Definitive Home Theatre setup thread


Recommended Posts

  • 1 month later...
i just got my own place :)

heres my stuff - pretty simple, but thats the way i like it. will be adding an xbox 360 elite sometime soooon.

Samsung 50" 1080p DLP

Samsung 5.1 HTX72 HTiB

lots of my girlfriend's dvds.. :)

post-85277-1184266034_thumb.jpg

please post words of encouragement for me to get a 360.. i just need that extra oomph!

go get an elite and enjoy!

  • 2 weeks later...

Nice setup Boz! Which model stand are you using for the TV? I'm looking to do something similar for my gameroom.

Cleaned up the house...here goes:

boz_gamingsetup0.jpg

boz_gamingsetup1.jpg

boz_gamingsetup2.jpg

boz_gamingsetup3.jpg

boz_gamingsetup4.jpg

boz_gamingsetup5.jpg

boz_gamingsetup6.jpg

boz_gamingsetup7.jpg

boz_gamingsetup8.jpg

boz_gamingsetup9.jpg

boz_gamingsetup10.jpg

Setup:

- Xbox 360 120gb (WD HDD hacked) w/ HD-DVD w/ 4 wireless controllers + HD-DVD remote + wireless headset

- PS3 60gb HDMI + w/ 2 wireless controllers + PS3/Blu-Ray Remote

- Denon 1920 DVD-A/SACD Progressive Scan 720/1080 Universal DVD Player

- Denon 1905 7.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx & DTS ES Discrete 6.1 A/V Receiver

- Pioneer 1130HD 50? Plasma

- Klipsch Synergy Series 2x F-3 floorstanding loudspeakers

- Klipsch Synergy Series 2x B-3 Bookshelf loudspeakers

- Klipsch Synergy Series Sub-12 Subwoofer

- Klipsch Synergy Series C-3 center channel speaker

- Klipsch Synergy Series C-3 rear center channel speaker

- Logitech Harmony 880 remote (charging in photos )

- Panamax AC Reconditioner

- PC gaming computer running Vista Ultimate connected to the whole setup and Xbox360

- PC Specs: Opteron 185 2.6GHz, 2x8800GTS in SLI, 2 gb RAM, WD 500gb HDD, X-Fi Gamer

- Whole house is wi-fi N standard so all the components are pretty much connected wirelessly to the web via 13mbps connection

Well this is where i use my laptop and play games (360 away for repair).

Click here for web gallery

Here where i use my laptop

DSC01455.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium

And heres my TV set up, still no LCD but as soon as i get my tax back 22 days to do im getting a sony 32"

DSC01454.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium

And my DVD's, Games etc.....

DSC01456.jpg?derivative=medium&source=web.jpg&type=medium

  • 2 months later...

1983114100_c2813d163c.jpg1982208607_1e2261f537.jpg1983239898_97858c68d6.jpg1983337986_b6777dada0.jpg

Sony KDL-40W2000 HDTV (1080p Full HD, 40″ LCD).

Sony PlayStation 3 (60GB).

Sony RDR-HXD870 DVD/HDD Recorder (160GB HDD).

Sony AV Receiver.

Sony 5.1 Speakers.

Sky HD (300GB, soon to be 500GB, full subscription with HD).

Logitech Harmony 525 Universal Remote.

:D

  • 1 month later...

Well heres my bedroom set up, got the TV in the sales and the HD drive for xmas. Now i need to get a PS3 for blue ray (dam Warner) and get a surround sound system, what do you guys recommend for the sound a package surround sound or separate receiver and speaker?

2172729257_e86bde95fd.jpg

2173525608_82cac4d759.jpg

2172724189_bf9546c324.jpg

and my films and games

2173510684_cb236b6157.jpg

Hope you like it...

  • 2 weeks later...

Here's mine...

But still searching for the perfect media center....

sala02t.jpg

Currently i have a xbox with XBMC, but the lack of hd support drives me crazy. I have a macbook connected to my 40'' tv for the HD content via LAN (3TB windows home server machine)... (VLC p subtitles suck on mac os x)

Guess i'll buy one of those HP Slimline for hd...

Couldn't edit last post...

The gear...

Samsung LE40N87BDX 40'' LCD Full HD

Aiwa XR-AVH1200 (home cinema reciever + 5.1 speakers)

Xbox running xbox media center with media files at a 3TB windows home server

Macbook 2.16Ghz, connected to LCD for HD content

Yamaha YST-SW150 Subwoofer

My "home theater." Not the most extravagant, but it works. I wish I got a better tv stand than a dresser though.

-42" Panasonic Viera

-Digital HD converter box

-PS3 w/ Pelican stand charger

-Small collection of Blu-Ray media and games

-Harry Potter collection

dsc00529zp4.jpgdsc00531iz0.jpg

Well heres my bedroom set up, got the TV in the sales and the HD drive for xmas. Now i need to get a PS3 for blue ray (dam Warner) and get a surround sound system, what do you guys recommend for the sound a package surround sound or separate receiver and speaker?

