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    New Center Channel suggestions....

    I've finally got some cash to get a new center channel.... My front's are Polk Audio Monitor 50 AM5025-A and my budget is $100-120 my screen is 150" so need a honking center to fill it out.. (basement ht) Which of these two are best? Polk Audio CS10 -or- Polk Audio CS1 Series II Or...
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    Incoming low-income housing....

    Yesterday the whole community is starting to panic, b/c the vacant land 0.9mi away just got approved to build low-income housing.... ZOMG, what kind of impact can i expect to happen to our home values.... WE are barely 60% of orginal values after crash... Should i start looking to sell?
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    DEAD: Free Klipsh Bookshelf speakers HHGregg ( YMMV)

    http://www.hhgregg.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DailyDealView?catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=437024&storeId=10154 Site slow, but i've gotten 1 and some friends got 2
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    Chinese Fake Good Market

    I just got back from Beijing and Shanghai, and boy was i shocked. THey had faked every good on the planet. Bose and Beats headphones/speakers... Watches, purses the works, and with all accessories, warranty cards and docs in original looking packaging sealed and wrapped.... A buddy asked to...
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    Weird speaker wiring....

    So i've got a HK AVR-254, that has a zone-2 output. I'm putting the AVR in the media Room, but wanna to hook up the Zone2 to the gym next to it. My speaker panel only has one extra set of terminals. Can i hook it up so that both left and right goes into the single pair... and then hook up...
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    Gave my MBP the kiss of death

    I was replacing the harddrive, S.M.A.R.T. said it was dying, but performed normally.... I had an extra HDD so thought WTH. Went to install it, worked flawlessly, then next time i turn on i get a grey screen. Stays there for hours... Figured replace the original HDD, and when to...
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    The missing link....in monopoly

    I've always loved monopoly but dreaded the long time it took to play... So i guess i was playing wrong: The board game Monopoly may be the closest the average Joe gets to becoming a real estate mogul – but have you been playing it wrong your entire life? A 2011 blog post that has gone...
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    HDMI quality at length...

    So i'm finishing my basement, and starting to do pre-wire for audio/video. Did some measurements, turns out i need 30' of HDMI cable. Why the hell are all the long HDMI solutions so flakey? I've read reviews bout 30'+ cables not supporting 1080P on egg/monoprice HDMI Extenders not...
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    Help me spend $100

    I won a $100 GC from work for fixing bugs. Help me find cool gadget for $100 total, tax shipped. I love gadgets... But can't think of what's new and around that price...
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    Mod's Move to OT.

    MODS Please move to OT, my bad.
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    Where's those Grammar Posters?

    I recalled some one here posted a link of a comic-strip artist. He had some funny memorable posters about grammar/punctuation... Where can i find them? P.S. I know this post is full of errors, but that's why i need to posters
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    Contractors: 1099 vs W-2 rates

    So im wondering what percentage should i ask for over what a W-2 rate would be? Since 1099 i would have to pay SS/Medicare that the W-2 issurer would normally pay. And i'd have to do my own tax quarterly payments. Or am i totally off base here?
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    You want me to breast-feed my who?

    http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/saudi-clerics-advocate-adult-breast-feeding/19504280 OMFG-WTF-BBQ.... Crazy people i say...
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    Anyone using Draper's Piper Screen?

    Im thinking of picking up this screen http://www.amazon.com/Draper-230166-.../ref=de_a_smtd Anyone have any experience with the brand or pop-up screens?
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    Help me find this site...

    Remember a site a few months ago where you would type in say, a country. ANd it would give you all sorts of statistics on that term... I for the life of me can recall it.. And the site may have also compared two search terms as well... It was a basic site, like google, homepage has one...
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    Used HK AVR-254

    So im bidding at the Bestbuy Employee Auction site... and i found a used/unknown HK AVR-254... Only comes with the receiver... Now i have the same receiver in my living room... Would $133 be worth owning this as a backup and receiver for my gaming room? Although i rack about...
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    NFL or NBA?

    Even if you aren’t a sports fan this is very interesting! What organization has this record: 36 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses 3...
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    Anyone gonna miss Nip/Tuck...

    I just watched the last episode last night.... Its the end of an era! A super-model hot, silicone filled, sex-crazed era!
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    Brand New Laptop fails...

    So i bought the wifey an oversized netbook for her bday. Its a Fujitsu P3010... kinda pricey but its the only one she liked.... So we've had it for less then a week, and last night the bksp key stops working.. Then we notice several other keys arnt working!... ARRRGGGHHHH... Wasnt...
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    Help me decide: UN55B7100/UN55B7000 Edge-lit LED TV

    So i kinda made an impulsive purchase on this tv at BB. For $2098.00+tax, and free ship. But i wont get it till Saturday. I can't seem to decide if the technology is worth it, or should i wait for full-led. As the thinness wont make a huge impact on my setup, is it worth it? But full-led will...
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    Projector Screen w/ Wall Mounted LCD

    So a buddy of mine got a projector, and will let me borrow it from time to time. So im looking for a good way of hanging a screen in front of my wall-mounted lcd. Want to try to keep my surround sound setup aligned to screen. Any ideas/done before?
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    The Sixth Sense is coming!

