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A friend of mine is building a new house and the av topic came to table last night. One of the options he is looking at is in wall speakers. Does anybody has any experience with them and do they work in stone walls or only dry walling???

Hi Guys, I took the long weekend to finally pull the cables for my surround speakers and move the sub. Only to find out that the setup mic of my Onkyo seems to have gotten feet and found a better place...  :headbanger: Now I have tried to setup the system manually, and sound is coming from the...

I can vouch for some Foscam's are relativelly cheap (around R1000) and they have both indoor and outdoor versions. They pretty much do what you require, incl alerts on movement. Quite a cool feature is the possibility to email 5 pics when an alert is raised, which if you mail it to a dedicated...

Man, didn't know that... Always good to learn J

Hi Ger, Consider installing XBMC, which was developed for just that reason (X Box Media Center ;)) It is up to you to use an external or internal hard drive that way. I use whatever I have/had lying around. Good luck!

Hi Guys, That has been some great input, thanks for that!

Thanks Batman but does that mean that independent on it's source it would always use the same power at a certain volume setting?

I was hoping something like this would be available here: http://www.provantage.com/tripp-lite-p568-050-ez~7TRPA1T6.htm

Hi Guys, I am struggling to get a HDM cable through a conduit, any tips, tricks, hints? Thanks!

Hi Guys, In light of the Eskom power saving effort I was wondering the following: I have an AV receiver that is normally at 75% of it's volume. I then use my media center to control the audio level. The quesion: does the amp always use more power at a higher volume, even if the sound it...

Thanks but my wife is going to kill me if I get into the room with an antenna that size! ;)

Hi Guys, I recently bought an Onkyo second hand but without a FM antenna. Can anyone recommend a good, affordable, replacement one? Thanks!

Ok, will defintely go and have a look, thanks!

That's perfect! Btw 10 gauge = ~2.5 mm Thanks

Hi Guys, I am looking at different speaker cables and which one to go for. Working on a 85w amp with Sony SSR7000 speakers (120w) I went to the HDCabling website and found both a 1 mm and 2.5 mm non oxygen cable. http://www.hdcabling.co.za/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=speaker I...

Hi Kenny, Thanks for the good feedback, could you ellaborate a bit further on how you find these channels via the avr? Do you type a web address, scroll through them?

Interesting question! Also what is the quality and boquet in SA? Anybody any experience with it?

Thanks guys for all the input, especially Pappa he has been great on the PM! I am based in Sandton, Jhb btw Totally off topic but I can't seem to access avforums.co.za for most of the weekend and even know get DB errors, is there something wrong with the site?

Hi Guys, Thanks for all the tips and input! I am getting there and decided that network connectivity is high on my list, so the Integra 20.3/Onkyo 506 are now heading it up while I am researching others and finding out where I can listen to them! Anybody has something as the above on offer for...

Indeed the poll does speak for itself! (nice gadget btw!) Any tips on what to get? I have seen for sale: YAMAHA RX-V861 R3750 YAMAHA RX-V863 R6000 (new in box) Denon AVR3806 R800 Where the last two are well above my budget :( I suppose the real question is, is the 861 a good deal or should...