Check out http://www.primenet.com/~kennyb/thx.htm
The quest of Kenny Bellew who obviously put a lot of time in finding the right equpment, and you will need a bit of time to read it, but if you plan on spending that kind of money you'd better check it out.
And it convinced me once more that THX is awesome. Anyone have that great trailer with Tex and the cows? I'd pay Lucas film a lot of money if they would bother releasing it on DVD, or is it on one allready?
I think Denon got good reviews here. Personally, I want to invest my money in the AVD1 (Europe) version. It's a THX amp which has EX capability (extra rear channels) as used in the latest Star Wars movies and some others. The only setback is you have to pay around $1,500 or more for it, but you'd have a future proof kick ass amp.
I wont have any money for the speakers left though:( KEF has good THX certified speakers, but they cost even more than the amp.
Anyways, I think it's best to buy a cheap system or a real expensive one. You should be able to find a cheap system that does well, instead of paying twice as much for no significant increase in performance... or go THX all the way and save a couple of $$$ first
I got an old projector for free:-) It doesn't do data although you can hook your computer up through video out. It simply rox to have a screen the size of 10 big screen tv's.
I didn't use my computer for tv though. I simply got an old vcr. The projector also has s-video in so I can use the stand-alone dvd player on that port.
My advice, buy a good projector for videosignal, it's a lot cheaper. Oh yeah, you need a dark room, but that is what enjoying movies is all about.
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Check out http://www.primenet.com/~kennyb/thx.htm The quest of Kenny Bellew who obviously put a lot of time in finding the right equpment, and you will need a bit of time to read it, but if you plan on spending that kind of money you'd better check it out. And it convinced me once more that THX is awesome. Anyone have that great trailer with Tex and the cows? I'd pay Lucas film a lot of money if they would bother releasing it on DVD, or is it on one allready?
I think Denon got good reviews here. Personally, I want to invest my money in the AVD1 (Europe) version. It's a THX amp which has EX capability (extra rear channels) as used in the latest Star Wars movies and some others. The only setback is you have to pay around $1,500 or more for it, but you'd have a future proof kick ass amp. I wont have any money for the speakers left though :( KEF has good THX certified speakers, but they cost even more than the amp.
Anyways, I think it's best to buy a cheap system or a real expensive one. You should be able to find a cheap system that does well, instead of paying twice as much for no significant increase in performance ... or go THX all the way and save a couple of $$$ first
I got an old projector for free :-) It doesn't do data although you can hook your computer up through video out. It simply rox to have a screen the size of 10 big screen tv's.
I didn't use my computer for tv though. I simply got an old vcr. The projector also has s-video in so I can use the stand-alone dvd player on that port.
My advice, buy a good projector for videosignal, it's a lot cheaper. Oh yeah, you need a dark room, but that is what enjoying movies is all about.