Re: Home cinema

[David Greaves <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Noble wrote:
> On 7 Dec 2006, at 16:18, David Greaves wrote:
>> I have a cheap-ish (£1000) projector, a PC and a 100"
screen.
>> The surround system is an old 5.1 affair.
>> It is truly fantastic.
>> The best thing is that when the screen is up it's hidden behind
the
>> coving.
>> Where in the country are you? If you want to see a sensible home
>> setup in
>> Reading then feel free to drop me a line.
>
> Pictures and details would be good :-)
>
> Jim

OK...
Pictures to follow, details are easier:

Node 0:
1.2Tb RAID6 TV storage on MythTV backend with DVB and Sky sources
1.2Tb RAID5 Video/DVD/editing store
600Gb mirrored music store (FLAC/MP3)

Cinema room:
Diskless PC running MythTV into:
Sanyo PLV-Z5 ceiling mounted projector via DVI
Yamaha DSP E800 Surround sound via optical
B&W centre + Celestion surround
Stratus II Subwoofer
Cyrus II amp
B&W 110i main speakers
Exclusive home 2.4m electric screen

Lounge:
Squeezbox 3
Cambridge Audio A1
Wharfdale Diamonds


Bathroom:
Squeezebox 3
Rotel Amplifier RA-820BX4
6" waterproof co-ax speakers

Bedroom:
Diskless PC running MythTV into:
Sony 42" rear projector TV
AE Aego2 2.1 speakers

Spare Room:
Rio Receiver (soon)

Kitchen:
Rio Receiver (soon)

Car 1:
Empeg

Car 2:
Empeg

You may notice a linux bias here ;)

David


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