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What price would you put on a TV?
So I went and put knobs on this unit today.
Turned out pretty good but I was taken back by the picture and sound this system produces.
I obviously know what the cabinet went for. I also know what the electronics went for.
Not sure what the new fireplace insert cost or the new tile surround, but I can guess that.
How much would you pay for your TV viewing pleasure?
When I turned on the power to the TV the motorized arm moves the unit out to this pre determined location. Power off and it goes back.
Don't ask me what all the components are. I have no clue.
The vent lookin thing in the kick is the sub woofer that lives in the crawl space. It has a duct thingy that delivers the base.
I mean no disrespect to the nice people who paid for this stuff. I just really wonder what kind of cash would most people put out for a quality system if you could afford it.
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07-29-2009, 06:47 PM
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i don't understand you technical jargon Gus.....duct thingy?
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07-29-2009, 06:58 PM
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How much would you pay for your TV viewing pleasure?
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I just really wonder what kind of cash would most people put out for a quality system if you could afford it. |
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Just bustin' your stones Gus. If I could afford it, I would build a home theater, complete with ticket booth, concession stand and a balcony.
In reality, I have a 42" Panasonic Plasma that I scored for $599 and it does everything a TV is supposed to do very well. I'm still waiting for the right deal on a home theater sound system though.
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07-29-2009, 06:58 PM
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Maker of fine kindleing
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You know, Duct thingy
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07-29-2009, 06:59 PM
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I built a cabinet that sourounded an 50" Sony wide screen TV that cost $8000.  For a frik'n TV
Some people 
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07-29-2009, 07:05 PM
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Maker of fine kindleing
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$599 Is a little low for this market.
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07-29-2009, 07:07 PM
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My formula is frequency of use divided by disposable income.
I have a DVD I purchased 7 years ago and have NEVER turned it on and my income has been average.
I guess I'm in the dark when it comes to electronics nowadays, if the current TV went on the fritz I'm guessing about 800.00 to 1000.00.
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07-29-2009, 07:09 PM
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Gus, I have heard people that we have built large homes for spending upwards of $40,000 on home theater equipment. I used to have about $3500 in mine which included big screen TV and audio system with powered subwoofer and 5 speakers. Then nobody watched it much! Now we just have LCD TV and no audio system.
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07-29-2009, 07:13 PM
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Gus, I have heard people that we have built large homes for spending upwards of $40,000 on home theater equipment. I used to have about $3500 in mine which included big screen TV and audio system with powered subwoofer and 5 speakers. Then nobody watched it much! Now we just have LCD TV and no audio system.
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It took 2 guys the better part of 2 days to install this electronic stuff after the cabinet. I not sure what they did to get the two elephant trunks of wire in the wall before I arrived.
You have the right idea though.
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07-29-2009, 07:16 PM
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Saw a system where the guy had a harddrive that recorded your DVD's. It would hold like a thousand and all you had to do was scroll through menu, find movie and press start. Even a basic setup now a days is so much better than high end stuff from just 10 years ago.
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07-29-2009, 07:17 PM
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Oddly enough I don't like surround sound. I prefer to have the volume real low and read the movie w/ the closed captioning or subtitles. Anybody else do that? I like quiet time.
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07-29-2009, 07:17 PM
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My son does that. Drives me nuts.
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07-29-2009, 07:19 PM
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My son does that. Drives me nuts.
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Dad?
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07-29-2009, 07:20 PM
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We paid about $700 for a 42" flatscreen about a year ago. We upgraded from an older TV that we had forever. I wasnt really that excited to be dropping $700 on a TV because to me, a TV is a TV... I was WRONG. with the HD cable this TV blows me away. Totally worth it. I would go as high as $1000.
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07-29-2009, 07:21 PM
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Oddly enough I don't like surround sound. I prefer to have the volume real low and read the movie w/ the closed captioning or subtitles. Anybody else do that? I like quiet time.
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Nah, never happen here. I can't sound the words out fast enough.
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07-29-2009, 07:21 PM
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Shutup and get me a beer.
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07-29-2009, 07:24 PM
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Sure, can I borrow the car and $100?
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07-29-2009, 07:24 PM
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Thought my kid was weird. She does that too and sometimes uses the Spanish version.
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07-29-2009, 07:25 PM
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You can ride you bike and get a frik'n job you bum 
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07-29-2009, 07:25 PM
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You guys are ruining my thread. S.O.T.
Oh yeah, get me a beer too please
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