*** THE OFFICIAL HOME THEATER & AUDIO THREAD**

[ru$$ell]

^i think the rest would agree with me when i say bring it in yourself,providing you have a skybox and such,you would save alot of money that way,because the prices on those i actually saw down here,seriously not worth it.


On a side note,i really cant remember the last movie i saw in my ht room yes
have alot of stuff to watch but no time.

[GLANIMAL]

^i think the rest would agree with me when i say bring it in yourself,providing you have a skybox and such,you would save alot of money that way,because the prices on those i actually saw down here,seriously not worth it.


On a side note,i really cant remember the last movie i saw in my ht room yes
have alot of stuff to watch but no time.

Same here

[drop ho]

Yamaha RX-V671 7.1-Channel Network AV Receiver - 50% off on amazon on deal of the day.
Dropped to 299.95

[ado15mk3]

^i think the rest would agree with me when i say bring it in yourself,providing you have a skybox and such,you would save alot of money that way,because the prices on those i actually saw down here,seriously not worth it.


On a side note,i really cant remember the last movie i saw in my ht room yes
have alot of stuff to watch but no time.

Same here

i brought mine in carry on.
if you can go that way, piece of advice; note the dimensions. i searched and decided on a projector. when i saw it in real 'how that suppose to fit in carry on'. ended up choosing a smaller less expensiv unit

[Anton]

Sooooo......i made a couple of impulse buys over the thanksgiving shopping week, If my wife decides to let me stay in the house, who wants to help me get it setup.

New Equipment:
BenQ W710ST HD DLP Home Theater Projector

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006IS ... 00_s00_i00

Blackout Fabric for DIY Projector Screen-66x110-Inch

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007KA ... 01_s00_i00

Sony BDP-S390 Blu-ray Disc Player with Wi-Fi (Black)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006U1 ... 02_s00_i00

and a couple other doodads like HDMI cables, surge protectors etc

Existing Equipment:
Pioneer 820k receiver

http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-VSX-820-K ... oneer+820k

3prs Dayton B652 Bookshelf speakers

http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-B652-2-Inc ... ayton+b652

1 Dayton Sub-100 powered 10" sub

http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-Audio-SUB- ... on+sub-100


Would appreciate some help in getting the projector calibration done as I'm kinda a novice with that.
Would especially like some advice and feedback from guys who have gone through this process of setting up an HT with a dedicated projector.

Tnx Fellas.

[ado15mk3]

^ let you stay in the house
you will be lucky to make another post
nice stuff there btw
give me ur projector nah

[ru$$ell]

nice eq there anton,you may want to try and sneak in a CC while your at it.

[MonsterPower]

just read that the receiver is only 8 ohm and the yamaha is 6ohm would hat cause a problem with the receiver?

it may not be, only thing will pop up is reduced output on the power to the speakers

[Anton]

Lol! Tnx fellas, I still hoping the wife will start back talking to me before Christmas. Lol.

Ru$$ell, i was contemplating buying a center chnnel, but didnt see any spectacular deals. I currently have the B652s and i'm using a pair in series for the center next to each other in a mttm arrangement. pretty pleased with it so far so I'll hold off till next year to upgrade the speakers. (If I can sneak them past the boss) Lol!

[ado15mk3]

^ sneak them in???
she aint going to notice them in the living room?
i hope for your sake that you ordered something real nice for her.
is only so long you could go on crix and kiss, just ask wayne.

anways, re: ur system, are you going to do the 3d thing? are the bd player and receiver 3d capable?

[Anton]

^^
Yeah, Lol, got her everything she was hinting about and I'm almost certain she saw those payments on the CC so she'll boil down like bhagi soon. Lol.
WRT the 3d, I'm not really a big fan of 3d, always seem to finish watching a 3d movie with a mild to moderate headache, so 2d ftw for me. The projector is 3d capabe so I'll just spring for a 3d source if the 3d bug takes hold. (although I seriously doubt thats going to happen.)

[GLANIMAL]

[quote="ado15mk3"]^ sneak them in???
she aint going to notice them in the living room?
i hope for your sake that you ordered something real nice for her.
is only so long you could go on crix and kiss, just ask wayne.

anways, re: ur system, are you going to do the 3d thing? are the bd player and receiver 3d capable?[/qu

that projector is 3d capable...he would need a separate converter box or a pc with nvidia 3d or sum.if he had spent an extra 100us, he would of gotten the optoma gt750e which is full 3d...also a short throw projector as well

[Anton]

Had a look at the optoma, but when I fatored in the extra cost of the pj and a 3D source, the $150US extra wasnt worth it for me, who doesnt particularly enjoy 3D content. Prefer to put that towards future speaker upgrades.

