It’s been a WHILE since we’ve had the chance to put up a celebrity’s home theater setup on the sweet home theater setups portion, folks, so I’m definitely glad to have dug up this pic of Papa Roach’s home theater.

The first thing you’ll notice is that it’s really, REALLY subdued.  There’s no hundred and fifty inch screen here.  No massive speaker array.  No theme, even.  Why, we’ve seen dentists and small business folks with nicer than Papa Roach!

That having been said, however, it’s an issue of quality over quantity, as they’ve installed a seventy three inch Mitsubishi TV (no word on whether it’s a plasma or an LCD), as well as an HD DVR along with Apple TV, and speakers from Rotel and B&W.

Okay, so it’s REALLY subdued.  But hey, it’s not always about big and loud–sometimes it’s just about the kind of place you’re most comfortable watching movies.  And for Papa Roach’s family, well, it’s definitely a sweet home theater setup.

It’s always great to do two extremes in the same day.  We talked about a theater earlier today that featured an incredible aspect ratio on a relative shoestring, and now today, we’re going to follow that up with a monster home theater that takes up an entire fourteen hundred square foot basement.

Oh yes.  Fourteen hundred square feet.  Now, it’s not JUST a theater.  I admit to a bit of duplicity on that score, as the space is shared with a wet bar, a game room, a workshop and a bathroom.  But still–a home theater with all those amenities may well surpass sweet and go all the way into epic.

The theater itself, meanwhile, has a concession area and plenty of choice components put into it, including a Kenwood receiver, a Panasonic projector, a Motorola HD DVR and plenty more.

It bears repeating–this stopped being a sweet home theater setup when it tacked on all the extras.  The term epic truly does apply, because for a home theater with all the trimmings and then some, sweet is almost a graphic understatement.

Moxi unveils a trio of new HD DVRs which should provide more recording options for media entertainment buffs. The new three-tuner Moxi HD DVR allows users to record three channels simultaneously while watching a fourth one without any interruptions. The new three-tuner Moxi DVR is available in a Moxi HD DVR plus Moxi Mate bundle for $799.

For the two-tuner Moxi HD DVR, the slashed price is what should get the attention of consumers, down to a MSRP of $499 from $799. And as a bonus, ARRIS announces a three-room multi-room bundle via its three tuner Moxi HD DVR plus two Moxi Mates for a bundled price of $999. Definitely great deals consumers should take into account for the coming Holidays. You can check them out here. http://www.moxi.com/

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So today, we’ve got a picture, along with a whole panoply of specs, all of which you can catch here, of another sweet home theatre setup.  Over on the AV Science Forum, TomF has posted his theatre, which is really rather impressive, even if it doesn’t look it at face value.

He’s gone relatively basic with his setup, putting some really high-quality components in his family room.  He’s gone so far as to install Targus laptop cooler mats under some of the equipment to help against overheating, and frankly, I really hadn’t thought that HD DVRs had that great an overheating risk.

What strikes me directly is that he’s put this equipment in at least a ground level or possibly second floor room, because, and I could be wrong, there looks like plenty of natural light coming in.  Though it doesn’t look like screen glare is a problem in this case, it may depend somewhat on the time of day the picture was taken.  Really, folks, the best possible room you can put a home theatre setup in is a windowless room, or failing that, a basement with small windows.  The darker you can make the room, the better the result will be.

But from the looks of things, TomF may not have too much problem in that regard, so raise your popcorn bucket to TomF for another sweet home theatre setup!

And folks, if you want YOUR home theatre included in these, just drop us a line!  Links to your theatre are great, as are any pics.

Consumers can expect more channels and better viewing pleasure with this announcement that the Dish Network has added new national HD channels to its channel lineup. DISH Network also announced that it will now host the complete 24-hour feed of The N on DISH Network Ch. 181, its new permanent location. Additionally, DISH Network will launch MSNBC HD in June.

FX HD and SPEED HD are located in DISH Network’s Classic Silver 200 HD programming package and above, available to consumers starting at $22.99 per month for the first six months, along with free installation, a free HD DVR and three months of free premium channels, including HBO and Showtime. FTV HD, Logo and MavTV HD are available in PlatinumHD, an HD add on package available to subscribers for just $10 per month.

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Starting today, HD feeds of BET, CMT, COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike TV and VH1 will be added on the DISH Network with no additional cost. Thanks to an agreement between DISH Network, MTV Networks and BET Networks, all these HD channels can now be enjoyed by their subscribers.

“We are pleased to now offer our customers these top-rated high definition channels, and we look forward to a long-term partnership with MTV Networks and BET Networks that includes broad video on demand and Internet streaming rights,” said Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network. “The launch of these channels is a testament to our continued HD leadership, as no one has more HD channels or a higher quality picture than DISH Network.”

“DISH Network is a valued and long-standing partner, and we’re thrilled to expand that partnership by offering our full lineup of HD channels,” said Denise Denson, executive vice president of Content Distribution and Marketing for MTV Networks and BET Networks.

CMT HD, COMEDY CENTRAL HD, MTV HD, Nickelodeon HD, Spike TV HD and VH1 HD are now available to DISH Network customers who subscribe to Classic Bronze 100 HD and above. BET HD is now available to customers who subscribe to Classic Silver 200 HD and above. Consumers who sign up for DISH Network may qualify to receive high definition programming for free for the first six months, along with a free HD DVR and free installation.

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If you’re looking to get your hands on Digeo’s latest foray into the DVR market then you will be happy to know that a small number of boxes are now available for purchase on Amazon.

Featuring 500GB of storage along with dual-tuner multistream CableCard support this much anticipated device will fit perfectly in your home theater.

Expect to be paying top dollar for this peice of hardware as it’s currently on Amazon for $799.99, jeeze.