We set up the coolest basement in the world for Thanksgiving 2002 .
31Dec2003: MythTV sounds cool... debian packages, knoppix-based bootable CD (from slashdot Dave/Dina story).
28Dec2003: found a cool helicopter game (flash; oh well) at the house of a friend of the boys.
13 July 2003 We couldn't pass up a Sharp 36" TV at SAM's for $300 -- msrp is about $650, and street price is at least $550. (has S-Video in) This finally tilted the scale so that we moved the A/V receiver from the "music room" to the family room to set up a home theater. Movies are one way to ShareLifeThruArt.
- Aiwa AV-D58 (23Nov2001 $160.49 at Best Buy) (manual, review). oops it got zapped by lightning Jul2004.
- Mintek DVD-1600 (purchased 19July2002 from Best Buy) I figured out how to get the DVD player to send digital audio to the receiver... it sounded bad at first, until I realized most of the sound was aimed at the center channel speaker port which wasn't connected to anything.
- a MGM HT-3D home theater subwoofer and pair of satellite speakers (May 2003 from meritline.com for about $40. Sn 9207000206)
- Everest digital cable box
- a VCR we got at a garage sale for $5.
- a pair of speakers we got at a garage sale for $20
- a CD changer Mary has had since before we were married
So we're up to 5 remote control gimos. Ugh! wow... Koss KS3101 home theater system is just $130 at amazon. has S-Video out.
Ah.. surround-sound format clues. I needed those. Good; our receiver groks the two main ones: pro-logic and dolby-digital.
4 Dec 2004: Justin saved up enough for scannerz. Hmm...
Apr2003: adding a Nintendo Gamecube to the mix. Circuit city had it for $150 incl. 2 games. @@why... KoolaidHouse? and all that... checked out the game market... these things aren't cheap! $50 or so new, and not even ebay has much better prices. checked out the broadband adapter... not that interesting just now...
Linux on the Gamecube? July 18 2002. Nope.
Rather thatn using a TV, I hooked it up to a spare 19" VGA monitor using a Verant Nintendo 64 / Gamecube VGA converter box.
(see also: Game Consoles on Your Monitor?)
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