Opinions Please

[WaRe]

Hey guys i'm about to move into my new house. My basement is unfinish. So I will be doing the basement with a friend of mine.
Here are a few questions:
I currently have a LG 60" TV. I am thinking of installing a projector with a motorize screen. Should I stick with my 60" or go bigger? I always wanted a projector for my hometheater.

For inwall wiring.
Speaker wires what AWG should I go with?

HDMI cable, safe to say i can go with something that's about 25' long? I won't lose any pic/sound quality assuming I go with a higher rating?

I am planning on putting my avr compoments at the back behind my seatings hence the long wirings.

Thanks

[blujacket]

My advice is to run conduit for all of your wire runs, including where you would mount a projector. You would be all set for any future upgrades.

[sterryo]

pre-wire everything with future changes in mind, use conduit and make sure to put 2 pull strings in each conduit.

on my HT i use both a projector and a flat screen, i generally use the flat screen for tv and the projector for blu's and very special televised events

[Beta Man]

Use speaker wires and cables that are rated for in-wall use..... and don't do ANYTHING until you know for a fact that the basement is going to stay dry.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Use speaker wires and cables that are rated for in-wall use..... and don't do ANYTHING until you know for a fact that the basement is going to stay dry.

Excellent advice. It breaks my heart to read stories of basement HTs being flooded.

To answer your question, I would definitely go with a projector if I could. I would probably mount the TV on the wall for regular TV viewing and then have a motorized screen that could drop in front of it for movie time.

[Fors*]

Originally Posted by Steve

Excellent advice. It breaks my heart to read stories of basement HTs being flooded.

To answer your question, I would definitely go with a projector if I could. I would probably mount the TV on the wall for regular TV viewing and then have a motorized screen that could drop in front of it for movie time.

+1 on the dry thing...I had to spend $10,000 just to keep our basement dry first.

Also, definitely run conduit for all of your wire runs. As a matter of fact, I sometimes suggest running 2 lines just in case you ever have an issue with one run down the road...this eliminates the headache of having to re-run the wires at that time...a real time and hassle saver.

[tiger_qc]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Use speaker wires and cables that are rated for in-wall use..... and don't do ANYTHING until you know for a fact that the basement is going to stay dry.

It will take a few years, the first year it's far from dry.

I'm about wire my new house as well, upstair, what kind of in wall cables should I get for my speakers?
Does regular 12 ga wires are okay, I see some on eBay and they don't look different than regular cable.
I've spotted cheap component and HDMI cables but I'm still on the fence for my 11 speakers 3 zone system. I need a lot maybe 500 ft. for outside, in the living room and dinner room.

Any suggestion is apreciated.

[roar]

Originally Posted by tiger_qc

It will take a few years, the first year it's far from dry.

I'm about wire my new house as well, upstair, what kind of in wall cables should I get for my speakers?
Does regular 12 ga wires are okay, I see some on eBay and they don't look different than regular cable.
I've spotted cheap component and HDMI cables but I'm still on the fence for my 11 speakers 3 zone system. I need a lot maybe 500 ft. for outside, in the living room and dinner room.

Any suggestion is apreciated.

12 guage is a pretty hefty wire and would be great for almost any application I think. Check Monoprice out for bulk cable, even after shipping I've found it cheaper to have monoprice cable shipped to Canada. Just make sure it is the in-wall rated stuff, it will have an extra layer of sheilding on it usually. Something like this:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

I'd do a little more looking into the speakers your running and the distances before you committed to 12 gauge because more than likely you won't need that thick to get the same sound quality and you could save yourself a bundle going with a higher gauge.