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Grumbletron, sweet setup but I must know what is blurred out in that last pic, it looks like a rat to me. vvv Ahhhh, mums the word. vvv poopzilla fucked around with this message at 06:37 on Mar 20, 2007 |
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poopzilla posted:Grumbletron, sweet setup but I must know what is blurred out in that last pic, it looks like a rat to me. I didnt think it wise to include my  accessories in the photo. The cats out of the bag now though. Keep it to yourself though. 
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King Nothing posted:My (Chorus line) speaker's tweeters are an aluminum/magnesium alloy. The Utopia line uses a beryllium tweeter, maybe that's what you're thinking of? It's funny you mention Rotel...go read this: I thought all focals used beryllium, just different "types" of strength or something, my bad. Also, i tend to take the general consensus over one guys epiphany that XR-57 somehow beats out an amp with way more power and higher quality components. Theres reviews of the sonic impact t-amp on moon audio and stuff that say "WOW THIS ALMOST MATCHED MY $3000 DUAL MONOBLOCKS", and then next week he reviews another mini amp and says how it beats the piss out of the sonic impact t-amp somehow. Dont get me wrong, i think the xr-57 is an impressive amp, and was pretty much set on getting it before i got a great deal on my onkyo, but i always think a seperate amp will be better. coolskillrex remix fucked around with this message at 06:45 on Mar 20, 2007 |
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Technics SL-1200 Mk2 turnie Marantz CD6000 CD player Cambridge Audio A300 integrated amp KEF Cresta 2 bookshelf speakers
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antihero posted:no pics unfortunately but here is my current setup: Ah my gf's camera on her phone is better than mine: Here is the current setup in our room. antihero fucked around with this message at 10:07 on Apr 22, 2007 |
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Nklus posted:
Not trying to bust your balls or anything, but that doesnt look like any HD TV I've ever seen. Thats a regular old TV. And those speakers would sound a hell of alot better if you spread them out like they are meant to be. Center on top L/R to the sides and surrounds in the back of the room.
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I have an old Denon receiver, B&W 602s, and a Panasonic projector. I really need to get a new receiver and a sub. My cable box, PS3, and Wii are all in the back of the room since they have to be hooked up to the projector and can't be routed through my lovely receiver.
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Ya, I just redid my room a few days ago, i've yet to position the speakers. And I know, a lot of people don't think it's an HDTV. I had to order a new cable box for my HD Cable, and before they installed it they were like "Are you sure its an HD..." I assure you, it is. I get all the HD channels in HD, its just like, a tube tv. It really old, which is why I got it so cheap. Edit: Yea, I wasn't on an HD channel when I took the pic because Fox doesn't present the syndication of Scrubs in HD, so if I'm on the FOXHD it turns it into a small box.
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Nklus posted:I dont want to poo poo up the thread with this, but unless I'm mistaken, HDTV = a wide screen. Whats the model # on that thing? If I'm wrong and thats an HD I'll buy you a cookie.
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 I just purchased this new TV three weeks ago to replace my Philips 32 inch LCD TV as I wanted a 1080p setup. What you see is the Sony Bravia 52 inch KDL-XBR3 LCD TV and I couldn't be happier with it and got it at a great price. The system setup is as follows:
As far as the Philips I'm waiting for the bracket I ordered to arrive at which point I'll wall mount that in my bedroom, retiring the 13 inch Sanyo I've had since my college days.
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:Ignore the mess. I know that glass well! I've got two from the same resturant, it seems. I also would love to contribute to this thread but I think I'll have to get a job first 
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:I dont want to poo poo up the thread with this, but unless I'm mistaken, HDTV = a wide screen. Whats the model # on that thing? If I'm wrong and thats an HD I'll buy you a cookie. They made 4:3 hd CRT's. They have an option to compress the guns so that they project only in a 16:9 format allowing for utilization of the full HD resolution on 16:9 content. They were great for people that wanted an HD set, but had 90% of their material in a 4:3 format.
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TehKrond posted:I know that glass well! I've got two from the same resturant, it seems. I stole mine from the Lone Star steakhouse. I smuggled it out under my big giant corduroy coat. I left a nice tip so it's OK. It's brimming with Lagunitas "Brown Shugga" ale at the moment. EDIT: Nklus posted:Juriko posted:They made 4:3 hd CRT's. They have an option to compress the guns so that they project only in a 16:9 format allowing for utilization of the full HD resolution on 16:9 content. They were great for people that wanted an HD set, but had 90% of their material in a 4:3 format. Well, color me informed. Nklus, instead of some godless sugar free diabetic cookie, PM me and I'll buy you the forums upgrade of your choice. Sorry for calling you out. Grumbletron 4000 fucked around with this message at 08:09 on Mar 20, 2007 |
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Mr_Angry posted:
If i were you i would get a nice bell'o stand thats big and wide. That is probably one of the nicest looking tvs out there and it looks sort of ridiculous perched atop a little skinny tv stand. There was an ikea stand that was like 75" wide that would have been perfect (cost only $100 as well), but i cant seem to find it. Hell you could just wallmount it since you have the media stand next to it. Of course your crib would be so badass with a wallmounted 52" XBR3 it might explode or something.
