Recent content by Chas821

Hmmmmm......out of town and you left the garage door unlocked? Or was the door forced?

Hucker, What you are trying to find is a VCR that has "Discreet" codes. Discreets codes allow you to select each input individually versus "toggle" IR codes that only send the same command each time the button is pressed. To my knowledge there are no VCRs ever made that have discreet codes...

FWIW, plasmas generate their own brightness which will be better for an overly bright room but it's very true that the dang things are like a mirror in the right orientation. LCDs on the other hand have to depend on backlighting to see the image and in an overlly bright room will tend to look...

Let me add one thing to all the great advice here (comes from experience...the greatest teacher!!!); When you buy your corded drill make sure it has some real power behind it. I was using auger bits to drill out doubled up top plates when running wiring conduit (smurf tube) for my theater during...

If it were me I'd forget using Cat 6 wire. The wire is too expensive and the specs aren't needed for your application. Go with Cat5e and save some money!!!!!! Chuck

How about a (small) dab of clear silicone? I've also used clear hot glue. Works great and comes off witha gentle twist. Chuck

Randy, Going by your description of the noise that's being seen on your plasma TV I think you have the dreaded "ground loop" problem. The "rolling bar" is a dead giveaway. I think that is why with your current method of powering the sat receiver via a extension cord to another room the "noise"...

I checked the specs of this laptop and with the included embedded Intel graphics chip you can definately do widescreen HD so the ATI option is not needed. But I am a little confused! In the previous discussions you were talking about displaying the HD trailers on an older monitor. The...

If the stament you made above about the monitor being able to display 1280x768 is correct then, in theory, yes. I might be able to help more if I knew the specifics. What monitor and what video card are you working with? Chuck

noshali, Understand that it's not just the monitor but the video card as well that's causing you headaches. If the listed possible resolutions in control panel stop at, say, 800x600 then there's very little you can do to display widescreen content. The only possibility is a more up-to-date...

Just a FYI.... Although there may be changes in the hardware, you can field-upgrade the firmware on these cameras. The firmware updates are on the D-Link web site: http://www.dlink.com/products/support.asp?...&sec=0#firmware Chuck

AcuraTLFan, Sorry I haven't replied back to you with the dimensions before now. Other pressing priorities (uh....honey....I need......)! The unit measures 8 and three quarters by 6 and three eighths by 1 and a half inches (width, heighth, depth). Hope this helps. Chuck

AcuraTLFan, This screen should be bright enough for in car use. For the most part this unit appears to be designed specifically for that purpose. I'll post the dimensions for the unit after work today. After calibrating the touch screen with the stylus and NOT my finger the accuracy has...

HMMMM......You got PRK done "courtesy of Uncle Sam".....now I know where all my tax dollars are going!!!! :) Actually, good for you. Now at least you might be able to see who is shooting at ya! Then again, given the situation, maybe not. :( Chuck (Retired E7)

Electron, I whole-heartedly agree with you. I find it very strange (and somewhat sad) that Rich and the Homeseer crew (minus Rupp) won't even post on their own message board and explain their actions, let alone here. I'm getting the idea that HS management is no longer interested in their core...