Comments on: Home Theater Equipment: A Shopping Guide for the Enthusiast http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/home-theater-equipment-a-shopping-guide-for-the-enthusiast/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:45:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/home-theater-equipment-a-shopping-guide-for-the-enthusiast/comment-page-1/#comment-248394 Jason Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:58:14 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/08/18/home-theater-equipment-a-shopping-guide-for-the-enthusiast/#comment-248394 Just to clarify ... plasmas these days rarely, if ever, get burn in. It was an issue when they were first introduced but is hasn't been an issue with models produced in the past 5+ years. Just to clarify … plasmas these days rarely, if ever, get burn in.

It was an issue when they were first introduced but is hasn’t been an issue with models produced in the past 5+ years.

]]> By: Darren R. Sussman http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/home-theater-equipment-a-shopping-guide-for-the-enthusiast/comment-page-1/#comment-58131 Darren R. Sussman Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:42:24 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/08/18/home-theater-equipment-a-shopping-guide-for-the-enthusiast/#comment-58131 No, there really aren't any good wireless solutions, yet, and they're really not all that wireless, anyway, since you usually have to plug them into a power outlet. What you could do, if the speakers can be put near the walls, is run your cabling along and underneath (or even behind) the baseboards. Then put the speakres on stands. The cables won't be completely hidden, but they won't be too obvious and they won't be running across the floors, plus you won't have to actually cut into your walls. Wireless will probably never manage to replace a wired connection in terms of reliability and sound quality. At least, not any time soon. No, there really aren’t any good wireless solutions, yet, and they’re really not all that wireless, anyway, since you usually have to plug them into a power outlet. What you could do, if the speakers can be put near the walls, is run your cabling along and underneath (or even behind) the baseboards. Then put the speakres on stands. The cables won’t be completely hidden, but they won’t be too obvious and they won’t be running across the floors, plus you won’t have to actually cut into your walls. Wireless will probably never manage to replace a wired connection in terms of reliability and sound quality. At least, not any time soon.

]]> By: Doobie http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/home-theater-equipment-a-shopping-guide-for-the-enthusiast/comment-page-1/#comment-58122 Doobie Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:07:25 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/08/18/home-theater-equipment-a-shopping-guide-for-the-enthusiast/#comment-58122 Recommend any good wireless speakers? I've got a decent sized living room that's 14.5' X 18', but it's built on concrete slab. I'd like to put speakers behind my love seat across the room (for that surround sound effect...although it wouldn't *technically* be "surround sound"...but with the concrete slab, I can't drop wires under the floor into my basement (and subsequently run them under the floor). Likewise, I don't want to drill holes in my wall to run the speaker wire. As a result, I have a very mediocre pair of wireless JVC speakers that I occasionally use. Wireless speakers are fantastic for mobility, but output too much hiss too actually be used for a decent sound experience. I don't know if there are actually decent wireless speakers out there, or if the technology just isn't there yet. Recommend any good wireless speakers? I’ve got a decent sized living room that’s 14.5′ X 18′, but it’s built on concrete slab. I’d like to put speakers behind my love seat across the room (for that surround sound effect…although it wouldn’t *technically* be “surround sound”…but with the concrete slab, I can’t drop wires under the floor into my basement (and subsequently run them under the floor). Likewise, I don’t want to drill holes in my wall to run the speaker wire.

As a result, I have a very mediocre pair of wireless JVC speakers that I occasionally use. Wireless speakers are fantastic for mobility, but output too much hiss too actually be used for a decent sound experience.

I don’t know if there are actually decent wireless speakers out there, or if the technology just isn’t there yet.

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/home-theater-equipment-a-shopping-guide-for-the-enthusiast/comment-page-1/#comment-58097 Flexo Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:34:05 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/08/18/home-theater-equipment-a-shopping-guide-for-the-enthusiast/#comment-58097 Thanks, Darren. I'm looking forward to Part 2. Thanks, Darren. I’m looking forward to Part 2.

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