Kevin Reckelhoff
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Debating a gift for my parents, and would like your thoughts.
They are J6P all the way, but I'd like to believe it's from lack of opportunity rather than interest
Current system consists of a ~30" "cabinet" tv that sits on the floor. The tv is a few years old, and only has a/v and rf inputs. The viewing room is large, maybe ~20'x30'x8', although the seats facing the tv are confined to a smaller area. Normal viewing conditions are in bright light, and the picture is probably at the out-of-the box wacked settings. They currently have a vcr and a big-dish satellite system.
So, would it be worth trying to add some theater elements to this setting? I'm not looking at any big budget--HTIAB is the most likely possibility. Thinking dvd, receiver, and speakers, and needs to be easy to setup and easy to use.
Would it be possible to set up such a system in a way that would make it worthwhile? Some resistance I can anticipate:
"I can't record on a dvd"--covered since the vcr remains
"The picture is too dark"--this is inevitable if I calibrate it, and I doubt I'd be able to persuade them to watch with the lights dimmed.
"All of our movies are on vhs"--dvd rental is just as cheap as video rental
Any suggestions?
They are J6P all the way, but I'd like to believe it's from lack of opportunity rather than interest
Current system consists of a ~30" "cabinet" tv that sits on the floor. The tv is a few years old, and only has a/v and rf inputs. The viewing room is large, maybe ~20'x30'x8', although the seats facing the tv are confined to a smaller area. Normal viewing conditions are in bright light, and the picture is probably at the out-of-the box wacked settings. They currently have a vcr and a big-dish satellite system.
So, would it be worth trying to add some theater elements to this setting? I'm not looking at any big budget--HTIAB is the most likely possibility. Thinking dvd, receiver, and speakers, and needs to be easy to setup and easy to use.
Would it be possible to set up such a system in a way that would make it worthwhile? Some resistance I can anticipate:
"I can't record on a dvd"--covered since the vcr remains
"The picture is too dark"--this is inevitable if I calibrate it, and I doubt I'd be able to persuade them to watch with the lights dimmed.
"All of our movies are on vhs"--dvd rental is just as cheap as video rental
Any suggestions?