    WOw, just wow! I cant wait for this to come out!
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    Good Drinking Movies

    Looks like i gotta work at 1am on Sunday. So usually when i have to, i have some friends over Friday night. Have some brews and try to stay up as late as possible, so i can sleep in all Saturday and be ready to go for late work night Saturday night. THe problem is everyone gets bored...
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    2009 Mini with Carbon build-up

    They guy i carpool with just got a 2009 Mini Cooper Its got 400mi on it already, and the muffler has some carbon build up. I would think that if it was spewing out so much carbon it built up in a matter of 400 miles that something has got to be wrong? ANybody got any thoughts...
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    Not quite as powerful as i would like

    So for xmas i finaly got my HK AVR-254, rated at 50W RMS.... to match my Polk RM6750B's rated at 100W Peak, 80W RMS... The sub is 50W RMS, 100W max, so i added a spare 100W max sub to boost base. I thought it sounded pretty good, and pretty deep lows... THen i got to my sisters...
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    GPS performance variations

    So a co-worker had a good question regarding GPS performance. And I took an educated guess to the reasons. The comparison was between dash-mount GPS's vs Cell-phone gps. Why one acquires signals so much quicker then cellphone versions. He was wondering if a GPS chip is just a chip, how...
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    Weight lifting Glove option

    So i've started my weight-lifting in the mornings, in my unfinished basement. Im no newb or anything, been lifting off/on for years now. But my fingers get pretty roughed up, lifting the cold bars. So bad that when I jump in shower they feel as if i got a lite burn to different points on my...
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    Spare Car Keys

    The clip on my 2003' car key just broke, guess its time to start using the 2nd one. How may people here kept the second key safely stored away?? and how long after you bought it did you start using it?
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    Phillips DVP5982 no digital audio over HDMI

    I finally got a modern HDMI equipped a/v receiver. Hook up my dvd player, throw in a RONIN to test out DOlby Digital for first time. Then realize im only getting PCM audio to receiver, grrrrrrr.... play around with setttings to no avail... to lazy to google solution, so i hookedup digital...
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    YAWorkT: What would you do?

    Couple months ago, car-pool buddy who works for same company i do gave me his 21" Lcd monitor, b/c he wasnt using it. Yesterday, a over hear a bunch of "OOOHHH" and "AAAAHHHHSSS", apparently some co-workers were geting 24" LCD MONITOR's. I thought nothing of it, because every once in a while...
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    Awkward Studs & Mounting LCD

    MountingOptions.JPG So i've drawn a rough sketch of my mounting options, and want to know what the best option would be. In the pic, the brown studs are 16" on center, and the green stud is the wierd one. The black arrow shows where the center of tv should be. THe REd box is mount and...
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    Faroudja DCDi Cinema Video Processing

    So im in the market for a HK receiver, love the look and the conservative power ratings... Im scouring Ebay to pick up one around $400 total, with SquareTrade 3yr warranty. I have a few questions: 1) The Video processor upscales all inputs to upto 1080p on HDMI out, would this upconverter...
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    COD4 Gimme's....

    Im fairly new to FPS, and the COD line. But has anyone noticed that in "Kill Cams' sniper's shots are no where near you? I make my fair share of "WOW, i made that shot?", but its just an observation... Its sort of like there is a margin of error built into "kill" range or what ever you call...
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    Setup 7.1 in prewired 5.1

    basically i have pre-wired for 5.1 left - center - right surr.left ----- surr.right can i do surr.left(red) -- left(green) -- center -- right(green) -- surr.right(red) rear.left -----------------------------rear.right Diagram: Text Or would it sound funky?
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    Determining number of banks in a DIMM of Ram

    Back in the day i used to know pc building in/out, but nowadays i've been out of it. So I picked up the 2GB set from Fry's in today's "Hot Deals", but started to wonder if it will work in my system. I have the Asus A7V8X-X, but it claims this: "When using DDR400 the system supports a...
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    BiL has Brain Tumor!

    So we got a call last night, and come to hear some pretty bad news. My BiL goes to doctor because of a massive headache. Ends up taking a ride in an ambulance to a hospital to get a brain tumor operated on this afternoon. He's 30 years old, and an ex-ranger been to Iraq/Afg. 3x. Also he has...
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    Anyone listen to "The String Quartet"

    Buddy just introduced me to them over weekend, cant get enuff... Never heard it, get it!
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    Whats the final resolution?

    So basically i have an Xbox 360 and a Sony KP-51WS510 CRT Proj. Now the TV is documented to downconvert 768p to 480p, the tv is 1080i. So i setup xbox to 1080i, but am playing COD4. I recall that COD4 is at 768p, would tv recognize this and then downconvet to 480P? FWIW the pictures looks...
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    Fix -or- Ditch?

    Basically, i've been in market for a 2nd big tv for playin 360 mainly So a friend offered me his broken projection tv (4yrsold). He said the repairs would cost approx $500, but that was in-home. ANd i would opt for in-shop repair, so i would hope its cheaper? THe model is: Sony KP-51WS510...
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    Dude looks like a lady!

    So i sitting outside for a smoke break, and this "girl" walks in the smoking area, and starts making calls. I was bit far away and "she" looked pretty good. As time goes by i over hear her making "booty calls" and such... Then i notice something odd, ITS A FREAKING ADAMS APPLE! I WAS BOUT TO...