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  • 06.30.2004 10:23 AM PDT
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57' HDTV, w/ 5.1 dolby digital surround is what I will hopefully have before 11/9/04, already got the 5.1, so just waiting on 57'

  • 06.30.2004 10:28 AM PDT
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The last man on Earth sat in a room, there came a knock at the door.

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I've got a Toshiba POS.

  • 06.30.2004 10:29 AM PDT
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13", black and white, mono-speaker. Classic Xbox controllers.


Just kidding... even if that were true, though, Halo 2 would still rock.

  • 06.30.2004 10:32 AM PDT
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I have a 27inch color tv, wireless xbox live, blue s-controller, headphones

  • 06.30.2004 10:34 AM PDT
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50" RCA Scenium TV with 5.1 Surround(Sony Reciever), Sony AC-3 Decoder, JBL speakers for front(tweeter midrange and 15" woofers) and rears(tweeter and midrange with 12" woofers) Infinity center and subwoofer (10" self powered driver) , Xbox has High Def kit, so I can play Halo with component video, and true Digital Optical Out and House networked for Lan/Xbox live..this is what I have, not what I want...house goes THUD when a plasma hits the ground

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  • 06.30.2004 10:37 AM PDT
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32" Sony Triniton (or something) tv with dual speakers. (Pathetic, I know)
XBox LE Halo console with Halo S controller. 1 phoenix gamepad and 1 wired Logitech Precision contoller (my pride and joy).

The sound system built into my tv set works great for a dual system so I'll just "pump up the volume" as the popular phrase goes.

I'm considering getting a High Def kit though.

My neighbor has a 42" plasma screen with a 6.1 Dolby digital surround audio though. He really likes Halo but he's not that good at it. So i'm kinda puzzled as to what to do. His wife won't allow me to just come over there unless he convinced her it was ok and that he would play too. You see, she's one of my teachers.

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  • 06.30.2004 10:39 AM PDT
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are we supposed to say what we have or what we want

  • 06.30.2004 10:41 AM PDT
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THe only problem with Halo on a 6.1(as cool as 6.1 is) surround set up is that Halo (combat evolved) doesn't support it, It doesn't even support 5.1, I only get front, center and woofer...However Halo 2 is a different story

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  • 06.30.2004 10:42 AM PDT
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27' zenith tv with cheapo 5.1 surround with brown gamester controller(the one where it looks like your holding 2 guns)

  • 06.30.2004 10:52 AM PDT
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-Im hooking up a projector (my dads actaully) so i can play on the wall, like 15 by 10 ft, no joke, i also have 2 big screens, 60 or 70 in i think...
-surround sound too

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  • 06.30.2004 10:54 AM PDT
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Don't get it too big(the projected image) or the colors will start to distort a bit, ours at home used to be 8ft by 10ft (till our house burned down and we replaced it with a widscreen projecter and screen) and the big one didnt look the best

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  • 06.30.2004 10:57 AM PDT
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5.1 surround sound, 40 in. HDTV monitor, 2 controller S, and my patented bunk bed gaming platform

yeah, I wish.



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  • 06.30.2004 11:00 AM PDT
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Great Set up ChinoXL however, i do recomend that you go with the DLP(Digital Lazer Projection) over the Plasma. It has a much better dark picture rather than the VERY bright, light colored plasma. On the DLP the picture will not burn in and you will get the most out of any game, as long as you have it in a nice dark room. you should defenitely look into it, DLP is probably the top TV on the market right now, followed by LCD and finally the plasma. For now, ive got a 27 inch TV with an adequit sound system(5.1 dolby) in my own confined front room! it'll be awesome!

  • 06.30.2004 11:17 AM PDT
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I play on this old ass hitachi POS and ive been beggin my dad for a new one. lol

  • 06.30.2004 11:21 AM PDT
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52" Toshiba CinemaView, 4 S controllers (2green, 1 blue, 1 blk.)...

But Im still shopping 4 surround sound setup, not TOO expensive... Any suggestions??

  • 06.30.2004 11:26 AM PDT
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i feel sad because all i have in my room is a little 13" tv and a the first controllers to come with the xbox

  • 06.30.2004 11:31 AM PDT
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Posted by: Drunken Grunt
52" Toshiba CinemaView, 4 S controllers (2green, 1 blue, 1 blk.)...

But Im still shopping 4 surround sound setup, not TOO expensive... Any suggestions??


