Anyone got a killer Home Theater/media center setup?

[crakkajakka15]

As the title states...post your gear up

Mine below

All controlled by Logitech Harmony 720 remote

Onkyo HT-R340 5.1
4x Polk Audio Monitor 30 series
1x Polk Audio CS1 Center Channel
BIC America Formula F-12 Subwoofer 500 watts
Xbox360 (HDMI)
Apple TV (modded with Boxee)
Toshiba DR410 1080p upconverting DVD Recorder(HDMI)
42in Phillips 1080p LCD tv (3x HDMI 1.3)
1x Netgear GS608 8port Gigabit switch

Media Servers
Azureus Bittorrent Server (1TB storage)
Miro RSS Server (1TB Storage)
Ubuntu 9.x Server Edition fileserver (1TB storage)
1x Netgear GS116 ProSafe 16 Port Gigabit Switch
All streamed through Boxee and entire apartment wired with cat6 gigabit

**Onkyo TX-SR607 7.2 receiver w/ new Dolby digital Pro-logic IIz

** ordered and currently on the way




So what you all running.......

[Koli01]

Oh Cool! Just what I was looking for.
What's your address again?

[glockman22]

I dont have all of that but i do have a 47 " philips hdtv..its awsome.oh and a xbox 360 ..

[OPiNiCUS]

Oh Cool! Just what I was looking for.
What's your address again?

rofl...

I'm running a HD projector on a 92" screen, 5.1 surround sound setup, media server, PS3, upscaling DVD player. Basically a mini movie theater right in my house.

[crakkajakka15]

Oh Cool! Just what I was looking for.
What's your address again?

Protected by Smith and Wesson/Kahr/Bushmaster/Sig/Ruger/Benelli/FN/and the BFG from DOOM....yeah I would say the odds are in your favor

[NineseveN]

Display: Toshiba Regza Cinema Series XF550U 52" 1080p LCD
Source: Sony PS3 via HDMI
Audio Unit: Denon 2808ci
Speakers: SVS 5.1 system :: SBS-01 Mains and Surrounds, SCS-01 Center and a PB-12NSD Subwoofer

Audio media served from a Mepis 8.0 64bit install running Amarok (gave up Ubuntu for Mepis, much better IMHO) on a Pentium E8400/4gb of OCZ PC2-6400 Reaper CL4 RAM box into the Denon's second zone and routed out to a pair of JBL HLS810's (and the lows can be routed out to the subwoofer if I really want to upset the neighborhood).

Non-disc video media served running from the same Pentium E8400 box above with VLC and Kaffeine piped out through the HD out on my Nividia 8800GTS...but I only stream porn anyway. I prefer to run my serious movies from disc.

The Regza is, IMHO, bar none one of the best LCD's made to date. Blacks like plasma (think near Pioneer plasma blacks), solid colors, handles 24fps very well and has an incredibly thin bezel, allowing more screen than frame to occupy your real estate. The SVS package is nice, though the real gem of it is the subwoofer, under $1000, you won't find one I like better (though HSU can come very close).

[crakkajakka15]

Display: Toshiba Regza Cinema Series XF550U 52" 1080p LCD
Source: Sony PS3 via HDMI
Audio Unit: Denon 2808ci
Speakers: SVS 5.1 system :: SBS-01 Mains and Surrounds, SCS-01 Center and a PB-12NSD Subwoofer

Audio media served from a Mepis 8.0 64bit install running Amarok (gave up Ubuntu for Mepis, much better IMHO) on a Pentium E8400/4gb of OCZ PC2-6400 Reaper CL4 RAM box into the Denon's second zone and routed out to a pair of JBL HLS810's (and the lows can be routed out to the subwoofer if I really want to upset the neighborhood).

Non-disc video media served running from the same Pentium E8400 box above with VLC and Kaffeine piped out through the HD out on my Nividia 8800GTS...but I only stream porn anyway. I prefer to run my serious movies from disc.

The Regza is, IMHO, bar none one of the best LCD's made to date. Blacks like plasma (think near Pioneer plasma blacks), solid colors, handles 24fps very well and has an incredibly thin bezel, allowing more screen than frame to occupy your real estate. The SVS package is nice, though the real gem of it is the subwoofer, under $1000, you won't find one I like better (though HSU can come very close).

That Denon receiver is serious.........

Not a fan of SVS....listened to a few setups that people had wasn't impressed....overpriced IMHO


Energy speakers have come a long way and are getting better every year

[Dredly]

I just have a Sony 55" rear project LCD, just use the speakers on the TV, they are actually very good

Then the usual array of consoles (360, XB, PS2, Wii, NES) a 5 disk dvd player and DVR

[NineseveN]

That Denon receiver is serious.........

Not a fan of SVS....listened to a few setups that people had wasn't impressed....overpriced IMHO


Energy speakers have come a long way and are getting better every year

I honestly think Energy makes some badass speakers. The SVS SB series isn't musical, it's more tuned to theater (dialoge is great through the center), which is why I pipe audio out to the JBL's.

[Koli01]

Protected by Smith and Wesson/Kahr/Bushmaster/Sig/Ruger/Benelli/FN/and the BFG from DOOM....yeah I would say the odds are in your favor

Sorry but that is an active system which is easily circumvented.

Will wait till house is empty.