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Full Version: Definitive Home Theatre setup thread
This be mine. 
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=270812
mine and couple others
mine and couple others
my rooms such a mess id be too embarrassed to post maybe ill have to clean up so i can post it later
Same. I'll tidy up and post a photo for you guys.
Here is mine, I changed some things around, i'll try to get my hands on a friend digicam to take new better quality pics.If you want info on my equipement just ask it I'm too lazy to check model # right now, the receiver is a kenwood DTS, DD5.1 and I use my PS2 as a DVD right now. BTW my house is for sale the ref # is 19095 for interested people. (the price is CDN)
QUOTE(alext5 @ Jan 16 2005, 00:06)
Here is mine, I changed some things around, i'll try to get my hands on a friend digicam to take new better quality pics.If you want info on my equipement just ask it I'm too lazy to check model # right now, the receiver is a kenwood DTS, DD5.1 and I use my PS2 as a DVD right now. BTW my house is for sale the ref # is 19095 for interested people. (the price is CDN)
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Nice
QUOTE(alext5 @ Jan 15 2005, 23:06)
Here is mine, I changed some things around, i'll try to get my hands on a friend digicam to take new better quality pics.If you want info on my equipement just ask it I'm too lazy to check model # right now, the receiver is a kenwood DTS, DD5.1 and I use my PS2 as a DVD right now. BTW my house is for sale the ref # is 19095 for interested people. (the price is CDN)
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Why do I not believe it?
QUOTE(Squibbles @ Jan 16 2005, 20:12)
Why do I not believe it?
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Easily possible. I have the same Matrix posters
whats not to believe...I have a similar setup. except with less furniture and posters.
If only I had a digital camera..
QUOTE(oddcrap @ Jan 16 2005, 22:14)
If only I had a digital camera..
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Borrow one
QUOTE(Squibbles @ Jan 16 2005, 19:12)
Why do I not believe it?
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You probably don't believe it because he has a cinema setup like that and no digital camera.
What is unbelievable squibbles?
QUOTE(metallithrax @ Jan 16 2005, 21:20)
You probably don't believe it because he has a cinema setup like that and no digital camera.
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Well I have a 30+ thousand dollar setup and I don't own a digital camera for two reasons. I don't use a camera that much and secondly I don't tend to post pictures of myself or my own home. I'm a very private person.
Here's mine, the same picture shown in the game area thread.
yeah Squibbles, i would have thought that that setup wasn't likely a couple of days ago, but today i went around to a new friend of mines house and hes like 'yeah, thats my home theatre in there', and i go in, and he has this huge 5:1 setup (the size of that woofer 
), a roof mounted projector, this huge yamaha receiver, dvd player, cd player, xbox, and like a 100 dvds. so i fired up his xbox and played halo 2. hot damn, that was an experience.
edit: ^someone enjoys there Donkey Konga.
), a roof mounted projector, this huge yamaha receiver, dvd player, cd player, xbox, and like a 100 dvds. so i fired up his xbox and played halo 2. hot damn, that was an experience. edit: ^someone enjoys there Donkey Konga.
I only bought Donkey Konga today.
Hey deepfried is that a plasma ya have there. If that is a plasma be warned that those things burn-in pretty quick. Because I have an HD Tivo I tend to watch many Fox shows for a long period of time and that damn Fox13 logo is nicely annoying me on the right hand corner. So now when I watch CBS shows the CBS logo gets blocked out by the Fox logo burnt into my screen. The fox wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't on for 3/4 of the show and a dark blue color logo at that. I'm almost thinking about trashing that damn thing and getting a DLP set because that has been driving me nuts the last few days. It actually ruins the shows because my eyes can't stay away from it.
QUOTE(SeaClearly @ Jan 17 2005, 18:56)
Hey deepfried is that a plasma ya have there. If that is a plasma be warned that those things burn-in pretty quick. Because I have an HD Tivo I tend to watch many Fox shows for a long period of time and that damn Fox13 logo is nicely annoying me on the right hand corner. So now when I watch CBS shows the CBS logo gets blocked out by the Fox logo burnt into my screen. The fox wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't on for 3/4 of the show and a dark blue color logo at that. I'm almost thinking about trashing that damn thing and getting a DLP set because that has been driving me nuts the last few days. It actually ruins the shows because my eyes can't stay away from it.
