I didn't go 'ooooooooooh big tv.........'

I got it BRAND NEW for £2000, instead of £4000 including the stand so I made it fit in to the room. I bought it as something for my future place where hopefully I will have a living room worthy of it. Besides, with image quality that blows away plasma and LCD, it was a no-brainer.

I can't stand having the side speakers on it and just removing them makes it look far less domineering, but the housemate/landlord refused to listen to the telly solely through the amp.

 

Before anyone asks I haven't left the stickers on the TV just took the pic when the TV was new.

 

It's a cracking TV I'll certainly give you that, and for £2K I don't blame you for buying it... Rear projection units used to be crap, and were predominantly enjoyed by the American/sod-the-quality-check-the-size brigade... but Sony changed all of that with the latter KDS SXRD technology, its well respected.

However, it's still foofin huuuuge!

But - your room, your TV and if you enjoy it, and the room, then who's to argue????

DN (watching my 36" Panny CRT!)

 

holy hell footlongs is massive

it is a pain when you rent, we are the same so cant build the "uber wall" to build the tv into, i have allready had the green light to go ahead and build a proper "tv room" when we finally jump onto the housing market, but i do like my little system i have now, when you consider its my first ever "pad"

samsung 42 plasma
samsung dolby/dts 5.1 sound
xbox 360 upscaling all the dvds to 720p via the vga lead


not specific "home cinema" photos, i was just messing with my new camera and trying to capture some "effects" lol

 

Chaps, i dont think i would be displaying all my worldy goods on the web for burglars to look at.

 

Seeing as the repo men will eventually take it all away from me, I may as well temporarily boast about my little 32" 'leceder turv' system, jobby.

 

Theyll only take it if you let them in, or let them see it. After theyve seen in, either through a door/window or because youve allowed them in, and theyve taken 'walking possession' they can force their way in to collect it.

 

So as long as I cover all my windows in $hite, they won't be able to see in.

Excellent.

 

Lol Im not gonna post a pic of mine as its just a Pioneer 4280XD sat on my old Sony 32" CRT stand at the mo. Wasnt sure where I was going to put it so waited before deciding on a stand. Have one on the way though. Just need to offload the old CRT beast though. Anyone nr Reading want one

Simon

 

Good one Sonic, nothing like the "Kiss" technique.

Your "palace" looks very simlar to my radio ham setup J4CKO!

They all look very impressive, but wouldn't it save a lot of cash if you just went to the pictures?

Les

 

The price of the popcorn alone outweighs the cost of a decent HC system, let alone the tranquility of not having ch@vs sat behind you, queues, 1/2 hour of adverts, car park dents, being able to pause whilst you go for a pee, and usually a better picture and sound than most multiplexes.

 

Heres my current setup



Samsung 40" lcd
Pioneer dvd, surround amp, hdd recorder
Pioneer cd, stereo amp
Mission speakers all round
Xbox360 for gaming and streaming video from pc

 

have to say, i hate "clutter" the one thing i did not want, was loads of random boxes underneath the TV, they never match and always look out of place IMO

so i looked for a surround system that did not come with a dvd player etc etc

basically, the only thing under the tv is the xbox and the center channel speaker, as the chap posted above, the xbox is linked to the pc in another room so can stream media if needed.

tried hiding the center channel speaker behind the tv, but it was affecting the sound toooo much

 

Some fantastic systems on here, really impressive stuff. I must post mine up when i take some piccies it will blow your socks off, its unlike anything you will have ever seen.

 

well following up from my previous post months ago on this thread, finally gotten around to finishing mine. Lucky enough to have a second living room in our house, (was an integral double garage, but previous owner turned it into a second room and had new garage built at front of house) so it obviously became the prime cinema location. Had a builder put in new door, sparky rip out some electrics and put new in, and windows came out to fit sofas in.

Started off like this



Then came Mission floor standers, Sony Amp and Sony projector and Xbox 360.

Recently added new Yamaha amp, electric RC screen, Mission rears, Mission Sub, IR lighting, a Sky + box, Wii and a PS3 for Blu Ray. Next on the list is a new projector to replace the slightly aging Sony one (although it doing pretty well for 5 yrs old)









Control of screen, lighting and system all done via a Pronto Pro - configured it on my pc then uploaded to handset - great bit of kit. System is all X10 wired so one button on wall turns it all off / on



Use it mainly for films / Wii / PS3. Tend to still watch everyday TV on the 32"er in the lounge.

Neil

 

Just after demolishing the Fireplace




Plasma Mounted, Studding fixed and Cables run




Plastered and Lights Mounted




All finished (Saving for Projector etc)

DENON AVC A1D Amp
DENON 2800 MkII DVD
Panasonic PW7 42"
Monitor Audio Silver Series Speakers (S8i's, S3i's & S10i)

 

I understand your point of course. The last time we went to a multiplex the sound was so loud that is was unbearable. Even the pensioners were turning their hearing aids off!

When we complained they said they would not turn it down because the children liked it that loud!

Les

 

Hi Mark, nice set up. Do you have to leave the cabinet doors open when you use the amp or does it not run very hot?

Also, have you got one of those ir extender jobs or do you have to open the doors to use the remotes

Thanks

 

Deep.... do you have a radar that detects the words "home cinema" and "kitchen"???? lol

 

I'm having an AV fest at the moment! Buying new kit and rearranging it to make it look better.
I'm addicted to it now!

 

you lot have far too much money!!
My camera doesnt work but ive got a 42" Toshiba HD LCD TV,AMC T7 Stereo tuner,AMC CD9 CD Player,AMC 3025a Stereo intergrated Amp,KEF Q55 speakers (gorgeous sound),Gale electronics cables,cambridge audio AV leads,PS3,PS2,Gamecube and Toshiba DVD player.
My flat is tiny so its like going to the cinema
Andy

 

If i am watching a DVD or listening to music loud then i have the doors open, but normal TV watching i leave them closed.

Even when i have left them closed and had it wound up i have never had a problem though, although it does get hot. The Amp has an 'alarm' if it gets to hot and this has never kicked in yet.

I have a magic eye that sits on top of the centre speaker so i can operate the TV normally with the doors closed,although if i am using the amp / DVD remote i have to have the relavent door open.

 

You need one of these

 

now this is a set up
Kipnis home cinema, the world's most expensive home-cinema | Oddity Central
Andy

 

That looks superb

 

Thanks 84

Bought the whole lot 2nd hand (apart from the Pani)

Total cost £2500



Thinking of changing the gold Denon's to Rotel's now, but the A1D is so good,

I'm sure I'll miss it....

 

Ours is just stuck on this oval stand thingy with flaming speakers all over the place. My fella has no imagination. Must show him this thread

 

Take a look at AV Forums...

Members' Home Cinema Gallery - AVForums


Loads of ideas for you both there...

 

Thanks. I'm after something glossy and nice, that will take up the whole wall ie 13 ft,but with glass doors (I like to see the front display so I know what I'm selecting) and that can accomodate my kit and leave good head clearance for my amps.
It can't be open fronted because I have small children.

Any ideas? I can't seem to find something that hits the spot.

 

Why not,

Ive had two small ones,

"Do not touch" & "Thats daddy's" were enough to reinforce what they

were not to touch.

Mart






















ps, they only ever feed toast into the VCR or DVD player once,


there favourite soft toy being fed to the waste disposal works wonders



Mart (and no i never did it......................honest)