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truebullfan

07-15-2009, 04:39 AM

Like to know your home theater set up and what you guys have.

I personally have a

-Samsung LN52A650 52-Inch 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV (pick below)
-A really crappy Sony 5.1 sound system that's about 5 yrs
-PS3
-DishNetwork HD DVR 722 (55hrs of HD content)

pick below

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2760204403_0f73cb634b.jpg?v=0

therage800

07-15-2009, 07:30 AM

61" 1080i LCD TV
Onkyo 7.1 AV Receiver
DirecTV HD DVR w/ HDMI
Playstation 3 w/ HDMI
XBox 360 with HD DVD w/ Component and Toslink
7 bad ass speakers (Klipsch) and one was bad ass in it's day sub woofer

kurolust

07-15-2009, 03:07 PM

32" LG 720p (hope to replace with a 50 inch soon)
Yamaha HTR 5660
Acoustic Research towers and rears
Yamaha Center
AR sub
Roku Netflix box
PS3
Toshiba HD-DVD
360
Wii
SNES, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast,Gamecube,PS2
hopefully a media center pc soon
other misc gear

jh32488

07-15-2009, 09:03 PM

nothing fancy

37" Viewsonic N3735w
40GB AppleTV
40GB PS3
Toshiba VCR
Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300HD (Cable Box/DVR)

i want to find a decent, name brand, cheap (under $200) surround sound set WITHOUT a built in dvd player.

cyborger

07-16-2009, 06:23 PM

I'm still working on mine. I haven't saved up enough money and I need to find some good speakers.

dalhectar

07-16-2009, 09:14 PM

Panasonic 50PZ800U - HDTV

Dell XPS 420 - Home Theater PC
3 ATi Digital Cable Tuners for use with Dell XPS 420
Sony BDP-S350 - Blu-Ray Player
Toshiba HD-A30 - HD DVD Player
Microsoft Xbox 360
Sony PS2

Onkyo TX-SR705 - AV Reciever
4 Mission m73 Loud Speakers
Mission m71c1 Center Channel Speaker
B&W ASW650 Subwoofer

2 APC BackUps RS BR1500LCD
MonoPrice 5 Port HDMI Switch
NetGear 8 Port Mini Switch

dalhectar

07-16-2009, 09:15 PM

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_eWEAvpWdfq8/SJBjv7rPD8I/AAAAAAAAAAM/cE4hGCLOuhY/blog1m.jpg

My setup posted above, sorry for double posts

kbates666

07-17-2009, 12:44 AM

A Samsung LN46A650
Yamaha VX-V663 7.2 Receiver(Got it for a 100$)
6 Polk Audio loudspeakers with Polk audio centre
10" Polk Audio Sub
Media PC>HDMI to Tv
PS3
Wii
PS2

and of course the most important system
The Original NES(only set up for Tetris and Mario)

Peter Gandalf

07-17-2009, 02:27 AM

50" Panny 850u wall mounted
Denon AVR-989
Fluance Towers, center and surround (5.1)
Boston Acoustics active bass
PS3

Have a single HDMI wire running form the receiver to the Panny in wall. Also have a Monster in wall power station to deliver nice clean power to the Panny. Very clean look with no visible wires.

truebullfan

07-17-2009, 04:03 AM

mr_lore

07-17-2009, 04:13 AM

cyborger

07-17-2009, 07:44 AM

We got the same TV! Do you keep your TV on standard, Move, or Bright mode?

How do video games look on it?

webpoet73

07-17-2009, 12:02 PM

http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater2009_002.jpg
Panasonic 42" Plasma (TH-42PZ80U)
Dish HD-DVR Satellite Receiver
Yamaha RX-V663 7.2 (yes, .2) receiver
Toshiba A2 HD-DVD player
Sony PS3
Microsoft Xbox360
Nintendo Wii
Microsoft Xbox
Apple MacBook (used as a home theater pc)
[I also have my Apple Time Machine and modem in there, too.]

http://www.mmolenda.com/blogpix/HomeTheater2009_001.jpg
Sin City on Blu-Ray looks AMAZING.

truebullfan

07-19-2009, 05:21 AM

How do video games look on it?

Yes they look excellent. When i played the drake's fortune demo on it when i first go the tv it was amazing.

trunolimit

07-19-2009, 06:20 AM

HTPC:Sage Server: 6.5.18 w/sageMC Windows Vista 32bit Gigabyte 690G, AMD 4400+ X2, 3GB DDR, 8500GT, 2x M780, 1x HD-PVR DirecTV H20 w/blaster, blu-ray

Client 1: HD200 HD Extender on 126" HD Projection via Panasonic AX100U 720p
Denon 2807, Klipsch RC-3, center, Klipsch RF-63 Floor standing, Elemental Design
A5-350 15" Subwoofer, Polk Audio cieling Surrounds.
Xbox 360, Wii, etc.

