Frogmort's HT Pad - Page 21 - Blu-ray Forum

spaceape · 03-20-2012, 10:35 PM

You Americans seem too like Audiogon for used gear.

Maybe try in here Joe.

frogmort · 03-20-2012, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Have you...... given any thought to a previously owned receiver with 5 channel inputs ? That way you could still get the lossless codecs for the living room and save yourself some major coin.

How would a receiver with 5 channel inputs help me? What would I plug into the 5 inputs?

spaceape · 03-20-2012, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by frogmort

How would a receiver with 5 channel inputs help me? What would I plug into the 5 inputs?

Your speakers you dummy.

Oh that's outputs..

Well technically the cables all go into the ports so they really are all inputs in a sense but from the source should also be the output. So a little confusing. I only plug them in. Never really thought about that part. lol.

http://www.audioholics.com/tweaks/co...nd-connections

Edit: Makes little too no sense sorry was tired.

spaceape · 03-20-2012, 11:04 PM

Videogon

DangeRuss · 03-20-2012, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by frogmort

How would a receiver with 5 channel inputs help me? What would I plug into the 5 inputs?

Don't worry Tommy, I've got this

If your Blu-ray player has 5 channel audio outputs, you would use those to connect to the receiver. The player would then decode the lossless codecs and send an HD signal to your receiver.

frogmort · 03-20-2012, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by spaceape

Your speakers you dummy.

Oh that's outputs..

Well technically the cables all go into the ports so they really are all inputs in a sense but from the source should also be the output. So a little confusing. I only plug them in. Never really thought about that part. lol.

http://www.audioholics.com/tweaks/co...nd-connections

Who's the dummy?

I'm used to dealing with inputs and outputs from hooking up guitar, bass, PA systems, etc. The source is always the input, the speakers are the output.

I thought you had some kind of license or certificate?

frogmort · 03-20-2012, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Don't worry Tommy, I've got this

If your Blu-ray player has 5 channel audio outputs, you would use those to connect to the receiver. The player would then decode the lossless codecs and send an HD signal to your receiver.

Ahh, I see. I have two Panasonic BD players(BD60 and BD65), and neither one has seperate audio outs. All of your audio equipment is too fancy.

frogmort · 03-20-2012, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by spaceape

You Americans seem too like Audiogon for used gear.

Maybe try in here Joe.

Thanks for that link Tommy. I had forgot about Audiogon.

hometheatergeek · 03-21-2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by frogmort

[Show spoiler]

If you know of any magical receiver that sounds absolutely sublime, and costs next to nothing, let me know!

Joe I have been doing this hobby for many years and if you find something like that then I want to know about it too.

spaceape · 03-21-2012, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

Don't worry Tommy, I've got this

If your Blu-ray player has 5 channel audio outputs, you would use those to connect to the receiver. The player would then decode the lossless codecs and send an HD signal to your receiver.

So you were talking about analog 5 channels inputs on the receiver (he only has 2ch. on the bd player.)? That's cool and all but hardly necessary..hdmi for the most part will do fine unless we're talking about very fine music listening.

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Originally Posted by frogmort

Who's the dummy?

I'm used to dealing with inputs and outputs from hooking up guitar, bass, PA systems, etc. The source is always the input, the speakers are the output.

I thought you had some kind of license or certificate?

Yes but i also think it depends on what were talking about. I were talking only about the connections were the cables go in and you are talking about what the component connected actually do. e.g. the guitars connection is called 'output jack' and the amp/speaker is called 'input jack' but still the sound comes from the guitar and "out" it too the amp/speaker.

In case of AVR-->Speakers. The speaker posts on the AVR are called outputs since they output the sound and the speakers receive the sound into they input binding posts. Right.?

But with the source components it's reversed So the posts on the bluray/cd player is called output and the input is on the AVR.

Hehe if this is totally wrong i take it back but this makes sense too me.

spaceape · 03-21-2012, 03:19 AM

DangeRuss · 03-21-2012, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by frogmort

Ahh, I see. I have two Panasonic BD players(BD60 and BD65), and neither one has seperate audio outs. All of your audio equipment is too fancy.

Good Morning and........

Thanks for the compliment but...... It's not that my gear is fancy, it's just that it's old

. Sure when I bought them they were cutting edge ,but that was some time ago. But one of the key features I always looked for was expand-ability. When I bought my present Pre/Pro (in the living room) and AVR (in the office) Blu-ray was still on the drawing board and in a nasty format war

. Yet when the war was over and the dust settled I was ready for the new format and had the connectivity to allow the then new lossless codecs to play through my system

. Heck...... neither of my units even have HDMI connectivity

, but I don't see that as a necessity because I run the blu-ray players straight to the display panels via HDMI. But I digress ......

The older Panasonic models BDP 30/50 & 35/55 had 5 channel outputs and I thought they'd still have them on their machines now.

Oh well...... Back to the drawing board for another solution

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Originally Posted by spaceape

Yes but i also think it depends on what were talking about. I were talking only about the connections were the cables go in and you are talking about what the component connected actually do. e.g. the guitars connection is called 'output jack' and the amp/speaker is called 'input jack' but still the sound comes from the guitar and "out" it too the amp/speaker.

In case of AVR-->Speakers. The speaker posts on the AVR are called outputs since they output the sound and the speakers receive the sound into they input binding posts. Right.?

But with the source components it's reversed So the posts on the bluray/cd player is called output and the input is on the AVR.