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Take it back
hell yeah take it back
these things cost so much
these things cost so much
lol. im too poor for a camera. I get to by a new cell phone today, so who knows I might have pics to post later.
the "entertainment center"
2 old klh speakers with 15" woofers. Model 1230SO/1230SB
pair of jbl bookshelf speakers that have excellent tone: model E30BE
old sony 4ch. stereo (100watts x 4ch). only about 12 yrs old
new panasonic dvd player. DVD-S27K
sony 27" tv, KV27FS120 is the currenty model that replaced mine. very similiar in features.
now i have an audigy 2 coupled with a kiplisch 5.1 setup on the puter.
the "entertainment center"
2 old klh speakers with 15" woofers. Model 1230SO/1230SB
pair of jbl bookshelf speakers that have excellent tone: model E30BE
old sony 4ch. stereo (100watts x 4ch). only about 12 yrs old
new panasonic dvd player. DVD-S27K
sony 27" tv, KV27FS120 is the currenty model that replaced mine. very similiar in features.
now i have an audigy 2 coupled with a kiplisch 5.1 setup on the puter.
QUOTE(SeaClearly @ Jan 18 2005, 04:56)
Hey deepfried is that a plasma ya have there. If that is a plasma be warned that those things burn-in pretty quick. Because I have an HD Tivo I tend to watch many Fox shows for a long period of time and that damn Fox13 logo is nicely annoying me on the right hand corner. So now when I watch CBS shows the CBS logo gets blocked out by the Fox logo burnt into my screen. The fox wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't on for 3/4 of the show and a dark blue color logo at that. I'm almost thinking about trashing that damn thing and getting a DLP set because that has been driving me nuts the last few days. It actually ruins the shows because my eyes can't stay away from it.
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Yeah, it is a plasma television. I know how serious burn-ins are with these types of televisions but so far, nothing drastic has happened also. You can always burn-off the images though it may take quite a long time depending on how bad it is. I had a slight burn-in when I was using 4:3 mode for just a few minutes and that just vanished after a few seconds once I switched back to 16:9.
QUOTE(alext5 @ Jan 15 2005, 23:06)
Here is mine, I changed some things around, i'll try to get my hands on a friend digicam to take new better quality pics.If you want info on my equipement just ask it I'm too lazy to check model # right now, the receiver is a kenwood DTS, DD5.1 and I use my PS2 as a DVD right now. BTW my house is for sale the ref # is 19095 for interested people. (the price is CDN)
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Woah, Nice
This is my current setup in my living room. All of the electronics were purchased while I was in college except for the component video selector. I plan on moving everything here except for a game console or two into my bedroom after I get married. Then I will purchse some bigger (at least 50" DLP or LCD) and better stuff for my living room.
I designed the entertainment center and my dad built it for me (for free!). It was built in four parts. The top, two sides, and the bottom. Each part is made with grooves so that it fits together perfectly. I designed it like this so it would be easy to move. I was going to make the top shelf smaller at first then decided to make it larger so it can store DVDs, picture frames, or larger speakers, etc...
Description:
1, 2 and 3 - Bose Cubes
4 - CD Cases
5 - Phillips DVD 724 (Progressive scan)
6 - HD Cable Box
7 - DVD Drawer - comes out all the way, stores 56 standard DVD cases
8 - Sony STR-DE597
9 - Toshiba 42H83
10 - XBOX
11 - PS2
12 - 8 input Component Video Selector w/ Optical Digital Audio & LAN
13 - Video game drawer - same as DVD Drawer
14 - GameCube
15 - Bose Bass Module - Acoustimass 6
EDIT: I use component video cables for DVD player, Cable Box, XBOX, PS2 & GameCube. I use monster cales for DVD & Cable and use factory cables for the game consoles. I also use Optical Digital Audio for PS2, XBOX, HD Cable Box; Coax Digital for DVD & regular cables for GameCube (which I think is the only option?). I only use the component video switcher for the game consoles. My Cable box has a DVI out, but it is not enabled. I hope to get a DVD player with DVI out at some point so I can finally use the DVI input on my TV.
