I had been writing about my home theater odyssey for a while now. I actually finished sometime before Christmas, but I still need to install a wall mounted outlet in the wall behind the TV. I'll do that later this summer, probably. The last thing that may take a while, is to find a new cabinet for the audio equipment. In total I ran a couple hundred feet of cable through the walls to get everything done. 3 coax (480p HD feed), 1 video, 1 digital coax back to the receiver, 1 cable feed, and 4 12 gauge audio drops. I won't run HDMI for some time, that is until I can afford both the 
player and cable. Right now a 50 cable cost about $150. Oh, yeah. They need to settle the format war, too. It all works pretty well. I picked up a IR/RF remote from my sister (my hookup at Sears), so I can leave the audio cabinet closed (away from a two year olds hands). I took the lazy way out and just ran an RCA lead under base board to the sub woofer. All in all, it sounds pretty good. I also pick up HD, due to the fact that my TV has an HD tuner (BONUS!), so I ran the audio feed back to the receiver. That sounds great, and affords me 720i/720p/1080i. I'll call it a success, but I'll always be tweaking it.Oh, and by the way, the fireplace columns open on both sides to reveal a super geeky DVD colection!
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I had no idea what you were talking about in the first paragraph about cables and geeky terminologies. I thought I was reading another lannguage.
Anyway, that's a really cool set up you've got there! I always dreamed of having a TV higher on a wall so I can lie down and watch it.
People say I often speak in a different language....
Thanks. It's actually placed a bit too high for a 42", but I was trying to stay within budget. Also, I recommend doing this kind of work in the late fall or early spring. Attic crawl spaces get very hot with little to no air circulation....
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