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:I stole mine from the Lone Star steakhouse. I smuggled it out under my big giant corduroy coat. I left a nice tip so it's OK. It's brimming with Lagunitas "Brown Shugga" ale at the moment. Well sir, I do not have the ability to PM on the forums yet and you do not appear to be on AIM (using the handle from your profile) Although it is no problem you questioning me (no one believes me) Any upgrade would be savvy as I've had an account for two years with no upgrades.
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Omegaslast posted:If i were you i would get a nice bell'o stand thats big and wide. That is probably one of the nicest looking tvs out there and it looks sort of ridiculous perched atop a little skinny tv stand. Omegaslast posted:Hell you could just wallmount it since you have the media stand next to it. Of course your crib would be so badass with a wallmounted 52" XBR3 it might explode or something.
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:I dont want to poo poo up the thread with this, but unless I'm mistaken, HDTV = a wide screen. Whats the model # on that thing? If I'm wrong and thats an HD I'll buy you a cookie. My Sony HDTV isn't widescreen either. Do you live under a rock?
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Video: Sharp Aquos LC-32D40U Audio: Denon AVR-3806 Receiver Axiom VP150 Center, M22 fronts, and M2 rears HSU VTF2 MK2 Subwoofer Source: Oppo DV-981HD Xbox 360 PC
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The HD standard includes widescreen. 4:3 CRTs that were refitted into "HDTVs" are capable of 1080i (540p) but aren't widescreen are sort of a bastardized HD spec.Grumbletron 4000 posted:40" Sony Bravia. (Only 1080i, but the price was right.) Don't want to nitpick but that is a 720p TV. It will support 1080i signals, but it will convert them to 720p internally. There are no LCD/Plasma/DLP/LCOS TVs that are native 1080i. The only TVs that ARE 1080i are HD CRTs.
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all ATSC signals (above 480p) are required to be broadcast in 16:9 to fit the conformed standard. it was common for tv manufacturers to make 4:3 televisions when ATSC was first being adopted because most content users were viewing was in 4:3 format. Around 2003 was when they started moving away from the 4:3 model and to 16:9 across the board. Samsung quit making 4:3 lcds around 2002.
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There are some beautiful set-ups in this thread. I'm tempted to spend vast amounts of money once I finish university. For now, here's what I got: - Sony STR-K670P receiver with bundled satellite speakers, which perform remarkably well. - Sony VPH-1000 projector onto DIY screen - 90 inches of poorly-calibrated S-Video goodness! - generic HTPC with HD tuner - video games I haven't finished re-assembling everything, but here's my shelf of stuff - The HTPC was cannibalized to repair another machine.  All driven by the handiest wireless keyboard I've ever used. 
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Not the best pictures but here they are:  edit: I didn't have component cables for my XBox when I took this picture, hence the crappy resolution on the TV. Video Samsung LE32M61B: 32" LCD TV Audio Onkyo TX-SR503E: 7.1 Channel receiver Infinity Reference Mark II Speakers: 2 Front, 1 Center, 2 Back Source Onkyo DV-SP402E: Progressive scan DVD player XBox running XBMC:  Samsung DCB-9401R: crappy SDTV decoder JVC HR-J672: old fashioned VCR Connections I'm using component cables from my XBox and DVD player to my receiver and from my receiver to my TV. All audio links are optical except for my VCR ofcourse. Unfortunately, SDTV decoders all use SCART so maybe I'll upgrade to an HDTV decoder, although HDTV in the Netherlands is still not interesting. But hey, it would add no extra cost to my current service plan. Remote Logitech Harmony 885: that's the EU version of the 880, I think Notes This setup does all I want it to do and even my girlfriend doesn't find it to complicated to control everything (since I got the Harmony remote). I do have to think hard about getting a new decoder though, I could also get a twin tuner SDTV one with 160GB. Or maybe a dreambox? Tukker fucked around with this message at 14:18 on Mar 20, 2007 |
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 TV - Mitsubishi WD-52628 Pros: NetCommand is awesome. I can control every device through the TV with 1 remote. PerfectColor allows the home tweaker to get pretty goddamn spot-on NTSC color correction. Fantastic picture quality. Cons: Not true 1080P (doesn't accept a 1080P signal input). Can't use the same input with a different setting on the receiver to allow the control I need (Wii and Xbox run on same input, through the TV, but different on the receiver. It won't let me create a Wii and Xbox input, have to use Wii/Xbox and change manually). Changing channels through the ATSC tuner is slow as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. I have a cable box, so that doesn't really matter. Receiver - Onkyo TX-604SR Pros: Tons and tons of features. Easy calibration. Tons of inputs. Cons: Couldn't customize my inputs as much as I wanted. Can't customize the name of inputs. Direct input mode clicks whenever input changes. Speakers - Velodyne Front Row CHT Pros: Great sound quality for the price (clearanced at $200, normally $600). Cons: None really. Sub - Acoustec BIC H-100 Pros: This is easily the best subwoofer for the price you can possibly find. A $200 sub that looks and performs like an $800 one. Cons: It didn't come with a prostitute like I expected.  DVD - Panasonic RP-82 Pros: Everything. Cons: It's discontinued and will eventually die.  Cable - Motorola DCT3412 I Pros: It allows me to record multiple HD channels and watch later. Cons: Everything else. God, this thing is a loving buggy piece of poo poo. Xbox 360 Nintendo Wii Xbox (modded) Zombie Dictator fucked around with this message at 14:16 on Mar 20, 2007 |
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Tukker posted:Not the best pictures but here they are: That's a very nice wall!
