Post pics of your DVD collection and HT, Part 4
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Originally posted by boredsilly
palebluedot very classy setup. So fresh and so clean.
palebluedot very classy setup. So fresh and so clean.
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This, sir, is simply
It really makes me reconsider going for a vacation to Aus early next year
This, sir, is simply
It really makes me reconsider going for a vacation to Aus early next year
Originally posted by RockyMtnBri
palebluedot...
Man, if that picture was any bigger I'd swipe it and make it my desktop background! Go Australia!!
palebluedot...
Man, if that picture was any bigger I'd swipe it and make it my desktop background! Go Australia!!
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Palebluedot, a nice setup and a much nicer balcany view. Do you prefer R1 DVDs over R4? It seems that your collection consists of lots of R1.
Looking at that beach view, I surely missed Australia...
Looking at that beach view, I surely missed Australia...
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Originally posted by eau
Palebluedot, a nice setup and a much nicer balcany view. Do you prefer R1 DVDs over R4? It seems that your collection consists of lots of R1.
Looking at that beach view, I surely missed Australia...
Palebluedot, a nice setup and a much nicer balcany view. Do you prefer R1 DVDs over R4? It seems that your collection consists of lots of R1.
Looking at that beach view, I surely missed Australia...
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Nice setup Mr. Dot (Mr. Bluedot?)
Damn, this is why I don't post a pic of my setup. Compared to some of these systems, I feel like it's an AM radio... with a half-dead battery.
But if I had the means, I'd have one of these nice setups myself
Damn, this is why I don't post a pic of my setup. Compared to some of these systems, I feel like it's an AM radio... with a half-dead battery.
But if I had the means, I'd have one of these nice setups myself
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Ok, so I wouldn't call it a HT, but heres my stuff.
Im a student so im on a pretty limited budget, and i've only been REALLY collecting DVDs since like January, before I just bought rarely.
I also dont have much room for a huge tv cabnet, I fit my bed 3 racks (ht area) and a drum kit in the one room
My TV is a 28" Bush CTV
I got it 2 days ago, and im totally amazed! Im now even more behind widescreen lol, my old 14" FS portable kinda sucked
"Two Pints Of Larger, And A Packet Of Crisps" On TV.
Some Snowboarding movie on the extreme chanel..
my collection :x (the old vhs are of shows that haven't yet come to dvd, I cant part with them )
Kill Bill
Finding Nemo
You may also notice the white shelf has a bunch of VHS on, well they are my wrestling masters.. 97% stuff that wont be brought to DVD, cause they are ecw wcw or wwf.
Im a student so im on a pretty limited budget, and i've only been REALLY collecting DVDs since like January, before I just bought rarely.
I also dont have much room for a huge tv cabnet, I fit my bed 3 racks (ht area) and a drum kit in the one room
My TV is a 28" Bush CTV
I got it 2 days ago, and im totally amazed! Im now even more behind widescreen lol, my old 14" FS portable kinda sucked
"Two Pints Of Larger, And A Packet Of Crisps" On TV.
Some Snowboarding movie on the extreme chanel..
my collection :x (the old vhs are of shows that haven't yet come to dvd, I cant part with them )
Kill Bill
Finding Nemo
You may also notice the white shelf has a bunch of VHS on, well they are my wrestling masters.. 97% stuff that wont be brought to DVD, cause they are ecw wcw or wwf.
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Originally posted by bodomnet
You may also notice the white shelf has a bunch of VHS on, well they are my wrestling masters.. 97% stuff that wont be brought to DVD, cause they are ecw wcw or wwf.
You may also notice the white shelf has a bunch of VHS on, well they are my wrestling masters.. 97% stuff that wont be brought to DVD, cause they are ecw wcw or wwf.
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I don't know why I took so long to post pics of mine, but here they are. I was using this shitty wide angle lens on my camera, and it appears that it makes everything kind of blurry, so excuse that please. Place isn't the cleanest either, but ohwell. DVD case is missing about 10 dvds currently with my buddy.
Specifics:
COMPUTER:
DVD player--->Component--->Infocus VESA Adapter--->X1
DVD Player--->Digital Coax--->Receiver
DVD Player--->5.1 Preouts--->Receiver
Computer Nforce2 SPDIFout--->Digital Coax--->Receiver
Computer Radeon 9700 Pro secondary--->15ft Shielded cable--->Infocus VESA Adapter--->X1
Not so bad for a 21 year old College student I suppose. It works well with my studio here, though it is a bit cramped as I keep buying more crap.
Next upgrade is a set of HTD level 3 speakers (plus an extra center.) After that will be a Harmon/Kardon AVR630 or AVR7200 receiver.
Specifics:
- PROJECTOR: Infocus X1 Multimedia HT projector (Flashed to Screenplay 4800.)
- RECEIVER: Pioneer VSX-811S 6.1 DTSes/DDex, DPL2, 7.1 Pre-outs.