There are some Logitech surround sound speakers for $50 that hook up directly to your Xbox or computer, not sure if you can hook them up to your TV.... Go to:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006HYPD/qid= 1087694259/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/002-7094682-3524825?v=glance&am p;s=pc&n=507846

I'm probably going to end up buying these. If anyone knows anything about them, post it.

  • 06.30.2004 11:38 AM PDT
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Posted by: PieFresh
Great Set up ChinoXL however, i do recomend that you go with the DLP(Digital Lazer Projection) over the Plasma. It has a much better dark picture rather than the VERY bright, light colored plasma. On the DLP the picture will not burn in and you will get the most out of any game, as long as you have it in a nice dark room. you should defenitely look into it, DLP is probably the top TV on the market right now, followed by LCD and finally the plasma. For now, ive got a 27 inch TV with an adequit sound system(5.1 dolby) in my own confined front room! it'll be awesome!


I have a DLP and its great, I definatly reccomend it...the other plus side is my 50" DLP weighs 97 lbs, its so easy to move, and its depth is just that of a 19" tv, so it doesnt stick out far from the wall like a normal rear projection screen would.

  • 06.30.2004 12:16 PM PDT
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WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! I recently bought an HDTV after doing a mind-boggling amount of research--even taking my Xbox and Halo up to the store to test the different technologies out side-by-side--and the results were unbelievable. I wound up going with SONYs 40" XBR (traditional, direct-view "tube") because the picture quality just blew all the other technologies away. TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, TUBES STILL OFFER THE BEST PICTURE QUALITY--EVEN MORE SO FOR GAMES THAN FOR MOVIES. The tubes blew away Samsung's DLP, Sony and Hitachi LCD rear-projection, and we even hooked it up to a $20,000 Mitsubishi 81" LCoS TV. I am telling you, I'm so glad I didn't get the DLP, which everyone raves about, because the picture quality on Halo couldn't hold a candle to the tubes. Look, ALL of these other technologies absolutely CAN'T display true blacks and, therefore, very dark colors in the game aren't rendered at all, but are merely displayed in a monochrome grey (that is, with no detail on the dark object/area). On the other hand, the tube TV always shows all of the detail on the Chief's gloves, for example (which should be a slightly shiny but very dark navy, by the way). And you can't turn up the brightness as high as on the tubes or all of the other colors will "wash out" and lose their 'true-to-life' appearance; the net result is that your Halo picture doesn't render dark areas AND the overall picture isn't as bright as on the tubes. I really feel sorry for those who have bought a plasma, DLP, LCD, or any such inferior technology, because you spent alot a cash and your TV is underperforming when it comes to games--you're missing out on alot of detail. I know it sucks to say it, but take your Xbox to an electronics store and see for yourself (be sure to take a Component-quality hookup cable and have 480P enabled in the dashboard). Sony also makes a 36" HDTV tube which is also excellent, and a friend of mine bought a Toshiba 36" which (after my Halo calibration) displayed a picture that, while a tad short of the Sony (just in the color-depth department), far outperformed all of the other TVs I have described. I feel I simply MUST say this because I have not seen anyone else in the gaming community state these evident facts (again, go see for yourself) about the tube vs. other technologies (videophiles/movie nuts already know what I'm talking about). And remember, I too, was almost hoodwinked into what would have proved a very, very disappointing purchase (and by the way, I bought this TV explicity in anticipation of Halo 2).

  • 07.01.2004 7:35 AM PDT
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sorry for Aust. conversions....

68 centimeter TV, Dolby 5.1 surround, with component Video, also a fiber optic sound cable (required for Surround). That is my X-Box, then there is my brothers in his room, which is like, lowsere 58 cm TV with stereo sound.... All the same, two people online!

  • 07.01.2004 7:41 AM PDT
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I have a 27" Inch Sony HDTV 'tube' Tv, and it doesn't even compare to my 50" DLP

  • 07.01.2004 7:44 AM PDT
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i have 2 xboxs connected to a 25 inch zenith and 60 inch magnavox....the 25 inch has my custom xbox that glows blue w/ blue everything...including glowing blue s types and both of the rooms will have live as well as 5.1 surround sound :D

  • 07.01.2004 7:57 AM PDT
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Just for H2 I got a new green MC colored controller, surround sound, and I will get Xbox live.

  • 07.01.2004 8:00 AM PDT

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