Hehe if this is totally wrong i take it back but this makes sense too me.

No..... In this you are quite right

. The easiest way to remeber this is to follow the signal

. The source (be it guitar, blu-ray / CD player) always has an output to send the signal to the input of the amplifier. In the case of home audio , we go one step further in that the AVR or amplifier Outputs the signal to the speakers

spaceape · 03-21-2012, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DangeRuss

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No..... In this you are quite right

. The easiest way to remeber this is to follow the signal

. The source (be it guitar, blu-ray / CD player) always has an output to send the signal to the input of the amplifier. In the case of home audio , we go one step further in that the AVR or amplifier Outputs the signal to the speakers

spaceape · 03-22-2012, 02:05 AM

Alright then just ordered my new laptop:

HP Pavilion dv6-6b18sg

938$

I cool have gotten it a tiny bit cheaper but that store sucked and could have up too a week of waiting.

From Germany ZUuuu-Haaauze!

frogmort · 03-22-2012, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spaceape

Alright then just ordered my new laptop:

HP Pavilion dv6-6b18sg

938$

I cool have gotten it a tiny bit cheaper but that store sucked and could have up too a week of waiting.

From Germany ZUuuu-Haaauze!

Sweet! I looked at the specs, and looked up a picture of it too. It looks really nice.

I hope you're happy with it when you get it fired up!

spaceape · 03-22-2012, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by frogmort

Sweet! I looked at the specs, and looked up a picture of it too. It looks really nice.

I hope you're happy with it when you get it fired up!

Im sure i will be.

Come tomorrow i'll be without a computer since im shipping this lappy im typing on right now. Hopefully my new pc will arrive before the weekend.

Oh just got a bit of a doh moment some minutes ago. It seems i forgot too investigate the prices on all lappys with a 7690 XT card. But got a little easier when i found that it's really just is a renamed 6770 card.

Strange the benches i've seen are a deal better on the 7690 than the 6770 but maybe that's just because they average the points and some are with the weaker DDR3 ram.

Anyway the laptop with the slightly revises card only have core i5 and if i want i7 it'll cost me a good deal more than with the one i ordered. It does have a 17" screen though. mine is only 15". I hope i make sense mate.

Ex. this is the one im getting:

HP Pavilion dv6-6b18sg

and this is the other one:

HP Pavilion dv7-6c04eg

...They both get 3.1ghz with turboboost. So not much change there.

frogmort · 03-22-2012, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by spaceape

Im sure i will be.

Come tomorrow i'll be without a computer since im shipping this lappy im typing on right now. Hopefully my new pc will arrive before the weekend.

Oh just got a bit of a doh moment some minutes ago. It seems i forgot too investigate the prices on all lappys with a 7690 XT card. But got a little easier when i found that it's really just is a renamed 6770 card.

Strange the benches i've seen are a deal better on the 7690 than the 6770 but maybe that's just because they average the points and some are with the weaker DDR3 ram.

Anyway the laptop with the slightly revises card only have core i5 and if i want i7 it'll cost me a good deal more than with the one i ordered. It does have a 17" screen though. mine is only 15". I hope i make sense mate.

Ex. this is the one im getting:

HP Pavilion dv6-6b18sg

and this is the other one:

HP Pavilion dv7-6c04eg

...They both get 3.1ghz with turboboost. So not much change there.

I compared the two, and it looks like yours has some advantages over the other one, but the other one has a bigger screen and a few different features. Like I've said before, I don't fully understand all of the technical terms, but hopefully you do!

Do you have any idea when you should receive it? How are you going to survive without blu-ray.com?!

Maybe a few days away from here will give you more time to fine-tune your projector and receiver settings and/or your room treatments.

I asked you a question over in your thread, and I would appreciate all of the information that you can give me on it.

spaceape · 03-22-2012, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by frogmort

I compared the two, and it looks like yours has some advantages over the other one, but the other one has a bigger screen and a few different features. Like I've said before, I don't fully understand all of the technical terms, but hopefully you do!

Do you have any idea when you should receive it? How are you going to survive without blu-ray.com?!

Maybe a few days away from here will give you more time to fine-tune your projector and receiver settings and/or your room treatments.

I asked you a question over in your thread, and I would appreciate all of the information that you can give me on it.

Sorry "Me So Tired". I answered too the best of my current capability.

I cannot tweak anymore until i get my new oppo 93 and/or a projector calibration tool. But i can always pop in a few movies.

frogmort · 03-22-2012, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by spaceape

Sorry "Me So Tired". I answered too the best of my current capability.

I cannot tweak anymore until i get my new oppo 93 and/or a projector calibration tool. But i can always pop in a few movies.

I knew you were looking into getting a projector calibrator, but I didn't know you were getting an Oppo.

That's awesome.

spaceape · 03-22-2012, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by frogmort

I knew you were looking into getting a projector calibrator, but I didn't know you were getting an Oppo.

That's awesome.

Yes no point in getting trash when your putting out major coin.

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spaceape Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:190	Videogon Last edited by spaceape; 03-20-2012 at 11:06 PM.

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spaceape Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:190	You Americans seem too like Audiogon for used gear. Maybe try in here Joe.

03-22-2012, 02:05 AM	#414
spaceape Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Denmark Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:190	Alright then just ordered my new laptop: HP Pavilion dv6-6b18sg 938$ I cool have gotten it a tiny bit cheaper but that store sucked and could have up too a week of waiting. From Germany ZUuuu-Haaauze!

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