I want to redo the home theatre system at my house and called a Home Theatre technician for a in home quote and and I just received the quote for everything I want to get done and it totaled up to $5,800. Somebody on a another forum suggest I come to the AVSforum to get better ideas and to to possibly cut my costs.
Basically, I would like a 46" or 50" LCD TV, a quality wall mounted surround sound, a decent receiver, PS3, and I would like HDMI wiring to connect it all and be able to use a RF remote to access all my components outside of the PS3 (I will just use the PS3 wireless controller for that right now) The PS3 will also be used to access music and video files wireless from my home's hub computer on my wireless network.
I would like to mount my TV over my fireplace in a room that's approx. 15' x 15' with 20' high cathedral ceilings.
I really think I could get all of this done for much cheaper than what the techicians quoted me. The techicians pretty much quoted me all high end components which is something I really do not need. I just want to have decent quality while staying within my budget. I have set a budget for this project around $3,500.
Here's the detailed quote I received from the home theatre guys (I am leaning towards a LCD though since I will be playing alot of PS3 games)
PANASONIC 50" HD Professional Series Plasma Display with Video Input Cards and 5 Year Warranty 1,799.99
K2 MOUNTS Tilting Wall Mount for Large Flat Panel Televisions 37"-61" 149.99
YAMAHA 7.1 Digital Home Theater Receiver with HDMI Upconversion, Powered Zone 2, iPod Ready,
XM/Sirius Radio Ready 549.99
PSB Alpha- Mini Satellite Speaker System (2 Pair) 199.99 (Total $398)
PSB Alpha- Mini Satellite Center Channel Speaker 169.99
PSB 10" Powered Subwoofer, 225 Watts 499.99
FURMAN POWER 8 Outlet Audio Video Power Conditioner and Surge Protector 135.00
SPEAKERCRAFT Remote Control Repeater System with Status Feedback 199.99
HARMONY Advanced Universal "One Button" Remote Control with Smart State Technology 199.99
WIREWORLD CHROMA 5- HDMI Digital Audio/Video Cable (5M) 129.95
WIREWORLD CHROMA 5- HDMI Digital Audio/Video Cable (1M) 49.95 (QTY = 2, Total = $99)
WIREWORLD LUNA 5- Subwoofer Audio Cable with Built-In Audio Signal Splitter 37.95
Labor: Custom Installation, Set-Up, Programming, and Full Audio Video Calibration 1,100.00
Total: $5,855
What suggestions do you have regarding the components in which I can achieve decent quailty while staying within my $3,500 budget? (PS3 is not included in the budget, I already have that) And I also will be attempting to install everything myself with the help of a friend or two. The only difficulties I forsee is running two 110 outlets and the hdmi cabling to where the tv will be mounted above the fireplace. I'm an Electrical Engineer by profession so this shouldn't be that difficult for me I hope
Basically, I would like a 46" or 50" LCD TV, a quality wall mounted surround sound, a decent receiver, PS3, and I would like HDMI wiring to connect it all and be able to use a RF remote to access all my components outside of the PS3 (I will just use the PS3 wireless controller for that right now) The PS3 will also be used to access music and video files wireless from my home's hub computer on my wireless network.
I would like to mount my TV over my fireplace in a room that's approx. 15' x 15' with 20' high cathedral ceilings.
I really think I could get all of this done for much cheaper than what the techicians quoted me. The techicians pretty much quoted me all high end components which is something I really do not need. I just want to have decent quality while staying within my budget. I have set a budget for this project around $3,500.
Here's the detailed quote I received from the home theatre guys (I am leaning towards a LCD though since I will be playing alot of PS3 games)
PANASONIC 50" HD Professional Series Plasma Display with Video Input Cards and 5 Year Warranty 1,799.99
K2 MOUNTS Tilting Wall Mount for Large Flat Panel Televisions 37"-61" 149.99
YAMAHA 7.1 Digital Home Theater Receiver with HDMI Upconversion, Powered Zone 2, iPod Ready,
XM/Sirius Radio Ready 549.99
PSB Alpha- Mini Satellite Speaker System (2 Pair) 199.99 (Total $398)
PSB Alpha- Mini Satellite Center Channel Speaker 169.99
PSB 10" Powered Subwoofer, 225 Watts 499.99
FURMAN POWER 8 Outlet Audio Video Power Conditioner and Surge Protector 135.00
SPEAKERCRAFT Remote Control Repeater System with Status Feedback 199.99
HARMONY Advanced Universal "One Button" Remote Control with Smart State Technology 199.99
WIREWORLD CHROMA 5- HDMI Digital Audio/Video Cable (5M) 129.95
WIREWORLD CHROMA 5- HDMI Digital Audio/Video Cable (1M) 49.95 (QTY = 2, Total = $99)
WIREWORLD LUNA 5- Subwoofer Audio Cable with Built-In Audio Signal Splitter 37.95
Labor: Custom Installation, Set-Up, Programming, and Full Audio Video Calibration 1,100.00
Total: $5,855
What suggestions do you have regarding the components in which I can achieve decent quailty while staying within my $3,500 budget? (PS3 is not included in the budget, I already have that) And I also will be attempting to install everything myself with the help of a friend or two. The only difficulties I forsee is running two 110 outlets and the hdmi cabling to where the tv will be mounted above the fireplace. I'm an Electrical Engineer by profession so this shouldn't be that difficult for me I hope
. I would prefer this to the Yamaha if for no reason other than the Audyssey 2EQ system which analyzes your room acoustics from several locations and adjusts speaker parameters accordingly.
