Comments on: Message Unreceived http://tleaves.com/2008/09/18/message-unreceived/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://tleaves.com/2008/09/18/message-unreceived/comment-page-1/#comment-5078 Alex Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:36:39 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/18/message-unreceived/#comment-5078 My receiver was banned by my wife from the living room along with the surround speakers. P.S. I never could figure out how to get the audio and video synched correctly. This seems to be the biggest problem with the digital age of a/v. My receiver was banned by my wife from the living room along with the surround speakers.

P.S. I never could figure out how to get the audio and video synched correctly. This seems to be the biggest problem with the digital age of a/v.

]]> By: mlehrian http://tleaves.com/2008/09/18/message-unreceived/comment-page-1/#comment-5079 mlehrian Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:59:41 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/18/message-unreceived/#comment-5079 I did the same thing in my basement about a year ago. It was just too complicated for the family use (which input for which source, wait, which audio setting, huh?) And don't tell me to get a Harmony remote because that's just admitting that the system has failed. Anyway, I ran everything straight into the TV and bought a set AudioEngine 5 powered stereo speakers and a subwoofer and plugged them in. It sounds great and has the added benefit of being about to plug AirTunes or an iPod into the speakers. I lost surround sound, but it turns out that I just don't care that much. The receiver should just die. It's no longer a useful piece of equipment. I mean, what is it? A gigantic switch box with a radio and a multi-channel amplifier. I don't care about the radio. The TV should be the gigantic switch box. The thing that's missing is optical out from the TV to a multi-channel amp for surround sound. But, most modern TVs have passable simulated surround sound. If not, most have audio out jack so you can at least plug in a nice set of powered stereo speakers. For me, I just want a TV with a nice onscreen UI for controlling the entire system and a decent 2.1 audio setup - virtual surround sound would be nice. TiVo for TV time shifting. tv for movies and music. DVD player for movies that I don't want to bother to rip. And maybe an iPod dock input and an AirTunes input. I did the same thing in my basement about a year ago. It was just too complicated for the family use (which input for which source, wait, which audio setting, huh?) And don’t tell me to get a Harmony remote because that’s just admitting that the system has failed. Anyway, I ran everything straight into the TV and bought a set AudioEngine 5 powered stereo speakers and a subwoofer and plugged them in. It sounds great and has the added benefit of being about to plug AirTunes or an iPod into the speakers. I lost surround sound, but it turns out that I just don’t care that much.

The receiver should just die. It’s no longer a useful piece of equipment. I mean, what is it? A gigantic switch box with a radio and a multi-channel amplifier. I don’t care about the radio. The TV should be the gigantic switch box. The thing that’s missing is optical out from the TV to a multi-channel amp for surround sound. But, most modern TVs have passable simulated surround sound. If not, most have audio out jack so you can at least plug in a nice set of powered stereo speakers.

For me, I just want a TV with a nice onscreen UI for controlling the entire system and a decent 2.1 audio setup – virtual surround sound would be nice. TiVo for TV time shifting. tv for movies and music. DVD player for movies that I don’t want to bother to rip. And maybe an iPod dock input and an AirTunes input.

]]> By: snogglethorpe http://tleaves.com/2008/09/18/message-unreceived/comment-page-1/#comment-5080 snogglethorpe Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:41:24 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2008/09/18/message-unreceived/#comment-5080 Sounds about right to me... I've found that while I sort of _like_ high fidelity when it's present, when you get right down to it, it's not really all that important. I seem to notice when it's there, but not when it's missing. Sounds about right to me… I’ve found that while I sort of _like_ high fidelity when it’s present, when you get right down to it, it’s not really all that important. I seem to notice when it’s there, but not when it’s missing.

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