cornfedksboy Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Normally I don't like to spend the weekend alone, without my beautiful wife and two year old son, but...I just got my new RS-52 IIs wall mounted last week, and my formally blown up Onkyo TX-nr708 returned from being serviced in the rockies today. What else you ask...My 110" pj screen also arrived after surviving tornados and floods and being delayed for weeks in Memphis! I have the weekend all to my myself and I plan on gettin my movie watchin on! I'll be running Audessey on the Onkyo, but are there any recommended calibration discs (sound and picture) that can be found at BestBuy? I'd like to nail down the projector imaging before the family gets back on Sunday so we can enjoy a good flick together next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted May 19, 2011 Moderators Share Posted May 19, 2011 Try to stay out of trouble and have fun. I never had a projector before but nails may not be the best choice ? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted May 19, 2011 Moderators Share Posted May 19, 2011 I purchased the Avia2 disk but they don't sell that at Best Buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy81 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I would recommend either the AVIA Blu Ray or DVE (Digital Video Essentials) Blu Ray for all your calibration needs. If you have a Fry's near you, you might find one of them there. I doublt Best Buy will have them, but you never know. Amazon carries them as well as a few other online places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 here's your chance to pull a major stunt..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornfedksboy Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 Okay, so I spent 30 minutes removing my second hand Yamaha from the rack and installing my Onkyo. I run a tone test and the damn thing blew up again!!!! I used it for two weeks and the left front channel goes out. It's in Denver for a MONTH, I have it plugged in for 5 seconds and DAMN, DAMN, DAMN! What a disapointment. I feel like a teenager with blue balls! I just don't think the asthetic appeal of my new screen and Klipsch speakers will satiate me this weekend. Time to go pre/pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todzilla Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Oh man, that really sucks. I was going to say that I've seen DVE at a Best Buy in the Denver area. Disney has a calibration disk out that I have read good things about but haven't looked at BB to see if they carry it. Good luck getting up and running for your bachelor weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted May 20, 2011 Moderators Share Posted May 20, 2011 here's your chance to pull a major stunt..... Well with your luck, Speakerfritz's idea might not be good right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonJCarney Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Normally I don't like to spend the weekend alone, without my beautiful wife and two year old son, but...I just got my new RS-52 IIs wall mounted last week, and my formally blown up Onkyo TX-nr708 returned from being serviced in the rockies today. What else you ask...My 110" pj screen also arrived after surviving tornados and floods and being delayed for weeks in Memphis! I have the weekend all to my myself and I plan on gettin my movie watchin on! I'll be running Audessey on the Onkyo, but are there any recommended calibration discs (sound and picture) that can be found at BestBuy? I'd like to nail down the projector imaging before the family gets back on Sunday so we can enjoy a good flick together next week. When set up my projector I used the George Lucas thx setup. It's on the menu section of all his movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Excuse me...........wait a second and let me inject a little reality into the situation. She is gone! You can fool with audio and home theater anytime. It's the weekend. What are you thinking? Call up your buddy and get out and about tonight while yer still alive bro!! Hey wait a second........Are you sure about where the wife went? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted May 20, 2011 Moderators Share Posted May 20, 2011 Excuse me...........wait a second and let me inject a little reality into the situation. She is gone! You can fool with audio and home theater anytime. It's the weekend. What are you thinking? Call up your buddy and get out and about tonight while yer still alive bro!! Hey wait a second........Are you sure about where the wife went? Well that just makes sense now that I think about it, [] I guess it's a good thing a bunch of us don't live close enough to not have it be a road trip for something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Excuse me...........wait a second and let me inject a little reality into the situation. She is gone! You can fool with audio and home theater anytime. It's the weekend. What are you thinking? Call up your buddy and get out and about tonight while yer still alive bro!! Hey wait a second........Are you sure about where the wife went? Well that just makes sense now that I think about it, I guess it's a good thing a bunch of us don't live close enough to not have it be a road trip for something like that. thats right....sometimes the guys need to get together and do some of the things the girls do all the time. It's amazing how the girls always seem to know the good restaurants, watering holes, etc. Learn later in life that the so called tupa ware, avon, and other parties, where just fronts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted May 21, 2011 Moderators Share Posted May 21, 2011 It's amazing how the girls always seem to know the good restaurants, watering holes, etc. Learn later in life that the so called tupa ware, avon, and other parties, where just fronts. That's funny, and true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 While the wife is out having some fun she is secure in knowing that you are at home , alone , playing with your new toys . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Yes, that's my point. Now..........don't let that happen. Unbox a couple of things to make it look like you did some audio.............then get outta there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 "Unbox a couple of things to make it look like you did some...." You're giving the "left at home with a honey-do list" secrets away!!! LOL!!! [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornfedksboy Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 I did get a couple of the fellas together last night and we sat on the porch drinking beer with the windows open and listened to my other Klipsch system. It's tough on short notice as all of my friends are married with kids (like me). I wouldn't trade it for the world, but things are different now than they were just a few years back. Tonight, it's off to play poker, so yeah, not quite my man's weekend alone in the HT, but the weekend should turn out okay either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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