http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/ Engadget Comments for Poll: What part of your home theater is getting upgraded this holiday season? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
Already bought new display - 60" Kuro KRP Monitor (yay) :)

Already have decent receiver and speakers.

Just bought new acoustic treatments package from GIK.

My new upgarde for the holidays will be new seating!]]>Oct 11th 2009 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
Plus, it's something that the wife doesn't mind being actively involved in picking out.]]>Oct 11th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 12th 2009 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
- Blu-ray player for the main TV
- New TV for the bedroom (replacing a 13in CRT that's about 15 years old, with a 22 or 24in LCD)
- Swapping out the bedroom DVD player for some sort of networked streaming device (I want something that can handle Netflix, MKV, AVI, etc.)
- Pssibly swapping out my launch-era Xbox360 for a new one that uses less power and has HDMI
- Building a new computer, which will double as a gaming machine, and a HTPC (50ft HDMI cable from office to living room)]]>Oct 11th 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
I need to upgrade my 3 year old 37" Westinghouse.
I still can't decide if I want to wait for 3d capable projector or just bite it for a 120hz lcd in the 50"+ range and get the 3d projector in a couple years.]]>Oct 11th 2009 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Also, The Speaker Company is having a 20% sale on all speakers. I'm really tempted to get the TST2 towers for $359.. Audioholics gave them a rave review.
http://www.thespeakercompany.com/Floor-Standing-C8.aspx]]>Oct 11th 2009 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
Then again, the theater is my home actually exceeds the overall presentation that any public mainstream pillbox can offer and at a very reasonable price.]]>Oct 11th 2009 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
Display: from my old CRT to a Panasonic TCP54V10
All of my speakers...going from 5.1 to 7.1 Truaudio speakers
Remote: going from Harmony 890 Pro to a Nevo Q50
Adding an Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player as well.

Too much money spent now...]]>Oct 11th 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
The Kuro plasmas are the best choice - whether the room is bright or dark, the Kuros outperform all other displays. The KRP models (KRP-500M 50" and KRP-600M 60") are the least expensive Kuros and they are essentially identical in performance to the Signature Elite PRO-101FD and PRO-141FD. But, being strictly monitors, they do not come with speakers, any sort of stand or any ATSC/NTSC tuners. Still an awesome deal price-wise though - given their stellar image quality.

After the Kuros, if you have a well-lit room, you're probably better off with a matte-screened LCD. Samsung's LCDs all have glossy screens these days. Much like the Apple Macbooks, they're so glossy that they're just unwatchable with any light in the room, IMO. So I'd stick with Sony or an LG LCD for a well-lit room if a Kuro is too expensive.]]>Oct 11th 2009 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 12th 2009 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 12th 2009 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
I'd recommend an Emotiva speaker package with a SVS NSD subwoofer atop an Auralex GRAMMA with a Denon receiver or an Onkyo if you need a little bit lower price. If we're talking pure value and performance for the dollar, nothing beats what I've just recommended.]]>Oct 11th 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
So change my recommendation there a bit. I'll make it even easier and just suggest a 5.1 package - all from SVSound :)

Another awesome speaker option would be three Ascend Acoustics speakers across the front with the Emotiva ERD-1 surround speakers. They actually blend really well together tonally.]]>Oct 12th 2009 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 10:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 11th 2009 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 12th 2009 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
wechseljahre ]]>Oct 12th 2009 12:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 12th 2009 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 12th 2009 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
My Popcorn Hour has served me well, but I need the kind of streaming video support that comes best from a PC.]]>Oct 12th 2009 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 12th 2009 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 12th 2009 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
But the worst part is the windows. I'm planning on adding some room darkening curtains to reduce the glare.

I'm also upgrading my screen itself. I have an old Westinghouse 42, and I'm getting the HDMI sparkles with the Blu-Ray when it's set to 1080p. Fortunately I've got the extended warranty, and I doubt a new board will fix it...so I'm getting me a new 50" + LCD. :)]]>Oct 12th 2009 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
As much as I like LCD displays for never having concerns for burn-in, image retention, and dimming, my displays have not met my expectations for videophile-grade viewing (many folks will still love them, none the less). My favorite display was a Toshiba 72" DLP, with the only curse being rainbow effect when viewed in a dark room, and the 22 inch depth, which I can no longer accommodate in my new space.

I look forward to calibrating the new set, and hopefully, avoiding the traditional plasma issues that are alledged to be a "thing of the past."

I also have a Denon DBP-4010UDCI reference Blu-ray/DVD/CD/SACD player on order, which sould make a perfect companion for the Panasonic plasma.]]>Oct 12th 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
Strictly speaking, your plasma WILL still dim over time. But the time it takes to reach 50% brightness is now up around 100,000 hours, so it's not at all like the old days.

LCD displays can have their issues too, to be fair. Polarizers can go and the liquid crystals themselves can sometimes develop uneven "wear". One need only look at my old Sanyo LCD projector to witness what I'm talking about ;)]]>Oct 12th 2009 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 12th 2009 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/Oct 12th 2009 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/11/poll-what-part-of-your-home-theater-is-getting-upgraded-this-h/
At the weekend i saw a demo of the panasonic 105 inch (I think) 3D TV at the NEC (UK) the sport they showed was impressive. Not sure about film though the avatar clip they showed didn't blow me away.

I wear glasses as well so wearing the 3D glasses over the top was slightly uncomfortable I guess the future of TV is for people with 20/20 vision.



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