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I just got a Samsung 61" DLP 1080p Slim-Depth Television and hooked it up to my new PS3. Also, I got a Monster Cable HDMI 300 and M1000 cable. Everytime I start playing a game I always get these green, red and blue pixels flickering and white pixels when I watch a DVD or Blue-Ray Disc. I've checked all the settings and they are all right. When the system is in XMB mode there is nothing and is picture perfect clear. The TV works fine with a regular DVD player and HD Cable Television. Has anyone experienced this problem? I e-mailed Sony and they want me to try a Sony licensed cable.

Hey Steve, nice job as always. Who needs an A/C when you're going to have 200 sq. in. of fans blowing air (ports) behind each person. haha

Thanks for the info. I was working with the older Pioneer Avic-9DVD unit and I still can't seem to get it working. I keep getting a message on the monitor when I put the MAP DVD in saying, " DISC READING DATA" and thats all it does. I put an Audio CD in and it works. I'm not that familiar with Navigation systems. I'm pretty sure its the DVD. Are you familiar with nav. units?

Does anyone know where I can find this wire? I'm putting in a Navigation Unit in and this is the last wire I need to connect.

I got a ticket on Memorial Day and I never knew how much it was going to cost until yesterday. He pulled me over for having a loud stereo and called it a "City Ordinance Violation/Misdemeanor" and when he looked inside he gave me another ticket for having a TV in View/Civil Infraction. I told him that the TV was a Back Up Camera Monitor and he did see that it was used for that but he still said that it was supposed to be off while driving. I hired a lawyer for $500 because the loud stereo ticket puts about 2 or 3 points on my driving record so I have to go to court for that soon. As for the TV the lawyer is going to try to knock it off. All of this and it doesn't even include how much I have to pay for the ticket or the court costs. The bad thing about this whole situation was that I had the volume at about half the volume and wasn't even that loud. I would of felt better if I had it on full tilt. It was the end of the month and the city needed to make money quick so they were just pulling everyone over for most bs violations.

A couple of days ago, I was a stop light and I had it up about half way and this guy probably in his 40s signaled me to put it down. As soon as I put it down he said, " Do you know that's fuckin' annoying you asshole?" Little did he know that the volume was half way up. I thought he was going to tell me what do I have in there or something else less profane. That pissed me off so what did I do next, I cranked it up to full tilt and just smiled at him. Then his eyes almost popped out and put up his window. Next, he picked up his phone and was dialing some #s and I just took off. I don't usually crank it up that much at a light. Whenever I see old people or babies in the back seat I turn the bass down. As far as my neighborhood is concerned, they never know when I'm coming home because I turn it down a few blocks away. My own neighbors have never heard it and were watching me build it last summer in my garage. Some people are just quick on calling the cops for some reason. They don't know how to ask us to put it down.

Hey Steve, I don't think people understand how loud subwoofers can get if installed properly. You got to becareful with these people who aren't used to loud music. haha

What reactions do you get while being stopped at a red light with your music loud? Do people get angry? Do people ask you what do have in there? What else?

Sorry to have that happen to you. Its happened to me before and its the worst feeling ever. Instead of being pissed off, I just went and got better things and watched out more.

Speaking of the old school Pioneer GMH-100, I still have a Pioneer GMH-50 in my garage. My older brother bought it in 1990 and had it in a 1990 Chevrolet Berreta Indy (Official Pace Car) to a couple of 10" Kicker Contenders (old school too) in an enclosure that had the two subs on one side and two passive radiators on the other side. Come to think of it, those passive radiators had a square shape to them. Wow! I think thats where they got the Solo Baric Squares concept. It hasn't been sold because it was the very first car amp any of my family members have ever bought.

Well, coming from a person named Steve Meade that really means a lot. Besides you having this site up and growing each day you have become an inspiration to many people. Keep up the good work and I'll be looking forward to your installs and everyone else's. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to show off my work on your site. Also, it should be featured in Car Audio and Electronics soon. I've been reading that mag for over 15 years and its been a dream of mine to be featured in it.

Thanks to all for all of the compliments!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Steve!!! Here are several pics of the install and build up.

Thanks everyone!!!! I really appreciate all the votes and all the compliments.

I really like that piece. I just wished I knew about it before I spent all that time trying to make my own buss bar creation. We all learn new ways and new products all the time.

Since others have answered your questions on relays maybe I can give you some ideas on distributing the wires to the amps or whatever your power needs are for low current components. Here is what I did for the center console and my accessories rack underneath my rear seat. All the yellow wires: Anything with 12v + Contstant All the black wires : - Ground All the red wires : 12v + Acc. All the blue wires : From a relay which is the remote turn on from the radio

Thanks Man!!! Actually, they are not configured to be a 1 ohm load, but into a 4 ohm load. The way I did that is that I have each 2 8 ohm subs wired to 16 ohms = 4 @ 16 ohms then paralleled down to 4 ohms. It really helps out to ripple out any sound. These subs are rated @ 150 w RMS each. My amplifier is bridged into a 4 ohm mono load @ 1600w. So basically, each sub is getting about 200 w RMS. PPI amps are underated and they play very clean and the bass is tight. For a sealed enclosure in the trunk of an SUV they get pretty loud for some low end subs. There are 15's out there that take more power than all of my 8 - 15s. Most people who sit in my truck only last for a minute or so and they have a headache. To me, I want it louder and I should speak for all those who love bass, we always want it louder and louder and louder. Either its just not loud for us or we're just going deaf. Sometimes when people call my name I don't answer and they think is because of the loud music.

One of the best songs to bump to from the 80's is: Planet Patrol- Play At Your Own Risk It might not have crazy lows, but it sounds great. This song has been on my all-time favorites for over 20 years. Now thats dedication to old school.

Thanks man!!! I don't know what to say. I'm speechless and I mean there are tons of other installs that are way better than mine out there.

Thanks alot bro, and to tell you the truth I really don't crank up the bass that much because I love the way the interior sounds, but sometimes I just have that crazy feeling of turning the volume up on the subs. haha It feels like I can have 1 - 10" sub in there when I turn the sub volume down when I'm not in the mood and when I am in the mood I can let the 8 -15s do their job. I've been told over and over again by tons of folks that they've never heard a system that had such good sound quality like the one I put together. I wish I had a camera to take video clips.