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antihero posted:That's a very nice wall! Original vs Current (long exposure test shot):  
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Nothing too fancy here, but good enough for me : - LG 32LC2R - Sony STR-DE585 - Sony DVP-S525D (old, but no point in buying a new regular DVD player anymore) - Xbox 360 - Infinity Alpha 20's PC hooked up occasionally for some HD movie goodness. 
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For those that are using an HD-TV as a monitor for surfing the web, how is it? Would I be able to use one as my primary monitor? Do you think 720P/1080i is good enough to do this or would I need a 1080P set. I'm thinking of getting a 27-32", would this be acceptable if I'm sitting less than 7' away from it?
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Stezzargh posted:All driven by the handiest wireless keyboard I've ever used. I have one of these and I like it except I constantly have to take out the batteries and put them back in to wake it up. Do you have that problem?
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chuckelZ posted:For those that are using an HD-TV as a monitor for surfing the web, how is it? Would I be able to use one as my primary monitor? Do you think 720P/1080i is good enough to do this or would I need a 1080P set. I'm thinking of getting a 27-32", would this be acceptable if I'm sitting less than 7' away from it? Yeah I would like to know too as I am thinking of getting a mac mini.
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chuckelZ posted:For those that are using an HD-TV as a monitor for surfing the web, how is it? Would I be able to use one as my primary monitor? Do you think 720P/1080i is good enough to do this or would I need a 1080P set. I'm thinking of getting a 27-32", would this be acceptable if I'm sitting less than 7' away from it? I use a 32 inch polaroid HDTV as my primary monitor and tbh I like it pretty well. I use it at 720P which doesnt allow for a ton of screen real estate but i find that on my screen at least it works best (my tv does not support 1080P). For basic comp stuff i find its just fine (web surfin, email, aim etc) and for gaming its super fun. Youll want to turn your font size way up and depending on how high off the ground it is you may want to look into buying some kind of floor chair ( i use some "gaming chair" i got for $50. at bestbuy and i think its great, comfy, portable and I can drop it right down 2 feet from my screen if i wanna get up close) I still have my 19inch samsung monitor, but I actually havent used it since i connected the HDTV. for the stuff I do at home on my PC the HDTV works fine and is conveinent.
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Wiseblood posted:I have one of these and I like it except I constantly have to take out the batteries and put them back in to wake it up. Do you have that problem? No way, just hit the Ctrl button 2 or 3 times and it will wake up 
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 I am not at home, so I don't have access to my main A/V setup, but I will go back and add that later. It is great to see an A/V forum here! For now, I will list my mainly audio office system It is a hard drive based system. I use apple lossless through itunes. All my files are output via USB to my apogee mini dac which also serves as analog volume control. The apogee outputs to two ATC SCM 10 active monitors via DNM solid core XLR cables. Sunds pretty nice, and the monitor is pretty too.
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Mr_Angry posted:
Not to be rude, but why spend so much on a tv and not much on a surround setup? BEAUTIFUL tv though, if I had the means I would certainly consider one.
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expunge posted:
I have Dish with their HD and Voom packages. I get Food and HGTV in Hi Def, along with the great voom channels. I have so much great HD content, I rarely watch standard def channels anymore.
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Metanaut posted:Nothing too fancy here, but good enough for me :
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Nabisco posted:Where did you get that TV stand? Im looking for something to go with the TV im getting http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Magnavox-32-LCD-HDTV-32MF231D/sem/rpsm/oid/145316/catOid/-12867/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do I can't remember, but it was bought from some finnish store.  It's made by Kayman, which is apparently some swedish company. It's also about 4 years old, so I'm not sure do they even make this model anymore.
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DoktorLoken posted:Not to be rude, but why spend so much on a tv and not much on a surround setup? BEAUTIFUL tv though, if I had the means I would certainly consider one.
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