The pride of Newmarket, home to three Azers. Russound is literally a driver and a three iron from my condo.
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TV / Home Theater - What are y'all running?
- Thread starter WJenness
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The pride of Newmarket, home to three Azers. Russound is literally a driver and a three iron from my condo.
Philpug
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96" Sharp Projector
Sony 3300 ES
Sony Blu-Ray
Verizon Fios
Wii
Paradigm Speakers all around.
BeanoNYC
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42" Samsung 720p in the bedroom.
42" Samsung 1080p in the living room
37" Phillips 720p in the playroom
Wii
PS3
42" Samsung 1080p in the living room
37" Phillips 720p in the playroom
Wii
PS3
frozencorn
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Samsung DLP 50" 720 (2005, ancient by TV standards)
Onkyo receiver (forget which one, but I second the amount of inputs)
Wii - games, have not really figured out what else to do with it
Comcast HD receiver
Sony speakers/woofer left over from an old home theater package that need to be upgraded
Panasonic Prg-scan DVD - not worth getting a Blu Ray until I have 1080
Onkyo receiver (forget which one, but I second the amount of inputs)
Wii - games, have not really figured out what else to do with it
Comcast HD receiver
Sony speakers/woofer left over from an old home theater package that need to be upgraded
Panasonic Prg-scan DVD - not worth getting a Blu Ray until I have 1080
severine
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You guys have some nice stuff!
o3jeff
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+1, I was looking to get a 42" for my 12 x 14 living room, but looks like I might have to go 50" or bigger to keep up with the Alpinezoners....
severine
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Seeing as the Evils' great room is not much smaller than our whole apartment, I don't think we need such a big TV.
Ours is quite outdated, though, even though it's only 9 years old. Can't hook-up Blu-Ray to it.
bigbog
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That place sounds nice w...
WJenness
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ERJ-145CA
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I've got a 15 year old JVC AV reciever with Dolby 5.1 hooked to two Cerwin Vega 15" speakers in the downstairs family room but I never hooked any other speakers up to it. It's mostly used for CDs, and LP,s (it's been ages since I used the cassette deck).
When I was in college years ago I had the above stereo hooked up to a Hi-Fi VCR and a 13" TV. The sound was huge compared to the tiny TV.
I just got a 46" 1080p Panasonic plasma as a gift which I have in the living room. Right now I have no audio equipment hooked up to it but I hope to soon, though I'm not sure if I'm going to go with a whole home theater setup or just a stereo with a subwoofer.
I also just got a HD DVR box and have an upconverting (upconverts to 1080i) DVD player/recorder VCR combo that I bought a couple of years ago to burn my videotapes to DVD. I hooked up the HDMI jack from the DVD player to the TV and put in Wild Stallions and it's almost HD quality, it looks great. I guess a blu-ray player is coming soon.
When I was in college years ago I had the above stereo hooked up to a Hi-Fi VCR and a 13" TV. The sound was huge compared to the tiny TV.
I just got a 46" 1080p Panasonic plasma as a gift which I have in the living room. Right now I have no audio equipment hooked up to it but I hope to soon, though I'm not sure if I'm going to go with a whole home theater setup or just a stereo with a subwoofer.
I also just got a HD DVR box and have an upconverting (upconverts to 1080i) DVD player/recorder VCR combo that I bought a couple of years ago to burn my videotapes to DVD. I hooked up the HDMI jack from the DVD player to the TV and put in Wild Stallions and it's almost HD quality, it looks great. I guess a blu-ray player is coming soon.
WJenness
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After reading more than I ever thought I would on the subject...
I think I've settled on a TV: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889102264
Going to keep an eye out over the next couple weeks to see if it goes on sale with the "Big Game" coming up...
Receiver / speakers will likely be addressed at the end of Feb. or so.
-w
I think I've settled on a TV: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889102264
Going to keep an eye out over the next couple weeks to see if it goes on sale with the "Big Game" coming up...