I designed the entertainment center and my dad built it for me (for free!). It was built in four parts. The top, two sides, and the bottom. Each part is made with grooves so that it fits together perfectly. I designed it like this so it would be easy to move. I was going to make the top shelf smaller at first then decided to make it larger so it can store DVDs, picture frames, or larger speakers, etc...
Description:
1, 2 and 3 - Bose Cubes
4 - CD Cases
5 - Phillips DVD 724 (Progressive scan)
6 - HD Cable Box
7 - DVD Drawer - comes out all the way, stores 56 standard DVD cases
8 - Sony STR-DE597
9 - Toshiba 42H83
10 - XBOX
11 - PS2
12 - 8 input Component Video Selector w/ Optical Digital Audio & LAN
13 - Video game drawer - same as DVD Drawer
14 - GameCube
15 - Bose Bass Module - Acoustimass 6
EDIT: I use component video cables for DVD player, Cable Box, XBOX, PS2 & GameCube. I use monster cales for DVD & Cable and use factory cables for the game consoles. I also use Optical Digital Audio for PS2, XBOX, HD Cable Box; Coax Digital for DVD & regular cables for GameCube (which I think is the only option?). I only use the component video switcher for the game consoles. My Cable box has a DVI out, but it is not enabled. I hope to get a DVD player with DVI out at some point so I can finally use the DVI input on my TV.
nice! I wish I knew how to make something like that I could save myself some cash, right now my stuff is running off my dresser I would post some pictures but I have to clean my room first
QUOTE(Snipe™ @ Jan 22 2005, 11:36)
This is my current setup in my living room. All of the electronics were purchased while I was in college except for the component video selector. I plan on moving everything here except for a game console or two into my bedroom after I get married. Then I will purchse some bigger (at least 50" DLP or LCD) and better stuff for my living room.
I designed the entertainment center and my dad built it for me (for free!). It was built in four parts. The top, two sides, and the bottom. Each part is made with grooves so that it fits together perfectly. I designed it like this so it would be easy to move. I was going to make the top shelf smaller at first then decided to make it larger so it can store DVDs, picture frames, or larger speakers, etc...
Description:
1, 2 and 3 - Bose Cubes
4 - CD Cases
5 - Phillips DVD 724 (Progressive scan)
6 - HD Cable Box
7 - DVD Drawer - comes out all the way, stores 56 standard DVD cases
8 - Sony STR-DE597
9 - Toshiba 42H83
10 - XBOX
11 - PS2
12 - 8 input Component Video Selector w/ Optical Digital Audio & LAN
13 - Video game drawer - same as DVD Drawer
14 - GameCube
15 - Bose Bass Module - Acoustimass 6
EDIT: I use component video cables for DVD player, Cable Box, XBOX, PS2 & GameCube. I use monster cales for DVD & Cable and use factory cables for the game consoles. I also use Optical Digital Audio for PS2, XBOX, HD Cable Box; Coax Digital for DVD & regular cables for GameCube (which I think is the only option?). I only use the component video switcher for the game consoles. My Cable box has a DVI out, but it is not enabled. I hope to get a DVD player with DVI out at some point so I can finally use the DVI input on my TV.
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I designed the entertainment center and my dad built it for me (for free!). It was built in four parts. The top, two sides, and the bottom. Each part is made with grooves so that it fits together perfectly. I designed it like this so it would be easy to move. I was going to make the top shelf smaller at first then decided to make it larger so it can store DVDs, picture frames, or larger speakers, etc...
Description:
1, 2 and 3 - Bose Cubes
4 - CD Cases
5 - Phillips DVD 724 (Progressive scan)
6 - HD Cable Box
7 - DVD Drawer - comes out all the way, stores 56 standard DVD cases
8 - Sony STR-DE597
9 - Toshiba 42H83
10 - XBOX
11 - PS2
12 - 8 input Component Video Selector w/ Optical Digital Audio & LAN
13 - Video game drawer - same as DVD Drawer
14 - GameCube
15 - Bose Bass Module - Acoustimass 6
EDIT: I use component video cables for DVD player, Cable Box, XBOX, PS2 & GameCube. I use monster cales for DVD & Cable and use factory cables for the game consoles. I also use Optical Digital Audio for PS2, XBOX, HD Cable Box; Coax Digital for DVD & regular cables for GameCube (which I think is the only option?). I only use the component video switcher for the game consoles. My Cable box has a DVI out, but it is not enabled. I hope to get a DVD player with DVI out at some point so I can finally use the DVI input on my TV.
