Archive from 07-18-2000
BAGMAN ( 208.131.247.51 ) at 1:57 PM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Scott "popcorn": I gotta go to work. Give it some thought. I have noticed that I get the "last visit 12:11 pm Monday " when I post something, otherwise that part does not appear if I just hit post/refresh.
BAGMAN ( 208.131.247.51 ) at 1:43 PM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Scott "popcorn": No, as far as I know I changed nothing. Every once in awhile it says that I last visited yesterday at 12:11 pm. I prefer the posts since I last visited option so it keeps going back to there. I've tried to reset users preference but no luck so far.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.88.230 ) at 1:32 PM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
BAGMAN: Hmmm... Did you turn "Use Cookies" off in your browser? I don't know why it would work in the admin forum and not here....
David ( 156.153.255.126 ) at 12:47 PM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Rating On-Line Retailers
Gasgeek: Yep, that's it... Thanks, GG!
Gasgeek ( 204.48.23.145 ) at 12:43 PM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Rating On-Line Retailers
David, I think this is what you're looking for.
http://www.audiosurvey.com/amos.html
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 12:20 PM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Are there any vinyl junkies out there?
BAGMAN ( 208.131.247.85 ) at 11:47 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
No help? All the features work for me on the testing forum but not this one.
David ( 156.153.255.134 ) at 11:36 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
web sites
Does anyone have the URL for the web site that rates the online retailers?
KPD ( 207.180.0.8 ) at 11:23 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
IDC 3000
JohnO: I've got a DVDO I use to set up projectors. I don't like it on video, but it looks great on DVD. It does a better job on DVD than the 3000 as far as sharpness and artifacts go. Why don't you give me a buzz? I'm at work now.
Gar ( 169.207.193.196 ) at 11:00 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Thanks Ron
Gar ( 169.207.193.196 ) at 11:00 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Pioneer Question?
Does the Pioneer Elite have progressive outputs? Thanks!
Ron H ( 207.221.161.179 ) at 10:44 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Gar: Mail is on the way. You should find the price to your likeing.
Gar ( 169.207.193.196 ) at 10:10 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Ron H : Sources you say? Ok cough them up 
garcom@execpc.com
regardless how hard they are to get, I am not paying full retail. Thanks for the info Ron.
David ( 156.153.255.134 ) at 9:56 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
DSS
What's the latest and greatest in Satellite receivers? Mine is about 3 years old, and I am leaving it with my old house when I move next week. I am using the move as an excuse to upgrade. Does anyone have a HD receiver besides RCA (don't want the VGA connection)?
JohnO ( 140.183.114.30 ) at 9:40 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
IDC 3000
KPD: Have you seen a DVDO Iscan in person yet? Doesn't have color controls but does 3/2 pulldown(!) and is really inexpensive. I wonder how it compares to what I have now.
JohnO ( 140.183.114.30 ) at 9:38 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
IDC 3000
KPD: Will do more testing first. If it comes down to replacing it, got any ideas?
KPD ( 207.180.0.8 ) at 9:10 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
IDC 3000
JohnO: If you want, send it out to me, maybe there is something repairable that is obvious to me. Other than that, you're probably better off replacing it. Let me know.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 8:56 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
BIG AL: I'm going to buy one of those. Maybe this weekend.
What exactly am I asking for?
BTW, the Rat Shack by me, Looks really good. And there is one guy there who is pretty knowledgeable. He's already learned not to ask for my name when I buy something. I always just answer - No.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 8:52 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
In Wall Subs
Gasgeek: That sounds great. Let me know.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 8:47 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
BIG AL: Things are busy here. I should have told you that we just played the fest in Plainfield. 29th in Orland Park.
Then the following week we go all the way to Champaign.
I have to find room for a vacation somewhere.
Ron H ( 207.223.53.22 ) at 8:00 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
imeadiate = immediate
Ron H ( 207.223.53.22 ) at 7:57 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Gar:If you really are considering the Sony 10HT they can be had fairly quickly from the right sources. I was offered imeadiate delivery from two different sources 3 weeks ago.
I am holding on for the latest version of the QuadScan to demo before I give back the Dream Vision and bet the Sony.
cai ( 205.254.147.21 ) at 7:52 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Digital Camera Question
Scott "popcorn": Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. It is precisely what I wanted to know.
BAGMAN ( 208.131.247.185 ) at 7:39 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Morning All: Computer guys,need a little help. Can't get the user preferences to take,won't show the correct last time visit but does keep my name in the name field. Please remember,I'm a computer idiot so be kind.lol
Gar ( 169.207.192.171 ) at 2:21 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
I wouldn't mind the Sony LCD unit, but there on backorder forever... Yikes!
Gar ( 169.207.192.171 ) at 2:20 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Rich
Guess what, since Sony is dragging there ass with there widescreen, I might
go the Pioneer Elite 710 if it will fit down my stairs. If not I will go
with the 58". I looked at the Toshibas also, but I thought the Pioneer had a better pic all around. He wants 3 grand for his demo plus my set. Set has very low hours on it.
Gasgeek ( 209.179.211.87 ) at 12:22 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
In Wall Subs
Tony C: Let me check tomorrow and I'll get you some details on the inwall subs at my dealer Brians. I was going from memory, and we all know that's not my best asset right now. I'll also check on some others for you and get prices. If you're interested, I can probably get you a good deal on them and no tax. I helped AKA get a pretty good deal on his Cary tube preamp through Brian. He's fair and takes good care of us.
JBC: ( 216.94.28.170 ) at 12:03 AM EST Tuesday, July 18, 2000
Well it is getting late... good night gang...
Rip Tide Rich ( 152.163.204.47 ) at 11:57 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
It's Great to be down here! Thanx Geo... i'll be in P-Town later this week.
Ron H ( 63.15.143.115 ) at 10:44 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
OK
Ron H ( 63.15.143.115 ) at 10:43 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Hmm are the lines gone.
BAGMAN ( 208.131.246.37 ) at 10:43 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Ron H: Add another vote to keep them in plain view.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ron H ( 63.15.143.115 ) at 10:42 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Hot Hot!!!
I jumped into the pool tonight to beat the 100 degree heatg and I find the water temperature at 92 degrees. Not very refreshing.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.149 ) at 10:42 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
BIG AL: After you've had a chance to look over that whole CCF, I'd sure appreciate knowing what you think of it... I revamped the graphics from the old version (found on Remotecentral) so it not only saves space, but allows multiple screen configurations rather than just the single "boring" screen... I'm thinking about revamping it again in the next few months, maybe making the buttons and curves solid black, with light lettering, and also making the curved sections (that join the horizontal and vertical lines) cabable of being buttons as well.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.149 ) at 10:37 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Ron H: welp, that's certainly getting better... But still at that rate, I think I'd have to have a TV to use as an onscreen menu viewer and regular TV...
JT ( 24.163.131.61 ) at 10:34 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Wow. That is weird. I don't know why it posted again. Sorry.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.149 ) at 10:34 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Digital Camera Question
cai: Well, it depends on many factors... first, when you think about even black and white graphics, you're talking grayscale, not just "on" or "off", so again, you won't get 1200 by 1200 out of a printer rated for that. (however for hard lines such as text or drawings, then you will get that resolution)... So, let's make the assumption that you will get 300 ppi (pixels per inch) out of that 1200 dpi printer (you might get more, you might get less)... Now, what size print do you want? if you think standard photos (3 by 5 inches) then you need a digital camera that is 3*300 by 5*300 which results in 900 by 1500, which is roughly 1.3 megapixels. If you prefer the "jumbo" prints that are 4 by 6 inches, then you need 4*300 by 6*300, which results in 2 megapixels. However, if you want to zoom your image up to an 8 by 10 and still take maximum advantage of our assumed printer resolution, then you would need a 6.9 megapixel camera. To make a comparison to 35mm film, the 35mm frame is estimated to have a "grain" or resolution equivalent to about 18 megapixels (give or take a few megapixels) So, there you have the approximations you need to shop for a camera, as well as a reference for 35mm film.
In a side note, to print a picture using printer resolution capability if you were to make use of the full resolution of a 35mm film, your print would be roughly 14 by 16 inches. On the other hand, if you were to print it at professional print resolution, your printer would have to print 1,122 pixels per inch... Namely, if each dot your printer printed could be given 24 bit color instead of having to use several dots to make up a color, your printer could indeed print photo quality.
JT ( 24.163.131.61 ) at 10:34 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Oops again, just got back from PSB's website. Looks like the drivers are the same as the ones in the silvers, not the bronze. No wonder they sound good.
Ron H ( 63.15.143.115 ) at 10:33 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
AV Store
David: It is worth the work and effort to make it happen. A large image just makes the experience much more involving. $ for $ a FP has added more to my HT enjoyment and experience than any other purchase I have made. If I had of known this earlier I would have upgraded my video before the last few upgrades I made to the audio.
JT ( 24.163.131.61 ) at 10:12 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Oops again, just got back from PSB's website. Looks like the drivers are the same as the ones in the silvers, not the bronze. No wonder they sound good.
JT ( 24.163.131.61 ) at 10:08 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Oops, I typed an extra X. The model number is M6x6.1
JT ( 24.163.131.61 ) at 10:05 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Addition Update
Joe: I'm using the PSB MX6x6.1 in-walls for my rears. I have silvers up front along with a C6 center. The in-walls sound great. I believe they use the same drivers that they use in the bronze speakers, but I'm not sure. Anyway, you would be happy with them if you decided that way. If you do decide to go with the PSB speakers, let me know. I have a friend who is a dealer and I think he would show you a good price.
BIG AL ( 204.248.58.167 ) at 9:57 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
TonyC; How are things going with you? Be sure to keep informing me of upcoming local gigs. I'll make it to one yet!
BIG AL ( 204.248.58.167 ) at 9:54 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
TonyC; Oh, by the way, things are going great! Thanks for asking. If I could just get my old house done, and sold, things would be fantastic. I might even have time to watch movies, and relax while listening to music again. Either that, or start building the room for my HT.
