Your HDTV Setups

[Howard]

Stop spending money Howard.

[menthel]

I can recommend the Logitech Harmony remotes, I have a 525 and it's great. I don't use the activities though, I just have the devices seperately and you can modify everything through the PC interface etc


I have a new addition to my setup, pics soon

They are fine unless you have a bloody panny tv.

I got a 525 and it could just not handle the way the tv worked. Even after calls to Canada!

[Howard]

No I don't and MD doesn't either

What wouldn't work? I've spent quite a while learning custom commands to different buttons/devices on mine

[RECOiL™]

I have got a new 50"plasma telly..
Whilst normal tv looks crap as im only using a scart connection, im wanting to jump onto the hdtv setups.

I was looking at a kiss1600 player..

[menthel]

No I don't and MD doesn't either

What wouldn't work? I've spent quite a while learning custom commands to different buttons/devices on mine

It was the way that you switch between different inputs with the coloured buttons. Pressing different sequences gave you different inputs. It just never worked. Oh well, I have only 5 remote controls to handle!

[Howard]

Ah yes, that used to irritate me greatly when we had a Panny CRT downstairs. I don't see why you can't program the Harmony to work in the same way though. Press the input button then one of the colours IIRC

[menthel]

Ah yes, that used to irritate me greatly when we had a Panny CRT downstairs. I don't see why you can't program the Harmony to work in the same way though. Press the input button then one of the colours IIRC

I tried, lots. As did the helpdesk people but neither of us could get it right!

Their helpdesk people are really very good though. The best I have come across.

[Howard]

Was this when you were setting up activities? I.e to automatically switch inputs etc? I can see that might get tricky but if you use the remote like I do and just scroll between the devices operating each one, I don't see why it shouldn't work

Do you not still have the remote then?

[menthel]

Was this when you were setting up activities? I.e to automatically switch inputs etc? I can see that might get tricky but if you use the remote like I do and just scroll between the devices operating each one, I don't see why it shouldn't work

Do you not still have the remote then?

It was for activities and also just day to day use. Just too clunky to use with the panny.

Flogged it on AVforums a while ago!

[TheAnimus]

Anyone here have a 50" TV and using it at a viewing distance of around 2.8-3 metres ?

Yup, well 52" LCD (i just don't like plasma, gives me a headache/eyestrain).

starts too look bad when your < 3m i'd say.

Normally sit about 4m away.

[dave87]

Ah, I got the 32c3035, great telly - was on offer at the time, otherwise I would have had the Panasonic for £519. Still really impressed with it, and it looks perfect when fed HD stuff.

Well, it arrived, and I've finally got it setup so that I'm reasonably happy with it.



Tadaaa! Not really much to write home about - Tosh 32C3035, XBox360, Panasonic 5xDVD Changer & Surround Sound. Oh, and the iPod running through the 360 for in game music



And the PC(s) that drive the media side - White one was (and still is) the project I had a thread on in ModHouse, Silver p160 is my old gaming PC/media machine. Oh, and one of the speakers from the 5.1 set. Printer is a Photosmart c5280 which is pretty good (but not really AV )

Need to have a tidy up, but thats my media centre for the moment

[Gr44]

Some nice looking setups!!

Question: I have a shed load of remotes for my setup and was googled the Logitech remotes as suggested earlier in the thread. One stood out to me...



The main bit is this:

'No Line of Sight Needed: You can put your components in the cabinet or even the next room.'

Now, I don't see how it's possible unless you have IR pickups next to all your gear, which basically makes it pointless. If there IS some way it can work though then it would be a great solution to me as I want to hide my amp some place but the thing stopping me is line of sight for the remot.

Anyone know how they apprently get around the LOS issue?

Thanks!

[JimmyBoy]

i managed to get myself a 27" hdtv for 100 quid.

at that price the pic isnt as sharp on hd sources as newer tv's but my pc still looks great on it and the 360 still looks the business also, no hdmi on it but for 100 quid im still happy to play my xbox at 720p on it which doesnt have hdmi anyway

[Steve B]

i managed to get myself a 27" hdtv for 100 quid.

at that price the pic isnt as sharp on hd sources as newer tv's but my pc still looks great on it and the 360 still looks the business also, no hdmi on it but for 100 quid im still happy to play my xbox at 720p on it which doesnt have hdmi anyway

picatures palease

[doddsy]

Here's my new livingroom setup which is almost finished (I will be routing the wires through the wall, promise!)



P.S. sorry for the crap pic, couldn't be bothered looking for the camera so I used my phone.

[Jay]

Not finished yet, need to mount the speakers butI am thinking of getting new ones (maybe proper floor standers)

32" HD LCD Dislpay (1080i)
Xbox 360
Dolby Digital / DTS 5.1 Decoder
HD DVD / Blu-ray Media Center



My view from the bed