http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/ Engadget HD Comments for Let Engadget trick out your home theater contest: winner picked! http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 1:04PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 1:33PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 1:43PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 1:54PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 2:12PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 2:26PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 2:17PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 2:23PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 2:23PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/
You know, using some street smarts and basic tech smarts you can build a home theater very inexpensively.

For Example: The Pioneer Kuro 60" plasma is dropping in price because new lines are coming out. I found it for under $4,400. Then ass in a decent receiver like the Denon 4308 you can grab for like $1,800. That's the end of the expensive stuff.

Fluance speakers are very inexpensive and sound GREAT. The key is to get all matched speakers. I bought 6 single surrounds that were supposed to be extras to a package (they sell 5.1's and offer the singles to make it 7.1). Plus a nice center speaker and I spent a total of $400.

Monoprice wires, a min of 12AWG for the speaker and 24AWG for the HDMI and you can get a bunch for under $50. Literally.

Then you can get a Definitive SuperCude III for under $500.

For $7,000 you have a home theater set-up (minus the blu-ray and cable box, etc...) But $7,000 for something that will sound like you spent $25,000.

Hell, you can spend $7,000 on NHT speakers alone. If you get all the big ticket items at a decent store, you can even get it on 12month 0% interest layaway and make 12 $600 payments or 24 $300 payments.]]>Apr 10th 2008 3:01PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/
Good suggestions for those that do have the money though.

Congrats to the winner! I wish my entry was at least in the gallery :-P]]>Apr 10th 2008 5:31PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 8:18PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/
After 10 months we just moved back into the house 2 weeks ago after it being rebuilt, so I'm in a good mood. I surely wish I would have won (if only for the Kuro), but I'm happy for the winner and I thank engadget for putting on the contest in the first place.

Marc]]>Apr 14th 2008 11:37AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/
I am bummed my entry was not shown as well.

My turn people.]]>Apr 10th 2008 9:20PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/
I am bummed my entry was not shown as well.

My turn people.]]>Apr 10th 2008 9:21PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/
I am bummed my entry was not shown as well.

My turn people.]]>Apr 10th 2008 9:21PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/
I am bummed my entry was not shown as well.

My turn people.]]>Apr 10th 2008 9:22PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/
I am bummed my entry was not shown as well.

My turn people.]]>Apr 10th 2008 9:23PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 11:14PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/Apr 10th 2008 11:35PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/04/10/let-engadget-trick-out-your-home-theater-contest-winner-picked/
The winner now has a head start on the next big contest for obsolete technology. He can put it next to my old Beta vcr and we can split the prize.]]>Apr 10th 2008 11:49PM