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Anybody else wanna pull their hair out ?

I just got done trying to "re-plumb" my HT system. How i pity professional installers of this stuff. It is PATHETIC what one has to do to get all of this stuff hooked up "right". I am an electronics tech by trade and even i get confused as to what goes where !!! The two worst things that i realized is that there is really no standardization of jacks ( audio RCA's, Balanced, S-Video, Component Level video, Composite Video, 75 ohm digital, toslink, spades, banana's, etc....). Between the 3 trillion different types of connectors, you also have to worry about what length of each type of cable you need where.... It's enough to drive you crazy. On top of that, you should pray to God that you never loose power once you get all of that crap programmed !!! Some of this stuff will "reset" at the drop of a hat. Take my advice people. Keep your HT system as simple as possible !!! You'll enjoy it more when you watch a good movie rather than remembering all of the hassle that you had to go through just to get the damn thing to work. I would do things VERY differently if i knew then what i know now. Sean
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sulloj
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Agree it is complicated as I have "replumbed" several times with TV and component changes in the last year. I have found thinking it through and drawing a blueprint really helps. I use simple masking tape and markers to label both ends of the wires, connectors, power cords etc.
Simple things like "goes to opt in" and "power cord for VCR" etc. (You get the picture) On another note my new Panasonic tv has such great audio that I hardly use my HT receiver when watching cable. I still like to fire up the receiver when watching a DVD but for everyday use I keep it simple.
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