Home Theater Geeks

[So-CalVX]

your cats eyes look crazy!

Haha! Lasers charged!!!

[Ldub]

Samsung 32" LCD
Game cube, X-Box, PS3
Sony DTS 5.1 receiver (100w x 5)
JBL towers in the corners, with a JBL bookshelf 3 way for a center channel
Bose sub

All outdated junk compared to what most of you technophiles are running, but my neighbors can tell if I'm playing a racing game or watching Blade Runner...

[snowtrooper1966]

I think that is the hallmark of a worthy system! If your neighbors know what you are watching, you are doing something right
I live next to a pool / hotub area. A few weeks ago I was in the water and I swore I was hearing thunder and/or aircraft. When I came back in the house I realized I had left Transformers running......
Best,

[WormGod]

Haha! Lasers charged!!!

Best part about it.... he is an "attack cat". No joke. On command, I can get him to attack anyone I want. He will even attack dogs. You may think I am kidding, but seriously, this cat is some sort of genetic reject or something. I live not too far from an NIH facility and since he was from a litter from some stray around that way, it makes ya wonder.

Oh, his bones are about 2X thicker than a normal Tabby and he weighs, get this, 26lbs. And funny enough, the vet says he isnt overweight because of his size and bone mass. Pretty crazy for a 10 year old cat who is still as energetic as a 1 year old kitten.

Ok, back to the topic....

[nfpgasmask]

Gary, how can your drink those green bottles of urine?!?!?!?

Anyway, nice systems guys. Once I get my room totally set, I'll post a photo.

James, your audio system is totally sick. It kinda ruined mine for me.

Maybe next summer I will drop a nice bank roll on a new audio system.

Bart

[snowtrooper1966]

Gary, how can your drink those green bottles of urine?!?!?!?

Anyway, nice systems guys. Once I get my room totally set, I'll post a photo.

James, your audio system is totally sick. It kinda ruined mine for me.

Maybe next summer I will drop a nice bank roll on a new audio system.

Bart

Bart, thanks for the kudos!
It was a pleasure to have you all over and see the reactions!
You would be surprised how much a great receiver can make a difference in even a mediocre audio system. I would suggest upgrading the receiver and a big sub first. I can get you killer deals on similar equipment when you are ready...
Best,

[Triathlete]

My system is all fairly old. It includes a Pioneer 47" HDTV, Sony STR-D 1011S Reciever, Nackamichi cassette deck (I'm sure 1or2 of you remember cassettes), Design Acoustics satallite speakers with 12" downward firing sub, and a Toshiba SD3980 DVD player.
I picked up the speakers and cassette deck over 20 years ago while in Japan and they still sound very good. I actually wanted to get a pair of Klipsh horn's while over there but the shipping would have been outragous due to their 4ft x 4ft x 4ft size and weight....but man did they sound sweet and were super efficient (of course another downfall to them was placing them in a room...they were BIG).
If you are ever in Japan you need to check out the sound and video floors of a store called Dieechi's (sp?). It is amazing!

[WormGod]

And you know what is truly gonna be awesome on a great home system (one day within the next.... year, I hope)....

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/watchmen/

If you are as big an old school fan as I am, you are probably as giddy as me. :bwgr: GOD I can't wait!

[snowtrooper1966]

Saw the trailer for the Watchmen @ the Dark Knight IMAX show. I do remember reading the trade paperback, but it has been a long time. I need to reread it. Trailer looked good.
I personally can't wait for the Dark Knight on Blu, that should be reference material!
Best,

[nfpgasmask]

Best part about it.... he is an "attack cat". No joke. On command, I can get him to attack anyone I want. He will even attack dogs. You may think I am kidding, but seriously, this cat is some sort of genetic reject or something. I live not too far from an NIH facility and since he was from a litter from some stray around that way, it makes ya wonder.

Oh, his bones are about 2X thicker than a normal Tabby and he weighs, get this, 26lbs. And funny enough, the vet says he isnt overweight because of his size and bone mass. Pretty crazy for a 10 year old cat who is still as energetic as a 1 year old kitten.