BIG AL ( 204.248.58.167 ) at 9:49 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Tony C: Sold any??!! In this hick town??!! I might as well be trying to sell a plasma TV! "Plasma??!! What, does that thang gots blood in it, er sumthin?" I hooked one up in the store, and it worked great. It doesn't matter how many floors, or distance, as long as both units are on the same phone line. Since it's technically not wireless, there should be no interference either. The best part is since it's Rat Shack, you can return anytime up to 30 days for full refund. Just hang on to receipt, and all packaging, instructions, etc..
JohnO ( 208.198.37.30 ) at 9:46 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Wild Bill: Yes, that would be great if you have time. What day is best? Saw the X-Men opening night, excellent. Will see it again with the wife in the next week or so.
BIG AL ( 204.248.58.167 ) at 9:41 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Wouldn't the "lesser of two evils" just mean he's an under-achiever? Every election scares me a little more than the one before. Most people seem to vote for the candidate they think is going to win, just so they can be on the winning side. Probably an offshoot of the sports fanatics in this country. I never understood that either though, after all, they're all just kids games. IMhO
David ( 156.153.255.126 ) at 9:39 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
AV Store
I just spent an hour at one of the local AV stores... New mission in life: acquire a projector and screen.
Ron H ( 63.26.185.155 ) at 9:38 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
PoP: The new bulb for the Dream Vision DLP projector will last for 4000 hours and can be purchased for $400. That is over two years of use based upon a heavy view watching the FP 5 hours a day. With 3 hours a day viewing the bulb would last for over 3 1/2 years.
Wild Bill ( 63.21.91.196 ) at 9:37 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
JohnO: Do I need to bring the IDC 2000 over to do some testing? I may be able to pop over one evening this week. Did you see X-Men? It was most excellent.
Wild Bill ( 63.21.91.196 ) at 9:36 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
JBC:: Very little money left? Just wait there buddy, it has only begun.
Wait until the family comes. You think a wife is expensive? LOL!! It gets worse. 
JohnO ( 208.198.37.30 ) at 9:34 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
KPD: Tried the composite sync, no help. So are these units repairable or should I start to look for a new one?
JBC: ( 216.94.28.170 ) at 9:31 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
ALL: Thanks for the info on the digital camera. Joe Let us get two thing straight:
1. You noted that "besides, all the money you have whats a few hundred more." Truth is that there is very little money left because of my wife... diamond ring, modifications to the house, wedding to pay for, honeymmon to pay for, etc. For what this is costing I could have purchased a 911 Turbo.
2. I just want something functional without over paying.
That said, is your Olympus 3000 the 1.1, 2.2 or 3.3 million pixel job...
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 9:24 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
BIG AL: How's it going bud?
You know that system that transmits a/v signals via the phone line? have you sold any of those? Know of any problems? Since it works on the phone line, it's possible to watch TV in the second story bedroom from a dish signal in the basement?
BIG AL ( 204.248.58.167 ) at 9:22 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Rainforest Cafe
Personally, I like peace and quiet while I eat. You can't hear yourself think in those places, let alone have a conversation. My wife thinks they're great, but then she loves stuffed animals. The only animals I like stuffed are turkey, shrimp, pork chops, etc....
BIG AL ( 204.248.58.167 ) at 9:18 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Pop; Direct hit!! Thanks!
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 9:06 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
In Wall Sub
Gasgeek: Hey thanks for the link. I could not find any prices there. Do you have an idea what they run?
Also, the 8' is enclosed in the back? And I assume they both have grills.
Anyone else have offerings for in-wall subs?
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 8:55 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal":
Mrs. C has not met Dido or for that matter listened to her album I think.
She hasn't met Sarah either, eventhough Sarah helped pick out some gifts for her.
No, she will not be recording for a while, but she has been writing.
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 8:39 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Ron H: LOL! See what happens when you ask.
Ron H ( 63.26.174.250 ) at 7:38 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Addition Update
Joe: dddo you have a drawing of your HT area?
Joe ( 205.188.195.38 ) at 7:35 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
spectic....septic
Joe ( 205.188.195.38 ) at 7:32 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Addition Update
well things are moving along now. The builder told me today I have been moved up a week. The footings start on the 24th. I will go out tonight after dinner to take the before pictures, since we start digging spectic ( finally) tommorrow.
I stopped to see the installer today at the cool shop. He was recovering from open heart surgery. He is suppose to be in tommorrow.
Any comments on the following speakers RBH, Parasound, PSB, and Niles in wall speakers.
Ron H ( 63.26.174.250 ) at 7:30 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
OK OK!!! I will leave the MLs out in view. With so many people agreeing on this I will defer to you guys.
Joe ( 205.188.195.38 ) at 7:27 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Gar
I was swamped today. I will try on Tuesday.
Joe ( 205.188.195.38 ) at 7:26 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
JBC
I sent you a picture of a goose, check out the colors
Ron H ( 63.26.174.250 ) at 7:24 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal": HT only mostly. Once I set up the projector I really have not listened to much music which is one of the reasons I bought the MLs..
cai ( 24.28.216.21 ) at 7:23 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Digital Camera Question
Scott "popcorn": You are correct. I think in colour the number is closer to 300 dpi. With that said, what would be the camera resolution value comparable to a 1200 x 1200 printer resolution? I am too lazy to do the math or claim that I know the procedure for solving this problem without spending time doing some research.
Joe ( 205.188.195.38 ) at 7:17 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
JBC
We bought the Olympus C-3000 and HP P1000 printer. It works great. The pictures turn out nice.
The best part is my wife loves it. It is extremly user frienly. Besides, all the money you have whats a few hundred more
Gasgeek ( 204.48.23.145 ) at 7:09 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
In Wall Sub
Tony C: Check these Sonance inwall subs out. My dealer has a room with I believe two of the 8 inch inwalls. They come with a presized box that you install between the studs and then you put the driver assembly inside. I haven't heard the 12" but the twin 8's sound pretty amazing for an inwall.
http://www.sonance.com/inwall/subwoof.htm
Cytotech ( 24.4.252.168 ) at 7:07 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Job Market
Hey David, HP need any Cytotechs? You know, they could introduce an in-house health care program. Hehe.
The OB's turned in their 6 month notices today. We might be back in Birmingham by the first of teh year. 
Cytotech ( 24.4.252.169 ) at 6:55 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
X-Men
Wild Bill: I also saw it in SDDS. I agree with you. Very complete and seamless format. Better, actually than the DTS movies I've seen lately. Of course, it could just be MY theater.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.149 ) at 6:46 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Digital Camera Question
cai: Printers don't work that way... 1200 dpi means that the printer can print 1200 dots per inch. 1200 by 1200 means 1200 dots per inch in each direction, not for the whole page... Then you have to take into account that the printer has to use several dots for each color pixel (depending on what color it is)... which means you can't print at 1200 by 1200 dots per inch in color... All of this factors in, and the gist of it is that printers just can't print as good as digital cameras can take pictures...
Geo. ( 209.180.126.253 ) at 6:18 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Rich: Enjoy!
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 6:15 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Tony C: So have you ever introduced your wife to Dido? Do you know if she has another CD coming out soon?
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 6:14 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
In-wall sub.
Can anyone recommend an In-wall subwoofer. Or a good manufacturer who makes one?
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 6:12 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal": Hey bud. Lots of stuff going on. Saw Dido last week. Wonderful as ever.
While I was shopping for the M.A. Silver series, the dealers used the Studio 60s as M.A.s benchmark. they talked about them, showed me pictures, but never had them in the store. I'm sure is was a price thing.
But that's what I meant by The Hype.
cai ( 24.28.216.21 ) at 5:58 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Digital Camera Question
JBC: One thing that I would do is find the correlation between pixel count and printer resolution. What would you gain in printing resolution if you buy a 1.1, a 2.2, or a 3.3 MM pixel camera when you are printing in a 1200 x 1200 printer. That is, the printer only prints 1,440,000 dots maximum and your camera has 3.3 MM dots to be printed. You possibly do not need a 1:1 correlation between pixels and dots, but since you investigat the DNA out of everything this is possibly a good area for you to look into and maybe save some money in the process. Also this will help you decide what for you want the camera. It is unlikely that you will be posting the huge files that a 3.3 MM pixel camera can give you. Something else, 6 pictures is not a real lot, you will need a lot of removable media to carry with you.
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 5:57 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Tony C: Hey man how the hell are you doing? The gold metal drivers are sure purty in them their Studio 60 speakers. Not sure what you mean by "all the hype".
cai: "For the money I would go elsewhere with better food and have the children practice their table manners." LOL!
RichardS ( 199.84.157.29 ) at 5:42 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Dyslexia
Darn it!
scarifice = sacrifice.
I hear they found a dyslexia for cure, anyone know where I can get me some?
RichardS ( 199.84.157.29 ) at 5:41 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
RonH: When I see HT's in AV Interiors with hidden speakers, I can't help but wonder how much sound quality they scarifice to get the "look" just right. I think the ML's make a statement, and should be in plain view.
cai ( 24.28.216.21 ) at 5:40 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Rainforest Cafe
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal": I ate there once with my children. I had the impression that this was a children's place for birthdays and so forth. Not exactly gourmet food, but considering the expense of the ambiance I thought it was somewhat reasonably priced. Not cheap, just reasonable. For the money I would go elsewhere with better food and have the children practice their table manners.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 5:39 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Ron H:
What? David and AKA are right on man. Do NOT cover those babies up.
I mean part of the fun is showing off the cool stuff.
AKA:I only read about those Monitor Audio 60's. I thought it was a lot of hype. Thanks for confirming.
Planet Hollywoods have closed in Chicagoland. Rain Forest will too.
