Adam_S
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Hi I've been lurking around the HTF boards for a while now though I haven't posted much.
Anyway I'll be putting together my first home theatre int eh next few monthes. Now being a high school junior on a tight budget I figure the most I can spend will be about $1500 (god it's goign to be hell saving that...). My parents are completely out on helping me buy any of this (it'll all be in my room), as they have absolutely no clue about quality. My dad told me one day that he heard on the radio that there was absolutely no differnce between a hundred dollar dvd player and thousand dollar one, "they" are just tricking people into buying the name brand. I attempted to explain a basic differnece like inputs/outputs but it was beyond him, he was adament that there wasn't any significant difference.
So I'm already dealing with my parents being eventually horrified that I'm spending all that money on something so silly (I fully expect my dad to forbid me at one point to waste all my money). So I figure best case scenario I can finagle them into buying some of my cabling.
anyway with a fifteen hundred dollar cap I've tried to set up about like this:
40% to speakers I'd like a 5.1 system, and klipsch's quintet microsystem is sorely tempting me, even though it's over budget.
20% each to dvd player, new tv, and reciever
I'm pretty sure I'll be getting a pioneer DV-C503 for my dvd player, for one it's under budget and has all the connections I need. I'm going with it rather than a 333 mainly because the 333 doesn't have a composite output which is the only input my bottom of the line 13" tv has (that and a five disc player is much more appealing to my lazy ass
).
as you can see from above I desperately need a new tv. I really don't know that much of the differences and any input would be appreciated, I mainly want an s video input and at least 19". I have a $300 cap on it.
I don't know quite as much about recievers either, i've seen some nice one at sam's for good prices. but any suggestion would be a great relief, again a $300 cap is around what I'm looking at. it needs at least DD decoders, as my dvd player doesn't have them. several S-video inputs would be nice as well, b/c then I could plug my video game systems into it via svideo and just hav eth eone connection running to my tv.
also if you have a good 5.1 speaker suggestion for near the $600 mark please mention it, speakers are the area I'm most flexible about. also they don't need to have overwhelming power, my room's just barely 10'x10', so anythign more than 50 watts would be excessive, and I'd hardly ever use it.
And yes I do realize I've no budget for cabling, I'll work that out as it comes, as I'll probably be buying first my dvd player, then tv, then reciever and speakers, though I suppose I could wait and get the tv last (which i'm tempted to do), and like I said I can probalby mis-direct my parents into buying cables by suggesting that it's the cheapest parts; maybe that I forgot to budget for it; or perhaps the sympathy thing, "I've worked this hard to get all this couldn't you front the money for somethign as minor as cables?"
AS for setting up the cabintry for my tv and center speaker, my dad and I can build that ourselves so no worry there, my dad will prolly pay for the lumber/plywood.
Anyway thanks for taking the time to read this, any suggestions would be wonderful.
Adam
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Valar Morghalis
Anyway I'll be putting together my first home theatre int eh next few monthes. Now being a high school junior on a tight budget I figure the most I can spend will be about $1500 (god it's goign to be hell saving that...). My parents are completely out on helping me buy any of this (it'll all be in my room), as they have absolutely no clue about quality. My dad told me one day that he heard on the radio that there was absolutely no differnce between a hundred dollar dvd player and thousand dollar one, "they" are just tricking people into buying the name brand. I attempted to explain a basic differnece like inputs/outputs but it was beyond him, he was adament that there wasn't any significant difference.
So I'm already dealing with my parents being eventually horrified that I'm spending all that money on something so silly (I fully expect my dad to forbid me at one point to waste all my money). So I figure best case scenario I can finagle them into buying some of my cabling.
anyway with a fifteen hundred dollar cap I've tried to set up about like this:
40% to speakers I'd like a 5.1 system, and klipsch's quintet microsystem is sorely tempting me, even though it's over budget.
20% each to dvd player, new tv, and reciever
I'm pretty sure I'll be getting a pioneer DV-C503 for my dvd player, for one it's under budget and has all the connections I need. I'm going with it rather than a 333 mainly because the 333 doesn't have a composite output which is the only input my bottom of the line 13" tv has (that and a five disc player is much more appealing to my lazy ass
as you can see from above I desperately need a new tv. I really don't know that much of the differences and any input would be appreciated, I mainly want an s video input and at least 19". I have a $300 cap on it.
I don't know quite as much about recievers either, i've seen some nice one at sam's for good prices. but any suggestion would be a great relief, again a $300 cap is around what I'm looking at. it needs at least DD decoders, as my dvd player doesn't have them. several S-video inputs would be nice as well, b/c then I could plug my video game systems into it via svideo and just hav eth eone connection running to my tv.
also if you have a good 5.1 speaker suggestion for near the $600 mark please mention it, speakers are the area I'm most flexible about.
also they don't need to have overwhelming power, my room's just barely 10'x10', so anythign more than 50 watts would be excessive, and I'd hardly ever use it. And yes I do realize I've no budget for cabling, I'll work that out as it comes, as I'll probably be buying first my dvd player, then tv, then reciever and speakers, though I suppose I could wait and get the tv last (which i'm tempted to do), and like I said I can probalby mis-direct my parents into buying cables by suggesting that it's the cheapest parts; maybe that I forgot to budget for it; or perhaps the sympathy thing, "I've worked this hard to get all this couldn't you front the money for somethign as minor as cables?"
AS for setting up the cabintry for my tv and center speaker, my dad and I can build that ourselves so no worry there, my dad will prolly pay for the lumber/plywood.
Anyway thanks for taking the time to read this, any suggestions would be wonderful.
Adam
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Valar Morghalis
