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Home Theater Ideas & Advice
Posted on 3/26/14 at 3:03 am
Posted on 3/26/14 at 3:03 am
So I'm fixing to move into a new apartment, I need some suggestions on how to hook all of this up. I have...
Apple TV
Xbox One
PS4
DVR/Tivo Roamio?
I'm not sure if I want to get a DVR from the cable company or not. The only option out here is Charter, which is shite IMO. I've seen commercials for the new Tivo Roamio. Apparently you can watch whatever you have on your DVR, on your iPad; even in flight. Anyone have one?
Also, I'm thinking about getting a projector as opposed to a standard TV. Budget for projector (or TV) is in the $2500 range. Suggestions?
Apple TV
Xbox One
PS4
DVR/Tivo Roamio?
I'm not sure if I want to get a DVR from the cable company or not. The only option out here is Charter, which is shite IMO. I've seen commercials for the new Tivo Roamio. Apparently you can watch whatever you have on your DVR, on your iPad; even in flight. Anyone have one?
Also, I'm thinking about getting a projector as opposed to a standard TV. Budget for projector (or TV) is in the $2500 range. Suggestions?
This post was edited on 3/26/14 at 3:04 am
Posted on 3/26/14 at 5:03 am to Corkfather
A quality A/V receiver with 4 HDMI inputs.
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Posted on 3/26/14 at 5:36 am to TigerFanatic99
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What about the projector and Tivo?
Posted on 3/26/14 at 5:57 am to Corkfather
How do you plan to watch the projector during the day?
Posted on 3/26/14 at 6:09 am to 4WHLN
Go with a LED TV. They have some sweet 72" ones now for under 2K.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 6:48 am to Corkfather
So you are looking to RENT an apartment and have wasted thousands of dollars on home theater/video games? Perhaps you should look to buy a home/duplex rather than spend more money on equipment that will be outdated in 2 years.
This post was edited on 3/26/14 at 6:49 am
Posted on 3/26/14 at 6:52 am to H.M. Murdock
Slight hijack.
Are there a particular brand of speakers that the OT recommends that I can use outside under a covered outdoor kitchen?
Looking for in-ceiling speakers.
Are there a particular brand of speakers that the OT recommends that I can use outside under a covered outdoor kitchen?
Looking for in-ceiling speakers.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 6:54 am to Will Cover
JL makes outdoor speakers for boats...try starting with them
Posted on 3/26/14 at 7:00 am to Will Cover
I think as long as it's protected from the rain you can use any in ceiling speaker...only issue might be the grill rusting. At least that's what I was told when I called definitive technology yesterday. I have there outdoor aw6500s I was going to use on my back porch/kitchen but think I'd rather the look of in ceiling so I'm going to run the DI8Rs like I'll have through the house. The advantage of the AWs is they have a passive radiator on the back side that greatly improves the bass response. I'll probably add some in celing subs to compensate for that. The kind that mount between the rafters and just port through the ceiling so it looks like another round speaker.
Problem with the JL boat ones is the look of them and they will probably be 4ohms. Just have to make sure what you run them off of is 4ohm stable if not you will have to run 4 speakers and wire them to be 8ohms for 2 speakers.
Problem with the JL boat ones is the look of them and they will probably be 4ohms. Just have to make sure what you run them off of is 4ohm stable if not you will have to run 4 speakers and wire them to be 8ohms for 2 speakers.
This post was edited on 3/26/14 at 7:04 am
Posted on 3/26/14 at 7:06 am to Will Cover
Sure thing
As for the OP get a good avr (something like a denon/onkyo) to plug all those sources I to so you have one hdmi to the tv. Also a projector will be great and night and not so great during the day. I'd get a good led/plasma tv.
As for the OP get a good avr (something like a denon/onkyo) to plug all those sources I to so you have one hdmi to the tv. Also a projector will be great and night and not so great during the day. I'd get a good led/plasma tv.
This post was edited on 3/26/14 at 7:07 am
Posted on 3/26/14 at 7:15 am to Will Cover
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Are there a particular brand of speakers that the OT recommends that I can use outside under a covered outdoor kitchen?
Polk makes an all weather speaker. My uncle has them and they sound pretty damn good.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 7:21 am to Will Cover
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Will Cover
About two years ago I purchased outdoor speakers from Niles Audio to under my covered porched directly off of the house. The model I have is OS5.3 and I paid $215.00 per pair for them. They sound very nice. Over the next two years, I'll be tackling my very own backyard project and I plan to install a few more of these under a gazebo or covered pavilion.
Here's the LINK to the ones I purchased.
This post was edited on 3/26/14 at 7:24 am
Posted on 3/26/14 at 7:27 am to Will Cover
I have 4 of these under a covered porch at my house. My whole house has HTD's lync system. Love the system so far.
As far as clarity goes, me and my neighbor two doors down can hear Hawthorne clearly from his backyard during broadcasts.
As far as clarity goes, me and my neighbor two doors down can hear Hawthorne clearly from his backyard during broadcasts.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 7:29 am to Corkfather
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Corkfather
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So I'm fixing to move into a new apartment
How do you plan on hiding all these wires (surround sound) with living in an apartment? Especially if you are considering buying a projector.
This post was edited on 3/26/14 at 7:32 am
Posted on 3/26/14 at 7:29 am to Hammond Tiger Fan
quote:
Niles Audio
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Here's the LINK to the ones I purchased.
I've heard very good things about Niles Audio and Polk Audio (another poster recommended them in earlier post).
Will certainly compare the two. I have Paradigm inside my house, will give these a look too for their outdoor model.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 7:30 am to T Ba Doe Tiger
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I have 4 of these under a covered porch at my house.
Lots of options for me to choose from.
Appreciate the link.
/hijack
Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:20 am to Will Cover
If you're interested in Polk then take a look at their ebay page. Factory direct re manufactured with warranty for a lot less money than brand new.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:37 am to Corkfather
cork you may not want a home theater system in a n apartment situation. you can't blast that thing like you want without getting the cops called .
Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:39 am to Corkfather
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I'm not sure if I want to get a DVR from the cable company or not. The only option out here is Charter, which is shite IMO. I've seen commercials for the new Tivo Roamio. Apparently you can watch whatever you have on your DVR, on your iPad; even in flight. Anyone have one?
If you want to seriously do this, HTPC + network projector + your choice: HDHomerun Prime or Ceton InfiniTV 6 ETH (though HDHomerun is the better choice).
Put Plex on the HTPC and buy the Plex App for your iPad ($5 I think). If the computer is Windows, use Windows Media Center. If it's a Mac, buy Elgato Eye TV (more expensive, probably not quite as good, but it works). You'll be able to DVR as much as you want (provided you buy the necessary storage, which is relatively cheap) for no recurring fees). Then use MCEBuddy in Windows to set up, on a schedule, converting your DVR'd files to a more organized, smaller format (still in HD and good for streaming!). In Mac OSX, you can do this with Handbrake, though it's less user-friendly (I don't know of other options here). In short, if you can stand to do a little trouble-shooting, you can have a good/better solution than your cable company's DVR.
You didn't mention speakers/receiver/amp/etc at all. Is this not a need?
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