Grayman
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Finally finished putting together a completely new system for home cinema and gaming.
Originally had an XBOX 360, PT850 DVD/Surround all-in-one player, and a large black glass floor stand that the TV sat on.
Originally decided I wanted everything on the wall, so bought shelves that gave a floating effect, a TV wall mount bracket, and speakers with wall mount brackets as well.
Unfortunately, after drilling around 16 holes in the wall and bolting the shelving up, as well as running all the cabling, the wife came in and said it looked like a large bike rack had been bolted to the wall (okay, I can laugh about it now, and I suppose she had something of a point, but after all that work I wasnt exactly chuffed).
Que unbolting all the shelves and filling all the holes, sanding, and repainting (area is to the left of the telly in the pics), and a total rethink of how to do this.
It didnt help when I hit the electric cable buried in the wall while drilling the left hand speaker bracket holes, had to get an electrician out to chissel away the wall and repair it, so even more filling and painting, what was supposed to be a relatively simple job turned into a much bigger (and more expensive) one.
The equipment consists of a 46" Samsung LE46M LCD TV, Harman Kardon HKTS11 surround speakers and subwoofer, Yamaha AX763 amp, 80GB PS3, and a Sky+ box. The stand is an Alphason Sona, which accomodates the amp perfectly.
Used hdcable.co.uk Platinum HDMI leads and a profigold 7030 scart to connect eveyting, which gave a genuinly improved picture over the mishmash of cheapy cables I had previously.
Here are a couple pics...
Before:
After:
One day I may take on something a bit more extreme like converting the garage to a dedicated HC room, but for now this gives a good picture and sound while still allowing it to be a lounge as opposed to a HC room, which keeps everyone happy.
Originally had an XBOX 360, PT850 DVD/Surround all-in-one player, and a large black glass floor stand that the TV sat on.
Originally decided I wanted everything on the wall, so bought shelves that gave a floating effect, a TV wall mount bracket, and speakers with wall mount brackets as well.
Unfortunately, after drilling around 16 holes in the wall and bolting the shelving up, as well as running all the cabling, the wife came in and said it looked like a large bike rack had been bolted to the wall (okay, I can laugh about it now, and I suppose she had something of a point, but after all that work I wasnt exactly chuffed).
Que unbolting all the shelves and filling all the holes, sanding, and repainting (area is to the left of the telly in the pics), and a total rethink of how to do this.
It didnt help when I hit the electric cable buried in the wall while drilling the left hand speaker bracket holes, had to get an electrician out to chissel away the wall and repair it, so even more filling and painting, what was supposed to be a relatively simple job turned into a much bigger (and more expensive) one.
The equipment consists of a 46" Samsung LE46M LCD TV, Harman Kardon HKTS11 surround speakers and subwoofer, Yamaha AX763 amp, 80GB PS3, and a Sky+ box. The stand is an Alphason Sona, which accomodates the amp perfectly.
Used hdcable.co.uk Platinum HDMI leads and a profigold 7030 scart to connect eveyting, which gave a genuinly improved picture over the mishmash of cheapy cables I had previously.
Here are a couple pics...
Before:
After:
One day I may take on something a bit more extreme like converting the garage to a dedicated HC room, but for now this gives a good picture and sound while still allowing it to be a lounge as opposed to a HC room, which keeps everyone happy.
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