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19-11-2008, 11:39 PM
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Potatoe Farmers First Setup
Ok, this is my first AV setup!
The last two years i have been using a Wharfdale 14" CRT which i got from ARGOS a good few years back, and i have been using my 360 CORE for dvd playback. iv had quite a huge tech jump, going from 14" CRT to 46" 1080p LCD and im loving it! iv also got a new kitchen, yippee! and my very first surround sound setup! its an wxpenive hobby!
Over the last couple months i have got kitted out with the following:
TOSHIBA 46ZF355 LCD
SONY HTSF1300 5:1
SONY DVP NS708H DVD UPSCALER REGION FREE HACKED
SKY+
SONY PS3 80GB
Wii
360 CORE
Yeah i have got the av bug i think! any suggestions to improve would be great! also i think im in need of a super duper remote, any recomendations?
So far the only Blueray iv watched is Transformers last night, awesome PQ, but silly film in my opinion. can anyone recomend a good blueray film wich will show off my set up?
pics are from camera phone, sorry.
PF
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20-11-2008, 12:10 AM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
thats great mate
looks good the new rambo looks and sound amazing
the best looking blu-ray i think,and i robot
and one to look out for batman dark knight
looks like it could be good
i have the ht ss1300 same as you but small speakers good little sound system 
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20-11-2008, 12:26 AM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
Looks brilliant! I really like it
As for a Blu, throw in any animated movie they all look the nuts.
Edit, wait a couple of days and get Wall-E! Great film and I bet it looks Stunning in HD!
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20-11-2008, 12:41 AM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
yeah il def give wall E a go, and as welsh said im looking forward to the dark knight big time! cheers dudes.
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20-11-2008, 8:37 AM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
That's a great setup you have and what a kitchen! (ours currently looks like yours did!).
Regarding a remote, the Logitech Harmony One is well regarded. If you need radio frequency as well as infra-red (to control kit in cupboards/other rooms or to power on remote plugs) have a look at the Harmony 895. The cheaper Harmonies (525 and 555) are also good pieces of kit.
Yes, any of the Pixar titles look fantastic in HD.
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20-11-2008, 9:50 AM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
Looks great mate very modern looking,great use of storage i dont think ive seen overhead tv storage before.A projector should be your next step a pull down screen over your tv
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20-11-2008, 12:23 PM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
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Looks great mate very modern looking,great use of storage i dont think ive seen overhead tv storage before.A projector should be your next step a pull down screen over your tv |
Ditto, I'm liking the storage 
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20-11-2008, 2:12 PM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
good...very good set-up
grats!
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20-11-2008, 2:45 PM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
Someone likes Sony and Ikea.
Thats a really nice set up mate. I didn't like the overhead cabinet parts that Ikea do, but thats actually growing on me.
Edit Iron Man, or Incredible Hulk look good in BD. Or Troy is a great movie to show a system off.
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20-11-2008, 3:25 PM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
A very tidy setup!
Will your equipment be able to withstand the heat build up inside the cabinet, especially in summer?
A good BLURAY to try is KungFu Panda, for pic and sound.
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20-11-2008, 4:48 PM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
Love the unit mate, gloss black is where it's at! Cool set-up.
I don't think you can go wrong with Blackhawk down on bluray, I know it's been done to death but you can pick it up pretty cheap now off the net and it's well worth it imo!
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20-11-2008, 6:04 PM
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With regards to heat build up, im sure it wil be fine, the middle section with most of my equiptment is actually open at the back, and it is about 20mm away from the wall.
i have one of those infrared thingy me bobbies so i can use sky+ with the shelf door closed maintaining the clean look.
also i was really pleased that i just about managed to sqeeze my sony amp and sony DVD upscaler into just one of the shelfs! and that they nearly look like one unit together (not intentional).
how do i change the way the pics presented so that they are all shown in big?
the only other BD i have is ZODIAC which i havent watched yet.
yeah im loving the gloss black, the PS3 looks quality, black on black.
bad point, all it gloss black goodness turns it into one huge dust sucking machine!
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20-11-2008, 9:35 PM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
Very Nice. Re Blu Ray i'd go for IronMan ignoring Dark Knight which is obviously not out just yet.
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21-11-2008, 9:52 AM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
Excellent setup- and like The Snake said, ironman is a quality film and looks stunning on blu-ray.
(PS: Are you actually a farmer? My dad is a poultry farmer  )
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21-11-2008, 12:07 PM
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Re: Potatoe Farmers First Setup
Really like the kitchen, esp that big tap!
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