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Samsung's new 55" LED TV's just hit the market three weeks ago, and we're one the first households (UN55B7100) to get them (Best Buy hasn't even stocked the version we have yet, but they have it all over their website). A good deal was made in that the TV is already calibrated, a normal $300+ service that was free. Once it was ordered from ClevelandPlasma in Ohio I already started configuring the Home Theater for it.
Our first digital piece is our HD Satellite service from DirecTV. All the TV's in the household have DirecTV but the living room has the HD DVR. This is a pretty nifty device, especially for a Service Provider. Not only can you record up to two shows at a time while watching another, you can stream content from your home network! (BTW the whole house is wired/wireless. Every device in hooked into the network! More on that on a later post.) So I've installed PlayOn and TVersity on my main Media Server so that we can watch Hulu, DVD's, YouTube and InternetTV right on our STB from DirecTV. This also works Vice-Versa on our PC's. Recorded shows on the DVR play on any PC in the household.
As for gmaing, every next generation console is attached via digital and HDMI connections. PlayStation 3, XBox 360 (1st Generation), and Nintendo Wii each are setup for a wide variety of whatever you want to watch. The PlayStation 3 holds the center for entertainment with it's BLU Ray capabilities and HD Audio for movies. (Batman Begins BD and Dark Knight BD) are the first Double Feature we're showing in the next week or so. RockBand 2, Mario Kart Wii, Scene It!: BOS, Halo 3 (expect to hear 4v4 tournament info soon) are just some of the titles we have in our collection.
Lastly to tie all of this together is the audio system. Even though its not the best it still packs a mean punch, and it's in initial stages of becoming better. Powered by a Pioneer 7.1 THX-Certified Receiver, the Bose 11 speaker (6.1) Acoustimass system is what we have currently for audio. After a few weeks of tweaking the audio and trying different settings, I've come across what can be considered OK to good especially for a Bose sound system.
   
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