Feel free to pick this one apart - complete state-of-the-art home theatre (1 Viewer)

[Howard_Li]

But before you start flaming, keep in mind that when I started this, I had absolutely no knowledge of home theatre whatsoever.
(2) AMD Athlon XP 2000+
(2) Danger Den MAZE2 water block
(2) Overclock-Watercool Big Momma Radiator (placed in refrigeration chamber)
(2) InnoMag TB-Mag C 4x3x10H ~50K GPH pump (placed in electrical room)
Nanotherm Ice thermal compound
Tyan Tiger MPX S2466
(4) Kingston 1GB PC2100 Registered ECC DDR SDRAM
ATi Radeon All-In-Wonder 8500DV (primary)
3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 64MB PCI (secondary-display)
3dfx Voodoo 5 5500 64MB PCI (tertiary-display)
Sony GDM-FW900 (primary)
Sony GDM-FW900 (secondary)
Sony GDM-FW900 (tertiary)
3com 3C1000-T Gigabit NIC
Pioneer 16X DVD Slot-Load – slave on channel 1
Hewlett-Packard dvd100i 2.4X DVD-RW – master on channel 2
Plextor 24x10x40x CD-RW – slave on channel 2
BiTMICRO 78GB IDE Solid-State HD (setup hard drive) – master on channel 1
(2) Qlogic SANblade 2300 PCI, PCI-X 64-bit/66MHz Fibre-Channel Host Bus Adapter – to SANArray controllers
(2) Mylex SANArray Pro FF2 Fibre-Optic RAID controller /w 512MB cache (500 devices each) – standalone, to HDs
(1000) BiTMICRO E-Disk 73GB Solid-State HD (RAID 0+1) - 400MBps sustained transfer rate
(112) Antec 9-bay Data Tank drive enclosure /w 300W PSU
Digital Audio Labs CardDeluxe /w optional digital bracket
TOSLink & AES/EBU digital I/O bracket
Coldforge AA-15 WTX /w PC P&C Turbo-Cool 600 Sun Ultra AXmp PSU
(7) Panaflo L1A 120mm fans
IOGEAR 6-port FireWire hub
Canon XL-1S Digital Camcorder IEEE1394
(2) Belkin 7-port USB self-powered hub
Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 6KHz refresh
Microsoft Wireless Desktop Keyboard
Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 6KHz refresh – for games
fUnc sUrface 1030 mouse pad
Act Labs Force RS Wheel
Act Labs Force RS Shifter
Act Labs Performance Pedals
Logitech Wingman Strike Force 3D Joystick
Microsoft Sidewinder Freestyle Pro
Microsoft Sidewinder Game Voice headset
Microsoft Sidewinder Strategic Commander
Panasonic KX-PS8100LX 1200dpi Color Laser /w 192MB
Epson Expression 1640XL Special Edition Scanner
Logitech ClickSmart 510 Web cam
Nikon Coolpix 5000 5.24MP Digital Camera
Sandisk 512MB ‘Ultra’ CompactFlash card
Multi-Boot:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
FreeBSD
Mandrake Linux
Bell ExpressVu Model 6000 HDTV/BEV Satellite Receiver (if in Canada)
Toshiba DST3000 HDTV/DTV Satellite Receiver (if in America)
Faroudja DVP5000 HDTV Digital Video Processor/Scaler
(2) Pioneer Elite DV-F07 600CD/DVD changer (600 discs when paired)
dCS Verdi CD/SA-CD transport
Toshiba DVD SD9200 DVD-Audio player /w HDCD decoder
Pioneer Elite DV-38A Progressive Scan DVD
TAG McLaren Audio AV32R DPL-II, HDCD, DD-EX, THX-EX, DTS-ES6.1Matrix decoder
(decoder can be upgraded to DTS-ES 6.1 Discrete – software update pending)
_Note – the only reason I’m keeping this decoder is because it decodes DPL-II, THX-EX, and DTS-ES6.1 Matrix.
The Casablanca II doesn’t yet._
dCS Purcell 24/192 Digital Upsampler
Theta Casablanca II DAC and surround processor /w Xtreme DACs (24/384)
(decoder can be upgraded to DPL-II, DD-EX,THX-EX and DTS-ES – software update/chip exchange pending )
(4) Audio Research 2MKII Vacuum Tube pre-amplifier
(14) Boulder Model 2050 Mono Amplifier (continuous 1000W @ any resistance)
(2) Krell Master Reference Amplifier (1000W @ 8 Ohms, 16K W @ 0.5 Ohms)
(6) Wilson Audio WAMM Towers
(1) Wilson Audio WATCH Center
(2) Wilson Audio XS Subwoofer Towers
Yamaha Grand MIDIPiano MCP3
Peavey RQ 4332 Live 32-channel mixer
Sennheiser Orpheus headphones /w valve amp
(4) Brauner VM1 Klaus Heyne Edition microphone
Earthworks 1024 4-ch microphone pre-amplifier
Stewart Filmscreen Fixed Luxus Deluxe Filmscreen 192”x144”
Digital Projection LIGHTNING 25sx DLP projector (14K ANSI lumens, 16x12 max res, HDTV-compatible)
APC Line-R 1250VA automatic voltage regulator
Transparent Cable PowerIsolator XL Noise Reducer power filter
Transparent Cable PowerBank Ultra Extended
Harmonic Tech Magic Power Cord
Harmonic Tech AC Adapter Cable
Harmonic Tech Magic Link One XLR Interconnect
Harmonic Tech Magic Tweeter/Woofer Cable
Harmonic Tech Magic Digital One Digital Cable
Harmonic Tech Crystal S-Video Silver Cable
Harmonic Tech Crystal Component Cable
Harmonic Tech Coaxial Cable
CVG DB15 to BNC cable
La-Z-Boy Embassy Black Leather with 2 motorized massagers and heated recliner
Polar Bear Model 200-L Water Distiller
ASC D-80-512-AS Instantaneous Water Heater
Wolf Range Challenger 68” 12 burner range
Wolf Range Commercial 84” Char Broiler
Imperial Range 60” Teppan Yaki Griddle
Imperial Range Elite [deep] Fryer/Filter System
GE Ultimate Advantium Wall Oven
Cookshack SmartSmoker Model 360 smoker oven
Cookshack Dehydrator Model 102 jerky machine
GrillCo GC-400PB 10sq. ft charcoal grill
Maytag Wide-by-Side 27cu ft refrigerator
Whirlpool 24.8 cu ft upright frost-free freezer
Whirly Pop theatre-style popcorn popper
Tyler Walk-In Refrigeration Chamber (amps go here)
(2) Hitachi H-25 Gas Turbine (~26mW output)
(2) Hitachi 1000MVA 208V step-down transformer
(4) APC Smart-UPS 5000RMT UPS
(4) APC Symmetra RM 120V step-down transformer
Separate rooms for:
Electrical equipment (adjacent to refrigeration chamber)
Storage drives
Cooking appliances (adjacent to rec room)
(Gas turbines placed outside)
Large aerated sunroom for barbecue grill
Adjacent all-glass sunroom for serving guests
Soundproof/anechoic room (audio equipment calibrated and positioned by David A. Wilson) – adjacent to refridgerator
Miscellaneous:
Full OC48 Internet connection
Grocery catering (for those who like to cook)
Professional catering (for those who don’t)

