Re: Home Theater purpose

And high def. dvd's only made it worse!!! When I throw on a standard(even a good one) I suddenly feel very ill and grab the ol drugs!!!(remotes) I give it a little boost here and take a little back there...watch the damn scene I am trying to fix...feel satisfied for a momment(I GOT IT)...and then what happens??? Another damn scene comes on that needs more tweaking!

"I don't think i am enjoying my home theater at all...help me."

[Post edited by bladerunner1 on May 1, 2008]

Yea Bladerunner, you tweak entirely tooo much.

Blade
Trust me here. I've been through it! This is what you have to do and understand.
1. Do the DVE or Avia setup (audio and video)!
2. Leave it at that for at least 5 movies.
3. Resist the urge to tweak NO MATTER WHAT!
4. You will start to notice one scene looks amazing and the next scene looks bad!
IT IS NOT YOUR GEAR, YOU CAN'T FIX IT, IT IS THE TRANSFER, IT IS COMPRESSION ARTIFACTS!
Thats it! leave it!
Trust me I am a recovering tweaker!
You will be fine!

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I prefer the loner route as well as I am always fiddling with the picture/sound during the movie! I dont think I'm actually even enjoying the movie because of this! I'm sick man, just sick.

I need to learn how to relax, put the remotes down, and quite striving for the upmost perfection.

"Hello Dvdtown. My name is blade...and i'm a tweaker"

I tweak entirely too much, too. With me it is more sound than picture, but I'm always adjusting for the optimal experience. Movies are not all mastered the same, so sometimes the dialogue track is hard to hear when the surround effects are at a good level, and if you turn it up to hear dialogue, then I'm waking up my wife and daughter. As for picture, I have an HD projector, and it allows me to store some preferred settings, so I have one for daytime (because, though the room is blacked out for the most part, a bit of light makes it down the stairs during the day), and others for different things. I find one setting works better for TV on DVD, while another works well for older films. One works great for very dark movies, while another is great for HD. Anyway, I just pick one, maybe make a slight adjustment here and there, and then enjoy. If anything sounds off with the sound though, I can't focus.

I bought my projector and 120" screen because I love movies. After my wife goes to bed, I throw on a movie almost every night. I went with the projector because I wanted the experience of going to the movies every night, since we don't get out as much since our daughter was born. I love it. My wife likes movies, and enjoys watching one of her faves on the big screen from time to time, but isn't obsessive like me. We also have monthly movie nights, where about 12 people come over (it's a big room), and have a great time. I always send out an evite with a theme, and people pick from a list which ones they want to see, and the most votes wins. We show 2 or 3 each time. It's a blast. Before one movie night is over, people are always asking when the next one will be, and what the theme is. Next to my family, my home theatre is my pride and joy.

My wife says i'm nuts, and that everything looks/sounds great. I believe her. But I still feel the damn urge. Infact, I almost tweak out when I am unable to tweak while watching a movie with the family. Is it because I have so much invested in this gear, and maybe I should have spent that money on a new puppy or a nice vacation? Is it guilt? sigh'.)

I will watch five movies without touching a remote...(i can still adjust the volume though right? )

interplanetaryspy,

I have these modes too. I have a very nice system. I can say these things. But I don't REALIZE them. If I were to have "movie night" like you, I don't think it would be very pretty.

Guest:"Oh, let's watch this (pointing to a great movie with a crappy presentation).
Me"Ah....nah...let's not. This movie (holding up a copy of I know who killed me on blu-ray) is much much better!"

Blade
Invite friends over and enjoy your gear(no tweaking)! Adjust audio yes! Sometimes My Paradigm PDR8 sub
clips really hard and I need to turn down the Main volume(All other levels are calibrated) because of some soundtracks. The tree through the window in The Mist made it clip for example so I lowered The Main Volume 1 or 2 notches.
Just remember your expensive gear is doing what it is supposed to! Your friends won't notice, they will be having too much fun!

[Post edited by Ironbull on May 1, 2008]

nevermind.

[Post edited by bladerunner1 on May 1, 2008]