Original Home Theater
This page describes the home theater at our previous home in Dallas. Lots of the parts were swiped for our new, dedicated home theater room, and now the big-screen Mitsubishi is in the living room with only a satellite receiver and a DVD player connected to it. Hardly a home theater anymore. But back in 1998, it was the center-piece in my first true home theater.
Home Theater
This shows the speaker size, along with the IR receivers for both my wireless keyboard and HTPC remote control. |
You can definitely tell how small the speakers are here. You can also
see all the extra |
This is one of the rear surround speakers mounted near the ceiling. The rear speakers are identical to the fronts. |
| Mitsubishi VS-50703 50" Rear Projection | Back in 1998, I couldn't dream of affording an HDTV, so I went for a high quality RPTV that wouldn't break the bank. Component video was the one feature I had to have, for the best possible non-digital DVD picture, and this model fit the bill. | ||||||
| Denon AVR 2700 Dolby Digital Receiver | I wanted something better than the Sonys and Pioneers available at Best Buy and Circuit City. After lots of research, this is what I ended up with. This was right before DTS started going mainstream, so that is one feature I'm still without today, but this receiver has been great. | ||||||
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Speakers:
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I just learned the term W.A.F. (Wife Acceptance
Factor)
today, and that is definitely why I ended up with these diminutive
speakers. Michelle hated my old giant speakers, and getting rid of them
was the catalyst for purchasing all my new equipment back in 1998.
Click here for a review of these small, but excellent sounding speakers. I don't have the same subwoofer as in the review, but an upgraded 10" model. (Originally I thought W.A.F meant Wild-Ass Foosball.) |
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| Toshiba SD-3109 Dual-Disc DVD Player | To get the big feature I was looking for (component video), I had to buy one of the higher-end DVD players of the day. Originally, I bought a Sony, but hated the remote and a couple of other things about it and soon returned it and got this Toshiba. This has a built-in Dolby Digital decoder that I don't use, because my receiver does that. I use the dual-disc tray more often than I would have guessed, and this unit has been a solid performer over the years. See my DVD library here. | ||||||
| Toshiba 4-Head VCR | Nothing special here. Rarely used now. | ||||||
| Sony 5-disc Carousel CD Changer | One of the oldest functioning electronic components in my possession. | ||||||
| Home Theater PC | Having this is like living in space! I've got a separate page dedicated to this high-tech wonder. |
Other
 | Digital Video Camera: Sony DCRTRV120 "Digital 8" Handycam. The plan was to buy an inexpensive, but good digital camcorder, and save money for an excellent still-shot digital camera. The plan worked. | ||||||||
| Digital Camera: Canon Powershot G2 - One of my favorite purchases. | ||||||||
| Bedroom TV: Toshiba 27" Flatscreen. DVD Player coming soon. | ||||||||
| Second Entertainment Center:
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| One more TV in one of the kids room:
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| Video Game Consoles
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