Of the "themed" restaurant chains, you have to give some credit to Hard Rock.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.149 ) at 5:11 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Digital Camera Question
JBC: The biggest problem I have with the 1.1 megapixel Olypmus cameras is that they don't offer a manual mode, they don't offer USB, and a lot of other useful features... Have you looked at the 2.2 megapixel models? cheaper, no USB, but nearly as many features at the 3.3...
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 4:48 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Wild Bill: I will probably eat at the Rainforest Cafe once just to experience it.
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 4:47 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
X-Men
Wild Bill: I agree that the background setup is very important. I am just a little impatient to get to the good action scenes.
KPD ( 207.180.0.8 ) at 4:40 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
JohnO: Trying the composite out will eliminate the sync separator circuit in the doubler and force the projector to do it. If the problem lies in that circuit, then you'll be back in business.
JohnO ( 140.183.114.30 ) at 4:31 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
KPD: No, haven't tried composite synch yet, will add that to the list.
JohnO ( 140.183.114.30 ) at 4:28 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
KPD: I am running both s-video and composite into the doubler, but only 5bnc out. The problem happens on both input sources, vcr and dvd. I will test (maybe with Wild Bill's help) to make sure the projector is OK, but I think it is fine.
Wild Bill ( 63.38.153.108 ) at 4:23 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
X-Men
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal": BTW, I saw X-Men in SDDS. I like that sound format a lot!
Wild Bill ( 63.38.153.108 ) at 4:22 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal": I understand your viewpoint on X-Men as someone who is familiar with the series but I think kudos should go to the team for taking the time to develop the movie for the uninformed. If they want it to be a blockbuster series (which I think it can be) the setup was necessary.
Just getting the RainForest Cafe out there, huh? It's been in our area for many yeras. It can be an interesting dining experience although I think the food is overpriced for what is offered. However, you can't beat the ambience.
KPD ( 207.180.0.8 ) at 4:22 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
JohnO: Since the 3000 has NEC proprietary IC's in it, they don't supply a full service manual for it. They only recommend changing out entire boards or returning it for a refurb. Since you are only having problems with the sync, it may only be the section that generates the sync pulse, it could even be a bad connection or cold solder joint that is suppressing the sync level, making it hard to detect by the projector. Have you tried both composite and separate sync outputs?
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 4:21 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
I have just re-read my 2:00 PM MST post it is evident that my spelling and grammar SUCKS!
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 4:18 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Ron H : Is the new room only for HT or is it also for music listening? In other words, how important is music listening in the new room? If very important, then hiding the speakers will not give you the full potential of the speaker. I think of it like putting a sheet over a fine painting.
Ron H ( 207.223.85.15 ) at 4:16 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
David: LOL. I am just thinking out loud.
David ( 156.153.255.134 ) at 4:11 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Ron H : I have always understood that designs that hide speakers make sacrifices to the overall sound quality. Besides, if I owned ML SL3's, I would not only place them in plain view, I would hang a sign on the front of my house that said, "I own a pair of ML SL3's".
JohnO ( 140.183.114.30 ) at 4:10 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
KPD: I think my NEC 3000 line doubler is starting to fail. The Sony projector says the frequency keeps moving and is having trouble synching. This happens at the same time as the NTSC light on the 3000 goes out.
My 2 questions are: Is the 3000 fixable? Don't think so but want to ask.
What else is available for a reasonable price? (loaded question, I know)
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 4:09 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Digital Camera Question
JBC: Take a look at the Casio QV-3000EX digital camera. I own this camera. It is a 3.3 Mega Pixel camera that comes with the IBM 340 MB micro-drive. You can fit 245 3.3 Mega Pixel pictures (at the highest resolution) on the 340 MB micro drive. I also have a 1200x1200 dpi printer and when I print out the images taken wih the camera, I can not tell them a part from ones that I have taken with a SLR camera. The only ral difference is that the 4x6" professional photo paper is a little glossier feeling/looking then the photo printer paper.
Ron H ( 207.221.158.187 ) at 4:02 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
As I progress with this ongoing Home theate project I am already looking forward to phase 2. Some of the items for that part will be remote curtains over the screen, a small stage in front of the screen, remote lights and some work with acoustics.
I have observed that most of the home theaters speakers are invisible as in a true theater. I could build the sub and center into the stage area, I do not want to use a peferated screen and the tripoles could be built into collums.
My problem is the right and left speakers. They are Martin Logan SL3's and in effect are in a true sense dipole speakers. The radiate front and rear. I know of no way to put them in any type of enclosure, no matter what the size and have them work.
I am afraid if I want to go with the no speaker look I may have to go with a conventional type speaker. I am afraid to suggest to the wife I lso need a music room for the MLs so that is not a option. Two Home theater set ups is her unspoken limit.
I really do love the sound of the MLs.
Any thoughts
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 4:00 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Good afternoon all!
I went to see the X-Men yesterday evening. I thought the plot and the background setup was good. I say it in Dolby Digital and thought that the sound effects could have been better but overall an enjoyable film. My biggest problem is that since I was very similar with the X-Men through the comics, I thought it was a little slow because I already knew the background information. Anyhow, I thought it was worth seeing in the theater and will make a great release on DVD.
I saw one the most impressive restaurants this weekend, The Rainforest Cafe. That place has ambiance and then some. The theme is the rain forest and man then they do it well. The entire ceiling is done to look like a jungle with animatronics of monkeys, tigers and birds. The sound system they have installed in their was very impressive. I love it when it when through its storm sequence, very realistic sounding. There were also four huge round tropic fish tanks, one containing a very large live Moray Eel. Very cool to say the least.
Before I went to see the X-men I got the chance to hear Monitor Audios' top of the line speaker, the Studio 60. The system consisted of McIntosh 2 channel amp, McIntosh 2 channel preamp and Denon DVD-5000 DVD/CD player. What can I say but those speakers are the brightess sounding speakers I have ever heard. I have heard systems that have used McIntosh gear and I don't think the preamp/amp was a contributor to the brightness. I have never heard the Denon DVD-5000 before so I can't say whether that could have been a contributor to the brigthness or not. And the price tag for the speakers, how about $10K/pair. The Studio 60's lacked any sort of midrange warmth. I had the store play some Sarah Maclachlin and the midrange was ragged and edgy. I could only stand about 5 minutes of listening to those speakers before I had to get up and leave the room. I thought Legacy speakers were bright but those Studio 60's took it to another level all together. I had a headache for about 2 hours after that 5 minute demo session.
I also got the chance to see Runcos' 2 chip DLP projector. The colors were on the soft side, no where near as vibrant as CRT projectors that I have seen. There was a fair about of pixelation that could be seen. Moving objects seem to have a slight ghosting to them as if the projector was not fast enough to keep up with the speed of the moving image. At $16K I don't think I would be very satisfied with the image. I did get a great idea for my father in-laws' system though. The ceiling height for his basement is only about 7'. I guess mounting on the ceiling is doable but I am thinking that mounting the CRT FP on the floor would probably work better and I like the fact that if servicing is needed it would be easier to access on the floor. Besides the fan noise from the CRT FP is pretty noisey and mounting them in an encloser on the floor would quiet them down. I was not sure how to do the air flow and the store just cut a hole in the back of the cover and placed a small fan in the back. Even in a quiet room I could not hear the fan unless I place my hear next to the fan. The only problem with floor mounting is that someone who crossed the path of the projector would disturb the picture. Just like most things, this has its compromises as well.
KPD ( 207.180.0.8 ) at 3:49 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
X-Men movie
Wild Bill: I saw X-Men with my wife on Saturday. She doesn't like Sci-fi, but she liked this flick. It's a definite DVD purchase! The current actors are contracted for 2 sequels.
JBC ( 216.94.28.170 ) at 3:47 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Digital Camera Question
Very close to purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Here is the dilema -- the 1.1 million pixel unit allows approx 20 image per card whereas the 3.3 milliom pixel unit allows only 6 images per card. For purposes of practically I amleaning towards the 1.1 million pixel unit whereas for purposes of quality I am leaning towards the 3.3 million pixel unit.
That said, aare the 1.1 million pixel sufficient? WIll I regret getting the cheaper unit?
Ron H ( 207.221.158.187 ) at 3:47 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
KPD: Do you have any recomendations for acoustical material that I can use on the lower part of my walls and possibly on the front walls?
Ron H ( 207.221.158.187 ) at 3:46 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
KPD: Hey good to know that you are alive and well. how is that monster amp doing.
KPD ( 207.180.0.8 ) at 3:42 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
JohnO: Here! Just got off the phone with Gar, he reminded me this place has been a ghost town lately. Haven't had much time myself to get on here and BS a little, I guess I have to get my priorities straight, huh. Happy belated birthday Mike AKA and anyone else I may have missed recently. What is it John?
JohnO ( 140.183.114.30 ) at 2:48 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
KPD: You out there? I want to tap your expertise on line doublers.
Rich ( 152.163.201.63 ) at 12:05 PM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Geo, got it, printed it, leaving in an hour. 1972 huh... looks like i'm not the only middle aged guy hanging out here in 1972 i was in the Army
David ( 156.153.255.126 ) at 11:19 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Tony C: Thanks. I don't have time to do a lot of shopping around for this, but I need one. The house I am moving into has 5 sets of speakers mounted in the ceilings throughout the house... Actually they are Jamo speakers (Danish)... same as I use in my HT... They are leaving the speakers, but not the selector.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 10:44 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
David: Years ago I paid $150 for an Adcom 3 way speaker switcher. Served me well. You may be able to find one used but if you need it now, I guess it's not a bad price.
David ( 156.153.255.126 ) at 10:03 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
One Call has a Adcom GFS6 6 Way Speaker Selector w/ Minimum Impedance Protection for $171.00 Does this sound like a good price? Any other product I should consider?
JBC ( 216.94.28.170 ) at 9:48 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Good morning guys...
JJ: Thanks for the info on the X-10. Looks as though it will do the trick.
Geo. ( 209.54.113.105 ) at 9:45 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Ron H : Looking back at that last statement, of course that heat is dangerous whether you're used to it or not. RickMTB, just make sure you have PLENTY of fluids available.
