Hi everyone, I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on that may be of interest to anyone looking to add a digital movie poster display to their home theater. This started as a hobby project for myself and I thought the result—and process—might be useful to other movie fans. I wanted to turn an unused TV into a poster-sized display for movie poster art, rather than buying a premade solution, which tend to be pretty spendy. I also wanted this system to be better than the old “JPEGs on a USB stick” approach, so I figured out the best way to vertically mount a TV and connect to a cloud-ba ..read more

Does anyone here use a pair of HomePods as their primary speakers for their home theater? I know majority of the people here have massive dedicated spaces for their home movie watching experience, but for someone who doesn't have a really big space and wants to upgrade from a Yamaha 107 soundbar, how are the HomePods as a stereo pair for your movies? I already own one HomePod, but im considering on getting another and creating a stereo pair, the one I have already sounds better than my soundbar, the bass is excellent imo, and the voice clarity is leaps better, plus, I'll be able to route all ..read more

Many years ago, a friend of mine gave me this 35mm trailer of The Day the Earth Stood Still. It had this awful vinegar smell. It was so bad that when I first took it home it permeated the whole house. I had to put it in a container to keep the thing from smelling. Here it is years later and I'm cleaning the house of things that I no longer want. The trailer was one of them. I opened it up for the first time and the film was so bad that it was literally crumbling, like leaves when you walk under them. You couldn't unravel the film from the spool, it was sticking to itself. I have other film st ..read more

Have: Onkyo - TX-NR6100 7.2 R-121-SW II Sub RP-8060FA II (2) RP-500C II (center) They are quite perty!... But I am not overly eager to get kipsch surround speakers IF it means I have to run cable. I was hoping there might be some wireless alternatives, but I am not seeing many. Any suggestions ..read more

I seem to remember around '02, Costco selling uber widescreen tvs. So basically a 2.39:1 film would not have black bars above or below the picture. Does anyone remember what brand those were, or if any are still sold anywhere? I am lucking out on my own search ..read more

Recently upgraded to a Sony OLED and while I was at BestBuy yesterday I spontaneously picked up a new Samsung HW-Q930C soundbar in the hopes of upgrading my sound system at the same time. But after getting home and doing some research, I have more questions than answers as to whether or not I actually did so. I would like to get some help from forum members on the following questions. Firstly, I currently have a 5.1 setup with a Sony receiver and Advent speakers and a Klipsch subwoofer. Am I going to get better sound with the Atmos soundbar or is wired 5.1 still better? Second, I have vaulte ..read more

I have a question regarding turntable sound from a receiver. I currently have Onkyo TX-NR575 receiver and a Denon DP-300F turntable. The turntable is 12 years old and the receiver is 6 years old. I currently have to have the sound cranked at 45-50 in order to hear the music. Is there anything I can do to make the sound better and at lower volume? It hasn't really bothered me that much, but now that I've got the green marble vinyl of R.E.M.'s UP, I would like to work on this. My speaker set up is a 7 speaker Sonance system with true speakers in the ceiling. I will take and post it shortly. Than ..read more

I have an old belkin ap30800-10 ups that's served me well all these years. The batteries need replacement and didn't seem to last as long as they should. I don't remember where I purchased them. I'm looking for recommendations on where to get good batteries. 12v 7ah Thanks ..read more

I'm finally making the upgrade to 4K which means that I need to replace everything in my home theater. I currently have the PS5 and XBOX Series X I can use as a 4k player until I can upgrade. My first purchase will be the TV but I would Like input on the order I should buy the other items because I will be getting them 1 at a time over the next few months. I will be using tv audio until I get the sound bar. TV - Sony x90L 75" 4k player - Panasonic UB820 Sound Bar - Sony A7000 Subwoofer - SW5 Rear speakers - RS5 I'm Thinking: tv -> sound bar -> 4k player -> Sub -> Rear Any input w ..read more

I’ve been having strange audio issues that I cannot figure out. When I play Blu-ray discs, sometimes they play perfectly. At other times, the picture is fine (I’ve never had trouble with the picture) but the audio is gone. I’ve tracked no particular pattern to this. Everything can work fine for several days in a row, and then the sound might cut out for a few days. Or it can alternate. When the sound goes, the only way I’ve discovered to get it to play is to turn everything off—the Blu-ray player, receiver amp, and TV—wait 10 seconds, and then turn everything back on again. Sometimes I have t ..read more