View Single Post
imcarthur imcarthur is offline
Used Up User
 
imcarthur's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Toronto
Posts: 8,311
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by scottmandue View Post
My home theater has multiple inputs.
Ideally I would like a box that I could plug into one of those audio/video inputs.
Something that has a CD/DVD tray and a HDD built in so I could record all my CD's onto the hard drive without having to sit at my computer to burn everything, then transfer all that to
Use a computer. Its really the only practical way. Buy a separate NAS drive ($129+) for media storage. WiFi them locally.

Quote:
Originally Posted by scottmandue View Post
another box for replay on my home system.
Buy a high end BluRay player (wink, wink I happen to know of one). The drawer is handy for simple playback but what you are really after is the awesome video DACs & audio DACs that only a high end player can give you (better than receiver DACs etc). Network this too. Use on screen menus or apps to control. Route it to the receiver via HDMI or for best video & audio, output the player via HDMI to the TV & use the individual analogue channel outs into the 5.1 inputs on the receiver.

That’s what I would do if I ever combined audio & av systems. Of course, next week's technology will be faster/quicker/neater/better.

Ian
__________________
'87 Carrera Cab

----- “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” A. Einstein -----
Old 10-21-2013, 05:41 PM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #4 (permalink)