Ok, back to the topic....

Gary, you need to upload some YouTube video of this cat in action.

Bart

[WormGod]

Heh, ya, that stuff is crap. Sadly, the girl I was dating then brought it all over to drink while she "watched" me unpacking and setting stuff up. If I recall correctly, I was drinking Bailey's on the rocks that evening. I was wimping it out in a whole other fashion, heh.

Sadly, the cat (Takhisis) lives with my mom now. I was tired of patching up my dog's face from T's tantrums. She did tell me a story about him this passed winter though. She had a fox that was frequenting her backyard and laying on her pool cover daily. T took off out the back door one day and attacked the poor fox. My sister has a couple pics of it and even though it's sad, it's hilarious to see just how much larger than the fox he is, heh. I will see if she can email me the pics.

On the subject of stereo goods, has there been any recent news of the organic tvs (OLD or whatever it is)? I have been out of the next gen tech for tvs for a while now but heard about them some time back. Just curious where we stand for the "next big thing".

[LittleBeast]

Just curious where we stand for the "next big thing".

http://www.tvpredictions.com/3d072007.htm

3D HDTV? Hmm that is going to be sweet! Anyways, I bet you are really pleased about the HD DVD add on for the 360..... When are you going to upgrade the PS2 to a PS3?

As far as me I've got 42" HD Plasma, Yamaha Digital receiver (7.1 DTS), Yamaha Fronts with 12" side firing subs in each, Yamaha center, Sony tower speakers as surrounds with 2x8 subs in each, and a random rear center channel, PlayStation3 handles the BluRays beautifully through HDMI of course. And yeah MGS4 is amazing MUCH better than GTA4, beat both of them in a week or so, and I like Grid better than GT5 Prologue.

[Todd Adams]

Visio 50" Plasma
Polk speakers LS 70 Mains CS200 center Polk rears 15 years old and still great
Klipsh powered sub
Pioneer Recevier can't recal VSX#
Dish HD DRV
Still have pioneer Laser Disc Player and a bunch more obsolite junk including HD DVD that is only good for the up convert any more.

[etlsport]

downstairs..

54" sony 1080i rear projection with a panasonic reciever.. hooked up right now with a pair of bose 901s taking care of the left and right, then pioneer surrounds for the rest and a pioneer sub
xbox 360 w/ hd dvd player
wii

upstairs..

56" panasonic DLP 1080p
onkyo 7.1 surround
ps3
ipod dock

bedroom
32" sony lcd
rca reciever
rca 5.1 surround (except KLH subwoofer)
1080p samsung upconverting dvd player
also have a computer hooked up to that TV as a monitor

[taylorRichie]

http://www.tvpredictions.com/3d072007.htm

3D HDTV? Hmm that is going to be sweet! Anyways, I bet you are really pleased about the HD DVD add on for the 360..... When are you going to upgrade the PS2 to a PS3?

As far as me I've got 42" HD Plasma, Yamaha Digital receiver (7.1 DTS), Yamaha Fronts with 12" side firing subs in each, Yamaha center, Sony tower speakers as surrounds with 2x8 subs in each, and a random rear center channel, PlayStation3 handles the BluRays beautifully through HDMI of course. And yeah MGS4 is amazing MUCH better than GTA4, beat both of them in a week or so, and I like Grid better than GT5 Prologue.

Saw the 3D TVs at CES this last year... Insane... Infact it's creepy...

Some of them you have to be standing in a fixed position for them to work, others do require polarized glasses. A few DLP TVs can support dual projection for 3D right now.

But IMO the Next big thing will be UHD OLED TVs... the UHD TVs are insane as well, I thought I was looking out a window even though I was in the middle of the Las Vegas Convention Center. And OLED Blacks are TRUE black, which is crazy, they look photorealistic, and they're paper thin (ok more like 1" thin). Combine UHD and OLED and I bet dogs and cats start jumping through the TV.