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Finally done with my HT/family room.... Onkyo 705 Samsung BD-P1400 Blu Ray Xbox 360 Digital Cable Phillips 47" 1080P LCD Polk Audio Surround sound w/english center speaker Before: after: Componets home: Thanks for looking and thanks for all the answers to my...

Thanks John, The room is kinda small...12x20. Furtherest from the TV is 11'. I am going to put two speakers on the shelves in front, then of course the center speaker under the TV (which will go above the fireplace.) Then I was going to place the other two speakers just above head level on...

Evening everyone: I am in the process of putting together my HT system. I already have the 47inch 1080p LCD, Samsung BD-P1400 Blu Ray, and xbox 360. I also have a Harmony 890 remote to control everything behind closed doors. Next wed or thurs I will be ordering a Onkyo 705 reciever. I plan...

Well after about 8mos of researching proding the wife the 'den' is on the way. A friend of mine who is an electrician is comming saturday to put a electrical socket over the fireplace, and help run a conduet to run the HDMI, and speaker wires. The wife insited on built in bookselves on both side...

well you guys have talked me into the 890. The big selling point is the wife doesn't want the doors open and she wants it all contained...So, I used that information and said here are our options. I got this look (you know it guys) and sigh, so now I have some bids on ebay for one. I will...

My system when I install it will be behind a maple door. I need to keep the doors closed (a wife thing) so I am in need of some ideas of RF or some kind of IR repeaters. I will have my Phillips 47 inch LCD, Onkyo 705 reciever, BD-1400 Blu-Ray, and Xbox. All my component are going to go...

Thanks for the imputs!! I appreciate it. I'll post what I finally went with...again thank you.

Okay got my 1080p the other day. Blu Ray is on the way. At the end of the month going to get 'surround' sound. I want a reciever that I can plug in two HDMI (cable and blu ray) and one component (xbox360) then a single HDMI out to the TV. Here are the recievers I have narrowed it down to...

LOL...I have done the 'stare' test already...the way our furniture and stuff are it puts you into a natural position to see the screen easily. I'm not getting any tower speaker. (a bit out of my range) but two will go on the shelves two under the couch and then the center speaker under the TV...

Thanks Bob, I'll take a look at the bluejeancables. I just purchased a SamSung BD-P1400 NIB for 232.00. So... The Marantz does up scale/convert. Thanks... Any tips? I'm all eyes/ears... Thanks

Hello, I got a Phillips 47 inch LCD 1080P (47PFL9732D) for a good price (I think). for the rest of my system I am going to use a Maratz(sp) reciever and infinity speakers. My cable box has HDMI output and I will also be getting a blu ray system. I'll be using an Xbox with component Digital...

Hey Mike, While the PS3 is a good deal with the Blu Ray we already have too much Xbox games to make that feesable. The demintions on the rooms are: viewing distance straight on 11ft, sides are 10 ft with no more than a 35degree angle. Ht of the TV screen will be approx. 5.5ft up. I found a...

Thanks Mike, I have the xbox 360 (first generation with a HD). I am going to do all my measuring tomorrow and I'll post the distances then. I am looking at going with either a 42 or 46/47 LCD. We are wanting to go over the fireplace basically to open up the den a bit more. I can...

Hello everyone. Newbie here. I have been researching things for a while but am a bit confused about somethings too. I am getting ready to redo my den; taking down a wall to put up some builtin bookshelves on either side of my fireplace. Then I am going to hang a flat screen over the...