Home Theater/HDTV/et al...

bmwracer wrote:Finally decided on the Denon AVR-590... So I went to Fry's a bought it. :beaten:

So how much did it run you? Did you get speakers with it?

There are no Fry's around here, but I went to one down in Texas, it was huge. They had these 'cattle' at the entrance, reminded me of a steak house here. :mrgreen:

Jav_sol wrote:So how much did it run you? Did you get speakers with it?

The AVR-590 was $350.

Nope, didn't buy any speakers... I already have five speakers (but no sub... not necessary).

There are no Fry's around here, but I went to one down in Texas, it was huge. They had these 'cattle' at the entrance, reminded me of a steak house here. :mrgreen:

Yeah They're big on themes: the original one in Manhattan Beach has a tropical theme, Fountain Valley: Roman Empire, Burbank: motion pictures, complete with a crashed flying saucer in the entrance:

[image] :hehe:

That's funny! Better than the normal boring shopfronts :)

Anime Dad wrote:That's funny! Better than the normal boring shopfronts :)

It is creative. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:Nope, didn't buy any speakers... I already have five speakers (but no sub... not necessary).

Well, when you have quality speakers you can definitely do without a sub. I probably don't need one, but I think it makes a good difference esp listening to music.

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah They're big on themes: the original one in Manhattan Beach has a tropical theme, Fountain Valley: Roman Empire, Burbank: motion pictures, complete with a crashed flying saucer in the entrance:

I see, when we first drove up to it, I thought it was a restaurant. :beaten:

Jav_sol wrote:I see, when we first drove up to it, I thought it was a restaurant. :beaten:

LOL.

With every purchase, a free 100% Angus steak meal! :hehe:

Reading through the user's manual for the Denon... Complicated piece of equipment to master... Denon's version of Calculus. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah They're big on themes: the original one in Manhattan Beach has a tropical theme, Fountain Valley: Roman Empire, Burbank: motion pictures, complete with a crashed flying saucer in the entrance:

[image] :hehe:

That's awesome. If you want more Fry's themes:
Palo Alto: western saloon
Sunnyvale: tribute to Silicon Valley (old location used to have circuit board theme)
San Jose: temple ala Temple of Doom
Fremont: electricity
Folsom: old western trains (including one crashing the building like the Burbank)
Las Vegas: casino with "working" slot machine at the entrance
Austin, TX: musical with a piano at the front (tribute to Austin City Limits, I think)

Stores with no theme or ones I haven't figured out: Concord, Campbell, San Diego, Sacramento

And yep. I've been to all the stores I've mentioned, including Manhattan Beach, Anaheim, and Renton, WA.

^ Wow, you've been to a lot of them... Guess it's the first place you visit/look for when you're in town, ne? :beaten:

[image]

At CES last week Intel announced that future Intel Core i5 and i3 laptops will be capable of streaming your desktop to any HDTV wirelessly using Intel's built-in technology WiDi technology. The television requires a small adapter that will either come bundle with the laptop or sold separately. Toshiba's new Satellite E205 laptop with be the first to have WiDi and Netgear is currently the only company with an actual retail receiver but according to AnandTech the demo they saw at CES was easy to use and worked surprisingly well.

bmwracer wrote:[image]

At CES last week Intel announced that future Intel Core i5 and i3 laptops will be capable of streaming your desktop to any HDTV wirelessly using Intel's built-in technology WiDi technology. The television requires a small adapter that will either come bundle with the laptop or sold separately. Toshiba's new Satellite E205 laptop with be the first to have WiDi and Netgear is currently the only company with an actual retail receiver but according to AnandTech the demo they saw at CES was easy to use and worked surprisingly well.

This is one thing that I thought was actually pretty cool from CES. How much simpler and convenient it would be to download dramas and other media via BitTorrent and then simply wireless transmit the signal to your TV for viewing.

Tu_triky wrote:This is one thing that I thought was actually pretty cool from CES. How much simpler and convenient it would be to download dramas and other media via BitTorrent and then simply wireless transmit the signal to your TV for viewing.

My thoughts exactly. :victory:

Of course, there's the issue of encrypting, so neighbors and passers-by don't steal your stuff.... I'm sure that's been considered.

bmwracer wrote:
My thoughts exactly. :victory:

Of course, there's the issue of encrypting, so neighbors and passers-by don't steal your stuff.... I'm sure that's been considered.

What? You don't wanna share your Nodame Cantabile Finale files? :beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:What? You don't wanna share your Nodame Cantabile Finale files? :beaten:

LOL, I wouldn't mind, but I think the FCC would.... The Nodame Channel :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
LOL, I wouldn't mind, but I think the FCC would.... The Nodame Channel :hehe:

Mongooses images flying all around your neighborhood.

Tu_triky wrote:Mongooses images flying all around your neighborhood.

And Puri Gorota. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
And Puri Gorota. :mrgreen:

HAHA. Now that would be galactic.

[image]

Krell Evolution 555

This is about as gold-school customh as a Blu-ray player can be.

Krellfs first Blu-ray player, the Evolution 555, features 12-bit Sigma Design VXP technology for processing video algorithms for noise reduction, de-interlacing, scaling, image enhancement and frame rate conversion. It has broad aspect ratio control including a vertical stretch feature for systems employing 2.35:1 Constant Image Height display systems. Vertical stretch eliminates the black bars at the top and bottom of the image without adding distortion, or artifacts.

Meanwhile, itfs a Profile 2.0 Ready (BD Live) Blu-ray/DVD player with 1GB of onboard memory and has an SD card slot to add expanded memory for BD Live and Bonus View movie titles, as well as playback options for photos and music files.

Therefs also an onboard Ethernet port for Internet connectivity, firmware updates, BD Live interactivity and IP control. Dual, assignable, HDMI outputs are provided with the option of full audio and video output to two systems, or dedicate one HDMI for audio, the other for video.

It has full HDMI 1.3 compliance but itfs upgradable to HDMI 1.4. Krell plans to ship it by late Q2 2010 with an MSRP of $15,000.

^ Too expensive?

How about something at half the price? :beaten:

[image]

McIntosh MVP881 BR Universal Player

McIntosh provides a nice example of a step-up Blu-ray player for audiophiles.

It calls the MVP881 its first true universal disc player. It can play Blu-ray, DVD, CD, DVD-Audio and SACD discs and includes BD Live 2.0 to access online content available on Blu-ray discs.

MSRP: $8,000

HDTV Podcast: The Details Behind 3D TV: http://www.htguys.com/podcasts/2010/1/29/podcast-410-the-details-behind-3d-tv.html

(Just audio, no video :sweat: )