If you could change anything...

[Brian Cash]

To finish my theater room, get a new tv stand for my bedroom and mount the tv on the wall, and a new power conditioner for my living room

[SDBlu]

Originally Posted by andyman1970

Why do you say that???? Not every one has it in their budget to by each individual piece and since I know from experience Panasonic makes great products I have no reason to be cautious, do I? Because I really need a new surround system and my Sony system I bought last year is already crapping out, and yes I bought each piece individually. The only thing that has been reliable is the PS3. Plus all the reviews I've read on this system give it good ratings.

My reasoning is this: I too started with an HTIB and believe me, it was good FOR A WHILE, then you want to move on to bigger and better things. I don't know how much you are willing to spend on this Panasonic System, but i think it averages at about $700. What I am trying to say is for $700 you can get much better equipment. You say you already have a PS3 right? Start out with a good reciever, and good front three. The folks here on this site help people all the time on choosing which equipment is right for them.

Just my opinion, but i am sure alot of the people on here will agree. I wish someone had told me this before i went out and bought my HTIB. Then i would have put those $1200 towards a better system.

[Beta Man]

My friend has a PS3, no HDTV, and no blu-rays (nor does he want any) but anyways..... he loves to jam to music, play guitar etc....

anyways....

He got a samsung/Panasonic/something HTIB that looks like the crappiest setup I've ever seen.... built in DVD player etc.... and it sounds like absolute crap..... it doesn't do any HD audio (not that he needs it) and it cost him $200

Thing is.... "He loves it"

So that's all that really matters

[killat0n]

Kissing the Bose goodbye even though it's been a great system for my first home theater.

(Before Christmas plans)
Marantz SR5001
Polk RTi A7's
Polk CSi A6
and probably 4 Polk Monitor 50's for surrounds
eD sub

Then after tax rebate time I'm either doing a Samsung 67" LED DLP 1080p or going projection. 100" to start so I'll have room to upgrade later.

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by andyman1970

I'm looking at purchasing the Panasonic SC-BT100 Blu-Ray Home Theater in a Box. Yes, that's right I said Home Theater in a Box. This is 1250 watts with Blu-Ray Player and receiver in one unit with DTS HD master audio decoder, 5.1 channel surround with wireless rear channels that is upgradeable to 7.1. I have already checked this out at Circuit City and it rocks. Great sound and picture.

You can do so much better...

Originally Posted by Canada

I would like to upgrade my speakers to PSB or Paradigm, oh almost forgot I want the 18" DLS Velodyne Sub. (I won't get it though it's at least $ 2,000 and I don't need a sub that big) a 12" would be nice though. Already got the receiver I want.

If money was no object I would get a 4 ohm home theater amp with Totem Wind speakers.

Velodyne makes good subs, but they're overpriced in my opinion. You can do a lot better for the money.

[JJBOOGIE]

i would have taken the time to get someone out about moving that pole back...it's not in any line of sight but i could have set it back about 3 more feet i bet and gotten it really out of the way...

[SDBlu]

Don't lie, you know you left it there intentionally for the strippers!!!

[JJBOOGIE]

LOL - i get that comment all the time from people who come over - even the women...but no one has danced on it for me once...not even once...maybe i'll get some porn on blu ray

[killat0n]

Originally Posted by JJBOOGIE

i would have taken the time to get someone out about moving that pole back...it's not in any line of sight but i could have set it back about 3 more feet i bet and gotten it really out of the way...

are you using that HTIB for your theater room

[kingofgrills]

When my home theater designer asked me in 2005 if I wanted to run cable for a projector, I should have said, "yes." That is my one regret (now). At the time there were a lot of factors that made me figure that I wouldn't want a projector.

My home theater room is combined in an open setup with a game room and future bar. Wanting to use the screen for both movies, sports, and other things meant having varying degrees of lighting in the room. At the time, I never considered installing a projector screen that would drop down in front of the widescreen TV. Doing so would have given me a lot of versatility moving forward.

However, I read in the most recent edition of Electronic Gear (I think that's the name) that there are several wireless HD video senders that are currently in development which may eliminate the need to wire a projector fully through to my gear. It sounds like I'll need to wait a couple of generations though, because the maximum video resolution appeared to be 720p / 1080i. Each relay unit used HDMI connectors, but I'm not sure if their 1.3a.

