Home Theater Qs....

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
$574

And someone correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like the JVC RS-D412 does it as well on a cheaper budget. I'm not sure on the quality of the unit though.

$384

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Syrch
without reading what everyone is writting this is the best bet. Go out and buy a HDMI, DVI, VGA, Composite and S-Video cable. Then go to the hardware store and buy about 6 feed of PCV pipe with elbow ends. Run all wires through the wall and connect to your TV. This way if you ever need any of the connections they are there. Safiest easiest bet. Other than that it really is going to depend on your gear and how you want it set up. The pipe makes fishing the wires through much cleaner and easier.

One concern you might have it re-enforcing the wall to hold the plasma.

As far as your 5.1 or 7.1 idea. If your room is no bigger than a bedroom you will not benefit with a 7.1 set up. Sure if you are sitting on the couch/chair with the 6th and 7th speaker next to your head you will hear the speakers but your room is too small for you to benefit from a set up.

Also need your total budget to give you good idea on speakers and what not but look at this site....http://www.axiomaudio.com/products.html they also have a Home Theater wizard that gives you a good idea what set/size/amount of speakers you need.

I couldn't agree more. Run every type of video cable their is and put it in a pipe with a pull cord in it. Do it right the first time.

Ding ding ding, winnar!

Make sure the pipe is wide enough too.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Being a lazy ass, I have a question regarding the setups mentioned above--Does it mean that to watch TV and get sound, you'll have to turn on receiver too?

If you wire both through the receiver then yes.

 

[AlienCraft]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Yes, if you get a receiver with HDMI switching, you can connect your sources (cable, DVD, etc.) to the receiver and just run the one HDMI cable to the TV.

I personally prefer to run my sources straight to the TV with no middleman, but I guess if the receiver is just a pass-through, it won't degrade the signal at all.
One thing about it, the receiver will probably switch inputs a lot quicker than the TV would.

HDMI switching will not get you HDMI output from non HDMI sources. You'd need a receiver that can do HDMI conversion if you only want to run a single cable.

BTW, thanks for the heads up on the upconverting receivers a few threads back..... My latest project got one to handle non hdmi sources.

 

[michaels]

So you don't even know the most basic of HT things yet you have already decided on the most important piece of your setup, your tv?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: AlienCraft

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Yes, if you get a receiver with HDMI switching, you can connect your sources (cable, DVD, etc.) to the receiver and just run the one HDMI cable to the TV.

I personally prefer to run my sources straight to the TV with no middleman, but I guess if the receiver is just a pass-through, it won't degrade the signal at all.
One thing about it, the receiver will probably switch inputs a lot quicker than the TV would.

HDMI switching will not get you HDMI output from non HDMI sources. You'd need a receiver that can do HDMI conversion if you only want to run a single cable.

BTW, thanks for the heads up on the upconverting receivers a few threads back..... My latest project got one to handle non hdmi sources.

:thumbsup:

Which thread are you talking about? This one?
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1949573&enterthread=y

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: michaels
So you don't even know the most basic of HT things yet you have already decided on the most important piece of your setup, your tv?

Well if he's getting 40% off retail, he's probably got a strong motivation to go the route he has picked out