 

[Kevin T]

can i come live with you?

kevin t

 

[Howard_Li]

No you may not. I didn't even say that I owned it.

 

[Chuck_C]

Not bad for $1200.

 

[Howard_Li]

Are you trying to imply something?

 

[Brett DiMichele]

I deal with PC Junk day in and day out and I have to say
that there is no way I would use it in my home theater.
Now if you replace the small system with a nice IBM RS390
Mainframe (I also use one of those at work) I would say hell
yeah!
Interesting list for sure!

 

[Geoff L]

Ah,ok...
Might there be a digital camara somewhere in that list?
Pic's please....?

 

[Howard_Li]

Yes, there is a digital camera... The Nikon Coolpix 5000.

 

[Mark KU]

I don't think he owns it. I think he was just bored one day and said, "Hey, let's see how much fake money I can blow on a home theater".

 

[Howard_Li]

That's right.

 

[Brett DiMichele]

If money were no object and we were integrating a computer
system into this I would replace all of that fickel PC gear
with the afformentioned RS390 Mainframe connected to an EMC
DASD and I would just copy all the DVD's in the collection
over to the DASD and put the originals away for safe keeping.

Ohh and I would have an NEC 61" Plasma no heck make that
6 of em all butted up to each other and somehow spliced
together... Yeah... A "Wall of Vision"

 

[Kevin C Brown]

Howard- I didn't see anything for AC line conditioning?
(But of course, I didn't recognize half the stuff on your list either... )

 

[Damien Montanile]

All this is to me is a bunch of Buzzwords and components that are just not needed and have really no place in a home theater (not any HT that can become a reality anyway)...its like adding a Stove to a Bi-plane. As for the Operating Systems....Keep FreeBSD and dump the rest (unless you are going to run Debian Linux)
But...
Since we are going the ridiculous route.. heh
we can throw in a Sunfire 15k and throw an AMD PCI expansion processor into the thing. (find some use for it) Only another $4,000,000

 

[Neil Joseph]

Damn! How much?

 

[Damien Montanile]

Neil:
http://store.sun.com/catalog/doc/Bro...ml?catid=70636
That is a Sunfire 15k
Sun Microsystems top of the line (Yet wayyyyy overpriced) System. You can see the Specs and the prices at the bottom.
-Damien