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Digital Projectors - Under $3,000 USD MSRP

Digital projector questions and answers. These are projectors with price tags generally LESS THAN $3,000 MSRP.
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LCD Flat Panel Displays

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Receivers, Amps, and Processors

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Subwoofers, Bass, and Transducers

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DIY Speakers and Subs

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CD Players & Dedicated Music Transports

This area is for the chat on player hardware that is devoted to the playback of music. Not for digital audio servers or computers.
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Home Theater In A Box

These units are all-in-one devices that are a Receiver, DVD Player, Amp, and speakers all in one unit.
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Surround Music Formats

For multi-channel music audio discs. From DVD-A to SACD, this is the place to chat about the formats and content.
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2-Channel Audio

For chat on 2-channel stereo audio. Setups, concepts, likes, needs, etc.
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Audio Theory, Setup, and Chat

Have questions on audio and/or the setup of an audio system? This then just may be the place to seek some help.
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A dedicated area to discuss all aspects of headphones.
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Dual Format Players

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A forum dedicated to devices that are digital media servers and content streamers and the networking that goes with it.
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Home Theater Gaming

For talk about using your Home Theater for video games! From connections to make to the tips you may have on hot games.
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This is the place to discuss these immersive technologies, which literally put you in the middle of the action.
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For cable, and digital cable - Non-HDTV general chat. Discuss hardware, software and programming.
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Video Processors

For talk about video processors. Any type of display device - this is the place for video processor questions and answers.
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Home Theater Computers

Computers as video processor, HDTV tuner, music jukebox, automation controller, internet/game machine, and more.
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Dedicated Theater construction ideas and design talk. From start to finish of your dedicated theater.
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General media room discussion from existing room installations to complete design & build of home theater systems/game rooms.
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For the chat on the tech of 3D & discussion of 3D topics. Separate areas for displays and source components have been set up.
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For the topic of 3D displays. It is a place for 3D displays to be talked about in the emerging area of 3D.
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For 3D source components. From 3D capable players to 3D processors, this is the place for source units to be discussed.
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Home A/V Distribution

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This is the place talk about controlling your home via modules and software running everything from your lights to your heating and A/C.
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Tweaks and Do-It-Yourself

For talk about things that improve the performance of your home theater, including interconnects, speaker cables, power cords, isolation, etc.
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HDMI talk monitored by and responded to by the makers of HDMI. What, where, how, why, issues, etc about HDMI & the format are here.
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Chat on movies, concerts and the like. This is not the area for chat on DVD players or recorders or multi-channel formats.
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Camcorders

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Car Audio, Video, and Nav

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Area Home Theater Meets

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