Posted November 5, 200816 yr Just did a quick search and couldn't find anything relating to it so thought I'd start a thread on it. Post up any hints/tips/setups you have and any q's an hopefully have some answers as well (o: Heres mine: Sony W Series Bravia 40" KDL40W4000 Panasonic DVD Recorder/VHS combo DMR-EZ47V Yamaha RX-V661 AV Receiver Wharfedale Xarus XR-4000 speakers (front) Wharfedale Xarus XR-Centre (centre) Wharfedale Xarus XR-1000 speakers (rear) Wharfedale SW150 (sub) Wanted to get the Diamond 9 series speakers but JB's didn't have them. Didn't get a Blu-ray player at the time as the 'format wars' were still going on. Oh yeah, first thing i did once i had it all setup was hook my PC up to see what BF2 looked like (o: There comes a time in every musician's life when they must decide what instrument they should master. Few. If any are ever worthy enough to master. The cowbell.
November 5, 200816 yr Did you look at the ps3 for player? My bro has a pretty big setup (50inc samsung full hd with 5.1 yamaha surround sound and amp+ps3+ipod dock) Fear is another word for weakness.
November 5, 200816 yr Author Did you look at the ps3 for player? My bro has a pretty big setup (50inc samsung full hd with 5.1 yamaha surround sound and amp+ps3+ipod dock) yeah was thinking about a puss3, but already have a puss2 an dont think the wife would like me spending the money on "another" game system (o: nearly bought a 50" Sharp lcd for the same money as the Sony, but the size of the lounge room is pretty small so it would've been like "would you like some wall with your lcd?", plus sitting where the couch is you'd have to turn your head (even if slightly) to view side to side. 40" fits perfectly, you dont have to turn your head (sit about 2.5-3m away from the screen atm). One thing i remember thinking before hand, sure the bigger size lcd would be great but i didn't want it dominating the room. My dad has a 42" plasma and the room he has his in is nearly twice the size of mine however how he has set his up, first thing your eyes are drawn to is the plasma because it just seems to dominate the room. If its a dedicated theatre room then sure it should dominate the room but if its not a theatre room so to speak, it shouldn't be what draws your attention/focus when you enter the room. I read an article on news.com.au that explained this perfectly but cant find it now /o: There comes a time in every musician's life when they must decide what instrument they should master. Few. If any are ever worthy enough to master. The cowbell.
November 5, 200816 yr but the size of the lounge room is pretty small so it would've been like "would you like some wall with your lcd?" Haha I lol'd http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/psyrus_uraya/awards-1.png QFT: Your computer is smart man. It tells you not to play the second worst PR map [burning Sands] (first is Wanda Shan). QFT: if you dont get pissed off when you lose you dont care enough
November 5, 200816 yr Yeah my bro's was the latest model plasma from samsung.. I guess blu ray players are down abit now?, but few months ago the ps3 was the cheapest bluray players for a while, And casino royal blue ray looked pretty damm nifty on his screen with all the gizmos and fancy cables Fear is another word for weakness.
November 5, 200816 yr Author when i got my system, br players were still around the $900+ mark. Yeah got HDMI cables (plus some dvds etc) thrown in as well (mongrels only gave me two tho so no ABC weather in 5.1 surround sound :disgust:). Thing that won me on the Xarus speakers was when in JB's the guy told me about em, said 'what do they look like', he took me over to the Sharp 50" LCD (the one i thought about buying), that had a VX-R661 and some XR-4000s hooked up, was playing Transformers, just when the grunts are getting attacked by the scorpion bot. Now you know how loud a JB store normally is with all the music etc going on, well he just turned up the yamy amp unti all you could hear in the store was Spooky unloading his 40mm bofors and 105 arty piece . . . i swear i felt like a stoner as i couldn't stop grinning like an idiot! wife came wandering over from the other side of the store and was quite impressed too, specially when i told her that those were the speakers n amp (didn't mention that i'd got Transformers thrown in as well at that stage tho) we were getting (o: There comes a time in every musician's life when they must decide what instrument they should master. Few. If any are ever worthy enough to master. The cowbell.
