Recent content by killernoodle

Wow, very-very-very nice setup you have there. Super clean.

If anything, now is the time to buy HD-DVD stuff just because it is a TON cheaper than blu ray.

Lots of misinformed people in this thread... Ok, the reason EU 220v is more dangerous goes like this: Let us say that the human body has natural conductivity whose resistance is 10k ohms. This is a worst case scenario, I measured the resistance between two spots on my tongue, this is the...

Wooh!

Deftones - Cherry Waves Gives me a spine tingle. Well, pretty much the entire CD does.

So my dad's Dell 700m's high capacity battery started to not hold a strong charge a few weeks ago, so he decided we would replace the dead cells inside rather than get a whole new battery. He bought the maximum capacity cells that he could find with the same voltage rating, and they were a...

Don't trust the wattage labels on most receivers. On my Harman Kardon AVR-320, the thing is only rated at 55wpc in 5.1 (65 in stereo). The total maximum power draw is rated at 275 watts (how much it pulls from the wall). On a Sony STRDG1000, for instance, its is rated at 120 WPC in 7.1 mode...

Have you considered using the analog inputs on the receiver to hook up your sound card? That would solve the OpenAL/EAX issues and will simplify the whole situation.

Meh. Looks like the usual bestbuy type of setup. Better stuff can definitely be had for the money. The subwoofer is garbage: 35hz frequency response is pretty horrid. Also, the FR for the satellites will make for a pretty high crossover point. My suggestion is to get 4 x-ls bookshelves...

All the cables are already labeled by the russian guys that installed our home automation and audio stuff. They wanted to charge my dad $800 for a 4 port router and $1100 for an 8 port to hook up the network in there. I told my dad they were crazy :D The other work they did is pretty bad ass...

Its pretty big and long at the same time. I think having one WAP up high will serve the upstairs and part of the downstairs pretty well. The one in the basement will serve the basement and the rooms above it, unfortunately the basement is all steel reinforced concrete, so I dont think the...

Ok, so I can run multiple WAPs. Thats a relief. I was reading stuff as I was posting this and it looked like I couldn't. Since the WAPs will be in the basement and attic, I think it should provide adequate coverage around the house. I might be able to move them into different unused network...

So my parents are building a house and they charged me with setting up a network for them. This is a big house, and they have some pretty big concerns. Currently, they have ethernet cable running to 8 rooms plus an additional cable going to the attic above the 3rd story for a WAP (question...

Yeah, the 151 could have started a house fire too :)

PC speakers are still pc speakers, my $30 insignias and free 15 year old receiver kill my old klipsch 4.1s. All I need is a cheap sub and this system would kick the crap out of any pc speakers. They get loud, they are good for near field, they look bad ass.