Geo. ( 209.54.113.105 ) at 9:43 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Ron H : Two weeks ago when I was traveling to boy scout camp, we spent the night in tents in a campground in Needles, CA. I think the temp might have dipped below 100 for a few seconds between 3:00 and 4:00am. During the day it was at least between 105 and 110. If you're not used to it, that kind of heat can be dangerous.
David ( 156.153.255.126 ) at 9:41 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Web Sites
Guys, I am at work, with no access to my home PC's bookmarks. Can you give me some URL's for places to shop for Sony TV's? A friend at work asked if I could help him find a good price... Thanks!
Geo. ( 209.54.113.105 ) at 9:39 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Rich: Please do me a favor if you get to P-town and see if the Everbreeze is still there. In 1972 it was managed by Jack and Ann Donahue for Jack's mother, Lucille. Jack and Ann's son, John, who was in high school at the time, also worked there. If the Donahue's are still involved with the restaurant, see if they remember Mitch and Ed, their dishwashers in 1972. I guarantee that they'll never forget us. BTW, when I was there, there was a house on Commercial which was very famous for having sculptures in the yard made from chrome car bumpers. It was also a rooming house. One of our waitresses was the neice of the owner of the house, Heaton Vorse. Heaton's mother, Mary Heaton Vorse, was a writer and a contemporary of Eugene O'Neill. When the Warren Beatty movie, "Reds" came out, Heaton Vorse was one of the talkers, if that's what they called them, who appeared on screen and narrated the point of view of those who knew the protagonist, John Reid, personally. Another resident of the house was this watress's stepfather, Joel O'Brien, who was a personality on, I think, the Hyannisport radio station. My buddy and I stayed at the White Horse rooming house which was owned and operated by a guy named Frank Schaeffer who was a very gifted photographer, but a hopeless drunk. The White Horse was also on Commercial.
Ron H ( 207.221.158.147 ) at 8:19 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
RickMTB: I see that the forcast for this week is above 100 degrees every day. Laurie and the kids may think they have moved to hell. And yes August is when it really gets hot here. This may be a year to remember. The only thing that could make it more interesting for you would to have a hurricane come up the gulf to Houston.
Ron H ( 207.221.158.147 ) at 8:16 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
R&R
I gyess this must be the week to vacation. I am leaving tommorow for Ft Lauderdale for a few days and then down to Key West. This will be just my brother and myself, no wives, so we will do some serious R&R.
Rich ( 64.12.104.187 ) at 1:59 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Geo, we're staying in Falmouth, but we move around quite a bit and we'll spend a day in PTown. i got my Laptop, my port dvd player,i'm all set cuz i'm probably the man!LOL i get to watch Grumpy Old Men at the beach
Rich ( 64.12.104.187 ) at 1:45 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Chris L, Thanx!!
Gar ( 169.207.193.85 ) at 12:53 AM EST Monday, July 17, 2000
Compuserve question?
Anyone here if they are having Nation wide problems with there servers? Or certain areas? Its been down since last monday, so much for my information getting to my boss via Lotus Notes....... ;(
Gar ( 169.207.194.7 ) at 11:51 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Off topic
AVB: Ditto! On the lesser of two evils.
AVB ( 64.41.32.147 ) at 10:35 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Trivia Returns!
JJ: Winner! Click on my name and send me your address.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 10:20 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Trivia Returns!
AVB: "The Party at Kitty and Stud's"
AVB ( 64.41.32.147 ) at 9:56 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Trivia Returns!
TRIVIA!: Sylvester Stallone's first big 'break' came acting in an X-rated film, that was retitled "The Italian Stallion" after the sucess of "Rocky". What was the film's original title? Normal rules aply and you are playing for a screener.
RickMTB ( 207.18.199.151 ) at 9:37 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Ron H: And to think Laurie and the girls will be flying in Tuesday to all this heat. And August gets worse? I can only say one thing... monster.com! Saturday was a madhouse... I had to open up accounts here and they won't let you simply transfer accounts here in Texas. Texas also won't let you transfer inurance policies. I have to get my license here, but to do so they take away my CA license which means I need to get a passport so I can fly. I would stress over all this, but unfortunately Tuesday the household stuff arrives, the new fridge arrives, and the family arrives. What, work? Sorry for the vent, but you guys seem like such good bartenders to listen to my problems...
Cytotech ( 24.4.252.169 ) at 9:29 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
X-Men movie
Wild Bill: Glad to hear you liked it. I also thought Anna Paquin was wonderful in it as Rogue. If they can keep Patrick Stewart and the rest of the core of X-Men, they should have it made. Oh, and keep the same writers.
BTW, we also saw Scary Movie. While I didn't go in with very high expectations, the movie was worse than I would have thought. Ugh. Can't believe that knocked off The Perfect Storm as the top movie last week.
Wild Bill ( 63.21.91.76 ) at 8:30 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
X-Men movie
Cytotech: I agree that this could have been a litle longer. They did an excellent job of setting up the beginnings (well, close to the beginnings) of X-Men. This wasn't a comic book or animated series turned into a movie. It was a MOVIE unto itself (I hope that made sense). The effects that were used were outstanding and it was definitely not just an action movie. I went with a friend who knows the X-Men episodes and series very well and he was impressed. This could become a great series of movies if they can continue to cast well and further develop X-Men the movies. The actor who played Wolverine pulled it off well. He definitely has the Wolverine attitude. I'll buy the DVD.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.252 ) at 8:20 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
JJ: You might also try Easel in BeOS... I like it better than Artpaint, and it's free now... should be at www.bebits.com. Unfortunately, there is no ProntoEdit for BeOS, or else I'd avoid Windows for everything except the rare times that I play a game... 
Maybe I can convince Philips to provide me with enough info to be able to update the firmware and write my own ProntoEdit for BeOS... Maybe I'll give them the software to dispense in exchange for their future mil-spec aluminum-clad color pronto...
Geo. ( 216.172.206.69 ) at 7:55 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Rich: That was the summer of 1972.
Geo. ( 216.172.206.69 ) at 7:54 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Rich: Where on the Cape are you going? I spent one college summer in Provincetown washing dishes at the Everbreeze restaurant on Commercial street. I didn't save a dime, my motorcycle got stolen and I had to take the fall semester off so that I could work and save, but I wouldn't have traded it for anything.
Geo. ( 216.172.206.69 ) at 7:48 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Wild Bill: Absolutely right on Gore! Problem is that it DOES jump up and bite him in the ass on a daily basis and, you're right, he still doesn't know it.
Joe ( 152.163.194.191 ) at 7:08 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
I have been informed that I cannot have the back of my equipment protruding into the closet. I was considering a front wall with shelves on both ends. I could then have a perferated screen for the center speaker. I though 30", but did not want to cut that much off the 20' length.
I was considering a 30" door in my bedroom. It would open up behind the wall. The shelves would be built out a bit, with perhaps 18" for the center speaker. The mains I was going to set in the front of the screen.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 7:04 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Pop: Yeah, I was curious about what in BeOs. I'm using both of those myself.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 7:04 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
lesser of two evils: seems to be the decision point for that past few elections...
AVB ( 64.41.32.147 ) at 6:51 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
AVB
Joe: 2 feet 6 inches so that the front mains have some room off the wall.
Joe ( 152.163.194.191 ) at 6:39 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
AVB
How much room ( depth) do you have between your screen and back wall?
Joe ( 152.163.194.191 ) at 6:37 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Sound Panels
Ron,
First impressions sent me a catalog on thier stuff. It is a few years old, but they build to order. There is also a place in Ohio I cannot remeber the name of it. I believe I seen it listed on AVscience.
AVB ( 64.41.32.147 ) at 6:22 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Off topic
Having voted since Nixon I really feel it is better to have the Devil you know then the one you don't. I didn't vote for Clinton either time but there is something about Bush that isn't quite right in my mind. Gore gets it as the lessor of two evils.
Cytotech ( 24.4.252.169 ) at 6:14 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
X-Men movie
Well, I saw this this afternoon, and I must say it was quite a surprise. Better than I thought it would be. I never followed the X-Men too much(with the exception of a couple of their comic books and the occasional animated series on Fox) but this was quite good. There wasn't TOO much action/special effects nonsense. There was actually a plot to it. But, I do feel it needed about 30 more minutes to fill out the plot a little more. All in all, quite good. I'll let Wild Bill fill you in further.
Oh and before I forget... Famke Jenssen(sp?) as Jean Grey. WOWZA!
cai ( 24.28.216.21 ) at 6:06 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Wild Bill: I am 100% with you on this. I absolutely have no use for Gore or his boss the Liar in Chief. The sooner we get rid of this bunch the better.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 5:58 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Acoustic Panels
Ron H: Are you looking for something along the lines of cieling tiles or something made of cloth? Did you ever look into the do-it-yourself panels?
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 5:56 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Afternoon Gents.
JBC, hope things settle down a little for you. The suggestions you got for transmitting to the kitchen are all good. Terk also makes a model. I think I saw it in S&V magazine.
Ron: Yes, I've been using X-10 for years and I have it programed into the pronto. However, I've had problems with macros. ONe of the cool panels on Remote Central has a preset 1 and preset 2. Which are dim levels. Macros are something that I've tried but can't seem to get right.
They make cool switches now that will do pre-set macros when one code is sent. They're just under $100. Guess what? I can't make those work right either.
BAGMAN ( 208.131.247.165 ) at 5:55 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Got the entire downstairs walls painted,living room, dining room and any other wall that didn't move. We had to do this ourselves and that blows. Not a good way to spend a Sunday. Time for a cocktail!!
Ron H ( 63.26.221.132 ) at 5:12 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
I am ready to start researching acouistical panel to place on the lower part of my home theater side walls and possibly on the front wall.
Any ideas where I can start.