Client 2: HD100 HD Extender on 57" 720p Samsung DLP

Client 3: HD200 HD Extender on 42" 1080p Samsung LCD

Windows Home Server: (PVR NAS duties) Gigabyte P35, C2D 1.8Ghz, 2GB DDR, 5.27TB JBOD

http://i42.tinypic.com/2h4f3nq.jpg

that's effin sick dude i hate you so much right now.

It's a good hate so don't worry, just let it happen.

I've got a

ln40a650 (which was replaced once because it spazed out on me once)

xbox360 w/ component out

wii w/ AV out

Time Warner HD box w/ component out

some POS Dell with a p4 processor that my neighbor was throwing out w/ VGA to the tube (we shouldn't call them tubes any more huh?)

some off brand EQ-lizer that I found and an off brand 1000 Watt amp that I also found hooked up to some alright speakers and sub woofers

(how I came across the speakers and sub is such a sad and embarrassing story on my part)

ace_ventura

07-22-2009, 02:01 PM

pictures in my avs thread: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=15893932#post15893932

Denon 4308ci
B&W 683 mains, HTM 61 center, DS3 sides, 686 rears
AV123 MFW-15 sub
Oppo BD83 blu-ray
Pioneer 151 elite 60in plasma
directv hr-22 hd-dvr
monster power center
htpc--win 7 x64

acoustic treatments in the works, and pro audio and video cal also in the works

cyborger

07-23-2009, 02:37 AM

Yes they look excellent. When i played the drake's fortune demo on it when i first go the tv it was amazing.

Thanks! :D

Dadgumit

07-25-2009, 01:32 AM

My pride and joy:

Samsung 61" LED DLP (61A750)
Denon 4308ci
Focal Chorus 807 front 806 back 800 center and sub too (LOVE these, aside from maybe sub)
PS3
Xbox 360

bobv13

07-27-2009, 12:59 PM

Panasonic TC-P50S1 Plasma TDTV
Panasonic Blue-ray
Local Cable Provider HD TV Channels (I will not support them by mentioning their name)
Popcornhour A100 (streaming audio and video anywhere off my home network plus some internet)
PC Athlon 2600 dual core running Windows 7 (I like to interact with my PC as a PC and not through Windows Media Center (WMC) using as remote control because WMC seems to have a mind of its own.
FreeNAS (tons and tons media served up from this FREE OS which I first learned about on SYSTM... built from dated parts)

tactix

07-27-2009, 01:19 PM

cheap 42" acoustic solutions lcd 1080
htpc = amd phenom quad 2.2gig 2 gig ddr 800 6tb hd space ati 2600hd hdmi ( not a pc gamer anymore hence crappy card ) sony bluray windows 7 rtm in a icute case
sony str-de497 amp
scott sqx-900f front speakers
gale centre
yamaha reference rears
crappy dvd recorder
dbox 2 linux cable reciever networked through the house
xbox 360 elite
xbox 360 premium
wii

bigbossbmb

07-29-2009, 07:21 AM

Panasonic 50PZ80U Plasma
Denon AVR-988
av123 ELT525 speakers (pair of T's L/R, C center, and M's surround)
MFW-15 subwoofer (arriving Friday)
PS3 via HDMI, Wii via Component
I'll hook up my MBP (miniDP>HDMI + optical audio) and run Plex when I need stuff played off a hard drive. (Drobo with 2.5 TB)

Ace: how do you like your MFW-15? Do you have an Auralex support underneath it?

ace_ventura

07-29-2009, 03:58 PM

I love my MFW-15 its quite the beast! Nope i dont have a gramma or subdude support as the floor below the carpet is cement

shike

07-31-2009, 05:53 AM

My "true" HT normally consisted of:

Samsung S5053 50" Plasma

NHT SuperZero Bookshelves
Sealed 12" Dayton Reference Sub (DIY)
NAD T163 Pre/Pro
Niles SI-1200 Amp
Pioneer DV-48AV Elite
PS3 80GB

Unfortunately, we moved to a much quieter apartment. While I still have stereo speakers for music listening in the morning I needed a "silent" HT for the night. That rig is:

Display + Sources previously listed

AKG K601
Rockhopper Mini^3 amp
Victor JVC SU-DH1 Dolby Headphone surround unit
Audio Authority 1155
Guitammer Buttkicker Gamer

Which works crazy well simulating speakers in a reference room.