- DVD PLAYER: Pioneer DV-563A SACD/DVD-A, Progressive Scan
- SPEAKERS: Pioneer 100W 6pc 2-way system + 100W 8" subwoofer.
- SCREEN: Homemade wide screen. Built with 2x2s from Home Depot and Jo-anns Blackout cloth. Lined with Rose brand Duvetyne FR black fabric (to absorb stray light.) Screen is approximately 73 inches wide with an aspect ratio of 1.78:1.
- WIRING: ~150ft of RCA 12g speaker wire.
- INTERCONNECTS: Acoustic Research all around.
COMPUTER:
- Asus A7n8x-Deluxe v2.0 Motherboard (onboard dual gigabit lan and Nforce Digital audio)
- AMD Athlon XP2100+ overclocked to XP3500+ Speeds (11.5 multiplier by 209mhz)
- 512mb Corsair XMS CL2 2-2-2-6 Ram
- Radeon 9700 overclocked past PRO speeds
- Yamaha YZF1 44x Burner (in USB2.0 external shell)
- Sony DRU530A 8x DVD Burner
- Teac 16x DVD Rom
- 80gig Western Digital ATA100 Primary HD
- 48gig IBM Deskstar ATA100 Secondary HD
- Viewsonic 19" Ultrabrite E90f+SB monitor
- Logitech Z640 5.1 Speaker system
DVD player--->Component--->Infocus VESA Adapter--->X1
DVD Player--->Digital Coax--->Receiver
DVD Player--->5.1 Preouts--->Receiver
Computer Nforce2 SPDIFout--->Digital Coax--->Receiver
Computer Radeon 9700 Pro secondary--->15ft Shielded cable--->Infocus VESA Adapter--->X1
Not so bad for a 21 year old College student I suppose. It works well with my studio here, though it is a bit cramped as I keep buying more crap.
Next upgrade is a set of HTD level 3 speakers (plus an extra center.) After that will be a Harmon/Kardon AVR630 or AVR7200 receiver.
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Ergyu: Wow, that's a really nice set-up. The bed by the screen gave me kinky ideas though...
A little off-topic: Aww, you're cat is adorable! I immediately noticed the cat toy on the first pic (or at least I thought it was a cat toy) and meant to ask you if you had a cat, but then I saw the last pic and AWW... It's so cute.
A little off-topic: Aww, you're cat is adorable! I immediately noticed the cat toy on the first pic (or at least I thought it was a cat toy) and meant to ask you if you had a cat, but then I saw the last pic and AWW... It's so cute.
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As long as they can be covered to block out light correctly, there's nothing wrong with them.
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Originally posted by DVD-ho78(DTS)
That white curtain is the perfect girlie touch.
That floor shelving is pretty nifty and nice TV dude.
That white curtain is the perfect girlie touch.
That floor shelving is pretty nifty and nice TV dude.
Yeah, Ill never get rid of my old videos, I still buy them now :P
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Originally posted by Andie
Ergyu: Wow, that's a really nice set-up. The bed by the screen gave me kinky ideas though...
A little off-topic: Aww, you're cat is adorable! I immediately noticed the cat toy on the first pic (or at least I thought it was a cat toy) and meant to ask you if you had a cat, but then I saw the last pic and AWW... It's so cute.
Ergyu: Wow, that's a really nice set-up. The bed by the screen gave me kinky ideas though...
A little off-topic: Aww, you're cat is adorable! I immediately noticed the cat toy on the first pic (or at least I thought it was a cat toy) and meant to ask you if you had a cat, but then I saw the last pic and AWW... It's so cute.
Hehe thanks! Ya, her name is Neenja, she's a crazy lil cat.
DVD-ho78(dts): Yep, there's even one more window too. Pretty much all the walls have light shining through, which makes it rough to try to watch anything during the day. I'm probably moving soon, when I do I'll buy black out cloth for any windows the new place happens to have also.
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Originally posted by Ergyu
Not so bad for a 21 year old College student I suppose. It works well with my studio here, though it is a bit cramped as I keep buying more crap.
Next upgrade is a set of HTD level 3 speakers (plus an extra center.) After that will be a Harmon/Kardon AVR630 or AVR7200 receiver. [/B]
Not so bad for a 21 year old College student I suppose. It works well with my studio here, though it is a bit cramped as I keep buying more crap.
Next upgrade is a set of HTD level 3 speakers (plus an extra center.) After that will be a Harmon/Kardon AVR630 or AVR7200 receiver. [/B]
- Panny 32" TV
- Sony STR-DE895
- Panny DVD-S35
- Yamaha NS-P436
I also have a little 4.1 Klipch ProMedia setup for my comp. Modest but it gets the job done.
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Ergyu, so how does that setup work when you want to watch tv? Am i reading your post right that your cable goes into the dvd player which goes into the projector so you project your tv?
