Finally, I take the plunge into converting one of my rooms into HT room as Home Minister gave me the green light

It's been a near 'potong stim' scenario today. The shipping guy 4got abt my shipment. Luckily, I made a call to them. The pj and screen reached in the evening.

I checked the packaging of the screen. Upon checking, it stated MW White. Hmm.... that fella told me out of stock. Only left woth HC Grey screen. Hopefully, it is matt white screen. Btw, it is Draper 92" 16:9 HDTV format screen.

I took some photos of it. But, due to some uploading prob with imageshack, cant upload all the photos

However, I havent decided which DVDP to go for. So, I brought home Pioneer DV-400 and Sony old's NS-76 for a shootout. I ll be using old faithful GIEC HVD player too, which is able to upscale to 1080p via component.

Tomorrow will be a rather busy day for me as I ll try to set it up. Got to shift most of the AV gears from living room to upstair. Luckily, my brother will be here to help me out


Optoma HD65 box :



Manual and Remote



Cables

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Added on January 19, 2008, 8:35 amManaged to upload those photos. Here are the rest :

Pioneer DV-400



Sony NS-76



GIEC HVD



Opening the box



Packaging



Optoma HD65



Rear Connection




Later, going to setup the screen

This post has been edited by htkaki: Oct 15 2008, 09:34 PM

hohohho, im the 1st on in
eh... wen u setting up, bluray player anjua?

wah wah...congrats.....u finally got a Home Theater

Be sure to post some pics after ur full setup together with ur av amp and speakers.

I already sms him 2 days to poison him to get ps3.. haha!

lookin good....

I thought it would be an easy task to do all the shifting in one go. Oh boy, I am wrong. So darn wrong. Now, freaking tired. Got to rest first.

Here are some of the photos taken during the 'mass evacuation'

Old faithful Denon



Speakers



Draper screen



Interconnect and HDMI cable



Halfway (to be continue......)



Bro RX, later going to find 'ah long' for financing for PS3.

Looks promising. BTW, how much did the projector cost?

A few suggestions. You might want to seal the window to get a real dark room. I think you might want to get some carpeting to prevent echoes and that will help conceal the back speaker wires.

Bro, this is initial stage only. I have all the curtains (out goes the blind) and carpets to do the job. Some ambient light will still do as this projector churns out 1,400 ansi lumens. Tested it in the afternoon. Still able to see clearly. We'll see how it goes.

Next step is to install a customised bracket to secure the Draper as well as the curtain.

The DVD racks, the cabinets, the coffee table and leather sofa is in the room. These stuffs will also play role as 'acoustic treatment'.

Will calibrate the sound by using Radioshack SPL meter.

congrats bro .....finally got ur own HT room.
how much did u bought pioneer dv400. think to get 1 asap bcoz my sony kong alredi

nice

time to upgrade the old denon? no?

Actually, I didnt buy it yet. Testing it to see which DVDP to go for. Anyway, it sld be less than RM570.




Most probably. Just came back from a fren's shop to check on Onkyo SR-705, SR-875 and SR-905. Still pondering whether to upgarde in few months time or not. Waiting for RX to buy SR-705

ic, just bought my pioneer dv400, less than RM570 with 3 years warranty + free hdmi cable from HN. Best Denki quote me RM579 w/o hdmi cable & sen-q quote me RM599 if u have sen-q membership.

This post has been edited by tHeRiDdLeR: Jan 20 2008, 06:45 PM

I bought it at RM500 at Desa.

Not much of progress as I am busy lately

Will post most pics and review by this weekend (hopefully)

A snapshot of the installed screen and curtain



This post has been edited by htkaki: Jan 25 2008, 09:53 PM

reading all these post make me feel like getting a new house

yo man wad sub is tht?

This post has been edited by [peanut]: Jan 24 2008, 11:31 PM

Hola bro,

At last .. on de way to ht bliss ah...

Enjoy..
Dirtrun

anjua i kena table one?

Yes, finally after all these years of saving my hard earned penny.

Here are pics that I managed to take. Sorry, aint a pro in taking photo


Mission Impossible III

- Tested this morning with some ambient light (read : sunlight)





Ghost In A Shell - DTS Demo Disc




I havent got the time to align the screen correctly. Now, it's a bit tilted. Hence, the picture aint look good. Suspected the bracket isnt level or the curtain behind the screen is the culprit. Yet to find out.

I only did a minor calibration on the HD65, let alone the whole sound system. Hopefully, I have the time to do so this weekend. I hate tweaking as it consumes a lot of time.

congrats on ur new pj. Is there some shop where I can check out the hd65 pq?

btw, does the remote look like a tampon to you?? )

Yes, it is quite ugly looking. However, it does have blue backlight, which will be convenient and easy to see in darkened room.