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it's a nice setup you got there
QUOTE(finalcut @ Jan 23 2005, 19:10)
it's a nice setup you got there
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Thanks, it was more impressive when I was in college. I did not have the entertainment center back then though. I had all that stuff in my bedroom
I was the only person I knew with an HDTV. My friends would come over and sit on my bedroom floor and/or bed to watch TV and play games. Those were the days
Hey snipe I'm really liking your entertainment center. Your pop does some very good work.
Okay . I think these kinds of topics where closed but I just went to one in the media room so im presuming that I can do this . Well post your pic of your home threatre heres mine :
the full view
kareoke area
screen and speakers [you cant see the ones on the ceilin]
Audio and video components
Oh and its not finished yet
:the full view
kareoke area
screen and speakers [you cant see the ones on the ceilin]
Audio and video components
Oh and its not finished yet
mine is no where near as cool as yours is bud....but at least I have furniture........lol
Why go to all that trouble of spending money on a screen and projector if your not going to bother to set your speakers up correctly!
we actually do have a thread for posting Home theater pictures 
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=271229
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=271229
Dude..... I don't care if you can't wire speakers or buy furniture... that is still freaking sweet.... mounted a little high though.
Thats an incredible setup.
Must have cost a bundle.
Must have cost a bundle.
urgh I bet that'd take ages to setup that projector!
threads merged
uhh...ok...you gotta ignore my room/walls being messy im currently decorating...so dont shout !
ok in picture is Sony plasma and Playstation 2 and Sky+ - sony is HDTV and i have components from PS2 and components for XBOX [which isnt in pic]...
xbox is below the table with an xvid player [which i dont use cause i have the xbox now!] anyways...
some sweet setups here...and yeah you gotta be super careful when watching stuff on the plasma...i feel asleep last night at like 2 am and woke up at 7am and left the damn thing on...LUCKYILY i left it on a channel which had stuff on all night...had it have been another channel i just would have woke up and cried...this thing is like 3 months old and cost me £4000...so you can tell how much i would have cried
also; you cant ACTUALLY return a plasma for burn-in its states this in the owner manual and on the warranty forms...this isnt something Sony [and i would assume all] cover for cause its not a manufacturing issue or error its simply someone leaving their TV with a static image.
also the dude with the Fox Logo...that really weird man - any logo on a TV show like MTV etc has never even slightly left an image artifact on my plasma...you have a ****ty plasma maybe?
ok in picture is Sony plasma and Playstation 2 and Sky+ - sony is HDTV and i have components from PS2 and components for XBOX [which isnt in pic]...
xbox is below the table with an xvid player [which i dont use cause i have the xbox now!] anyways...
some sweet setups here...and yeah you gotta be super careful when watching stuff on the plasma...i feel asleep last night at like 2 am and woke up at 7am and left the damn thing on...LUCKYILY i left it on a channel which had stuff on all night...had it have been another channel i just would have woke up and cried...this thing is like 3 months old and cost me £4000...so you can tell how much i would have cried
also; you cant ACTUALLY return a plasma for burn-in its states this in the owner manual and on the warranty forms...this isnt something Sony [and i would assume all] cover for cause its not a manufacturing issue or error its simply someone leaving their TV with a static image.
also the dude with the Fox Logo...that really weird man - any logo on a TV show like MTV etc has never even slightly left an image artifact on my plasma...you have a ****ty plasma maybe?
I have that sony playing at my store........It sucks in every way.....You should had got the Pioneer 43 Inch Plasma at the same money and twice the quality..
