If there were a book on how NOT to install a personal home cinema system, I think that I could add a few chapters of my very own. Having decided not to contact my local Electrical Contractor in Swan Hill - it all started off pleasantly. Enviably large flat screen TV? Check. Speakers that would have the neighbors moaning until morning? Check. Enough wires to wrap around the block? Check.
With all my stuff in hand, all that I had to do was actually just ticking the boxes. O.K, I admit that I am no technical nerd or certified sparky, but I'm ok when it comes to reading and following a guide. Fitted out with a heap of instruction guides and a fresh coffee I got to work.
To make a long story short, I failed totally. What occurred between starting on this mission and ultimately giving up is a little bit of a blur, but here goes.
The 1st issue was all that lingo! Somewhere between anamorphic, bridging and matrix, I started to develop a little bit of a brain meltdown. Not to mention the indisputable fact that I could've played Boggle with all of the illegible acronyms like ADSL, THX and DHCP. Wowsers!
Once I wrapped my gray matter around a number of these unknown terms (OK, I admit I Had to use Bing more than a number of times), it was on to making all the various elements come together in one pleasant system. Well, my aspirations of home cinema system glory were pulverised once more when I discovered how non-compatible the numerous hardware can be. It's as if the manufacturers purposely make it baffling purely for their own amusement. The idiot box is off doing its own thing, while the DVD / CD player is going in the alternative direction, and meanwhile the satellite receiver has gone AWOL. Each wants to be in charge of the numerous functions, but the more you try and simplify your options, the further you spin into a deep, dark hole of system overload.
As I sat there besieged by loose wires, random components and a handful of remote controls, I realized that installing a home cinema system isn't a DIY sort of job. I only wish I had come to that conclusion sooner. No matter how much I tell myself I can do things on my own, this is one case where I had to confess defeat and call on somebody to dig me out of this technological hole I had dug myself into. So after hours of trying, a few not-so-nice words, and 1 or 2 cups of coffee I came to one straightforward conclusion: Some things really are better left to the professionals!
With all my stuff in hand, all that I had to do was actually just ticking the boxes. O.K, I admit that I am no technical nerd or certified sparky, but I'm ok when it comes to reading and following a guide. Fitted out with a heap of instruction guides and a fresh coffee I got to work.
To make a long story short, I failed totally. What occurred between starting on this mission and ultimately giving up is a little bit of a blur, but here goes.
The 1st issue was all that lingo! Somewhere between anamorphic, bridging and matrix, I started to develop a little bit of a brain meltdown. Not to mention the indisputable fact that I could've played Boggle with all of the illegible acronyms like ADSL, THX and DHCP. Wowsers!
Once I wrapped my gray matter around a number of these unknown terms (OK, I admit I Had to use Bing more than a number of times), it was on to making all the various elements come together in one pleasant system. Well, my aspirations of home cinema system glory were pulverised once more when I discovered how non-compatible the numerous hardware can be. It's as if the manufacturers purposely make it baffling purely for their own amusement. The idiot box is off doing its own thing, while the DVD / CD player is going in the alternative direction, and meanwhile the satellite receiver has gone AWOL. Each wants to be in charge of the numerous functions, but the more you try and simplify your options, the further you spin into a deep, dark hole of system overload.
As I sat there besieged by loose wires, random components and a handful of remote controls, I realized that installing a home cinema system isn't a DIY sort of job. I only wish I had come to that conclusion sooner. No matter how much I tell myself I can do things on my own, this is one case where I had to confess defeat and call on somebody to dig me out of this technological hole I had dug myself into. So after hours of trying, a few not-so-nice words, and 1 or 2 cups of coffee I came to one straightforward conclusion: Some things really are better left to the professionals!
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