Home Theater Accessories Questions

[Bluray Freak 2009]

Hi Again Tomorrow Best buy is coming to install my Home Theater so the following questions below are just like questions about some Home Theater Accessories I bought and also some misc. Questions about some other topics like Sat Radio, and if I decide to purchase it an OTA TV Antenna the questions are below.

Here is the receiver I have It is a Denon AVR 4310ci FYI and the TV I have is a Samsung Led 8000 Series FYI

1. I bought the Harmony Remote Control and the lights in the living room are dimmers and are controlled manually by hand it also came with a small remote control to control them from the sofa and want to know if I can teach the Harmony Remote Control to control them as well so I only have to use one remote for everything is this possible?

Thanks For Your Help On Number 1 Guys I Checked the Harmony Website as some of you suggested and Yes I can control the lights with the remote.

2. My Receiver does Multi-Zone Features so I was wondering if I could have XM in the living room and Sirius in the Bedroom if my receiver has installation options for both Sat Radio Tuners.

3. My Receiver Comes with Indoor Antennas for the following Radios AM, FM, and HD Radio If I Buy an outdoor antenna for the Radios will I get more stations and better reception?

4. If My Satellite signal Leaves because of bad weather and I purchase an OTA TV Antenna will I get better reception and more Stations with an Indoor OTA TV Antenna or an Outdoor OTA TV Antenna?

Misc Question

1.I bought the Klipsch Sub-12 from Best buy but they stopped carrying it does anyone know if they will carry it again in the future Klipsch Still makes them but for some reason best buy decided not to carry them any more I wanted to buy a Second Sub-12 to put on the Left Side Of My HT?

Thanks Again For All Your Help And Advice I Could Not have done this on my own

[repete66211]

I'm only qualified to answer #1. Check the Harmony website. They feature a database of all the compatible devices. Chances are it's in there.

[Agrare]

for 1) It will probably depend on what type of light system you have? does the remote for the lights use RF? so as repete66211 said check the harmony website or just try it out.

2) didn't Sirius and XM merge? I don't know what they did as far as the receivers and compatibility but wouldn't it be a) impossible to have both (since there is only one now) and b) pointless even if you could since again there one entity.

3 & 4) Just speculation but I'd imagine that outdoor antennas in general will get better reception than an indoor antenna due to less interference

4) I'd imagine that depends on a) how bad your service gets in bad weather and b) how good your OTA reception

-Agrare

[Hammie]

Originally Posted by Bluray Freak 2009

Hi Again Tomorrow Best buy is coming to install my Home Theater so the following questions below are just like questions about some Home Theater Accessories I bought and also some misc. Questions about some other topics like Sat Radio, and if I decide to purchase it an OTA TV Antenna the questions are below.

Here is the receiver I have It is a Denon AVR 4310ci FYI and the TV I have is a Samsung Led 8000 Series FYI

1. I bought the Harmony Remote Control and the lights in the living room are dimmers and are controlled manually by hand it also came with a small remote control to control them from the sofa and want to know if I can teach the Harmony Remote Control to control them as well so I only have to use one remote for everything is this possible?

If they are controlled by an IR remote, then the Harmony can control them, otherwise you will need to buy an IR to RF sensor or continue to dim them manually.

2. My Receiver does Multi-Zone Features so I was wondering if I could have XM in the living room and Sirius in the Bedroom if my receiver has installation options for both Sat Radio Tuners.

As mentioned, I'm not sure if you can use them both at the same time. You may want to check with Denon or the AVS Denon 4310 group.

3. My Receiver Comes with Indoor Antennas for the following Radios AM, FM, and HD Radio If I Buy an outdoor antenna for the Radios will I get more stations and better reception?

An outdoor antenna will always produce a better signal since you will not have the obstructions such as walls, etc.

4. If My Satellite signal Leaves because of bad weather and I purchase an OTA TV Antenna will I get better reception and more Stations with an Indoor OTA TV Antenna or an Outdoor OTA TV Antenna?

Again, outdoor will always provide better results. I'm not familiar with OTA HD signals, but do they reduce in bad weather or are they unaffected? This may be a more important question before investing in any antenna.

Misc Question

1.I bought the Klipsch Sub-12 from Best buy but they stopped carrying it does anyone know if they will carry it again in the future Klipsch Still makes them but for some reason best buy decided not to carry them any more I wanted to buy a Second Sub-12 to put on the Left Side Of My HT?

Best Buy may or may not ever carry it again. If they stopped carrying it, it may not have been a strong seller so they opted to carry something else. If Klipsch still sells it, you may just as well buy it somewhere else and not worry about whether BB will ever sell it again.

Thanks Again For All Your Help And Advice I Could Not have done this on my own

[Bluray Freak 2009]

Here Is The Question and I know Sirus And XM Merged but im my receiver manual it says for the Sirus Home Kit I can use a digital cable for the connection and the XM Home Kit does not say anything about a digital connection does that mean Sirius sounds better because the connection is digital as opposed to an analog connection with XM?

Thanks In Advance For Your Replys