Home Theater Build

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Also still looking for a sub anybody have some suggestions must be smaller than 2' square and must not cost a bazillion dollars.

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Update:

Finally Finished painting my custom rack one week late but it turned out alright.

Bought some angle Aluminum and cut it to size got our machinist to drill holes every 2". Got the truck shop guys to bend and weld me a lid and base add some ruberized rock guard paint and you've got your self a custom sized rack for under $100 and some beer.

Wood shelves are on my list to pick up this weekend.


Picked these shelf holders up at home depot for $3 ish.


Thanks Jebus it fits! unlike the stupid couch.


Need another piece of foam to finish my window black out. It will have drapes over top in the end but this will give me total light blocking.


Lutron light dimmers that will be compatable with the Harmony 1100 that i plan on getting. Sitting on top of the mini fridge i picked up a couple weekends ago.


This weekends plans is to pick up the wood for the shelves in the rack and cut them to fit.

Screen and projector mount have a rrived in Calgary so i will need to pick those up next week.

Projector delivery date is March 8th and its killing me stupid snow storms in the US.

[RONDAL]

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i should add, i use a mouse for my HTPC, i find it much quicker to locate movies/shows/music, so "setting it up" is a real snap, and once it's going its not a big deal

[RobG]

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I'm a fan of the all in one HTPC, No sense in having six things that one can do.

If your trying to control multiple items, like a cable box, blu-ray, an amp and a TV, then the harmony is a good choice.

For my HTPC I picked up a Gyration Remote, you wave the remote around like a Wii remote to control the mouse.

[RONDAL]

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i have my blu-ray built into my HTPC, it works fabulously, but i too wouldn't mind a remote for it.

[Smarty39]

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If so my Blu-ray player is part of my HTPC as it has a DVD/Blu-ray player in it.

Exactly what I'll be doing...

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I know my HTPC case was on the compatable list with the new Harmony as it has a remote for it already.

Was the Blu-ray question for me?

If so my Blu-ray player is part of my HTPC as it has a DVD/Blu-ray player in it.

[RobG]

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Do you run more than just a HTPC? Like a Bluray?

[Smarty39]

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I currently have a Harmony 900 and it is awesome! There isn't really anything it doesn't do. I'm keeping that one for my new family room but am looking at the new 1100 (touch screen) for the theater room...I just don't know if I'll be able to run the HTPC off of it.

[Stonewall]

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Costco had a good deal on a universal remote. The one I have I don't like all that much as the screen is not programmable enough. I think I would have spent more and got one with a colour screen that shows more buttons so it will be a bit more straight forward.

[RONDAL]

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i'd be interested in what you choose on that front, im debating going the same route. using 3 remotes sucks

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Anybody have some thoughts on the Harmony Universal Remotes? Debating on getting one so the wife won't have to ask me every time to set up a movie and such.

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Positive Marketing but that's distributor pricing that i got thru a friend.

You can try online at
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
They have it for $499USD

[RONDAL]

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where'd you swing that FS?

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The AVR1600 cost me $550CDN that's including taxes and such