Ron H ( 63.26.221.132 ) at 4:36 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
On Topic :)
Gar: you know I like a DLP or the Sony 10HT 16:9 LCD projector. With a DLP you will need to add a Scaler such as the QuadScan.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.46 ) at 4:29 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
BIG AL: INCOMING!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Mallard!!! You have MAIL!)
Gar ( 169.207.193.214 ) at 4:23 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
On Topic :)
So any recommendation on getting a RP or a DLP/LCD projector. I have been look at the Pioneer Elites RPs for awhile now, and they look promising. But so do some of the DLP and the newer LCDs.
Gar ( 169.207.193.214 ) at 4:19 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Yup, I saw it. Thats not going to help his campain, I saw vote for the independants. The Republians and Democrats are too busy bitching about each other to get anything done.
Wild Bill ( 63.20.245.45 ) at 4:17 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Gar: Say what about most politicians? I said quite a bit!
Did you see the interview. It really was pathetic.
Gar ( 169.207.193.214 ) at 4:00 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Anyone know the answer to the question at the end of this Post? Or can someone point me in a good direction? thanks Post is Sat July 15 at 3:40pm thanks
Gar ( 169.207.193.214 ) at 3:57 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Wild Bill: Bill I think you can say that about most politicans, Bush is no saint either Frankly they all should be fired and then we can start from fresh with a whole new set of people we can bitch about
BAGMAN ( 208.131.247.215 ) at 3:24 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Gore
I think Gore would stand in front of an auditorium of gays(pick your minority or specialized group)and claim to be one.
JT ( 24.29.181.49 ) at 3:22 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Video Sender
JBC: Take a look at at the video sender from x10. I have one and it works well. Here's a link. http://www.x10.com/products/x10_vk30a.htm
BAGMAN ( 208.131.247.215 ) at 3:20 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
nuke a frozen dinner
Big Al: LOL
Chris L. ( 64.12.105.186 ) at 3:03 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Rich: Have a good time! Watch out for 'Bruce'. da-dumm da-dumm da-dumm
Wild Bill ( 63.21.40.222 ) at 3:00 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Rich: The interesting thing about the interview was that 4 or 5 different instances were brought up where Gore has clearly lied. This is being verified by 3 to 4 different people PER instance (some of whom are quite loyal to Clinton/Gore). Not only does Gore insist that he is the ONLY one telling the truth but when given the chance in the interview to come clean he still insists that everyone else is incorrect. I doubt that he'd know the truth even if it jumped up and bit him in the ass.
Wild Bill ( 63.21.40.222 ) at 2:57 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
I'm going to see X-Men with a pal this afternoon. I didn't follow the series but it loks like a fun movie to me.
BIG AL ( 204.248.58.10 ) at 2:49 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Pop; Why isn't your ccf posted on the HTOC Pronto page? I'd really like to see what you've done. How about sending it to me? Maybe it would convince me to take the time to take my Pronto out of the box, and do something with it.
BIG AL ( 204.248.58.10 ) at 2:40 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
JBC; Unless the little woman doesn't want to crank up the Lex in the HT to watch TV in the kitchen. Hopefully she's not barefoot and pregnant in there! My wife wants a small TV in the kitchen too, and that sender is my plan. Although I can't figure out why she needs a TV in the kitchen. It only takes a couple minutes to nuke a frozen dinner.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.46 ) at 1:28 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
JJ: I used plain ol Windows Paint and Artpaint for BeOS... Then I used Paint Shop Pro to reduce the color depth to 256 colors.
Rich ( 152.163.197.201 ) at 1:22 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Well Guys i'm leaving in the morn for Cape Cod! i'll be gone for a week but... u guys wont be rid of me cuz i'm bringin my Koool laptop just hope i don't get any seagull crap on it
Rich ( 152.163.197.201 ) at 1:18 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
JBC, Have a Great Hornymoon!!
Rich ( 152.163.197.201 ) at 1:17 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Wild Bill, i didn't see the Gore interview but then again i didn't have too, because i strongly share your opinion about this clown
JBC ( 216.94.28.170 ) at 12:09 PM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Good morning all. Hope veryone is having a nice weekend. I am stuck working trying to "clean" my desk before the honeymoon.
WIldBill: I hear ya bud. I was watching this at the tennis club early this AM. Boy, Gore sure is one dull dude. The scary thing is that Bush might win because of that. SUrely he could have gotten some better media training.
BIG AL: Thanks for the info. Will the output from my Lexicon do in converting the CABLE to RCA. I assume that it would!!
ALL: Saw "SHAFT" last night. This will make a great DVD Rental.
Wild Bill ( 63.20.254.211 ) at 11:14 AM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
I'm watching the Al Gore interview on Meet The Press. I don't think I have ever seen anyone talk for so long without saying a thing or making any commitment. If the interviewer tells him one more time that his pie charts and graphs need to wait I think he'll cry. If this moron gets elected I think I'll cash in and move to an island. This is, of course, JMHO and I am not attempting to impress my political views upon any of you.
Ron H ( 63.26.184.187 ) at 11:03 AM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
BAGMAN: Thanks
BAGMAN ( 208.131.247.91 ) at 10:57 AM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Morning Guys: We rewatched the Matrix last night. What a cool movie and IMO,one of the best uses of DD yet to come out.
Ron H: Nice pictures,I agree that some chair rails and some nice looking treatments will really dress it up. Good job!
Just got a good price on getting the exterior of the house painted,thank God I don't have to do it!!
Ron H ( 63.26.174.33 ) at 10:16 AM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Morning
Joe: I think there is less than a dozen of us who post on a regular basis. It could be closer to a half dozen.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 9:15 AM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Pop: what program did you use to create you Pronto buttons/screens?
Joe ( 152.163.194.176 ) at 9:09 AM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
Morning
Just dropped in to say good morning. Looks like it was a real dead weekend arond here.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 8:43 AM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
..off...
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 8:43 AM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
New term...
Scott "popcorn": it doesn't exactly roll of the tongue...
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.88.209 ) at 1:57 AM EST Sunday, July 16, 2000
New term...
Instead of "slower than molasses in january", I have a new saying for something slow... "slower than htoc forum postings in mid-summer on a weekend" 
Joe ( 205.188.198.56 ) at 8:41 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
On-line
Looking for a on-line seller of Russoundand/or Niles any suggestions?
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.88.209 ) at 8:25 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
JBC: Come on man! a GOOD new husband would immediately run a cable into the kitchen just for her.
Joe ( 205.188.198.56 ) at 8:12 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Started buying
Well, I started spending money today. I bought 1000' of 12/2 w ground, 6' ladder and bet of all a Dewalt DW-705 compound miter :).
I never made it to the audiostore, we needed a beer break after that.
Ron, take the time to order smarthome.com catalog. They have cool stuff in it. I got mine yesterday.
BIG AL ( 204.248.58.65 ) at 7:44 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
JBC: If you can convert cable to RCA A/V, the Shack has a couple wireless sending units. One connects to the phone line at each end, will send A/V signal to second unit, and send remote signals back to first unit, without interfering with telephone use. $149 model# 15-1975
JBC ( 216.94.28.170 ) at 5:25 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Need some help. Now that Beth has moved in, she wants to be able to watch cable TV in the kitchen -- problem, there is no cable outlet within 40 feet from the kitchen or an outside wall in which access is possible. Does anyone know of a device which can transmit the signal via a wireless "transmitter" and "receiver" setup?
JBC ( 216.94.28.170 ) at 5:15 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Afternoon all... man, am I bagged. Had my first post-wedding party (and yes, they are schedule to go on forever...) and everyone is sick! I think that I have lost three pounds during the day.
Hope to fell better soon as I am planning to see SHAFT tonight. Any thoughts?
Ron H ( 63.26.221.44 ) at 4:44 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Wild Bill: That sounds cool
Wild Bill ( 63.23.3.4 ) at 4:15 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
seim team = swim team
Wild Bill ( 63.23.3.4 ) at 4:13 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Ron H: Tony C uses X-10. Please share your thoughts and information concerning lighting. This is one of my next endeavors. I would also like to use my Pronto. I'm thinking about getting an Airboard keyboard. It works up to 23 feet and apparently the Pronto is easily able to learn its' IR commands. This would allow me to control lights AND the HTPC from the Pronto. I alreay have the CCF on my Pronto. I just need to get the keyboard.
Wild Bill ( 63.23.3.4 ) at 4:10 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
All the 9 and 10 year old girls on the seim team are sleeping over at my house tonight. It was my idea. I must be nuts! Wish me luck and I'll see you guys on the flip side.
Gar ( 169.207.193.64 ) at 3:40 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Well just looked at TVs today. I must say it seems like manufactuers have there heads up there ass. Everyone is still pushing 4:3 format, there was only a few Widescreen sets by a few manuafacuers being displayed. And I must say the best picture went to the Sony Direct View Widescreen. But at just under 5 grand they can kiss my (|). I also looked at the new Sharp
vision XVDW-100, better then allot of DLP units for sale. The unit was around $8298, I was very impressed they where running it off the new HDTV
RCA Dish and I didn't see any pixelization anywhere, nor did the black looked to faded. But I heard the Sony LCD is just as good or better for less money if you can find them. Anyone know where I can get the new Sony LCD unit? Or a good price on this Sharp, thanks for the help and sorry for the double post, I had to correct a few things
Gar ( 169.207.193.64 ) at 3:37 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Well just looked at TVs today. I must say it seems like manufactuers have there heads up there ass. Everyone is still pushing 4:3 format, there wast only a few Widescreen sets by a few manuafacuers being displayed. And I must say the best picture went to the Sony Direct View Widescreen, but at just under 5 grand they can kiss my (|). I also looked at the new Sharp
vision XVDW-100, better then allot of DLP units for sale. The unit was around $8298, I was very impressed they where running it off the new HDTV
RCA Dish and I didn't see any pixelization anywhere, nor did the black looked to faded. But I heard the Sony LCD is just as good or better for less money if you can find them.
