Show us your System

hdtvjunkie · 03-09-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by crazyal

Didn't want to have to do this to you guys but here's the old radiation king!

LOL. My kids would have to watch the same channel all the time cause they wouldn't know what those knobs on the side of the tv are for.

crazyal · 03-09-2008, 11:22 AM

I have most of the HT system moved into the closet until I get the trim up around the windows.

Also my GF just got a cat, here's the little f^cker walking around on the wooden beams.

I've got some Cherry I cut down drying out and my neighbor has a full woodworking shop, not the Homo Cheapo stuff but real equipment, and does custion cabinets. Not sure if there's any other woodwackers here but let me tell you how nice it is to use a 18hp 30" helical jointer or a 16" tablesaw. I'm getting ready to build a custom entertainment center to replace that wallyworld stand.

crazyal · 03-09-2008, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by hdtvjunkie

LOL. My kids would have to watch the same channel all the time cause they wouldn't know what those knobs on the side of the tv are for.

When all they do is play the PS2 or 360 changing channels isn't required. Actually that's a loaner that I don't think they want back, lol. I had a 35" Mitsy for them but one of the boards went. I have a 32" LCD mounted to the wall in the master bath I wasn't about to take down and another 32" PT in the master bedroom. When they went to move the TV from the MB they yanked the coax connetor out of the back, it was a wallyworld special that only had one connector. When I tried to fix it I found the tunner was shorted out. So that was all I could find on short notice to avoid the dreaded "I'm bored".

oleviarules · 03-09-2008, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by hdtvjunkie

LOL. My kids would have to watch the same channel all the time cause they wouldn't know what those knobs on the side of the tv are for.

my family had a knob-tv back in the day. my friend and i figured out that if you pinned the knob on the inside of a PVC pipe just right, you could twist the pipe and the knob. best remote control ever.

hdtvjunkie · 03-09-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by oleviarules

my family had a knob-tv back in the day. my friend and i figured out that if you pinned the knob on the inside of a PVC pipe just right, you could twist the pipe and the knob. best remote control ever.

My dad would just smack me on the back of the head and say "boy go over there and change the channel". Instant remote control.

crazyal · 03-09-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by hdtvjunkie

My dad would just smack me on the back of the head and say "boy go over there and change the channel". Instant remote control.

With a bit of satisfaction as well, for him not you, lol.

mytime · 03-09-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by hdtvjunkie

My dad would just smack me on the back of the head and say "boy go over there and change the channel". Instant remote control.

Did we have the same dad?

I remember that well. the large knob on the old Zenith.

mobiushky · 03-09-2008, 12:35 PM

All I have a decent pic of is the bedroom set-up. Took them for my bro who wanted to see it. The main set-up is VERY boring looking. And my basement HT system is not done yet. Not started yet. Still in my head.... LOL.

Here's the bedroom.

hdtvjunkie · 03-09-2008, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by crazyal

With a bit of satisfaction as well, for him not you, lol.

The bad part is when I would sit back down, he would hit me again and say "change it back" LOL

**ImRizzo** · 03-09-2008, 12:59 PM

I remember holding the rabbit ears antenna with the wads of tin-foil ( note I said tin foil not aluminum wrap ) Long ago and far away good times though.

hdtvjunkie · 03-09-2008, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ImRizzo

I remember holding the rabbit ears antenna with the wads of tin-foil ( note I said tin foil not aluminum wrap ) Long ago and far away good times thought.

Tin foil. Wow that term brings back memories. I haven't heard that word since I was a kid.

oleviarules · 03-09-2008, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by hdtvjunkie

Tin foil. Wow that term brings back memories. I haven't heard that word since I was a kid.

that's weird; my family always called it either tin foil or aluminum foil. i wonder if it's a geographic thing? (i'm in SoCal)

**ImRizzo** · 03-09-2008, 01:14 PM

Tin foil is Brooklyn,NY jargon I'm sure it was tin foil
elsewhere in the Fifty's

hdtvjunkie · 03-09-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ImRizzo

Tin foil is Brooklyn,NY jargon I'm sure it was tin foil
elsewhere in the Fifty's

My grandmother called it tin foil, everyone around here now just calls it foil.

crazyal · 03-09-2008, 03:11 PM

50 Points for anyone who has a picture of a set of rabbit ears with tin foil on them. Anyone else here use a large loop of copper wire for UHF? Not sure if it helped but it made sense to me, if small steel worked OK then large copper should be better, right?

03-09-2008, 11:22 AM	#47
crazyal Smarter than the ave bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,330	I have most of the HT system moved into the closet until I get the trim up around the windows. Also my GF just got a cat, here's the little f^cker walking around on the wooden beams. I've got some Cherry I cut down drying out and my neighbor has a full woodworking shop, not the Homo Cheapo stuff but real equipment, and does custion cabinets. Not sure if there's any other woodwackers here but let me tell you how nice it is to use a 18hp 30" helical jointer or a 16" tablesaw. I'm getting ready to build a custom entertainment center to replace that wallyworld stand. __________________ Please don't feed the Unicorns

03-09-2008, 12:59 PM	#55
ImRizzo HDF SUPER MODERATOR Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Formerly: Brooklyn, New York .... It's not a place, it's an Attitude and a State of Mind !! Posts: 19,184	I remember holding the rabbit ears antenna with the wads of tin-foil ( note I said tin foil not aluminum wrap ) Long ago and far away good times though. __________________ ..................................... PFC5 & Loves2Watch ~ RIP Last edited by ImRizzo; 03-09-2008 at 01:05 PM.

03-09-2008, 01:14 PM	#58
ImRizzo HDF SUPER MODERATOR Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Formerly: Brooklyn, New York .... It's not a place, it's an Attitude and a State of Mind !! Posts: 19,184	Tin foil is Brooklyn,NY jargon I'm sure it was tin foil elsewhere in the Fifty's __________________ ..................................... PFC5 & Loves2Watch ~ RIP

03-09-2008, 03:11 PM	#60
crazyal Smarter than the ave bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,330	50 Points for anyone who has a picture of a set of rabbit ears with tin foil on them. Anyone else here use a large loop of copper wire for UHF? Not sure if it helped but it made sense to me, if small steel worked OK then large copper should be better, right? __________________ Please don't feed the Unicorns

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