tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55787912011-04-21T18:52:36.913-04:00Internet finds and thoughts on building, maintaining, and maximizing performance of a home theater.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1085258788124632432004-05-22T16:46:00.000-04:002004-05-22T16:46:28.123-04:00I like watching vampire movies in my HT, this site has a great listing of vamp movies. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.thedvdvampire.com/index.php">Digital Vampiric Discs: Vampire movies on DVD</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-108525878812463243?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1078493063174119262004-03-05T08:24:00.000-05:002004-03-05T08:26:34.013-05:00Very cool set of home grown speaker design, speaker evaluation and room evaluation software. Free. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.pvconsultants.com/audio/frdgroup.htm">FRD Consortium</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-107849306317411926?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1078250166084354982004-03-02T12:56:00.000-05:002004-03-02T12:58:14.483-05:00Great anecdotal evidence on the adavatages of horn speakers. <br /> <br /><a href="http://invalid.ed.unit.no/~dunker/saidhorn.html">Said about horns...</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-107825016608435498?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1070983111597244172003-12-09T10:18:00.000-05:002003-12-09T10:19:16.076-05:00Not exactly HT related, but still some good info for anyone wiring their home and yard for data or sound. <a href="http://ecmweb.com/ar/electric_code_qa_15/index.htm">Code Q&A</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-107098311159724417?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1067956750411664192003-11-04T09:39:00.000-05:002003-11-04T09:39:08.590-05:00These plates look quite cool. I'd like to try something like this with an infinite baffle subwoofer desgin. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.audioalloy.com/">A new generation of loudspeaker mounting technology</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-106795675041166419?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1067828492310838752003-11-02T22:01:00.000-05:002003-11-02T22:01:31.186-05:00Great reference for eliminating ground loop hum and for integrating pro grade balanced audio equipment into your system. I'm thinking of doing an article on ground loop hum, as this has been a problem for me in the past, and I know others have experienced it also. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.rane.com/note110.html">Sound System Interconnection</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-106782849231083875?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1066421209383762882003-10-17T16:06:00.000-04:002003-10-17T16:06:49.446-04:00Cool little video timings calculator. Useful for setting up Powerstrip. <br /><a href="http://www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/faq/vga2rgb/calc.html">Video timing calculator</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-106642120938376288?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-106622789961505092003-10-15T10:24:00.000-04:002003-10-15T10:24:59.436-04:00Best place on the net to read about video encoding, decoding and the latest techniques. <br /> <br /><a href="http://forum.doom9.org/">Doom9's Forum - powered by vBulletin</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-10662278996150509?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1064280725536505892003-09-22T21:32:00.000-04:002003-09-22T21:32:05.350-04:00<a href="http://www.milori.com/forum/default.asp">Milori Support Forums</a> <br />Colorfacts/Milori now has a support forum. This is the software/hardware I use for grey scale calibration.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-106428072553650589?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1063308599904022062003-09-11T15:29:00.000-04:002003-11-04T09:41:35.670-05:00Great article on contrast and grey scale. Check it out! <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.hdtvexpert.com/Pages/shmontrast.html">Contrast Shmontrast</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-106330859990402206?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1061432961054561992003-08-20T22:29:00.000-04:002003-08-20T22:29:21.003-04:00Many great monitor test programs that can be used with an HTPC to set up your projector or other display. <br /><a href="http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/be_monitor.html">BenchmarkHQ</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-106143296105456199?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1060213088143480992003-08-06T19:38:00.000-04:002003-08-06T19:38:08.190-04:00Screen material and paint shootout thread on AVS forum. Good read and reference info. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=240074">A Screen Showcase & DIY Review - AVS Forum</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-106021308814348099?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1060192075767318762003-08-06T13:47:00.000-04:002003-08-06T13:47:55.633-04:00Started reading this site recently. Lots of good info on the state of the consumer electronics market. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.twice.com/index.asp?layout=twice">TWICE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-106019207576731876?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1060146986786807682003-08-06T01:16:00.000-04:002003-08-06T01:16:26.813-04:00New screen company, looks like they are following the direct internet sales model. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.carada.com/">Carada - Projection Screen, Projector Screen, Home Theater Screen, 16:9 Screen, 4:3 Screen, HDTV Screen, 2.35:1 Screen, NTSC Screen</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-106014698678680768?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1059268349643969442003-07-26T21:12:00.000-04:002003-07-26T21:12:29.710-04:00This application has been used by some members of the Home Theater Forum to analyze the frequency content of DVD's. Some have an amazing amount of information below 20Hz. <br /><a href="http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/spectra1.html">DL4YHF's Audio Spectrum Analyser</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-105926834964396944?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1058931440238509232003-07-22T23:37:00.000-04:002003-07-22T23:39:32.480-04:00I'm not really a big sports fan, but I very much like cycling and Lance Armstrong and the USPS team in particular. I'll be watching in my HT! <br /><a href="http://tdf.olntv.com/">T D F - 2 0 0 3 : canal le Tour - OLN</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-105893144023850923?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1058240781207530262003-07-14T23:46:00.000-04:002003-07-14T23:46:21.110-04:00Great thread on taming resonant frequencies and low frequency absorbtion at AVS Forum: <a href="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=278701&perpage=30&pagenumber=1">Helmholtz resonators and frequency heterogeneity in the HT - AVS Forum</a> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-105824078120753026?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578791.post-1058213931416774882003-07-14T16:18:00.000-04:002003-07-22T23:43:27.453-04:00This Blog is associated with <a href="www.myhometheater.homestead.com">www.myhometheater.homestead.com</a>. Check this blog for the latest news or changes. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5578791-105821393141677488?l=myhometheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11053506044570165470noreply@blogger.com