mordac's home theatre

mordac · 03-15-2002, 04:55 PM

while it's not top end, as i piece it together, it makes me very happy...

TV: currently 27" Samsung, will be (very soon) either a Hitachi 43" Ultrascan HD or 50" Toshiba 50H71 TheaterView HDTV.

DVD: Apex 600-a (you know the one). great for most things, stutters on a select few disks, occasionally has a "high pitch whine" during playback.

Receiver: Sony's STR-DE835. i love it. DTS & DD, a few nice sound modes.

Speakers: Polk Audio RM6200 (with PSW250 subwoofer). Again, i love it. shoulda gone for a bigger sub (but that's also on the list of "things to upgrade").

VCR: does anyone really care?

PC: High end P4 with audio/video piped out to TV and surround system. delivers very nice high res divx playback.

COUCH: a sassy purple sectional from Ikea (highly recommended)

tomdkat · 03-15-2002, 08:05 PM

Cool setup. Be sure to post pics when you get your HDTV....

Come on... give up the stats on the PC.... CPU speed, RAM, Video card, etc....

Peace.....

mordac · 04-08-2002, 01:17 PM

It just arrived...

my new Tosh 50H81. the techs took it apart to the bare bones and wires, moved it into my basement and re-assembled it (i know, i should've taken pictures, but i was too busy sweating and worrying).

instant buyers remorse. i couldn't believe i bought something this large and fancy (the phrase "conspicuous consumption" kept popping into my mind). as the hours passed into days, i got used to it (a new large tv definitely needs getting used to) and now (3 days later) i love it.

here's some pics... (i still need to remount my speakers on the walls, but you get the idea).

mordac · 04-08-2002, 01:18 PM

and looking back (to get a better idea of the room)...

mordac · 04-08-2002, 01:20 PM

whoops...

looks like the first didn't post, i'll try again...

tomdkat · 04-08-2002, 05:43 PM

Sweet! Looks great!!! I'm sure your set will ROCK once it settles in..... Do you plan to have the set ISF calibrated?

Peace.....

***Wirehed*** · 04-08-2002, 06:55 PM

Nice looking room!

I think I would move that dart board though.

mordac · 04-10-2002, 02:01 PM

Yeah, the dart board is badly placed isn't it. I consider it a surrealistic art piece though, since i don't actually own any darts. never found them after we moved to the new house (and never got motivated enough to go buy new ones).

peace,

_-mordac-_

p.s. note the vintage 1977 Star Wars blanket on the couch. my wife keeps trying to throw it out, but i've convinced her that "the force" protected me on the couch growing up and now it's protecting my son. funny old thing life, ain't it.

George McFly · 04-10-2002, 10:25 PM

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Originally posted by mordac
p.s. note the vintage 1977 Star Wars blanket on the couch. my wife keeps trying to throw it out, but i've convinced her that "the force" protected me on the couch growing up and now it's protecting my son. funny old thing life, ain't it.

I used to have one of those In fact I think it's at my mother's(in the closet)

Kimmo · 05-03-2002, 04:02 AM

Hey, did you get that couch from IKEA? It looks the same as our but ours is dark green.

03-15-2002, 08:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
tomdkat Official Forum Warmonger "Dial Tone" Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hayward, CA, USA	Cool setup. Be sure to post pics when you get your HDTV.... Come on... give up the stats on the PC.... CPU speed, RAM, Video card, etc.... Peace..... __________________ My DVD Aficionado List "At last we shall reveal ourselves to the Jedi, at last we shall have revenge!"

04-08-2002, 05:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
tomdkat Official Forum Warmonger "Dial Tone" Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hayward, CA, USA	Sweet! Looks great!!! I'm sure your set will ROCK once it settles in..... Do you plan to have the set ISF calibrated? Peace..... __________________ My DVD Aficionado List "At last we shall reveal ourselves to the Jedi, at last we shall have revenge!"

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*Wirehed* Producer/Admin NSFW Off 'the list' Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sacto, Ca --Near Galt, home of LeVar Burton	Nice looking room! I think I would move that dart board though. __________________ The Order of the Zombie. The world's greatest zombie culture website. "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wagn'nagl dominos" In his house in R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits for the pizza delivery guy.

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04-08-2002, 01:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
mordac Supporting Actor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	It just arrived... my new Tosh 50H81. the techs took it apart to the bare bones and wires, moved it into my basement and re-assembled it (i know, i should've taken pictures, but i was too busy sweating and worrying). instant buyers remorse. i couldn't believe i bought something this large and fancy (the phrase "conspicuous consumption" kept popping into my mind). as the hours passed into days, i got used to it (a new large tv definitely needs getting used to) and now (3 days later) i love it. here's some pics... (i still need to remount my speakers on the walls, but you get the idea).

04-10-2002, 02:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
mordac Supporting Actor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	Yeah, the dart board is badly placed isn't it. I consider it a surrealistic art piece though, since i don't actually own any darts. never found them after we moved to the new house (and never got motivated enough to go buy new ones). peace, _-mordac-_ p.s. note the vintage 1977 Star Wars blanket on the couch. my wife keeps trying to throw it out, but i've convinced her that "the force" protected me on the couch growing up and now it's protecting my son. funny old thing life, ain't it.

05-03-2002, 04:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
Kimmo Actor Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Da Innernet	Hey, did you get that couch from IKEA? It looks the same as our but ours is dark green.