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I've been thinking about this for a while. I remember Mr. Binary mentioning something on another board about component hookups (and I'm still waiting for him to elaborate on it [no pressure]) and thought that the whole home theater realm was ripe for discussion. So go ahead and brag about your setup, ask questions, debate the merits of progressive scan dvd players, anamorphic widescreen vs. full-frame, or anything your heart desires.

 

I'll start. Forgive me for boasting, but guys love to do it.

 

My setup:

 

42" Gateway plasma HD-capable monitor.

Pioneer progressive scan dvd player DTS and Dolby capable.

JVC RX-6020V Receiver DTS/Dolby.

Bose Acoustimass AM-500 speakers (My mother-in-law owed us money, she won the speakers in a raffle, we made a deal.)

Comcast digital cable with (so far) 8 channels in HD.

 

Next? Come on, don't be shy!

 

 

 

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46" Toshiba projection TV HD ready

JVC AV receiver 5.1 Dolby/DTS

JVC Progressive scan DVD

Front speakers: Klpisch towers, horn tweeter, 2-10" subs in each

Center: KLH

Rear: Acoutisc Monitor DBIV towers, 3 way w/12"subs

DirecTv w/Tivo (no Hd channels subscribed to yet)

 

All wired with Monster cables

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Let's play....

 

I'm still lacking in the display area....

 

27" Sony TV (a nice TV, but obviously small!)

 

A Sony 110wx5 digital surround receiver

 

A Toshiba DVD player w/ DTS (six years old!)

 

A full set of Athena speakers - 2 AS-F1 towers; a AS-C1 center channel; 2 AS-R1 dipole surrounds.

 

And the cornerstone of this setup...a 250w Velodyne subwoofer with a 15" driver. It shakes the baseboards in the dining room and the shutters outside....all while the sub's volume is set at 3....

 

I'm still waiting for all these companies to settle on a universal digital connection for these digital TVs and DVD players before I start shelling out the big bucks.

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Well my big dilema on this is I have the good video upstairs and audio downstairs. Our family room has the 53" Hi-Def Projection (Panasonic Cinema) with prgressivescan DVD, but the way our familyroom is oriented, no way to do surround well (pic 1). Downstairs in finished basement I have surround sound, nothing major, but sounds kick ass down here and a basic non-hidef 31"(?) TV... The other half of the basement is my kid's play area, but I plan on doing a wide-screen hi-def when they get older down here as well.

 

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a390/TRFOLDPOSTS/post-27-1093449661.jpg

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QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Aug 25 2004, 12:21 PM)
I like that second picture. So detailed! tongue.gif

I know, I know... LOL - I had the flash in OFF mode from the telescope pics and I was too lazy to redo it when I realized it (home for lunch) tongue.gif

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All right, here we go. I have:

 

A TV (it DOES have a screen but I haven't measured it, come on! How anal can you be? tongue.gif )

A VCR

A DVD player

And the kicker? Remotes to go with each and every one.

 

Save your jealous remarks, please....

 

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QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 25 2004, 01:40 PM)
All right, here we go.  I have:

A TV (it DOES have a screen but I haven't measured it, come on! How anal can you be  tongue.gif )
A VCR
A DVD player
And the kicker?  Remotes to go with each and every one.

Save your jealous remarks, please....

wink.gif

Holy crap! Rush In Rio viewing party at GG's!!

 

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YES! Perfect!

 

We can all sit in the floor and eat Goldfish crackers (hey! It's what I have! Get over it.)

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QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 25 2004, 12:42 PM)
YES! Perfect!

We can all sit in the floor and eat Goldfish crackers (hey! It's what I have! Get over it.)

Do we get the multi-colored ones, or the plain old regular ones?

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QUOTE (Digital Man @ Aug 25 2004, 01:43 PM)
QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 25 2004, 12:42 PM)
YES!  Perfect!

We can all sit in the floor and eat Goldfish crackers (hey!  It's what I have!  Get over it.)

Do we get the multi-colored ones, or the plain old regular ones?

rofl3.gif As long as there is beer! signs015.gif

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QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 25 2004, 01:40 PM)
A TV (it DOES have a screen but I haven't measured it, come on! How anal can you be? tongue.gif )

 

 

You don't have to measure your screen! It's printed on the front of the instruction manual. All a man has to do is glance at it briefly and it is forever seared in his memory (til he gets a new tv). Do not mock the manly realm of electronics obsession!

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*Sigh*. Women...

 

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QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 25 2004, 12:40 PM)
A TV (it DOES have a screen but I haven't measured it, come on! How anal can you be? tongue.gif )

But I bet you know just how many pairs of shoes you have...

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QUOTE (Digital Man @ Aug 25 2004, 02:20 PM)
QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 25 2004, 12:40 PM)
A TV (it DOES have a screen but I haven't measured it, come on! How anal can you be?  tongue.gif )

But I bet you know just how many pairs of shoes you have...

LMFAO!!!!! rofl3.gif

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QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Aug 25 2004, 01:21 PM)
http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/mittelgrosse/medium-smiley-047.gif

You guys...

 

Of course I don't know how many pairs of shoes I have!

 

I'm still working on separating them by color, style, and height of heel. Sheesh!

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