Search results

I just moved from our house to our new townhome. Setting up the system, I realized I have no easy way to run wires for the rear surrounds. Right now, the thought of pulling down all the crown molding just isn't something I want to do. Maybe down the road, but not now. Is there any decent...

With my new TV on the wall, I'm finally able to free up the top of my BDI cabinet for a turntable. I've looking at this one for awhile and from everything I read is a pretty good starting point. http://wwv.crutchfield.com/p_252ESIIW/Pro-Ject-Essential-II-White.html I'm interested in...

Finally picked up the Samsung 75" at Sams over the weekend. I really sat for awhile considering the Shart 80" Aquos, but the Samsung just looked better with the near borderless bezel. Also, I had been checking every couple of days for the price to drop back down again and sure enough on Friday...

I'm pretty much over my DLP. I finally got the wife onboard. I've been waiting because if you're married and your wife doesn't care about TV's... you know it's just not worth the battle nor the punishment of having to go to the jewelry store. But now she watches a shows like Game of Thrones...

Hey guys... we get these 70" TV's installed in all of our conference rooms to the tune of about 6K each just for the TV. NEC MultiSync P703-AVT - 70" LED TV All we use them for is displaying what's on our laptops or on the desktop hooked to it. They get used maybe 3-5 hours a week. What...

I've been in a sh*tty mood for a few days now. Just really pissed.. mostly work stuff. I just hired a new member for my team and somehow her salary got out... probably by some admin. So of course, the two women on my team are having a f*cking fit about it giving me sh*t that she's making...

There are now 3 things i really hate in the world. The first two are peeing and getting gas... total waste of time. I hate both. Peeing really pisses me off because the need always seems to come at the worst time... I'm running late to a meeting or I'm trying to sleep. I've literally...

So, I've got around to buying TV shows for loading. I got Game of Thrones, it comes in three or four discs. I used MKV Maker to make a file to load on to my HTPC. It makes one MKV file of a couple or so episodes. I don't think that's going to work with XBMC though. I think it wants to see...

No new posts in the Vent since yesterday?

I'm about to buy the Samsung 75 in the next few days. I'm a little pissed because SAMs had it down to $2,498 then marked it back up to the orginal price they had it at of $2,698. I got mad and turned around out of principle but now I just want the TV. So while I was there, I was looking at...

I've been helping my buddy with his new construction theater setup. He wanted to order the receiver today. I think we settled on the Dennon E400. Amazon had it at $499. 185 watts and Audyssey. He needs two zones so it filled that bill as well. I think for the money it look like a great...

I don't know about any of you but i'm so excited my butt's wet. I think this first race is going to be a total disaster... crashes, run-offs, and DNFs. It'll be interesting to see how these new cars really run and sound in full on race mode. I'm really going to miss the signature V8 scream...

This past weekend Nancy and I got invited to a small private VIP aucton at the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota for a few days. Making it especially nice was the fact that all four days were comped... except for lunch. It was fun to live like a rock star for a few days. Anyway... we had three...

I've been helping my buddy with setup his system during his new construction. He's at the point of being ready to order speakers. I convinced him to at least spend the money for EMP's (center, bookshelf L/R, Sub, and in-ceiling). Of course now, some of the speakers are either discontinued or...

I've been focusing on my Concerts section of XBMC and have been ripping my varying dvd and bd's for the section. Some of them, I think typically the DVD's dont' seem to want to cooperate. The last one to piss me off was Creed's disc. Using MKVMaker, it insists on making a seperate file for...

I'm about 75% where I want to be with XBMC... movies so far have been no problem. I've got the AEON Nox configured just the way I want it. Everything's going well with the exception of getting TV shows and some concerts up and running. I made a separate folder for Concerts and made a custom...

So my wife leaves the office early to take her dad to the DMV to get his I.D. Walking back to the car, a van comes through turns into a parking spot way to fast and smashes our new car. Turns out, the kid is taking his driver's license on his 16th birthday with the DMV lady in the car... his...

I went ahead and ordered the Harmony Ultimate. I debated about the lesser expensive model, but in the end just felt that the Ultimate gave me every available option of control... and most importantly, gives the best and easiest overall platform for Nancy to effectively use the system. I just...

I suspect some of my connections may have some oxidation. I get little bits of static through some of my speakers. My interconnects are 12-15 years old (Monster M1000's ... yes I know .... Monster, but these were the only game in town for decent cables back then). I think over the years...

This looks sorda interesting. Has anyone seen it? Is it worth getting?