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    Home Theater Comparison

    XEagleDriver, Thank you for the great feedback. I had considered going with a 3.1 of higher quality, I will definitely look into this further. On that note, any recommendations? I like the idea of slowly building towards the "dream system." Also, I am very economical and that seems to be...
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    Home Theater Comparison

    Zieglj01, that is where I was leaning. BoredSysAdmin, that should have read 10X12, but yes just an approximation as we are in the initial planning stages. I can definitely wait a bit, the house will not be finished until sometime in December. I'll do some research on the ELAC Debut, I am...
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    Home Theater Comparison

    I am in the process of building a house with a den that will act as a home theater. The room will not be very large, roughly 10'x12' (not finalized yet). I'd like to keep the surround setup less than $1500, and I already have a receiver. The setup will be used roughly 60/40 movies/music...
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    New Home Theater Setup

    Thanks for all of the input so far, I will look into the suggested speakers! I'll likely go the DIY route for the sound treatments, I will have to make them look "wife-approved." Any suggestions for screens that I should look into?
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    New Home Theater Setup

    The built-ins along the wall are coming out, and the carpet/paneling are being ripped out as well. Thoughts on flooring/wall treatments?
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    New Home Theater Setup

    I will be purchasing all new home theater equipment this winter, and am needing some advice. I will post pics of the space when I get home from work. The room is roughly 25 X 12, and has complete light control available. The ceiling is about 7.5 to 8ft high. My complete budget which needs to...
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    Which projector should I buy on my $3000 - $6000 budget????

    I am also interested in projectors at this price point. What features are you most interested in? For instance, I don't particularly care about 3D, so other features are more important to me. Do you have solid light control?
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    New Home Theater/Media Room Setup

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    free media player recommendations

    I second XBMC, I love the supportive community and being able to customize/use new skins is a nice feature. Adding a scraper can highlight the media information for movies, tv, and music. Media companion is a good scraper for movies, and I know others are out there.
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    Getting around an old receiver...

    My in-laws have recently purchased a new samsung led tv, although they still have a receiver that lacks hdmi. I am building a HTPC for them, and am wondering what the best setup would be. The pc has hdmi and vga, the receiver has component, svideo, rca, and vga, and the tv has hdmi, component...
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    Morelli Cinema?

    Yeah no kidding, I was surprised that he went ahead and bought it "out of a van." But I suppose it is a learning experience. Definitely usable, but NOT 1080p :P
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    Morelli Cinema?

    Uh oh, so do these types of items break quickly or something? I was worried when he brought it in and I had no idea what brand it was. I guess at this point we will just hope that the lamp lasts for a while. It did come with a second lamp, not that that will matter if they only last a couple...
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    Morelli Cinema?

    My roommate just brought a Morelli Cinema HDX-55 Projector and Screen home from work. Someone claiming to work for a local home theater store gave a long story on how/why it was so cheap ($300 total). It claims to project at 1080p, with 3d capabilities. So far we have not had time to...
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    Projector for TV/Movies/Games

    BMXTRIX, Thanks for your reply. I was looking at that model, I read a few reviews on it last week. I will have to look into exactly how many movies are 2.35 native, is this something that is common? I read that Lord of the Rings, and a few others that peaked my interested were 2.35 native...
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    Projector for TV/Movies/Games

    I am planning on purchasing a projector and screen, and have a few questions. I am leaning towards a 136inch Carada Criterion, and was thinking that the 235:1 aspect ratio would be neat. I will be using it for movies, tv (mainly football), and video games (360/pc). Is there any reason why I...
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    New Home Theater Advice

    Awesome thank you for the great info! I will be sure to post back here with results/more questions.
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    New Home Theater Advice

    Indeed, with the additional funding I may even splurge on the PB-13 Ultra. My main concern is that I do not know of any stores in my area that carry higher end audio components. I can take a road trip to a Fry's electronics, but other than that I am at a loss for a place to do auditions at. I...
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    New Home Theater Advice

    sholling, Thank you for clearing that up for me, you have been a great help! Crackerballer, I will definitely check both of those out, Denon seems to be what I am leaning towards. I think I will start by auditioning the Asperion speakers, because of the 30 day trial deal. I am not...
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    New Home Theater Advice

    sholling, Thanks for the info. That does makes sense on waiting for the floorstand speakers. Do you think it is best to get four bookshelf speakers, or two bookshelf and two satellite? Eventually all four will be used as surround, when the floorstands enter the picture. I will definitely...
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    New Home Theater Advice

    Hello all, I have been pouring over information on this site for over a week now, and have found loads of great stuff. I am putting together my first "real" HT (I have had a few $200 5.1 channel systems before). However, I am finally able to put together a full system. Some background...
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