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#1 | | New Member
| | Since: Feb 2012 Wooster, OH |
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Greetings everyone!
I just entering the world of a true home theater. I have had surround sound for more than 2 decades. I have had Beta, VHS, Laserdisc, Divx, DVD and BluRay. I just replaced the 62" DLP RP in my living room with a Sharp 70".
However, when it comes to projectors, I have no clue.
I love going to the movie theater, but with 2 young children and the rising price of tickets and popcorn, I would rather stay at home and watch movies in the comfort of my basement.
When I was in the Army I used to reconfigure our Fire Arms Training Simulator (FATS) to play my LaserDisc movies on a 10'x10' screen. It was basically a large portable CRT projector with a LaserDisc player attached to a computer. I have longed for that movie theater feeling at my own convenience ever since.
I have joined the forums to learn from everyone's experiences and expertise.
I loook forward to interacting with many of you and want to thank everyone for helping those of us with less knowledge.
Jason
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  | | 02-08-12, 09:33 PM
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#2 | | HTS Admin Emeritus
Mike | | Since: Apr 2007 Chitek Lake, Sask. Canada | |
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Welcome to the Home Theater Shack, glad to have you with us!
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| | 02-08-12, 09:37 PM
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#3 | | HTS Administrator
mech | | Since: Feb 2007 Empire Township, MN My Photos |
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Welcome to the Home Theater Shack Jason! 
Someone asked for this so I'll put it back here in my sig. Keep in mind that the raw numbers are old and I haven't updated it for awhile. Gain readings are there as well. mechman.net | |
| | 02-08-12, 09:53 PM
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#4 | | HTS Moderator
Papi | | Since: Jun 2009 Adelaide, SA | |
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Hello Jason and Welcome to the Shack.
"Music is the space between the notes"
“[T]o talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop.” | |
| | 02-08-12, 09:54 PM
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#5 | Senior Shackster 
Joe | | Since: Oct 2011 Madison, WI My Photos | |
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Welcome to HTS Jason - enjoy!!! 
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| | 02-08-12, 09:57 PM
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#6 | | HTS Moderator
Ty | | Since: Aug 2010 Panama City Fl | |
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Welcome, nice to have you here Jason 
Marantz SR8002, Emotiva XPA-5 & UPA-2, av123 Signatures: RS1000 (2), RS250 MK2 (2) & RSC200. Hsu VTF-2 MK3 (2)
Mod Panoview Optoma Gray Wolf 106" Screens (2), Sanyo PLV-Z2000, Mitsubishi HC3000U (2), Sony KDL-46BX420
Oppo BDP-93, Xbox 360 Elite, Comcast Explorer 8300HDC, Gateway 901x, Samsung BD-P1600, Slingbox Pro, Wii
Mod Infinity P162 (4), Martin Logan LX16 (2), Monster SS4, Mod Sennheiser HD 650, FiiO E7 & E9
Berkline 12007 (2), Salamander Archetype 5.0, Pinpoint AM40 (6)
*Gallery* | |
| | 02-08-12, 10:10 PM
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#7 | | New Member
| | Since: Feb 2012 Wooster, OH | |
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Thanks all!!!
My apologies in advance for my rambling threads. Working time in to chat between 2 jobs, 2 kids under age 3, and working on finishing my basement, I try to cramb everything into one thread far too often.
Please see my new thread about Media Room design if you don't believe me 
Jason
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| | 02-08-12, 10:35 PM
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#8 | | HTS Moderator
Reviewer
Jon | | Since: May 2007 Irvine, CA My Photos | |
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Jason, welcome! We all start as Noob's at some point! As far as the cinema experience, at some point our individual systems give us more pleasure than the cinema experience. It may take a long time of trial and error with equipment to get to that point (hopefully not), but it can and will!
Personally, most movies I'd much rather watch at home than in theaters; not just because of the convenience factor, rather, I get a picture and more enjoyable sound from my system than I can at any theater. The only thing missing is the sheer size of the image. Home Theater projectors help, however I have found (by trial and error) that I prefer the image of a direct view monitor as opposed to a projector.
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." - Groucho Marx | |
| | 02-09-12, 12:16 AM
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#9 | | HTS Moderator
gperkins | | Since: Aug 2008 | |
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Welcome to the shack Jason. Have fun here.
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| | 02-09-12, 06:36 AM
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#10 | | HTS Moderator
Tony | | Since: Nov 2009 Chicago My Photos | |
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Hello and Welcome to HTS.
The reason I talk to myself is that I'm the only one whose answers I accept.-George Carlin | |
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