Ron H ( 63.26.205.80 ) at 3:20 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Cytotech: Many thanks
David ( 199.174.149.124 ) at 3:10 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Friday Funny
Wild Bill: Yep, and a couple of splashes of Tobasco sauce.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 3:06 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
I did exactly what Cyto did. he's not kidding about the spam. it is ridiculous.
Cytotech ( 24.4.252.169 ) at 3:02 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Ron H: Go to www.x-10.com and see if they have any FREE stuff. Sure they'll spam the hell out of you afterwards, but you can UNSUBSCRIBE and get rid of those. I got a beginner kit(remote, transceiver(plugs into the wall and converts RF to X-10 signals), and a lamp module). Then I ordered a few other things and can do exactly what you want to do with MY sconces. I even downloaded the CCF for my Pronto from remotecentral.com and things worked beautifully! But smarthome.com has some x-10 outlets which look better(in wall) than the lamp and appliance modules(which plug into the wall(aka wall wart)). Do check them out. Also, you will need a model 4040 IR to x-10 convertor from smarthome(about 29.95). Just do a search for 4040 and it should appear. Good luck!
Ron H ( 63.26.171.4 ) at 2:47 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
JJ: I will check it out. Thanks
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 2:30 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
smarthome.com has a few brands
Ron H ( 63.26.171.4 ) at 2:24 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Also aprox. cost of these controlers?
Ron H ( 63.26.171.4 ) at 2:23 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
JJ: No controlers and no knowledge of such things. Any ideas where I can start?
Ron H ( 63.26.171.4 ) at 2:22 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
JJ: LOL The 1999 Grand Cherokee is a lease that the company pays for so I have no worry with that. My wife has a new Bug but will get a PT cruiser in November so summer will be over by then. The ony car I hate to keep outside is my 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. I have to store the hardtop in the warehouse at the office and I can't leave the soft top down all the time due to fear of rain.
I do tend now to keep one of my vehicles (the two jeeps) at work so I only have two vehicles to deal with in the driveway at home at a time.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 2:21 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
do have controllers yet? going x-10? other?
Ron H ( 63.26.171.4 ) at 2:16 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
I am now plannring to integrate remote control lights. Hopfully something I can program into the Pronto. I would like to develop a macro that would slowly dim the sconces or the rear lights when I turn the HT/FP on.
This is a area I have not ever looked into. Any one have help.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 2:10 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Ron H: well, it seems you have your priorities in order
Ron H ( 63.26.171.4 ) at 2:02 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
JJ: The cars are outside getting fried right now. It has been 100 or over every day this week and no let up in the future. August is starting to frighten me. I am planning to build a detatched garage in the spring.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.88.209 ) at 1:25 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
DSL/BEOS
JJ: Ummm... you don't really need one. in the "Network Preferences" on the second panel, if you don't have any of the boxes checked, no one should be able to get in. I'll look up more on BeOS networking to see if there's any additional stuff you can do
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 12:49 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
where do you put the cars now?
Ron H ( 63.26.184.19 ) at 12:39 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
JJ: From garage to HT room.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 12:14 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Nice room Ron. Did you say that used to be a garage? was it converted to an HT? or was it already converted from a garage, and now into the ht?
Ron H ( 63.26.184.19 ) at 12:13 PM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
JJ: Yaaaaaaawn.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 11:51 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
{voice=cricket}chirp. chirp.{/voice}
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 7:47 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
DSL/BEOS
Scott "popcorn": ooh, no. tell me. BeOS Firewall.
Wild Bill ( 63.23.3.223 ) at 6:36 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Friday Funny
David: People put sugar on grits? Damn, now I've heard it all. I like mine mixed with a couple of eggs over medium with butter, salt and pepper.
Ron H ( 63.26.185.12 ) at 5:50 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Pioneer Elite 710
Tony C: You favorite drink is the next thing they will go after.
Gar ( 169.207.194.19 ) at 2:48 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
David: Well after a few hours of some switching back and forth I must say the Yamaha does everything the Sony does just as good except, play music as well. The Sony Pre/Pro along with the THX Hafler Amps, sounds way better on straight music. When turning the Volume up you can tell the system is getting a tad bright.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.202 ) at 2:28 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Friday Funny
David: Just one thing to point out... that funny is an oxymoron.... Contained in the listing is: "We are also better educated and generally lots nicer."
However, every other statement does not lend itself to the "generally lots nicer" statement... Just something I wanted to point out... I'll go back home now (Wyoming ROOOLZ!!!)
David ( 199.174.128.216 ) at 1:35 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Friday Funny
Southerners Warning To All Visiting Yankees
Don't order steak at Waffle House. They serve breakfast 24
hours a day, so let them cook something they know.
Don't laugh at Southern people's names. (Merleen, Bodie,
Luther, Ray, Tammy Ann, Maribeth, Inez, Billy Joe, Jim-Bob, etc.)
These people have been known to beat a man's ass for less.
Don't order a bottle of pop or a can of soda. This can lead
to a beating. Down South its called Coke. It don't make a
damn whether it is Pepsi, 7-Up or whatever else, it's a Coke.
Don't show allegiance to any college football team that isn't
in the SEC. (Florida, LSU, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, etc).
All the others are just a bunch of pansies that play teams
like Wyoming.
Don't refer to Southerners as a bunch of hillbillies. We
know our heritage. Most of us are more literate than you
(e.g., Welty, Williams, Faulkner). We are also better
educated and generally lots nicer. We have plenty of business
sense (e.g., Fred Smith of FedEx, Turner Broadcasting, MCI
Worldcom, MTV, Netscape). Naturally, we do sometimes have
a small lapse in judgment (e.g., Clinton, Fordice, Duke).
We don't care if you think we are dumb because we will
kick your ass.
We are fully aware of how high the humidity is, so shut the
hell up, spend your money, and get the hell out of here.
Don't order wheat toast at Cracker Barrel. Everyone will
instantly know that you're from Ohio. Eat your biscuits
like God intended and don't put sugar on your grits.
Don't fake a Southern accent. This will incite a riot.
Don't talk about how much better things are at home because
we don't give a damn. If you don't like it here, take your
ass home.
We don't play lacrosse, hockey, or any of those other
sissy Northern games, so don't come down here asking the
score because we don't give a damn.
We know how to speak proper English. We talk this way
because we want to and because we can. We don't care if you
don't understand what we are saying. All other Southerners
do understand what we are saying and that's all that matters.
Now, go home.
Last but not least. DO NOT come down here trying to tell
us how to Bar-B-Q. This will get your ass shot. You're lucky
we let you come down here. Question our Bar-B-Q and go home
in a pine box.
'Nuff said.
David ( 199.174.128.216 ) at 1:31 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Gar: Don't forget to post your A-B results... good or bad, I will be very interested to hear your comparisons...
David ( 199.174.128.216 ) at 1:29 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Gar: Yep, I hear ya. I listened to some 'demo rooms' in Atlanta over the past few days, and I am very impressed by what is possible with unlimited budgets... but I have a LIMITED budget. I have to say that the RX-V995 receiver has been good for me... it was my first purchase when I decided to get into the HT World. My tastes are simple compared to most of the audiophiles on this forum, but, I have to say that I have been pleased with this receiver.
Gar ( 169.207.194.200 ) at 12:46 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
David: I was very surprised, I will be doing some AB tomorrow, with my Sony and Hafler setup. I think I am going to use the K.I.S.S. terminology here, meaning Keep my HT system simple but good or do that with my Audio system, or both. Just don't have time to be picky with a newborn, and nor do I have the time to listen.
David ( 199.174.148.65 ) at 12:01 AM EST Saturday, July 15, 2000
Gar: I have had a Yamaha RX-V995 for about 18-20 months... almost since it was released. I have found it to be a great value for the money. I know that I can have much better sound with several other alternatives, but, the diminishing marginal return for the dollar is substantial. I agree that it has a good sound, and I like the way it matches with my Jamo speakers and Energy sub... Glad you agree.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.202 ) at 11:21 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Off Topic!
JJ, Gar: Maybe we should get two laws passed: 1. No more lawyers and 2. Remove all stupid laws.
Scott "popcorn" ( 38.193.87.202 ) at 11:18 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
DSL/BEOS
JJ: Having fun I suppose... Ya know how to set up a firewall on BeOS?
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 9:55 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Off Topic!
Gar: hear! hear! re : lawyers
Gar ( 169.207.193.206 ) at 9:45 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Pioneer Elite 710
Tony C: Thanks for the info, what Model do you have? The Pro Elite series is sweet, it does the best stretching of any of the TVs on the market as far as 4:3 goes. And if they make the HDTV tuner as good as there analog unit thats in there now, I will be very happy. I am looking at a Samsung tomorrow, but the only think I heard is they have 9" CRTs which is rare for a RP.
Gar ( 169.207.193.206 ) at 9:42 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Off Topic!
JJ:Not a smoker here, but I believe in you should be able to do whatever you want. If they want to have smoker bars, or places where you can smoke it is someones legal right, and I don't know How long the Surgeons Warning been on Cig boxes, but its been along time. So that being said, I think we should have a tariff on how many lawyers there are.:)
David ( 199.174.148.65 ) at 9:40 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
New HT Room
AVB, All: I think I am going to go with AVB's 'option 3' which is to use monopole's in the back of the new HT room. I am planning on buying a new pair of Jamo's on the front, and moving my smaller Jamo's to the rear. The following link points to a list of very well priced Jamo 7.x series speakers. I am looking at 7.5, 7.6, or 7.7's. Can anyone care to comment on the price/performance difference as you move up the line? http://www.sounddistributors.com/jamo.htm
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 9:33 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Pioneer Elite 710
Gar: The Elites are way cool. If you're concerned about it getting down the stairs, do what I did. Build a three dimensional model from 1X2s.
Just call and get the measurements. Once built, it's light enough to carry yourself. See if it clears the stairs/ceiling and any turns you have to make.