November 5, 200816 yr In my room I have Sony Bravia 40" KLV40S200A wall mounted (Kicks ass for ARMA) Phillips DVD (Was cheap, but has outlasted 3 other DVD players in the house) Topfield TF5000PVRt Masterpiece SDTV PVR Sony STR-DE497 AV Receiver Logitech X-620 5.1 Speaker which actually do not sound bad at all. http://users.on.net/~mperrin/images/les_mis_kindros.png You're all wrong, and I am always right, and the sooner you accept it, the happier you will be. That is all! Va Fan Culo
November 5, 200816 yr Hmmm... Well, my current HT setup isn't much to speak of, mostly cause I got most of the bug out of my system when I started up www.theloudspeakerkit.com and did it for a living! Happy to help anyone out with tips etc, especially for how to integrate HTPC's Windows Home Servers and HT big screens. Also, FWIW, I can still get Samsung and Panasonic Plasma, LCD and Projectors at wholesale if anyone wants.... Marcus http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/armouredservice.bmp
November 5, 200816 yr Don't spose you caught a look at the $399 5.1 DSE speakers in the catalogue did you Bammo, or even heard if they are any good or not? http://users.on.net/~mperrin/images/les_mis_kindros.png You're all wrong, and I am always right, and the sooner you accept it, the happier you will be. That is all! Va Fan Culo
November 5, 200816 yr I started up www.theloudspeakerkit.com and did it for a living! Do you still have a stake in it? If so, FYI your map to premises link on this page: http://www.theloudspeakerkit.com/pages/default.asp?ArticleID=36 The link goes to: http://64.202.176.39/upload/assets/map2.gif Whereas it should read: http://www.theloudspeakerkit.com/upload/assets/map2.gif Heh, funny I was right there about a month ago looking at headphones (headphones.com.au). Big red building yeah? http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/psyrus_uraya/awards-1.png QFT: Your computer is smart man. It tells you not to play the second worst PR map [burning Sands] (first is Wanda Shan). QFT: if you dont get pissed off when you lose you dont care enough
November 5, 200816 yr DSE? Dick Smith? $399 5.1 Home Theatre? I'm going to go with no. You can pick up a decent Pana system in the mid $400's. Oh, wait, they're just speakers. nvm. In the lounge I have: Panasonic TH42PZ700A - 42" Plas: Used to have an older 42" Panasonic from before the time of full HD and in built set top boxes but it broke down earlier on in the year, just out of warranty. Sent it in for repairs and pulled a few favours on the warranty and got a brand new full HD set because they couldn't repair the old one. Score. Only use a 2.1 set-up for sound because the room lacks decent space for rear speakers. Consists of a pair of 301's a Sony amp and an inherited Kenwood amp that rocks my socks but is heavy as all buggery. Edited November 5, 200816 yr by Rikidozan Here is a list of particularly awesome things: dogs sniping very spicy chilli cat claws on people (but still cool on cats)
November 5, 200816 yr are those DSE speakers teh large black ones, is so they are not too bad. I Do installs of AV gear for a living and we are a Samsung dealer, If anybody in the canberra region wants a 50" SAmsung HD Plasma, I got some going for $1700, New Hooray for me and all that I serve with. http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/valorousunit.bmp
November 5, 200816 yr I Do installs of AV gear for a living and we are a Samsung dealer, If anybody in the canberra region wants a 50" SAmsung HD Plasma, I got some going for $1700, New 768 or 1080? http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/psyrus_uraya/awards-1.png QFT: Your computer is smart man. It tells you not to play the second worst PR map [burning Sands] (first is Wanda Shan). QFT: if you dont get pissed off when you lose you dont care enough
November 5, 200816 yr are those DSE speakers teh large black ones, is so they are not too bad. I Do installs of AV gear for a living and we are a Samsung dealer, If anybody in the canberra region wants a 50" SAmsung HD Plasma, I got some going for $1700, New http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/4911869411e44274273fc0a87e0106e9/Product/View/AE2926 How much for shipping to 2300 area NSW on that plasma? http://users.on.net/~mperrin/images/les_mis_kindros.png You're all wrong, and I am always right, and the sooner you accept it, the happier you will be. That is all! Va Fan Culo
November 5, 200816 yr Also, FWIW, I can still get Samsung and Panasonic Plasma, LCD and Projectors at wholesale if anyone wants.... Is this only for folks in WA?
