av nerdism.

[InsideThePark]

Stop tempting me you bastard.

[Glitchy]

Stop tempting me you bastard.

2nd this.

 

I've been pretty good on AV purchases lately. (I got married)

 

Hitting Magnolia & Fry's, tomorrow to look at receivers. I'm armed with plenty of research/price match info.

 

I need to stay away from the TV's

 

Thanks to you guys for input on receivers. A lot of sales going this weekend. 

 

Have a good one guys, go halos.

[InsideThePark]

So wicked, did you get a chance to check out one of those ZTs?

[mrwicked]

haven't had a chance to check one out, but there's a magnolia in the city that should have it.

but ive read more reviews, everyone is still saying its the best TV they've ever seen

 

ill probably get one in a month or so, but not in a huge rush as im knee deep dealing with interior designers on the new place at the moment.

plus i still love my kuro elite, but i guess ill move that to my bedroom or a guest room or something

 

have you seen one in person?

[nate]

I went to the Magnolia in Pasadena on Monday and totally forgot to look for it.  Don't think they had it though, I would have noticed.

 

Reviews I read said picture quality is identical to the VT60 in dark rooms, only difference comes in brighter rooms.

[mrwicked]

yeah i read that too about being comparable to vt60 in dark rooms.

thats a great display too. 

[nate]

Love my VT60 but I almost wish I would have stuck with the ST.  Half the price and it is getting amazing reviews.  If I were to buy again I would probably get the ST.  Picture quality rivals the VT50.

[InsideThePark]

I haven't seen one for myself either... I just remembered you mentioning that you were going to try to see one over the weekend. But I feel you, stuff comes up.

So sick that they're going to have inky blacks in a lit room. It's unheard of for plasmas to perform that well in those conditions.

[nate]

This is semi AV nerdism.  I am looking to upgrade my NAS and I am thinking of doing more of a HTPC like setup.  Currently my setup looks like this:

 

AVR with 4 HDMI

60 in Panny VT60 on the network secondary uPNP player

Dlink DNS323 NAS 3 TB storage running Twonky media server

PS3 on the network - primary uPNP player

 

My NAS is old and slow, also the PS3 doesn't support MKV files.  I would like something that is quicker and will play MKV files so I don't have to remux/reencode everything.

 

I was thinking of something like this to replace the NAS: http://www.amazon.com/HP-ProLiant-Server-System-704941-001/dp/tech-data/B00AM0I3O8/ref=de_a_smtd

 

Then maybe a cheap HTPC to stream the MKV's.  Roku and Apple TV don't support MKV.

 

Thinking maybe this: http://www.amazon.com/Arrival-KDLINKS-HD700-Extreme-Built-In/dp/B008CBQSKU/ref=pd_cp_pc_2

[Lhalo]

yep agreed.

for videophiles its plasma or bust. 

we'll see how the 4K OLEDs look but i havent been convinced yet.

 

rad. ok cool.

ive been out of the game for a long time - havent been plasma shopping since i bought the kuro.

if the VT gets thumbs up then the ZT definitely would.

i think it will be the last of the high end plasmas.

I've got the same Kuro as you Wicked (if I remember correctly from past discussions) and I love it still. The only problem I have is that it is giving off a little buzz sound while powered on now. It's probably the power supply just getting old. Nothing beats the picture though.

 

I'm interested in the ZT60 and the reviews look great! I'm going down to Magnolia this week to check them out. If they're as good as advertised, it might be time to finally make the switch. <sniff, sniff>

 

Edit: I'm guessing that Panasonic has used some of the old Kuro technology to reproduce the incredible blacks?

 

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1295276/kuro-technology-explained#post_19588931

[Lhalo]

I went and checked out the ZT60 at Best Buy/Magnolia in Costa Mesa. It's the real deal Holyfield. Excellent blacks and flawless motion. Beat the shit out of everything else they had there.

[mrwicked]

checked one out today. yep agreed they are sexy.

gonna pick up the big 65" when i borrow a friends car that will fit it.

 

the sony 4K looked decent too, although comically wide with those speakers and the settings were juiced to high heaven.

 

ill stick with the plasma.

[mrwicked]

finally took a break from dealing with designers/architects/contractors and ordered the 65" ZT.

pretty stoked. white glove delivery schedule for next week.

for audio im going pure sonos - because and f*ck wires and yay ipad/iphone controls (they also control lighting, HVAC, security and blackout shades at the crib).

will let ya'll know how it looks once its mounted and how sister act 2 looks on it.

[nate]

Nice dude, totally jealous.  My VT60 is spectacular.  Can't imagine the ZT.

 

Great call on Sonos.  If I didn't already have expensive speakers I would totally go that route.

[Tank]

finally took a break from dealing with designers/architects/contractors and ordered the 65" ZT.

pretty stoked. white glove delivery schedule for next week.

for audio im going pure sonos - because and f*ck wires and yay ipad/iphone controls (they also control lighting, HVAC, security and blackout shades at the crib).

will let ya'll know how it looks once its mounted and how sister act 2 looks on it.

Word on the street is that crumbs from blueberry scones can destroy digital remotes.

Be careful, man.

[nate]

Slick deals had a VT60 plus two pairs of 3d glasses for 1700... that makes me cry.  I paid 3k.

[mrwicked]

ZT delivered - it's comically insane. Just jaw-dropping gorgeous. Makes my Kuro look like a fat munchkin.

My buddy who helped me unbox it immediately went out to try and buy one.

They are hard to come by though - if you can find it prices are only going up apparently.

It's $4500 at amazon right now.

 

Getting it mounted and wired to A/V rack next week. 

[nate]

Nice man, very jealous.

[Adam]

I understood like 3.9% of the content in this thread. <1% if I omit Tank's post about scones