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I would use the extra time to start looking for my next upgrade because its never good enough.

Just be careful about creating a ground loop condition from doing this, unless all grounds in your house are terminated to a single point you are introducing the chance for a difference in ground.

Also you can get transient voltage from Cat5 or Coax cables going straight into your PC, cable or satellite set top boxes. If you surge protect everything but not those inputs its just another place for the voltage to seek ground.

Very nice job! Reminds me of my old theater that I left to the ex.

Yeah I would have to agree with Unknown Souljer, considering vhs is realistically 240i or 480i it does not look pretty upscaled.

Yeah technically it would be considered a media room as it is multi-function. Looks like it was a good install with logical compromises. Nice job!

I'd love to give it a spin, should go well with my new beast I just got to put together.

I got my Shimian 2 days after ordering from ta_planet for $328 and couldn't be happier, only problem with my unit is 1 dust particle in the lower left quadrant but its hardly noticeable, for the price I am ecstatic!

Why not run HDMI straight to the projector and a separate audio feed? There are devices out there that will strip analog audio from HDMI and then pass the HDMI on to the display.

Well I hopped on the band wagon with the QH270-Lite at $328.40 I will definitely take the risk! Can't wait to get it.

Do you have a cable card to decrypt the channels? HDCP wouldn't be the problem most likely, can you play bluray?

There are quite a few options these days, the monoprice units are actually very decent. I tend to use a few different brands but have had luck with most of them as long as good termination is applied to the wire.

SirMaster makes an excellent point, speakers have not changed much in form or function over the years and are a sound investment that can last a long time. I actually have 2 pairs of speakers that are older than a lot of users on this forum including myself and they were more than $150 each...

There are good sound bar units out there, but they don't cost anywhere near as low as the $300 limit. Leon speakers make some great sound bars as well as other speakers but they are not cheap as the tweaters and midrange drivers they use cost more than $300 wholesale in some of the units.

Set the mains to small so that anything below the crossover point gets set to the sub, and it sounds like your screen is a high gain screen which.

The advantage for daylight viewing is diminishing with LED's vs Plasma as many of the newer models are coming with Glossy screens just as reflective as Plasma glass. Samsungs produce a good picture but have an astonishingly high failure rate. LG is good in their higher models but the lower...

Need much more information before anyone can give you any sort of helpful advice. Room size, other equipment, listening habits etc.

I would get some good near field monitors and a decent sub, this should be well under a $1000 and perform better than any computer setup and still be self powered for easier hookup. Next step would be B&W MM200/400 and add a sub.

I would go with the $56 on assumed build quality of the pictures and the fact that it actually states it can output 1 source to 2 displays as this is not always the case with cheaper HDMI switchers.

Lens shift is usually limited to <20 degrees

Fantastic performance, excellent service and reliable products, what is there not to like?

Its a known problem with the latest WHQL drivers, go grab the new beta driver and you will get your video back.

Also the ability to have up to 12 tuners via tuner salad is a huge improvement, over 2 that are normally in most CableCo dvrs.

Definitely go with the Ceton or HDHRP, I have 2 of the HDHRP and they are working great.

Go with a GT430, its what I have used for my last 2 builds and worked well, they also can be found in low profile and even passive models.

NZXT Phantom or one of its variants? I just picked one up on cyber monday and it looks good.

I will double check the box when I get home, but I am pretty positive I remember seeing Vision3d on the box.

Did the budget increase or is $1500 still the cap?

Link? All I see is a 2GB 560 (non-ti) galaxy model.

And even after CES most sets don't actually make it to market until Feb/March at the earliest, nothing significant would be my prediction from what I have heard from various reps trying to get me to pickup the lines lol.

I use one in my media pc and its working out great so far, many low profile options and they support 3d.

Check out the MSI options, I have the GT780DXR and love it, though its about 300 above your cost for my configuration. There are a few models that should fit within your budget.

Cause I need a multi-display card for my office / gaming pc...

I built a new htpc with the same board, processor and a 64GB Crucial M4 SSD for cache and it has worked very well so far without any issue. I have never had problems with Gigabyte boards even if they aren't the fastest.

Acoustical foam is designed to decrease reflections in a room, not help prevent transfer of sound to adjoining rooms. The best way to prevent sound is to isolate the room or move the source, since you don't want to do either the compressed fiber board will be the next step, if you want to get...

I have had to cancel 2 orders recently due to ridiculously extended "processing times' despite paying for expedited processing and overnight shipping, last order was still waiting at the processing stage after 6 days, with calls made by me daily after the second day. I used to love ordering...

I have a NMediaPC case as well and it works fairly well though does have its short comings but for the price isnt bad at all.

If you want the quickest cheapest way, go to home depot and buy a sheet or two of a compressed fiber board, the stuff used to make A/C ducts and cut it to shape and cover it with fabric. I would be amazed if the tv speakers were able to transmit much through the walls alone.

I pickedup a 430 for my recent build and its worked very well so far including full bitstream of HD-Audio.

So far its ok, not great and not bad either. The trackball seems to not responde all the time but could be a few things including distance limitations. I'll see how it goes.