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We painted and did some tile work. I figured by the time I bought all the tools, and purchased the materials two or three times (since Id screw it up at least once), it would be cheaper to pay for someone who knew what they were doing.

Well, the summer is over and our new basement/HT is finally finished. Just wanted to thank everyone for the help I received over the past several months here on the Klipsch forum. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> We screened Gladiator Monday night and it was spectacular! Like watching a new movie both video and audio. After the opening battle scene, my wife looked over to me and said (hard to hear![]), We will never go to a theater again. The Klipschs were unbelievable even though we are running 5.1. Ill be hooking up those two rear cables shortly. Hope to post a few pics in the appropriate thread soon.

There is a long running post (42 pages and counting) over on HTF concerning the HD-DVD being HDMI only issue. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Its hard to tell, maybe just an illusion, but I prefer (just a bit) the DVI to HDMI output out of my Dish 811 over the component HD.

In the following image the Red area is in a 16x9 ratio, the yellow is 4x3. As you can see, people viewing widescreen movies in Full Screen are missing a significant amount of the picture. Like Gil said above, to adjust for this the person/s doing the transfer from film to electronic format has the ability to slide this 4x3 frame back and forth inside the widescreen area to capture most of the action. Many times though subtlety in the movie is lost. Pan and Scan introduces pans and cuts that were never intended by the director. Imagine two people having a conversation with one person at the left side of the frame, and the other at the right side. In order to show the person speaking, the 4x3 frame must slide back and forth or cut between the speakers. Not only is this dizzying watching all these unintentional cuts you also loose the reaction of the other person to what is said. DVDs that are Enhanced have nothing to do with filling any size/ratio screen. All Enhanced DVDs do it to use another method to display the black bars above and below the picture thereby freeing the actual scan lines to create picture. In order to see the higher resolution of Enhanced DVDs you must have a television capable of taking advantage of Enhanced TVs. In the description you might see something like Squeeze or Compression I found the following descriptions on Best Buys site: Sharp 4x3 television (Model: 32F641) Vertical compression technology in 16:9 mode focuses available scan lines within the letterbox area, maximizing resolution for highly detailed images Toshiba 4x3 Model: 32AF45 4:3 aspect ratio, with 16:9 widescreen mode with vertical compression I believe this option is only available for 4x3 TVs and is getting hard to find. If you're thinking about a new TV, go widescreen all the way. You will not regret it. Good Luck

Yup. Only one of the several reasons Hollywood is in a 19 week, and counting, slump. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050704/D8B4NGN80.html

Looks awesome Mandi. Thats an excellent idea playing a concert DVD as a pregame waiting for it to get dark enough. Due to a scheduling conflict, our Premiere had to be re-scheduled. I did however find a picture from a Monday Night Football party October 04. Screen is King Size sheet, (7-8 feet wide). Ill post a pic from the newly scheduled July 4th week-end show. We will be screening Independence Day.

I noticed the Denon 5805 is a 10 channel receiver or is that just two full 5.1 zones? I already have the 5.1 system purchased so converting the extra $ to a better 5.1 rig is not an option. I was just wondering if it was worth it since Ive got all my walls open now. I also have a hunch that 6.1 and 7.1 might pop with BluRay or other Hi-Def DVD formats. I guess you should try and future proof whenever possible.

So we just pulled the wire for the speakers in our soon to be finished basement. Anyway, my wife was standing there looking at the extra cable we pulled on the chance we might upgrade to 7.1 in the future and she said, Why dont we just buy two more speakers? Helluva woman huh? Ive got a 7.1 receiver just waiting to jump out of the box when the construction is done. Looks like many of your posts to the Lets see YOUR Home Theater thread have 7.1 set ups. Are there enough DVDs available for me to drop the extra $? Will I hear a difference 7.1 vs 5.1?

I purchased my 25s at a major retailers liquidation sale so great price, but floor model with a few minor cosmetic flaws and no manual/owners guide. Wondering what the preferred method is to mount these to drywall. Anyone have a suggestion of what anchor to use with the keyhole in the back? Also looks like the binding posts extend just a little past the back of the enclosure so they wont lie flat against the wall, is this normal? Thanks!

On my travels through other boards, I've read that the Picture Quality of DVD Recorders is not all that good for pre-recorded movies. If I assume that to be true, it's probably not a good idea to rely on a recorder (Toshiba XS35) as the only DVD player in my system, even though it's progressive. Most of the reviews I've found are very positive, is that basing it on other recorders PQ wise?

Glad to hear it Skidmarks. I'm looking at the 659. Are you using the "Macro" function? I think they call them Activities.

Stones: Bridges to Babylon (I was at the concert!!!) Rush in Rio Steely Dan: Two Against Nature

My son is having the party and is 14, no tots/kids allowed Unfortunately it needs to be almost completely dark, not sure the rating. We will probably start about 8:45 or so since its 3 days from the summer solstice. I originally had a driveway movie theater where I duct tape a king size sheet to the garage door, rear project form the garage and seating in the driveway. Its amazing the picture you can get out of a $10 sheet! Ive since built a portable PVC rig that we set up in the backyard. Its a blast.

Would love to see a picture. I'll be setting up my backyard theater next week-end for a screening of Napoleon Dynamite. Yes, we will be serving TOTS! And you are correct, Monday Night Football is outstanding as is the World Series.

About to hang the dry wall in our under construction basement. Ive purchased RS-25s for my surrounds and am planning on hanging them from the wall. Im guessing slightly behind the listening position, but what height? Drywall ceiling. RF-15 fronts RC-35 center RW-12 sub Denon 2805