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Ergyu, that's a nice setup. I'm hoping that next year (when I turn 21) I'll have gotten that exact projector, and hopefully also built a kegerator, heh. I've read alot of good reviews on the X1, and it's currently #1 on my list of ones to buy; how do you like it? Also what is Screenplay 4800? And for one final question...what the hell kind of cooling do you use on your CPU...that's one hefty overclocking job!
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My contributions:
The entertainment center was completely self-built from scratch, based on the flexy-rack principle.
Components:
Pioneer VSX-409 DD/DTS 5.1 receiver
Panasonic CT-27G7 27in TV
JVC HR-XVC25U dual VCR/prog-scan DVD player
TeJch(?) DVD/Karaoke player
Ascend Acoustics CBM-170 bookshelf speakers (L/R/center)
KLH L853B bookshelf speakers (rears)
Sony SA-WM40 subwoofer
self-built PIII-550 HTPC (mostly used as MP3 jukebox)
The entertainment center was completely self-built from scratch, based on the flexy-rack principle.
Components:
Pioneer VSX-409 DD/DTS 5.1 receiver
Panasonic CT-27G7 27in TV
JVC HR-XVC25U dual VCR/prog-scan DVD player
TeJch(?) DVD/Karaoke player
Ascend Acoustics CBM-170 bookshelf speakers (L/R/center)
KLH L853B bookshelf speakers (rears)
Sony SA-WM40 subwoofer
self-built PIII-550 HTPC (mostly used as MP3 jukebox)
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Originally posted by Phyre
Ergyu, so how does that setup work when you want to watch tv? Am i reading your post right that your cable goes into the dvd player which goes into the projector so you project your tv?
Ergyu, so how does that setup work when you want to watch tv? Am i reading your post right that your cable goes into the dvd player which goes into the projector so you project your tv?
I don't watch tv. What I was trying to say was the source connections for each. I was saying the DVD player is connected to the projector via the component cable and Digital Coax for audio.
I did buy a TV tuner for my computer and tried that out for a coupld weeks, but I get really bad reception where I live (base of a mountain, but in the middle of the city.) It wasn't worth the 100 bucks I spent on it so I returned it. I never really watched a lot of tv before anyway, so I don't really miss it.
Eventually if I am interested, I'll get an HDTV tuner and antenna for it, but for right now, I don't really mind.
Originally posted by drjay
Ergyu, that's a nice setup. I'm hoping that next year (when I turn 21) I'll have gotten that exact projector, and hopefully also built a kegerator, heh. I've read alot of good reviews on the X1, and it's currently #1 on my list of ones to buy; how do you like it? Also what is Screenplay 4800? And for one final question...what the hell kind of cooling do you use on your CPU...that's one hefty overclocking job!
Ergyu, that's a nice setup. I'm hoping that next year (when I turn 21) I'll have gotten that exact projector, and hopefully also built a kegerator, heh. I've read alot of good reviews on the X1, and it's currently #1 on my list of ones to buy; how do you like it? Also what is Screenplay 4800? And for one final question...what the hell kind of cooling do you use on your CPU...that's one hefty overclocking job!
Computer wise, I think I'm using a Coolermaster Hvac81 cooler on the cpu, in conjunction with 4 80mm Coolermaster fans on the case. 2 intake 2 exhaust. The Videocard is using the Thermaltake Giant2 Heat pipe cooler, as well as a secondary exhaust fan right below it that sticks above a PCI slot. When it got real hot last summer I did have to notch the speed down a little bit, but other than that I haven't had any problems.
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Also, the Screenplay 4800 is the same thing as an X1 basically, but it's marketed as a home theater projector instead of a business model. The only difference is the remote and it has a slightly better Gamma curve in regards to the picture.
symaxwell: I'm about to move out with my first room mate and am worried about the same stuff. He's responsible and stuff, so I hope everything will be ok, but there was a time when we were thinking of getting a house with like 5 people total, and that's when I was getting scared.
symaxwell: I'm about to move out with my first room mate and am worried about the same stuff. He's responsible and stuff, so I hope everything will be ok, but there was a time when we were thinking of getting a house with like 5 people total, and that's when I was getting scared.
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Originally posted by greendaynfg
Ergyu, is that a Takamine you got there?
Ergyu, is that a Takamine you got there?
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Ok here's my stuff...
Wide shot of my TV and equiptment...
Here's a closer one of the TV and some shameless selfpromoting on my part...
Sony DVD Recorder (RDR-GX7)
Rack of stuff... (DVD Player, Main VCR, LD Player, Cable Box)
PS2...
Wide shot of my TV and equiptment...
Here's a closer one of the TV and some shameless selfpromoting on my part...
Sony DVD Recorder (RDR-GX7)
Rack of stuff... (DVD Player, Main VCR, LD Player, Cable Box)
PS2...
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