This was born out of a conversation with a mate recently, but I'm curious to know: What's your entertainment set-up and how do you use it?
To give an example: I have a PS3 currently hooked up to our home theater which is made up of a 46 inch HD plazma television and 7.1 surround sound. An HDMI supplies picture only to the TV while an optical cable runs the audio into the amp. If it were up to me, I'd use the sound system all the time but somewhat more conservative members of the family will turn it off while I'm not looking for watching ordinary TV. The same people ensure that only big boomy action blu-rays are worthy of surround and will watch everything else through the TV speakers. Games however, I make a point of playing only through the amp. And I only get away with that because I live in a full on anti-gaming household and so can only do it when everybody is gone.
In comparison, above mentioned friend has a small corner tucked away in his back room where he's managed to sqeeze a 32 inch HD LCD to which he's connected a small set of stereo speakers. Also a PS3 user his audio goes into the TV first but he's long since abandoned the TV speakers choosing instead to send all audio through his little speaker set.
Anyway, how are you set-up? Do you use the family room/home theatre set-up or do you have your own little TV you've hidden away so you can watch movies or game in peace? Are you HD or still SD? Do you use the TV speakers or have you acquired an alternate sound source?
Let me know.
To give an example: I have a PS3 currently hooked up to our home theater which is made up of a 46 inch HD plazma television and 7.1 surround sound. An HDMI supplies picture only to the TV while an optical cable runs the audio into the amp. If it were up to me, I'd use the sound system all the time but somewhat more conservative members of the family will turn it off while I'm not looking for watching ordinary TV. The same people ensure that only big boomy action blu-rays are worthy of surround and will watch everything else through the TV speakers. Games however, I make a point of playing only through the amp. And I only get away with that because I live in a full on anti-gaming household and so can only do it when everybody is gone.
In comparison, above mentioned friend has a small corner tucked away in his back room where he's managed to sqeeze a 32 inch HD LCD to which he's connected a small set of stereo speakers. Also a PS3 user his audio goes into the TV first but he's long since abandoned the TV speakers choosing instead to send all audio through his little speaker set.
Anyway, how are you set-up? Do you use the family room/home theatre set-up or do you have your own little TV you've hidden away so you can watch movies or game in peace? Are you HD or still SD? Do you use the TV speakers or have you acquired an alternate sound source?
Let me know.