Just managed to have some time to do some sound calibration and tweaking. Have to get back the radioshack for accurate calibration. I have decided that I will keep DV400. Sony NS76 will have to make its way back to shop.

Tomorrow, have to tidy up the messy cabling. I am short of carpets or rugs. Need to do shopping at Ikea for the cheap rugs.

This post has been edited by htkaki: Jan 26 2008, 05:18 PM

upload photo on the whole room without the light off..want to see the design.

Havent got the time to tidy up the room. Still in a mess. Moreover, aint have that much of budget to play with. So, it is nothing much to be shown here

Anyway, here's are the screenshots that I took yesterday:







I will have a breif review later. Got to chao now to client place for a while.

dun have HD ar?

Belum. Peasant grade only. Aint Elite class yet.

This HD65 is quite impressive as it is quite bright (1,600ansi lumens) and works well with almost all type of rez including the holy grail; 1080p 24fps apart from the norm 1080p 60Hz.

The pj is resting on coffee table, 11ft from the screen. Comfy sofa is another 2.5 feet back. Fan noise is tolerable. There is mild rainbow effect from this tiny pj. But it aint annoying enough to bother me.

Now, trying to save enough to buy a PS3. Need to go on diet and ride motorcycle to work to save cost.

another great pretender

shit... i wanna a dedicated room as wel...

who is the pretender? ikan bilis cannot be ikan paus

Bro, you can set a room for HT easily if you want it.

Still got thing to do as the curtain is affecting the screen making the picture looks a bit tilted. Need the screen to be flat and not being touched by the curtain. Time to Ikea again.

Good woh, finally come to big-big screen world..

yr 43 inch frt-pjt TV retired liao kah?

no suitable rooms

bluelight? can u elaborate on this? i do have some eyestrain when i watch my pj in totally darkened room...so something like this sounds good...

any links for this?

Just like our handphone. When u press any button, the the keypad will light up in blue. Photo uploaded





Yes, finally. All all these years, HM gave the green light.

The RPTV is still there for HM to watch her programmes. 4 yrs plus, still going strong. But, HM said if it 'kong', she would be grateful if I replace it with a 46" - 50" Pray hard that it last for another 4 years

This post has been edited by htkaki: Feb 2 2008, 11:04 PM

nice setup.... can i come n visit u?

no problem, cheepet. Mine is only ikan bilis' HT room if to compare with bro timothyy or jasonlky

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg240/m...65/fbd42cc8.jpg




your Draper Screen is same as mine,but mine is 106".

This post has been edited by kvn1080: Feb 3 2008, 09:11 PM

fuiyoh.. kena pijak

My room couldn't fit 106" as the speakers will block part of the screen since the room is not wide enough. Care to share photo of your setup of VPL-AW15?



Peasant mah. Aint elite like u lah, bro

btw, here is an upclose shot of my front 'puny' speakers. Specially taken for you, rx330.



Bandwidth : 36-20K Hz
Sensitivity : 95dB @ 1watt / 1 meter
Nominal Impedance : 8 ohms
Power Handling : 100 watts (500 watts peak)
Weight : 20kg

Drivers :

1 unit of Tractrix Tweeter Horn
2 x 10" woofer

anjua?



This post has been edited by htkaki: Feb 3 2008, 06:18 PM

This is mine New baby AW15 & Draper 106" 16:9 format...

This post has been edited by kvn1080: Feb 3 2008, 09:54 PM

This is my baby i bought it fr A & L

Alpha Series model.

1) ALPHA T1
2) ALPHA C1
3) PIONEER VSX-917-S

Enjoy the pictures.

This post has been edited by pooh88: Feb 4 2008, 09:58 AM


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nice setup...now everybody has their home cinema...

pooh88, PSB is good. Used to sell this brand. Nice setup.

Will try to post my center speaker and surr for rx330 to check it out.

Thanks mate
Looking forward to see ur picture of ur H/T soon

How much is that PSB speaker?

nice setup. mind telling how much did the draper screen cost and where to get? thanks.

Which PSB models u refer too ?

The Alpha that you bought from A&L.