Nice setup. Is that an xbr4? We have the same tv. I highly recommend it. ;)

  • 4 weeks later...
  • 1 month later...
Here's my current setup. Bit of a mess at the moment, got some decorating to do.

post-18738-1173535258_thumb.jpg

post-18738-1173535345_thumb.jpg

I'll be putting a HTPC where those games are in the very near future (any adivce on that would be welcome). Check it out

Kit List: Sony KDL-46W2000, Denon AVR-1907,

KEF KHT200 5.2, JVC DR-MH50S, hp Pavilion dv6174ea,

Microsoft XBOX360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS,

Sony PSP, Sony DSC-T50, Logitech Harmony 895,

Logitech MX Revolution, Sennheiser RS140.

And loads of other crap. :woot:

Is that a Standard def sky box?

If so ..how do you find the image quality on the 46'' sony?

Ive just bought the 46v3000 model ,but unure on what the qualitys going to be like from sky SD with me only being 7-8ft away....unsure on whether i should of gone for the 40''

Thanks

  • 2 months later...
  • 1 month later...

Quick shot of my HTPC setup:

HTPC.jpg

--------------------------------

Viewsonic N3260W 32" LCD HDTV on GeForce 8600GT Passive

Logitech X-530 5.1 Speakers on X-Fi Xtreme Audio

Dell Bluetooth Keyboard & Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse

Microsoft Media Center Remote

CoolerMaster Centurion with Seasonic S12 330w

ASUS P5N32-E SLi

Intel Core 2 Duo E6320

2GB DDR2 Ram

LiteON 16x DVD-RW & Media Card Reader

Avermedia Hyprid PCI-E TV Tuner

Windows Vista Home Premium

  • 3 weeks later...

The system is almost in place... still waiting for the center speaker shelf (maybe tomorow)

Front speakers: Wharfedale 9.5

Back speakers: Wharfedale 9.1

Center speaker: Wharfedale 9.CS

Amp: Onkyo 606

Current setup without the center and back speakers in place :(

homecinema10.JPG

When finished i'll post a panorama photo... :)

More pics: here

My living room (Toshiba 42" HDTV (purchased March 2008), Motorola HD DVR/cable box (provided by cable company, August 2007), cheap no-name DVD Player (2004), SONY 5.1 surround system (2005))...

hpim1919ww1.th.jpg

My room (Sylvania 20" TV (purchased in mid-2005), no-name DVD player (2002), Motorola DCT-2000 cable box (provided by cable company, 2004))...

roomvt4.th.jpg

The "PIP Screen" (an inside joke at my house)...

thepipscreenap8.th.jpg

Edited by roadgeek9
  • 2 weeks later...

Ignore the above post, I got some better pictures of the living room setup...

post-185777-1220114407_thumb.jpg

That's our 42" Toshiba HDTV ("Romeo and Juliet" (1996) was on MOJO HD)

post-185777-1220114450_thumb.jpg

Our Motorola DCT6416 HD Cable Box/DVR (provided by COX cable), AMW (no name) DVD player, and SONY Surround Sound System.

post-185777-1220114506_thumb.jpg

Our lovely cable setup (we have 2 cable lines, so if we are recording 2 things (our DVR can record 2 things at once) and want to watch something else, we can watch the 3rd program on the TV's built-in tuner).

  • 1 month later...

Samsung 32" LCD TV (the 1080P one)

60Gb Old School PS3

Xbox 360

Samsung Home Theatre Speaker System

Toppy 5810!

Mac Mini running Boxee (for iPlayer etc)

WRT54GL running dd-wrt for VPN server and fall over wifi

1000T ethernet

GameCube (for Mario Kart)

Not shown: 4TB Drobo w/ DroboShare for media.

post-43865-1224082839_thumb.png

  • 2 months later...

Final update

sala_panorama_50mm_full_tn.jpg

Replaced my rear speakers Wharfedale 9.1 for another pair of 9.5

Current setup:

