We built a home theater three years ago (our first) and among the componentry installed was a single-chip Runco dlp (a VX-1c), which has been a nightmare from a reliability standpoint from day 1. It has spent more time with the installer and Runco than in our theater, with the result that at last logging we have less than 600 hours of time on it in 3 years. At the moment it is with them (again), trying to sort out the latest set of problems which has kept our theater dark for the last 6 weeks. But my purpose here is not to vent (although it wouldn't take much to get me to ), but to get some advice on where to go from here. I know there are now better options at lower prices available, and would like any suggestions on what to replace the current pos with (the only rule is "anything but Runco"). The rest of the pieces include a Marantz 7000 amp/receiver, a set of James platinum speakers (the equivalent of the current Grand Symphony 10 line), including a pair of in-wall rears. When it is working, we use it mainly for HD satelite (Direct TV through the Sony high-def receiver) and DVD viewing. We have light curtains for all of the windows.
The projector is mounted on the ceiling, projecting on a Stewart high-reflect 100" screen which is about 14' away. All of the cabling was over-designed (I can't remember the details, but could look it up if it matters), since that was the one thing I knew would be hard to upgrade once the sheetrock went on. Any suggestions and experiences gladly appreciated.
The projector is mounted on the ceiling, projecting on a Stewart high-reflect 100" screen which is about 14' away. All of the cabling was over-designed (I can't remember the details, but could look it up if it matters), since that was the one thing I knew would be hard to upgrade once the sheetrock went on. Any suggestions and experiences gladly appreciated.
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