Posts by mixduptransistor

Hey guys, I'm working on mounting my TV above my fireplace and am taking the opportunity to move my sources to a closet at the opposite end of my living room, which is about 35-40 feet long. I've got another thread going in the...

Well, there is plywood at the bottom of the box in the attic. I did consider going through it with a drill/saw to see what's in there. It's going to have some insulation at some point because it's an exterior wall. After watching a...

Unfortunately the "box" is sitting on top of the wall below, so I can't drill through the top 2x4 going horizontally across the wall frame, or else I'll just drill straight up into plywood. I'm thinking if I can go at an angle, I could...

so it turns out that plywood box doesn't even go all the way down to the ceiling below. there's a one inch gap between the 2x4s it's resting on and the sheet rock of the ceiling. The bad news is that the plywood of the front sits on top...

Yeah, there's only low voltage cable in that box (two cat5, one RG 6) but there is power in the wall nearby...the power outlets next to it do not have an intervening stud. I think I'm just going to cut a hole in the plywood and then...

So I went up and checked it out. It's two pieces of plywood (on the side visible, the other sides aren't very accessible). The top half goes up beyond the roof line, obviously into the false chimney stack that is on top of the house. The...

In the attic, the area behind the red lines is boxed in with plywood. Here's a picture: There's a box behind the wall plate, so I can't see what's in the wall behind it. I'm sure there has to be some insulation in there somewhere...

Hey guys, so I am planning on moving my TV from a TV stand on one wall in my living room to mounting it above my (false/electric) fireplace. Unfortunately this is way more complicated than it sounds and I'm looking for any input or...

Has anyone spoken to anyone at APT about windowboxing? I guess they're doing it because cable companies and DirecTV/DISH are center cutting, but they don't do it consistently. Some programs (NOVA, Newshour, Frontline) are shown in 16x9...

So I am considering moving from my house out in the 'burbs to a loft downtown, and of course part of the equation is my home electronics setup. At my house now I have a DirecTV DVR and two HD boxes with MRV setup with DECA and the whole...