
  8. Drew Wallner

    DIY retractable screen possible?

    Hey DIY folks, I'm facing an interesting challenge. Advice and suggestions welcome! I'm turning an addition to the back of our house into a HT in the coming months, and the space available is about 16' by 13' which means it could really go either way (orientation). I've been pondering...
  9. Drew Wallner

    Details on the InFocus ScreenPlay 4805?

    The answer appears to be yes to Faroudja DCDi, that and several other detailed specs are revealed in the press release which strangely I could not seem to locate at InFocus but which Projector Central has posted to their site. I don't think we're supposed to post links right? So you can just...
  10. Drew Wallner

    Details on the InFocus ScreenPlay 4805?

    Steve - thanks that's really great info and will help me in some pre-planning for my room. If you don't mind who did you pre-order it from (Crutchfield?) and did they give you an estimated shipping date by any chance? Also in terms of pre-planning, should I presume that the ceiling bracket...
  11. Drew Wallner

    Details on the InFocus ScreenPlay 4805?

    Does anyone have any hard facts yet on the upcoming 4805? I'm extremely excited to meet this projector and try it out, and perhaps use it to create my HT in my new house. I've seen mention of it in threads about other topics, including a press release that mentioned a "March" release. One...
  12. Drew Wallner

    Building a HT setup to play music too?

    I apologize for not being more detailed, thanks for these excellent follow-up questions: What is your budget? I would like to spend no more than about $400 on speakers as part of this budget HT setup. I base this on what it would cost to buy two more matching Yamaha's as rears, a Yamaha...
  13. Drew Wallner

    Building a HT setup to play music too?

    They are nothing fancy, Yamaha's from the "Natural Sound" series. They were very affordable at the time I got them many years ago and have been faithful over time. Each has a 12" woofer, a 4" midrange and a decently loud and clear tweeter. They don't sound like JBL's or Paradigms but then again...
  14. Drew Wallner

    Building a HT setup to play music too?

    Hey folks! I hope this is not off-topic, please lemme know if it is. I just purchased my first home and am looking forward very much to making an addition off the back into an HT, but as I'm on a budget I will be reusing my one and only receiver (a modest Pioneer, but hey it has DTS)...
  15. Drew Wallner

    Safe power to a ceiling mount FP?

    Thanks so much guys! This information is great. I guess I always presumed there were "whole house" solutions but never really looked into it before (this is my first home purchase so I'm learning all the time). I will definately talk about this with my inspector when we walk through again on...
  16. Drew Wallner

    Safe power to a ceiling mount FP?

    First time homeowner, just breaking the chains of apartment noise levels and getting into HT. Please bear with me if this is a terribly noob question but some searches didn't seem to turn anything up... I will be mounting an LCD projector on the ceiling of an addition to the back of my house...
  17. Drew Wallner

    Which <$2,000 projector is best?

    FWIW, I'll be able to say the same thing in about 15 more years myself. Some people just get tired of TV, or it just falls under the "Sure, I'm willing to pay monthly for that" radar at some point. My wife and I enjoy certain shows, but we like them commercial free and on demand so we watch...
  18. Drew Wallner

    Which <$2,000 projector is best?

    Anyone care to post a link with some information on this forthcoming Panasonic 500? I could be missing something but I don't see it Projector Central yet (is it "Panasonic" or "Panasonic Home"?). Sounds interesting...
  19. Drew Wallner

    Lamp life on Sanyo Z1?

    Thanks guys, this is all really good information. As several have pointed out, of course all consumer electronics experience abnormalities from unit to unit, and of course sometimes folks just don't take very good care of them, who knows. Sometimes it's just "sunspots" hehe. Still what I'm...
  20. Drew Wallner

    Lamp life on Sanyo Z1?

    Interesting! The Epson Home 10 looks like it might be quite a good idea. Do you already have yours? Would you mind replying when you do with a short review? Projector Central basically gave it raves for the price and just said the remote sucked, which I don't really care about since I'll mostly...
  21. Drew Wallner

    Lamp life on Sanyo Z1?

    Hey HT folks! Awesome news, I just found out from my realtor that my offer on a new house (with a very HT appropriate light controllable room) has been accepted. If all goes well I'll be closing in March and you best believe I plan to be installing my gear before April! Exciting times, no...
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