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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

who pijak u, rx330? Mine is puny speakers wor

Including you, is it?



Bro, I thought you have a new set of speakers

RM100 for a pair? Use as surround speakers?

care to share the pic?

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

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

Taikor rx330, buy a proper front speakers lah!