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Getting Started with High Definition For everyone who wants to make a start with High Definition, what's the right setup, what equipment to buy and which accessories needed?

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Old 3 Weeks Ago   #1 (permalink)
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Show us your home theater setup

I bet some people here have some really cool stuff to show, anyone who dares to post pictures and specs of their setup. Of course any other information about your setup is welcome, make us drool! Unfortunately I can't share as I haven't decided on what to buy yet!
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Re: Show us your home theater setup

Mine is a rather modest setup.

Hitachi 32PD5200 plasma TV (doesn't carry the HD ready logo but supports 720p and HDCP via the DVI-D connector). I plan on keeping this TV for a while as the picture quality is fantastic and our lounge can't really take a larger TV.

Panasonic SA-HT520 (combi DVD player and 5:1 surround setup). It's again very modest but produces decent sound.

Sony PS3 for Blu ray playback. It's also connected to the home network for media streaming (belongs to my daughter, but is more or less always connected to main TV these days).

Custom built Media Center PC. Based on a Intel Core 2 duo with 2 GIG of ram, running Windows Vista. A more powerful (low profile) graphics card is needed for BD playback. Once i can get hold of one i'll probably fit a Pioneer BDC-S02 combi drive.
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Re: Show us your home theater setup

Nice Dee. I saw a Samsung A550 Plasma today browsing around and that picture was awesome, I may have to change my mind about Plasma.
I posted mine a while ago here But there have been changes with the audio portion.
Mainly Polk Monitor 70 speakers (fronts)
Polk Monitor 50's Surround
Polk Monitor 30's Rear Surround.
The rest is the same. Now when there is a car crash in a movie it happens right in the veiwing area.
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Re: Show us your home theater setup

Watch most movies on my computer (it's in my bedroom)



And here's my HT system:




my system



a newer pic with my new speakers, and no more cable box



a couple movies

Whoops;

TV is a mitsubishi wd-65731
Receiver is an Onkyo HT-R520
DVD player is a region-free (hacked) pioneer DV-400V (best dvd player i've EVER owned)
360
PS2
JBL center channel
athena front stage
and onkyo rear speakers (HTIB)
no blu-ray yet, just use the 360 to stream HD content from my computer (1080P wmv h264 files)

my video of choice is still a DVD, tho. simple, inexpensive, gets the job done

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Re: Show us your home theater setup

Our system:


A Pioneer Elite 1080p 60"
A Yamaha 140W per channel, 1080p upscaling 7.1 AVR with internet music
Two Pioneer DVD 301 carousels, daisychained for a 601 menu selection and about full of 535 DVDs, upscaled to 1080p
A Pioneer 2-sided-play LD player, upscaled to 1080p
An HD cable DVR tuner with hooked to DVD+/-RW recorder for back-up
An HTPC with HD tuner, WMC, and full HDMI output to TV as needed
7.1 JBL speakers-large all around
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Awesome, Blue-j. No standalone bluray player yet?
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Everything's awesome, except that 8300HDC!

Mine made me want to tear my hair out!

I'm doing without cable until they release something new (or better firmware)
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Both of your setups are awesome! Big investments I guess
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Re: Show us your home theater setup

Some pretty awesome looking gear there guys.
Now, you're probably going to guess since i'm a woman, that i can't help noticing, that these systems tend to take over the whole room.
What do your wives/partners think of these systems?
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Some pretty awesome looking gear there guys.
Now, you're probably going to guess since i'm a woman, that i can't help noticing, that these systems tend to take over the whole room.
What do your wives/partners think of these systems?
Partner? Happily divorced. Probably why my living room looks the way it does. Daughters live with their mom but they seem to be over here lots watching movies.
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