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I don't own a TV. I have two Paradigm Atom Monitors (v5) and an Onkyo TX-SR504B.
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Mr_Angry posted:
Not to be rude, but why spend so much on a tv and not much on a surround setup? BEAUTIFUL tv though, if I had the means I would certainly consider one.
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Mar 20, 2007 17:33
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I have a pair of Paradigm Atom Monitors and an Onkyo 504 surround receiver used in stereo only. The Atoms sound pretty fantastic if you realize their limitations. If I were to do it over again I'd save some more and buy Titans or Mini-Monitors. My source for now is my laptop (With a Turtle Beach USB sound dongle thingy, great sound quality compared to onboard poo poo) or iPod. Sometimes the radio in my receiver. I have a headphone amp and some Grado SR-225s for quiet time, also a pair of Shure E4C canalphones for portable use.
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Oct 2, 2007 04:47
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I managed to score an old display model Sony KDL32S2010 for $200 today along with a nice tech craft stand for $39 (also display). My new setup is as follows: Paradigm Atom monitors (current version) Onkyo TX-SR504 receiver Sony KDL32S2010, 32" LCD Any recommendations on a cheap DVD player? Should I worry about upscaling or let the TV do the scaling?
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Jan 12, 2008 05:44
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Candleshire posted:
I think this is close to my ideal setup.
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Jan 12, 2008 05:45
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Juriko posted:200 off the tv or 200 for it? I mean, I thought I got a wicked deal on my KDL-v32Xbr2 for 750 but drat. $200 for the TV. It was a display model that we had forgotten about in the store so it kept taking automatic markdowns for a year until we found it. Last week I found an open box 3rd gen 8GB Nano for $79.99 at Best Buy. I must have good karma or something. Since you have an XBR2 (Same model year as the 2010 I believe), what are the differences it between it and the S2010?
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Jan 13, 2008 02:35
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Dr. Video Games 0027 posted:I finally got a real TV so now I can post in this thread. That's a nice loving deal.
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Jan 22, 2008 22:03
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Supposedly Sony is discontinuing production of all RPTVs so they'll have some good deals now or in the upcoming months.
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Jan 22, 2008 22:50
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I picked up a Logitech Harmony 520 from Sears for $59 the other day, they put them at that price every once in a while if anyone is looking. It really does work loving awesome. Other than bigger/color screens what do the higher end Harmony remotes do that this doesn't? I know some have a few more buttons but really everything that isn't a hard button is easily done with soft buttons on the LCD.
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Jan 27, 2008 08:26
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steckles posted:No TV, so I guess it's really just an A/ setup. The 360 is essentially ornamental. Nice setup. It's screaming for a projector or a 40-46" LCD though. Tell me about your creepy Nazi SS hat.
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May 4, 2008 03:15
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Omegaslast posted:
I'm sure those speakers sound incredible but drat do they look ridiculous. How tall are they anyway?
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Feb 9, 2009 23:36
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   Sony KDL32S2010.
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Feb 10, 2009 16:39
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My somewhat ghetto bargain HT setup: Cinder block speaker stands (These work surprisingly well, I mean they weigh probably 40-50 pounds each so they should. $6 for 4 blocks and a tube of liquid nails to attach them to each other) Paradigm Atom Monitor V5. ($250 at a local hifi shop) Onkyo TX-SR504 receiver. ($150 refurbished direct from Onkyo) Techcraft something or other TV stand, sturdy and not terribly ugly. Xbox 360 Pro 60GB ($250 on sale at Dell) Sony KDL32S2010 (I paid $200+$20 for the stand and TV as a display model at work. Original retail? $1399 for the TV.) Harmony 520 controlling the whole setup. I'm happy. I'll get real speaker stands when I find what I'm looking for someday. Cables are a mess because I haven't gotten proper length cables, also the wall outlet behind the TV isn't grounded so I have two power strips daisy chained together running to the kitchen into a grounded outlet. Once I add a ground adapter we should be good to go for cleaning up the cabling. Eventually I'll add a small subwoofer (HSU STF-1 or similar) and possibly some Paradigm Cinema series (Space for surrounds is very limited) speakers as rear and center channels. Flying_Crab fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Feb 12, 2009 |
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Feb 12, 2009 19:42
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renraku posted:Those cinder blocks look precarious as hell next to all that equipment and glass table. They're actually very stable on account of their weight. Like I really have to push on one to even make it move in the slightest. I'm not going to deny that they are horribly ghetto though. They work exceptionally well for the cost and as temporary items.
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Feb 14, 2009 06:34
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shaitan posted:I was just thinking that the cinder blocks would break the glass table if they got knocked over, which probably wouldn't happen with the $100 speaker stands. I would be more worried about my precious Paradigms or my $200 Sony KDL32S2010 (Yeah, I don't think I could replace this TV's quality with anything short of a 32" XBR or Samsung A550 for $1000) being damaged before I cared about the table. I bought the table for $20 as a clearance floor model although it is normally a $200 TV stand. The cinderblocks are attached together with liquid nails and aren't going to separate any time this century. Trust me when I say they are very sturdy. A hit that would knock these over would knock any stand over unless it was bolted to the floor or had a 50 pound weigh at the base. Flying_Crab fucked around with this message at 06:38 on Feb 19, 2009 |
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Feb 19, 2009 06:35
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   My fantastically ghetto setup: Sony KDL32S2010 32" LCD $250 floor model special Paradigm Atom Monitors $250 new from local stereo shop Onkyo TX-SR504 $180-$200 refurbed from Onkyo XBox 360 60GB $250 shipped from Dell Philips DVP5982 $50 open box special from Best Buy Techcraft $29 floor model special TV stand Badass cinder block speaker stands (They're secured together with liquid nails) All told, it is a pretty good setup I think considering that it didn't cost much at all. Some day I want to add a small HSU or similar make subwoofer to it along with Paradigm Cinema ADP surrounds and center.
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Aug 10, 2009 06:09
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samoth posted:
I live in an efficiency apartment. There isn't room for a couch at all. If I want to be around other people I leave the apartment. Also it is paint on the floor from a prior tenant. I like my Poang but if I had room for a couch I'd have one. quote:I still maintain those are the best speaker stands in the whole thread. They literally cost $5 for the set. 4 cinder blocks and a tube of liquid nails.
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Aug 12, 2009 06:07
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seating for one