iceman_pq

New Guy with question

Hi everyone,

I've been browsing around the forum for a couple of days only, but been reading alot on the net for a while. But still can seem to weigh out pros or cons for a decision I need to make.

Ok so here it is. I have been running for 8 years now with my first Ht setup

Kenwood vr 3080
HKTS 1 (5.1 kit)
Pionner DV525


I will be moving in two months, so decided to FINALLY upgrade my TV and just bought the Sharp LC42D64U.
With this I bought a HD-PVR.

Keep in mind that in 3 to 4 years I will be building my HT room.

Now I have a couple of bucks I could spend( 500$ - 600$):

1st scenario:
Change my receiver, in this range should I find something with HDMI, or rather go with something like Yanaha RXV-659 without HDMI.

2nd scenario:
I feel the speakers will look really small with that big room and the big tv. I was wondering If it could be possible to find "slim" but long speaker I could hang on both sides and maybe over the TV. since it's in the living room I could go without surround. do you have anything to propose in this price range?

Thanks
David

Gary Thomas

Re: New Guy with wuestion

You could hook the hdmi from your dvr directly to your tv. I'd spend the $500 on a decent sub...it would give you the biggest bang for your buck. Also, as you upgrade, you'll end up wanting to upgrade to a newer receiver or larger speakers...the sub won't need to be upgraded (you'll just add a second one!)

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