November 6, 200816 yr is only a 768 heres a link to it on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=220273174980 I also have samsung DVD recorders with 250 GB HDD http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=220273173608 The DSE Speakers I have are Centre Speaker (A 3085) Bookshelf Speaker Black Pair (A 2667) and theyer not too bad Hooray for me and all that I serve with. http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/valorousunit.bmp
November 6, 200816 yr Kindros, Not sure what product you mean, the link you gave me is cycling through a heap of different specials. Delivery to WA only folks, sorry. I don't have a hunting licence for the east cost, I can do it but have to pay double the freight and this makes it a pointless exercise. If you are buying a large format TV, I would strongly suggest the following: 1) Make it an LCD unless you are never going to use a PC with it, the latest LCD's really are better than Plasma for everything except dark movies 2) Get full HD (1920 x 1080) - don't even think about getting a 1024 screen now 3) If you think a 42" screen is going to be too big then you really need to get a 50" screen. No matter how "big" you think that screen is when you buy it, you'll always regret not going bigger later on! http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/armouredservice.bmp
November 6, 200816 yr So wholesale can't be that much better than a really good retail price then if delivery would put it over the top?
November 6, 200816 yr correct daveee - my best price is usually about 5-10% under a good retail price, there aint much margin in that stuff. http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/armouredservice.bmp
November 6, 200816 yr delivery costs a fortune and those screens aren't small! so its not surprising they pump up the price to much to post em. Fear is another word for weakness.
November 6, 200816 yr Is this only for folks in WA? If you are in the market daveee, go to JB HiFi, theyve got some bargains on at the moment. Our TV decided to do some sort of lord of the rings flaming eyeball impression last week - the screen has an 'eyeball' imprint on it, all the colours are out of wack depending on where you look at the eyeball. People are generally green (looks like the news is being read by aliens) and cartoons look so trippy its not even funny. Weve been shopping around a bit, and JB has the best bargains at the moment. Former Head Admin Check out the current admin list HERE
November 6, 200816 yr Jim - check out http://hdtvprices.pbwiki.com/ to check what other people have paid for the same TV's. I've been looking around the last 3 months but I think we're going to wait until we move house to get a new TV anyway.
November 6, 200816 yr LCD's and PLASMAS will drop in price next yr quite considerably, due to new screen technology called LASER SCREEN TV so if you can wait a lil longer wait for mid next yr and you probably see prices drop a fair bit! http://www.itwire.com/content/view/6216/52/ http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/0,239035250,339271573,00.htm http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/laser-tv-no-plasma-killer/2006/10/19/1160851051544.html Edited November 6, 200816 yr by Gypsy8 "I mean normally we nail threads like these down harder than a swarm of ninjas with nail guns," -- Bahlye
November 7, 200816 yr Author Hey guys, quick q for youse who are in the know. Two things with my setup (first post for details/specs). Thing 1: every now and then the sub makes a kind of 'ding' (but bass sounding) noise, only ever seems to happen when the av is putting out in 5.1. Now on the back of my av receiver (VX-R661) there is only one output for the sub, but the back of the sub has a pannel like whats shown on page 11 here it shows two inputs (red n white). Had a spare RCA cable lying round so used that to connect the sub. any ideas what might be causeing the 'ding' sound? Thing 2: when the av is puting out '2ch/stereo' sound, it shows on the front panel as using the two front speakers. however sound appears to only come from the centre speaker and not always but often enough to be rather annoying the sound level of voice will drop from the normal level to what you'd prolly consider a whisper compared to the other sound coming (background noise, music, etc). any ideas? Cabling on all speakers cept the sub is using this figure 8 'low loss' cable There comes a time in every musician's life when they must decide what instrument they should master. Few. If any are ever worthy enough to master. The cowbell.
November 7, 200816 yr With the sub, you should only need to plug it into one of the red/white connectors. Does your sub also have speaker output cables? I think it's only if you are using the sub to power other speakers that you need both cables connected at the input. Mine is like this I am pretty sure. As for only coming out of the centre channel, that is a bit weird. Have you got all the speakers connected properly? Sounds pretty much like the speakers are all getting the the wrong signals, if background noise is really loud along with music but speech isn't. I forget what all the yammy options are called as I haven't had to set mine up in so long.
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