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Much has changed in the five (!!!) years since I bought my last home theater components, so here’s an update on all the major pieces:
Amplifiers
Way back when the thing was to get a big gigantic amplifier. Personally, I tended to a compact AVR and then having amplifiers in the speakers. So I ended up with [...]

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I’ve been using the Belkin Retractable 3.5mm Stereo Cable and it is very convenient, but since it is unshielded, in cars, you get all kinds of interference. When you plug an iPhone in for charging, you get unbearable hum.
But when I use a decent home cable that is thicker those problems largely go away. [...]

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There is so much innovation in projectors right now. My buddy Mac has done a great job looking for some that really work. Really bright, small and light. Laptop Magazine has a good summary of reviews. Also you can use Projectorreviews.com and in particular 1080p projectors and Projector Central
The most confusing thing about this is [...]

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Well the world is moving on to Blu-ray and I’ll have to get one of these bad boys at some point (and replace my whole television too, the lovely 250kg monster that it is). In the meantime, backing up DVDs and so forth goes on. Here’s the workflow I use. Its a little old these [...]

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