Receiver / speakers will likely be addressed at the end of Feb. or so.
-w
WJenness
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I just posted some pics of our new place on facebook.
Public link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44325&id=1014816967&l=24139de776
-w
Public link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44325&id=1014816967&l=24139de776
-w
RootDKJ
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Damn...how did I miss this thread
Panasonic 720p 50"
Yahama RXV1000
Onyko Surround Speakers w/ 12" Sub
Insigna Outdoor Speakers (not hooked up yet)
2 Motorola 3416 DVR's
Panasonic DVD
Halo Edition Xbox (original) with mod chip and 200 GB hard disk.
Edit: My favorite "source" for AV accessories is www.Monoprice.com You can't beat their prices on mounts and HDMI cables.
Panasonic 720p 50"
Yahama RXV1000
Onyko Surround Speakers w/ 12" Sub
Insigna Outdoor Speakers (not hooked up yet)
2 Motorola 3416 DVR's
Panasonic DVD
Halo Edition Xbox (original) with mod chip and 200 GB hard disk.
Edit: My favorite "source" for AV accessories is www.Monoprice.com You can't beat their prices on mounts and HDMI cables.
ctenidae
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We just picked up a set of Mirage Prestige Nano speakers (4 plus a center channel) for $450 from Best Buy. Well, bought, they have to be delivered from the warehouse. Seemed like too good a deal to pass up. Now just ahve to find a sub, and we'll be surround-sounded again.
severine
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Reminds me of the condo my sister used to own. It was in a converted mill building with a lot of exposed brick. Nice!
o3jeff
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Nice, the exposed brick of old buildings is the "in" thing now. Resembles my new office
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severine
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Nice! Apparently, it was "in" enough that when they did our apartment (15 years ago?) they put fake exposed brick on 2 walls in it...in addition to the paneling. :lol:
o3jeff
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I guess the brick has always been in, just the paneling went out of style!
Thank god I don't have to pay heat bill here, thing always seems to be running.
WJenness
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jaywbigred
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One thing to strongly conisder, imo, and having gone through the process of buying 2 new TVs this summer/fall, is whether or not you really need the a true "flat panel" TV (LCD and Plasma). If space is a big concern, and you want to hang/mount the TV, then, and only then, should you start research LCD and Plasma (imo). You will find lots of internet literature regarding the pros and cons of each (motion blur, how black the blacks are, screen burn, etc...).
However, if you have a decent sized room, you do not need to spend the money on either an LCD nor a Plasma. Why? Take a look at modern DLP televisions. They do not use bulbs anymore (they use LED backlighting), so there is no risk of having to replace an expensive bulbd when it burns out. Experts agree that they probably supply the best overall picture, in that they do not pose any of the motion blur drawbacks of LCD, the blacks are at least as black as plasma, but there is no worry re: burn in. Plus they are substantially cheaper, especially at size, than both LCD and (esp.) plasma. I got a great Samsung 67 inch for about $1600.
While not a "flat panel," DLPs are certainly not as deep as traditional TVs. Basically, you can put them up next to the wall pretty flush (12-18 inches?), but you can't hang them. Esp. not when there 67 inches!!!
My .02 cents.
However, if you have a decent sized room, you do not need to spend the money on either an LCD nor a Plasma. Why? Take a look at modern DLP televisions. They do not use bulbs anymore (they use LED backlighting), so there is no risk of having to replace an expensive bulbd when it burns out. Experts agree that they probably supply the best overall picture, in that they do not pose any of the motion blur drawbacks of LCD, the blacks are at least as black as plasma, but there is no worry re: burn in. Plus they are substantially cheaper, especially at size, than both LCD and (esp.) plasma. I got a great Samsung 67 inch for about $1600.
While not a "flat panel," DLPs are certainly not as deep as traditional TVs. Basically, you can put them up next to the wall pretty flush (12-18 inches?), but you can't hang them. Esp. not when there 67 inches!!!
My .02 cents.
