My What Big Screens You have

Originally Posted by hanly2

This thread could be interesting. I also have a 100" screen with an epson 8350 and i was wondering what quality I should store my movies in on my htpc, I would love if i could use mkv and save storage space but still have enough quality to have the picture look as good as the br disc.

Originally Posted by fitbrit

Three rooms have HTPC setups.
Dining room is mainly for music and has a 22" touchscreen running off a Revo 310 Ion system. It's capable of 1080p playback, but we use that VERY rarely.

Media room has a 61" 1080p LED DLP running off an i3 Clarkdale build. 11.1 audio with buttkicker too.

Home Theatre is a 120" screen from a 1080p Epson 8350. Also running from an i3 Clarkdale build. 11.2 configuration with 14 speakers, 2 subs and buttkickers and/or bass shakers in all 6-7 seats.

Originally Posted by PanteraGSTK

My clarkdale system has been good to me so far. I'm not too fond of intel's lack of customization as far as panel scaling goes, but other than that it has been great.

I've got an old CRT for the living room, a 42" plasma for my "office" and a 55" crt (soon to be replaced with 82" dlp) for the HT running a 7.1 system with double side channels for the tow rows.

Are you using an audyssey dsx setup with the back rows doubled? I plan to do the same once I get my 4311ci. Not trying to hijack, but what processor/receiver are you using?

Originally Posted by fitbrit

Hi,
In general, I'm satisfied with the Clarkdale systems too. The scaling has been a non-issue for me, as I've not had any under/overscan to deal with - a moot point I guess with a projector, but even my LED DLP set scans perfectly.

I am indeed using an Audyssey DSX set-up in two of the three rooms. However, I'm running height and wide speakers as well as surround-backs. So I'm not doubling any rows. Unfortunately, I can't run height and Wide at the same time with my receivers, but will do so eventually. My home theatre actually has four speakers for the centre channel,wired in series-parallel to appear as one speaker. Two are above, and two below the 120" screen and this does a great job of not making the dialog appear to come from either below or above the screen.

I have two rows of seating and the surrounds are placed further behind for the front row, and at 90 degrees for the back row. It sounds great from any of the positions.

All three rooms have DSX-capable 9.2 network receivers:

Dining room: Onkyo 1007 (currently a Pioneer 919, but will be swapped out any day now)

Media room: Onkyo 5007, plus a Buttkicker 1000 amp.

Home Theatre: Onkyo 5007 for the speakers, two buttkicker wireless amps, two Buttkicker 1000 amps and a Yamaha RX-V663 acting as an amplifier for up to 4 K-woon bass-shakers.

Originally Posted by PanteraGSTK

The ability to run all at the same time is what pointed me to the denon. I like onkyo, but won't be able to do what I want with it. I used to not have overscan issues, but the TV I use now is awful. Granted it is just a placeholder until the 82" get here.