Home Theater Thread

[5Speed]

'nga pala..... recently just bought a 32" Phillips PP2 LCD TV for my small living room....

cant wait until its delivered...hehehehee

[allen_the_great]

2 home theatre ko dito sa bahay, isang sony with 5 speaker surround (including subwoofer) and WEGA di ko sure ilang inches 29" up and isa pioneer 6 speaker system with subwoofer and yamaha amps.. hehe

[StraightSix]

Bought a Sony KDL-40V2000 (40" LCD) a few months ago. The rest of the AV equipments ... DVD player, DVD-recorder, VCR(!), AV amp and 5.1 speakers were also Sony's from the previous setup with a 28" CRT flat/widescreen.

Sa bedroom, meron akong "mini-HT" ... Samsung 15" LCD monitor/TV, Sony mini-DVD player and Sony mini-HT amp/speakers. 5 years old na yata ito.

[empy]

boss kimpoy, maganda yang mga suggestion mo. i might hold off on the DVD player until we see which format eventually wins (of course, if i ever break down and sell a kidney to afford the new PS3, then i guess that takes care of the blu-ray portion).

that 7.1 idea is good too, even though i hate the idea of going back up into the ceiling to rewire.

hindi advisable ang front projector sa room ko because of it's size - 11 ft long lang siya. at my viewing distance, baka sinlaki ko na si Tera with FP (wait, that might not be a bad thing!! )

[RedHorse]

tera patrick :D

thankx BB

[lakay]

Sony 42" HDTV
JVC DVD player
JVC Receiver (circa 1991)
Bose Speakers

I could post pics but I don't know how.

[redorange]

Sony 51" CRT HDTV
JVC 5 disc DVD/CD/MP3/VCD
JVC 1000watt 5.1 surround sound(the 2nd floor vibrates at full volume)
The DVD is connected via Apple Airport Express to my iBook so I can play music from iTunes. Used to have a DISH satellite service w/ HD but had that disconnected for bad service. Looking to get DirectTV or Comcast w/ HD.

[wren]

right now, i have a 42" pioneer plasma, JBL surrounds, my semi-ancient Harman Kardon receiver and Panasonic DVD player, and an SVS subwoofer. the Pioneer and the SVS are keepers, but i'm looking to upgrade the surrounds, receiver and DVD player to take advantage of the new HDMI technology. i also need to get some new HT furniture because right now i have a convertible sofa/futon in there that doesn't do the job.

oh, and besides DVD i also run Digital HDTV and an Xbox 360. any advice on what components to look at?

since you already have a pioneer plasma TV, stick with the brand and get pioneer elites for your receiver and DVD player. sa speakers naman, check out definitive technology. they're a little more pricey, but worth every penny.

[BlueBimmer]

Sony 51" CRT HDTV

CRTs come in 51"?? di kaya Projection tv yan?

[RedHorse]

oo nga, 34" bihira na ako makakita

meron kami 34" sony 1996 pa, iba na pix quality

[chua_riwap]

O.T.

Anybody here who have tried a DVD player that has a HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) feature? Applicable ito sa plasma/LCD na HDTV ready. Nai-enhance nga ba yung DVD movies ng 3X its original quality? I want to buy one, pero alamin ko muna kung totoo ito.

[bat_zignal]

HDMI DVD w/ HDMI Plasma

'Got a Toshiba Upconverter DVD player with HDMI connected to a 42" Vizio Plasma (via HDMI cable). Mas malinaw at enhaced pa ang picture quality kasi naka 1080i ka na. Switchable din pala and DVD player from 480p to 720p to 1080i.

'Hope this helps..

[cardo]

Hi Guys!!!

I got a philips DVP 5900, which has HDMI. It was a match with my Philips 32" LCD.

Thing though is, when I play those DVD's I got from the US(after hacking it to be multi region) it tells me that the device is non-HD or something. It does not show any picture(instead blue screen) only. But switching to analog(yellow video cable, together red and white audio), it works prefectly. but local chinese bootleg dvds work well with HDMI. bakit kaya?

Also, how much ang DVD players with HDMI sa atin sa pinas? how much ang after market HDMI cable sa atin?

thanks

[laklak]

meron ba dito gumagamit ng mga RPTV for their systems? Im thinking of getting this na lang, i find LCD's and Plasma's too expensive pa eh. baka kasi after 5 yrs kalahati na lang ang presyo ng mga ito. May idea ba kayo kung magkano ang mga locally available RPTV, mga around 40K ang mga 41 inches diba? Tsaka advisable ba gamitin ito for XBOX, yun naman kasi main reason ko in wanting to buy a bigger TV second reason is para mas masarap manuod ng champions league and third lang ang DVD viewing.

[BlueBimmer]

rptv walang sinabi sa picture quality and clarity compared to lcd, plasma and crt tvs. not to mention the bulk of the unit. panalo ka lang sa screen size. kaya last month samsung 32" slimfit tv ws32z40HN (hdmi and up to 1080i) nalang muna kinuha ko since namamahalan din ako sa current lcd n plasma prices. besides the 1080p capable lcd/plasma tvs are replacing the current 1080i only tvs na so its not really logical to splurge 100k+++ for a non 1080p set.

[RedHorse]

sa galeria last wed, napadpad ako sa automatic center.... meron doon samsun 50" rptv on sale at 110k dating 210k daw yon.. on another corner andoon ang sony lcd bravia S model silver na 32" at 110k din... ang alam ko sa S model black na ang bagong release

[empy]

rptv's are good value and can be high quality as well. still not as good as plasma or lcd, as bluebimmer mentioned, but good options if you don't wipe your ass with P1000 bills

but imo, you must must must get DLP if you go RPTV

cardo, the HDMI cables alone are USD 100 over here....

[cardo]

cardo, the HDMI cables alone are USD 100 over here....

OH SYET!!!! It means ok pa pala yun nabili ko dito. 300 rmb(1800php) without receipt(from 650rmb with receipt, wierd) but the cable is philips too. kaya pala it was offered as a separate purchase, mahal. I got the Philips DVP 5900 with HDMI for 1000kRMB, mga 6kPhp. is this a good deal? I did'nt knew anything about HDMI, I just thought it would be a nice combination with the LCD TV I got since it had an "HD" logo

anyway, I answered my own query Dapat pala HD-DVD yun bala ng player hehehe. So correct me if I'm wrong... pag normal DVD or bootleg disks, upscaling lang ginagawa nya? from "normal" viewing to "HD" quality? tama ba?

[cardo]

meron ba dito gumagamit ng mga RPTV for their systems? Im thinking of getting this na lang, i find LCD's and Plasma's too expensive pa eh. baka kasi after 5 yrs kalahati na lang ang presyo ng mga ito. May idea ba kayo kung magkano ang mga locally available RPTV, mga around 40K ang mga 41 inches diba? Tsaka advisable ba gamitin ito for XBOX, yun naman kasi main reason ko in wanting to buy a bigger TV second reason is para mas masarap manuod ng champions league and third lang ang DVD viewing.

I got our toshiba 140k, 50 inch mga 1.5 years ago. Ok sya for DVD. pero pag ps2/xbox, di maganda pic quality. lalo na pag TV or cable(we use dream). hindi kase ganun ka-advance yun video features ng dream receiver at ng PS2. siguro maganda pag xbox 360 lalo na HD na yun 360 right?

[RedHorse]

but imo, you must must must get DLP if you go RPTV

heto pa... yong 50" rptv na sale ng samsung... 2nd gen DLP lang daw yon, at ang current ay 5th gen na....