[ado15mk3]

i would have done the same myself. imho unless you are into gaming then '3d' isnt worth it atm barring a very few movies. im just waiting till i can afford a couple towers then i good. wish i had the short throw but when i bought mine [2008] i dont think they had those yet

[pioneer]

Tell your wife while you surround yourself with speakers she ought to surround herself with cooking utensils, in the kitchen.

[pioneer]

In case anyone interested

FS: Sherwood Stereo Receiver $1000

[Vman]

New to the Home Theater scene, so to start off, i bought this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BV ... 00_s00_i00

Was on sale. Was looking at the HTS 1000 MK111, but the price on the HTS 1600 was better.

Anyone has experience on this model? Also picked this up;

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001F7 ... 00_s00_i00.

My equipment so far:

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN40ES610 ... B0076M04QU

Looking at picking up the Pioneer VSX-822k. Already have a set up ONKYO 5.1 Speakers

[GLANIMAL]

i probably just made the best or worst decision ever,passed up a PS3 for a OPPO BDP-83,probably the best disc player out right now

dont worry about anybody..i have a bdp93..best player ever...a ps3 not even the picture

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ I read the reviews and I'd really like to see what all the ranting is about

is it that much better quality picture and sound than a PS3?

I am seriously contemplating a Oppo BDP-103
http://www.amazon.com/OPPO-BDP-103-Univ ... po+bdp-103

but I dunno if I can justify it

[GLANIMAL]

^ I read the reviews and I'd really like to see what all the ranting is about

is it that much better quality picture and sound than a PS3?

yup

[blaine]

Fascinating talk with Pioneer's Andrew Jones about his speaker designs and about his entry level speakers that has been redesigned. Check it out..interesting.

[X_Factor]

http://www.amazon.com/Jamo-426-HCS-WENG ... o+speakers

does that make sense bringing in?

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

^ might make sense by sea freight

there are powersellers who offer a service of importing items from Amazon and shipping via sea. Check Raptor and others.

[X_Factor]

yeah
already got a quote from raptor
wondering if to take it as my xmas gift from the wife

[altec]

Anybody seen 3d tvs for sale in trinidad? I am thinking of getting one on amazon but was wondering if the price is similar here.

[crazychinee]

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN50ES610 ... B007BG4U70

looking at picking that up; thoughts?

. I'm liking the price.
I'm more of a cable TV watcher, occasional blu ray or apple tv stream.

[-Roach-]

Does Anyone Know Where I Can Get A Optical Digital Cable To Buy?...

I Wanna Set Up My LG Home Theater To 5.1 Surround But I Need The Optical Cable... Without It Only 2 Of My Front Speakers Are Playing And The Sub...

Also Can Anyone Share Tips On How To Run The Home Theater To Your PS3 To Get FULL 5.1 Surround?... My Home Theater Has HDMI Output/AV...

[X_Factor]

supertech has them
pretty cheap like 25$ or so

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Does Anyone Know Where I Can Get A Optical Digital Cable To Buy?...

I Wanna Set Up My LG Home Theater To 5.1 Surround But I Need The Optical Cable... Without It Only 2 Of My Front Speakers Are Playing And The Sub...

Also Can Anyone Share Tips On How To Run The Home Theater To Your PS3 To Get FULL 5.1 Surround?... My Home Theater Has HDMI Output/AV...

go through some of the first few pages of this thread - use the search for "optical".

Optical is inferior to HDMI. If you have HDMI there is no point in using optical.
Optical cannot support the bandwidth needed for HD audio. Optical cannot support Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio and other HD formats found on Bluray discs. HDMI can support his bandwidth and more.

What model LG home theater do you have?

to connect a PS3, the best option is to connect the PS3 to the input of the the receiver of your home theater setup with an HDMI cable. Plug the TV into output of the receiver with another HDMI cable.

Do not connect the PS3 to the TV and then try to send audio from the TV to the receiver / home theater sound system. This will not work properly.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Model: HT306SU

The Home Theater Only Has 1 HDMI Port At The Back So How Can I Hook The PS3 To That Then Hook That To The TV With Another Cable?....

that model does not have HDMI IN, it only has HDMI OUT which goes to the TV. You cannot hook up your PS3 to that via HDMI.

I take it the back of your "receiver" will look like this


If you want proper 5.1 audio, you will have to get a proper 5.1 receiver.

What you can try, is to hook up the PS3 using the RCA connector (red, white and yellow)


plus that into the RCA input on your "receiver" and then connect your TV via HDMI.
The input from the PS3 via the RCA cables will NOT be HD and will only be in stereo, however I see on the LG product page for your product, it says that the "receiver" can upscale to 1080p and will simulate 5.1 from a 2 channel source.

again, if you want proper 5.1 audio and HD video from your PS3, you will have to get a proper 5.1 receiver.