Soon, they will probably outlaw cigarettes. Then there will be a war on drugs, and a war on illegal tobacco. This is getting so stupid.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 9:20 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
DSL
Curtis: yeah. and like I said I did it myself. I put in the microfilters. I plugged the gateway into the phone line. then the power. it boots up. it made connection in short time. I did need to do the application set-up twice, I think the personal firewall hindered things. I turned it off and the set-up went without a hitch. This Gateway is its own computer. a power PC riunning @48Mhz. It has it's own memory. What this amounts to is a little LAN, it seems.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 9:16 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
oh yeah. and possibly the largest wall-wart known to mankind.
Curtis ( 63.203.69.210 ) at 9:13 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
DSL
JJ: That's by far the quickest, cleanest DSL install I have ever heard of. Consider yourself lucky. Perhaps after all the nightmare installations these guys are finally getting it right.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 8:52 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
DSL
Curtis: yup. they sent a package. 'Modem' which they call a 'Gateway'. This gets connected to the line I specified when I signed up. I needed to install 'Micro-filters' on the other outlets of the same number. these filter out anything above 20k Hz. I connected the gateway to my computer via ethernet. other options include USB and parallel(!) they sent phone wire, usb, cat-5, parallel to facilitate the connections. I also installed Norton personal firewall. everything went pretty smoothly.
Curtis ( 63.203.69.210 ) at 8:29 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
DSL
JJ: You get spoiled in about 15 seconds with DSL. The other nice thing is that your voice line should be free when you're online.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 7:46 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Off Topic!
Gar: I'm with you re: big tobacco
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 7:27 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
wanna hear something funny? The only page that hasn't popped up before I blinked is the page to cancel worldnet...
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 7:17 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
DSL/BEOS
Cruisin now. BeOS set-up was capital E Capital Z. Actually there was none. just had to set ethernet to DHCP.
Gar ( 169.207.192.63 ) at 7:17 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Off Topic!
Well I guess the Smokers of today will be paying out of there ass now to take a puff. Frankly I don't know what to do on this issue, there will be billions of dollars in lost jobs and I bet the Stock markets goes array come monday morning
Gar ( 169.207.192.63 ) at 7:11 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Pioneer Elite 710
Ok my Dealer is going to give me a killer Deal on his Demo unit. One problem is, it might not fit down the stairs! Doh! Anyone besides Rich have any good, bad things to interject on this set? It seems Pioneer is the only one commited to making sure there sets are ready for whatever HDTV format comes down the pipeline. I hope this is true if I buy it.. Thanks for any input.
Gar ( 169.207.192.63 ) at 7:07 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Hollywood and Dead Horses!
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal": I totally agree.
Charles Angels, Again come on! I almost wanted to puke when I saw that Ad up on the screen. "Stop Freeze or I will shoot" hahahahha And Hollow Man looks like it had it scary moments and some sexy ones too but I will pass and wait to rent that one.
Gar ( 169.207.192.63 ) at 7:04 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
RickMTB: When you compare them to what you just rattled off, I would agree the Yamaha would be bright. But So far I am so impressed with this Yamaha unit, it might stay in my main HT system for now, haven't decided that yet.m And as the Mirages are a good mate, so are my Dynaudio Audience series speakers.
Gar ( 169.207.192.63 ) at 7:01 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Off Topic!
That ruling for the Tobacco industry blows ass! Maybe if I drink too much, and get liver cancer I can go after the beer or wine manufactuers and sue them? Sorry, not a smoker here but I disagree with this ruling by the jury.
Shows what a joke are legal system is here.
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 6:56 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
sorry for the profanity
JJ ( 64.192.228.201 ) at 6:47 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
DSL
This shit rocks! How did I ever get along without it before?
Joe ( 152.163.204.76 ) at 6:30 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
OK lets try this.
amnd ma = and am
eading = reading
Joe ( 152.163.204.76 ) at 6:29 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Afternoon all,
Thanks for the bandwidth to rant the otherday. I cooled down amnd ma playing the game until I move on. Thanks for the comments.
Ron, on smarthome they have wall mountable DVD holders. I was just eading the catalog. A nice Pioneer 300 DVD player would hold them also
I am still looking at cable. I have a quote of $.39/ft from one of my vendors. It includes 2- Cat5 & 2-RG6 runs. On Saturday my wife has plans without me. I am off to see the local installer and get some quotes on the Audio distubution equipment. I am looking at the Russound stuff.
I also have to buy a new towwer. I have my antena on my roof and do not plan on reinstalling it up there. I might install the tower myself. The only thing that sucks is I can only place it on the south sde of the house. It is expoused when you drive up the hill.
Wild Bill ( 63.20.247.23 ) at 4:49 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
I did your = I did READ your
Wild Bill ( 63.20.247.23 ) at 4:49 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Room Temperature
Tony C: I did your post about FPTV. It can be more affordable than you think. You should chat with kpd. E-Mail me and I'll give you his numbers. He is a heck of a guy.
BTW, I have finally (I think) figured out how to do the DV thing to the the computer. I may be posting images of my HT in the near future. It probably won't be until after the first of August. I'm going on vacation that week and I am under a crunch for the next couple of weeks. I'm aiming for a stress free vacation.
Wild Bill ( 63.20.247.23 ) at 4:46 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Room Temperature
Ron H : I know. Didn't mean to rub it in.
You area has it's advantages also.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 3:46 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Room Temperature
Wild Bill: Exact same thing for me. Always an afgan lying around the whole year. The difference is that I roll in a dehumidifier in the summer.
I keep the setting low and turn it off while watching a movie. I never installed a heating/cooling duct into the room because I didn't want the added noise from the forced air unit. While not in use, I keep the doors to the other rooms open to circulate air. Then close them when I watch a movie.
Hey Bill, did you see my post to Ron about the FP? Seeing it in his room really made me think of how doable it would be in mine. However, it won't for for about 4 years.
RickMTB ( 207.18.199.151 ) at 3:33 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Gar: Gar... I agree that the Yammies sound good, especially compared to other mass market receivers (bright doesn't necessarily mean bad... just bright). Thats why I bought my 793. Compared to my old B&K stuff, or Rotel, Proton, or NAD receivers, Yammies are bright. The Mirages tend to tone them down a tad...
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 2:57 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Anyone seen the commercial for the movie "The Hollow Man"? To my thinking it is just another rehash of the invisible man. Movie makers needs to get out of the beating a dead horse mode.
Ron H ( 207.221.161.2 ) at 2:12 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Room Temperature
Wild Bill:I agree but unfortunety when you live at sea level basement are not a option.
Wild Bill ( 63.21.91.190 ) at 2:04 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Room Temperature
Ron H : That's the nice thing about having a HT in the basement. It is about 65 degrees in my HT year round. I have a couple of blankets that I keep around to keep legs warm (even in the summer). I'd much rather have a room that is slightly cool than one that overheats.
Ron H ( 207.221.161.2 ) at 1:57 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Birthday
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal": Thanks. This is only phase one of a ongoing project. I plan on building a bar in the left rear corner, adding chair rail and cover the lower part with some accoustical material. I more than likely will also add some acoustic material on the front wall and posibly the ceiling.
I want to purchase a Movie theater type pop corn machine and I need some tables for drinks and etc.
A additional A/C vent needs to be added. When all the equipment is fired up the temp starts to rise after a hour or so. I have been compensating by dropping the setting for the rest of the house on the main thermosts. With 100 degree days I really do not need to cool the rext of the house 4 degrees cooler than we want or need it.
To all I need a rack that I can wall mount if possible to hold my DVDs. Any thoughts on where to purchase?
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 1:33 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Rich: Why not just wait for the Denon 9999? I suspect it should be available sometime in the 22nd century.
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 1:30 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Birthday
Ron H: That room looks great. I bet it feels really good to be close to completing it and actually start using it.
johnbr: Thanks for the birthday wish. Concerning the next house, going to meet with a new architect this weekend. The 2 acre lot next to us is still vacant and my wife and I are either going to buy it and absorb it as part of our lot or purchase it, build a spec home and sell it. Houses in that area hold and appreciate very well. The money that we can make on the spec home would go towards building our house. Actually, I am kind of glad that my wife and I have held off on building the house because there are some new things that I want to incorporate into house that I would not have considered 6 months ago. Now looking at doing a GeoExchange (Geo Thermal) system. This alone can save us a lot of money on yearly heating and cooling costs.
Wild Bill ( 63.21.91.190 ) at 1:24 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
cai: Halle Berry also will make the movie pleasing to the eye.
Curtis ( 63.203.69.210 ) at 1:17 PM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Duane: Thanks Duane. It seems like yesterday we were all having dinner together, doesn't it? She didn't suffer at the end at all. I'm finding moving my house good therapy, though I can't imagine where I got so much stuff. The new house has turned into an 8 week stay (owner changed her mind & it's too late to change plans now) so it happens all over again in September. Professional movers for that for sure.
Duane ( 207.215.142.83 ) at 11:54 AM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Curtis: I'm so very sorry to hear about your mom. I hope you're holding up ok. I'll always remember her as a wonderfull lady and a perfect dinner date. Take care.
Rich ( 205.188.192.27 ) at 10:35 AM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Anyone hear any price info on the new Denon 5800? i've heard rumurs that it will list well over 3k. Looks like i'm not gonna get an even swap this time
cai ( 24.28.216.21 ) at 9:21 AM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Wild Bill: The Washington Times has a long article in today's edition talking about X-men, the movie. Since I have heard you talking about it, take a look at this article. I think it is very good. I had no idea what the X-men were until I read it. Patrick Stewart will play Professor X, and Famke Janssen, of Onatop fame with James Bond, will play a telekinetic person. The complete list of actor and actresses is given, but Ms. Janssen is enough for me to go and see the movie or rent it on DVD.
RichardS ( 199.84.157.10 ) at 8:44 AM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Pics
RonH: The room looks great, congrats!
