Budget is in the 200-400 range. Will be using it just for general purpose, mostly TV/movies, light music use, and gaming; mainly to enhance the experience over the TV speakers. No amp. The LG NB3730/3530 and Sony HTHC 260/660 have been examples if what I've been looking at. I'm definitely not an audiophile, so not picky.

hmmm... I am not so versed in budget systems. maybe a look on cNet might yield a good review in that price range.

Sorry... I'd love to spend other peoples money

I don't see what the big deal about 4k is - most broadcast system now are still doing only 720p or 1080i, and that's a _highly_ compressed version of it.

Do you really want to download a 100gb+ file?

Even if you are running google fiber at 1000Mbps, it would take 2-3 hours to download the movie. So, even google fiber which is 40x faster than most connections today couldn't even stream most movies.

I'm sure it looks great, but I just don't see it being very practical. It's been > 10 years since HD came out, and we're still not even running 1080p in most places.

you're sure it looks great and you don't see what the big deal is?



it's NOT a big deal if you plan on owning a 4k monitor that is only 65"-70"... it IS a big deal if you have a 4k monitor of at least 85" or so, preferably over 100" would be better.

z28dreams,

Where are you getting 2-3 hours from?.

the average 4k movie will be roughly 40-50gig's WITHOUT SUPPLEMENTS. I am not looking for upscaling to 4k myself, I am looking for native 4k scans.

I still like physical disks myself... but they have only very recently come to terms with HMDI 2.0, so it's going to be a little while for them to begin to roll out even though some highend players are 2.0 capable(supposedly) with a firmware update.

that and they don't have cost physical media yet...

I want my stuff uncompressed... but that is not going to happen anytime soon, unless it's sound.

I ended up buying an LG NB3730 from Future Shop. Right out of the box, I couldn't get the wireless woofer to pair with the soundbar, tilted the hell out of me trying to get it to work.

Ended up returning it and buying the Sony HTHC660. Worked flawlessly out of the box and produces decent sound, pretty much exactly what I envisioned wanting out of it. Have not yet tested the bluetooth range and quality but thus far, would recommend.

Looking to buy a new TV to replace the previous one that moved to Vegas. I live with other people so I want something huge and cheap. I'm not a videophile by any means so picture quality isn't a huge concern, something middle of the range would probably be fine.

How does this 60 inch plasma for $750 (plus a $150 dell home gift card) look? At that screen size plasma looks to be significantly cheaper than LED/LCD options, and it can be viewed from a wider range of angles which would be good when friends are over to watch football. Only downside seems to be that it isn't as bright so it fights with ambient light more, but we have curtains and a majority of my TV watching takes place after dark anyways.

My biggest concern is that we had been using an Xbox360 for netflix, amazon prime, and xfinity, and that moved to Vegas as well, so I either need to replace it with another one or get a smart tv. I see there are some smart tv addons for like $50 that you just plug in and then your tv is internet ready, how does that solution compare to TVs with built-in smart functionality or an Xbox360?

60" LG plasma for 750 bucks?
i'd say that is a fair deal. is says it has a lan connection...

that's probably the lowest 60+ plasma I have seen. if you dont expect Kuro type performance and I am sure you will be happy. don't forget to properly break it in before turning up the brightness.

My thoughts about this thread,
-Spend your money on entertainment that is less passive
-get out of your house and go to the theater
Also watching the same movies over and over is lame and is for children with too much time on their hands.

I think I have that 60in LG. I got it because I had a huge open living room and it was ridic cheap. Picture is good but it's a glossy screen. Any type of light will cause big glare problems

I have time to do both you condemnatory pedantic Bakatare

pedantic doesn't really work there.

^reenforcing statement is reenforcing.

Noowwww you used it properly, NW.

So cliffnotes, things you like are better than things other people like? Wow, thanks for the tip.

Wound up going with this (though I see they have since gotten rid of the $150 gift card bonus). Even though it is a fairly window heavy room, I do probably 95% of my serious TV watching after dark. Glare isn't annoying to me for something I might watch in the AM like Sportscenter so I figured what the hell.

60 inches is really big compared to what I'm used to. I'm glad I prioritized screen size over a whole bunch of other stuff I don't understand.

Is there a way to wirelessly transmit the cable signal from the splitter in my basement to a box on the 3rd floor?

Basically I have a bunch of dead cable jacks in my house. The signal comes into the basement, gets split a bunch of ways, then most of the wires to the 3rd floor run outside the house. Due to the NE weather a lot of these cables have degraded to the point where the signal is unreliable for HDTV. Due to the age of the house and the location of the sets, the logistics of fixing the dead outlets is challenging and expensive.

Ideally I'd like comcast to run the signal directly from the telephone pole to my living room, at which point it would be split into 4, with each resulting line transmitting its signal wirelessly to either a cable box or my modem. I don't need a network with multiple connections per transmitter or tuners, and I'm not looking to bypass the comcast boxes that I currently have. I'm literally just looking for a way to bypass the faulty wires.

It seems like there are a bunch of more complicated solutions that create a network and the receivers on each set act as tuners, so as to save the user money by removing the need to rent multiple cable boxes. So I know the capability is there. But I'm having trouble finding exactly what I'm looking for.

I am pretty sure you would need to decode the signal at the monitor if you want HD and separate cable channels at each location. otherwise places like cox offer an OVER THE INTERNET solution... like "contour" that operates over a network.

I think your best solution is going to be a secure network solution whether it's a piggy back service like contour or a service like Hulu and the like.

Yeah my dad pointed out that in order for what I'm looking for to exist that I'd basically be asking for the signal, which includes the data for every single channel simultaneously in HD quality, to be transmitted wirelessly. Which is why all the solutions I'm finding basically have a tuner on both ends, because it drastically cuts down on the amount of info that gets sent wirelessly.

Oh well.

Hey guys,

I own a 65 inch Mitsubishi DLP. One of the last ones they made before everyone went completely with LED/LCD/Plasma. I've had it for 4ish years.

Just heard a super loud pop and screen went dead. Google tells me it's either a color wheel(expensive) or just the bulb(200ish bucks). Either way. I may need a new TV.

I have a big living room. Would like a 60 inch probably. 0 video games. Lots of movies, lots of sports. 3d is a complete non issue for me. The ability to hookup my digital camcorder easily would be a plus but not a requirement.

Recommendations?

budget?

Hi guys,

I'm getting a Project Debut Carbon for xmas but will be buying speakers and a receiver myself. This will be my first record player and I dont have much home audio knowledge/experience. I'm living in a ~700 sqft apartment so I think for now a pair of bookshelf speakers will do. I'm on the fence about how much I wanna spend. I don't think I want to make a huge investment since I will probably upgrade once I move into a house, but I also don't want speakers that won't do my turntable justice. I guess I'm thinking somewhere in the 100-200 dollar range for each (speakers and receiver). I've also heard that DIY speakers can be great value. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

buy used off craigslist and save yourself a bundle... you stated your aprt size, but what is more important is the listening area size. Bookshelfs will probably be okay for you if you can get them into proper listening position but to be honest, 300 for both primary speakers and a amplifier is cutting it pretty thin.

Buying a few Gen old stereo receiver instead of something fancy or surround can get a very nice value. In the price range you can probably do pretty well with pioneer or onkyo and get some good hdmi and other forward looking stuff, depending on what you see when you move into a house.

For speakers even with 200 sqft listening you can be OK with bookshelves, but definitely if only half of that is listening area. A few Gen old b&w or similar can be had at very reasonable prices. Similarly for other comparable brands. Craigslist and local eBay sellers are a good first place to look.