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RonR A 1/4 inch gap wont cause the Tapper any problems. If it is at at joint he will be running tape down the entire seem and spreading out the plaster usually 6-8 inches. If it is at the ceiling he will be putting on L shaped corner beed which covers 3/4 of an inch on each side. Dont...

Has anyone had any experience with East-porters, and can anyone comment on the screens they are selling? Cheers

It appears that EastPorters a sponser of this site is selling some screens now for really cheap. I can t speak for the quality, and they dont put much on there website about what it is made out of, but I wonder if this would be a good buy. Has anyone on this forum bought anything from...

John, Cant thank you enough for all the help. I did give ICC a call and wished I had made that call two weeks ago before I bought all my cabling. The Tech told me I could have got away with Cat5E for almost all my cabling requirments which would have saved me a bundle of Cash. What I...

John Titan... I checked out ICC.Com and was wondering if you could help clarify a few things... They have a double gang 12 port faceplate that I was hoping to install the following snap in port connectors from there site: 3 - RCA Female-to-Solder Tall Module (Red Green Blue) (3ports)---...

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions or alternatives to buying HI PRICED Wall plates. My thought is this. My AV rack will be located at the back of my room in the corner. It will be in-closed in a cabinet making it very difficult to plug into for things such as laptops...

I cant tell you what to do. But you can buy a 4X8 sheet of MDF for $25.00, paint = $30.00 and you will have your self a nice setup for the next 8-12 months with very little cost. When you are ready to spend the bigger bucks, and you buy yourself the panasonic you can figure out exactly...

Hello, Quick Q... Does anyone know if it is possible to do the following. Can I use Liberty RGB 5 cable to make the following. With 3 wires out of the 5 RGB cables make the RED, GREEN & Blue Component Video Cables With the last two of the 5 RGB cables make an s-video connection...

OK... I read this whole post and would like some qualifications: I am in the framing stage ready to do drywall, and my electrician has run all my wiring for the two zones and two dimmer switches I will have in my HT room. If I want to make life easy the best thing I could do is RUN CAT 5...

Not sure if I am using the right terminology but I have a few questions about setting up my HT with a video switch that can handle all my connections. I need a device that I can used to switch between my different video requirements. What I mean is a this: I have run RGB 5 for component...

Wayne... THANKS A TONE... YOU CLEARED UP A SHIT LOAD OF Q's I really appreciate everyones feedback. Not being someone who knows much about electricity I was begining to question who really knows what they are talking about. Wayne... It appears that you are the man. I forwarded this post...

This is an excellent lesson in Electrical 101. I appreciate all the Feedback. My electrician is not at all against running 12-2, he is really just one of these simpleton guys who has never had the request to run 20 amp circuits in a basement before. If anything I think he is trying to...

See this is the kinda stuff I need to find out. After an afternoon chat with my electrician he explained that the only fear in running electronic equipment which is not rated for 20amps on a 20 amp circuit is that if anything were to go wrong on the circuit board of the electronics you could...

Not sure where you live but that is not the case in my area. Yes in the Kitchen 20 amp service is required for appliances like a Stove. Also in utility room you require a 20 amp service for Dryer, but that is because most of those appliance call for 20 amp. Otherwise the rest of the house...

Thanks for all the input guys. After many discussions with some local HT experts at Advance Electronics, and some discussions with my electrician I have concluded the following. 1. The electrician will run what ever I ask him to... He could care less what type of wire he is pulling. He...

So if I run a 12-2 20 amp circuit to my AV rack I should be OK. I have kinda calculated my required Amperage with my electrician and the pull is only about 10-12 amps. My electrician says he has never had the request to run a 20 amp circuit for electronics in a home use application. He seems...

Couple Quick Q's regarding the electrical wiring for my HT.. 1. How important is it to run a dedicated 20amp circuit for my AV Rack. Is 15 amp not sufficient? I plan on running the following equipment of this single circuit. - HT AMP - Power Amp - DVD Player - Sat Receiver - HD Cable Box...

mylan, I appreciate what you are saying but from what I have read and found out the "Inter-flex SD" cable is better than the RG6 cable. When you refer to RG6 are you referring to a standard RG6 satellite cable I might buy at Home Depot? Do you suggest to use that for component and HD and...

I kind of answered my own questions after talking to a local HT professional in my city. So I went ahead and edited my original post above to reflect the answers to my own Q's. My second question about wiring is a little more detailed and not as green as the original post. 2nd Q... If I...

RGB5 - 5 cable conductor for High quality video runs. Can be terminated to use for component video, s-video, rca video etc. RG59 - Typically the old coax video cable used for simple video terminations. What I found out was there is also an RG59 cable made by Liberty which has some similar...

This is a really green Q, but I have been researching the Pull Out style AV Racks at avrack.com and was wondering if I go that rought and build my rack into a cabinet at the back of the room. What do I need to do as far as IR immiters, or UHF controllers go before thinking about this. What I...

Thanks for the adivce Gents I will be posting Pics very soon to start my Gallary. My AV Rack will be located at the back of the room on the left hand side (when looking at the back) I plan on building the rack about 32" wide by about 7ft high attached to the rack will be a walk up counter...

Brain, Thanks for the advice... I noticed in some of your pictures it appears you made your own cables... Can you explain what you used to make your component cables, also did you make your own sub cables... Some of the runs can be long, and I heard of ways of making your own cables using...

OK... I figured I would start a log to track the progress of my HTR... Details: Status = Brand New Home... Basement HTR Room Dimensions = 13ft(w) x 18ft(L) x 7ft 10inches (H) Plans: 100 inch 16:9 Screen (homemade drywall and paint) Equipment - Need advice...

What would be considered a high amount of Lumens for a Home Theatre Projector? Is 1100 Lumens enough or should I be looking for a projector with more. It will be in the basement, but I dont want to have to have the room pitch dark all the time in order to watch the screen. This will be used...

Thanks for the help Gentlemen.. I plan on spending at least 2,000.00 on the projector itself so I hope that will get me an HD projector. My "IDEAL" layout calls for the projector to be place at the very back of the room approx 16.5 ft from the screen. MY equipment rack will be on the wall...

HI, First let me say, what a great site! I have spent the last couple days reading all the posts, and especially appreciated all the posts regarding what people would do different if they had the chance! Let me give you a break down of my Room Setup... Then I'll ask my Q's... (if thats...