As for the daytime stereo listening:

PC
Auzentech X-Fi Prelude
Niles SI-1200 amp
Mangepan SMGa speakers
Buttkicker previously listed

Pics of the current setup:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qQq7IsRuilM/SnKE5Ri-c7I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/2c71wT5zNlo/s800/P1030100.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qQq7IsRuilM/SnKE7TA8o9I/AAAAAAAAAhY/d6Yt4V6HvMU/s800/P1030113.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qQq7IsRuilM/SmvwkiZro4I/AAAAAAAAAWI/0eE_dErS0TY/s800/P1030003.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qQq7IsRuilM/SnKE6WtBEoI/AAAAAAAAAhU/hvA-Dg67SMs/s576/P1030101.JPG

So yeah, pretty much accomplished the silent HT goal ^_^

spanner

08-10-2009, 09:43 PM

Windows 7RC 64Bit home built media center Pc . AMD dual core with 4gigs ram. 2 TB storage. 2 avermedia DUET tuners (4 tuners), OTA and QAM. LG bLuray HDDVD combo drive. 3 linksys extenders for media center access in other rooms. XBOX setup as extender. Dual monitor setup infocus x9 720p Projector (100" DIY screen) and Olivea 1080 lcd tv. Yamaha v657 Receiver. Axiom 5.1 speaker setup. Use Media center almost exclusively on this computer For music photos and movies. Photo is of my Win 7 desktop background
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs156.snc1/5810_102536756423207_100000006487375_68943_547605_ n.jpg

count_zero

08-11-2009, 12:28 AM

I currently don't have much of a setup at the moment. It's a PS3 on Olevia 432V (though I've also got a HD-DVD player hooked up as well. I'd expand my home theater system, but I just don't have the money at the moment. When I get the cash, I will do so, but at the moment I'm having to scrape by with what I've got - but hopefully HD Nation will get me the information I need to put together a decent-to-good sounding system on the cheap once I get the money togeather.

Now that I think about it, I probably need more space too, so there's a matter of that...)

Freakazoid12

08-12-2009, 03:55 PM

I've got a rather unusual setup. Everything pipes to my computer monitor / speakers:

to start with:
monitor: HP W2207 (been looking at getting a 24" 1080p display eventually)
speakers: Logitech Z-5500 Digital (love these guys)

now, the devices:
via an HDMI switch to the DVI input on the monitor
Computer (w/gefen DVI Detective... video card kept killing the output whenever I switched away) audio here is direct to the analog input on the speakers
PS3 (audio is done via optical cable to the speakers)
Laptop (once in a while)

via component video switch to a component -> VGA converter.
(hooked to the VGA input on the monitor)
audio for all the below is routed to the aux. (2 channel analog) input on the speakers from the converter box.
cable company DVR (DCH3416 I think, it wouldn't work via HDMI to the monitor) also have an S/PDIF audio cable going to the speakers.
Wii
PS2 (rarely used)

aka: very screwball setup but overall it works. Lately i've been eyeing a black magic intensity pro for the DVR and maybe the PS3. (also have my eye on a HDMI switch that strips HDCP for the above card :D)

trilogy

02-09-2010, 07:04 PM

First pic is from the front. Samsung 61A750 61" LED DLP, speakers of my own design, and my OAK HTPC on top middle.
Second pic, HTPC from the front, older pic before the covers were on the BluRay and DVD burner, and the logo plate in the middle. The blue LED fans backlite the logo.
Third pic is HTPC from an angle
Fourth pic is of the app MEDIA PORTAL that I use for all of my multimedia. It is showing the screen from MOVING PICTURES. Just click the movie to play it.
Last pic is also from MEDIA PORTAL, but the music screen. All my cd's are converted to FLAC, and I scan the cover art to put in.

HTPC Specs:
Custom case,
Corsair 850 watt Power Supply
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
XFX HD 5870 (finally, HD audio from my HTPC!)
4 gig Corsair Dominator 1066
LG BluRay player
Samsung DVD burner
1 500 gig Western Digital Black Boot/App drive
5 1TB Western Digital Black for multimedia storage

smoke_me_a_kipper

02-11-2010, 01:06 PM

I have two setups, nothing fancy on either one.

The "old" setup downstairs is:

Sony KP-51WS510 - 51" rear projection CRT, For an HD CRT it's a great picture @ 1080i.
Sony HT-DWW790
Sony BDP-350 Blu-ray Player
Aliant HD IPTV box (Motorola VIP1200)
Xbox 360
Xbox - for good old XBMC
Sony 200 Disc CD Player CDP-CX200
Zenith VCR

The "new" setup upstairs is:

Sony Bravia KDL-42V4100
Sony STRDG720 7.1 Audio Video Receiver
Sony PS3
Aliant HD PVR IPTV box (Motorola VIP1216)

As you can see I do have a bit of Sony gear, mostly because my wife works for a store that has some really good sales on it.