Front speakers: Wharfedale 9.5

Back speakers: Wharfedale 9.5

Center speaker: Wharfedale 9.CS

Amp: Onkyo 606

Media center: Hp Pavilion 9170 elite connected to my media server

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • The most consequential argument in technology right now is not about which model is smartest or which chip is fastest. It is about whether the entire enterprise is a generational revolution or the largest financial bubble ever inflated — and the unsettling answer, increasingly, is that it may be both at once.,,,, https://www.techtimes.com/articles/318138/20260610/ai-revolution-ai-bubble-trillion-dollar-question-splitting-wall-street-silicon-valley.htm This is a very good read.  I agree with the answer to the question.
    • LibreWolf 151.0.4-1 by Razvan Serea LibreWolf is an independent “fork” of Firefox, with the primary goals of privacy security and user freedom. It is the community run successor to LibreFox. LibreWolf is designed to increase protection against tracking and fingerprinting techniques, while also including a few security improvements. This is achieved through our privacy and security oriented settings and patches. LibreWolf also aims to remove all the telemetry, data collection and annoyances, as well as disabling anti-freedom features like DRM. LibreWolf features: Latest Firefox — LibreWolf is compiled directly from the latest build of Firefox Stable. You will have the the latest features, and security updates. Independent Build — LibreWolf uses a build independent of Firefox and has its own settings, profile folder and installation path. As a result, it can be installed alongside Firefox or any other browser. No phoning home — Embedded server links and other calling home functions are removed. In other words, minimal background connections by default. User settings updates Extensions firewall: limit internet access for extensions. Multi-platform (Windows/Linux/Mac/and soon Android) Community-Driven Dark theme (classic and advanced) LibreWolf privacy features: Delete cookies and website data on close. Include only privacy respecting search engines like DuckDuckGo and Searx. Include uBlockOrigin with custom default filter lists, and Tracking Protection in strict mode, to block trackers and ads. Strip tracking elements from URLs, both natively and through uBO. Enable dFPI, also known as Total Cookie Protection. Enable RFP which is part of the Tor Uplift project. RFP is considered the best in class anti-fingerprinting solution, and its goal is to make users look the same and cover as many metrics as possible, in an effort to block fingerprinting techniques. Always display user language as en-US to websites, in order to protect the language used in the browser and in the OS. Disable WebGL, as it is a strong fingerprinting vector. Prevent access to the location services of the OS, and use Mozilla's location API instead of Google's API. Limit ICE candidates generation to a single interface when sharing video or audio during a videoconference. Force DNS and WebRTC inside the proxy, when one is being used. Trim cross-origin referrers, so that they don't include the full URI. Disable link prefetching and speculative connections. Disable disk cache and clear temporary files on close. Disable form autofill. Disable search and form history...and more. LibreWolf 151.0.4-1 changelog: Upstream release, see the Firefox 151.0.4 Release Notes Notable changes: DRM now uses a per-site permission, instead of allowing all requested sites access, when DRM is enabled. Download: LibreWolf 64-bit | Portable 64-bit | ~100.0 MB (Open Source) Download: ARM64 | Portable ARM64 Links: LibreWolf Home Page | Addons | Screenshot | Reddit Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
    • Stopped using Windows as my main workflow. Migrated completed to Linux. Been happier than a clam without a single issue nor windows annoyance. Leaving Windows has shown me the light at the end of the tunnel, or rather I went through the tunnel and I'm already at the light.
    • AirPods Pro 3 are now available for only $179 by Taras Buria Apple's third-gen AirPods Pro 3 introduced a few important upgrades over the previous generation while retaining the old $249 price. Still, that is quite a lot of money for a pair of earbuds, but the good news is that right now, you can save quite a lot of money on them, thanks to a new all-time low price. AirPods Pro 3 retain their classic look and form factor, with changes focused on the inside. These earbuds now come with five sets of foam-silicone tips, which sit much more securely in your ear, making the earbuds a perfect choice for physical activities and workouts. Additionally, new tips provide better passive noise cancellation. Speaking of noise cancellation, ANC is now much better at blocking outside noise, with Apple claiming the AirPods Pro mute up to two times more sound than the AirPods Pro 2. The AirPods Pro 3 also have heart rate sensors for activity tracking during workouts. They also support Live Translation and Hearing Aid mode. As for battery life, you get up to 8 hours on a single charge, with the case adding 20 more. The case supports wireless (Qi or Apple Watch charger) and wired charging over USB Type-C (cable not included). AirPods Pro 3 - $179 | $50 off on Amazon US This Amazon deal is US-specific and not available in other regions unless specified. This is a first-party seller link (at the time of article publishing); ensure that you also purchase from a first-party seller link only. If you don't like it or want to look at more options, check out the previous deals that we have covered, OR you can also visit the Amazon US deals page. Get Prime (SNAP), Prime Video, Audible Plus, or Kindle / Music Unlimited. Free for 30 days. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
    • Everything I have read is that the BBC is still Pro Doctor Who but wants a solid plan before they let anyone else try to do it. Which is fair.
  • Recent Achievements

    • One Month Later
      Tommi118 earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Month Later
      sjbousquet earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      sjbousquet earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • First Post
      DragonOfMercy earned a badge
      First Post
    • First Post
      bella52 earned a badge
      First Post
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      495
    2. 2
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      199
    3. 3
      +Edouard
      154
    4. 4
      Steven P.
      83
    5. 5
      ATLien_0
      69
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!