With the exception of my beautiful and loving wife, here is my next greatest joy (yeah I know... "GET A LIFE"?  but to each their own eh?)

• DVD Library - My addiction for all the world to see!

• Home Theater Links - A collection of Home Theater related links that I frequent.

• System Hardware - Details, specifications, and photos of my Home Theater.

• WebCam - What's Spence watching now?

  The toy has been delivered, the WebCam site, which took over 4000 hits on that day, will be available on a periodic basis (so I can once again surf in my skivvies)!  

  • Thursday, October 12th, 2000 - 65" Mitsubishi Diamond Series (WS-65907) HD-ready television delivered  at around 3:30 p.m.  This baby is just over 58 inches tall, and 61 inches wide weighing in at about 380 pounds.

  ...proud papa and "Baby TV" are doing well.

  • Wednesday, May 9th, 2001 - Onkyo TX-DS989 delivered to my place of work via UPS.  Transported home, and installed over the next two evenings.  Speakers (including the additional back center speakers) re-cabled, connected, and calibrated.

The final pieces have been installed, and tested.  Thus ends my major Home Theater purchases.  I'd like to once again thank the Home Theater Spot, my friends, family, co-workers and all of the others who stopped by to share in (and put up with) my excitement (okay, my obsession).

...Let the entertainment begin!

Here are some of the best links that I've found (so far) for the Home Theater Enthusiast!

• 1000 Watts - A US radio & TV directory covering both analog and digital television stations (searchable as well as listed by state).

• AV Science - Home of AV Science Forum. A great information site for keeping up with the happenings in the audio/video world.

• Audio Review - Equipment reviews posted by consumers occasionally erupt into "flame wars", thus skewing the product's "average rating".  Still, this site can be a good source of information on various A/V products. 

• Buy.com - Buy.com has decided to remove their 800 number to "enhance" their customer service.  I have decided to remove this link, and spread the word that Buy.com is no longer providing timely shipping, or appropriate customer service.

• Custom Home Theater DVDs - Custom Home Theater DVDs you say?  You betcha!  Don Holland of Holland Graphic Design, Inc. creates custom DVDs which brings the essence of a night at the town multiplex into your home (except the smell of popcorn and the sticky floors ...that's up to you)!  Mastered in Anamorphic widescreen, with a 5.1 channel thundering Dolby Digital soundtrack, this is the perfect add-on for the EXTREME Home Theater enthusiast (I don't normally do product endorsements, but this is SO COOL)!  Truly the Ultimate Home Theater Accessory!

• DVD Planet - Another great place for buying DVDs.  The page design makes it much easier to find what you are searching for.

• Digital Bits, The - Great news, reviews and insider information on the DVD in industry.

• Digital Television - Newsweek.com says this site is "The ultimate in DTV Web sites."

• Digital Theater - A rich source of Home Theater, Audio, & Video information.

• DishTalk - A forum about direct broadcast satellite (both Dish Network as well as DirectTV).

• Dish Depot - Hands down the best place to purchase Dish Network satellite systems.

• eFilmCritic - A great site for obtaining a list of DVD release dates.

• Flagship Receiver & Amplifier Central - A small forum dedicated to high end amplifiers and receivers.

• Home Theater Forum - Ron Epstein & Parker Clack's site with loads of easy to find Home Theater information.

• Home Theater Spot - Paul and Vickie (and Winston) Carleton's information site for your Home Theater questions and answers.  Truly one of the most friendly and knowledgeable Home Theater forums on the internet!

• KEOHI HDTV - Your friendly HDTV tips site.

• Letterbox & Widescreen Advocacy Page - For anyone confused about the whole widescreen vs. pan & scan issue, this page explains it all.  The site supports the existence of both formats but advocates OAR (Original Aspect Ratio).  In other words, movies should ultimately be shown in format that the director intended.

• OneCall - One of many sources helping to feed my Home Theater hardware addiction.

• Philips Pronto - One of the most versatile remotes that you'll ever own!

  • Remote Central - Reviews, tips, and shared files for a variety of programmable remote controls.

  • Pronto Edit - The intelligent resource community for the intelligent remote control.

• Sound & Vision - Online forums covering Audio, Video, and Home Theater.

Be sure to stop back from time to time, as I am sure to be adding more Home Theater related links.

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