grrr-head: Home Entertainment System

[walkitout]

The Sennheiser 130s arrived. Unfortunately, I don't think I can hook them up yet.

I've got both RCA-Balanced, but there's only one audio out, so I have to wait for the Y-cables to arrive. I looked around on the TV for a headphones out and _there IS one_. But if you attach headphones to it, the television speakers shut off. Which I can understand, and even makes pretty good sense as a design thing, but is _not_ what I want to have happen.

*sigh*

Which means I have to wait for all four Y-cables to arrive, to hook up the DVD player to the amp, and to hook the TV up to the second set of headphones.

As for the other device I was looking for, what I want is an audio matrix switcher, which does not appear to be anywhere available, but which R. thinks he can make with pretty inexpensive parts, completely passive, no power required. Matrix switchers that also do video are available, but it's not clear what I want yet, and probably buying one will send me very far down the path that leads to a home theater PC.

Heavier *sigh*.

In better news, connecting the DVD player to the TV using the first set of video-component cables to arrive did improve the picture. It's *really really really* pretty now. I'm not clear right now what I'm going to do with the second set, since apparently the Tivo does not have component out.

Comments

[zonereyrie.livejournal.com]

Only the TiVo/DVD combo units and the hi-def TiVo's have component out.

yup -- got that the first time you posted in my journal to that effect

[walkitout]

We're debating the relative merits of the two Series 3 choices right now and will probably decide in the next month or so.

Re: yup -- got that the first time you posted in my journal to that effect

[zonereyrie.livejournal.com]

Ah, sorry, it has been a hectic week with the TiVo HD launching and I forgot I'd posted before.

I've had the original S3 since it shipped - before since I reviewed it then bought the review unit instead of sending it back. And I've had the TiVo HD for a month or so now as a reviewer.

Personally, I'd buy the TiVo HD and a 'Glo' remote (which is the remote from the S3, it *is* so much nicer than the normal remote) and save the money. The S3 just doesn't have enough extra to compensate for the extra cost. I love my S3, but I probably wouldn't buy it today with the HD out there.

Re: yup -- got that the first time you posted in my journal to that effect

[walkitout]

Thanks! We didn't think the more expensive one had enough to justify it either, so it's good to hear that we haven't missed something obvious -- also that the remote is worth shelling out a few bucks for.