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with xbmc do i need a PC hooked to my TV? i cant stream that interface tot he TV can i over ethernet? i have a samsung smart TV.
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Don't think so tbh. Maybe better asking in the XBMC thread though?
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what a gorgeous finish on that Kef centre Howard!
shaffaa you could stream it with a hdmi to ethernet adaptor?
shaffaa you could stream it with a hdmi to ethernet adaptor?
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It's beautifully made. It feels like a solid lump of wood with chunks carved out for the speaker drivers!
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Marc what skin is that info wall on? It's nicer than the aeon one
If your PC is not physically connected to the TV or your AVR then I dont think you can use XBMC on the TV
You can stream from a remote PC to a Smart TV over DLNA (using samsungs default software, Mezzmo, Plex etc) on a wireless or wired network.. but if you want the XBMC interface on your TV you will need a colocated PC with HDMI connection to the AVR or TV (AVR is preferred of course)
Most people use an HTPC or an XBOX connected to the TV I guess for XBMC duties.
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just googled your tv unit....£1500 :O :O tis very nice though
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I hate to say it but why would you spend 1500 on a tv unit and only 150-200 quid on a budget amp.....
If and when I upgrade my denon 3803, to actually.upgrade the sound or get like for like, I need to be llooking at a denon 3312/ 3313 or onkyo 818 ish.
Don't get me wrong tour set up is nice
If and when I upgrade my denon 3803, to actually.upgrade the sound or get like for like, I need to be llooking at a denon 3312/ 3313 or onkyo 818 ish.
Don't get me wrong tour set up is nice
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Not sure what skin it was, it was just something i found on google. I tend to use the Aeon one, although in the bedroom we only have a 32" tv and it can be a little small from about 9ft away.
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Well i've got my new toy. Its a 47" Panasonic DT50
Annoyingly Panasonic no longer do a Plasma in 46" so i had to go LED (couldnt fit in a 50" GT50 even though it would've been cheaper)
Watched a film earlier and it seemed pretty good though, certainly much more detailed than my old Panasonic P42X10.
Also heres my new HTPC (along with the Revo for another room)
This thing is superb, so fast at everything it does. Just need to sort out a remote for it now.
Annoyingly Panasonic no longer do a Plasma in 46" so i had to go LED (couldnt fit in a 50" GT50 even though it would've been cheaper)
Watched a film earlier and it seemed pretty good though, certainly much more detailed than my old Panasonic P42X10.
Also heres my new HTPC (along with the Revo for another room)
This thing is superb, so fast at everything it does. Just need to sort out a remote for it now.
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All you guys with projector setups there is a new mix of paint that helps with quality called black widow. It's white paint with a mix of something else.. I think over at AV Forums there is a discussion about it...
I'm about to do some research about it to have one wall skimmed / re-painted with black widow + black border.
I'm about to do some research about it to have one wall skimmed / re-painted with black widow + black border.
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Yeah I have come across this also - I believe it uses aluminium in the compound. I guess the idea is the grey colour rather than white will dull the whole thing down to give better blacks and then the aluminium for reflectivity maybe?
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Right I was hassled the other day by Mr. Howard to pop my set-up into this thread so finally having a chance to be in my house in daylight I thought I'd take a couple of pics.
Front of the system in 'day-time' mode. B&W 604i (from about 1993, LOL), B&W CC6 centre, Velodyne 1215 (also from a previous century!) and a low end Samsung LED 32". I only fairly recently shuffled my system around so the equipment wasn't under the TV so I'm still looking out for a suitable smaller TV unit.
And the rear of the system, my Epson EH-TW3200, Monitor Audio BXFX, and in the background a Panasonic BD35, Onkyo TX-NR809, and Apple TV 3rd gen. I watch and listen to 90% of stuff through the bluray player or iPad and the rest through the Apple TV.
I haven't totally blacked the room out so you get an idea of the size but that is in 'night' mode and I currently use a no brand motorised screen from eBay - it currently does the job but I am currently looking at possible replacements to this as since upgrading to a 1080p projector its being shown up a little!