I guess my other regret was not buying a Yamaha receiver with HDMI inputs when I picked my HTR-5960 in early 2006. I knew at that point I would be getting a PS3 as the central hub for my home theater room, but I didn't have any information on the new lossless audio codecs, including the HDMI requirements for digital signal transmission. My Yamaha receiver retailed for $549, and had 100 watts x 7 without HDMI switching. The next step up, the HTR-5990, retailed for $949 and included HDMI 1.1 switching, but it didn't have iPod or HD Radio connectivity, which mine does.

Had I known about the need for HDMI with the upcoming lossless audio codecs, I would have jumped on it. I love my receiver, but I do need to upgrade it for one with HDMI switching. It should also have on-board decoding for future use as well.

Aargh. I'll probably pick up a Yamaha 663 for now, and eventually use it as a pre-processor with a separate multichannel amp.

[kingofgrills]

Originally Posted by JJBOOGIE

LOL - i get that comment all the time from people who come over - even the women...but no one has danced on it for me once...not even once...maybe i'll get some porn on blu ray

Killer stripper pole! I bet they'll dance if you setup a stage light for them.

[JJBOOGIE]

Originally Posted by killat0n

are you using that HTIB for your theater room

the Samsung? yes - it's not that bad really...i'll upgrade the sound in 2009 maybe in time for next years football season i am sure

based on a variety of reasons it ended up being a very practical purchase...the sound is much better than i expected but that would be the 2nd thing i would change

[JJBOOGIE]

Originally Posted by kingofgrills

When my home theater designer asked me in 2005 if I wanted to run cable for a projector, I should have said, "yes." That is my one regret (now). At the time there were a lot of factors that made me figure that I wouldn't want a projector.

My home theater room is combined in an open setup with a game room and future bar. Wanting to use the screen for both movies, sports, and other things meant having varying degrees of lighting in the room. At the time, I never considered installing a projector screen that would drop down in front of the widescreen TV. Doing so would have given me a lot of versatility moving forward.

However, I read in the most recent edition of Electronic Gear (I think that's the name) that there are several wireless HD video senders that are currently in development which may eliminate the need to wire a projector fully through to my gear. It sounds like I'll need to wait a couple of generations though, because the maximum video resolution appeared to be 720p / 1080i. Each relay unit used HDMI connectors, but I'm not sure if their 1.3a.

I guess my other regret was not buying a Yamaha receiver with HDMI inputs when I picked my HTR-5960 in early 2006. I knew at that point I would be getting a PS3 as the central hub for my home theater room, but I didn't have any information on the new lossless audio codecs, including the HDMI requirements for digital signal transmission. My Yamaha receiver retailed for $549, and had 100 watts x 7 without HDMI switching. The next step up, the HTR-5990, retailed for $949 and included HDMI 1.1 switching, but it didn't have iPod or HD Radio connectivity, which mine does.

Had I known about the need for HDMI with the upcoming lossless audio codecs, I would have jumped on it. I love my receiver, but I do need to upgrade it for one with HDMI switching. It should also have on-board decoding for future use as well.

Aargh. I'll probably pick up a Yamaha 663 for now, and eventually use it as a pre-processor with a separate multichannel amp.

what's your set up like now that prevents you from running a cable? do you have a dropped ceiling? or is it just the general lighting and layout that makes you think a projector isn't right for the room?

[cravnsn]

An AVR354 to replace my TX-SR605

[killat0n]

Originally Posted by JJBOOGIE

the Samsung? yes - it's not that bad really...i'll upgrade the sound in 2009 maybe in time for next years football season i am sure

based on a variety of reasons it ended up being a very practical purchase...the sound is much better than i expected but that would be the 2nd thing i would change

ahh just wondering. I just saw all the chairs and the screen and thought no way. If that was mine, people would be sitting on the floor before I would pair that huge screen with any htib, but that's me. I still love it either way

[Deadset]

Originally Posted by kingofgrills

When my home theater designer asked me in 2005 if I wanted to run cable for a projector, I should have said, "yes." That is my one regret (now). At the time there were a lot of factors that made me figure that I wouldn't want a projector.

