What do you get from a more expensive Blu-ray Player? Discount Alert: $9.99 Star Trek Blu-rays! Where can you find a good HDTV for $300? HDMI Switching 101, A home theater with fiber optic LED constellations in the ceiling (and a seat for the dog)! Score one for net neutrality: the FCC reclassifies broadband! Speed Round: Your Twitter Questions! The Blu-ray releases for May 11th, 2010.
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Getting set up with good Home Theater, & Home Cinema Gear Can make your enjoyment of those movie nights and enhance your Gaming experiences in big ways, Blunty as a long time Gadget Geek and Movie loving Gamer takes a look at a double team of products from Samsung and give’s them the ol’ Blunty3000 review treatment.
HT-BD1255W
UA46B7000
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Basement Home Theater in HD
Equipment List:
-AVR-4306: 7.1 CH Home Theater/MultiMedia A/V
Receiver
http://www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/2243.asp
-PANASONIC PT-AE2000U HD Home Cinema 1080p LCD Projector
http://www.projectorcentral.com/Panasonic_Home-PT-AE2000U.htm
-110″ Diagonal DIY screen with screen material
from http://www.smxscreen.com
-OPPO DV-981HD 1080p High Definition Up-Converting DVD Player
http://www.oppodigital.com/dv981hd/dv981hd_index.html
-8 Berkline 090 Theater Seats with Buttkickers
and motorized reclining
http://www.rtheaters.com
-1 Polk CSi5 center speaker
-2 Polk RTi10 left and right front speakers
-4 Polk FXi3 surround speakers
-1 Polk PSW12 subwoofer
http://www.polkaudio.com/
-Xbox 360 Elite, great HD content and games
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/
-Xbox 360 HD DVD Player
-PS3, great Blu-ray player
http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3
-DirecTV HR20, a wonderful HD DVR
http://www.dbstalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=112
-2 Buttkicker BKA-1000-4A Amplifiers
http://www.thebuttkicker.com/home_theater/products/bka1000-4a.htm
-Middle Atlantic 60-Inch Slide-Out Rotating Rack
http://www.smarthome.com/8742a60.html
- 1 INSTEON 8 Button Keypad and 2 INSTEON Dimmer Switches
http://www.smarthome.com/_/INSTEON/_/23b/land.aspx
-Biometric Figerprint Door Lock is the
Shepherd DL 210 and I found it on eBay.
I did the majority of the work myself. The Theater is double drywalled with two sheets of 5/8″ drywall with Green Glue http://www.greengluecompany.com between each sheet of drywall and insulation stuffed in all the walls and ceiling. All the walls and the ceiling are isolated using products from http://www.pac-intl.com The front stage is completely filled with sand and I use a Biometric Fingerprint Door Lock for access to the Theater.
AVSForum Thread:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=838663
Construction Photos:
http://scale.smugmug.com/gallery/882081#39911578
If you have any questions or suggestions for this list just post a comment at the bottom.
Thanks for viewing!
The song is ‘The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning’ by The Smashing Pumpkins.
If you like it go buy it!!
Amazon MP3, no DRM: http://tinyurl.com/56mwb3
It is the same song used in the Watchmen trailer but not the same version, the song was originally on the soundtrack for Batman and Robin.
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My home theater’s equipment. More information: http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/
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My home theater lobby. More information: http://www.twowiresthin.com/ht/
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www.thehometheaterinsider.com reveals ‘The Top 10 Mistakes Home Theater Owners Make & How to Avoid Them’
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DTS released a video that shows why 7.1 surround sound is so much better than 5.1 surround sound.
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Forget home theater in a box: For about a million dollars, high-end audio manufacturer Goldmund will build you an entire room, complete with 32-channel surround sound, 52 drives and a brain-melting 13,000 watts of power from 5 Hz to 50 kHz.
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I surprised my husband with this media room featuring 100″ screen. Inspired by the style of HGTV designer Candice Olson, I did the work myself on a much smaller DIY budget. Complete shopping list here: http://www.ratemyfavoritespaces.com/2009/06/my-dream-diy-media-room.html
Details: Panasonic AE3000U 1080P projector, Denon 1909 AV Receiver, Aperion 7.1 cherry speakers/SW, Stewart Firehawk 100″ screen, PS3, DirecTV HD DVR, Apple TV, VUDU, Slingbox HD Pro, Harmony 890 remote, BDI cherry cabinet. Brown wall color is Sherwin Williams’ “Toasty” in flat finish.
If you need reinforcement with the wife or SO, email me. Tell them American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, HGTV, Food Network ALSO look amazing in 1080p. (With a Harmony remote, she can operate the theater too.)
Thanks for watching! Please note: The lights were on for shooting this video, but not when we watch TV or movies.
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