Anyway bellow is my own Room Theater ( thats the only space i have free in the house )
Anyway bellow is my own Room Theater ( thats the only space i have free in the house
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My Room Theater Is Combined From
Starting from Top to Bottom :
Pioneer DVR-720H/s
Yamaha RX-V650
Philips DVD963SA
Philips 29PT9417
Crystal Audio System 7
Crystal Audio SuperBass 10
Monster Cable MScarts/MCoaxials/MOpticals - THX speaker Wirings.
Not much but it does the work
Starting from Top to Bottom :
Pioneer DVR-720H/s
Yamaha RX-V650
Philips DVD963SA
Philips 29PT9417
Crystal Audio System 7
Crystal Audio SuperBass 10
Monster Cable MScarts/MCoaxials/MOpticals - THX speaker Wirings.
Not much but it does the work
Like I told you I am posting new pictures of my HT with my friend DigiCam (I have a DSC-T1 on order that we got for almost free )
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Watching tonight:
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I will get some other pictures of the equipement and dvd's tonight.
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Watching tonight:
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I will get some other pictures of the equipement and dvd's tonight.
QUOTE(HellasVagabond @ Jan 30 2005, 03:19)
I have that sony playing at my store........It sucks in every way.....You should had got the Pioneer 43 Inch Plasma at the same money and twice the quality..
Anyway bellow is my own Room Theater ( thats the only space i have free in the house )
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That 43" Pioneer may have awesome colors, but its black levels suck. I prefer panasonic plasmas.
(Double post, sorry)
My desktop
Logitech Z-640 Closeup
My sound system, forgot which Panasonic model... I love my ghetto Hitach MTS TV!
Closeup of the sound system
got to admit when i saw that firsat pick of alext5's system i didnt beleive it but after that its pretty nice setup, cant really be stuffed posting pics but i got bose 301's onkyo 501 amp and infocus x1
There are hardly any images of systems up and running, it would be cool to see more stuff turned on.
crazihouse: I like that you have my pics on your PC in your pics lol
Tiger.Girl: Once I get a new system I will post that then - unfortunately, that may be more than a year from now - ARGH! I am hoping to get at least a new TV before the new year or next Super Bowl, but I am not sure if that is going to happen. I will probably be spending a bunch of money when I move out of my apartment and into a house in June - can't wait!
Tiger.Girl: Once I get a new system I will post that then - unfortunately, that may be more than a year from now - ARGH! I am hoping to get at least a new TV before the new year or next Super Bowl, but I am not sure if that is going to happen. I will probably be spending a bunch of money when I move out of my apartment and into a house in June - can't wait!
Here is my home theatre.
Pioneer VSX-D3707 Dolby 5.1
2x3-way 10" (homebuilt)
2x3-way 10" (not pictured, also homebuilt)
1x12" Jensen powered subwoofer
I am in need of a good center channel;)
For my computer setup, see:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...#entry585697862
Post #1293 by Mr. Elusive. Computer specs in sig.
Pioneer VSX-D3707 Dolby 5.1
2x3-way 10" (homebuilt)
2x3-way 10" (not pictured, also homebuilt)
1x12" Jensen powered subwoofer
I am in need of a good center channel;)
For my computer setup, see:
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...#entry585697862
Post #1293 by Mr. Elusive. Computer specs in sig.
QUOTE(Tiger.Girl @ Feb 24 2005, 01:21)
There are hardly any images of systems up and running, it would be cool to see more stuff turned on.
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Give me like another 2 weeks or maybe this weekend. I'm trying to tidy up mine and get another component rack.. then i'll post a pic. And when i get my plasma tv i'll have tons of pics then cuz i'll be complete then :-D
TV = Mitsubishi WS-48413 (48" HDTV)
Receiver = Sony STR-DE697
DVD - Sony DVP-665P
Game - Microsoft Xbox (HD & 5.1 of-course)
And about 10 games and 147 DVDs :-D (192 total, the rest my friends have)
Infocus projector (7205)
+ 96" WideScreen
+ Onkyo 6.1 1000W surround sound
+ RJ-Tech DVD/DivX/XviD player
+ Everything HD
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= Yum....
+ 96" WideScreen
+ Onkyo 6.1 1000W surround sound
+ RJ-Tech DVD/DivX/XviD player
+ Everything HD
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= Yum....
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