My home theater room is combined in an open setup with a game room and future bar. Wanting to use the screen for both movies, sports, and other things meant having varying degrees of lighting in the room. At the time, I never considered installing a projector screen that would drop down in front of the widescreen TV. Doing so would have given me a lot of versatility moving forward.

However, I read in the most recent edition of Electronic Gear (I think that's the name) that there are several wireless HD video senders that are currently in development which may eliminate the need to wire a projector fully through to my gear. It sounds like I'll need to wait a couple of generations though, because the maximum video resolution appeared to be 720p / 1080i. Each relay unit used HDMI connectors, but I'm not sure if their 1.3a.

I guess my other regret was not buying a Yamaha receiver with HDMI inputs when I picked my HTR-5960 in early 2006. I knew at that point I would be getting a PS3 as the central hub for my home theater room, but I didn't have any information on the new lossless audio codecs, including the HDMI requirements for digital signal transmission. My Yamaha receiver retailed for $549, and had 100 watts x 7 without HDMI switching. The next step up, the HTR-5990, retailed for $949 and included HDMI 1.1 switching, but it didn't have iPod or HD Radio connectivity, which mine does.

Had I known about the need for HDMI with the upcoming lossless audio codecs, I would have jumped on it. I love my receiver, but I do need to upgrade it for one with HDMI switching. It should also have on-board decoding for future use as well.

Aargh. I'll probably pick up a Yamaha 663 for now, and eventually use it as a pre-processor with a separate multichannel amp.

I hear you about the cable. I'm working on finishing my basement and the TV portion will be a multi-purpose room, mainly for movies and games, but I could see it turning into other uses as well.

I actually had the drywall up and figured on getting a big screen TV, but after reading the forums, I decided to rough in an HDMI cable (see my sig for HT Thread). That was probably one of the best choices I made, sure I had to spend an entire day removing sheetrock, running the cable and replacing the sheets, but in the end, it was worth it.

I take it you sheetrocked your ceiling too?

I have a Yamaha receiver and love it, but it doesn't have HDMI either. I cannot remember which version it is, but it can do DTS and 6.1, but it only has coax or optical for sound and component for video. So right now I just have my PS3 hooked up directly to my TV via HDMI and have a separate optical cable running to the receiver. oh well...

That will all change once my ultimate basement rennovation is complete! btw... I'm putting in a wet bar too!

[JJBOOGIE]

to be honest, i actually tend to agree with you killat0n (nice avatar by the way - i would really like a real system but i had no blu ray player yet, no surround system to transfer to the room, and i had spent all my research time available on the screen and projector...

it was wednesday and the opening weekend of the NFL games were coming so i panicked a bit and took the easy way out...it was a cheap and easy solution to bridge the gap until i can get a real system together...

for now, i'm happy with it - pretty much watching anything in there is an experience since the other room we had for movies was a JVC 52" projection...

i would bet by the end of the NFL season, i'll start to look to put together a new system and sell this one...

[killat0n]

See now that's an awesome response I completely understand where you're coming from.

And I'm sure everyone who see's my sig immediately thinks I'm an idiot because I have Bose. But at the time I didn't know any better and even to this day I feel I got a great deal on it and I think it sounds great. And when I put it on ebay in a few weeks I'll end up making probably $300-$500 profit from what I payed and put together something waaaay better.

[RubberDucky]

id like to replace my movie stand and maybe build a cabinet in the wall

[JJBOOGIE]

Originally Posted by killat0n

See now that's an awesome response I completely understand where you're coming from.

And I'm sure everyone who see's my sig immediately thinks I'm an idiot because I have Bose. But at the time I didn't know any better and even to this day I feel I got a great deal on it and I think it sounds great. And when I put it on ebay in a few weeks I'll end up making probably $300-$500 profit from what I payed and put together something waaaay better.

glad you understand where i am coming from - when the time comes, i'm planning on getting as much advice as i can so i will hit you up on your thoughts on the system to get....like you said, if you are happy with it at the time, i think in the end everything works out