The Alpha T1 cost me RM 1300.00
Alpha C1 RM 550.00
This is the best bargain i deal with them.

ht..... keng... ur klip speakers....

my little ctr spkr spec :

System: 2.5 Way Center Channel loudspeaker.
Driver Units: 1X1" Shielded Titanium dome Tweeter
2X5" Shielded Woofer
Frequency Response: 40Hz-20KHz
Sensitivity: 89dB
Nominal Impedance: 6 Ohms
Recommended Amplifier power: 20-150 Watts
Dimensions(HxWxD): 191x529x250(mm)
7.5x20.8x10(Inch)

Net Weight: 12Kg (26.5Lbs)


and the surr spkrs :

Cabinet Design 2-way, 2-driver bass reflex
Crossover frequency 3kHz
Frequency Range +/� 3dB 45Hz - 20kHz
Sensitivity - 2.83v @ 1m 91dB
Maximum output - typical in room 110dB
Amplifier requirements 10-100W
Impedance 6ohms
Weight 4.6kg (10.1lbs)
Dimensions
(H x W x D) 325 x 200 x 288mm
Finishes black ash



anjua?

This post has been edited by htkaki: Feb 5 2008, 11:09 AM

kena pijak

who pijak u, rx330? Mine is puny speakers wor

Thanks...Will check it out.

mine must be miniature then (

Fuiyoh!!! So many elites here...

*Tumpang lalu*

Including you, is it?



Bro, I thought you have a new set of speakers

yeah i got me another pair of new speakers, a tad bigger than miniature rm 100 nia for a pair

RM100 for a pair? Use as surround speakers?

use as fronts

care to share the pic?

lately, darn busy. My HD65 is sitting there for about a week. tonight might try to watch it

looking cool

since u not using, wanna sell me cheap cheap ur HD65?



haha cheapskate speaker, ppl use for surround, i use for front

how's the sound ?
mind sharing ?

er...suppose to be better? my peasant ear cant really hear the differnce, got feeling tat its better nia.. must be my mind

Yesterday, watched a bit of 'Pathfinder'. Quite nice.

Taikor rx330, buy a proper front speakers lah!

i rather buy projector 1st
anjua abt the installment? can ar?

1 year? Sure boleh. Unta bank can go for 2 years

camel bank? which one?
1 year for wat bank?
kenot 5 year ar
permoon 65 lor... can ar?

So far how almost a month already right, how many hours u spent in the room? Can give details like size of the room, pics of the layout etc.

One more thing

Welcome to the HT Brotherhood!!!

Jason

it's matter of you want or not. Bro, dont pretend to be a peasant lah

Unta = Ambank


Less than 20hrs. The room size is abt 10' x 20'. Didnt tk photo of the layout as it is still a bit messy.

use CIMB can go for 3 years installment

i dun have ambank card wor...
if installment how much %?

really poki... haha! cabuts..

knn.......
u wanna sell ur panny or not?

Bro, better take this offline via PM.

Hi, this is the result of the projector you sold me..


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Some more..


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Thanks a lot for your support!

Hope you enjoy it. Still undecided the screen size to go for?

wah... tis one betul betul poison kaw me liao......

htkaki, those projector screen, those tarik from bottom or tarik from above how much?

and wat are the advantage of the hd70 over 65?

Taikor, no more Optoma HD70 liao.

Pull down screen from Draper USA is less than RM1,000 depending on size

no more HD70 ar..... then why u still list it
the pull down screen available locally?

wats the use of the 1080/24 input on the optoma? since it will out put @ 720p, but in 24p mode? kenot be rite?

and hor... any advantages for dlp over 3lcd?

Done.

Yes, available locally.


I think (got to ask sifu ar188) The 1080/24fps is the standard format being used. So, in this case, if it is compatible, it wil accpet the signal and downgrade it to 720p, minimising any motion juddering issue that plague 1080p 50/60. Correct me if I am wrong.

*paging sifu ar188*

yeah... tat one his expertise

jaybee here susah to get anything....

if the 720p proj able to playback at 48 or 72HZ, then 1080/24 will eliminate the 3:2 pulldown issue

if playback at 50 or 60hz, still have to convert, but minimized errors to conversion at projector side... I think la.. but so far... for my proj.. inputting hdmi at 720p/60 or 1080i/60 or 1080p/24 also not much diff when casual viewing.. but of coz if proj can accept 1080/24, why not..

so will be abit better?

Looks good. Sound effect also not bad

why no sharp sharp one?

taikor, i use low rez to tk the photo. Next time, I use tripod and higher rez since I am noobie in photography. sorry for that.

Oh yes, once I got the PS3, I ll post somemore to posion you, ok?

anywhere to get the Mitsubishi HC6000 cheap cheap ar?

Taikor, ar188 did ask me b4 on this model. I have no idea of any1 selling this in Bolehland

HC6000 = 1080p? mpyw KENG!!!

htkaki, tis one display using apa? and wat size is tat?

Mitusbishi HC6000

tis one mpyw ok lar... for me kenot