My new system.

[chadd]

Alright I am just finishing up putting together everything. I would like to hear your input on my system, so please post your suggestions/concerns/ect. Here is what I have so far:

Pioneer PDP5070 / $3500/Not using the speaker that came with it
Omni Pro articulating mount/ $300
Yamaha RX-V2500/ $550
Definitive Technology Towers BP7006
Definitive Technology C/L/R 2002
2 Definitive Technology BP2X
2 Definitive Technology AW100
All Speakers/ $990
Sony Turntable PS-LX250H from best buy which I am probably going to take back/ $130
Panasonic DVD Player DVDS31/ Free/ ran with RGB
Speaker wire and misc. cables/ $50
Cable box/Scientific Atlantic explorer 8300HD/ Ran with RGB
Total cost of my system so far/ $5520
Everything is ran through my receiver and then out to my plasma using RGB. I have so far hooked up the Phono,plasma,dvd,cable box,receiver,towers, and the center. Thats it for now, please fire away with the comments.
chadd

 

[j_garcia]

Very few units have RGB these days, so I think you are talking about component video - that is the right one to use for your gear if your player doesn't have HDMI. If the plasma has HDMI though, you might consider picking up a player like the Oppo 970HD ($149) or 971H ($199) for even better picture quality (970 is a top rated player despite the price). Buying a plasma and then using a less than average DVD player is just kind of wrong.

Sounds like a pretty good setup.

 

[chadd]

DVD Player

First off, Thank you for the advice. Your right, I am using the component video. I will look into that dvd player too, thanks for the heads up on that. Only problem is I dont think my receiver is hdmi ready. Do you have any suggestions to get around this?

 

[Buckeyefan 1]

You don't need HDMI for a quality picture. Use your component cables as you are right now. Most can't tell a difference between component and HDMI. Use a coax digital connection for your audio from the dvd player to the receiver, as well as the 8300HD box. You can also use composite (red/white rca) cables for channels 1-99 out of the cable box, which are analog and will provide better S/N when digital sound isn't available.

 

[mfabien]

You don't need HDMI for a quality picture. Use your component cables as you are right now. Most can't tell a difference between component and HDMI. Use a coax digital connection for your audio from the dvd player to the receiver, as well as the 8300HD box. You can also use composite (red/white rca) cables for channels 1-99 out of the cable box, which are analog and will provide better S/N when digital sound isn't available.

I think J-Garcia was proposing the Oppo's upconversion ability when using HDMI. For Audio, he can still use the digital connection between player and a/v and set the Oppo to Bitstream for DD and DTS.

 

[chadd]

Im hooked

Im officially in love with my new system. I used the YPOA feature on the receiver and now my HT sounds so nice. I am pretty stoked right now. Maybe tomorrow I will post pics.
chad

 

[chadd]

some pics

heres the pics. sorry about the quality

 

[riceaterslc]

sweet house. your setup is very similar to mine, hope you enjoy it

 

[chadd]

for the rears

I have two aw100's and I was thinking about using them as my rear surrounds. What do you guys think? The bp2x's as my surrounds and the aw100's as my rear surrounds yeah sounds good .

 

[chadd]

ran into a little problem.

I just hooked up my new dvd player (pioneer dv-490v-s) via hdmi to my plasma, and digital coaxial audio to my receiver. Now I am able to view dvd's in at 1080i but the picture dosent look that much better and the audio sounds like poop. So I tried to hook up the audio via the L R spots and it still sounds like poop. I had my old dvd player hooked up via component and audio hooked up through L R and it sounded awesome.

Oh yeah I also hooked up my receiver to my plasma using a new cable. It starts out component from the receiver and ends in the pc input on my plasma and now my cable dosent work, it says undetectable signal.

Now I have about 5 friends and my wife watching a movie that sounds like crap, and its driving me crazy. So please help! Every time I try to fix it my wife starts nagging saying "why didnt you fix this earlier!"

 

[mfabien]

In the DVD player setup, make sure to select "Bitstream" for DD and DTS Audio.

And in your TV menu, shutoff the speakers.