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Need Home Theater Receiver Recommendations

Can anyone recommend a fairly inexpensive home theater receiver to replace my existing receiver. As I've upgraded my co...
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posted by jonjkelly
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by jonjkelly

RCA Cable

Does anyone know whether I can terminate/solder male RCA connectors to standard speaker wire? If so, how? I have an ava...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hillburn
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by hillburn

New CM15A doesn't work

I purchased the Computer Interface and USB Cable (CM15A) but can't get it to work. This is the first X10 product that I...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dneizer
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by dneizer

1 wire and linux

I've been using a home brew interface to a DS9490 USB interface for some time now. I just upgraded to Fedora Core 10 (f...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by reply
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by reply

W800RF32 and DS10A

I wish to use several DS10A units with a W800RF32. If the DS10A units generate their own codes [not set by code wheels]...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by multiuseguy
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by multiuseguy

Programmable Sequencing Switch?

I have six 120V wall plug devices that I'd like to turn on automatically in sequence at five minute intervals at a pres...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by xxxxxx
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by xxxxxx

How to use X10 to protect a plasma screen?

We live in the Santa Cruz mountains, and the power up there is bad (overhead lines, trees that fall down, etc.). So we...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jamesleeshowalter
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by jamesleeshowalter

v572ab and other stuff

Some kids broke into my garage and apparently thought ripping down the v572ab would magically make the lights (all X-10...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by none
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by none

Adding length to speaker wires

The speaker wire that came with my rear surround sound speakers is not long enough for the room in which I am installin...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by matt.chernoff
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by matt.chernoff

OTA television channel deletion filter

Some years ago I had a (rather expensive) high-pass filter made to cut out OTA television channels < 25. Things were qu...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ddl
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by ddl

AMX Modero

I have taken over an AMX Modero system at work but the password to access the protected settings in not known. Is there...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by scusack
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by scusack

GE abandons HEI

GE has abandoned development of its High Efficiency Incandescent, saying they are concentrating instead on LED and OLED...
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posted by nobody
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

DVR and Cameras - looking for input

I'm planning a small DVR system to catch a vandal. I only need a couple cameras, but may expand. I'm looking for a syst...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jnh
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by jnh