Well worth going for a projector with optical adjustment - you can totally adjust the image geometry without sacrificing picture quality (within reason)
My Heath Robinson job at fitting the projector on an Ikea floating shelf. I do need something a little more permanent however this has been doing the job for 3 months now!
The other thing I couldn't really photograph is the canvases on the walls are made from a lightweight cotton fabric which has allowed me to mount some Auralex foam behind to kill the room down a little.
Front of the system in 'day-time' mode. B&W 604i (from about 1993, LOL), B&W CC6 centre, Velodyne 1215 (also from a previous century!) and a low end Samsung LED 32". I only fairly recently shuffled my system around so the equipment wasn't under the TV so I'm still looking out for a suitable smaller TV unit.
And the rear of the system, my Epson EH-TW3200, Monitor Audio BXFX, and in the background a Panasonic BD35, Onkyo TX-NR809, and Apple TV 3rd gen. I watch and listen to 90% of stuff through the bluray player or iPad and the rest through the Apple TV.
I haven't totally blacked the room out so you get an idea of the size but that is in 'night' mode and I currently use a no brand motorised screen from eBay - it currently does the job but I am currently looking at possible replacements to this as since upgrading to a 1080p projector its being shown up a little!
Well worth going for a projector with optical adjustment - you can totally adjust the image geometry without sacrificing picture quality
(within reason)
My Heath Robinson job at fitting the projector on an Ikea floating shelf. I do need something a little more permanent however this has been doing the job for 3 months now!
The other thing I couldn't really photograph is the canvases on the walls are made from a lightweight cotton fabric which has allowed me to mount some Auralex foam behind to kill the room down a little.
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Think so. I will be using this myself once my walls are skimmed.
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excuse the mess, the mrs has been unwell
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Some seriously nice setups here - will post pics of my updated kit as soon as I've re-hung the door to the AV cabinet. We went from an open Lack bench which did a great job of keeping cables hidden and tidy to a 60cm width Besta cabinet with door - protecting my gear from inquisitive little fingers! Cable routing was a nightmare, but once again, spiral wrap saved the day!
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Hi guys,
I wasnt aware there were any HiFi enthusiasts on here until I spotted this in teh active topics list so I thought I would pop on and show you my system, not a patch on some of you guys but I love it all the same.
My 2 channel system consists of the following main components.
Streaming Hardware
Loudspeakers
Some images.
Positioning of the front highs isnt ideal, but I am unwilling to have wires on view up high and thats a concrete wall, so burying them not an easy option.
I wasnt aware there were any HiFi enthusiasts on here until I spotted this in teh active topics list so I thought I would pop on and show you my system, not a patch on some of you guys but I love it all the same.
My 2 channel system consists of the following main components.
- Cyrus CD 8 SE & separate Cyrus PSXR
- Cyrus 8 XP & separate Cyrus PSXR
- Mark Grant G1000HD Interconnects
- Mark Grant DSP2.5 cables powering all the above.
- MCRU Power Sockets & Mains RF Filter
Streaming Hardware
- Logitech Squeezebox Touch
- ARCAM r-Dac DA Convertor
- MCRU Linear PSU upgardes for the SB & DAC
- Mark Grant G1000HD Coax
- Hewlet parkard HP490 Home Server with 8TB streaming FLACS
- Gigabit wired network
Loudspeakers
- Monitor Audio Silver RX-8 loudspeakers
- Tellurium Q Black + Tellurium Q Jumpers
- Panasonic VT50 Plasma,
- Panasonic DMP-BDT500 Bluray
- Pioneer LX56 AVR
- 7x KEF3005SE eggs, in 7.1 format (using 2 for FH instead of L&R wides as the room wont support wides)
Some images.
Positioning of the front highs isnt ideal, but I am unwilling to have wires on view up high and thats a concrete wall, so burying them not an easy option.