home theater question(s)

thanks for all the info! thats pretty much what i was looking for and i would be more than willing to toy around with wires and such to see what i could do anyway. and i asked this now, cuz as i said, its at the time to lay wires.
i will have to see what he wants to run for rooms
i would guess
surround in living room
stereo outside to patio & a bedroom maybe a hall

how bad do you think install would be?