Hi,
Thought I'd look for advice here since everyone knows so much on the subject
My current setup is dying, so I'm thinking I'd upgrade since I've got to replace things anyway.
I've attached a picture of my current setup to hopefully make it clearer. I'd like to go with an HD setup, but I'm so lost as to how the HD world works.
What I have in mind is a LCD as big as I can fit. The opening on the cabinet is 44" wide, and I could squeeze another 3/4" going behind the trim. From what I can see a 46" screen is about as big as I can get in the opening. I could go to 50-55" screen if I can figure out a cool method to mount the TV in FRONT of the opening. The cabinet is 27" deep, so from what I could see that's just a little too deep for an extension mount. So I'm looking to see what you all think. I do not want to cut or damage the cabinet, but I can build things, so I was thinking some kind of false wall behind it to mount it too? I'm just not sure how secure it would have to be. (The opening is 55" high, so I think I'm good there)
I'm also looking at a new Dish PVR and am wondering which is the best HD one they have?
I would need a receiver also (main part that's failing now) and my thought is I would get one with HDMI in and out, them plug everything into that with the output going to the TV? The ones I've looked at so far do not have inputs for turntables, is this the norm now? Is there a flaw in this thinking?
When done, I would like to have it setup for Dish box, computer, Blu-ray or Playstation/Blu-Ray. I have an internet switch behind the current TV and I'd like to have that hooked in to the computer for Netflix streaming, and other internet stuff.
I know this is a long post, but I really don't know where to start right now. The TV part is the stuff that's really throwing me. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Jim
Thought I'd look for advice here since everyone knows so much on the subject
My current setup is dying, so I'm thinking I'd upgrade since I've got to replace things anyway.
I've attached a picture of my current setup to hopefully make it clearer. I'd like to go with an HD setup, but I'm so lost as to how the HD world works.
What I have in mind is a LCD as big as I can fit. The opening on the cabinet is 44" wide, and I could squeeze another 3/4" going behind the trim. From what I can see a 46" screen is about as big as I can get in the opening. I could go to 50-55" screen if I can figure out a cool method to mount the TV in FRONT of the opening. The cabinet is 27" deep, so from what I could see that's just a little too deep for an extension mount. So I'm looking to see what you all think. I do not want to cut or damage the cabinet, but I can build things, so I was thinking some kind of false wall behind it to mount it too? I'm just not sure how secure it would have to be. (The opening is 55" high, so I think I'm good there)
I'm also looking at a new Dish PVR and am wondering which is the best HD one they have?
I would need a receiver also (main part that's failing now) and my thought is I would get one with HDMI in and out, them plug everything into that with the output going to the TV? The ones I've looked at so far do not have inputs for turntables, is this the norm now? Is there a flaw in this thinking?
When done, I would like to have it setup for Dish box, computer, Blu-ray or Playstation/Blu-Ray. I have an internet switch behind the current TV and I'd like to have that hooked in to the computer for Netflix streaming, and other internet stuff.
I know this is a long post, but I really don't know where to start right now. The TV part is the stuff that's really throwing me. Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Jim