Ron H ( 207.221.158.15 ) at 8:04 AM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Pics
Rich: thanks
Rich ( 205.188.197.49 ) at 12:49 AM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Pics
Ron H, Looks Great Ron!!
Ron H ( 63.26.184.120 ) at 12:15 AM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Pics
Aall the wall plugs on the front and side walls are black. The white plates seem to jump out at me when the projector is running. I will be spry painting the speaker and sub connection plates black to match the wall plug plates. I could not find a source for black wall plates for the speaker or rca interconnects.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 12:10 AM EST Friday, July 14, 2000
Pics
Ron H: Well the room looks great. Enjoy.
It's time to repaint mine. I'm thinking of a rag-roll thing, but keeping with the light grays. You and Wild Bill have me seriously thinking that the next upgrade will be FP. Whenever that is.
Two in college.
Hey, speaking of painting...you mentioned that the wall plates that are white will be painted black. Why paint them black? Why not the color of the wall if you paint them at all? And couldn't you find black wall plates if you didn't paint?
Gar ( 169.207.193.245 ) at 11:53 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Samsung HDTV?
Anyone heard or seen anything from them in the last couple of years that has been any good? I heard there new HDTV set has 9"CRTs. HCJ655W is the model number.
Ron H ( 207.221.162.67 ) at 11:31 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
New Pics
Tony C:The projector is 15" long 9" wide and 5" tall.
Ron H ( 207.221.162.67 ) at 11:30 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
To Ron H: If you read all the post before answering...... LOL
Ron H ( 207.223.85.245 ) at 11:24 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Pics
Tony C: The room colors are more grey than the pictures show but it does have a blue tint.
The wired grey remote is the remote control for the electric recliner for the center seat.
The black switch on the wall is to shut off the FP if I feel the need to. The projector even at idle/standby position has a fan running.
The speakers on the rear wall are M&K SW-85 In-Wall Speakers.
The Projector is a Dream Vision DLP projector. I have a Sony 16:9 HD ready coming for a demo . The Sony is very quiet. The Dream Vision can seem noisy. If I keep the gream vision I will build a hush box.
The ceiling is 8 feet high.
The room is on the live side. Phase 2 will consist of adding chair rail on the side walls with acoustic panaling on the lower haqlf and on the whole front wall. By tilting the MLs back more than normal it tamed the upper end that was reaching my ears. It is a fix that worked quite well and was suggested by ML.
The work bench you saw in the early pictures is only accessable from the utility room which was the original house access to the garage.
The french doors are where the original garage doors were so they face the front of the house.
I am glad that you have taken the interst and time to look at the pictures ans ask some questions.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 10:57 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Sopranos
It's a long story, but last night. (I think it was last night) My last night in Toronto, I met Big Pussy and Furio (sp) from The Sopranos.
Was excited. Yeah, just a little. Got my picture taken with them a couple of times. Next ones to onto my bio.
Those guys were great.
I go up to Pussy (Vinnie) and I say, "I thought you were dead!"
He says, "I look f**kin dead to you?".
I go up to Furio (Fredrico) and try some of what little Italian I can muster. He answers in perfect English. No accent. He moved to Patterson NJ when he was 15. They were cool guys, can't wait to show you guys the pictures.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 10:49 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
New Pics
Ron:
sorry. So is the Dream Vision quiet and what are the dimensions, and how tall is your ceiling?
Do the french doors open into the room or out of the room? What's behind them besides mini-blinds?
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 10:46 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
You Dummy
To Tony:
You dufus. If you looked at the pictures I told you to, (Part 2)
You would have read most of the information you were looking for.
It's not a Sony stupid, it's the Dream Vision (like you haven't seen me post that a thousand times! geez.)
The gray control of for the couch, duh,
The Les Paul is a 1970
There are mini blinds behind the french doors.
and those are in-wall M&Ks.
Pay attention stupid!!
Curtis ( 63.203.68.134 ) at 10:45 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Ron H: Outstanding work Ron. I know where I'm heading when I'm in Houston.
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 10:32 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Pics
Ron H: Very well done indeed.
The room colors look great and I love the hologen fixtures and sconces.
I saw the pronto in the arm rest of the couch. What was that gray wired romote looking thing close by?
Other questions include:
What is the switch (black wall plate) behind the door control?
I recognize all the speakers but the rears. What are those?
The Sony projector looks tiny! Is it quiet? do you have an 8 foot ceiling?
What year is the Standard Pauly? Are those single coil humbuckers?
Nice sunburst by the way. Oh, and what kind of amp (guitar) is that?
One more question,(sorry) Is the room very "live"? It looks like it might be.
Oh wait, one more question again.
What does the unfinished door lead to? Is that the work bench we saw in other pictures?
OK, let's start with those for now.
Wild Bill ( 63.38.153.150 ) at 10:05 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
DSL
RickMTB: Don't EVEN go there. My company acquired Firetap about a month ago. They were giving away DSL modems and install and charging employees $10 a month for DSL service. I CAN'T GET IT! Here I am in hightech heaven, Oracle, AOL and others at my doorstep and I can't get freaking DSL service.
Ron H ( 63.26.171.33 ) at 9:40 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
To All: I have added/updated some pictures. Check out the Home Theater part 2 file.
http://communities.msn.com/RonsHomeTheater&naventryid=100
JJ ( 12.79.92.165 ) at 9:12 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Crap!
Cajun Mike: Those are not too big. The NHTs where pretty big, I think that was most of the problem for my wife. My paradigms are about 10 wide, 9 high, 6 deep. I hardly notice 'em anymore. they are about 6 inches below an 8foot ceiling. you have saf issues? if not, I'd just go for the black.
johnbr ( 24.112.61.241 ) at 8:18 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Birthday
Happy B day "AKA"How the new house coming.
Ron H ( 63.26.174.23 ) at 8:00 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
EarthQuakes
Gar: I agree with you about the sub alone being worth the price of admission. I already told Bob I want the sub. I am still waiting on a price. I was considering picking up two more of the Earthquake subs and then hooking them up to my side speakers so I can take advantage of Lexicons bass enhancement feature.
trav1 ( 4.34.141.88 ) at 7:41 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
DSL or Cable
RickMTB: Oh forget dsl and cable if they don't offer it there. Tell them you would like a T1 or an oc-3 drop to the curb.
Cajun Mike ( 209.124.230.185 ) at 7:11 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Crap!
JJ: The Dimensions are 12 1/2 inches high, 12 7/8 inches high and 7 inches deep. My mains are in black ash
Gar ( 169.207.194.179 ) at 6:42 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Sorry this post should have went to RickMTB: Actually I think Yamaha and Denon and Marantz sound very good, far from bright, if your comparing it to other stuff out there.
Gar ( 169.207.194.179 ) at 6:41 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Ron H: Actually I think Yamaha and Denon and Marantz sound very good, far from bright, if your comparing it to other stuff out there.
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 5:47 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Tony C: Hey bud, how's it going? What's new with you?
Tony C ( 208.209.205.117 ) at 5:36 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Happy Birthday AKA!
RickMTB ( 207.18.199.151 ) at 5:26 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
EarthQuakes
Gar: Gar, I agree with you on the Rock Solids and the Boston Acoutics. BTW, I think the Yamaha receivers tend to sound a little bright as well, which was one reason the Take 5's didn't sound as good with my 793 as the Mirage AVS's...
RickMTB ( 207.18.199.151 ) at 5:24 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
EarthQuakes
Ron H : News gets worse... just heard from my realtor up here and she snapped up some more time Saturday afternoon to go through the house with me on a "final walkthru". Looks like this Saturday really wasn't meant to be. Speaking of DSL (and cable modems), neither seem to be available in my neighborhood in The Woodlands.
Gar ( 169.207.194.76 ) at 5:23 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
EarthQuakes
Ron H : I just think for a game room or small room these are hard to beat, uncluding the sub. Hell the sub alone is almost worth what there asking for the whole system. I just thought as a second room they sound great, but I you put them up against your main system, see ya... I would even try them on another receiver if you have one laying around. I heard these up against the B&W Rock Solids and the Boston Accoustics mini monitors and I thought these where better.
Ron H ( 207.223.85.7 ) at 4:31 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
EarthQuakes
Gar: Quite interesting. I will sit down Saturday morning and put a few hours in listening to the Earthquakes. I will keep you posted.
JJ ( 38.26.97.234 ) at 4:07 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Crap!
Cajun Mike: what's the dimensions on those puppies? when I was first looking into surrounds, I tried the white NHTs, thinking my wife wuold like them better. wrong. they are pretty hideous. She actually prefers the black. I wouldn't decide on getting the white until you see a pair. They might not look so good.
Cajun Mike ( 209.124.221.137 ) at 4:03 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Crap!
I just called PSB about the Image 10S bipole surrounds. The initial run of the speakers will only be in black. Those are due at the end of this month. They wont be available in white til the end of August. }:(
Gar ( 169.207.194.207 ) at 3:53 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
EarthQuakes
Ron H : Ron, maybe it was the Receiver, because I just heard the Earthquakes on a Sony Receiver and they sounded like crap. Don't know what did it, but in my case it had to be the Receiver, because when I hooked up the Yamaha to the Earthquakes it wasn't bright at all.
Michael AKA "the Home Theater/Home Building Animal" ( 129.239.3.55 ) at 2:06 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Thanks for all the Birthday wishes guys! It really feels good
Nothing special is planned for my Birthday. Have reservations at my favorite Japanese resturant tonight. Going to drink some great rice beer, eat some Sushi and watch my food being cooked in front of me. I do have a couple new amps on order (going to demo them to see which one I want to get) which won't be here until after my birthday. I will consider that my post birthday present.
JBC: ( 216.94.28.170 ) at 1:24 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Glenee: Not only do I second Ron's comments but I would also add that servicing is a lot easier through a local dealer.
BYork ( 159.37.7.156 ) at 1:23 PM EST Thursday, July 13, 2000
Michael AKA: Happy birthday!
Ron H (