Recent content by JeffGMJ

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    New Member

    Welcome to the forums, also a newbie this side :) Excellent forum this!
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    The newbie 101 questions

    Makes sense, I'll do my best to keep my distance from 'em. Maybe I should look at import options for the AVR and weigh up the costs from there. And yeah, the ratings and system specs do seem ridiculous. I share the same sentiment - getting 10 000 watts (yes 10!!) isn't possible from a 220 watt...
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    The newbie 101 questions

    Awesome, just what I wanted to hear! That makes so much for sense in my head, thank you :) In terms of streaming, it'll run from my "home server" via Plex through to the Xbox. I may just run this straight from the PC though, there is an HDMI slot available.
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    The newbie 101 questions

    Thanks so much for your suggestions, I really do appreciate it! I've done some light digging around our local - really scarce HT industry (or so it seems) and the results aren't looking good for me :( The Yamaha 375 is available, looks to retail for about $250 in the US, here - $800 and up :(...
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    Greetings from Cape Town!

    Thanks very much for the welcome, nice to be part of the community :)
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    The newbie 101 questions

    Thanks for the reply, much appreciated! I kind of feared this, but not really surprising since they are PC speakers. What would you recommend going forward? I'm quite keen on upgrading pretty much everything to get the best experience. I'm assuming that I need to look out for certain specs in...
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    The newbie 101 questions

    Greetings! Recently joined member here, just introduced myself over on the introductions thread - so here are my questions that I need some answers too :) So I've finally purchased my very first TV and Xbox 360 - very happy with the setup, but I'm looking at getting setup with some more...
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    Greetings from Cape Town!

    Hi all This looks like a properly awesome forum, glad to have joined up :) I've been browsing the forums for a while so figured I may as well register. I'm fairly new to the Home Theatre world, I've mostly been into PC setups and such - finally have myself an awesome TV and looking to get...
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